Pink Shade

Pink Shade

Join Mary Payne Gilbert on Pink Shade for the best takedowns and breakdowns of your favorite reality TV. MP recaps the shows we all love (and love to hate) three times a week with rotating co-hosts. MP covers the 90 Day Fiance franchise, Love After Lockup franchise, as well as Bravo shows. From Mugshot Monday to Shades of Bravo on Thursdays, Mary Payne and her guests will untangle the complexities, love lives, family relationships, and general ridiculousness of the fascinating people on Bravo, WeTV, TLC and more!

Episodes

April 29, 2024 63 mins
Mary Payne talks to Keisha (The Libra Lounge with Keisha) about Love During Lockup (s5e2) “Vegas or Bust”.  

We really love Joey’s family and worry about Michael’s behavior when he gets out.  We meet a new couple, Shonta and True.  We can’t be sure if True is in it for love or for Shonta’s non-seasoned cooking.  Andrew sets out to pick up Candice in Vegas and we find out she’s twice divorced and isn’t likely to move with him to Jers...
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MP and Mandy Slutsker (Is this Real Life? podcast) chat about Vanderpump Rules and The Valley.  

On s11e13 (Jax Attack) of Vanderpump Rules, Tom and Katie have forged a new friendship that we love, Scheana and Brock are working through some things, Sandoval wants Schwartz to move in, and Sandoval offends everyone at James and Ally’s pool party.  On s1e6 (Congrats on Your Hair Loss) of The Valley, Jax and Janet continue to stir the p...
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MP and Amye talk about 90 Day: HEA (s8e6) “The Itsy Bitsy Liar”.  Emily and Kobe take his buddies to a bar where they insult her and finally - she’s had it.  Ed calls off the wedding over taco pasta.  Sophie and Rob aren’t banging, but she “touches his spider”.  Patrick, Thais, the baby, and the dog arrive in Brazil.  Loren and Alexi celebrate their baby’s 1st birthday and she’s getting a “natural” mommy makeover.  And finally - Ni...
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This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/Hj7jYo-v9Ok

Mary Payne and Keisha reunite for the glorious return of the Lockup series!  On this episode, we meet new couples and we are so excited!  First we have Tennie and Rob - he has been in prison for 16 years and they have been married for 4 years.  He has security cameras to watch her/kids all over her home and that’s not weird at all.  Next is Andrew and Ca...
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Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/qqFF89bM_iw

Mary Payne talks with friend Ryan Bailey (So Bad It’s Good With Ryan Bailey) about Vanderpump Rules and The Valley.  On Vanderpump Rules (11e12) Ariana lives in filth and Sandoval still takes zero accountability.  Scheana remakes Good As Gold.  Katie and Lala have beef and then Lala picks a sperm donor.  Schwartz does not want to be Sando’s new roomie.  James and Sa...
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Mary Payne talks with bunkie Amye Archer of Little Miss Recap about 90 Day: Happily Ever After (s8e5) “Fuss in Boots” - who is fussy and who is in boots?  Emily is too “mommy” with Kobe and his friends don’t like it at all.  Jasmine and Gino fight and make up - again.  Patrick and Thais have entered the chat and we love it and we love John!  Manuel is HANGRY and he and Ashley go meet with his Ecuadorian buddy Jonathan in NY (or New...
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Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6D9j6_f-Tas 

Mary Payne talks with friends Julie and Brandy (Dumb Gay Podcast) about the disturbing documentary, Quiet on Set. Julie and Brandy reflect on their experiences and the pressure and problems women face in Hollywood. This episode contains a lot of opinions and there are many disturbing topics that could be triggering, so take care when listening!

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MP and Meredith chat about Vanderpump Rules (s11e11) and The Valley (s1e4).

On Vanderpump Rules, we are firmly Team Ariana and don’t know why Schwartz gets a pass on everything!  On The Valley, Michelle and Jesse continue to hate each other, Kristen and Luke try to make a baby, Jax and Brittany don’t have sex and Danny tries to teach the guys how to be a good husband.

