It’s a bittersweet day as I say goodbye to Reality of Reality. It feels fitting that this farewell is on the 5th anniversary of my podcast — which started as a fun whim with Jenny Daly and turned into over 200 episodes of interviews with the best in the business.  The why is simple: I’m just too busy with my core business to sustain the pace any longer. I realize that’s a lucky place to be — especially given how hard this last year has been for so many— and I don’t take it for granted.  Thank you to Taste of Reality for believing in me and putting me on your fabulous network. Thank you to my stepson Kevin Clobes for composing the fabulous theme music. And a huge thank you to my editor and engineer Jesus Murillo who has been with me from day 1 and might be the nicest human being I know. He’s done late night edits, very early morning edits and many other annoying edits and has never ever complained. He is a rock star and I’m lucky to continue working with him on my other ventures.  And finally, thank you to all my guests: it’s been an honor speak to every single person I’ve interviewed. I can honestly say I’ve learned something from everyone and I’m humbled by the experience.  If you want to connect with me feel free to email me: aliza@ayr-media and/or follow me on IG at @realityaliza xo

It’s a bittersweet day as I say goodbye to Reality of Reality. It feels fitting that this farewell is on the 5th anniversary of my podcast — which started as a fun whim with Jenny Daly and turned into over 200 episodes of interviews with the best in the business.  The why is simple: I’m just too busy with my core business to sustain the pace any longer. I realize that’s a lucky place to be — especially given how hard this last year has been for so many— and I don’t take it for granted.  Thank you to Taste of Reality for believing in me and putting me on your fabulous network. Thank you to my stepson Kevin Clobes for composing the fabulous theme music. And a huge thank you to my editor and engineer Jesus Murillo who has been with me from day 1 and might be the nicest human being I know. He’s done late night edits, very early morning edits and many other annoying edits and has never ever complained. He is a rock star and I’m lucky to continue working with him on my other ventures.  And finally, thank you to all my guests: it’s been an honor speak to every single person I’ve interviewed. I can honestly say I’ve learned something from everyone and I’m humbled by the experience.  If you want to connect with me feel free to email me: aliza@ayr-media and/or follow me on IG at @realityaliza xo

5 years of Reality of Reality – a farewell

Ray Dotch

Divergent

Diona Vaughan Mankowitz is an Emmy nominated producer and casting director who founded Divergent Content in 2020. Soon after she founded the company, Ray Dotch, an Emmy winning Executive Producer and Showrunner, came on board and became Diona’s ipso facto partner.  The goal at Divergent is to use the voices of people of color behind the camera to support, amplify, and elevate diverse stories and talent. We talk about inclusivity and hiring in unscripted content, the history of racism in our industry, the importance of hiring Black producers for all kinds of shows and what the Sharon Osborne firing says about where we are right now as a culture. Divergent content: https://www.divergentcontent.com Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Diona Vaughan Mankowitz is an Emmy nominated producer and casting director who founded Divergent Content in 2020. Soon after she founded the company, Ray Dotch, an Emmy winning Executive Producer and Showrunner, came on board and became Diona’s ipso facto partner.  The goal at Divergent is to use the voices of people of color behind the camera to support, amplify, and elevate diverse stories and talent. We talk about inclusivity and hiring in unscripted content, the history of racism in our industry, the importance of hiring Black producers for all kinds of shows and what the Sharon Osborne firing says about where we are right now as a culture. Divergent content: <a href="https://www.divergentcontent.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.divergentcontent.com</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Diona Vaughan Mankowitz & Ray Dotch – Divergent Content

