Pod Crashing Episode 334 With Kebe And Michael Rapaport From The Podcast Rapaport's Reality

Hey, thanks for being a part of the conversation.

Let's do some pod crashing.

Episode number 334 is with Michael and Keebee Rappaport

from the podcast Rappaport's Reality.

Good, how you doing?

Absolutely fantastic.

Excited to talk to you because I'm gonna tell you what.

I feel like when I'm listening to your podcast

that I'm an Uber driver and you guys are in the backseat

and you happen to break out in this incredible conversation

about reality TV.

Well, that's what we're trying to do with Rappaport's reality.

We love doing it.

We love doing the show.

And that's part of the fun of what we try to bring

to each and every episode.

Michael, I love the idea that you're so open

with talking about these reality shows

because some guys, it's like the Carpenter's.

Nobody really listened to the Carpenter's,

but we really did.

A hundred percent, we're openly fans

and we appreciate the fun of it.

We appreciate the thrills of victory

and the agony of defeat with the reality TV show.

And that's what we discuss every week

along with our own personal stuff

on Rappaport's reality.

Keebee, I think one of the greatest moments

in your podcast was the very first episode

where you were actually nervous.

I loved that innocence and I'm glad you kept it in the show.

Thank you.

Well, it was true, it was real.

It was real for me.

Because we had to have been a giant step

because with Michael, he knows how to control a crowd

and to control a conversation.

But man, you really brought your game, though,

when you jumped into the reality of it all.

Well, thank you for saying that

because I was really nervous.

Michael, having his own podcast and doing it for so long,

I was really scared to be up against him,

but he made it really easy.

Now, he's so good at it that he made me feel comfortable

immediately.

And then I feel like I'm kind of getting good at it now.

Like I feel like being with him, it's really easy.

Now, for the two of you to come come together like this,

I mean, it had to have started off as a conversation

maybe over dinner or something like that where you go,

you know, I think we've got something here

and we need to chase it.

100%.

You know, we talk about it all the time.

We talk about reality TV all the time.

And that's what we bring to the show.

We love bantering about it.

We love, you know, just, you know,

we love the world.

We love the genre and we really love, you know,

talking about it on Rappport's reality.

You know, Keebie, we all need to get together

and get some sort of award or a green jacket to give to Michael

for being on an anti-cone show 30 times.

I mean, he needs something.

I mean, who else has done that?

Yeah, nobody.

Actually, I think he hit 39, 36 times.

36 times.

Yeah, he's been, whatever it is, it's a lot of times

and I'm very proud because I remember

when he first watched his first reality show with me,

I said to him, I think it was a housewife in New York

and watch what happens live came on afterwards

and I said, I really want you to be on the show.

I'm a big fan of Andy Cohen and he made it happen.

So I'm very, very proud of that 30 something times

that he's been on the show.

I've been blessed with the opportunity to talk

with a lot of these housewives

and the thing is though is that I'm expecting them

to be who they are on TV inside the conversation.

They're down to earth, they're lovable.

They want to share with the community.

Listen, they share it all.

In my opinion, they're like fighters, they give it,

they take it, they, you know, they roll with the punches

and I think that's why, you know,

the longevity of their shows and the relationships

and we see them grow up and a show like Vanderpump rules,

you know, specifically is one of the best examples of that

and, you know, it's been going 11 seasons

and I think it's gonna continue for as long as they want.

Yeah, cause I mean, look at what Gordon Ramsay has done.

He's teamed up with one of the Vanderpump's.

Oh, right, with Misa band.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's great.

I'm looking forward to see what they come up with.

Fun, just like you two, which means

I want a cooking show from you guys.

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

The Kibi would have to do that.

I'm more of like the cleaning up and the eating person.

But in reality, Kibi, don't you think that this podcast

is a reality show because, I mean, you guys openly discussed,

we're not gonna cuss on this show and then, oh my God.

And that made it real.

Yeah, well, the Rappaport brand, unfortunately,

requires the F4.

