Uncanny Valley Girls
A biweekly deep dive into reality shows and stars of the past (with a hefty dose of ums, likes, and vocal fry).
Episodes
Hi, we're the Uncanny Valley Girls and this is our pawn shop episode. We work here with our Old Man, and our son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned after 21 years, you never know what is going to come through that door!
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
This week the girls dip their toes into murky waters, disucssing their first TLC show: Jon & Kate Plus 8. Discussions include fertilization methods, the origin of Karens, and the reality TV space race.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
Happy Valentine's day, valley girls!!! Listen to the ones you love (us) discuss soulmates and reality television. Digressions include the discursive history of love, ABC's famed bachelor franchise, and (of course) quantum physics.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
How you doin'? This week the girls discuss radio and daytime icon, Wendy Williams. They touch on her start reading tabloids on fm radio, her blunt opinions in "Ask Wendy," and her current financial guardianship. #freewendy
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
In this episode, the girls discuss Whodunnit? - the clue-inspired murder mystery complete with a British butler, Giles, as host. They discuss the show's sister-franchise (CSI), playing your own corpse, and the forensic gaze. Oh and whodunnit? Joey Graceffa.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
Welcome back to season 2 of Uncanny Valley Girls! We hope you got everything on your wish list, just like the women of Bridalplasty. This week we went under the knife to discuss a relic of the 2010s reality genre. Digressions include the wedding industrial complex, reality tv genre bending, and the ethics of Dr. Terry Dubrow's (of Botched fame) practice.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
The Uncanny Valley Girls are back for one last time in 2023 with a continuation of their discussion of Ink Master host (and future ~Master of Chaos~) Dave Navarro. They touch on the network's broader branding (i.e. misogynistic) and how that relates to the industry it portrays, legal issues involving former judges Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck, and a not so subtle reminder that no matter who you are, live más. This is the second...
Rachel has a new crush, Jane's Addiction guitarist and Ink Master host, Dave Navarro. Discussions include his documentary, Mourning Son, the beginnings of his rock career, and his introduction to reality TV. This is the first of two parts (see: Dave Navarro's Live Más Mentality Part 2).
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
In this episode, the girls dive into MTV's hit show Catfish, starring Nev Schulman, Max Joseph, and later, Kamie Crawford. Topics include preteen catfishing on Omegle, Nev's suspicious history in faux (?) documentary work, and the "shametainment" of it all.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
The girls did their homework and read Sallie Tisdale's The Lie About the Truck: Survivor, Reality TV, and the Endless Gaze in preparation for this conversation about Survivor. Topics include the origin of the series and the production team behind it, as well as the blatant cultural appropriation that jumpstarted its success in the year 2000.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
A look back at the illustrious career of Project Runway's Nina Garcia, including her time as a fashion editor, her 20-year reality tv career, and life beyond. Digressions include manufactured celebrity feuds and gushing over Nina's unironic girlbossery.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
An (overly) extensive conversation of America's Sweetheart (Ty Pennington <3), ABC's Caroline Calloway era, and exploitation of trauma on one of the early 2000s greatest hits - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
A walk through one of TLC's (very) storied halls, "What Not To Wear." Discussions include How To Stop Having Individuality and Stacey London's post-show reflections. Discussions do not include Clinton Kelly (oops).
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
Discussions about Gordon Ramsay's early life and career, including the opening of his first restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in the docuseries "Boiling Point." Digressions include unfounded astrological analysis and unpacking his "leadership style." This is the first of two parts (see: Confessions of a Gordon Ramsay Apologist Part 2).
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalley...
More time spent discussing the ins and outs of Gordon Ramsay’s storied career, including time spent “Behind Bars”, [culturally appropriating?] around the world, and in the hearts and minds of Gordon Ramsay Apologists everywhere. This is the second of two parts (see: Confessions of a Gordon Ramsay Apologist Part 1).
Music by Gab Grieco and Shay Greco
Instagram: @uncannyvalleygirlspod
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