David Eilenberg

Today on the podcast – everyone’s favorite producer and all around human David Eilenberg. Dave is now Chief Creative Officer at ITV America where he’s guiding creative strategy, leveraging intellectual property, and helping grow the group’s six vertical production labels, including ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, Sirens Media, Thinkfactory Media, High Noon Entertainment and Good Caper Content. Dave cut his teeth in this industry working on game shows which led him to The Apprentice – where he learned how to produce a competition show when all of NYC is a set. He went to help create Are You Smarter than Fifth Grader which was put together at lightening speed from pitch to series. He also talks about the pressure to reboot Queer Eye, what it’s like being the head of a massive company, where this business is headed and why we should be working with producers all over the country. Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Today on the podcast – everyone’s favorite producer and all around human David Eilenberg. Dave is now Chief Creative Officer at ITV America where he’s guiding creative strategy, leveraging intellectual property, and helping grow the group’s six vertical production labels, including ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, Sirens Media, Thinkfactory Media, High Noon Entertainment and Good Caper Content. Dave cut his teeth in this industry working on game shows which led him to The Apprentice – where he learned how to produce a competition show when all of NYC is a set. He went to help create Are You Smarter than Fifth Grader which was put together at lightening speed from pitch to series. He also talks about the pressure to reboot Queer Eye, what it’s like being the head of a massive company, where this business is headed and why we should be working with producers all over the country. Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

David Eilenberg – CCO ITV America

Today on the podcast, Sirens Media President Mioshi Hill. Mioshi is a long time producer, starting on the production company side then going to Lifetime were she was VP of development overseeing shows like Little Women: LA, Finding Justice, Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid and Vivica’s Black Magic. She joined Sirens in January of  2021. The company is coming in strong this year with a great season of Real Housewives of New Jersey and the new show Wedding Coach which premieres April 7th on Netflix! http://sirensmedia.com Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Today on the podcast, Sirens Media President Mioshi Hill. Mioshi is a long time producer, starting on the production company side then going to Lifetime were she was VP of development overseeing shows like Little Women: LA, Finding Justice, Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid and Vivica’s Black Magic. She joined Sirens in January of  2021. The company is coming in strong this year with a great season of Real Housewives of New Jersey and the new show Wedding Coach which premieres April 7th on Netflix! <a href="http://sirensmedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sirensmedia.com</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Mioshi Hill – President, Sirens Media

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins is a writer, producer and director who’s helmed the new documentary on FX/Hulu called Hysterical. This film is a great portrait of what obstacles female comedians face in the very male-dominated world of comedy. It profiles a wide range of hilarious and thoughtful women, as well as the newcomers who are breaking new ground and changing the game. Andrea and I also talk about her fantastic documentary Tiny Shoulders – rethinking Barbie also streaming on Hulu which examines 60 years of women through the lens of the iconic plastic doll. Hysterical premieres April 2 at 9pm on FX, streaming next day on FX on Hulu: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/hysterical Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins is a writer, producer and director who’s helmed the new documentary on FX/Hulu called Hysterical. This film is a great portrait of what obstacles female comedians face in the very male-dominated world of comedy. It profiles a wide range of hilarious and thoughtful women, as well as the newcomers who are breaking new ground and changing the game. Andrea and I also talk about her fantastic documentary Tiny Shoulders – rethinking Barbie also streaming on Hulu which examines 60 years of women through the lens of the iconic plastic doll. Hysterical premieres April 2 at 9pm on FX, streaming next day on FX on Hulu: <a href="https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/hysterical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/hysterical</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins – Director FX/Hulu’s HYSTERICAL

Erika Bryant

Today on the podcast, Showrunner and now author Erika Bryant. Erika’s a seasoned Executive Producer who’s worked on shows like  Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta and Married to Medicine and is now show running the third season of Family or Fiancé  on OWN -a show Erika’s been with the show since the beginning. We also talk about her new book DOING IT SCARED: An Inspirational Guidebook to Facing and Conquering Fear which is on sale now (links below in the show notes). We talk about Erika’s career, her being a leader not a boss, making vulnerability ok and how not every show is fit for everyone. But most of all – going for what you want and doing it scared!   https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Scared-Inspirational-Guidebook-Conquering-ebook/dp/B08WHY5DYB www.erika-bryant.com Erika’s first time on the pod: The Black Female Producer’s Reality of Reality-Erika Bryant, Jamala Gaither, Nakia WilliamsFollow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Today on the podcast, Showrunner and now author Erika Bryant. Erika’s a seasoned Executive Producer who’s worked on shows like  Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta and Married to Medicine and is now show running the third season of Family or Fiancé  on OWN -a show Erika’s been with the show since the beginning. We also talk about her new book DOING IT SCARED: An Inspirational Guidebook to Facing and Conquering Fear which is on sale now (links below in the show notes). We talk about Erika’s career, her being a leader not a boss, making vulnerability ok and how not every show is fit for everyone. But most of all – going for what you want and doing it scared!   <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Scared-Inspirational-Guidebook-Conquering-ebook/dp/B08WHY5DYB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Scared-Inspirational-Guidebook-Conquering-ebook/dp/B08WHY5DYB</a> <a href="https://www.doingit-scared.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.erika-bryant.com</a> Erika’s first time on the pod: <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/the-black-female-producers-reality-of-reality-erika-bryant-jamala-gaither-nakia-williams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Black Female Producer’s Reality of Reality-Erika Bryant, Jamala Gaither, Nakia Williams</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Erika Bryant – Showrunner and Author: Doing it Scared

