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. 276 - Summer Finale Mega Pod: Bachelor in Paradise, Big Brother and The Challenge
October 01, 2019 02:54Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back in the studio for an end of summer finales mega pod. They are revisiting all of the drama from the finale of Bachelor in Paradise and digging into the stretch run of Big Brother (34:14). Additionally, they fire up their thoughts on the season to-date on The Challenge War of the Worlds 2 (54:24)
Ep. 275 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor Premiere
September 27, 2019 03:22Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast and former Survivor producer Kenneth Browder to discuss the season premiere of Survivor: Island of the Idols. They dive into the strong early game play of Janet and Tom, as well as share their thoughts on Boston Rob and Sandra on the island and the surprise elimination.
Ep. 274 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother and Below Deck
September 13, 2019 03:05Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are excited to riff on the two great seasons that have been this summer on Big Brother and Below Deck Med. They zero in on the great game play down the stretch on Big Brother and the improbable run that Jackson has been on in competitions. Then they shift gears to Below Deck Med (12:00) to discuss the sideshow that is chef Ben, Travis’ partying, Aesha and Jack’s antics and a whole lot more.
Ep. 273 - Bachelor in Paradise: Should I Stay or Should I Go
September 13, 2019 03:04Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back after one week away to break down every juicy moment of this week’s episodes of Bachelor in Paradise. They kick things off with the ever growing love polygon of Caelynn and hit on everything from Blake and JPJ’s meltdowns, tough relationship decisions and the greatness that is Matt Donald. They even throw in a quick conversation about the 90210 reboot on Fox.
Ep. 272 - The Challenge War of the Worlds 2 - God Save the Queen
September 06, 2019 02:49Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast Andrea Engel to deliver After Reality’s first pod of the season for The Challenge War of the Worlds 2. They dive into this season’s format, turncoating, quitters, the complete dominance of Team USA, Jordan’s rise and so much more.
Ep. 271 - Bachelor in Paradise: JPJ Hates Podcasts
August 29, 2019 14:48Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are excited to tackle the three biggest plotlines from this week’s episodes of Bachelor in Paradise. They breakdown all of the absurdity of JPJ’s meltdown, review Caelynn’s ever-changing story arc and the latest dilemma facing Clay and Nicole. And they wrap things up with a mini Mixed Bag and Reality TV News (56:05).
Ep. 270 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother, Below Deck Med and Southern Charm
August 22, 2019 03:44Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are in the studio and they have a super fun time talking about the latest drama and decisions in the Big Brother house. They also anchor down with Colin’s whiny and June’s dismissal on Below Deck Med (16:13) before shifting gears to review the season that was on Southern Charm (31:32).
Ep. 269 - Bachelor in Paradise: Suplexes and Surprises
August 22, 2019 03:43Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back in the studio together for the first time this season and they are pumped to dig into Bachelor in Paradise. They share their takes on there being so many villains this season, Blake’s role, Hannah G as this season’s catalyst and of course a breakdown of Jordan’s epic takedown. They also share their thoughts on why Demi and Kristian should not be allowed to stay on the show and more.
Ep. 268 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother, Below Deck Med, 90-Day Fiance and Misc. Bravo
August 16, 2019 01:28Will Semons is joined by his wife Bethany Chisler, while Spencer is away and they dive deep into The Mixed Bag. They discuss all of the drama from inside the Big Brother house, review the chef miscues on Below Deck Med and even throw in a few Will and Bethany favorites, including 90-Day Fiance and Love After Lockup.
Ep. 267 - Bachelor in Paradise: The Drama Rolls In
August 16, 2019 01:26Will Semons is joined by his wife Bethany Chisler, while Spencer is away and they are fired up to dissect all of the juiciness from this week’s four hours of Bachelor in Paradise.
Ep.266 - Bachelor in Paradise: Shapes of Love & Receipts
August 08, 2019 17:38Spencer Kitley rides solo while Will is away to breakdown all of the drama from night two of Bachelor in Paradise, as well as all of the Instagram drama that ensued this week. He dives into Blake’s receipts, Caelynn’s rebuttal, Hannah’s love quadrangle, Annaliese’s meddling and more.
Ep. 265 - Bachelor in Paradise: Blake’s Bummer
August 07, 2019 03:01Spencer Kitley is joined by friend and family of the pod Megan Foppiani as they dive head first into the season premiere of Bachelor in Paradise. They break down all of the cast, arrivals, conflicts, first dates and all of the drama to come with the love triangles, quadrangles and circles this season in Mexico.
