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IN POP CULTURE: Katt Williams has a lot to say. Tom Hanks is NOT on the Epstein list. We share our favorite 2023 pop culture moments. Raheel finally watched Barbie. IN SPORTS: Aaron Rodgers put his foot in his mouth again. Other sports things happened I'm sure. IN POLITICS/WORLD: Despite the racist politics of local government, a Palestinian Flag celebration happened in West Orange New Jersey!

Happy New Year! 2024 of Bravo has started with a dramatic bang and friend of the pod, one half of I am the cute one: a nostalgia podcast, Donny Hadfield-Smith hopped on to talk about the absolute bonkers finale of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

Friend of the pod, pop culture historian, and avid pog collector Sonia Marie Sells @soniamariesays joins us to discuss the Netflix film May December starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton. Since tabloids are the original reality tv, we dove deep into the Mary Kay Letourneau of it all.

Tom Hamlett, 1/2 of Dumpster Dive Podcast, and frankly this podcast too, hops on to discuss the Kookoo banoonoos of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

IN SPORTS: The Eagles aren't having the best time, especially not first Desi Assistant Defensive Coordinator Sean Desai who got demoted. Tommy Cutlets makes amends. Something about Brock Purdy being an MVP IDK I stopped listening. IN POP CULTURE: Ziwe platforms George Santos. Ethan Slater makes a stand. Demi Lovato's ex fiancé is unwell. Epstein's documents are about to wreak havoc on...

On Real Housewives of Potomac, the Grande Dame turned 60 and Ashley treated her to kayaking where Karen didn't kayak and got solo camera time. Also, we psychoanalyze the Robyn-Gizelle-Candiace of it all. On Married to Medicine, the ladies vote Quad off the island and dive head first into misogyny.

Listen to @wiseandwinepodcast on spotify! Donate to our friend Krystal as she recovers from her bike accident! IN SPORTS : Meet the new Prince of New Jersey (Tommy Cutlets) and get horny for Shohei's insane contract. IN POP CULTURE : Jen Shah is doing aerobics with Elizabeth Holmes in the big house. Pro-Palestinian CAA Agent gets a surprising supporter. IN OTHER : Taco Bell orgy lawsuit, marri...

Taria Faison, host of What Else Is Going On, brought her wisdom and laughter and grace as we discussed everything happening on Bravo - from Lisa Barlow's surprisingly nurturing moments on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, to Wendy's fear of her mother on Real Housewives of Potomac, to Crystal's bizarre guest list on Real Housewives of Beverly hills, to Larsa's stupid ass lips on R...

The Vanderpump Rules trailer is out and we touch on that briefly. On Real Housewives of Potomac, Ashley takes the ladies all the way to Austin to do activities you can do anywhere in the DMV area, especially making Robyn cry and defend her awful husband. On Married to Medicine, the ladies are playing producers and pushing Quad out.

On Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the ladies are forced to vacation in Bermuda together and pretend to be friends and bicker about everything from tubs to friendships to DMs. On Real Housewives of Miami, we wonder how women like Alexia and Larsa have made it this far in life. On Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kyle and Sutton and giving each other a taste of their own medicinical cocktails....

IN WORLD/POLITICS: Henry Kissinger is finally dead. Noor attends a Town Council Meeting and it goes "not well bitch!". The House passes a dangerous resolution equating Antizionism with Antisemitism. George Santos is expelled from Government. IN POP CULTURE: More accusations against Diddy's guilty ass. New Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, Annemarie Wiley's husband Marcellus Wiley...

We are introduced to Karen Huger Math on Real Housewives of Potomac as we connect the dots to figure out who called who and wished what on upon whom with which shrine on T-Mobile on the various dates in April between Nneka and Wendy. On Married to Medicine, Quad and Phaedra host the most unserious event we've ever seen on reality television.

The Hamlett Twins and hosts of Dumpster Dive Podcast are back for a collab discussing the bonnets, baubles, and ghosts of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the accusations of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, rebates, debates, and gay baits!

On Real Housewives of Potomac Karen hosts a pickle ball event where pickle ball is barely played, beans are spilled, witch accusations are made, and facebook is investigated. On Married to Medicine, Heavenly is a wedding crasher and we love her for that.

**APOLOGIES FOR THE AUDIO ISSUES** A quick mini recap of some excellent Thanksgiving week episodes of reality tv! Between the sounds of cream sloshing on Real Housewife of Salt Lake city to the deflections on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to the sprinter van farts on Real Housewives of Miami - Bravo fed us better than some of your pale ass turkeys!

Kendrick Tucker, host of Reality & Comic Too, hopped on to talk about the scheming and the conspiracies and the mess on Married to Medicine, macaroni and cheese, and what's missing on Real Housewives of Potomac.

IN SPORTS: The Eagles and Chiefs are playing as we speak but also Taylor Swift's Family is in the Kelce booth. Speaking of Kelce, we read Travis Kelce's old tweets IN POP CULTURE: Sean Diddy Combs is accused of horrific crimes against Cassie Ventura, we ask if he'll actually get canceled. Jada is going to sue a man for making disparaging comments about her husband because only she'...

Writer, Comedian, Actor, and host of The Growing Out Pod and Green Tea Comedy Podcast, Amanda Hunt, hops on to unpack all of our middle school trauma while watching Sutton unhinge on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa Barlow unravel on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Larsa Pippen spill beans on Real Housewives of Miami. Support Amanda Hunt's short film "Dumb Rich Sluts" on...

New friend of the pod, Chy @fly.chy (host of Y'all Aren't Mad Enough podcast), hops on to chat about Real Housewives of Potomac and give us more background and context from a Nigerian perspective to the feud that Ashley Messy Ass Darby is starting between new housewife Nneka and Dr. Wendy.  On Married to Medicine we wonder if Sweet-Tea is actually 32 and obsess over the Harris family, specifically...

IN OTHER: Amsterdam adventures IN SPORTS: the 49ers won. IN POP CULTURE: the Traylor Swift Kelce tides have turned in surprising ways and we wonder who is in charge of the sexiest men alive issue of People. IN WORLD/POLITICS: America is embarassing, Republicans are crumbling, and adults in suburban NJ towns are harassing teenagers for supporting a ceasefire.

There is no one else who I would like to be chatting about Sutton Stracke's pants related meltdowns on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills with than Donny Hadfield-Smith, one half of I Am The Cute One: A Nostalgia Podcast. We also psychoanalyze Monica's mom trauma and Lisa Barlow's rage on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Enjoy!

IN SPORTS: Football and Cricket things are happening but who cares lets get to the Travis Kelce goss. IN POLITICS: Deep sighs about voting. IN POP CULTURE: Timbaland looks for relevancy via misogyny, Ramona gets reckoned with reality, and Raheel gets introduced to the power couple PK and Dorit.

Our favorite show The Real Housewives of Potomac are back, this time more delusional than ever! The cast of Married to Medicine had a major change with the addition of the super problematic Phaedra Parks and the admittedly abusive Dr Greg! We also talk BravoCon like salty sallies.

Happy Halloween! IN POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift has a new listener, Hasan Minhaj brings receipts against the New Yorker, the passing of Matthew Perry has us distraught, and Amy Schumer can kick rocks IN POLITICS/WORLD: We continue to talk about Israel/Palestine, unpacking anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and antisemitism, and the privilege of giving people grace. IN SPORTS: Raheel extends an olive br...

The Real Housewives of New York had their final reunion where Andy Cohen just gave them Kadooze because he's tired and doesn't want to recast the show but wow what a snooze! Team Jessel still of course! We also took a sister wives detour so enjoy that!