Lauren Lazin

Dave Sambucchi

Showrunner and Oscar and Emmy nominated director Lauren Lazin and Vice President of Development for Bunim Murray Dave Sambuchi are both are Executive Producers of the new 7 part series on E! called FOR REAL: THE STORY OF REALITY TV. I was lucky enough to help develop this series that drops on March 25th and will be aired across multiple NBC Universal platforms. This show truly has it all – from the roots of reality with MTV’s The Real World to celeb reality starting with the Osbournes of of course bookending with the Kardashians to dating shows to competion and of course the reality show presidency we just endured. It gets to the deeper questions of how does the culture impact reality TV and vice versa and the reasons behind why do we love to watch.  https://www.eonline.com/shows/for_real Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Showrunner and Oscar and Emmy nominated director Lauren Lazin and Vice President of Development for Bunim Murray Dave Sambuchi are both are Executive Producers of the new 7 part series on E! called FOR REAL: THE STORY OF REALITY TV. I was lucky enough to help develop this series that drops on March 25th and will be aired across multiple NBC Universal platforms. This show truly has it all – from the roots of reality with MTV’s The Real World to celeb reality starting with the Osbournes of of course bookending with the Kardashians to dating shows to competion and of course the reality show presidency we just endured. It gets to the deeper questions of how does the culture impact reality TV and vice versa and the reasons behind why do we love to watch.  <a href="https://www.eonline.com/shows/for_real" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eonline.com/shows/for_real</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Lauren Lazin & Dave Sambucchi – For Real: The Story of Reality TV on E!

Sabrina Soto

Excited to have my friend Sabrina Soto back on the podcast to talk about what she’s been up to the last four years – and it’s a lot! Sabrina is a designer on the HGTV show Ty Breaker, Secret Celebrity Renovation on CBS and hosts her own podcast Re-Designing life. We talk about the shows, vision boards, Clubhouse and our kween Wendy Williams. Enjoy! Links to Sabrina: https://www.sabrinasoto.com https://www.instagram.com/Sabrina_Soto/ https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/the-high-low-project My first interview with Sabrina: Sabrina Soto  Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Excited to have my friend Sabrina Soto back on the podcast to talk about what she’s been up to the last four years – and it’s a lot! Sabrina is a designer on the HGTV show Ty Breaker, Secret Celebrity Renovation on CBS and hosts her own podcast Re-Designing life. We talk about the shows, vision boards, Clubhouse and our kween Wendy Williams. Enjoy! Links to Sabrina: <a href="https://www.sabrinasoto.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sabrinasoto.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Sabrina_Soto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/Sabrina_Soto/</a> <a href="https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/the-high-low-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/the-high-low-project</a> My first interview with Sabrina: <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/sabrina-soto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sabrina Soto</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Sabrina Soto – TV Designer, Lifestyle Influencer and Podcaster

Alex Baskin

It’s the long awaited breakdown of the 4-part HBO series ALLEN v FARROW with my friend and President of Evolution Media Alex Baskin. We get into ALL of it so be forewarned that “spoilers” abound and we talk about intense subjects like sexual assault and incest which can be triggering for some. As someone who has believed Dylan since she came out publicly in 2014, I was blown away by this series and all I had NOT known about this case. I highly recommend watching it and listening – as we went into several areas not covered in the doc series. Lastly- I saw this on Twitter and to me it resonated with me:  Dylan, Mia and Ronan didn’t owe us their stories. They chose to share this with us.  Watch Allen v Farrow on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYB3SAQKmr698pQEAAABL:type:series Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

It’s the long awaited breakdown of the 4-part HBO series ALLEN v FARROW with my friend and President of Evolution Media Alex Baskin. We get into ALL of it so be forewarned that “spoilers” abound and we talk about intense subjects like sexual assault and incest which can be triggering for some. As someone who has believed Dylan since she came out publicly in 2014, I was blown away by this series and all I had NOT known about this case. I highly recommend watching it and listening – as we went into several areas not covered in the doc series. Lastly- I saw this on Twitter and to me it resonated with me:  Dylan, Mia and Ronan didn’t owe us their stories. They chose to share this with us.  Watch Allen v Farrow on HBO Max: <a href="https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYB3SAQKmr698pQEAAABL:type:series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYB3SAQKmr698pQEAAABL:type:series</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Allen vs. Farrow HBO documentary series – w/Evolution Media President Alex Baskin

Billie Mintz

Filmmaker and social justice warrior Billie Mintz has directed and produced many award winning films. I was blown away by his 2018 film The Guardians – now on Amazon Prime – which exposes a criminal enterprise running through family court where the legal kidnapping of elderly people took place in Las Vegas. Because of that film, Billie has became an advocate for vicimts of guardianship fraud around the country and a hero to the #freebritney movement. We talk about that and the NYT/Hulu documentary Framing Britney and the new Netflix film I Care A Lot – and beware of spoilers on that one! Billie’s film The Guardians:  For more on Billie’s work: https://www.billiemintz.com Great article from the New Yorker that is covered in Billie’s doc: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-the-elderly-lose-their-rights Follow me: Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com

Filmmaker and social justice warrior Billie Mintz has directed and produced many award winning films. I was blown away by his 2018 film The Guardians – now on Amazon Prime – which exposes a criminal enterprise running through family court where the legal kidnapping of elderly people took place in Las Vegas. Because of that film, Billie has became an advocate for vicimts of guardianship fraud around the country and a hero to the #freebritney movement. We talk about that and the NYT/Hulu documentary Framing Britney and the new Netflix film I Care A Lot – and beware of spoilers on that one! Billie’s film The Guardians: For more on Billie’s work: <a href="https://www.billiemintz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.billiemintz.com</a> Great article from the New Yorker that is covered in Billie’s doc: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-the-elderly-lose-their-rights" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-the-elderly-lose-their-rights</a> Follow me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

Billie Mintz – Filmmaker/Guardianship Expert & #freebritney

I always learn something from this podcast. Aliza is a great host. :-)

Always interesting!

A star

REALITY OF REALITY

Brian Moylan

He's one of the funniest human beings I had never even seen a picture of before we met in the studio. Brian Moylan is someone I've been dying to meet forever. He writes hilarious recaps of the REAL HOUSEWIVES for Vulture and I've always wondered about the genius behind the genius. We find out his favorite and least favorite housewives, the worst husbands and who's crazier: Ramona or Vicki? (Spoiler alert : it's a tough call!)

Kate Casey

Brian Moylan and Kate Casey are two reality TV experts who I adore. Brian is a brilliant re-cap writer for Vulture and author who co-wrote Erika Jayne’s book and is writing an upcoming book on the history of the Housewives franchise. Kate is the queen of reality TV and host of Reality Life with Kate Casey. We get into Housewives, Shas, Summer house, Vanderpump and Dating Blind on Netflix. Kate spills some good tea on Dorinda and Tinsley and Brian reveals the housewife he hates the most. Follow Brian on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Kate on Instagram and Twitter. Buy Erika Jayne’s book, Pretty Mess on Amazon! Listen to Kate Casey’s podcast, Reality Life With Kate Casey! Check out my previous episodes with Brian Moylan and Kate Casey!Follow me on social media:Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Brian Moylan and Kate Casey are two reality TV experts who I adore. Brian is a brilliant re-cap writer for Vulture and author who co-wrote Erika Jayne’s book and is writing an upcoming book on the history of the Housewives franchise. Kate is the queen of reality TV and host of Reality Life with Kate Casey. We get into Housewives, Shas, Summer house, Vanderpump and Dating Blind on Netflix. Kate spills some good tea on Dorinda and Tinsley and Brian reveals the housewife he hates the most. Follow Brian on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brianjmoylan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianJMoylan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Follow Kate on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KateCasey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Buy Erika Jayne’s book, Pretty Mess on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Mess/dp/B079MFRQYW/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=erika+jayne&amp;qid=1582497798&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>! Listen to Kate Casey’s podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey/id1154758766" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reality Life With Kate Casey</a>! Check out my previous episodes with <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/brian-moylan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Moylan</a> and <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/kate-casey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate</a> <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/bonus-episode-rhoc-recap-with-kate-casey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casey</a>! Follow me on social media: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a> Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with <a href="https://transcriptionfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcription Farm</a> services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Brian Moylan and Kate Casey

