The Mix with Mani

What a wild episode of exclusives, situationships and girlfriends. One last hideaway because Love Island is winding down but the drama is turning UP. Are there couples to root for? Not really. Is it entertaining as hell? Absolutely. Tayne (Tayne Talks, Altar Call a Married at First Sight pod) and Mani are all in on the ride. They break down each of the remaining couples and talk the last episodes...

THE LOST FILES: It has come to my attention two episodes are missing from the feed! AH! These are the lost files. These are the lost episodes ICYMI. Back in the Villa in Fiji so that means Love Island is back in The Mix! Dana (@thebravoinvestigator) joins Mani to talk all things "early days" (first two weeks) of Season 8 of Love Island USA. Tough challenges and behavior that makes us feel our age....

THE LOST FILES: It has come to my attention two episodes are missing from the feed! AH! These are the lost files (Thank you Patreon). These are the lost episodes ICYMI. As the first season of RHORI nears a close, V and Mani have to break down everything from Rulla hosting with her sketch husband to Alicia and Liz's non apologies. Over in Atlanta the ladies of RHOA are auditioning friends and openi...

The Mix in the Box is back! Mark (@thepinkpopbox) is here to talk some hot topics over the holiday weekend. Some predicted some not. Someone's out on RHORI after only one season and Mani thinks she knows why and Mark knew it! Lindsay Hubbard is activated by somebody on the internet (it ain't us!)... A familiar and tragic story comes out of RHOBH and a former housewife is going through it with a te...

What a night! Love Island hosted part one of movie night and it did not disappoint. Movie night started off with a bang and had jaws dropped! Shiree, co-host of  No But Listen podcast is the TV Girl and she and Mani get into the best episode of the season so far. Jen let Kenzie have it and we applaud. Then movie night pops off with Zach-got something for him, then KC-def got something for him, and...

The Mix in the Box is back and this time it's to sadly round out the end of the Real Housewives of Rhode Island's reunion. Part 2 ended with such a major bang! One of the better reunions where Mani and Mark got to the bottom of affairs, court records, housing blue prints, financial partnerships and so much more. What a lot to get through when the men come out too...woo boy. Then there's some casti...

Baby we've got Casa AMOR! Some are doing it swell and are...not as well. Welcome to The Mix, India (@BravoGirlTalk) who has been live threading her thoughts (like many of us) on Threads where her hot takes and viral opinions have Mani inviting them all to the Love Island discourse. Some decisions have been made by the islanders in the Villa and over in Casa Amor. One boy has done a complete 180 an...

Sunday Funday has come and gone and Mark and Mani clocked in for it all. They talk Real Housewives of Rhode Island's part 1 of the reunion. Some crazy things popped off with Liz and many others. Who was surprisingly quiet most of the reunion? And Rulla is here for better or worse. Then Mani and Mark take on the Real Housewives of Atlanta because there is therapy to be had, (no) money to be (over)s...

Welcome back to the Mix, Vanessa, co-host of The Real Moms of Bravo podcast. Mani and Vanessa talk this current week of Love Island USA season 8. There's been another recoupling with questionable outcomes, some freaky sh*t going on, and some lying and questionable motives running about. Mani and Vanessa talk couples that could make it, if there is anyone to root for, and how wrong what is being sa...

Please welcome to The Mix: Gillian Pensavale! Co-Host of hit podcast True Crime Obsessed, Gillian is also an avid Housewives fan and has so many hot takes. Mani is a long time fan of the podcast and has always wanted to know more about her Real Housewives hot takes and opinons and give listeners a chance to get to know GP as a Housewives girly. Mani and GP play Real Housewives 20 questions; gettin...

Please welcome to The Mix: Gillian Pensavale! Co-Host of hit podcast True Crime Obsessed, Gillian is also an avid Housewives fan and has so many hot takes. Mani is a long time fan of the podcast and has always wanted to know more about her Real Housewives hot takes and opinons and give listeners a chance to get to know GP as a Housewives girly. Mani and GP play Real Housewives 20 questions; gettin...

The Summer House Saga has come to an end. Join Mani and Mark as they comb through the third and final part of the Summer House Reunion! From questions that needed answering to questions that have never been asked before! Did Amanda reflect? What was up with some of the edits and what was left out? And real time updates since the reunion has now come and gone. All that and more (like a little house...

Let's get into the Bravo of the week in The Mix in the Box From Housewives of Atlanta fussing about married pastors to those Housewives of Rhode Island pushing chairs and swinging hair, Mark and Mani talk Sunday night housewives that is keeping our bellies full and happy. Then part 2 of Summer House introduced some different and mixed emotions and perceptions between Mani and Mark of this reunion...

