After Reality
394 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 46 ratingsSpencer Kitley, Will Semons and Kate Gunderson cover the latest in reality television, breaking down the fights, antics and most dramatic moments from your favorite reality series, including The Bachelor franchise, The Challenge, Survivor, Big Brother, Bravo TV and many more.
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Ep. 375 - The Challenge Double Agents & The Challenge All-Stars
April 09, 2021 02:46Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are super pumped to discuss the penultimate episode of The Challenge Double Agents and the premiere of The Challenge All-Stars. They kick things off talking about the strategy that went into the daily frozen volcano challenge and also what the right play was for The Crater. Then they shift gears and they are pretty giddy to talk about so many of the fan favorites on All-Stars, as well as the dominating performance by Laterrian in The Arena.
Ep. 374 - The Challenge: A Most Wanted Man
April 02, 2021 04:16Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are fired up to dive in this week’s episode of The Challenge Double Agents. They are very excited that CT is now the rogue agent, but equally as sad that Big T has exited stage left. They discuss how the daily challenges continue to improve as the season rolls on and how some interesting strategy may come into play in next week’s Crater.
Ep. 373 - The Challenge: Never Say Never Again
March 26, 2021 03:45Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back after a two-week break to discuss this week’s episode of The Challenge Double Agents. They dive into what was an all-time weekly challenge, the ongoing CT and Big T relationship, the upcoming final, but they are most excited to talk about CT vs. Fessy. Then they wrap up the episode reviewing their favorites from the upcoming season of The Challenge All-Stars.
Ep. 372 - The Bachelor in Hindsight
March 26, 2021 03:39Spencer Kitley and Will Semons had some time to catch their collective breath after Matt James’ season of The Bachelor wrapped up recently. They revisit the season that was and break down the key moments, what went right and what went wrong, before shifting gears to talk about the finale and AFR.
Ep. 371- The Mega Pod - The Challenge, Bachelor Women Tell All, Below Deck, Summer House and RHONJ
March 05, 2021 04:33Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are all in this week with the Mega Pod. Pick your poison, it is all here this week, so find your show and time stamp to dig right in. They kick things off with the best episode of the season on The Challenge Double Agents, including two epic wins by legends of the game. They then shift gears to discuss a fairly ho hum Women Tell All episode (36:59) before turning their attention to Bravo. After not talking about some of their Bravo favorites for a few months th...
Ep. 370 - The Challenge Double Agents - An Inconvenient Goof
February 26, 2021 05:10Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are joined by former reality TV producer Kenny Browder as they break down this week’s episode of The Challenge Double Agents. They dive into the fallout from Devin and Gabby’s choices last week, LoLo’s meltdown, Josh’s love for Nany, CT and Big T’s huge win and ultimately the Security Breach cliffhanger.
Ep. 369- The Bachelor - Matt Does Hometowns, Kinda
February 26, 2021 05:00Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back together after the Texas winter storms from last week and they are diving into this week’s hometowns episode of The Bachelor. They make their picks for who is best for Matt and award superlatives for best and toughest family members among the four families that Matt met on his ‘hometown’ dates.
Ep. 368 - The Challenge Double Agents - Amber Alert
February 19, 2021 00:31Spencer Kitley is her for the one-man pod after the snowpocalypse has wreaked havoc in Texas. He breaks down the week that was on The Challenge, including Devin’s epic reign, Amber v. Amber, LoLo and Nam’s painful relationship, Fessy and Gabby and so much more.
Ep. 367- The Bachelor - Matt Chooses His Final Four
February 19, 2021 00:28Spencer Kitley rolls solo as the snowpocalypse continues to cause issues in Texas. He has some hot takes though as Matt went from 10 women down to four all in one episode. He discusses the puzzling decision to take Jessenia on a date, the strange circumstances around Kit leaving, his choices for the final four and a whole lot more.
Ep. 366 - The Challenge Double Agents - Lady Vengeance
February 13, 2021 04:42Spencer Kitley and Will Semons discuss all of the latest drama, wins, losses and ridiculousness from this week’s episode of The Challenge Double Agents. The review the aftermath of Josh’s win, Nany and Theresa’s historical beef, the laugh of TJ during trivia, Kaycee’s win in the Crater and everything in between.
