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I actually KEN with Kendrick Tucker! He's hopping on to talk about all things Bravo but also all things scripted and also about our kinks.

DUMPSTER DIVE ON PATREON! Pod-brother Tom Hamlett hopped on to discuss the week of Bravo content and other nonsense including but not limited to Wheel of Fortune fails, Cheesecake factory, and tin cans falling 6,000 feet from the sky.

*TRIGGER WARNINGS* Mental health, DV, and Suicidal ideation are discussed on this episode.

Bravo is serving us up some of the most fragile men in existence who are demanding softness but Aarti is not here for it! From Jon Fuda needing to stay out of women's business on Real Housewives of New Jersey, to LVP pushing fragility on Vanderpump Rules, to the weasel men on The Valley, to Carl Radke and Kyle Cook needing softness on Summer House...we got a lot to cover. No notes on Summer House...

IN POP CULTURE: King Chuck reveals a new portrait. Bravo and sports have a serendipitous touch point. IN POLITICS: Uncommitted voting. Walking out at commencements. RFK Jr is missing parts of his brain. Trump and Biden will debate. IN SPORTS: WBNA. Harrison Butker.

!! EXCLUSIVE MERCH FROM BRAVO! WE'RE BLACK HERE⁠!! Kaya and Aaron of Bravo! We're Black hopped on to discuss a full week of Bravo content from the premier of Real Housewives of New Jersey to the Scheana and Lala's bullshit on Vanderpump Rules and John Legend's cousin of Summer House Martha's Vineyard and finally the cocaine Carl of Summer House.

Kendrick and Drake are BEEFING and two completely detached non-hip hop people are discussing it.

Friend of the pod and host of Best Week Ever Podcast, Van, hopped on to discuss a full week of dumb men on Bravo from Alex on Summer House Martha's Vineyard to every man on Vanderpump Rules to Jesse from The Valley to Carl from Summer House OG. We also dabble into Shmaylor Shwift territory and we hope you still like us after we share our thoughts!

IN LIFE: Early memories of Pooh Bearing, upcoming travels, and general existential crises. IN POLITICS: College students put their bodies on the line against genocide and the election makes us depressed. IN POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift leaned into being a total lunatic and gave us 31 songs in the midst of a billion dollar tour. IN SPORTS: Sixers v. Knicks!

Aarti joins to give us an insight into the schenanigans of her life which are more exciting than anything on Real Housewives of Potomac but not as chaotic as anything on Vanderpump Rules, The Valley, or Summer House...maybe close to as silly and funny as Martha's Vineyard!

IN LIFE: Tales from NOLA and combatting body dysmorphia IN POP CULTURE: OJ Simpson died IN SPORTS: Caitlin Clark and Shohei Otani

The cutest ever, Chelsea of I Am The Cute One: A Nostalgia Podcast, joined to discuss the full week of Bravo content from Andy's inappropriate transitions on Real Housewives of Potomac Reunion Part 2 to the evictions of Summer House Martha's Vineyard to the twilight zone on Vanderpump Rules to the "ists" of The Valley and finally the crumbling relationships of Summer House! In the words of Chelsea...

IN SCIENCE: Earthquakes in New Jersey. The Eclipse. Plane parts falling from the sky. IN SPORTS: Women's NCAA Championship and Dawn Staley. IN WORLD EVENTS: Ramadan is over. White people care about Gaza now.

Kara Berry, the brilliant host of @everyonesbusinessbutmine, hopped on the pod to do a speed round recap of the week of Bravo content. From Reunion Part 1 of Real Housewives of Potomac, to the cuties of Summer House Martha's Vineyard, to the misogyny of Vanderpump Rules, to the racists of The Valley, and finally the many broken complicated layers of Carl Radke of Summer House.

IN LIFE: Shaming siblings for smoking IN SPORTS: Women's Basketball and Racism IN POP CULTURE: Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, the Racism in popular culture, and Beyonce helping us reclaim Americana

A full week of Bravo recap! On Real Housewives of Potomac, the cast, the editors, and even this saucy storyline that Mia presented at the very end has given up. On Summer House Martha's Vineyard all of our favorites are back and we're jumping straight into classic season two fights. On Vanderpump Rules the misogyny and pick-me behavior is on full display between Lala and Scheana and their...

IN POP CULTURE: Update on Kate Middleton, Diddy is raided by the Feds, Cheesecake Factory reigns supreme. IN POLITICS: Candace Owen is fired. IN SPORTS: Women's College Basketball and Shohei Otani's sports bet scandal.

Aarti is back to talk about it all! From the Grande Dame's DUI to Shannon Beador's latest lawsuit, to the lackluster of Real Housewives of Potomac, to the growth on Vanderpump Rules, to the delightful misery on The Valley, and finally the disaster that is Carl and Lindsay on Summer House.

IN POP CULTURE: Someone is scaling the Hollywood sign. Beyonce is dropping a new album. Dune on a deathbed. Nickelodeon documentary.

THE Laguna Biotch, Kelli Williams, host of Beyond the Blinds Podcast, hopped on to talk about the highly anticipated and very predictable break up of Lindsay and Carl on Summer House and the absolutely pain it has been to be a Scheana apologist on Vanderpump Rules

IN WORLD : Muslims celebrate Ramadan IN POP CULTURE: Muslims welcome new levels of grifting into their mosques as Shaun King embraces Islam, Oscars thoughts, and where the F is Kate Middleton!?!!

Two of the most traitorous rat bastards I know and love hopped on the pod to discuss one of the best Reality TV finales of all time. Follow Chelsea @ohnochels on Instagram and Subscribe to I Am The Cute One for all things Nostalgia, Pop Culture, and Chaos!

This week of Vanderpump Rules was a tough one for Scheana Marie Parks Valletta Shay Emo Screamo Davis but she gave plenty of content to psychoanalyze and on Summer House does anyone even need to recap when Gabby said it best?!

Tom Hamlett, co-host of Dumpster Dive, taught me how to speak like a Gen Z as we recapped reunion part 2 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, shared thoughts on the state of Real Housewives of Potomac, the trailer of Real Housewives of New Jersey, and of course the finale of Love Is Blind season 6.