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.

Episodes

October 10, 2025 42 mins

Shannon Furman, producer and director with NFL Films, discusses the new Amazon Prime documentary Saquon — a deeply personal look at Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. The film captures five years of Barkley’s life through his own video diaries — from the heartbreak of ACL recovery and tense contract negotiations, to his move from the New York Giants to the Eagles. Shannon shares what it was like to help shape...

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Lisa Shannon, Executive Producer and Executive Vice President of Programming and Development at Shed Media, and one of the creative forces behind some of Bravo’s most iconic shows — including The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, The Real Housewives of New York City, and Paris in Love. 

  

Lisa talks about the making of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and what to expect this season. She also discusses the ...

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October 8, 2025 33 mins

Jody McVeigh-Schultz, director of Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel on Amazon Prime. The three-part docuseries is about the unbelievable true tale of convicted drug trafficker Owen Hanson's rise from USC college football champion to smuggling for the world's most dangerous cartel. 

  

  

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Kate discusses The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy on Apple TV+, featuring Prince William opening up about family, vulnerability, and life beyond royal duty. 

 

Chris DeRosa, reality TV producer and co-host of Fixing Famous People, joins Kate to break down the Denver season of Love is Blind. Chris and Kate discuss the last of the first group of episodes. 

  

  

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Saquon (Amazon Prime), Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo), The Alabama Solution (HBO), Ozzy: No Escape For Now (Paramount+), and Air India Crash: Declassified (Discovery Channel). 

  

  

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Darolyn Bellemeur was adopted in 1972 through a Jewish agency in Riverside, California. In her twenties, determined to learn the truth of her beginnings, she navigated closed records and bureaucracy until finally receiving a three-page letter from Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in Los Angeles. 

  

That letter — a simple packet of typed pages — unveiled a world of family history: a sixteen-year-old Jew...

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October 3, 2025 46 mins

Chris DeRosa, reality TV producer and co-host of Fixing Famous People, joins Kate to break down the premiere of the Denver season of Love is Blind. Together, they dig into the biggest reveals, behind-the-scenes insights, and what this new cast brings to the franchise. 

  

  

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For years, viewers of 19 Kids and Counting watched the Duggar family portray a picture of traditional Christian values. But behind the reality-TV smiles was a darker story of manipulation, control, and hidden abuse. While sisters like Jill and Jinger Duggar have spoken out, this week’s guest offers a perspective we’ve never heard before. 

  

Amy Duggar King—known to millions as “Cousin Amy”—was there nearly ev...

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October 1, 2025 40 mins

Comedian Chris Farah joins Kate to break down the season 20 premiere of Sister Wives on TLC — from Christine’s trip to North Carolina and Meri reentering the dating scene, to whether Kody might be adding another sister wife to the mix. 

  

  

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September 30, 2025 38 mins

Kate is joined by Rob Cesternino, host of Rob Has a Podcast and former Survivor castaway, for a deep dive into the strategy and storytelling that has made Survivor one of the most compelling reality competitions in television history. Rob shares behind-the-scenes insights into gameplay, production, and the evolution of alliances, while also reflecting on his own time as a player. 

  

They also discuss his upco...

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? (Hulu), Prime Minister (HBO and HBO Max), Love is Blind (Netflix), and Sister Wives (TLC). 

  

  

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September 27, 2025 44 mins

Katie Thomas is an investigative genetic genealogist and business manager at Moxxy Forensic Investigations. With a background in psychology, crime analysis, and over a decade of investigative and genealogical experience, Katie brings unique expertise to solving complex cases. We discuss her work in forensic genealogy, her role with the Doe Network, and the ways she helps uncover answers for unidentified persons and their f...

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Nancy Schwartzman is the director and showrunner of Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?, a three-part docuseries from ABC News Studios premiering on Hulu. 

  

The series investigates the haunting and unresolved death of Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia teacher who was found stabbed 20 times in her locked apartment in 2011. Initially ruled a homicide, her manner of death was lat...

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Mary Payne Gilbert, host of Pink Shade podcast, joins Kate to discuss Welcome to Plathville, a reality TV series on TLC that follows the Plath family, a conservative family from rural Georgia and later Florida. The show highlights the cultural clash between the strict, sheltered upbringing that the parents imposed on their nine children and the children’s desires for independence, modern experiences, and freedom. It explor...

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Kate discusses Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery on Hulu and The Voice on NBC. 

  

Lilith is a deep look at the groundbreaking all-women music festival founded by Sarah McLachlan, how it challenged the male-dominated industry of the 1990s, and why its legacy still matters today. 

  

The Voice features famous musicians searching for the best voices in America, and mentor these sin...

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Brian Moylan is back with Kate to discuss the boy band affair rumor and Heather’s sleepover excursion on Real Housewives of Orange County on Bravo. 

  

  

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Amazing Race (CBS), The Voice (NBC), The Golden Bachelor (ABC), Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Fox). 

  

  

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca 

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September 20, 2025 70 mins

Sandy Klein, mother of Amazing Race contestant Emily Bushnell, discusses Emily's adoption, the impact of finding out Emily had a twin sister whom she was separated from at birth, and the painful truth behind their birth story in Korea.  

  

  

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Carlos King, producer and host of the Reality With the King podcast, discusses the season premiere of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. They also discuss the last seasons of Real Housewives of Orange County and New Jersey. 

  

  

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September 18, 2025 40 mins

Dana Bowling, host of Daily Dose of Dana podcast joins Kate to discuss the premiere episode of Dancing With the Stars on ABC. 

  

  

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca 

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