Ep. 264 - The Bachelorette: Hannah Walks Away and After The Final Rose
August 01, 2019 02:33Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down every delicious moment from this week’s two-night finale event for Hannah’s season of The Bachelorette. They discuss the final two rose ceremonies, family interactions, the proposal, the fall out and Spencer shares his hot take on Hannah boxing out Tyler on the AFR.
Ep. 263 - The Mixed Bag: Big Brother, Southern Charm and Below Deck Med
July 26, 2019 04:07Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are pumped to have a full Mixed Bag again and they have some fun talking Big Brother and Cliffamania, before shifting to the Southern Charm gang’s recent trip to Steamboat (23:06). Then they hop on board with Below Deck Mediterranean (39:11) to discuss this week’s episode, talk cast dynamics and chef conspiracies.
Ep. 262 - The Bachelorette: The Trouble with Luke & Hannah’s Men Tell All
July 26, 2019 04:04Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back together in the studio and they have plenty to say about the Luke drama that continues to dominate this season of The Bachelorette. They also dish on their thoughts from the Men Tell All, make their picks to win and even nominate their choices for The Bachelor. All while barely containing their excitement about Paradise.
Ep. 261 - The Bachelorette: Hannah Goes to Crete and Luke Goes Home
July 19, 2019 02:59Spencer Kitley flies solo while Will Semons is away and he breaks down all four dates from fantasy suites week on The Bachelorette. Everything from Peter’s windmill, Tyler’s massage, Jed’s confrontation and a deep dive on Luke’s debacle highlight the show, while Spencer wraps up with where Luke’s date stacks up in franchise lore and even makes pick’s for the final two and the winner.
Ep. 260 - The Bachelorette Hometowns & Random Reviews of Big Brother and Southern Charm
July 12, 2019 03:22Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back from the holiday break and they are handing out their hometown date superlatives from this week’s episode of The Bachelorette. They hand out awards that include best hometown, best family member, most awkward date and more. They also catch up on the first couple of weeks of Big Brother and dive into the latest drama from Southern Charm with random reviews (51:23).
Ep. 259 - The Bachelorette: Hannah goes to Latvia
June 28, 2019 02:44Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back in the studio together and they are breaking down this week’s episode of The Bachelorette. They talk about all of Hannah’s steamy makeouts, Garrett rising up, Luke melting down and the outlook for the remainder of the season. Will even shares his thoughts on the first week of the Big Brother season, while they both contemplate The Real World.
Ep. 258 - The Bachelorette: Hannah Flips Out & Power Rankings
June 21, 2019 02:36Spencer Kitley is riding solo this week while Will is under the weather, but he delivers a special abbreviated episode that features a brief review of this week's atypical episode and a power ranking review of the remaining nine guys. Spencer and Will compiled their thoughts to rank the guys 1-to-9 and Spencer dives in on each of the guys, explores metrics and analyzes their place on this season.
Ep. 257 - The Bachelorette: Hannah and the Lukeness Monster
June 14, 2019 03:10Spencer Kitley is joined by Fantasy4Reality’s Matt Gray to discuss the drama on this week’s edition of The Bachelorette. They talk about the Luke vs. Luke conclusion, Mike Johnson’s 1-on-1, the Highland Games, Hannah’s steamy makeouts and the sheer awkwardness of Hannah’s date with Luke.
Ep. 256 - The Bachelorette: Hannah goes to Newport & not so Random Reviews of Summer House and Southern Charm
June 07, 2019 03:25Spencer Kitley and Will Semons analyze all of the drama from the week that was on The Bachelorette, including Tyler’s meteoric rise in the power rankings, Luke P spinning out of control, Hannah’s affirmations of feelings and a lot more. They also do a not so Random Review segment of the season finale of Summer House (49:10) and the girls trip on Southern Charm from this week (1:02:00).
Ep. 255 - The Mixed Bag: The Challenge Reunion, Summer House, Southern Charm and RHONY
May 31, 2019 04:05Spencer Kitley and Will Semons dig into a very full Mixed Bag as they dive head first into The Challenge two-hour Reunion, the penultimate episode of Summer House’s excellent third season, the latest on Southern Charm and this week’s episode of Real Housewives of New York.
