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

November 1, 2025 52 mins

Karen “Duff” Duffy, the former MTV VJ, actress, and bestselling author of Model Patient: My Life as an Incurable Wise-Ass, Backbone: Living with Chronic Pain Without Turning into One, and Wise Up: Irreverent Enlightenment from a Mother Who’s Been Through It. 

  

Duff opens up about her unforgettable years in the MTV spotlight, her Hollywood adventures (including Dumb and Dumber), and how her diagnosis with chr...

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Kate is joined once again by reality TV producer and Fixing Famous People podcast co-host Chris DeRosa to break down the reunion episode of Love Is Blind: Denver on Netflix. 

  

  

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October 30, 2025 33 mins

Athena Klingerman and Amber Rasmussen, the women at the center of Don’t Date Brandon on Paramount+. What begins as a modern online romance quickly spirals into a dark web of lies and manipulation. Amber’s suspicions about her boyfriend Brandon lead her to an unexpected ally—his ex-wife, Athena. Together, the two women unravel the shocking truth about the man who deceived them both. 

  

  

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Tamara Trottner, author of No One Saw Us Leave, a memoir and the basis for the Netflix series of the same name. The story follows her harrowing childhood abduction by her father in 1960s Mexico and her mother’s desperate search to bring her children home. 

  

  

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October 27, 2025 78 mins

Kate is joined once again by reality TV producer and Fixing Famous People podcast co-host Chris DeRosa to break down the weddings episode of Love Is Blind: Denver on Netflix. 

  

  

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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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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Love is Blind Reunion (Netflix), Selling Sunset (Netflix), Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (Netflix), and Finding Mr. Christmas. 

  

  

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

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October 25, 2025 63 mins

Dani Morin experienced every parent’s worst nightmare when she lost her 15-month-old son in a tragic incident at a day care center. 

  

Dani discusses how she transformed her pain into purpose, becoming a dedicated child safety advocate committed to protecting other families from similar tragedies. She also shares the deeply personal choices that shaped the next chapter of her life—her decision to have another...

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Kate is joined by B from Bravo and Cocktails for a deep dive into the world of Bravo gossip and reality TV investigations, and the premiere episode of Wife Swap. 

  

  

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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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Comedian Kara Klenk, co-host of That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, joins Kate to break down this week’s explosive episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City — but with a twist. As two people who consume a prodigious amount of true crime, Kate and Kara analyze the women’s behavior, motivations, and alibis like detectives on the case. 

  

  

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Kate is joined by The Real Housewives of Miami star Marysol Patton to dive her parents, growing up in Miami with Madonna as a neighbor, and this season. They discuss her iconic moments, the evolution of the franchise, and how she’s navigated fame, family, and fun in the world of reality TV. 

  

  

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Rebecca Chaiklin, director and executive producer of Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam on Prime Video. 

  

From courtside seats to a $5.7 million mansion, aspiring actor Zach Horwitz appeared to have it all, but behind the picture-perfect facade lurked one of Hollywood’s most audacious financial scams. The series reveals the shocking true story of how an Indiana transplant orchestrated a massive Ponzi schem...

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Love is Blind (Netflix), Hollywood Hustler (Prime Video),  Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (Netflix), Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV+), and Allen Iv3rson ( Prime Video). 

  

  

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey 

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October 18, 2025 49 mins

Kate first met Kate Kennedy when she got a copy of her book Twinkle, Twinkle, Social Media Star: An Internet Fairytale of Fame, Fortune and Followers, and then became a guest on the podcast. Kate is a bestselling author, pop culture commentator, and host of Be There in Five podcast. 

  

They discuss her career journey — from writing her bestselling books to building her podcast. The conversation flows from her...

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October 17, 2025 59 mins

Kate is joined once again by reality TV producer and Fixing Famous People podcast co-host Chris DeRosa to break down the latest episodes (10-11) of Love Is Blind: Denver on Netflix. 

  

  

Reality Life with Kate Casey 

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey 

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October 16, 2025 27 mins

Peter Scalettar, director of Netflix’s acclaimed sports docuseries Starting 5, which follows elite NBA players throughout a full season — both on and off the court. Season 2 of Starting 5 follows Jaylen Brown, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, and James Harden as they navigate the pressures, triumphs, and personal stories behind their NBA seasons. 

  

  

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Brian Moylan, author of The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives, joins Kate for the latest on Real Housewives on Bravo including the Osefo arrests in Potomac, Julia and Adriana's affair in Miami, and the great friendship divide in Orange County.  

  

  

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October 14, 2025 63 mins

Kate is joined once again by reality TV producer and Fixing Famous People podcast co-host Chris DeRosa to break down the latest episodes (7–9) of Love Is Blind: Denver on Netflix. 

  

From emotional stand-offs to family introductions and awkward reunions, Kate and Chris unpack all the messy, cringey, and oddly touching moments as the couples move from the pods to real life in Denver. 

  

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Kate discusses what to watch this week including Starting 5 (Netflix), The Road (CBS), The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix), Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers—Justin Jefferson (Prime Video), and Love is Blind (Netflix). 

  

  

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

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Kate reconnects with her longtime friend Amber Rose Johnson, whom she met long before they each had kids—and she’s been laughing with her ever since. 

  

Amber grew up surrounded by fitness and comedy: her dad ran a health club and business, and her mom was an aerobics instructor by day and a comedian and booker by night. But instead of being drawn into the toxic diet culture of that world, Amber charted her o...

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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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