Criminality

Criminality

CRIMINALITY is a podcast for those of us who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Every other Friday, hosts, Melissa (one half of Moms and Mysteries podcast) and Rebekah (host of DIE-ALOGUE podcast), will share the true story of a reality personality who faced more than just champagne problems. You won’t find murder stories here, but fear not, there are crimes a plenty - fraud, arrests, mugshots, scandals, and more. CRIMINALITY: Because loving reality isn’t a crime!

Episodes

July 25, 2025 74 mins

It’s Not Goodbye, It’s Just a “Pause” (Housewife Style)

Like any iconic Housewife worth her tagline, Melissa and Rebekah are officially putting themselves on pause. (Let’s be honest, the pause already started, but this is the formal announcement.)

In this final (for now!) episode of CRIMINALITY, the hosts reflect on how it all began, why they’re stepping back, and what’s next.

Melissa is still going strong with Moms and Myste...

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It’s episode four of TLC’s PolyFamily and Melissa and Rebekah are back with their fourth recap—because nothing says “closed quad” like four co-parents and two co-hosts.

This week, the paternity drama takes a backseat as the quad looks ahead to a much bigger challenge: securing legal parental rights for all four adults over their five shared children. Spoiler: it’s going to be a long, winding, and legally murky road.

Mean...

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Rebekah and Melissa are back with their third PolyFamily recap…this week, the setting and city have changed, but the conversations remain remarkably similar.

This week, Alicia is still hoping to share the breastfeeding journey with Taya, but despite her best efforts she can’t lactate, so while they women are great friends, they will never be bosom buddies.

Meanwhile, things heat up as the Tyler vs. Sean turf war continues to...

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For a polycule that claims not to care about paternity, they sure can't stop talking about it.

Welcome to our second recap of TLC’s PolyFamily—a show Melissa and Rebekah hate to love (but here we are). This week, Taya gives birth, Alicia volunteers as tribute to help breastfeed, and Sean and Tyler mark their territory… with a baby?

The show lurches awkwardly from scene to scene, but what it lacks in grace it makes up for in ...

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Is it polyamory or just chaos with mandatory seating arrangements?

This week, Melissa and Rebekah are recapping TLC's new show, PolyFamily—because Rebekah can run from TLC but Melissa won't let her hide.

Meet Alysia, Tyler, Sean, and Taya: two married couples who've formed a closed quad, living under one roof and raising five kids together. The twist? They intentionally avoid knowing the paternity of their three youngest chi...

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The Criminality hosts felt it was high time for a Bravo/Reality TV update episode - from sentencings to ski accidents, and new reality shows with divisive responses, they’ll get into it all and then some. Stick around to hear what they’re watching which includes two Netflix pics with that get two thumbs up.

Melissa and Rebekah are back on FIRST FRIDAYS with all new reality TV content, stores, and updates. 

Let us know w...

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Melissa and Rebekah are back on FIRST FRIDAYS with all new reality TV content, stores, and updates. 

Enjoy this replay of Episode THREE  this week. 

Anna Nicole Smith...Beyond her bombshell beauty, what do we really know about her? Well to start, that is not her real name, and to end, well, it’s complicated. Melissa unfolds the twisty legal and personal battles that Anna faced throughout her life and career, a...

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The Criminality hosts felt it was high time for a Bravo/Reality TV update episode - from sentencings to ski accidents, and new reality shows with divisive responses, they’ll get into it all and then some. Stick around to hear what they’re watching which includes two Netflix pics with that get two thumbs up.

Melissa and Rebekah are back on FIRST FRIDAYS with all new reality TV content, stores, and updates. 

Let us know w...

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It was only a matter of time before Melissa grabbed the mic to unleash her expert insights, scorching hot takes, and full-blown Sister Wives obsession. And Rebekah is there too.

In this new “First Friday” era of Criminality, we’re shaking things up—starting with Melissa’s version of a TED Talk, Brown family edition. If you love TLC’s Sister Wives, you won’t want to miss this deep dive into the unraveling of plural marriage ...