ITS TIIIIIMMMEEEE!!!! Long awaited end to a season of betrayal, scandal, shock and dismay. We may have just begun for the Summer House reunion but there was so much there to dissect, yap about, and debunk. Mark (@thepinkpopbox) joins Mani to break down the epic reads, the lies, the F yous and the body language. Plus, KJ's bravery, Bailey's call out, and Carl's maturity. All things Summer House reu...

AUDIO UPDATED--apologies the previous episodes audio went out--this school year can't end soon enough) CORRECTED AUDIO! Another Sunday has gone by with great tv. RHOA is taking off with new versus —Porsha and Kelli, K Michele and her inner demons, everybody with Cynthia’s nerve. RHORI is rounding out the season and coming to a close with some big bangs! Ashley crying and Rosie leaving and this est...

There has been so much news that Vanessa (@realitea_recap) had to come back to The Mix to report. There's developments in the Osefo Trial and V got boots on the ground coverage about the what is to come for Wendy and Eddie. The Valley had a little shake up for Danny. Summer House reunion trailer has dropped and so has the season finale. Woof. RHORI and RHOA talk because of course--how is K doing o...

Sunday nights have come and gone and boy did they leave an impression! Mark (@thepinkpopbox) and Mani recap and giggle and shade through the Real Housewives of Atlanta's final night in Dallas from conspiracy theories and plots revealed to missing galas to get ready for them! The peaches did NOT disappoint again! And Mark and Mani also felt chills with RHORI this week more than once! There's an ico...

Back again this week because... Summer House news, SLOMW fights and news, and an Atlanta Season that will not quit. Mani is joined by Selle (@whoaskedselle) to break down Jen Fessler vs. Ciara in the Summer House latest round of rumors and tomfoolery and the Taylor vs Mikayla (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) fight with clear winners and LOSERS in both. Then of course the RHOA cast trip in Dallas is...

The TV is too good and It just keeps getting better! Elle Murasaki is back (@briefedbyelle) to have some Housewives and Bravo Chit Chat! Bravo and NBC have announced plenty of shows coming back, premiering, or changing. Mani and Elle run through the announcements at the upfronts--including the already renewed for season 2, big hit Real Housewives of Rhode Island. Mani and Elle talk Summer House dr...

Housewives on deck and so is Mark (@ThePinkPopBox)! Mani and Mark talk some news and announcements, RHOA and RHOBH Reunion conclusions. BUT FIRST Let's go to Dallas and do a room dash with the housewives of Atlanta! Angela has CHANGED MANI'S MIND! Let's get into that fight at the dinner table between Pinky and Angela. Then let us please wrap up this season of Real housewives of Beverly Hills--but...

Oh decisions have been made --many not good--this week! From choices made between Amazon and Mugler in fashion at the Met Gala, to Pick Me's saying anything on a beach but acting differently, to all that is going on in Rhode Island. Welcome Van, host of the Best Week Ever Podcast where she gives a list weekly of who in pop culture is having the best week and the worst week based on their choices....

It's a nice and thicc episode with Kaya from Bravo We're Black, here to talk it all with Mani. They have to check in on Summer House news, from leaks to murder to the prospects for the future. Then taking on the Housewives of Rhode Island there are men on men, cheaters and blinders, and instagram betrayals. That polo match will go down in history and it is no secret this premiere season is the bes...

Another pre-birthday chat with a friend about another one of my favorite things-Real Housewives of Rhode Island. Long time friend to the show Kendrick (@withkendricktucker) host of I Ken Not podcast, is here for the clams! Mani and Kendrick go through the girlies of Rhode Island who are not missing a beat. They talk about the theories online for some girls, the hilarity of others, who is out perfo...

It may have been a minute but consider this a full family reunion! Aaron, OG half of Bravo We're Black with Kaya, is back in The Mix to go through Season 17 episode 3 of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Drew who is this man?! NEXT! Porsha why would you say that?! Leaky booties to bankruptcy: Pinky and K Michelle are absolute rockstars as newbie housewives with transparency, shade, and mentioning it all...

Theres so much GOSSIP on the streets of Bravo! From the popular pop culture Spanish podcast Glossip Girls, Ana jumps into the Mix to comb through the mess off screen from the people we can't stop watching. On the Docket: Summer House--Baseball games, making out, and glamour mag interviews have us talkingRHORI NDA breaches and lawsuits on mistresses. Southern Hospitality is having such a good seaso...