The Reality Check Podcast

BREAKING NEWS! Off the back of ongoing scandals and news in the Bravosphere, Leo and Nesu decided to band back together to unpack the mess that has swept Bravo with the new allegations against Dr. Wendy and Eddie Osefo with their fraud case. The pair go on to discuss & share their thoughts and opinions on the matter and also go on to debate whether Bravo viewers have a hand to play in the current zeitgeist of Housewives and the pressure to appear wealthy. They close off with a look into the latest season of the #RHOP, and go onto discuss their first thoughts of episodes 1 & 2 of season 10. Enjoy!

In the spirit of Halloween, Leo and Nesu are back for another episode, in which they recap the Halloween weekend, as well as Nesu’s birthday! They also discuss what costumes they’ve been wowed by on social media, as well as the reaction to the statue of Dwayne Wade that was unveiled recently. Next on the agenda is the announcement that the Real Housewives is finally getting a London-based franchise, and the two make their thoughts known on the concept, as well as speculating on who they think would be well-suited to joining the cast. They briefly touch on Real Housewives of Potomac as well, before signing off.

It’s another week and Leo and Nesu are back! The duo kicks off with a little catch-up on life, how they’ve been doing; and get into the duality of life which is the good & bad existing concurrently and that not being a bad thing. The pair go on to discuss what shows they’ve been watching and Nesu goes on to dissect the erasure of black women/black female leads in Hollywood, as well as the realities that 'black shows' face, and how without support from black audiences; it makes it tenfolds harder for those shows to thrive. They close off with a look into the latest season of the #RHOP, and go on to discuss their first thoughts of episodes 1 & 2 of season 9. With Karen deflecting from all eyes being on her, and Mia on the brink of a shaky storyline, what will this season bring? Enjoy!

The gworls are back! A little bit of a delayed one, but Leo and Nesu start off by discussing how summer has been and the art of striking the balance between enjoying outside and not overdoing it and getting some rest. The duo discuss the art of the rewatch and unpack some shows they’ve tapped into during the Bravo ‘off season’, and touch on how the dying concept of teenagehood has resulted in a loss of a great genre of TV shows catered to teenagers and young adults. They close off with a recap of RHODubai and how so much changed in such a short space of time; while briefly closing with their thoughts on the reunion looks.

You asked, and they delivered! Leo and Nesu dive right back in, as they reminisce on how they were first introduced to Afrobeats, and the drawbacks that have come with recent linkups between Southern and West African artists on some remixes of already popular songs. Jumping over to how they’re doing, they open up about recent experiences with getting older, and how friendship dynamics just seem to change without cause. The topic of friendships continue, as they discuss the cracks beginning to show in Lesa and Chanel’s friendship on the sophomore season of the Real Housewives of Dubai.