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Mike Sorrentino and the Internal Revenue "Situation"

Melissa invites us to travel back to a simpler time and place. 2009. The Jersey Shore. We fondly remember all that this MTV reality show gave us, but we also learn that Mike Sorrentino encountered the all too often quandary; “Mo Money, Mo Problems.” From failed businesses to tax evasion, Mike found himself in quite a situation.

Rebekah is up next episode and offers these t...

Happy New Year! Melissa and Rebekah kicking off 2025 with some reality TV predictions and Bravo updates — some highly probable, some entirely the work of fiction. From babies and breakups to Melissa’s twisted fantasies, there is a lot to enjoy in the kick off episode of the year!


Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:


Melissa: Laid, Peacock

Rebekah:Carry On, Netflix


Reminder that we are dropping ...

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December 20, 2024 74 mins

Melissa and Rebekah take a festive stroll down memory lane with a holiday-themed detour to Graystone Manor. In this special holiday recap, they revisit The Real Housewives of New York, Season 10, Episode 9—aka The Nutcracker Episode—and unwrap all the drama, laughs, and chaos.

Yes, you remember that Nutcracker moment, but this re-watch is packed with surprises: a candlelit cake collision (thanks, Dorinda), an unforgettable ...

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Janice Dickinson: World's First Super(lative) Model


Melissa brings us a star-studded episode today—so channel your inner supermodel, strike a pose, and listen up!

When you think of Janice Dickinson, your mind might jump to her unforgettable run on America’s Next Top Model. But there’s so much more to the self purported “world’s first supermodel” than her TV persona. In this episode, Melissa dives into how Janice truly sa...

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November 22, 2024 50 mins

This episode dives deep into a story that’s far more captivating than anything the RHONY reboot has offered so far. Leave behind Rebecca Minkoff’s lackluster appearance on the show as Rebekah pulls back the curtain on the real intrigue: a journey of ambition, family, and faith, woven through fashion, Scientology, and scandal.

We trace Rebecca Minkoff’s meteoric rise from her early days as a designer, where she struck gold b...

November 8, 2024 60 mins

Melissa is bringing the laughs as she shares the trials and tribulations of our comedy king, Tracy Morgan. From his trauma filled childhood to his turbulent adulthood, Tracy used it all to make him one of the most recognizable names in comedy. Tracy wasn’t just an actor on a show ABOUT a reality show, he was also host on the brief and oft-forgot reality show “Scare Tactics.”


But when he barely survives a life changing a...

November 1, 2024 67 mins

RE-PLAY while Melissa and Rebekah travel. We are revisiting the story of PK Hemsley in honor of the RHOBH coming back on November 19, 2024! How does the story change knowing that PK and Dorit have split?

Are you ready for a whale of a tale? You might know him as Dorit’s husband, but Rebekah would like to introduce you to Paul Kemsley, International Man of tax evasion and gambling debts. Oh, he also loves soccer! PK went fro...

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October 18, 2024 51 mins

On today’s episode, Rebekah is taking you on a real journey to a reality show you’ve probably never seen and not because it was an early aughts one-hit-wonder, but because it was never actually a show. Wait, what?


Join her as she introduces you to a young man with big dreams, four names, and zero idea of how to produce a reality show —  but he doesn’t let that stop him, because Nik Russian is nothing if not a dream...

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Please enjoy this special drop of Rebekah's new podcast, Thank you for your interest! The show dropped TODAY and you can listen to the first episode wherever you get CRIMINALITY! Be sure to follow and subscribe so you don't miss episodes which release every Monday!


Listen to episode 1

https://pod.link/1767856056/episode/0e981679a1dd7a394aa44cce42e5b0fd


Want to learn more or be a guest on the show? Visit ...

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Can #MomTok survive a Criminality episode? We’re about to find out because Melissa is diving headfirst into the whirlwind world of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” with a focus on none other than the notorious Taylor Frankie Paul.


Taylor isn't your typical Mormon mom—in fact, her connection to the faith seems more rumor than reality. But what she *is*, is the OG Mom at the center of #MomTok’s rise, fall, and scandalo...

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