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We're back!!! Join us as we cover our new favorite show, Love Island, & it's headlines, as well as Vanderpump News! Love Island Part 1 (00:07:06)Commercial Break (00:29:55)Love Island Part 2 (00:30:25)Closing (00:52:16)Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier!We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated! Give us a follow on our pages!Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops 

Ro recaps her interviews with Victoria Lee Robinson, who is Tom Sandoval's girlfriend, and Tii, who is Billie Lee's friend and dated Sandoval. *Please note both Victoria and Tii's voices are not heard in this episode. Information is relayed through Ro.* Ro gives information from 5 different sources, and answers questions people have been asking. Before that, Ro and Hubs discuss the Summer House Reunion Part 1. We know you have patiently been waiting for an episode — and we wanted to make sure we did this right! Hope you all enjoy!As always, there are markers/chapters so you can jump to the different sections if needed!ChaptersSummer House (00:05:54)The Latest Tea & News (00:39:33)Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier!We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated! Give us a follow on our pages!Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops 

We are so lucky to have Lyndsay Lime of Vanderpod Recaps (you can find her on Instagram or TikTok) as our first guest! Lyndsay is here for half the podcast as we recap and go over timelines and thoughts. We also get into a deeper conversation about OCD, and mental health matters. *Trigger warning for talk of depression, anxiety, and OCD.  Hubs is here for the rest of the recap and latest news of the week! We cover A TON in this episode, and it's jam packed with tea!     VPR Reunion Part 2 Recap I With Lyndsay (00:06:38) VPR Girls (00:06:38) Commercial Break 1 (00:57:52) Schwartz & Jo  (00:58:36) Commercial Break 2 (01:46:02) VPR Reunion Part 2 Recap II With Hubs (01:47:19) The Latest News With Hubs (01:55:12)     Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops 

Hubs joins again as we recap Part 1 of the extended version of the Vanderpump Reunion! There's lots of bits of news within the recap!  I spent a lot of time digging in to what is really going on with Katie & Lala, and will be sharing that deep dive. We also talk a lot about Scheana and her OCD, and OCD in general. Trigger warning on this episode, as there is some talk about SI, depression, and anxiety, as it relates to the topics on the reunion. We have markers/chapters on the episode so you can skip those parts if needed. Hope this episode provides a more complete understanding of certain topics!     Vanderpump Recap (00:01:43) Cast Looks & Intro (00:01:43) The House (00:06:38) Bringing Up Rachel (00:14:55) TW: SI as Discussed on the Reunion (00:42:47) Toxic Energy Retreat (00:48:27) Commercial (00:50:12) Schwartz, Lala, & Lisa (00:51:29) Scheana's OCD (00:53:36) Katie's Moment With Brock (01:12:12) Katie, Lala, Ariana & Scheana (01:13:50) Latest News (01:27:44)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops 

There are some major changes to the Pod, that we will explain in this episode! LOTS of pieces of tea here, and sharing about some online shenanigans as well. Thank you for being patient as we missed a week - but excited to be back!     Vanderpump Recap (00:05:37) Chinatown Lunch (00:05:37) Scheana & Sandoval (00:17:11) Extra Scene With Schwartz & Jo (00:22:15) Dan (00:40:12) Commercial (00:41:36) Scheana Talks to Ariana (00:42:53) Some OCD Talk (00:52:38) The Tomtrum (01:07:25) The Plot Twist (01:12:09) Latest News (01:34:50)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops 

Em is back for some MAJOR TEA and News and Hubs is back for Part 2 of the Recap with Ro! This is the 2nd part of the recap, which is a continuation of our last episode - Part 1!   Vanderpump Recap Part 2 With Hubs (00:02:37) Scheana & Brock (00:02:37) Schwartz & Sandoval (00:19:23) Ally & James (00:29:07) Ariana Talking to Dan (00:32:45) SUR Brunch With Jax (00:36:00) James' House (00:48:48) Schwartz & Ariana (00:55:01) Scheana & Sandoval (00:57:04) Commercial (01:04:23) News & Tea With Em & Lawsuit Responses (01:05:41)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Hubs is back for the Recap with Ro, and Em is back for the latest news!  This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode! The 2nd part of the recap and a bunch more news and tea will be released on Thursday!   Vanderpump Recap (00:08:08) Jax Shows Up at James & Ally's (00:08:08) Brittany at Scheana's House (00:15:59) Katie & Schwartz Diner Scene (00:30:51) Commercial (00:44:39) The Latest News (00:51:14)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

