Reality Bombshell

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.

9 - Jaxaholics Anonymous (Vanderpump Rules)

This week, we meet the first woman to be truly Jaxxed.
Fresh off a Vegas scandal, Jax rebounds hard—with his dog sitter, aspiring actress and newly sober SUR server, Laura-Leigh. What starts with sex in a restaurant bathroom ends with a brutal breakup… at an AA meeting.
As Stassi sharpens her mean girl claws and Laura-Leigh gets pulled deeper into Jax’s chaos, we break down the signs, the spiral, and the emotionally abusive fallout that Bravo edited into reality TV history. Justice for Laura-Leigh.

Minisode 5 - The Talented Mr. Schneebly (Survivor, The Amazing Race, and The White Lotus)

Before The White Lotus became a cultural phenomenon — before the Emmys, the satire, the pineapples — Mike White was sweating through challenges and racing across continents on The Amazing Race and Survivor: David vs. Goliath. And in this episode, we’re tracing how those reality TV experiences didn’t just entertain us — they informed everything about how Mike White sees power, privilege, and performance.

Reality Check: Autism Representation in Survivor 48

This week, we take a look at Survivor Season 48 through the lens of autism representation, focusing on contestant Eva Erickson, who shared her diagnosis with grace and clarity in a high-pressure, socially complex environment. This isn’t about controversy — it’s about care, context, and why telling stories like Eva’s matters, especially on shows that claim to reflect the world as it is.

Minisode 4 - The Sweater Comes Off

This week, the case is reopened—and the truth is on the record. Frank gets fired from SUR the very morning he’s supposed to meet her parents. Meanwhile, Jax Taylor has spent an entire season denying everything: the cheating, the Vegas rumors, the porn star. But with therapy sessions, surprise bouquets, and one final heart-to-heart… do we finally get a confession? Or just another well-rehearsed lie?

8 - The Devil in the White Sweater (Vanderpump Rules)

This week, Ben and Kels are officially introduced to West Hollywood’s hottest restaurant—SUR, where the drinks are strong, the storylines stronger, and everyone’s trying to get their SAG card.
At the center: Stassi and Jax, the co-dependent rulers of the SURfdom, in yet another messy breakup. What starts with a few shots ends with a fistfight in Vegas and Stassi alone in a parking lot while everyone else rides off in a limo.
Who’s lying? Who’s spiraling? And why is Sandoval shirtless?
Credits: 
Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools 

7 - Around the World in 80 Shoves (The Amazing Race)

This week, we revisit one of the darkest chapters in The Amazing Race’s history. Jonathan and Victoria weren’t just chasing a million-dollar prize — they were unraveling in real time, their marriage cracking under pressure and aggression with cameras rolling.What started as competitive tension quickly crossed the line, raising questions about production responsibility, audience complicity, and the fine line between reality TV and real-life harm.
Credits: 
Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools 

Minisode 3 - A Hot New Bombshell: I Invented Gay Slurs (Celebrity Big Brother UK)

He lasted just six days. When Mickey Rourke entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, producers were banking on eccentricity — what they got was something far less entertaining. In this emergency minisode, we investigate the unraveling of a Hollywood icon who brought more scandal than star power, leaving cast and viewers alike in stunned silence.
The real damage began with a series of vile, homophobic remarks directed at JoJo Siwa — including a chilling claim that he could “turn her straight.” What followed wasn’t a reality TV storyline, but a public reckoning in real time. This is the case of a comeback gone catastrophically wrong.
 
Credits: 
Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools 

6 - The Lizard of Oz (RHOP)

This week, we peel back the layers of kangaroo sliders and marital power plays to reveal how a concept built on Aussie charm went down under.
Ashley Darby set out to prove she and her Aussie husband could have it all: love, legacy, and a restaurant with emu on the menu. But as the pressure to perform mounted, cracks in the foundation began to show—and Bravo’s cameras were there to catch every uncomfortable moment.
A critics’ dinner. A missing husband. A toast no one saw coming. Something was simmering behind the scenes… and eventually, it boiled over.
 
Credits: 
Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools 

5 - The Leg (RHONY)

A ghostwriter. A socialite. A prosthetic leg.
When Aviva Drescher accuses Carole Radziwill of faking her memoir, what begins as a petty literary jab spirals into a full-blown character assassination. Tensions rise, asthma flares up, and one final dinner party ends not in reconciliation—but in Housewives infamy.
This is the story of a reputational takedown disguised as a book critique… and the leg that brought it all crashing down.
 
Credits: 
Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools