Pink Shade: Reality TV with MP

Pink Shade: Reality TV with MP

Pink Shade, hosted by Mary Payne Gilbert, has the best breakdowns and takedowns of your favorite reality TV. Mary Payne recaps the shows we all love (and love to hate) three times a week with rotating co-hosts. Popular topics include: WeTV's Love After Lockup franchise (including Love During Lockup, Life After Lockup and more) TLC's 90 Day Fiance franchise including Before the 90 Days (BT90Days), 90 Day The Other Way (90DayTOW), 90 Day Happily Ever After (90DayHEA) and more BravoTV's Real Housewives (RHOSLC, RHOC, RHOBH, RHOP, RHONY, RHOM, and more), The Valley, VanderPump Rules, and more Popular guests include: Keisha Owens (The Libra Lounge with Keisha) - permanent co-host on Mondays Kimberly (A Date with Dateline) - permanent co-host on Tuesdays Kate Casey (Reality Life with Kate Casey) Doug Budin (Jeff Lewis Live) John Hill (Radio Andy) Amy Phillips (Drama, Darling) Ace Fanning (Sh$t Talk with Ace & Katelyn) Mandy Slutsker (Is This Real Life) Ryan Bailey (So Bad It's Good) Brian Moylan (New York Times Bestselling Author: The Housewives: The Real Story of the Real Housewives) Gibson Johns (Gabbing with Gib) Chris DeRosa (Fixing Famous People) Mary Payne and her guests untangle the complexities, love lives, family relationships, and general ridiculousness of the fascinating people on Bravo, WeTV, TLC and more! Learn more: www.pinkshadepodcast.com

Episodes

October 15, 2026 • 77 mins
Mary Payne chats with Melissa Reich (Your Bish Therapist) about the latest in our Bravo world!  We give our thoughts on the non sisterhood of the Salt Lake city women.  We chat about the complexities of what is going on in Potomac: Tia's husband, Wendy throwing Eddie under the bus, and Karen refusing to admit she has a problem with alcohol.  And, we chat about our love for Carole Radziwell and the "Mos...
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MP and Kimberly are back from LibraFest and ready to dive back into the 90 Day world!  On this episode of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way (s8e2) "Kiasu, Kancheong and Carry On," Niles is sad that his parents didn't take him to the airport so he talks to his other dad, Mr. Arc.  Matilda's family is unhappy with Niles and no one knows he is planning to move to Ghana.  We meet Nigel and his friend Chris (who...
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    Trigger warnings - this episode discuses domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. Mary Payne and Keisha chat about a very somber episode of Love After Lockup: Relationship Rehab (s1e2) "Trauma Bonds". The felons and non-felons are separated for this episode to discuss their trauma and how it affects their relationships. Needless to say, there are a lot of trigger warnings as the discussions become very sad and very dark. ...
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    Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about a new season of Hunt for Love.  It's 90 Day Hunt for Love (s2e1) "The Girl Who Got the Ick".  Our 90 Day cast members are Emma, Brittany, Chloe, Jamal, Kara, Michael, Steven, and Razvan.  Emma is problematic for going after Jamal, but Jamal is problematic for going after Emma.  Chloe is hilarious.  We wonder if Kara is going to tell these men about her Only ...
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    Mary Payne and Kimberly discuss the brand spanking new season of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way and the premiere episode (s8e1) "Love Lies and La Dolce Vita".  We have the returning couple, Niles and Matilda.  Matilda doesn't know Miles is moving to Ghana; she thinks he's just visiting and surely nothing could go wrong with that plan.  We meet Jessy (29, Bronx) and her man Vitto (29, Italy). He seems to be a ...
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    Mugshot Monday is back and we are ecstatic! We have a new show and it's SO GOOD. On Love After Lockup: Relationship Rehab (s1e1) "Walls within Walls," we meet a STAR, Dr. Ish Major. Dr. Ish is a real therapist with real advice and real skills and we are so happy he's on our screen. We have five couples; first up are Julius and Alexis. He's a mumbling cheater with face tattoos and she's a nursing student who has his baby. Next is Me...
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    Mary Payne chats with friends Corey and Carly of Surviving Sister Wives and Surviving Reality about what's happening on our favorite reality shows. Corey and Carly fill MP in on potential storylines for the new season of Sister Wives. We also chat about Welcome to Plathville, the Traitors, Double Lives of Suburban Wives and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Follow Corey and Carly @survivingrealitypod on Instagram