We cover SO much news and tea in this episode—and it's placed all throughout the recap—in addition to the normal news sections! Em is back for most of the Pod including the Vanderpump Recap & news, and Hubs is with Ro for the latest! There is more than we even listed in the markers. We also delve a bit into ADHD as well as mental health.  Please note about halfway through the recap portion, Em's mic started an echo sound thing on and off. Sorry about that - we edited as much as we could - thankfully it wasn't the whole time!!      Hope you enjoy it!   Vanderpump Recap (00:16:31) Scheana's Music Video at Kyle Chan's (00:16:31) Schwartz's Apartment (00:38:53) 1st Commercial (01:01:33) Brock & Scheana at Ariana's House (01:02:17) James vs. Sandoval (01:17:12) Lala's Sperm Donor Party (02:02:22) Sandoval Wants a Roomie (02:08:36) 2nd Commercial (02:13:16) James & Ally's Convo (02:14:33) TomTom Brunch (02:23:26) Last Minute News (02:36:45) Closing (02:51:14)     Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx    

Em is back for part of the episode and so is Ro's Husband! This is basically a double episode to make sure we covered it all for you guys! There is more than we even listed in the markers. Since Em is a speech pathologist and Ro is a teacher, we also delve in a bit during our News section to our thoughts on Speech Therapy. Hope you enjoy this one!!    Vanderpump S11 Episode 11 Recap (00:03:10) Continuation of the Beach (00:03:10) The Waterfront Bar - Ariana, Lala & Scheana Scene (00:18:01) The Ariana, Lala, Scheana Talk (00:26:54) Lala & Jo Get a Hot Dog (00:34:37) Commercial 1 (00:46:24) Top Golf (00:47:09) Lala & Scheana at the Cryobank (00:53:13) Jo Bleaching Schwartz's Hair (01:05:58) Katie, Ariana, Lala & Scheana Walk Into a Bar (01:13:21) The Mondrian (01:29:24) Paintball (01:42:20) Jo at Schwartz's Apartment (01:44:17) Commercial 2 (01:52:58) Vanderpump/Valley News & Tea With Ro & Em (01:54:16) Rachel & Jo (01:54:16) Scheana, Jax & Then Baby Talk(02:32:12) Lala & The Reunion (02:58:00) Last Minute News & Closing (03:07:52)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Part 2 With the Valley & more news coming later this week! With Em out for the week, Ro's Husband joins the craziness! Stick around as we go through the in and outs of the show and recap this episode — with some of our own PSAs in between!!  Vanderpump Recap Katie and Schwartz Talk (00:03:27) Ann Interviewing With Ariana & Sneaking Sandoval (00:10:12) Schwartz Scene With Brock & Scheana (00:19:16) Water Tasting / Pizza Party (00:26:20) Commercial Break 1 (00:49:51) Tension Between Katie & Schwartz (00:50:21) The Pizza Arrives (01:01:39) Lala & Scheana With Ariana (01:04:52) 2nd Night's Recording - THE Kitchen Scene (01:16:19) PSA (01:36:06) 2nd Commercial (01:39:49) Kitchen Scene Escalates (01:40:36) Secret Extra Scene With Sandoval, Schwartz, & Kyle (02:07:22) The Beach Day (02:09:27) Quick Vanderpump News (02:18:06)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Another big episode where we recap Vanderpump Rules and The Valley, share some Tea (not locations with Scheana) and give all the VPR related news for the week! Because it's so much, we included timestamps for you to make it easier! Opening & Vanderpump News Part I (00:00:00) The Valley Recap (00:14:44) Vanderpump Recap (00:29:10) Ann (00:29:10) Lala & Schwartz Sitting In a Smoothie Shop (00:38:03) Commercial (00:48:28) Hotel Ziggy (00:49:46) Here We Jo & Scheana Being Meana (00:51:39) Sandoval Interrupting Ariana & the Girls (01:03:18) Katie Approaches Scheana About Vegas (01:07:54) Weird Lunch With T, T, L & J (01:13:41) Sandoval's Breathing Lessons & Lala (01:17:20) SAH Tasting Party Take II (01:29:32) Maya the Dog (01:34:16) Schwartz & Brock at the Bar (01:42:27) Checking Katie & Max's Location (01:46:23) Podcast Questions (01:56:08) Latest VPR News (02:01:10) Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

