The Real Pod

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Join us in the church of reality television for our latest sermon, including some great goss about Zac and Erin’s wedding rings, Alex and Duncan getting owned at the TV awards and Naz getting called out on Facebook. Why are people sunning their bums? What has Matty McLean gone and done n...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. We are still buzzing after the rip-roaring success of the Corny Christmas party this week and we won't even let a rogue earwig in the studio dampen our spirits. There's a lot of exciting Real News including the secret location of The Bachelorette NZ, the celebrity break-up of the decade...

In the days after Rustic Kitchen's historic win on My Restaurant Rules NZ, Duncan and Alex got on the blower with Tyson and Denise. Then we forgot about the interview completely. Join us now as we talk roadkill paté, Daniel's lemon-based meltdown and how Tyson can make the gods cry. Thank you to Nando's.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on the Great Kiwi Bake Off is all about weird biscuits. Savoury biscuits. Mushroomy biscuits. Biscuits about cross fit. Who had the best biscuit art of them all? Why is Trev so good? And how cool is Louise's secret ramen shop? All this, and the key to the perfect macaron (it's...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Another week, another new reality show to pour into our gullets like a jug of mirror glaze over a too-warm cake. The Great Kiwi Bake Off is back for another season, returning to the original 90-minute format that fans know and love. There's Trev with the delicate lamington balls, Sue wit...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. It is the end of My Restaurant Rules NZ and gods everywhere are weeping. Tyson and Denise from Rustic Kitchen left tiny tractor tyre marks over their opponents at Moxie, Julia got a Bachelorette makeover and Raf was delighted by the colourful meals. Speaking of The Bachelorette NZ, Alex...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. We're back and we're tired and we're sorry. There's too much real news to keep up with, what with all the big media announcements, MAFSNZ break-ups and the return of New Zealand's greatest comedy show. Plus, Jane has a Halloween fair to organise, Alex has an appointment and Duncan, you g...

Due to unprecedented demand (read: 3-4 comments in Real Pod Corner), but mainly because he's extremely into the media and no one wants to talk to him about it, Duncan does a 29 minute monopod on today's MediaWorks revelations. Features how he heard the news, who might buy it, the implications for the rest of the media and NZ on Air and some very earnest reminiscing about the medium of television a...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. We’re back for another week after a horrible week of reality television, where MAFSNZ showed its true, toxic colours and Daniel went full Daniel on My Restaurant Rules NZ. To try and forget it all and return to a happier, more Colin-filled time, we have decided to go back and watch New Z...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. The holy trinity is finally reunited on the holiest of days, Duncan's birthday, to discuss the highs and lows of the week in reality. Married at First Sight NZ came crawling to an end with the final vows, after a week of jet ski drama, tired old boys and the return of Ling and Zing. Jono...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. It's another duo pod this week and we've pulled out all the stops. Stings. Segments. Crannies. Grannies. Join us as we traverse the week in news, from Hobsonville Point residents furious about undies to an Elvis lookalike stealing sex toys. Big week for ex-MAFSNZ stars too, with Samuel L...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Jane is away, so the mice will play. Call the coppers, its a chaos pod this week no with proper doc, no proper stings and no proper adults. It's been a great week of reality television, with the dramatic conclusion of Celebrity Treasure Island seeing Shane Cameron use his head wheat, The...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.\ With Duncan enjoying a MAFS-style beach holiday in Bali, Alex and Jane are left to cover another crazy week in reality television. Shannon Ryan has gone full beast-mode in Celebrity Treasure Island, Married At First Sight NZ revealed that two of the contestants have already slept togeth...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Ever wondered what happens when the Cornies make the Real Pod doc? If you thought absolute unbridled chaos, then you'd be absolutely right. Because it has been a stonker of week in New Zealand reality TV, with the flubbed auctions of The Block NZ, the premiere of Married at First Sight N...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Dress us up in shit-covered clothing and send us to Disneyland with Richie McCaw, The Real Pod is back for another stonker week of real life in this foolish corner of the globe. In real news, influencers have paired up with Dettol to punk us all, celebrities are listening to our podcast...

The Real Pod team assemble to discuss the brilliant Celebrity Treasure Island, The Block's descent and worrying signs for the upcoming season of Married at First Sight NZ. It's the show we didn't know we needed, good-natured family entertainment that doesn't forget the absolute drama. Shane Cameron nearly tore Jodie Molloy apart just because she said 'yum', the entry-point to a very talkable week...

Sound the alarm, because it's time for another absolute chaos pod. We're talking haunted dolls in Waipu, we're talking giant hands taking over Wellington, we're talking soft serve cones dipped in powdered Milo. If you can keep up with the exciting scooter getaway chase in Timaru, then you might be able to keep up with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abou...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. It's a galaxy brain episode of The Real Pod this week and we're not just talking about the new Australian Bachelor who is trying to find another Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Have a listen to the pod cause ya girl don't got a blur for ya. xoxo gossip girl Love Producer Tina Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the most dramatic season of The Block NZ yet, two boys from Te Kuiti aren’t taking the bait.  It was Master Bedroom week on The Block NZ when judge Jason Bonham opened the door and collapsed into a fit of laughter at apartment three’s latest offering. Sure, it was an extremely blue room with weirdly-placed receding shelves, but it wasn’t really funny. It wasn’t funny as Lisa’s “Eat Her Right” s...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Light a candle and say a prayer, for Love Island NZ is no longer coming to our screens in 2020. At least the Celebrity Treasure Island NZ promo is out, and Matty McLean's shins are in it for about three seconds. There's also a shocking revelation about the spelling of remuneration, baby...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. It's a whacky, whacky week on The Real Pod this week. But is it whackier than the fact that Gilda Kirkpatrick saw a literal ghost in Jamaica? Whackier than the fact that Hilary Barry visited The Spinoff studios? Whackier than Nasser returning to Alex's DMs after weeks of silence? Is it M...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Breaking news: Bigfoot is back baby and the Real News bulletin is bursting with many more hot scoops. Who killed Jacinda Ardern's cat and why is he choosing to speak out now? Why are there so many turtles on the loose? And how on Earth did Jane Yee survive the terrifying California quake...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. There's a lot of Real News to get through this week, as bakeries around the country have lost their marbles completely. From the shouty pie women in the south and skimpy ham sammies in the north, our team do their best to bring you the essential facts from the evolving situation. Also th...

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. We've got a whole litre of taurine fizz cranking through the studio this week as The Real Pod Collective convenes to recap another hectic week in reality TV land. The Celebrity Treasure Island cast have been announced, Claire from MAFSNZ S1 is selling her Christmas dinner set on Facebook...