Ep. 365- The Bachelor - Matt Bowls for Love
February 13, 2021 04:41Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down this week’s episode of The Bachelor, including the highlight of the season, Tyler C’s visit. They also dive into the Jessenia vs. MJ drama, Pieper and Katie’s 1-on-1 dates, bowling and a whole lot more
Ep. 364 - The Challenge Double Agents - A Muddy Matter
February 05, 2021 05:09Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down the week that was on the The Challenge Double Agents. They start with the enigma team that is LoLo and Nam, before diving into the three-phased daily challenge, deliberations, votes and ultimately Josh vs. Mechie in The Crater.
Ep. 363- The Bachelor - Matt Incessantly Reassures
February 05, 2021 05:08 - 49.1 MBSpencer Kitley and Will Semons discuss all of the dirt from this week’s episode of The Bachelor, including the farm group date, Kit and Rachael’s 1-on-1s, Victoria’s meltdown, Anna’s dismissal and everything else in between.
Ep. 362 - The Challenge Double Agents - Die Another Jay
January 29, 2021 05:07Spencer Kitley and Will Semons discuss this week’s episode and really focus on the essential role of Jay and Theresa in the fallout that took place this week on The Challenge. They breakdown what was a great women’s challenge, review Devin’s brilliant antics and Roylee’s tremendous Crater performance.
Ep. 361- The Bachelor - Matt Restocks the Pond
January 29, 2021 04:59Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are excited to jump in and talk about the fresh blood that was infused into The Bachelor this week, including the impact of Michelle and Brittany joining the show. They unfortunately have to discuss Victoria’s toxicity and a couple of the other women joining the spiral. They dissect all of the dates and make their picks for the final four.
Ep. 360 - The Challenge Double Agents - From Theresa WIth Love
January 22, 2021 04:12Spencer Kitley and Will Semons review all of the latest from The Challenge Double Agents, including the best daily challenge of the season and Jay and Theresa’s unlikely victory. They also dig into the house deliberations, fighting partners, Jay’s hair, the near eruption of LoLo, the decision to put Kam into the Crater and a whole lot more.
Ep. 359 - The Bachelor - The Mean Girls Come to Life
January 22, 2021 03:45Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a lot to say and they go deep on the story line about Sarah from this week’s episode of The Bachelor. They breakdown her spiral, the interruption of the group date, Matt’s groveling to keep her, the awful Victoria, the mean-girling and all of the other drama from the season’s third episode.
Ep. 358 - The Challenge Double Agents - Skyfall
January 15, 2021 04:58Spencer Kitley and Will Semons discuss the fifth episode of The Challenge Double Agents, including the abrupt dismissal of Natalie and her heartbreaking story back home. They also review all of the Fessy fallout, Tori’s gameplay, Aneesa’s place in challenge history and even chat about the future of the season.
Ep. 357 - The Bachelor - Is Victoria for Real?
January 15, 2021 04:48Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are diving into the second episode of Matt James’ season of The Bachelor and they have a lot of thoughts and many of them are squarely focused on the sheer ridiculous behavior of Victoria. They also discuss Bri and Sarah’s successful 1-on-1 dates, Matt’s hangability, their picks to go far and a whole lot more.
Ep. 356 - The Challenge Double Agents - Duplicity
January 08, 2021 04:50Spencer Kitley and Will Semons return from the holiday break just in time for a seismic-shifting episode of The Challenge Double Agents. They kick things off catching up on the Christmas week episode before jumping to all of the shock around Fessy’s episode four storyline. Then they shift gears to discuss the annoyance that is Josh, the poorly executed challenge, house politics and eventually the hall brawl to end it all.
Ep. 355 - The Bachelor - Matt James’ Premiere
January 08, 2021 04:42Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back for their first show of the new year and they are diving head first into the premiere episode of The Bachelor. They discuss Nemacolin in depth, analyze Matt’s debut, review all of the limo entrances and cocktail party antics. Then they hand out their annual superlatives and name their top four ladies at the end of night one.
Ep. 354 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Gets Surprised and Gets Engaged
December 24, 2020 04:06Spencer Kitley rides solo for the holiday season wrap up of the season that was on The Bachelorette. He dives into the season that featured two bachelorettes and two engagements. And he also discusses a week that featured a fantastic return, a surprise twist and ultimately an all-star, all-time showing by Zac Clarke, who really won Spencer over by season’s end.