Ep. 254 - The Bachelorette: Hannah Gets Feisty
May 31, 2019 04:01Spencer Kitley and Will Semons dissect every moment of the season’s best episode to-date on The Bachelorette. They breakdown Always Be Cam’s meltdown, Luke P’s over the top approach, Pilot Pete’s jump up the ranks and make their picks for the final four. Spoiler alert, Spencer and will agree on their final four picks.
Ep. 253 - The Mixed Bag: Bravo Breakdown
May 24, 2019 07:03Will Semons is joined by his better half, Bethany Chisler while Spencer is away and they are super pumped to talk all Bravo, nothing but Bravo and a little more Bravo on The Mixed Bag.
Ep. 252 - The Challenge War of the Worlds Finale (Pt. 2)
May 24, 2019 07:03Will Semons is joined by his bride, Bethany Chisler while Spencer is away to break down every big moment of the The Challenge War of the Worlds' finale.
Ep. 251 - The Bachelorette: Hannah's Guys Get Dramatic
May 24, 2019 07:01Spencer Kitley and Will Semons dig into episode two of The Bachelorette, exploring the drag date, dude derby, the standing of the Tylers and of course the over the top antics of Luke P and Cam.
Ep. 250 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor Edge of Extinction Finale
May 17, 2019 04:33Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are joined by former Survivor producer and friend of the pod Kenneth Browder as they celebrate their 250th episode. They dissect every moment of the three-hour season finale, including critiques of Chris’ flawless play upon re-entry, Lauren’s major error, Devens’ great season and a whole lot more.
Ep. 249 - The Challenge War of the Worlds: Finale Part 1
May 17, 2019 04:32Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are super excited to dig into part one of The Challenge War of the Worlds finale. It has been a great season to-date and the penultimate episode did not disappoint with a grueling 24-mile challenge. They break down each segment of the final, analyze strategies and make predictions about what is to come in the remainder of the final.
Ep. 248 - The Bachelorette: Hannah’s Premiere
May 17, 2019 04:31Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back in the studio together to kick off the all new season of The Bachelorette on the Bachelor Nation podcast. They break down all of Hannah’s guys, limo entrances, best impressions, Scott’s sideshow and make their picks for the season.
Ep. 247 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor Edge of Extinction
May 10, 2019 04:01Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast and former Survivor producer Kenneth Browder to discuss this week’s penultimate episode of Edge of Extinction. They discuss Rick Devens’ continued brilliance, the decision to oust Aurora, outlooks for the finale and who they think could shake things up from Extinction.
Ep. 246 - The Challenge War of the Worlds: The Waterboy
May 10, 2019 04:01Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast Ben Brooks to discuss the most recent episode of The Challenge War of the Worlds. They dig into Da’Vonne’s improbable Killing Floor win, Paulie’s epic effort, the final eight and even share their thoughts for the finale.
Ep. 245 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor Edge of Extinction
May 03, 2019 03:04Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast and former Survivor producer Kenneth Browder to discuss this week’s stellar episode of Edge of Extinction. They break down Ron’s game play, Rick’s place in the game, the big move at tribal and even power rank the six remaining contestants.
Ep. 244 - The Challenge: War of The Worlds
April 26, 2019 03:22Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back in the studio and they are fired up to talk about this week’s episode of The Challenge: War of the Worlds. They dig into the tape job on the Killing Floor, Wes’ guilt, Ninja and Turbo’s spat and they even make their picks to win the season.
Ep. 243 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor
April 19, 2019 03:53Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast and former Survivor producer Kenneth Browder to break down this week’s wall-to-wall episode of Survivor that included two immunity challenges and two tribal council. They dig into the two key tribals and delve into the strategy that went into Wardog’s big move.
Ep. 242 - The Mixed Bag: The Challenge, Pump Rules, Summer House and Real Housewives
April 13, 2019 01:07Will Semons is joined by his wife Bethany Chisler as she guests on The Mixed Bag for a wall-to-wall episode of reality favorites. They dive into the week's juiciest moments from The Challenge War of the Worlds, Vanderpump Rules, Summer House, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and New York.
Ep. 241 - The Mixed Bag: Pump Rules, Summer House and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
April 04, 2019 04:15Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are finally back in the studio together and they are digging into a very special Mixed Bag that is an all Bravo lineup. Vanderpump Rules bats leadoff with its drama around Tom and Katie and Stassi's battering of Beau. Summer House and its fantastic third season is in the No. 2 spot, as Carl continues to emerge as a fan favorite (29:43). And the third spot is headlined by the epic fallout between Kyle and Lisa on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (51:05).
