214 - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (feat. Jolenta Greenberg)

Jolenta Greenberg (Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre) and the lads attend the dinner party from hell and down goblets of cocktails as they cover season one of the hit-Bravo reality show: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Topics include the origins of the Real Housewives, the art of the talking head one-liner, and what we can learn from the horrifying darkness that comes with being married to Frasier Crane.

 

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Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre: Comedian & pop culture critic Jolenta Greenberg has a theory: reality TV isn’t ruining culture - it is culture. Join her and a cast of sharp, funny guests as they dig into the details behind the drama and unpack why we can’t get enough of those iconic scenes and unforgettable characters. This is the place for highbrow conversations about “lowbrow” TV.

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

• The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
  • S1 E4: “It’s My Party and I’ll Spend If I Want To”
  • S1 E5: “I Would Never Say That”
  • S1 E9: “The Dinner Party From Hell”
  • S1 E13: “Unforgivable”
• “Bravo Adds Fifth Night of Programming, Boosting Original Hours by 20%” by Bill Gorman. Bravo TV Press Release. March 10th, 2010.
• “Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ to premiere March 21st” by Reality Tv World staff. Reality TV World. January 6th, 2006.
• How Andy Cohen Became Famous Enough To End Up On "Riverdale" by Rebecca Farley. Refinery 29. March 22nd, 2018.
• MEDIA; “Bravo Learns to Make Noise and Have Fun” by Abby Ellin. The New York Times. July 5th, 2004.
• “NBC Puts Its Stamp on Bravo” by Allison Romano. Broadcasting and Cable. February 17th, 2003.

 

TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

 

Edited by: Brian Alford

 

Interstitial: “The Real Housewives of Carmel-By-The-Sea” // Written by A.J. Ditty // feat. Josh Boerman as “Bravo Announcer”, Eleanor Philips as “Chloe”, Anne Boerman as “Kathy”, and Madeleine Bundy as “Kim”.