Raised on Reality

Raised on Reality

Follow Raised on Reality
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

A comedy rewatch Podcast where two friends chat, and sometimes snark, about the reality shows and TLC/Discovery specials that raised us. Hosted by Emily and Tay!

Emily and Tay


    • Feb 12, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Raised on Reality with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Raised on Reality

    RECAP: Jon and Kate Plus 8 - Plane Ride to Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 61:38


    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking... This week's episode is a sky high recap of Jon and Kate Plus 8, season 3 episode 10 "Plane Ride to Utah." Get ready for another iconic Kate meltdown and plenty of shenanigans as the family made the trip to the ski lodge for another sponsored vacation. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Duggars' Big Thaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 50:31


    Brrrr, it's cold in here, I said there must be some fundies in the atmosphere! This week's episode is all about the continuation of the Duggars' ice storm. In this episode, we break down Michelle's sleep schedule, a pregnancy announcement, and celebrate the life of Grandpa Duggar. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Duggars on Ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 54:45


    Get your hat and gloves out, because this week we're going back to the 2009 Icepocalypse of Northwest Arkansas! In this episode recap, we get into all things inclement weather and how it affected the family of 20. There's free pizza to boot! Enjoy!

    Welcome to 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 63:18


    Happy New Year, everyone! This week is a special one, because we are not recapping an episode of reality television. Instead we're catching up on all things pop culture. Essentially, this is a housekeeping episode, or as we like to call them, Jurisdictions. We sat down to chat about everything going on in the world, from Gypsy Rose Blanchard's release to Ruby Franke's Plea hearing. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Josie Duggar's First Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 50:45


    This week, we unknowingly dove into Josie's post birth episodes. The Duggars are split between Tontitown and Little Rock as Christmas rolls in. The Duggars have already received an early Christmas present - the nineteenth Duggar, Josie. We'll track her progress and watch as the Duggars recount Christmases past. See what it's like to celebrate with (and buy for) over 20 immediate family members!Enjoy!

    RECAP: Jon and Kate Plus 8 - Shopping for Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 44:17


    HELLO! I need you to STOP playing TOYS and get over here....and listen to our new episode! This recap has been a long time coming. Season 1 episode 6, "Shopping for Ten." Yes, the one with the infamous Toys 'R' US spat that showed Kate's true colors. Oh is this a good one! Enjoy!

    shopping toys kate plus
    RECAP: 17 Kids and Counting - O Come All Ye Duggars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 64:41


    Get ready to jingle those bells down Mainstreet! This week, we're covering the classic early Duggars episode, "O Come All Ye Duggars," This episode has everything: a m*rdrous monkey, a small-town parade, Jim Bob in a dress... It's everything! Enjoy!

    RECAP: 19 Kids and Counting - Thanksgiving in DC!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 44:49


    We're back with our final Thanksgiving episode of the year. This week, we join Josiah and every single person he's ever met to celebrate his graduation from The School of the Dining Room Table. Then, we follow Anna as she cooks a "holiday meal" for the whole family as they actively knock down her door. It's a good one, Enjoy!

    RECAP: Bringing Up Bates - A Big Bates Thanksgiving!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 58:48


    Time to unbutton those pants, because we're going to Honea Path for a Bates-sized holiday meal! This week, we're recapping Bringing Up Bates, Season 1 Episode 10, "A Big Bates Thanksgiving!" The family heads to South Carolina to impede on Mama Jane's house and snarkable fun ensues, Enjoy!

    RECAP: Counting On - At Home and Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 67:05


    This week, we dig in with the Duggars, once again! We're recapping season 2 episode 1 of Counting On, entitled "At Home and Away." In this episode, Jessa and the sisters struggle to fit about a thousand people into her and Ben's tiny home and they celebrate Thanksgiving... I mean, a Fall Feast. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - Halloween Too!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 62:59


    HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON! This week, we're sticking with the Hallow-theme and giving you a special treat... a recap of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," titled "Halloween Too!" It's got everything; a spooky, haunted barn... horses... and Kim Kardashian drag! It's a good one. Enjoy, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

    RECAP: 17 Kids and Counting - When Big Families Collide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 50:37


    Load up the church van, we're going to Branson! Season Two starts out the gate with another Duggar episode. We're heading back to our roots and snarking along to one of 17 Kids and Counting's earliest episodes, "When Big Families Collide." The Bates come over from Tennessee to get some good "fellowship" in with the Duggars. Enjoy!