Ep. 240 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor
March 29, 2019 04:19Spencer Kitley is joined once again by former Survivor producer and friend of the podcast, Kenneth Browder to break down the most recent episode of Edge of Extinction and game play so far this season. They dig into the slow growth of this season’s cast, week-to-week strategy, favorites to win and they even share their thoughts Extinction Island.
Ep. 239 - The Challenge War of the Worlds
March 29, 2019 04:18Spencer Kitley is joined by friend of the podcast and Challenge enthusiast, Ben Brooks to break down this week’s cousin drama, intense elimination and the merits of one Bear. They also dive into the season to-date and Ben’s intense interest in Double Shot at Love.
Ep. 238 - Bachelor Nation: Colton Goes All In
March 14, 2019 03:23Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back together to break down ever juicy moment of The Bachelor’s two-night, four-hour finale, including the disappearance, the final breakups, the rekindling and more. And they wrap up the episode with their thoughts on Hannah B as The Bachelorette and deliver their scores for the season.
Ep. 237 - Bachelor Nation: Colton Breaks the Show
March 07, 2019 03:20Spencer Kitley rides solo and breaks down this week’s dramatic episode, as well as the Women Tell All. He delivers 11 topics from the week that was, including a multi-topic arc that includes a conspiracy plan with Cassie and the Randolph family, unfiltered musings on the WTA and thoughts on how this season might possibly conclude.
Ep. 236 - Bachelor Nation: Colton Does Hometowns and Reality TV News
March 01, 2019 03:40Spencer Kitley and Will Semons hand out their hometown week superlatives from Colton’s four dates on this week’s episode of The Bachelor. Find out what their most shocking moment was, who got the best dad honor and hear who they pick to win it all. All of that plus news from around the Reality TV world.
Ep. 235 - The Mixed Bag: Survivor, Vanderpump Rules and Misc.
February 22, 2019 05:38Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are fired up for the start of Survivor Edge of Extinction and they analyze the season’s premiere episode, talk about returners and share their thoughts on the first few days on the island. They also break down the girls trip and the guys staycation on Vanderpump Rules (19:57), as well as offer some quick hits on other shows they are currently watching around the reality-verse (29:09).
Ep. 234 - The Challenge War of the Worlds
February 22, 2019 05:37Spencer Kitley and Will Semons go deep on The Challenge’s high drama episode that offered an amazing challenge, great house dynamics and a big move that sent a legend home. All of that and a discussion of how this week’s episode affects the season.
Ep. 233 - Bachelor Nation: Colton Goes to Colorado
February 22, 2019 05:36Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down every juicy moment of this week’s episode of The Bachelor as Colton and the women returned home to U.S. They offer their opinions on Tayshia’s breakout, the controversy about the wrong reasons, conspiracy theories and their picks to win the season.
Ep. 232 – The Mixed Bag: Special Edition
February 15, 2019 05:19Will Semons is joined by his wife Bethany, while Spencer Kitley is away and they review some of the standards of The Mixed Bag, as well as some of their other personal favorites on this week’s edition of the Bag.
Ep. 231 – The Challenge War of the Worlds
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Ep. 230 – The Bachelor Nation: Colton Goes to Vietnam
February 15, 2019 05:13Will Semons is joined by his wife Bethany, while Spencer Kitley is out of town and they break down every juicy moment from this week’s drama-filled adventure to Vietnam on The Bachelor.
Ep. 229 - The Mixed Bag: Pump Rules, Celebrity Big Brother and Below Deck Reunion
February 08, 2019 05:06Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a full Mixed Bag this week, discussing the early opening of Tom Tom on Vanderpump Rules, reviewing the week that was in the Celebrity Big Brother house (20:59) and setting sail with Below Deck’s final episode of the season (29:49).
Ep. 228 - The Challenge War of the Worlds Premiere
February 08, 2019 05:05Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down all of the details from this week’s premiere episode of The Challenge. The guys break down the season’s format, the first competition and they evaluate this season’s pairs.
Ep. 227 - Bachelor Nation: Colton Goes to Thailand
February 08, 2019 05:04Spencer Kitley and Will Semons dive into all of this week’s drama from The Bachelor in Thailand, including Never Been Kissed, the jungle feud and Cassie rising.