2025 BravoCon Day One Recap

Today, Rachel is joined by Dylan Hafer to bring you all of your Bravo news! First, Rachel asks Dylan about his Betch of the Year Awards, and what Britani Bateman’s New York Cabaret was like in person. They dive deeper into Bronwyn and Todd’s separation news and speculate how it will be handled (15:57). They share updates on Jen Shah being released from prison, and ABC News covering her leave and reunion with her family (23:55). They discuss Kyle Cooke’s statement after being seen at a fan’s house until late into the next morning and what the fate of ‘Summer House’ and ‘In The City’ will entail (30:58). Finally, they present their Shadiest Superlatives, including best confessional look, best catchphrase, and much more (42:14)! Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Dylan Hafer Producers: Belle Roman and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Rachel and Callie begin the show by discussing the announcement of Bronwyn and Todd Newport’s separation. They compare this news to what they have been seeing on the show, and they get into the first few days of the ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ women’s Greece trip. They applaud Mary’s commentary throughout the trip, and they predict which housewife will be the first to reach out to Jen Shah now that she is out of jail. Next, they break down the surprisingly good second episode of the new ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ and they agree that Venus is their favorite (27:55). Finally, they talk about Callie’s favorite Bravo show, ‘Southern Charm,’ where Craig continues to ruffle feathers and burn bridges with nearly everyone except Rodrigo (41:24). Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Callie Curry Producers: Devon Baroldi and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Rachel is joined by Keltie Knight to cover all of your Bravo news! First, they discuss Keltie’s new book, ‘The F*** Them Theory,’ and how she is tired of being the bigger person. They talk about whether they would be a housewife, and if they were, which franchise they would want to join. After, they break down everything that was teased in the ‘Summer House’ trailer, from Kyle and Amanda’s relationship status to Ciara and West getting back together (22:50). They share their first impressions of the ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ reunion looks (39:21), and they make sense of why Britani is still with Jared after watching her NYC performance (47:27). Finally, they break down friend-of-the-show Justin Sylvester’s new show, ‘Reality Hot Seat’ (51:00), and Rachel challenges Keltie to guess whether a Bravo book title is real or not (68:20)! Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Keltie Knight Producers: Belle Roman, Devon Baroldi, and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Rachel and Callie give their first impressions of the new cast of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 12 (01:34). They share their skepticism about some of the cast members imitating the OG cast and admit they're interested in the more modern jobs of the staff. Next, they break down the new season of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ where we meet a new cast member: Rachel Zoe (11:25). She's everything that they want in a housewife, and they appreciate the camaraderie of the women that seems to apparently fade as the season goes on. Finally, they discuss ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,’ during which Meredith makes them all take a drug test but fails to take one herself (24:50). They talk about being tired of hearing about Whitney Rose’s business, and about Mary’s son having to go to jail until January. Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Callie Curry Producer: Devon Baroldi and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Rachel is joined by aspiring housewife Hayden Cohen to break down all of your Bravo news. First, they share their BravoCon experiences and what their current favorite show is on Bravo (09:29). They kick off the news by discussing Teresa Giudice and Joe Gorga supposedly making up (16:52). They react to Kelly Dodd’s jarring leaked voice memo to her daughter (25:55), and they congratulate Porsha on her new girlfriend and encourage some other housewives to live their lives freely (31:21). They share what they hope to see in the upcoming season of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ (35:58). Finally, in honor of Teresa and Joe making amends, they choose which Bravolebrities they hope can squash their beef in time for the holidays (40:54). Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Hayden Cohen Producers: Belle Roman, Devon Baroldi, and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Rachel is joined by Ronnie Karam from ‘Watch What Crappens’ to bring you all of your Bravo news! First, they react to Kandi Burruss’s divorce announcement from her husband Todd (06:46). They bid farewell to Jenna Lyons, who officially announced that she will not be returning for ‘RHONY’ Season 16 (17:07), and they share their shock that Jen Shah is getting released from prison on December 10th, serving less than a half of her initial sentence (25:58). They talk about updates to Wendy and Eddie Osefo’s case (34:41), and they break down all of the news to come out of BravoCon, starting with Bronwyn standing up for the LGBTQIA+ community in lieu of Gretchen Rossi’s Instagram activity (43:21). Finally, they choose whose side they are on after Madison LeCroy and Sai De Silva’s fight (47:25), and they break down both the 'RHOM' and Porsha airport fights, applauding Porsha’s fabulous handling of her situation (51:27). Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Ronnie Karam Producers: Belle Roman, Devon Baroldi, and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel and Callie kick off the episode by discussing this year’s BravoCon. Rachel thanks Venita’s glam team for getting her ready to moderate the ‘RHOA’ and ‘Summer House’ panels, which leads them into the Craig versus Venita debate on ‘Southern Charm’ (02:10). They share how much they love Madison this season, applaud Craig’s hair, and hope that Paige doesn’t engage in Craig’s drama moving forward. Next, they break down a downbeat yet entertaining episode of ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ (24:50). They get into how much they love seeing Mary running her cult-like church, discuss Bronwyn’s uncomfortable confrontation with Todd, try and make sense of Lisa and John’s marriage, and poke some fun at Britani’s “high body count hair.” Finally, they share their thoughts on the ‘Real Housewives of Orange County,’ where they continue to base the show's drama on what online bloggers have to say (48:50) before teasing the ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ news that surfaced. Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Callie Curry Producers: Devon Baroldi and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel and Megan recap day two of BravoCon, starting with the Bravos, where Vicki Gunvalson was given an orange (03:56)! They applaud Kandi’s well-deserved Wifetime Achievement Award before getting into the ‘Traitors’ panel with both old and new cast members (08:10). Next, Rachel shares her experience moderating the rowdy ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ panel (14:12) and the ‘Summer House’ panel, where we got a freshly activated Lindsay (25:54). Finally, they break down the ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ panel that went off the wall due to Adriana’s dramatics (32:39). Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Megan Kropf Producers: Belle Roman and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel and Meg discuss day one of BravoCon, including the ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ panel with Wendy but no Karen, the "Ask Andy" panel hosted by Jeff Lewis, and the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ panel and new trailer! Tune in to the Ringer Reality Instagram feed to get live BravoCon updates after panels! Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Megan Kompf Producers: Belle Roman and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Rachel is joined by Bravo host and connoisseur Joel Kim Booster! First, they discuss his show, ‘Bravo’s Love Hotel,’ and whether or not there will be a second season (03:56). Joel shares which Bravo women he’d love to see on the show and, more importantly, whom he wouldn’t want. They share which people they are most excited to see at BravoCon, including a freshly released Karen Huger (18:35). They get excited for the return of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ and they make their predictions for how the new faces will act (24:21). They break down the ‘Traitors’ cast (29:58), sharing whom they are most excited to watch, and they talk about the accuracy of Christina Applegate’s tweet about the 'RHOSLC' girls on ‘Below Deck’ (42:53). Finally, in honor of the 'RHOBH' trailer, they choose their favorite moments from ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 1 (46:59)! Host: Rachel Lindsay Guest: Joel Kim Booster Producers: Belle Roman and Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices