Housewives And Me

T. Kyle

A true internet legend is in our midst this week as podcaster, content creator and Housewives fan T. Kyle joins Conor for a chat. From the early days of gifs of our reality faves to years working at Watch What Happens Live and being face to face with many a Housewife, T. Kyle has so many amazing stories. From a cease and desist from a certain Housewife over a viral moment, creating a legendary ASMR RHOBH parody (Yes, this one) and seeing a Hollywood A-lister have a chat with two RHONY faves there's tons that T. Kyle has to say about our favourite reality franchise.

You can catch T. Kyle co-hosting the podcast Legends Only every week and he co-hosted the amazing podcast It's Britney Bitch. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter.

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Esther O'Moore Donohoe (PLUS: RHOBH S11 Trailer Thoughts!)

This week writer, podcaster and voice over artist Esther O'Moore Donohoe stops by to unfurl her long term Real Housewives obsession. From some extremely vivid memories of the "trawling the internet for links" era of Housewives viewing to deciding which Real Housewife would be perfect to voice a car ad (The answers may surprise you!) Esther has lots to say about her favourite reality franchise.

PLUS We've just gotten a trailer for what seems to be an interesting new season of RHOBH! Conor gives his thoughts and breaks down the season 11 trailer from what Erika is or isn't saying, Sutton going toe-to-toe with everyone and how Kathy Hilton may be using the show for damage control!

(Sidebar: this episode's interview was recorded before news about Jen Shah's arrest broke. Also apologies for some of the tech difficulties namely hearing seagulls wail outside in the intro! the joys of remote recording and ever changing audio)

You can find Esther on Instagram and find The 80% Podcast here and here. And you'll more than likely notice her on ads and voiceovers more than ever now!

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Brennan Carley (PLUS: The Jen Shah Of It All!)

For this week's 25th episode (!) Conor isn't just joined by an amazing guest he also has a deep dive into the arrest of RHOSLC star Jen Shah the news story that rocked the Housewives world. What happened? What are the charges? And did cameras from the show film the arrest? Conor looks at what we know so far including what Jen has been saying on social media. (As mentioned Variety's Kate Aurthur did amazing coverage on this story, check out some of reporting here and here)

Then, journalist Brennan Carley sits down with Conor for an honest, funny look at what it means to be a longtime Housewives fan. From finding similarities in his own family and the RHONJ cast, getting an emotional Cameo video from a RHOD fave and what it was like doing an explosive sit down interview with controversial RHOC star Braunwyn Windham-Burke it's a juicy, insightful look into the reality TV behemoth.

You can follow Brennan on Twitter and Instagram. His interview with Braunwyn for Bustle is here and you have to check out his recent piece on the Moulin Rouge Lady Marmalade 20 year anniversary!

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Gracey O'Connell

With so many people discovering the joys of RHOBH through Netflix, Conor is joined by make-up artist and Instagram fave Gracey O'Connell for a deep dive into all ten seasons of the reality TV behemoth. Gracey discusses how the glam has changed on the shows (With some truly eye-opening examples from early seasons!), which RHOBH newcomer she thinks could start a beauty line and RHOBH in particular fits into a broader world of US TV we grew up with. There some audio issues in this episode, apologies for the change in sound, it can be a challenge to get it right when recording remotely!

You can follow Gracey on Instagram and Twitter.

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Elizabeth Day

This week author, journalist and podcast host Elizabeth Day sits down with Conor for a mammoth chat about all things Real Housewives. Elizabeth discusses why she believes the Real Housewives is far more than a “guilty pleasure”, how cast members can change after a successful first season and in the spirit of her hit podcast How To Fail tells us what the women on the shows teach us about failure. From social media run-ins with some Housewives faves to her thoughts on seasons airing right now it's an unmissable Real Housewives deep dive.

Elizabeth's new novel Magpie is out September 2nd. Click here to order it from Easons if you're in Ireland or at Bookshop.org if you're in the U.K. (it's also worth asking your preferred local bookshop if they'll pre-order it for you too!). You can follow Elizabeth on Twitter and Instagram and find her podcast How To Fail on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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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Dom&Ink

This week illustrator and author Dom&Ink stops by for a hilarious run through his longterm love for the Real Housewives. From some stellar impressions of your faves (you won't hear Teresa Guidice the same way after this) to thoughts on everything happening right now in world of Real Housewives there's no stone left unturned in this funny, hilarious chat with a true super-fan. 

You can follow Dom&Ink on Instagram and check out his new book Queer Power which is out May 13th and can be pre-ordered on Amazon, Waterstones or Bookshop.org (it's also well worth asking your favourite independent bookshop about pre-ordering a book you're looking for too!)

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Brian Moylan

Today a true Real Housewives expert is in our midst as journalist and author Brian Moylan sits down with Conor for a Real Housewives deep dive. From his infamous recaps for Vulture to writing the book on Real Housewives (literally! His book "The Housewives: The Real Story Behind The Real Housewives" is out in May.) Brian has plenty of thoughts on the antics on RHOA, some possibly controversial feelings on a key player on RHONJ and tells us if RHOSLC's Lisa Barlow is or isn't the queen of Sundance. Plus, what it's like to ghost-write Erika Jayne's book? And why does Brian have possibly the sexiest Real Housewives dinner party suggestions of any guest to date?

You can pre-order Brian's book here (it's a US release for now but chat to your local bookshop as many of them will import and pre-order titles!) it's out May 15th and he writes weekly recaps for Vulture.com. You can also follow him 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, 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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Shaun Dunne

Theatre and film artist (And Conor's good friend!) Shaun Dunne stops by to discuss his brand new love affair with Real Housewives. From the "RHOBH on Netflix" arc many went through last summer Shaun has gone onto to follow RHOSLC weekly, kick off a journey with RHOP and also has dug into the underrated gem that is Real Housewives of Melbourne! Conor and Shaun discuss the theatre tropes that crop up in Real Housewives, why Australian reality TV is where it's at, whether or not Conor will finally dip into Love Island and lots lots more.

You can follow Shaun on Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with his work (you can see a trailer for one of his short films The First Was A Boy here)

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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Brendan Davis

This week Conor is joined by Brendan Davis, one half of the fabulous podcast Come Thru Queen, for a look at the currently airing Housewives shows like Dallas, Atlanta and the fiery reunion antics on Salt Lake City. Brendan and Conor discuss what it's like to visit Watch What Happens Live, Braunwyn Windham-Burke's coming out and it's significance for LGBTQ stories on Real Housewives, some epic Real Housewives run-ins and what it was like watching stars from across Bravo interact at Bravo Con in 2019. Plus before all that Conor runs through his thoughts on the RHONJ S11 opening episode!

You can check out links to listen and support Come Thru Queen here and find Brendan 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, subscribe so you never miss an episode (as mentioned in the outro this week Conor is moving home at the moment so if there are any episode delays you can find out more info on social media!) If you’re enjoying the show and listening on Apple Podcasts rating and reviewing the show is a huge help.

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Samantha Mumba

Conor is joined by a true Irish pop music icon, the one and only Samantha Mumba! Turns out Samantha is a huge fan of every Real Housewives show  and has lots of thoughts on RHOSLC, RHOC and RHONY amongst others. Plus she discusses having a song written for her by RHOA legend Kandi Buruss, the RHOP star she follows and unfollows on Insta and reveals some truly epic Real Housewives runs in that includes a New Jersey icon. And also Conor finds out how Samantha is staging a musical comeback on her own terms. 

Check out Samantha's brilliant new singles Cool and Process wherever you stream your music and you can follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Keep an eye out for more new music in 2021.

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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