    Counting the Cost - Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 71:36


    This week's episode is a little different than our usual tv or documentary recap. We're discussing "Counting the Cost" by Jill Dillard (and Derick, and their ghost writer). TW: Child abuse, CSAM, and general trauma mentions. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Jill on the Rampage with Tay's Sister!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 84:00


    Yeehaw! Load up the truck, we're going to Texas! This week, we sat down with Tay's older sister, a dance professional who grew up in a dance studio to discuss Season 2 Episode 6 of Dance Moms. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Toddlers and Tiaras with Emily's sister, Sarah!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 64:16


    Put your flippers in and practice your best look to the judges. It's time to talk Toddlers and Tiaras. This week, we're not actually snarking as much, because we're covering probably the tamest episode of the series, Season 3, Episode 15 "Groovy Girls!" Enjoy!

    toddlers tiaras sister sarah
    RECAP: 17 Kids and Counting - Once a Bride, Always a Duggar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 61:03


    Ready to enjoy some i-talian food and tantric dancing? Well, you've come to the right place! This week, we got back to our roots and snarked our tushes through 17 Kids and Counting Season 2, Episode 1, "Once a Bride, Always a Duggar." A.K.A, the incredible appearance of Jeff the Eccentric Waiter. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Dance Moms with @realdonnywood!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 92:26


    Put on your jazz shoes, because it's time to tear up the dance floor. That's right - our long-awaited (by us) Dance Moms recap is here! We were joined by the FABULOUS @RealDonnyWood to snark our way through season one, episode seven (s01e07) a.k.a "She's a Fighter." Enjoy! Recap starts at 20:46.

    RECAP: Jon and Kate Plus 8 - Ten Little Pumpkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 91:07


    The year was 2007. The month was April, and we were introduced to TLC's bottle rocket of a show - Jon and Kate Plus 8! This week, we are joined by our FIRST GUEST, Taylor. Enjoy!

    tlc pumpkins kate plus
    Summer Weddings: Josiah and Lauren

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 90:58


    Alas, we have come to our final (for now) episode from our Summer Weddings series. This week is all about the wedding of Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson. Don't tell anyone, because she's not supposed to have favorites, but this was Jessa's favorite wedding. Enjoy!

    Summer Weddings: John and Abbie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 92:24


    What a blessing it is to watch two mature individuals join together in marriage. This episode is all about Abbie (the apparent old maid) and John David (former bachelor 'til the rapture). We get into the ins and outs of the last televised Duggar nuptials and snark all about it. Enjoy!

    Summer Weddings: Joe and Kendra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 62:56


    Get ready for the teen wedding to end all teen weddings. Yes, we've reached the wedding of Joe and Kendra. You'll never hear the word "daddy" the same again. Enjoy!

    Summer Weddings: Tori and Bobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 68:51


    It was a beautiful sight, they were happy that night, at Tori's Winter Wonderland wedding! As you may have figured out, this week we are snowballing right into Tori Bates wedding to Bobby Smith. Listen in for the Twilight easter eggs and all the snowy trees you could want. Enjoy!

    Summer Weddings: Joy and Austin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 89:24


    Giddy on up! It's time for the wedding of a Godly girl walking barefoot through a field of flowers. This week we're talking about Joy and Austin's wedding and all the immature chaos surrounding it. Enjoy!

    June Weddings: Jinger and Jeremy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 109:52


    June is bustin' out! This week is the final episode of our June Weddings series, but definitely not the last wedding recap for this podcast. Enjoy us snark our butts off about Jinger and Jeremy's classy-ass cathedral wedding.