Ep. 353 - The Challenge Double Agents - Dive Another Day
December 18, 2020 05:13Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are so fired up to dig into the second episode of Double Agents. They start things off with the house dynamics and the questionable game play in this week’s challenge. Then they talk about the Double Agent decisions, Kyles impressive Crater performance and the big infiltration move. Buckle up it's going to be a great season.
Ep. 352 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Trims the Fat
December 18, 2020 05:11Spencer Kitley and Will Semon dive into the full four-hour week from this very busy week of The Bachelorette. They kick things off discussing the first rose ceremony and bachelor cuts, then they chat about the Men Tell All, before shifting gears to the hometown dates and handing out their annual hometown superlatives.
Ep. 351 - The Challenge Double Agents - Fiery Premiere
December 11, 2020 05:00Spencer Kitley and Will Semons could not be more excited that podcast staple,The Challenge is back for an epic 36th season with Double Agents. This week they dissect the man that is TJ Lavin the handler, the choosing of pairs, CT’s conundrum, the big moves in The Chamber and of course the high drama at The Crater.
Ep. 350 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Polygraphs for Love
December 11, 2020 04:57Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are excited to dive into yet another very serious episode of The Bachelorette, as Tayshia tries to sort out the heroes from the zeroes. They discuss the big Bennett vs. Noah showdown, Bennett’s resurgence, Ben’s big reveal, Riley’s emotions and ultimately the two guys they agree are in the catbird seat.
Ep. 349 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Gets Vulnerable, Genuine and Real
December 03, 2020 04:23Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back together to tackle what they think might be the most serious and real episode in the history of The Bachelorette. They discuss the big revelations made by Zac and Ben, as well as dissect the Bennett vs. Noah drama and explore the unfortunate dismissal of Eazy before making their top four picks to wrap up the show.
Ep. 348 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Making Moves
November 28, 2020 06:22Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the pod and former Reality TV producer Kenneth Browder to dissect the week that was with Tayshia on The Bachelorette. Kenneth returns for the first time since Clare departed and shares his excitement for the rejuvenated season, as he and Spencer discuss the drama at the resort, Noah’s immaturity, Tayshia’s great date with Ivan and so much more.
Ep. 347 - The Mixed Bag: The Challenge Double Agents cast, Southern Charm, Below Deck and RHOSLC
November 19, 2020 04:50Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a long way to go and a short time to get there as they tackle four shows in this week’s Mixed Bag. They kick things off by reviewing the new cast of the upcoming season of The Challenge Double Agents. Then they discuss all of the latest from Southern Charm (16:15), including John Pringle’s bold move, before examining the charter guests and crew shake up on Below Deck (23:50). They wrap things up with a review of the premiere episode of the Real Housewives ...
Ep. 346 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Shaves Face
November 19, 2020 04:43Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are excited that The Bachelorette is finally back on the right path and they break it all down on this week’s episode. They discuss the surprising number of guys that Tayshia likes, the Ed and Chasen dilemma, oil wrestling and then they make their top four leaders in the clubhouse picks.
Ep. 345 - The Bachelorette - Tayshia Takes Over and Reality TV Quick Hits
November 12, 2020 04:46Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back together for the renewal of this season of The Bachelorette as the show turns the page and welcomes Tayshia to La Quinta. They dive into the dynamic that changed this week, the new guys we met, the old guys we were finally introduced to and their picks to go far this season. Then they shift gears to a quick hits segment to talk about Love After Lockup (57:50), Southern Charm (1:02.26), Below Deck (1:07.47) and more.
Ep. 344 - The Bachelorette - Clare Rides Away
November 07, 2020 05:18Spencer Kitley is joined by his wife, Jenna, as well as former reality TV producer and friend of the pod, Kenneth Browder to discuss this week’s episode of The Bachelorette. They explore the ups and downs of Clare’s brief season before diving into the way this week’s breaking of the show went down. Empathizing with the guys, they chat about what this experience has been like for the remaining guys and make their favorite picks for the remainder of the season.
Ep. 343 - Mega Pod: The Bachelorette, Big Brother finale and Southern Charm
November 03, 2020 04:24Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a belated mega pod as they dive into last week’s big week of Reality TV. They kick things off with The Bachelorette and discuss the annoyance that Clare has created this season with her love blinders, as well as Yosef and Zach J both going off the rails. Then they keep the mega pod rolling as they review the Big Brother All Stars finale (45:17) and the season that Cody completely dominated from start to finish. Finally they wrap things up by running down a...