Kyle Richards

Whether you know her from her acting past (Halloween, Little House on the Prairie!) or from her 8 years as one of the OG’s from The Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kyle Richards needs no introduction. Kyle was born into show business, left to get married and raise her 4 daughters &amp; then went back into the game for what she thought would be an easy low key show. How did that turn out?:) We have a lot of fun talking about the Housewives and her new show American Woman premiering June 7th on the Paramount Network. We go deep into her childhood growing up as a showbiz kid the 70’s, talk about why Mauricio's family didn't want her to marry him and how she became an extroverted introvert. Enjoy! **PLEASE GO TO ITUNES TO GIVE ME A 5 STAR RATING AND SHORT REVIEW -THANK YOU!!

Whether you know her from her acting past (Halloween, Little House on the Prairie!) or from her 8 years as one of the OG’s from The Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kyle Richards needs no introduction. Kyle was born into show business, left to get married and raise her 4 daughters &amp; then went back into the game for what she thought would be an easy low key show. How did that turn out?:) We have a lot of fun talking about the Housewives and her new show American Woman premiering June 7th on the Paramount Network. We go deep into her childhood growing up as a showbiz kid the 70’s, talk about why Mauricio's family didn't want her to marry him and how she became an extroverted introvert. Enjoy! **PLEASE GO TO ITUNES TO GIVE ME A 5 STAR RATING AND SHORT REVIEW -THANK YOU!!

Kyle Richards – RHOBH

Debbie Gibson

Doug Cohn

I am THRILLED to welcome international pop star Debbie Gibson to the podcast today! All made possible by my co-guest and friend Doug Cohn, Senior Vice President of Music and Talent at Nickelodeon. Debbie has been famous since she burst on the scene as a pop phenomenon in 1987, and she has been working ever since. She’s one of the judges on the new competition series for Nickelodeon, AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAMILY, which premieres November 1st at 7pm. Not only do Doug and Debbie talk about the show, but Debbie tells some great stories about her early days and how she stayed sane when the record business tried to make her insane. Make sure you listen until the end for some live (and unexpected!) singing from Debbie! Follow me on social media: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/realityofreal

I am THRILLED to welcome international pop star Debbie Gibson to the podcast today! All made possible by my co-guest and friend Doug Cohn, Senior Vice President of Music and Talent at Nickelodeon. Debbie has been famous since she burst on the scene as a pop phenomenon in 1987, and she has been working ever since. She’s one of the judges on the new competition series for Nickelodeon, AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAMILY, which premieres November 1st at 7pm. Not only do Doug and Debbie talk about the show, but Debbie tells some great stories about her early days and how she stayed sane when the record business tried to make her insane. Make sure you listen until the end for some live (and unexpected!) singing from Debbie! Follow me on social media: Facebook- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/</a> Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/</a> Twitter- <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/realityofreal</a>

Debbie Gibson- International Pop Star (With Guest Co-Host Doug Cohn)

Whether you call her the Countess, Luann, Lu, Darling, or the former Mrs. D'Agastino, just don't be all uncool! Lu is an an OG of The NY housewives and if you’re a fan you’ve seen her through 2 marriages, 2 divorces, 2 falls, 1 arrest, one pirate, 1 eggs de la francais, a pandora station and so much more. I sat down with here while she was out in LA performing her cabaret show and as usual she did not disappoint. Ladies and gentlemen - This is the countess speaking. **PLEASE GO TO ITUNES TO GIVE ME A 5 STAR RATING AND SHORT REVIEW -THANK YOU!!

Whether you call her the Countess, Luann, Lu, Darling, or the former Mrs. D'Agastino, just don't be all uncool! Lu is an an OG of The NY housewives and if you’re a fan you’ve seen her through 2 marriages, 2 divorces, 2 falls, 1 arrest, one pirate, 1 eggs de la francais, a pandora station and so much more. I sat down with here while she was out in LA performing her cabaret show and as usual she did not disappoint. Ladies and gentlemen - This is the countess speaking. **PLEASE GO TO ITUNES TO GIVE ME A 5 STAR RATING AND SHORT REVIEW -THANK YOU!!

Countess Luann de Lesseps

Josh Zeman

If you’re a fan of true crime you probably know Josh Zeman’s work. His award winning documentary CROPSEY put him on the true crime map and is a must see. We talk about how he became interested in the subject and made that film. Josh went on to do another successful doc called KILLING LEGENDS which you can see now on Amazon Prime. Most recently, he did the in-depth docu-series THE KILLING SEASON on A&amp;E. Even though Josh got his start in feature films, he’s firmly planted his flag in the true crime genre, which lucky for him is as hot as ever.

Deanna Cheng

She's a hilarious actress, writer, director and pop culture guru. Deanna Cheng has been such a great guest on so many great shows like Bitch Sesh and Reality Checked so I wanted her on to talk about all things Bravo and of course 90 Day Fiancé. Deanna makes a very funny appearance in season 2 of GLOW and she’s got a fabulous new digital show coming up on Comedy Central called UNSEND with fellow actors/comedians Paul Sheer and Matt McConkey. Enjoy!

Erin Martin

We mention it ALL on today’s Housewives recap with the brilliant and hilarious Erin Martin. Erin hosts the fabulous podcast Pink Shade with Erin Martin on Taste of Reality (same network as me!) and appears weekly on The Jenny McCarthy Show on Sirius XM. We’re breaking down Jersey, OC and the death march that is Dallas. We also talk about Kelly Dodd’s big news and whether Salt Lake City will work as a new franchise. Enjoy! Check out Erin’s show here- https://tasteofreality.com/pink-shade-with-erin-martin/ Follow me on social media: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/realityofreal https://RealityofReality.com

We mention it ALL on today’s Housewives recap with the brilliant and hilarious Erin Martin. Erin hosts the fabulous podcast Pink Shade with Erin Martin on Taste of Reality (same network as me!) and appears weekly on The Jenny McCarthy Show on Sirius XM. We’re breaking down Jersey, OC and the death march that is Dallas. We also talk about Kelly Dodd’s big news and whether Salt Lake City will work as a new franchise. Enjoy! Check out Erin’s show here-<a href="https://tasteofreality.com/pink-shade-with-erin-martin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://tasteofreality.com/pink-shade-with-erin-martin/</a> Follow me on social media: Facebook- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/</a> Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/</a> Twitter- <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/realityofreal</a> <a href="https://RealityofReality.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://RealityofReality.com</a>

Erin Martin- Podcast Host and Housewives Fan

Five years ago Executive Producer Mary Beth Anderson and her family sold almost everything they owned, packed up their car and hit the road headed toward her next production. They’ve been on the road and on location ever since, filming in cities all across the country  together.  Mary Beth – or MB as everyone knows her – specializes in the home renovation space. She’s produced HGTV’s Brother vs Brother, Restored by the Fords, My Lottery Dream Home, Design Star, and Good Bones. She started her career in 2001 on the TLC breakout hit Trading Spaces as well as a ton of other cable nets and broadcast networks. We get into the off the beaten path her career and family life has taken- its a wild ride!  Listen to my podcast episode with Loren Ruch!Follow me on social media:Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Five years ago Executive Producer Mary Beth Anderson and her family sold almost everything they owned, packed up their car and hit the road headed toward her next production. They’ve been on the road and on location ever since, filming in cities all across the country  together.  Mary Beth – or MB as everyone knows her – specializes in the home renovation space. She’s produced HGTV’s Brother vs Brother, Restored by the Fords, My Lottery Dream Home, Design Star, and Good Bones. She started her career in 2001 on the TLC breakout hit Trading Spaces as well as a ton of other cable nets and broadcast networks. We get into the off the beaten path her career and family life has taken- its a wild ride! Listen to my podcast episode with <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/loren-ruch-a-very-brady-renovation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loren Ruch</a>! Follow me on social media: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a> Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with <a href="https://transcriptionfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcription Farm</a> services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast.

