Housewives And Me

Caity Weaver

From Gawker to GQ to the New York Times, Caity Weaver has written some of the funniest, sharpest and most fascinating celebrity and pop culture pieces of the last decade so it's a treat to have her on the podcast this week to talk all things Real Housewives.

From hot takes on RHOBH and RHOD, her complicated history with RHONY, the underrated joys of Ladies of London to interviewing Porsha Williams and much, much more there's plenty to discover in this week's episode.

You can read Caity's interview with Porsha Williams here and check out her fascinating piece on the music of the Real Housewives here (you'll never hear the show the same way again!). You can follow Caity on Twitter here.

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Joan Summers

Conor is joined this week by the amazing Joan Summers a staff writer for Jezebel and co-host of the podcast Eating For Free. Joan discusses some recent fashion writing she's done around Real Housewives including the RHOP ladies working with fashion brand Telfar and one of Dorit's explosive RHOBH interview looks this season.  Plus, from being a fan RHOC from the start to revisiting it in 2021, thoughts on RHOBH, RHONY and RHONJ and some of the the funniest Housewives run-in stories we've had yet, this is a fascinating super-size episode!

You can follow Joan on Twitter, read her work at Jezebel and find Eating For Free on podcast platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcast.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, follow so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help too.

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Orlaith Condon

With the return of Love Island there's no better time to welcome Orlaith Condon, host of My Pod on Paper, to the show for a chat about her recent obsession with the Real Housewives. From consuming 100s of episodes featuring "the girls" Orlaith has developed some pretty strong feelings about RHOBH, RHOP, RHONY, RHONJ plus the maybe-illegal antics of Jen, Erika and Theresa. Plus how does a massive show like Love Island compare in terms of fandom with the world of the Real Housewives?

You can follow Orlaith on Twitter and Instagram and check out her podcast My Pod on Paper on Spotify and Apple and follow the show on Instagram.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, follow so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help too.

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Furquan Akhtar

This week Conor is joined by TV writer Furquan Akhtar for a look at how the world of telly is influenced by and influences (!) the Real Housewives. From how soap operas inspire our reality faves to how reality stars themselves are often stranger than fiction to what exactly a reality story producer does there's lots to learn plus frank, funny chats about RHOBH, RHONY, RHONJ and what it's like to own your own Brooks Marks tracksuit!

You can follow Furquan on Twitter and Instagram and keep an eye out for his work on shows like The Bay (ITV) and Deadendia (Netflix)

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, follow so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help too.

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Dan Morrison

Our first ever Australian guests joins us this week as Conor chats to Dan Morrison, host of the hilarious podcast Gasbagging, about his long term love for the shows. Dan discusses RHONY, RHOBH, RHONJ and the return of RHOP. Plus he tells us about Australia’s outstanding track record with reality TV filling us in on some amazing gossip about the return of Real Housewives of Melbourne and tells us about the Real Housewives of Sydney stars that have been causing trouble even with as the show is no more.

Gasbagging is available wherever you get podcasts including Apple and Spotify and you can follow the show on Instagram. You also can find Dan on Twitter and Instagram.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, follow so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help too.

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Paul Black

This week Conor is joined by the hilarious and talented Paul Black who's got millions of TikTok views for his comedy sketches, legions of fans and plenty of Real Housewives opinions.

Paul covers lots of Housewives hot tpics from the return of RHOBH, whether a Scottish Real Housewives needs to happen, why he wants us to buy a cameo from Taylor Armstrong and even manages to fit in some Googling mid podcast (you'll know when you hear it!).

You can find Paul on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. If you're in the UK you can check out his sketch special Pity Party on the BBC iPlayer.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help.

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Anna Peele PLUS RHOP S6 Trailer Thoughts!

This week Conor kicks off with a rundown of the amazing trailer for season 6 of Real Housewives of Potomac (That runs from 1.04 - 5:42 if you want to skip!) and is then joined by journalist Anna Peele for a mammoth deep dive into Real Housewives.

Anna wrote an amazing piece for New York Magazine called The Soul of Bravo that looked at how the network and it's Real Housewives shows (And others!) had to deal with the changing conversation around social issues in America. Anna got to speak to so many of our Real Housewives faves and has amazing exclusive gossip from the likes of Kyle Richards, Garcelle Beauvais and Gizelle Bryant amongst others, tells us what she learned about how data and audience research shapes the shows AND how her piece ended up being addressed by Porsha Williams of RHOA after it dropped. It's a piece full of Housewives nuggets but also lots of insight into how reality TV gets made!

You can check out the piece here, find more of Anna's work on her website and also follow her on Twitter.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help.

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Fionnuala Jones (PLUS RHOBH S11 Premiere Thoughts!)

As RHOBH returns to our lives Conor breaks down the S11 premiere with some of his thoughts and some amazing comments from social media! Plus having recently binged all 10 seasons of RHOBH reality TV expert and podcaster Fionnuala Jones stops by to discuss what it was like finally getting into Real Housewives. From what she loved about Beverly Hills to how the RHOBH fandom compares to Love Island and much much more there's plenty of analysis for RHOBH fans new and old!

(RHOBH premiere chat runs from 1.01 - 9.30 if you want to skip!)

You can follow Fionnula on Instagram and check out Bandwagons wherever you get your podcasts.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help.

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Rebecca Keane

This week after some brief thoughts on Bethenny's new reality show and the Porsha Williams drama Conor sits down with deputy editor of Stellar magazine, and co-host of their new podcast The Skim, for a chat about Real Housewives! From RHOBH and RHONY, the underrated thrills of Melbourne and a passionate defence of Cheshire are just some of the topics up for discussion this week.

You can follow Rebecca on Twitter  and Instagram and also check out The Skim on Apple Podcasts and Spotify with new episodes out every Wednesday! Plus, the new issue of Stellar is out now.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help.

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Sophie White (PLUS RHONY S13 Premiere Thoughts!)

After a brief break, Conor is back with another amazing guest to chat all things Real Housewives!

This week author and podcaster Sophie White joins Conor to discuss how influencers and the Housewives have lots in common, how "Housewives" is a verb not a show you watch (it makes sense! Honestly), discovering the wild world of RHOBH and as a true crime expert Sophie gives her take on the Jen Shah arrest on RHOSLC.

Plus to celebrate the return of Real Housewives of New York, Conor dives deep into the season 13 premiere with a selection of your comments from social media! Haven't caught the episode yet? Don't worry, the RHONY chat is from 1.05 - 13.05 if you need to skip!

You can check out Sophie White's amazing book Corpsing here (it will say "pre-order" but the book is available now!) and her novels Filter This and Unfiltered are also available now. Sophie is also a co-host of podcasts like Creep Dive and Mother of Pod. She's also got a weekly column with the Sunday Independent including a recent piece on Real Housewives which you can find here. Sophie is also on Instagram.

You can find this podcast on both Instagram and Twitter and follow Conor on Instagram and Twitter too! New episodes arrive every Tuesday, subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help.

Thanks for listening!