    June Weddings: Michaela and Jessa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 126:51


    Cue Erin's clunky version of the bridal march! This week's episode is a big one, and it's all about the weddings of Jessa and Ben Seewald and Michaela and Brandon Keilen. We get right into the planning and chaos that it took for these two couples to make it down the aisle. Enjoy!

    Shiny Happy People - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 68:44


    Join us this week as we round out our recap of Amazon Prime's "Shiny Happy People" docuseries. Enjoy!

    Shiny Happy People - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 43:25


    This week, we're digging into the enlightening series that is Shiny Happy People. on Amazon Prime. We give our thoughts on the first two episodes.

    June Weddings: Jill and Erin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 68:35


    Here come the brides! This week we kick off our June Weddings series as we chat about the 2013 wedding of Erin and Chad Paine, as well as the 2014 wedding of Jill and Derick Dillard, Enjoy!

    Rating Fundie Proposals!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 74:49


    This week's episode is all about the bling! Well, sort of. Tay and Emily go through and rate their Top Five Duggar and Bates proposals, as well engagement rings. Emily also shares her own engagement story too! Enjoy!

    RECAP: United Bates of America - Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 57:45


    Yeehaw! We've made it to our TENTH episode!!! Go back to the Bates' this week as Tay and Emily recap and discuss United Bates of America, episode 7, "New Editions." It's an easy one, so stay tuned in for the Q&A at the end to learn a liiiittleee more about your hosts. Enjoy!

    RECAP: United Bates of America - Bates and Duggar REUNION!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 70:54


    LET'S GET READY TO FUMBLEEEEE!!!! At last, we have made it to the Bates/Duggar crossover episode of UBoA! Listen along as we snark about Big Sandy, ALERT Academy, and all the hijinks and scams that go with it, It's a good one. Enjoy!

    RECAP: United Bates of America - Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 49:26


    Howdy, y'all! This week's episode is all about them Bates...again! Tay and Emily discuss UBoA episode 4, "19 Kids, 1 Emergency" in which Kelly Jo heads to the ER and our favorite giggly girls go on a missions trip to "Proo." We also take a sharp left straight to Elwood City for.... who knows why. Enjoy!

    RECAP: United Bates of America - Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 61:53


    IN THIS HOUUUSSEEE...we're recapping United Bates of America, season 1 episode 3, "Practice Makes Perfect." Listen along as Emily and Tay also share a few stories of their own...

    RECAP: United Bates of America Episodes 1 and 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 80:00


    Lace up your hiking boots because we're headed to Rocky Top! This episode begins our foray into the Bates Television Universe. We are snarking about United Bates of America, episodes 1 and 2, "Love Times 21" and "Papa Bill's Farm." Enjoy!

    RECAP: World's Strictest Parents - Forsyth family

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 98:55


    We're back! After a week off, we decided to try something new and actually got together to record this monumental episode in person. Warning - it's all over the place. BUT it is extremely entertaining as we focused on another blast from the past, the Forsyth family's appearance on CMT's "World's Strictest Parents." It was a wild one. Enjoy!

    RECAP: On the Road With 16 Children!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 69:48


    In our fourth episode, we chat about On the Road with 16 Children. AKA the Duggars' fourth and final TLC special before beginning their hit reality show, 17 Kids and Counting! Before that however, we catch up on some fundie housekeeping. Enjoy!

    RECAP: 16 Children and Moving In

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 87:20


    In our third episode, we snark all over the Duggars' third TLC special, "16 Children and Moving In" as well as catch up on all things Fundie. Enjoy!

    RECAP: Raising 16 Children!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 74:18


    For our second official episode, we sat down to snark our faces off at the Duggar family's second TLC/Discovery special, Raising 16 Children. In this episode, you'll get to hear all about the Duggar kids' future goals and how or if they achieved them! Enjoy! *** if you don't want to hear all of the kids' stats, skip ahead 17 minutes!

    RECAP: 14 Children and Pregnant Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 57:45


    In our inaugural episode, we snark along to the Duggar family's inaugural Discovery special, 14 Children and Pregnant Again!

    Claim Raised on Reality

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel