Reality Of Reality

Andy Dehnart is making his second appearance on the show! Today we’re celebrating 20 years of his blog REALITY BLURRED. We talk about shows that have been around since the beginning and of course the reboots, some of recent controversy with shows like Live PD and Vanderpump Rules, what new shows he’s loving right now and how unscripted looks now and going forward. Andy’s website: https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/ Our original chat: https://tasteofreality.com/andy-dehnart/ Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Today on the podcast, LaNee Griffin-Carroll. LaNee always knew she wanted to be in television – growing up with a father in the business. She started hustling at an early age and hasn’t stopped. We get into her career, starting as an assistant at VH1 and working her way up the ranks and going over to Universal and NBC. Then 4 years ago her heart was in creating content and show running. She’s executive produced the new show on Disney+ Be Our Chef, Road Trippin with Ricky Thompson and Denzel Dion for Snap Chat and Truth To Power with Reign – just to name a few. She tells me her ambitious professional dream which I love and her perspective as a black woman in the business of unscripted. For more on LaNee go to: https://www.parkerpaigemedia.com Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

It’s part one of my podcast with black producers in unscripted. I can’t even express how eye opening this was and how much I learned.  I talk to four amazing producers and we cover a lot of ground including: what it’s like for them to work in this industry, why inclusion matters for the people making content and green lighting it, how black culture needs to be better represented in unscripted and what can be done at production companies and networks to make things better.  Please share widely so everyone in our industry can hear it! Follow Toni on Instagram! Follow Sean on Instagram! Follow Anthony on Instagram! Follow Bree on Instagram! Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the Countess speaking. It’s Real Housewives of NY’s Luann De Lesseps back on the podcast for another fun chat! If you missed our first epic pod (done lying down in her hotel room) a year ago you definitely want to hear that one too (link below). Today we get into the current season, how she really feels about Bethenny leaving, whether Tinsley should be marrying Scott and if Ramona has changed at all. And.. you won’t want to miss the cameo from son Noel (“shoo shoo”) who weighs in on what’s wrong with society. Listen to my first episode with Luann! Follow Luann on Instagram and Twitter! Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Jen O’Connell is Executive Vice President of non-fiction and kids and family programming at HBO Max. The first time Jen was on the podcast in 2016, we went in-depth on her career but today it’s all about the HBO Max Launch! They’ve got an amazing slate of unscripted shows including underground ballroom competition show LEGENDARY, the new Amy Schumer doc-series EXPECTING AMY and the new Selena Gomez quarantine cooking show coming out this summer. We also get the inside scoop on what to expect on the Bethenny Frankel Apprentice-type show and it sounds amazing! Check out my first podcast episode with Jen!Check out HBO Max!   Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Jason Evans is a long time producer who specializes in the travel show genre. He moved to Hawaii in 2005 and hasn’t looked back. He was able to funnel his love of travel into an exciting career – working all over the world – as recently as Botswana – where he got turned around after 3 days when Covid hit and the country went on lockdown. We talked a lot about how the pandemic will change travel shows now and in the future and how Hawaii has been able to be relatively Covid free. Learn more about Silver Shark Media! Follow Jason on Instagram!   Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Evolyn Brooks is an award winning TV Show Runner and Experiential Events Producer and has worked for major networks and syndicators. She’s taken all her skills as a producer and turned into an entrepreneur who does inspiring events for corporations and small groups alike. We talk all about what that means and how she got into it and chat about her new podcast Built By a Boss where she interviews other female entrepreneurs about how they started their businesses. Check out Evolyn’s podcast, Built By A Boss! Check out Evolyn’s website! Intention Candle Experience & Create A Side Income Workshops  Follow In My Solitude LA on Instagram! Follow Evolyn on Instagram!  Follow In My Solitude LA on Facebook!  Follow Evolyn on Facebook! Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Today on the podcast, my friend and Bravo guru Brandon Alvarado. Brandon is an encyclopedia of housewives knowledge, and we’re breaking down Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Is Kyle a mean girl? Is Teddi a good housewife? Do we like the new additions? We mention it all and more. Enjoy! Follow Brandon on Instagram and Twitter! Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

It’s my part 3 (!) of producers in the the time of Covid-19. We’re in week 7 of quarantine in Los Angeles and how is everyone holding up? Where are we now with producing and developing content? First up, Dwight Smith and Michael Agbabian, founders and owners of Mission Control Media. They’re best known for their hit shows Face Off and Hollywood Game Night. They also produce the re-boot of The Soup and a new show on Quibi called Floored. After that, it’s producer and owner of MAK Pictures, Mark Kadin. MAK has 2 seasons of Car Masters now up on Netflix with another one coming soon. They also have a new show coming up on Quibi called Bad Ideas with Adam Devine and an upcoming big special for Discovery on Mt. Everest. Enjoy! Check out my older podcast episode with Dwight and Michael! Learn more about Mission Control Media! Learn more about MAK Pictures!   Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm

Alex Piper is the Head of Unscripted at YouTube Originals. Since joining YouTube, Alex and his team has launched many acclaimed projects including Justin Bieber: Seasons– a massive success worldwide. Alex got into this business through sports and the Olympics then eventually to Asylum Entertainment and Fox. Alex has some great stories and gives us a peek behind the curtain on how the Bieber series almost didn’t happen. Check out Justin Bieber: Seasons! Follow Alex on Instagram! Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

