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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Steve Carter, born Marx Panama Moriarty Barnes on December 21, 1976, was reported missing at six months old in Hawaii. His mother, Charlotte Moriarty, took him from their home in Hau'ula, Hawaii, and left him in state custody under a false name after being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She disappeared shortly afterward, and Carter was placed in an orphanage. At age four, he was adopted by Steve and Pat Carter and rai...
A Deadly American Marriage is a Netflix documentary which investigates the 2015 death of Irishman Jason Corbett, who was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat and a concrete brick while he slept in his North Carolina home. His wife, Molly Martens, and her father, former FBI agent Thomas Martens, were convicted of second-degree murder but later had their convictions overturned in 2023. They accepted a plea deal for volunt...
Ally Lewber first appeared on reality television in 2014 on The Valley, a show that followed six recent high school graduates navigating life in the suburbs of Ohio. In 2023, she made her debut on Vanderpump Rules during the premiere of Season 10.
In this episode, Ally opens up about how her relationship on Vanderpump Rules impacted her emotional well-being and shares how she’s moving forward. She also hos...
Lauren Johnson, a criminal defense attorney with the Johnson Criminal Law Group, discusses the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently facing multiple serious charges in Manhattan federal court, including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution. The trial began with jury selection on May 5, 2025, and opening statements are scheduled for May 12. The proceedings are ex...
Lisa Cortes, Emmy-winning producer and director of Murder Has Two Faces, a Hulu docuseries which shines a light on little-known murder cases that were eclipsed in the media by notorious cases. Not only does the series share new details on these overlooked crimes, but it also asks a question: Why didn't they get the same level of attention as their notorious, eerily similar counterparts?
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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Conan O’Brien Must Go (Max), Murder Has Two Faces (Hulu), Full Speed (Netflix), The Judd Family: Truth Be Told (Lifetime), and A Deadly American Marriage (Netflix).
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Sarito Carroll is an author and former member of the Osho Rajneesh movement. Born in 1969, she was brought to India at age nine by her mother, who had become a disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (later known as Osho). What was intended as a brief visit turned into a permanent stay when her mother decided to join the ashram. At twelve, Sarito moved to Oregon, becoming one of the first settlers at Rajneeshpuram, a controvers...
Chris DeRosa, co-host of Fixing Famous People podcast joins Kate to discuss this season of The Valley and the new show Love Hotel, both on Bravo.
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Luke Shantz and Steph Sitt, stars of the HGTV show "Betting on Paradise", have opened a hotel called Hotel Amavi in Jacó, Costa Rica on the Pacific Ocean. The couple's journey to open the hotel, which involved renovating a derelict motel, is documented in the show. It also airs on Max and ID Discovery.
They discuss how a life-long love of travel spurred an idea to move across the globe and build their drea...
Garrett and Nicole McNamara from 100 Foot Wave on HBO, an 8-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee.
Garrett McNamara journeyed to Nazare, Portugal, with one goal: to conquer a 100-foot wave. His ambition drove the sport of surfing to new heights and helped transform a tiny fishing village into the world's preeminent big-wave surfing destination.
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Brazilian influencer Kat Torres rose to fame on social media with self-help videos and a wellness subscription service. She also alleged that she had spiritual powers and connected with her followers on a deeper level. In 2004 she became the focus of an FBI investigation, which led to a conviction in Brazil for human trafficking and slavery and sentenced to eight years in prison. She has appealed the conviction and maintai...
Kate discusses what to watch this week including 100 Foot Wave (HBO), Castle Impossible (HGTV), Hollywood Demons: Stalking the Stars (Max), Southern Fried Lies (Oxygen), and Angi: Fake Life, True Crime (Netflix).
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Jim Jordan is a fashion and commercial photographer, entrepreneur, talent scout, and manager. He’s worked with the biggest actors, actresses, and supermodels of the time, including Elizabeth Taylor, Cindy Crawford, Sophia Loren, Farrah Fawcett, and more.
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Director Rachel Reid Holbrook and Executive Producer Joel Chiodi discuss Southern Fried Lies, an Oxygen true crime documentary.
An Arkansas realtor sets her daughter up with the richest guy in town, but when he mysteriously dies, she’s accused of stealing his fortune. Additional deaths and a web of lies ensnare the rural community, leaving a family destroyed.
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Kate discusses this week’s episode of The Valley and Summer House on Bravo, and new reality shows.
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Kate discusses Race for the Crown, a Netflix docuseries about how horses, jockeys, trainers and owners fight their way through race after race, all in the name of earning the Triple Crown.
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Kate discusses two true crime documentaries.
Who Killed the Lyon Sisters is about two sisters who vanished from a Maryland mall, which launched a 40-year search for the truth. The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane follows a Tinder date in 2018, a case that held a mirror up to a society with a problem of violence towards women.
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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Love Hotel (Bravo), The Murder of Joanna Yeates (Amazon Prime), The Children of October 7 (Paramount+), Race for the Crown (Netflix), and Battle Camp (Netflix).
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Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home at age 14 in June 2002. Held captive she was repeatedly raped, drugged and forced to endure religious rituals by a man and his wife, until earning her freedom in March 2003. She has since become a noted activist and author, launching the Elizabeth Smart Foundation in 2011 and authoring My Story in 2013.
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This gripping documentary revisits the shocking 1995 bombing of an Oklahoma City federal building, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history.
Kate’s guests are Amy Downs who worked as a bank teller at the Federal Employees Credit Union and survived the attack, and Walter Lamar who spent 18 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He served as a Special Agent/Supervisory Special Age...
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