October 16, 2025 • 62 mins
Reality TV has been slammed for decades as lower value than your serialized, prestige television. This week’s guest Jolenta Greenberg has a lot to say about that. In today’s episode, we break down how reality TV actually mimics the great traditions of storytelling, and relive some of our favorite moments from throughout reality TV history.
Our guest is Jolenta Greenberg, host of the podcast Hot Mess-terpiece Theater. You can find her at @hotmessterpiecepod or @jolenta_g on IG.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Hot Messterpiece
02:09 Love Is Blind
07:30 Love Island Season 7
11:29 Real Housewives of Orange County
15:26 Jolenta’s Favorite Reality TV Moments
18:52 America’s Next Top Model
22:11 The Influencer Season of Survivor
25:09 The Reality Show Reality Shows
28:34 Special Forces
32:36 All Things 90 Day
41:00 Our Watchlists
44:29 Futurama
46:27 Love Island Games
52:50 Evil Lives Here
55:21 A Cult of Sin and Influence
57:46 Where to find Jolenta!
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