Mary Beth Anderson- HGTV Executive Producer

Eli Holzman

Aaron Saidman

Whether you’re in “the biz” or not, you’ll definitely want to tune in to Part 1 of my talk with uber producers Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. Known for hits like Undercover Boss and Project Runway they've got fascinating backgrounds working in film and TV and have some priceless Harvey Weinstein stories. We also talk about their phenomenal documentary called The Seven Five (run don’t walk). Hope you love the conversation as much as I did!

Eli Holzman & Aaron Saidman

Joel Gallen

He's a legendary producer and director with a long and storied career. Joel Gallen has carved out a unique niche as THE go to guy for live events, music, comedy and even as “the disaster guy.” He’s produced 17 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, countless award shows, A list comedy concerts, every Comedy Central Roast and the list goes on. I have to say Joel’ story about Prince might be my very favorite story on the podcast to date. Enjoy!

Pam Healey

All roads lead to Bethenny Frankel. But to get there you have to go through Pam Healey! Pam runs the very successful production company Shed Media which of course produces Real Housewives of New York. But Pam (and Shed) have a broad spectrum of shows like WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE  and LONG LOST FAMILY for TLC and 12 seasons of VH1's hit show Basketball Wives. Pam and I have a great chat about her career and how she ended up going from a childhood in New York City to working in Denver and finally to Los Angeles. She’s an inspiration to producers and women everywhere. Enjoy!

Pam Healey – RHONY and more!

HOUSEWIVES FANS! Get ready. President of Evolution, Alex Baskin, gives us the inside scoop on producing RHOC and RHOBH and answers all your questions. We FINALLY learn when Vicki knew she was being demoted to “friend,” what Shane really thinks about being on the show, which housewife was a big mistake, who did (or didn’t) leak Puppygate and the greatest lengths a housewife has gone to get on a show. ENJOY! Visit Evolution’s Website- http://evolutionusa.com/ RHOC is currently airing its 14th Season- Catch up here! https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county RHOBH is currently filming its 10th Season- Catch up on last season here! https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills Follow me on social media: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/realityofreal https://RealityofReality.com

HOUSEWIVES FANS! Get ready. President of Evolution, Alex Baskin, gives us the inside scoop on producing RHOC and RHOBH and answers all your questions. We FINALLY learn when Vicki knew she was being demoted to “friend,” what Shane really thinks about being on the show, which housewife was a big mistake, who did (or didn’t) leak Puppygate and the greatest lengths a housewife has gone to get on a show. ENJOY! Visit Evolution’s Website- <a href="http://evolutionusa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://evolutionusa.com/</a> RHOC is currently airing its 14th Season- Catch up here! <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county</a> RHOBH is currently filming its 10th Season- Catch up on last season here! <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills</a> Follow me on social media: Facebook- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/</a> Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/</a> Twitter- <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/realityofreal</a> <a href="https://RealityofReality.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://RealityofReality.com</a>

Alex Baskin- President of Evolution

Drew Tappon

Today on the podcast, one of my favorite people, not just in the business but in life! My good friend Drew Tappon finally came to the hot seat which he found out wasn’t so hot and we actually had a great time. We talked about his long successful career on the network side, studio side and now the production company side. He’s currently the chief creative officer for Sally Ann Salsano’s hugely successful 495 productions which created mega hits like Jersey Shore and Party Down South. Drew is an EMMY winner for a wonderful show on A&amp;E called BORN THIS WAY and you maybe shocked where he stores those Emmys..

