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Bsck In the Mix in the Box with Mark (@thepinkpopbox)! Some news to get through first:
Reboots, photoshoots and mixed feelings!Way to Giggle yall! and under the turnpike!RHOSLC marital woes and sea sickness (stop taking this lady on boats)Hypocrisy and bullsh!t...lets talk about betrayal... Mixed results from the crowds and the podcasters!New red flags raised around BronwynnRHONY Daisy is a(n exposed) brat?Is Erin actually the victim this time? Sai what is going on?Hailey is taking her money and every whisper of it to her grave!Does Carole know she is...

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Welcome back Tom Hamlett to The Mix! Tom and Mani (dumpster) dive into all things Real Housewives of Potomac Ep 2, Season 11 (and the WWHL watch what happens live right after)
The dynamic between the alliances of Stacey, Wendy and TiaTia's marital WOES! for real woesGizelle is being held accountable by multiple peopleRobyn is singing a different tuneWendy needs to get ready!Karen what exactly was this event of booty hair lasering, shrimp cocktail and the color purple?All that and many many hot takes and...

We're back in the Mix in the Box! Mark (@thepinkpopbox) is here and he and Mani discuss the week in housewives!
Inappropriate G Wagons named after bible scripturesAre we Stacey Stans now?RHOSLC is Whitney "being a good friend" in the room with us?Angie K and her husband's separating beliefsMeredith and Lisa go from duo to trio!RHONY still on Moskito island to Daisy's dismayErin is still crying with loose lips while Sai's angry vein and harsh tone is the guest starIs Mani proud of Carole? Jenna Lyons??All that and more and more shade, laughs, and revelations...

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Karen's devotions to the man upstairs over the man in her houseG & A making a mess already of everybody's business but theirsWendy is making choices and Eddie is smiling through them allEVERYBODY'S marriage is in the compost bin, okay!?Stacey is clocked in and NOT wrong?!New girl Courtney is here and already making an entrance and so is Robyn who Is back and wants you to know it!Team Tia.I'm getting into it ALL and so much more. Hot takes and opinions throughout...

Join Mani and Dana as they dive deep into the controversial The Swan documentary on Hulu, based on the show of the same title created by a woman on a mission to make ugly ducklings" more beautiful...with a team of plastic surgeons, dentists, and other critical eyes, Nely the creator sorts throw women who would be open to lot of transformations. They are faced with MANY twists and surprises --a few harmful--to determine groundbreaking television. They got it...by any means necessary. The two discuss the shocking transformations and the psychological impact on the participants by way of abusive...

Mark (@ThePinkPopBox) is back to close out this season of RHUGT with Mani. So many cameos for the big gala and so many FIGHTS (some aired some cut) to unpack.  Family reunions are happening and they mean it! Big surprises from "Daddy" Andy and Dorinda is quite the party sergeant --err, host. The torch was also passed from OG RHONY to new RHONY girls. 

Speaking of those RHONY girls, Hailey and Erin are going at it, Daisy is bothered by her own ceilings, and Erika is ready to trade it in for her island. Another Martha siting has us...

In the Mix with: Kendrick Tucker (I Ken Not Podcast) talking all KINDS of hot topics
SLOMW OC Cast announced and lots of news around it already, some in and some outSLOMW Jessi is moving on and somebody else is moving in!
Lot of Pregnancies from Beverly Hills and a little further away at wherever James Kennedy is pro-creating.More hot topics and "Did You See?"'s...Plus Kendrick's thoughts on RHONY and RHOSLC and the documentaries that has him in a hold.All that and more in The Mix!

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Get In the Mix (in the Box) with: some light hot topics from Atlanta and RHONJ, then Mark and Mani get into the housewives.
RHONY Daisy throws quite a Seder on RHONY that some show out at, Jessel and Erin sit down--yikes.RHOSLC Whitney is on an apology Tour for better or worse.RHUGT Luann's New York party exposed a lot about her! Gizelle and Porsha are not having it. Interesting choices invited to this stop of the trip.So much more tea spilled, hot takes given, and getting in the mix with us!

