Friend Of

Ariana and Renee are recording straight from a New York hotel bed after the most unhinged Christmas bar, a surprise Golden Bachelor recap delivered by two Boston icons, and a Gary V day that included VaynerMedia, Fly Fish and the best chicken nuggets on earth. They break down Bronwyn and Todd’s no-prenup split, Taylor Swift’s ERAS documentary “bonus day” math, Travis Kelce retirement chatter, Carl’s NYC interview trip, and the Summer House cast-photo Photoshop situation everyone’s dragging online. Then it’s Kardashians (Kim’s party parenting moment, Kourtney’s scheduling saga, Khloé’s dating dread) and RHOBH drama from Dorit and PK’s financial standoff to Kyle’s separation and the Morgan Wade whispers. Plus: airport condoms, dry-nose spirals, breastfeeding politics, handwriting paralysis, and your weekly Ick & Icon.Timestamps:00:00:00 NYC hotel bed, Christmas bar & Boston ladies00:08:50 Bronwyn & Todd split, Taylor doc & ERAS bonus day00:18:05 Renee’s notebook quest, airport condoms & dry-nose spiral00:22:53 Kardashians: mom-life optics, vaping poisoning & lip kits00:34:41 Breastfeeding schedules, Kim’s grad party & hometown fame00:41:35 Kim’s kids on stage, Kourtney’s walkout & Khloé on dating00:44:34 Beverly Hills: Rachel Zoe, Dorit & PK money, Kyle & Morgan00:54:42 Summer House cast photos, NYC plans & Ick/IconConnect With Us:Instagram: @friendofpodcastTikTok: @friendofpodcastFriend Of is proudly presented by Hayu, the home of reality TV.Hundreds of shows. Every episode, every season.Ad-free. Same day as TV. Cancel anytime.If you love the show, please rate and review us! Your support helps more reality TV fans find us.Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shep Rose joins Friend Of with the kind of unfiltered calm that only comes from a decade inside Southern Charm's wild friendship dynamics, opening up about the long history he shares with Austin and Craig, why certain comments cut deeper when you’ve known someone forever, how confessionals can completely rewrite your understanding of a moment, and why the Venita storyline hits a nerve this season. He talks about what it’s really been like to grow from 33 to 46 on camera, the new house he’s settling into, the kind of partner he hopes walks into that life with him, and the surprising clarity that comes from watching your own friendships play out on national TV. Timestamps:01:10 Friendship layers & battle scars03:00 Why yelling sometimes helps05:20 Craig, Venita & shifting loyalties07:00 Growing up on reality TV09:10 Relationship green flags10:00 Rapid-fire questionsFull Episode:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/friend-of/id1804716774?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=friendofSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6BBvlAzxsVdHtz8vB6PrJn?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=friendofConnect With Us:Instagram: @friendofpodcastTikTok: @friendofpodcastFriend Of is proudly presented by Hayu, the home of reality TV.Hundreds of shows. Every episode, every season.Ad-free. Same day as TV. Cancel anytime.If you love the show, please rate and review us! Your support helps more reality TV fans find us.Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jen Shah is officially out of prison, Salt Lake City is melting down in Greece, and Bravo’s fraud math is back on the table. The girls dive straight into who deserves a redemption arc, who absolutely doesn’t, and why Meredith’s accountability avoidance should honestly have its own confessionals. From there, it’s a full reality-TV-to-pop-culture spiral including Vanderpump Villa relationship theories, Southern Charm friendship fractures, and a few too-real docuseries parallels that hit closer to home than expected.Timestamps:06:00 Sauna Nicki Minaj tea & the almost–Ryan Serhant scam11:53 Jen Shah out, Bravo’s fraud math & docuseries talk17:13 Taylor Swift doc tease, car app husbands & Marciano on Harry Jowsey31:04 New York plans, Broadway dreams & the self-checkout rant36:41 Salt Lake City in Greece: glam, falls & non-apologies51:00 Southern Charm: Craig vs Austen, the new guy & the hot-tub triangle01:07:38 Ick & IconFull Episode:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/friend-of/id1804716774?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=friendofSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6BBvlAzxsVdHtz8vB6PrJn?