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Today, Juliet and Callie start the podcast by discussing news from the Bravo world, including ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Angie Katsanevas’s separation announcement. They discuss more unfortunate updates from Taylor Frankie Paul before getting into ‘Big Brother’ now that Juliet is all caught up! Finally, they check in on ‘The Ultimatum’ and briefly discuss what the ‘Love Island USA’ cast members are up to now. (00:00) Intro (04:34) Angie Katsanevas’s separation announcement (08:00) Taylor Frankie Paul updates (11:42) ‘Big Brother’ recap (33:47) ‘The Ultimatum’ check-in This…
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Reality Hangover
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Juliet Litman and Callie Curry discuss the most pressing topics in reality TV, from 'Love Island' to 'The Traitors,' 'The Bachelor' to 'Love Is Blind,' 'Mormon Wives' to 'Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,' and much more. They are the cultural anthropologists you need to understand what you're watching on
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