Timestamps:
9:00 Vanderpump Rules recap begins
39:12 The Valley rec...
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On this episode of HEA, Ashley goes to church with Manuel, Sophie goes to a lame pool party with Rob and her friends, Nicole and Mahmoud fight in public, Kobe gets some marriage advice from his friend and Emily tries to “mom” him, Ed tries to balance a plate while talking to Liz’s mom…and Jasmine tells Gino she really might go back to Panama this time!  

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Mary Payne talks with friend Ben Mandelker (Watch What Crappens) about the Payne in the Pod interview they did on May 29, 2019. A LOT has happened in the five years since that interview, from dogs to pandemics. They'll mention it all.

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Video of this episode is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-y0AW1lgVEg

MP and Producer Ingrid break down their trip to LA, from Jax's bar and the Bunkie meet-up to Easter brunch and Schwartz and Sandy's. Make sure to check out the video slide show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wPRfpobVgGg

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MP went to Dylan and Pat’s podcast studio in L.A. to chat about 90 Day: The Single Life Tell All (pt 3).  It was great to meet our podcast friends in person and chat about our favorite reality shows!

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Mary Payne chats with Kimberly (A Date with Dateline) about s8e3 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After “Snow White and the 7 Chores."  

Ed and Liz fight about baking and Liz chooses a wedding dress.  Emily and Kobe (and family) continue their visit in Cameroon and meet Kobe’s family - and they are told they will have a traditional wedding!  Ashley and Manuel work on his communication by looking at motorcycles (so he can escape?), tak...
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Instagram and TikTok star Landon Bryant joins Mary Payne to discuss Peacock's three-part documentary about Elvis and the women who loved him.

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Editor's note: Thank you for your patience with the quality of the audio!

MP is in LA and went to Jax’ Sports Bar and Grill and lived to tell the tale! MP grabbed her friend and fellow podcaster Kate Casey to chat Vanderpump Rules and The Valley.  Believe it or not, we are Team Kristen.

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Mary Payne chats with Kimberly (A Date with Dateline) about s8e2 of 90 Day Fiance:Happily Ever After “The Princess and the Pea Brain."  Who is the Pea Brain….Gino?  Ed and Liz are realtors now.  Emily and Kobe (and family) arrive in Cameroon, get hassled at the airport and buy some new traditional clothes. Ashley almost ugly cries in the car.  Sophie meets with her mom in a book store and Rob is sad about the living quarters of his...
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Mary Payne chats with Nick and Jennifer Davis of Seeking Sister Wife (Monday nights on TLC). Nick and Jennifer explain how they make it work as a polygamous family.  We find out what happened when Danielle left (she signed a lease?), the origin of baby Vera’s name, how their son William feels about all the attention, how many people will fit in that 12 foot bed (who gets the middle!?), why Nick doesn’t work and if they are still se...
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Video available on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/ZrRsycOL8R4


IMPROVED AUDIO updated 3/25

Mary Payne chats with Ronnie Karam of Watch What Crappens about the season premiere of The Valley! We are so glad to see that Jax has not changed one bit!  We love seeing Kristen back on our screen and some of these new people are really going to entertain us.  

TIMESTAMPS: Chat ends/recap begins around around 17:00

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Mary Payne chats with Kimberly (A Date with Dateline) about 90 Day Fiance Happily Ever After (s8e1) “Once Upon a Rocky Relationship."  

Emily and Kobe are back and we are so happy!  They are still living in her parent’s basement and  headed with the family to Cameroon to meet Kobe’s family.  Ashley and Manuel have been married for a year, she’s teaching spin classes and has still never met his children.  Jasmine and her cantaloupes ...
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This episode is part 1 of 2!

Oh Lord, we've been on a journey and we STILL don't know if AD/Clay and Chelsea/Jimmy are together.

This was a fantastic reunion and we are glad Nick and Vanessa stepped up their game and asked the important questions and cleared up the mystery of the Gatorade bottle in the microwave.  Jeramy and Sarah Ann still suck.  Amy and Johnny are perfect and we don't know what kind of BC they are on.  Chelsea is s...
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