Ep. 342 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother
October 22, 2020 03:44Spencer Kitley and Will Semons deliver a quick-hitting edition of The Mixed Bag and they are solely focused on the last week of play from inside the Big Brother house. They discuss the guy’s decision to keep Nicole’s hands clean, Enzo’s big win and make their case for who should win the game.
Ep. 341 - Bachelor Nation: Clare’s Gets Bossy
October 22, 2020 03:39Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back together for this season’s second episode of The Bachelorette. They break down all of the goods, including the strip dodgeball controversy, Clare’s desperate measures, Clare’s anger with the guys, Dale’s shining star and a whole lot more.
Ep. 340 - Bachelor Nation: Clare’s Premiere and Reality TV News
October 16, 2020 03:07Spencer Kitley is joined by a special guest host, his wife Jenna, to kick off the new season of The Bachelorette. They discuss the special format of the season, hand out premiere superlatives, award their own first impression roses, discuss the obviousness of Dale and even make their top four picks for the season. Then they shift gears to some Reality TV News (1:02.27), including quick hits on upcoming Bravo shows, Big Brother and Love After Lockup.
Ep. 339 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother All Stars, The Bachelorette, Below Deck, Southern Charm and More
September 29, 2020 03:46Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back from their one-week break and they are fired up that Big Brother All Stars is finally heating up. They discuss Memphis’ reign, Zingbot, house decisions, who is playing the best game and even rif on if they themselves could play Big Brother. Then they shift gears to discuss the upcoming The Bachelorette cast announcement (57:37), the season that has been on Below Deck Med (58:26), as well as the newly announced seasons of Below Deck (1:01.24), Southern ...
Ep. 338 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother All Stars, The Challenge 36 cast, Love After Lockup and Bravo Quick Hits
September 15, 2020 03:45Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back from their one-week break and they discuss Big Brother All Stars, diving into the drama from Christmas’ HoH reign, Dani’s big decision and they give their player power rankings. Then they shift gears to talk about the recently leaked cast of The Challenge 36 (39:50) before delving into new favorite, Love After Lockup (47:16). Then they wrap up with a Bravo round robin, talking Below Deck Med (55:14), RHONY (1:01.22) and RHOBH (1:04.55) before touching...
Ep. 337 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother All Stars
September 01, 2020 02:52Spencer Kitley and Will Semons keep The Mixed Bag focused on the houseguests of Big Brother All-Stars. They dive into Janelle’s eviction, who is playing and who is floating, the alliance’s shelf life and Enzo’s big victory.
Ep. 336 - Big Brother All Stars, Love After Lockup, Below Deck, RHONY and Hard Knocks
August 26, 2020 03:12Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a full Mixed Bag this week and they have a lot to say.on some of their favorites. They kick off the conversation with Big Brother and discuss Memphis’ reign as HoH, Tyler’s next move, the nomination of Janelle and Kaysar and more. They then shift gears to Love After Lockup (39:00) and gab on each of the couples stories before leaving port with Below Deck (48:38). Next they talk about RHONY and Dorinda’s exit (54:00) before digging into the first couple of ...
Ep. 336 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother All Stars, Love After Lockup, Below Deck, RHONY and Hard Knocks
August 26, 2020 03:12Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a full Mixed Bag this week and they have a lot to say.on some of their favorites. They kick off the conversation with Big Brother and discuss Memphis’ reign as HoH, Tyler’s next move, the nomination of Janelle and Kaysar and more. They then shift gears to Love After Lockup (39:00) and gab on each of the couples stories before leaving port with Below Deck (48:38). Next they talk about RHONY and Dorinda’s exit (54:00) before digging into the first couple of ...
Ep. 335 - Big Brother All Stars, Love After Lockup, RHONY and Below Deck Med
August 18, 2020 03:53Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are very excited to be back talking all of their favorites and they get it started with Bachelor Nation news (2:20) before diving into Big Brother (9:30) and all of its deals, alliances, comp wins and antics. Then they break down new podcast favorite, Love After Lockup and analyze each of the show’s couples (42:00). Then they jump into the latest drama on Real Housewives of New York and Leah’s makeout (58:17) before switching gears to chat about the Below Deck ...
