Getting Real with Jon & Beth
Reality TV star pioneers Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk from MTV’s The Real World and Challenge give an insider's perspective on reality TV, music, pop culture, and Real Life. Take a walk down nostalgia lane to the present time as they get into real unfiltered one on one conversations Get ready for a roller-coaster of emotions and thoughts as they feature a lineup of star-studded guests ranging from Syrus, the 1st Black Reality Star from ‘The Challenge,’ to Doug Herzog, Former President of MTV & Fox Television. Expect vibrant discussions, revealing interviews, and a whole lot of heart. Proud Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Don’t miss the fun—follow today! https://linktr.ee/gettingrealwithjonandbeth
Episodes
September 22, 2025 • 51 mins
Ben “The Bane” Davis is a new threat on MTV’s ‘The Challenge 41: Vets & New Threats’. He joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss being a rookie on the competition reality show and discusses all the happenings you did and did not see. Ben has a lively personality and offers great perspective for what was really going on in the house. He openly shares exactly what he feels about how the OGs carry this season. Ben divulges...
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September 15, 2025 • 44 mins
Singer, Comedian, and Pastor Jaron Bell joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan for a discussion about the difference between UFC and WWE, social media trends and how he.balances the cleanliness of his comedy routine. Jaron Bell has had some viral posts on social media and perspective on what is working for him for presenting himself with authenticity. Beth expresses her desire to also be a singer.
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September 8, 2025 • 73 mins
Coral Smith returns to the “Getting Real With Jon & Beth”
podcast to take questions live via Zoom from her fans from MTV’s “The Real
World” and “The Challenge”. Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan welcome back this iconic reality personality to get all the backstory information and details you have always wanted to know. Since you loved Coral episodes 1 & 2, here’s a third one!
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September 1, 2025 • 66 mins
Gabe Grizzly from MTV’s "The Challenge 41: Vets And New Threats"
is GETTING REAL With Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk about his iconic
debut on MTV from one of the best elimination take downs of Johnny
Bananas and his relationships with CT, Turbo, Aneesa Ferreira, Nia
Moore, Nany and what he thinks about the other rookies. Grizzly is
going down in Challenge history as one of the best. What do you think?
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August 25, 2025 • 59 mins
Tara McDaniel from season 5 of “Road Rules Northern Trail” joins
Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss her journey on the 30-year-old
series on MTV, The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons” in 2001, and being an alternate for The Challenge All Stars.
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August 18, 2025 • 49 mins
Derrick Levasseur from The Traitors, Big Brother, Big Brother Unlocked,
Crime Weekly, Detective Perspective Podcasts is Getting Real with Beth
Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan in this episode. Derrick is one of Beth’s
favorite reality TV stars, and after you listen to this, you will
understand why.
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August 11, 2025 • 58 mins
Eric Nies is the world’s first reality star. Eric appeared as the prominent cast member on MTV’s “The Real World: New York” before hosting MTV’s “The Grind”. The three OG Real World personalities dive deep into the behind-the-scenes of their respective Real World Homecomings and the spiritual journey that Eric has been on these last many years. Beth asks Eric if he would consider coming
back for an All-Star Challenge, and they d...
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August 4, 2025 • 52 mins
Reality television pioneers Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan reminisce about their 101 podcast episodes and discuss their favorite guests and moments. They ask each other some really difficult and thought-provoking questions about life. Also, how do Robert De Niro and Rodney Dangerfield fit into this
conversation?
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August 3, 2025 • 52 mins
The most legendary cast member from MTV’s "The Real World" & "MTV’s The Challenge" is GETTING REAL with Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk. We
haven’t seen Coral since MTV's "The Gauntlet 3” in 2008, and now we know
why. We talk about this, Mike "The Miz”, Theo Von, and if she would ever
do another reality TV show. Coral drops a couple of BOMBSHELL secrets no
one has heard before, and it shocks the hosts! When the Queen speaks, we ...
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July 28, 2025 • 63 mins
“The Godfather” of reality tv, Mark Long, joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon
Brennan for their 100th episode of Getting Real With Jon & Beth.