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=friendofConnect With Us:Instagram: @friendofpodcastTikTok: @friendofpodcastFriend Of is proudly presented by Hayu, the home of reality TV.Hundreds of shows. Every episode, every season.Ad-free. Same day as TV. Cancel anytime.If you love the show, please rate and review us! Your support helps more reality TV fans find us.Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ariana and Renee immediately spiral into the universal dilemma of loving two people who cannot stand each other, which somehow leads them through parasocial loyalty, the Summer House trailer, and the NFL’s sudden reality-TV era.From there they drop into Southern Charm’s breakup timelines, Ciara’s online commentary, and the Marciano vs Demi lawsuit that has the Secret Lives universe questioning credibility, FaceTimes, and who actually gets a mic at a reunion. Beverly Hills gets its own moment too, with Dorit and PK’s separation, annulment debates, Kathy Hilton thriving, and a few new faces shifting the cast math.Plus: Kim’s Paris robbery episode takes them all the way from Simone’s downstairs perspective to diamond-in-court energy, paparazzi parallels, and one extremely questionable book title, before they wrap with Icons and Icks on everything from NFL crossovers to people outing politics online.Timestamps:00:00:00 — Cold open and the “loving people who hate each other” problem00:04:10 — Summer House trailer, NFL crossover and reality on the field00:09:30 — New York-at-Christmas plans, FAO Schwarz and Frosty’s bar00:11:50 — Southern Charm breakups, Paige, Craig, Sierra and online lines00:19:00 — Marciano vs Demi lawsuit, credibility and false-accusation fears00:27:00 — Secret Lives reunion structure, Stassi’s role and missing voices00:37:30 — Beverly Hills divorces, annulments, Kathy, Rachel and Amanda00:47:30 — Kardashians in Paris, the robbery retold and Kim’s quiet power move01:05:30 — Icons, icks and the reality TV week in a bowConnect With Us:Instagram: @friendofpodcastTikTok: @friendofpodcastFriend Of is proudly presented by Hayu, the home of reality TV.Hundreds of shows. Every episode, every season.Ad-free. Same day as TV. Cancel anytime.If you love the show, please rate and review us! Your support helps more reality TV fans find us.Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Whitney is in her full Roxie Hart era and we are so here for it — even if the internet can’t decide whether to cheer, critique, or ask how she’s doing it all as a mom. Ariana and Renee get into Puff Daddy documentaries, childhood VHS vibes (VeggieTales vs. vulgar rap — opposites attract), and the two very different ways our hosts grew up consuming pop culture.Then it’s straight into Bravo land. We break down Vanderpump’s brand-new cast and why the premiere felt more “middle of the season” than “start of something exciting.” Will we care about these people? TBD. Salt Lake City gives us accountability issues, non-apology apologies, Bronwyn unpacking childhood validation, and the sloppiest party games ever created. And Southern Charm… well, let’s just say the Austen–Audrey energy feels like a slow breakup in real time, the Craig–Venita thing still makes zero sense, Patricia on an iPad is mother, and Madison’s house has us looking at real estate we absolutely cannot afford.Stay to the end for this week’s Ick and Icon — with a Vanderpump–Salt Lake City double header and a surprising amount of love for working moms just trying to do big things on big stages.Chapters00:00 Bronchitis season and a Puff Daddy doc binge08:30 Childhood pop culture: VeggieTales vs. MuchMusic15:30 Tell Me Lies rewatch and Toronto spotting23:00 Whitney’s Roxie Hart moment & motherhood expectations31:00 Working-mom double standards and viral sports comparisons39:00 Vanderpump Rules premiere: first impressions48:30 RHOSLC: apologies, boundaries & validation spirals1:02:30 Southern Charm: houses, cats & Craig-Venita confusion1:08:30 Ick & IconFriend Of is proudly presented by Hayu, the home of reality TV.Hundreds of shows. Every episode, every season.Ad-free. Same day as TV. Cancel anytime.Connect With Us:Instagram: @friendofpodcastTikTok: @friendofpodcastIf you love the show, please rate and review us! Your support helps more reality TV fans find us.Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.