Reality Life with Kate Casey

Reality Life with Kate Casey

Daily podcast about unscripted television. Kate Casey interviews the talent, producers, and directors of reality shows, documentaries, and docuseries. Saturday episodes tell incredible person stories.

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September 13, 2025 44 mins

Catherine Hickland is one of the few professional female stage hypnotists and mentalists in the country, dazzling audiences with her rare combination of intelligence, wit, and captivating mind power. With a celebrated career spanning more than four decades, Catherine is beloved by millions for her starring roles on Knight Rider, Texas, and the Emmy Award–winning One Life to Live

  

In 2001, while still appea...

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Dominick Pupa, co-host of Fixing Famous People podcast, joins Kate to unpack the new Netflix documentary on Charlie Sheen. 

  

Rebellious, magnetic, and undeniably charming, Charlie exploded onto the Hollywood scene in the 1980s. Fame came fast, but so did the chaos. From blockbuster roles to his infamous off-screen scandals, we break down how his fast-lane lifestyle fueled both his rise and his unraveling — a...

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Kate revisits her 2020 interview with Alison Crowther, mother of Welles Crowther—the young man remembered as The Man in the Red Bandana. Welles, 24, was a rookie equities trader at Sandler O’Neil from Upper Nyack, N.Y., who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. 

  

In the South Tower, he tied a red bandana across his face as protection and became a rescuer, guiding peopl...

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Kate discusses Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout on Paramount+, a two-part documentary series that follows TikTok star William White, whose viral lip-sync to Barry Manilow’s “Mandy” made him a digital heartthrob. The series explores how adoration turned into obsession, emotional chaos, and dangerous fandom. 

  

Maria Awes, executive producer of Ruby Red Handed: Stealing America’s Most Famous Pair...

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Brian Moylan joins Kate to discuss the latest on Real Housewives of London on Hayu and Real Housewives of Orange County on Bravo. 

  

  

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including aka Charlie Sheen (Netflix), Lost in the Jungle (Amazon), Love is Blind: France (Netflix), and Thirst Trap (Paramount+). 

  

  

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September 6, 2025 39 mins
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Kate interviews David Barberi, a respected Michigan attorney whose career spans both criminal defense and prosecution. As the former Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney, David handled sensitive, high‑profile cases—none more so than the Kendall (Lauryn) Licari catfishing case, where he oversaw the investigation that revealed the anonymous texter was her own mother, Kendra Licari  This case later became the subject of ...

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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is a Netflix documentary that explores the unsettling true story of a teenager who became the target of a catfishing scheme in high school. What began with a mysterious phone call quickly grew into a web of lies, manipulation, and betrayal. The film reveals how the deception unfolded, the emotional toll on those involved, and the shocking truth about the person hiding behind the scre...

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September 3, 2025 40 mins

Chris DeRosa joins Kate to discuss season two of the Netflix series With Love, Meghan. Meghan Markle invites friends and famous guests to a beautiful California estate, where she shares cooking, gardening and hosting tips. 

  

  

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Olivia Crist and Lauren Andrade serve as executive producers of Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence, a four-part ID Discovery docuseries that offers an unflinching look at Jodi Hildebrandt’s rise to influence within the Mormon community through her popular ConneXions program—and how that program ultimately led her to Ruby Franke, laying the groundwork for their disturbing and destructive bond. Through extensive in...

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence (ID), Chrisleys: Back to Reality (Lifetime), Love Con Revenge (Netflix), Blood & Myth (Hulu), and Caregiving (PBS). 

  

  

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Carli Lloyd is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a two-time World Cup champion, and a two-time FIFA Player of the Year. In this conversation, she opens up about the pivotal setbacks early in her career that shaped her mental toughness, how she developed her trademark “clutch” mentality on the world’s biggest stages, and the importance of supporting and inspiring the next generation of female athletes. 

  

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Kate is joined by Joe Bodiford, a seasoned criminal defense attorney and law professor based in Tallahassee, Florida. With extensive experience trying high-profile cases, Bodiford has become a sought-after commentator for his sharp courtroom strategy and his ability to explain complex legal issues with clarity. 

  

Together, they break down the ongoing trial of Donna Adelson, charged in connection with the 201...

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Ronnie Karam, co-host of Watch What Crappens podcast, helps Kate dive deep into the latest on Real Housewives of Orange County and Miami. 

  

  

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What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com 

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey 

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August 27, 2025 30 mins

An interview with director Peter Jones and producer Taylor Vracin-Harrell about their moving new documentary Fortunate Sons on PBS. The film is an intimate, unguarded portrait about friendship, love, loss, redemption, and the lasting bonds between the men of Los Angeles' Harvard School for Boys, class of ’74? 

  

While The Beatles rocked a generation, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Ken...

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Dr. Katherine Ramsland is a renowned professor of forensic psychology and criminal justice at DeSales University, and one of the most prolific authors in the true crime genre. She has written more than 70 books and over a thousand articles, exploring topics ranging from the minds of serial killers to the psychology of death investigations. 

  

She is also the executive producer of The Serial Killer’s Apprentic...

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including With Love, Meghan season 2 (Netflix), KPopped (Apple TV+), Ruby Red Handed: Stealing America’s Most Famous Pair of Shoes (Hulu), Love Island USA reunion (Peacock), and Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix). 

  

  

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Brian Howie is an award-winning director, producer, writer, and podcaster. He is the author of How to Find Love in 60 Seconds and creator/host of The Great Love Debate, the world’s #1 dating and relationship podcast and global live show series. Brian is also the founder of PodPopuli, a full-service podcast production company known as The Podcast People

  

In this episode, Brian shares stories from his career...

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Pat Harris and Kaley Campen from NFL Films, two of the creative forces behind the latest season of Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills

  

For nearly twenty years, Hard Knocks has been one of the most acclaimed documentary series in sports, pulling back the curtain on NFL training camps with unprecedented access to locker rooms, practice fields, and the personal stories that define a season.&nbs...

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