Ep. 334 - Big Brother All Stars, Love After Lockup and Bravo Quick Hits
August 11, 2020 03:26Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back after a three-week break and they are fired up for the new season of Big Brother. They breakdown the full cast, discuss their favorites, review the first two episodes and share their picks to win. Then they shift gears and dive into the awesome train wreck that is Love After Lockup (53:45) before jumping into the latest from their Bravo favorites, Below Deck Med (1:12.55), RHONY (1:18.37) and more.
Ep. 333 - The Challenge Total Madness Finale, the Reunion and Reality TV News
July 24, 2020 03:33Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back after a one-week hiatus to breakdown the finale and the reunion from The Challenge Total Madness. They dig into the difficulties of competing in the snow, the challenges of producing TV in the snow, the surprise Purgatory, winners, losers and Bananas resurgence. They then shift gears to the reunion before discussing Reality TV News (1:13.22) from Big Brother, Bachelor Nation, Bravo and more.
Ep. 332 - The Challenge Total Madness and a Bravo Mixed Bag
July 10, 2020 03:24Spencer Kitley and Will Semons dive head first into the fantastic episode that The Challenge Total Madness delivered this week. They discuss a series of bad decisions, including curious choices by Jenny, Rogan, Bananas, Nelson and Melissa. And they go all in on the Purgatory Hall Brawl showdowns that provided all-time men’s and women’s performances. Then they shift gears for an all Bravo Mixed Bag segment (58:59) to talk RHONY, Below Deck Med, Million Dollar Listing L.A. and RHOBH.
Ep. 331 - The Challenge Total Madness and a Mini Mixed Bag
July 03, 2020 03:46Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back and they are stoked to talk about this week’s episode of The Challenge Total Madness. They dissect Josh’s childish behavior, the lack of cutthroat game play this season, Kyle’s big Purgatory win and a lot more. Then they shift gears for a mini Mixed Bag (55:55) and talk Bachelor Nation updates, Big Brother sequester plans (59:50), Below Deck Med (1:04.07), Million Dollar Listing LA (1:07.24) and more.
Ep. 330 - The Challenge Total Madness and Reality TV News
June 27, 2020 03:37Spencer Kitley rides solo for this week’s episode of The Challenge Total Madness, diving into all of the most recent drama. He digs into Bayleigh spiraling without Swaggy, Kaycee and Nany’s flirting, playing Blocked In, Melissa’s big win and more. Then he turns the page for some Reality TV News (34:15), talking the latest from Bachelor Nation, The Bachelorette filming update, Below Deck Mediterranean and some other Bravo favorites.
Ep. 329 - The Challenge Total Madness and a Mini Mixed Bag of Bachelor Nation, Below Deck Med, VPR and more
June 19, 2020 04:11Spencer Kitley and Will Semons discuss this week’s episode of The Challenge Total Madness, exploring the season’s predicaments to-date. They also dig into the fallout of last week’s Purgatory blindside, the unlikely winners of Tanks A-Lot, Cory’s big win and a lot more. Then they shift gears to a non-traditional Mixed Bag in their Random Reviews segment (1:00.09) giving you everything you want from the Mixed Bag in a quick fire format that hits on stories from Bachelor Nation, Below Deck Med...
Ep. 328 - The Challenge Total Madness: You Ain’t Right (the Canadian cut) & a Mini Mixed Bag of Bravo
June 12, 2020 03:36Spencer Kitley and Will Semons dive deep into The Challenge Total Madness from this week, including the controversy around Dee that caused the episode to be truncated to 60 minutes in the U.S. Not to worry the guys have the full breakdown of the unedited episode that aired in Canada. They discuss everything that was cut, the blindside that Johnny and Josh pulled, the reluctance of some of the women to enter elimination and more. They also do a non-traditional Mixed Bag in their Random Revie...
Ep. 327 - The Mixed Bag: Vanderpump Rules, Below Deck Sailing Yacht and Med & a little Housewives
June 05, 2020 03:56Spencer Kitley and Will Semons enjoy the variety pack this week with a whole lot of Bravo in their Mixed Bag. They kick things off with an impromptu Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2:50) and New York conversation (7:03). Then they shift gears to the Vanderpump Rules Reunion (8:46) to discuss Tom vs. Jax, Max and Brett’s redemption tour, Max and Kristen and a lot more. They then turn to the reunion for Below Deck Sailing Yacht (18:58) before wrapping things up with a breakdown of the new ca...