Mark is one of the executive producers of The Challenge All Stars and
is the most beloved cast member of MTV’s Road Rules series. He shares
the entire story of the #WeWantOGs movement that sparked the nostalgic
and hugely popular Challenge All Stars seasons, and he takes questions
from view...
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July 28, 2025 • 58 mins
Marc Marcuse - reality TV talent manager, chops it up with Beth
Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan talk about his debut on Average Joe on
NBC, Jonny FairPlay, gifting sweets, and what it takes to get cast on a
Reality TV show.
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July 14, 2025 • 68 mins
Coral joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan on the "Getting Real With Jon and Beth" podcast for Part 2. If you liked Part 1, then you'd better buckle up. The reality legend drops some bombshell surprises again and discusses who is on her Mt. Rushmore of The Challenge. Coral reveals if she is willing to come back to “The Challenge All Stars” and what her impression is of
Johnny Bananas, Wes, and Mike “The Miz”. The former Real World...
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June 30, 2025 • 52 mins
Bucky Heard, singer with the Righteous Brothers (Yes, that Righteous Brothers!), drops by Getting Real With Jon and Beth to discuss with
Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan talk about how he became a member of the legendary band and his brand new solo release “My Best Days,” which is streaming now everywhere. The music video is incredible and drops July 10. Find out which lyric in particular that Beth loves in Bucky’s new song!
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June 23, 2025 • 64 mins
Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan welcome their Real World roommate Glen Naessens to the podcast. The roommates discuss music, reality TV, and their current lives. Get ready to stop being polite and start getting real…again.
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June 16, 2025 • 62 mins
Tokyo Parker, Cast member of MTV's The Real World New Orleans, MTV's The Challenge, and MTV's The Real World Homecoming series, gets real with Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk. We discuss The Traitors season 4, Rachel
Zoe and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, reality TV fame, Kelley Wolf, Billy Bush, and Scott Wolf.
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June 9, 2025 • 56 mins
Irene McGee from MTV’s "The Real World: Seattle" joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss "How real is The Real World?" Irene
describes the process of how she was cast on the show and why she
says she was cast. The reality pioneers talk about the emotional
balance needed to be on the show and what her life is like now. All
three agree that Road Rules was the “B Team”. This episode is raw and
unfiltered.
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June 2, 2025 • 47 mins
Derek Frazier of Big Brother season 23 fame joins Jon Brennan
and Beth Stolarczyk for a tremendous conversation about reality television, then and now. Derek co-hosts his own podcast “Reality Tea” on the Heavy Crown Network. He shares details about the “Cookout Alliance” on Big Brother and talks to Jon and Beth about what it was like to live with Tami Roman! Derek has a specific scene to discuss from the Real World Homecoming. T...
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May 26, 2025 • 48 mins
Butter Fortney, aka “UR Boy Butter,” joins Jon Brennan and
Beth Stolarczyk on the podcast to tell stories of his journey from growing up in Ohio to becoming a recording artist and producer in country music. Butter’s band, Trailer Choir, was signed to Toby Keith’s record label, Show Dog Nashville, and now he hosts an incredibly entertaining live show called the “Butter Bash”. We also get a sample of the smash comedy song “I Likes...
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May 19, 2025 • 53 mins
Nashville music mogul Joe Kelly joins the podcast for an insightful conversation about his journey to becoming President of CDX Nashville and CDX Records. Joe has been in the music business for 40 years and has
changed his strategies to coincide with the changes in the times of the
ever-changing music industry. He discusses why he chose not to meet his
musical hero, Merle Haggard, and the struggles he overcame in becoming
one...
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May 12, 2025 • 43 mins
The Real World Los Angeles’s legendary roommate, David Edwards, joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to hash out the “Real World Homecoming” and why he left the show for the second time. He talks about being a Pawpaw and how he feels blessed, including being part of a dysfunctional reality cast. He tells behind-the-scenes events we didn’t know about and what it is like nowadays when he sees Tami Roman. This is the episode we have ...
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