Reality Bombshell

15 - The Gospel According to Taylor Frankie Paul (Mormon Wives)

Taylor Frankie Paul built MomTok from nothing and then burned it to the ground with one TikTok Live. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives begins with a confession that turns Utah’s favorite influencer clique into a cautionary tale. What started as soft swinging spiraled into a divorce, a public scandal, and a domestic violence arrest.
In this episode, we step into the world of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, peeling back the curtain on curated chaos, modest aesthetics, and lives that were never as filtered as they looked. When Taylor broke the rules, she didn’t just tarnish her marriage... she tarnished the whole brand.
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14 - Gaslight, Gatekeep, Get Shunned (Breaking Amish w/ Helen Holmes)

This week on Reality Bombshell, we’re going back to Breaking Amish Season 1. As a group of young Amish and Mennonite adults explored the world of the “English,” viewers were treated to a mess of cult indoctrination, emotional manipulation, and barely hidden producer interference.
At the center of it all are Jeremiah and Sabrina. They gaslit the cast, the crew, and the audience — concocting stories, drinking too much, and blowing up everything in their path. We unpack how their chaos didn’t just stir up drama, it splintered the entire cast.
Were they breaking Amish, or just breaking tradition? Either way, it’s one of the messiest reality TV experiments of the 2010s.
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Minisode 7 - Crush(ed) by the Church: David Archuleta’s Awakening (American Idol)

This week, we dive into the emotional and high-stakes departure of David Archuleta from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Once the squeaky-clean, soft-spoken American Idol runner-up and a golden boy for Mormon ideals, David has since pulled back the curtain on what it really meant to be closeted, controlled, and conflicted within a belief system that often functions more like a high-gloss cult than a church.

We unpack how high-demand religions like Mormonism weaponize purity, obedience, and community to keep people in—and the personal cost of getting out. David's public unraveling of his faith isn’t just a celebrity story; it’s a blueprint for surviving spiritual systems that don’t leave space for the full truth of who you are.

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13 - Beauty Lab and Laundering (RHOSLC w/ Sarah Miller)

Jen Shah had it all—an entourage of assistants, a house she named after herself, and a closet that deserved its own snowflake. She also had a habit of screaming at her friends and starting fights she couldn’t finish. But while she was spiraling on screen, something much bigger was unfolding off camera.
In this episode, we follow Jen’s Bravo arc exactly as it aired: the glam, the meltdowns, the high kicks in Meredith’s living room. And just when things seem like typical Housewives chaos, she gets a phone call and asks Whitney to take off her mic.
Twelve minutes later, the feds show up.
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Cult Girl Summer: RB's Rules of Cults

This summer, Reality Bombshell dives into all things cults in reality tv. But first, let's lay out some rules of cults.
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12 - Frankel v. Bensimon (RHONY)

Before Scary Island, there was a fashion show, a charity meeting, and one incredibly tense drink. In this episode, we rewind to Kelly’s first season on The Real Housewives of New York City and unpack her early clash with Bethenny Frankel.
Bethenny’s quick wit had already made her a fan favorite. Kelly, newly introduced as Luann’s friend, brought horses, high fashion, and chaos. What followed was a confusing, condescending confrontation that’s still hard to explain — but impossible to forget.
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11 - Big Brother Did 9/11

This week on Reality Bombshell, Ben breaks down summer 2001's biggest reality hit- Big Brother Season 2. As the season continued into September, production was tasked with an impossible decision - leave the houseguests in the dark about the terrorist attacks, or  break protocol and enter the house to deliver the news?
We revisit the moment producers told Monica Bailey that her cousin was missing in the Twin Towers, Tamitha's fate, the ethical dilemma CBS faced, and how Big Brother, a show built on isolation and surveillance, became a time capsule of  America grappling with the aftermath of 9/11.
Show Notes:Big Brother - Monica Bailey's Cousin Tamitha Freeman's Tragic Story Explained (Screen Rant)Joe Exotic's Husband Jorge Marquez Flores Deported to Mexico Shortly After His Release from Prison (People)
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Minisode 6 - How the Kardashian Cookie Crumbls

This week on a Reality Bombshell minisode, we’re not talking felony... we’re talking frosting.

The Kardashians have officially infiltrated Crumbl Cookie, and we have questions:
Who authorized this sugar-stacked collab? Is this just another snackable stunt from the marketing mastermind Kris Jenner, or the opening act of a hostile dessert industry takeover? And why does this feel less like a brand deal… and more like a calculated cookie cult initiation?

10 - Survivor: Gender Changers

This week on Reality Bombshell, we revisit Survivor: Game Changers and investigate the night that strategy crossed into scandal.It was supposed to be just another blindside. But when Jeff Varner turned to Zeke Smith at Tribal Council and revealed a secret Zeke hadn’t shared with anyone on the island (let alone on national television) it became something else entirely: a public outing, a moral violation, and one of the most chilling moments in recent reality TV history.
This isn’t just a Survivor misstep- it’s a case study in betrayal, identity politics, and the dark side of playing the game too hard.

Reality Bombshell - Trailer

Welcome to Reality Bombshell - the podcast that investigates the not-true crimes of your guiltiest pleasures and examines reality TV through a true crime lens! Join Ben and Arielle as they dive into a new "case" every Wednesday, with bonus minisodes every other Friday.