Tayne Talks: A Reality TV Podcast

Brian from MAFS Virgin is back to recap the episodes where Lydia finally gets married and has her first kiss with Zac, even though her family tries to make everything difficult.  Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season.  Take advantage of the current 30% off sale. We h...

Back again but in a new country, we recap the latest franchise and all of the juicy drama it had for us. We discuss notable differences, the diversity, the drama and how much we enjoyed it. There was so much to talk about! Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season.  Take...

Bardha stopped by to chat about her time on the show. We talk about her expectations, standing by the decision to say no at the altar and the experiment as a whole. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. Take advantage of the current 30% off sale. We have different le...

As we continue to wait out MAFS we beging our recap of the latest season of Couples Therapy (not sure why it's called S4 when it's all new couples and it's a year later. Listen as we meet the new couples and profess our love for Dr. Orna. Watch along with us! The show airs on Showtime. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge...

Brian from MAFS Virgin is back to recap as we talk about Barry's cringiness, Veronica's spiral with the poor therapist and Lydia tries on wedding dresses. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. Currently 30% off with code 248F5 We have different leves availabl...

Brian from  MAFS Virgin joins me to wrap up the season with a quick review of the weddings where we determine we know nothing and talk about the reunion where things were a little too peaceful for us and wonder what the heck it is about the holidays that had the men tripping.  Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly cover...

Henry joins me to discuss his time on the show on the longest running season of MAFS due to the pandemic. We discuss why he joined the show, his friendship with Trishelle and if he has any regrets. Apologies for some slight audio issues. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular...

The season is done! Kevin Frazier meets with each of the couples to recap the season and it's all done in an hour and we wonder if we miss the experts or not and marvel at how even the couples at odds sit on the same couch. New era MAFS could never! Thanks for doing this rewatch with us, it's been fun! Stay tuned for our next watch with Couples Therapy S4! Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   ...

We recap the second batch of episodes as the couples meet friends and family. Some couples face some bumps, a couple calls it quits and some former pod squad members make an appearance. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have different leves available - a tier...

Brian and I continue to try to make sense of this family as they go down their dark lane. Ethan goes too far with Zac, Veronica continues to do too much and Barry continues to creep Brian out.  Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have different leves available...

We made it to Decision Day and Jenn thinks the couples should have had some dealbreakers in place. We go through their decisions and check how Jenn's predictions fared. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have different leves available - a tier to listen to...

Brian from MAFS Virgin joins me to recap the first batch of episodes. We discuss enjoying this season so far, some UK English and send thoughts and prayers to Katisha.  Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have different leves available - a tier to listen to epi...

Decision Day is round the corner so the couples meet with their loved ones to make sure that they make the right decision. Matt is so checked out and Amber gets bad news from her friend. Jamie brings up sex yet again and Iris's virginity is a topic of conversation again. I also ask Jenn to make her predictions. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance...

Brian from MAFS Virgin joins me to recap the first few episodes of this season and boy have a lot of things changed and things have taken a turn. Brian also shares some off air chatter about the family that had my jaw dropped. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and The Challenge plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We...

The couples head to the mountains for what we now call the Couples Retreat. Everyone is nervous about decision day and the couples share their feelings with each other. I give some MAFS Updates and talk a little bit about The Perfect Match (8.41). The MAFS recap begins at 22.32. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a weekly cover...

Krysten joins me to talk about her time on MAFS. We talk about dating, some behind the scenes tea and she shares which MAFS groom she would pick to be paired with. And of course as usual, I ask the Devon vs. Pia question. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have...

We are almost at the finish line so Dr. Viviana stops by to help the couples with their recommitment. Beth has a moment in front of the other couples, Iris takes one step forward in intimacy and two steps back in emotional maturity. Deonna and Greg have a little bump and Matt and Amber look miserable. The couples also go down memory lane with their childhoods. MAFS Updates - 6.39, The Challenge Ta...

I wrap up the season finale with our group of virgins as their journeys come to a close. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, RHOA, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have different leves available - a tier to listen to episodes  ad-free  ($3), a tier for  bonus episodes  ($5) and another to listen...

We are introduced to a show first where the couples get to recommit to the process. Dr. Viviana and Pastor Call meet everyone individually and ask them what's working or not. We speak about Malcom Jamal Warner at the 11.15 mark and the MAFS episode starts at 14:50. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, RHOA, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a weekly coverage...

Checked in with Airris from the Nashville season and chatted about his time on the show. Listen to our conversation where I ask him all the questions like his relationship status, whether he was saying things for shock value and some behind the scenes scenarios. (Had some technical difficulties with the audio. Apologies in advance for some overlap) Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows...

The couples reach their one month anniversary and everyone has a nice celebration...well almost everyone as Beth and Jamie have an explosive fight that we don't understand. Iris escalates Keith's concerns about her virginity and Matt seems like a changed man. For some reason, Deonna and Greg are the only one who get a visit from Pastor Cal.  Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality sho...

The journey continues with our 4 virgins as they all go on dates and Sonali has a moment with her sexual surrogate (?), Deanne continues to confuse me, Rhasha continues to do too much and Alex gets rejected. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, RHOA, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have differen...

Ade joins me to break down this reunion that turned out to be a heavy one. Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, RHOA, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a weekly coverage of MAFS Afterparty during the regular season. We have different leves available - a tier to listen to episodes  ad-free  ($3), a tier for  bonus episodes  ($5) and another to listen  ad-free, ge...

Lauren from S17 MAFS joins me to talk about the aftermath of the Stand on Business/Mailbox Challenge and the Islanders learning how America ranked them. Lauren shares her views as a first time viewer and a reality TV vet and we get into all their antics and what we think of them.  Get bonus episodes on  Patreon   on reality shows like Love is Blind, RHOA, 90 Day Fiance and Sister Wives plus a wee...

Dr. Pepper pays the couples a visit as Keith loses his grandmother and is honest with Iris about her virginity being a concern. Beth and Jamie continue to fight, Matt's disappearing act continues and Deonna and Greg have sex. It was great to be reminded of the old Dr. Pepper, we realize Iris has not spoken about her exes and holy airball Beth and Jamie make our heads spin. Get bonus episodes o...