Brian Samuels

My last podcast for 2019 is a recap of all the great content of the year with my good friend and TV blogger Brian Samuels. We get into all of it: unscripted, scripted, documentaries and doc series. Even the shows that should have never been made (with one major disagreement on that front!). Here’s hoping for more amazing content in 2020. Enjoy!Check out Brian’s blog here– Tvuncovered.comCheck out the first episode I did with Brian here– https://tasteofreality.com/brian-samuels/Follow me on social media: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/realityofreal realityofreality.com

My last podcast for 2019 is a recap of all the great content of the year with my good friend and TV blogger Brian Samuels. We get into all of it: unscripted, scripted, documentaries and doc series. Even the shows that should have never been made (with one major disagreement on that front!). Here’s hoping for more amazing content in 2020. Enjoy! Check out Brian’s blog here– <a href="http://tvuncovered.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tvuncovered.com</a> Check out the first episode I did with Brian here– <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/brian-samuels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tasteofreality.com/brian-samuels/</a> Follow me on social media: Facebook- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/</a> Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/</a> Twitter- <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/realityofreal</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a>

2019: The Year In Content With TV Blogger Brian Samuels

Queen of all Podcasts Kate Casey and I gather for an emergency session to recap one of the craziest episodes ever of Real Housewives of Orange County. If you watched this week, you’ll see it was fight after fight with Kelly Dodd fully off the rails (so good!). Kate and I hold nothing back (is Gina accomplished or not?) break it all down (is Emily good television?) and spill some insider tea you don’t want to miss!

***Bonus Episode – RHOC recap with Kate Casey

Brian Balthazar

If you don't know him already, you'll wish you did after this interview. Brian Balthazar's a HUGE personality who's a network executive with HGTV, a pop-culture expert who’s a regular on Wendy Williams and The Today Show and has a website called Pop Goes the Week. He also crushes it on social media so follow him immediately and enjoy this entertaining chat!

What’s the real reason Bethenny and Jill are no longer friends?? These and other burning questions will be answered on today’s podcast with our first studio executive, Jennifer O’Connell! Jen is the head of unscripted at Lionsgate Television and knows all about the Real Housewives of New York drama because she was one of the producers who helped get the show off the ground. She’s had a big career overseeing some of the biggest shows in reality TV (see: Biggest Loser) and is one of those people in the business that everyone just seems to love - including me!

Jennifer O’Connell

Mark Herzog

For all you fans of the true crime podcast DIRTY JOHN - brace yourself! My guest Mark Herzog is an Executive Producer of the series and tells some behind the scenes scoop on how they made both versions of the amazing true crime show. Mark is a long time producer who got his start in feature films and went on to  produce many documentaries and docu-series that have garnered him Emmys and a great reputation in our industry. Make sure you tune in to the Bravo scripted series DIRTY JOHN premiering Nov 25th (it's really good!) and the 2 hour documentary airing on Oxygen this January!

Mark Herzog – DIRTY JOHN

Today on the podcast, Erin Martin. Erin is my friend and a fabulous podcaster. She hosts the podcast PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN and the HEY BUNKIE Podcast with Mary Payne Gilbert which breaks down the We show Love after Lockup. Erin and I break down the SEASON PREMIERE (YAY!!) of Real Housewives of New York. We answer the burning questions: is Sonja still the best? Is Luanne still delusional? Is Leah going to be a good housewife? And will Ramona ever change? This is a great one – enjoy! Check out PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN! Follow Erin on Instagram! Follow Erin on Twitter! Follow me on social media:Facebook Instagram Twitter realityofreality.com Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with Transcription Farm services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast

Today on the podcast, Erin Martin. Erin is my friend and a fabulous podcaster. She hosts the podcast PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN and the HEY BUNKIE Podcast with Mary Payne Gilbert which breaks down the We show Love after Lockup. Erin and I break down the SEASON PREMIERE (YAY!!) of Real Housewives of New York. We answer the burning questions: is Sonja still the best? Is Luanne still delusional? Is Leah going to be a good housewife? And will Ramona ever change? This is a great one – enjoy! Check out <a href="https://tasteofreality.com/pink-shade-with-erin-martin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN</a>! Follow Erin on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erinleahmartin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>! Follow Erin on <a href="https://twitter.com/ErinLeahMartin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>! Follow me on social media: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RealityofRealitywithAlizaRosen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realityofreal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://realityofreality.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realityofreality.com</a> Receive 10% off your first order of up to 10 hours of video with <a href="https://transcriptionfarm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcription Farm</a> services by mentioning the Reality of Reality Podcast

Erin Martin- RHONY Season 12 Premiere Recap

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