In this MEGA Episode we cover A TON! Because of that, we included time stamps for you so it's easier!  Opening (00:00:00) Vanderpump/The Valley Crossover General Thoughts (00:02:08) First Reunion Talk, WWHL, Podcast Talk - Spoiler Alert (00:04:57) Ariana Not Telling Katie About Being In Chicago (00:27:32) The Valley Recap and Jax & Brittany (00:32:08) 1st Commercial (00:49:39) Vanderpump S11 Episode 8 Recap Sexy Singles Pool Party (00:50:10) Sandoval Crying About Rachel vs. Sandoval and Ariana (00:59:58) Ann (01:07:46) Scheana Talking to Ariana About DWTS (01:10:10) The Valley Premiere Party & Jeremy With Sandoval Part 1 (01:14:41) Schwartz and Jo's "Non" Date & The After Show Text (01:19:16)  The Whole Crew at The Belmont (01:28:15) 2nd Commercial (01:43:38) Scheana & Brock and Scheana & Ariana (01:44:25) Sandoval Apologizing to Katie (01:52:33) Game Night and Ally & Jo (02:04:43) The Final Scene With Jax (02:07:18) Extra VPR News - The Reunion & Lala (02:13:18) Even More VPR Updates - The Latest - Jeremy, Rachel's Podcast & Ariana's New House (02:24:11)   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

In this extra large episode we cover A LOT! Because of that, we included time stamps for you so it's easier! Jax, Brittany & The Valley (00:02:50) Rachel Alleging That Sandoval Groomed Her (00:26:04) Rachel's Lawsuit (00:34:10) Justice for Katie (00:38:07) Scheana and DWTS (00:58:08) Ariana and Lala (01:13:10) Sandoval Talking to Lisa About Rachel Blocking Him (01:17:12) Steakhouse Dinner & A Crush on Schwartz (01:18:12) About Jo (01:28:27) Schwartz & Katie & We Go Off the Deep End (01:35:57) Closing & Reunion (01:44:43) As always, we discuss mental health within the episode! TW: We discuss grooming, SA, anxiety, depression, and OCD   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

We go through the rest of our recap of Vanderpump Season 11 Episode 6, and share more Vanderpump news for the week.   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Vanderpump Season 11 Episode 6 was a doozy, so we broke it into two parts. This is Part 1 of our recap. Part 2 will be out in a few days. We also talk about Lala having her second baby, and answer some Vanderpump questions from followers, while having lots of random side-conversations.  Trigger Warning for some talk of: S or SI, OCD, and Mental Health in general.   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

In the second release of the week we go through what Scheana is going through with Sandoval, Brock, and her OCD, Ro explains OCD, we talk about the Summer House cast and their relationships, including Carl and Lindsay, and include a little Real Housewives of Beverly Hills along the way when talking about the relationships of Bravo.   Trigger warning for anyone who has difficulty with issues related to mental health. We don't discuss S or SI, but do discuss anxiety, OCD, and intrusive thoughts. We also discuss sobriety.    Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Lots of Vanderpump Bravo news, so this is the first of two releases that will come out this week. We go through the lawsuit of Rachel Leviss against Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, and give our opinion on it, talk about Bethenny Frankel, Recap Vanderpump Season 11 Episode 5, discuss Jax and Brittany Living Separately and what we think is going on there, and share a little bit about the Vanderpump Spinoff—The Valley.   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Join us as we give some inside tea, discuss this past week's Vanderpump and Bravo headlines, and recap Vanderpump Rules, Season 11, Episode 4.  Trigger Warning: Discussion of topics having to do with S and SI    Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx

Getting to know what we're about while recapping Episode 3 of Vanderpump Rules Season 11, going over some Vanderpump news, and giving our thoughts about all of the cast members.   Loving the deep dives, tea and random side stories? Help spread the word by sharing with a friend, neighbor, coworker or mail carrier! We also love reviews!! Who doesn't? If you love the Podcast, please leave us a review and 5 star rating on Apple and Spotify! The support is greatly appreciated!  Give us a follow on our pages! Instagram & TikTok: @downtorealitypod / @realityops / @connectionqueenx