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    Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the last episode of 90 Day Fiancé season 12 (Tell All part 3). On this episode, Marissa tells Edward they can look into surrogacy. Macayla tries to secure another season with Mallorie. Thomas gets roasted but does not care. Maxwell and Ashia fight with God-brother Rod. Everyone seems to hate Mido (except Paula) but he just doubles down on how awful he is. We are looking forward to next week's prem...
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    Mary Payne and Keisha discuss one of these cast members trolling us and then we recap!  On Age Inappropriate (s1e8) "Commit or Quit," Kai and Zachary bond and Brooke and Kai continue their OF business.  Tynisha and Dr. Eric break up and she's maybe starting a yoga business.  Jay-Anne starts a cookie company and learns to drive and Kent tries to act like a supportive partner.  Vic and Caroline get engaged, break ...
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    September 24, 2026 • 62 mins
    Mary Payne and podcast bestie Kate Casey discuss the current seasons of RHONYC, RHSLC and RHUGT.  We also dip into our love for the new season of The Traitors.  And we discuss the documentary A Killer Story along with the upcoming doc, The Swans on Hulu.

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    Mary Payne and Kimberly cover the 90 Day Fiance (s12e20) "Tell All part 2".  On the Tell All, Catie throws a fit and cries, then gets over it, says she won't drink too much, cries, drinks too much, doesn't make out, cries again and then goes for a run and everything is fine!  Mallorie and Rasit discuss having a baby, while Edward and Marissa discuss not having a baby.  Thomas gets mad about Rasit's vape and Paula get...
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    On the second to last episode of Age Inappropriate (s1e7) "Home Coming" - Brooke talks to her son, Zachary, who tells her he's disappointed in her. Tynisha surprises Eric while he is trying to go on a date and they later reconcile. Kent finally makes it to the Philippines with Jay-Anne and the kids, and he is actually very likable this episode! And finally, Vic and Caroline adopt a new puppy, reconcile, and he says he wants to marr...
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    September 21, 2026 • 55 mins
    Mary Payne chats with Ross Mathews about hosting the 90 Day Last Resort Tell All. We chat about all things 90 Day Fiance, including a harrowing game of "Shag, Marry, Exile". And - Pink Shade Exclusive - Ross spills some major tea about a lunch he had at a Chili's with Darcey and Stacey!

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    Mary Payne chats with Emmy award winning comedy writer, Ali Barthwell (Reality TV for Snobs) about her book and our shared love of reality TV. We discuss every reality show you can imagine and her job as a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Be sure to check out her book and her instagram!

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    Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about an amazing tell all for 90 Day Fiance Season 12 (s12e19). Catie cries but no one is buying it. Rasit acts like a jerk to Thomas. Ashia gives good advice. Shea's ex and daughter show up and it was a nothing burger. Marissa tells us she's just smarter than Edward and also her ex is a real problem. In the end, Catie storms off the stage and tells Josh to just dump her and we say "yes please".

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    Mary Payne and Keisha chat about the latest episode of Age Inappropriate (s1e6) "Enough is Enough". Vic continues to fight with Caroline wearing the same clothes and Caroline's sister encourages her to leave this loser. Tynisha, the worst sugar baby on the planet, has still not talked to Dr. Eric. Dr. Eric meets with Dr. Selika who tells him to pull it together. Drew and Janet make up and we wonder why he just doesn't open a gym in...
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    Mary Payne and Kimberly (A Date with Dateline) delve into a Netflix true crime documentary, Death of a Pastor's Wife. We both knew a little, but not a lot, about this case going in, and we think the documentary is very well done. This three-part documentary delves into the death of Mica Miller and the suspicion surrounding her super creepy husband, whom we describe as a groomer, a sex-obsessed weirdo, a gaslighter, a religious abus...
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    Mary Payne and Kimberly wear their best wedding veils and chat about the season finale of 90 Day Fiance (s12e18) "Am I Ready For Forever?". On this episode, it's wedding time for most of our couples! Catie and Josh actually tie the knot and her main goal is to get to the reception so she can drink and try to make out with someone's date. Debby and Mido apparently consummated their marriage and it was "so-so". Ashia and Maxwell say ...
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    Mary Payne talks to Keisha about the latest episode of WeTv's Age Inappropriate (s1e5) "Reality Check". On this episode, Janet is still mad at Drew because he spoke to a woman. In case you missed the point, it was HER MILESTONE 60TH BIRTHDAY. Jay-Anne and Kent say goodbye to her mom, Sonia. Sonia has told Jay-Anne that she really wants her to re-think this marriage because Kent is too controlling. Kai and Brooke do a photo shoot an...
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    Mary Payne and Keisha chat about a stellar season of Love is Blind UK (s3e11) and a short and sweet reunion episode! On this episode, we learn everyone is happy (except Cuba and Ryan). The couples are all together and in love. Yasmin and Jordan are best friends. Cuba and Ryan hate each other and she throws some shade, which we loved. We will never find out what Jack truly did that night after Faye's birthday, but she's moved on, he...
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