You heard from the producers, and now it’s time to hear from network executives in the time of Covid-19. How are they handling the quarantine and production stop-downs? What are viewers tuning into now for escapist content? What do they want to buy now and what does the future look like? I talk to Courtney White, President of the Food Network, followed by Jason Sarlanis, SVP of Development at TLC. Enjoy!   Listen to my original pod with Courtney! Listen to my other two episodes with Jason!   Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

So excited to have my friend, talented radio host and housewife impersonator Amy Phillips BACK on the podcast after more than 3 years. Amy hosts the radio show Reality Checked daily on Radio Andy (SiriusXM) where she breaks down all the Housewives and all things Bravo. And we’re doing the same – talking RHOBH, RHONY, Shahs and Summer House. Come for the breakdowns and stay for the Housewife Q&A at the end. Nothing is better than Amy doing Dorinda and Erika Jayne! Check out my original pod with Amy! Follow Amy on Twitter and Instagram! Follow me on social media: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

It is part 2 of my conversation with unscripted producers in the time of Covid-19. It’s a weird, unpredictable and often scary time for everyone, and especially people working in an industry that depends on field work to make our shows. How are companies coping with the new normal? What kinds of shows are selling now during the time of quarantine? What will change going forward? First up is Jodi Flynn, president of the Content Group – part of Asylum entertainment – they have a new show that just launched on TNT called the Shaq Life with Shaquille ONeal. And second – I talk to Matt Sharp – owner and head of Sharp Entertainment – most famous for 90 Day Fiancé and all the of spinoffs of that franchise for TLC.    Learn more about Content Group and Sharp Entertainment! Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podca

It’s my first podcast about a game show and the first podcast that’s an actual game show! So excited to chat with American Ninja host Matt Iseman and Creator/Producer Dave Noll about the new (really, really fun) show FACTORIOUS, now available anywhere you get podcasts. The show gives contestants the clues, the facts, and the first letter of the answer. All they have to do is figure it out. The guys talk about how the pod came to be, how Matt won the New Celebrity Apprentice and became buddies with Ahhnold and they put ME in the hot seat for a (very stressful!) bonus round of Factorious. Will I win or lose? It’s a nail biter ’til the very end! Check out Factorious on iTunes! Check out my original podcast episode with Dave Noll! Follow Matt on Twitter and Instagram! Follow Dave on Twitter and Instagram!   Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Real

It’s part one of my chat with producers in the unscripted industry in the time of Covid. How has the industry changed in the last month? How are shows being produced differently and what’s being sold right now? How will the future of the industry change because of all this? I talk to my friends Jenny Daly, President of Critical Content and Drew Tappon, Chief Creative Officer for 495 Productions. It was so good to catch up with them personally and professionally and find out how they’re weathering the storm (hint: family dinners and Howard Stern are helping!) Learn more about Critical Content and 495 Productions! Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

After a childhood spent in front of TV and at the movies, Jarett magically found a way to get paid to watch films and television shows; first as an entertainment journalist (for outlets like BuzzFeed and The New York Post) and now as social media manager for Netflix. Jarett shares some insider tricks of the trade at his job watching and promoting amazing content for Netflix including deep dives on Tiger King and Love is Blind. We talk about the Netflix shows we both love to watch and Jarett recommends a few you may not have seen but should be watching! Follow Jarett on Twitter, and Instagram! Follow Netflix on Twitter!Watch “Real Housewives of Manitwoc County” here! Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Tigers, Taylor and Schemers oh my! It’s Part 2 of my “What To Watch In Quarantine” podcast with my friend and TVUncovered blogger Brian Samuels. We talk about the shows we’re loving and recommend plus the ones you should definitely miss. Come for the Tiger King critique and stay for the deep dive on the amazing new HBO doc The Scheme.   Check out Brian’s blog!   Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Today on the podcast, Erin Martin. Erin is my friend and a fabulous podcaster. She hosts the podcast PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN and the HEY BUNKIE Podcast with Mary Payne Gilbert which breaks down the We show Love after Lockup. Erin and I break down the SEASON PREMIERE (YAY!!) of Real Housewives of New York. We answer the burning questions: is Sonja still the best? Is Luanne still delusional? Is Leah going to be a good housewife? And will Ramona ever change? This is a great one – enjoy! Check out PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN! Follow Erin on Instagram! Follow Erin on Twitter!   Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast

Justine Harman is a journalist and host of the popular podcast The Baron of Botox. The 10 part series deep dives into the life and death of Dr. Frederick Brandt, a well known NYC based plastic surgeon to the stars, an early Botox adopter and pioneer of fillers. We talk about how Justine’s work at beauty magazines influenced the podcast, how Tina Fey’s team reacted to her request to talk about a character from UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, and which A-list celebrities (who were also Dr. Brandt patients) wouldn’t take part in the podcast. Check out The Baron of Botox!Follow Justine on Twitter! Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Just in time for the Season 18 premiere, we have Farnaz Farjam on the podcast! Farnaz is the SVP of Entertainment and Development for Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), creating and developing new celeb-reality series and overseeing current series and projects.  Farnaz has Executive Produced KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS from day one! We talk about how the family and their lives have changed from the beginning. We re-live some of the crazy drama over the years, talk about the Kim/Kourtney epic fight and do a lightening round of fun questions -find out which K is late for their call time and which one will spill your secrets!   Check out Farnaz’s Instagram! Check out Bunim/Murray’s Website! Follow me on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.