I tried really hard at the beginning,

but somehow it's just a tick.

It just comes out.

Michael, I mean, I've always known you for all of your passion

for sports, but when you really dive into talking

about these reality shows, dude, I'm telling you,

this is your real passion.

Yes, yes.

And that's definitely, you know, the same sort of banter,

the same sort of drama, the same sort of gossip

and the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat

is definitely, you know, what I love

from doing the Rappaport reality podcast.

Now, Kibi, in other podcasts that Michael has been a part of,

he's always talked to his co-partners on the show

and said, no, you can't even show up

and that's why I've got different people.

Do you have to set up a time on your Google calendar

to record the podcast?

Well, I asked him to be specific about a time

so I could prepare, but Michael has such a busy schedule

that I know that that's just not possible.

I try to ask him to do it as early in the day as possible

because I have to cook dinner and do other things.

So far, I've been working out, but, you know,

we're really early on, so we'll see how it works out.

But we know it has to happen on Tuesdays

and so far, we're doing good.

Yeah, yeah.

Now, one of the things that I find inspiring

is that you guys do so much traveling.

Will you pack a suitcase and put all the equipment in there

so you can do it from a different location

and take the listeners?

Absolutely.

100%.

We've podcasted from Israel.

We've podcasted from Los Angeles

and, you know, the show must go on.

It's show business.

It could be a business show, but we definitely, you know,

we podcast anytime, any place.

A rap or arts reality drops every single Wednesday.

And, you know, we're excited, you know, about starting

and we're excited about where we are

and we're excited about, you know,

where we're going with a rap or arts reality.

The business side of podcasting,

why do you drop on a Wednesday?

Is it getting people prepared for a new week

or is it a wrap-up of what's happened over the last week?

That's a good question.

It's just schedule, you know, I think it's the best day for us.

You know, reality shows are really through Sunday

through Thursday and, you know,

we drop in the middle of the week

so we can talk about the shows that have aired

and about the shows that are airing.

So it's just, you know, what works best for us.

Now, because I'm also a producer,

I'm listening very closely to you guys.

Is there any editing involved?

Because I mean, I mean, you guys are really on top of each other.

No, we don't edit.

If anything, you know, if we need to edit,

it's keybie because although, you know,

I'm the one with the persona of being, you know,

unhinged, my wife definitely has, you know,

strong opinions and, you know,

I feel like she's the one could get us in trouble.

Yeah.

I would love to see an episode of you two

walking through the park like you've done so many times.

And because on Facebook, it'll come up

where you're walking through the park

just having a conversation.

But I would love to see this with you two walking through the park.

We're, we're, we're ready, willing and able to do it.

That's a good idea.

Well, you're so creative, Michael.

I mean, your imagination never turns off, does it?

No, I mean, I'm definitely, you know,

you know, try to come up with things.

I love performing.

And, you know, I try to find as many outlets as possible.

What have you learned from this process, Kebie?

I mean, what, you're now, you're in, you're a,

I always say the podcasters are broadcasters,

but podcasters don't like me seeing that.

But you're in the family.

You're doing the podcast now.

What have I learned?

I, well, I learned that my husband is what I already know.

He's, he's really, it's an overused words,

but he really is a genius.

He's reinvented himself over and over again for 35 years.

And when I'm watching him doing it, I'm just learning

because I'm very new to the medium.

And it's not as easy as people say it.

So I'm learning everything.

I'm brand new and I'm willing to learn.

And so I can't really say yet, because I'm so new,

but I'm open and I'm just, I'm with the best.

So I'm learning everything.

I would love to be a fly on the wall

when you wrap up each episode,

because when you turn off those microphones

and it's just the two of you sitting there beside each other,

I can't imagine what kind of a look you give each other.

Sometimes they're not good.

Well, man, you guys have got to come back to this show

anytime in the future.

The door is always going to be open for you.

I appreciate that.

Thank you so much.

Well, you, you be brilliant today, okay?

Thank you guys.

Thank you.