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True Crime Obsessed's Gillian Pensavalle is back in the Mix to talk about three of the most notorious women in true crime this year. Netflix released three documentaries this year with women criminals with wild abandon for morals.
The Crash, Maternal Instinct, and A Toxic Love Story all on Netflix and all boast a woman whose level of delusion and entitlement go beyond expectation. What is psychopathy what is mental illness and what is just being an entitled self centered brat?

Plus, There's some housewives qualities that mirror true crime behavior just begging for a documentary to...

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The Real Housewives of New York is hitting the pedal to the jeep! We've got Carole back in the mix and brunches for separations. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City premiered! The women rallied around Mary in a way that should be the standard. There is sisterhood here worth talking about. And some husbands are being left, nesting is being done, and new boyfriends are being introduced...toanybody who will listen!Plus a shout out to the first filler episode of RHUGT season 5 and the good times that really call for another season with th...

Get in the Mix with: The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip stop in Miami and a time was had! Mani and Mark (@thepinkpopbox) have a time as well reading a certain OG on this cast for perpetual misery. A great time watching Porsha clock Vicki's discomfort in Atlanta. But opens up in Miami! And we had an even better time discussing Luann’s wild drunken (?) behavior. Flirting and yapping away and so are we! Get in the Mix in the Box!
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Get in the Mix with: News and Announcements with friend to the pod, Vanessa (@Realitea_Recap).  Mani and V break down all the SLOMW new season gossip on and off screen. Mikayla out (for now) and Taylor Frankie Paul possibly back in? Can MomTok survive the chaos of TFP? What's next for the Bachelor? and Over in Atlanta the Biermans are still going through it with gambling debts, bond hearings, and new allegations. A few Housewives news jabs in between. That and so much more in the Mix!

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Get in the Mix with: Mani and Rupert talking this week's Big Brother. Mani may be new here (please be gentle) but Rupert sure is not! He's been watching BB since season 1! So the two talk season 28 and this past week in the Big Brother House. Three Icons are on the Block and one is going home! It was quite a move for this new Head of Household, HoH Barrett! Do we believe Drew? Do we believe Dee? Do we believe anybody?! Which side of the house are we looking to win now? Let's talk Big Brother 28 with Rupert! 

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Get in the Mix with: Housewives News and Gossip starting with Kim Zolciak's son's arrest and bond hearing and the new allegations and restrictions to his release. RHOBH alum AnneMarie Wiley granted restraining order against the husband we never saw it for anyway. Season 16 of Real Housewives of New York premiered and RUPERT WAS THERE FOR IT ALL! Recapping the premiere, the parties, the appearances of Martha Stewart and TWO new housewives that are delivering a lot already!

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Mani and Mark are back in the MIX! As they navigate a housewives bombshell of a trailer with the Real Housewives of Potomac season 11 trailer. They took notes and unpacked it all. Then that atlanta party on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip is something to see! Nene is in the building again and so are many others--some we see some we don't! Wherever Barlow goes, RHOSLC ladies seem to find her to fuss at her for something. And VICKI is UNCOMFORTABLE?!? Speaking of, Mark and Mani check In on Real Housewives of Orange County and all the many things we...

When the Girl's Trip is too Ultimate, It's time for the Mix in the Box with Mark and Mani again. And what is more ultimate than the return of Nene Leakes to Bravo!
The cast of RHUGT makes their appearance in Atlanta and so does the ultimate peach holder herself--Nene.
Mark and Mani have so much to recap and talk about with Nene's return, her beautiful reception, and her respect of all the icons.
Plus the drama that went down at the alter ego party and a couple detours into real housewives news, and then you've got...

All these years of housewives and another White Party to attend with all the cameos you could think of! Pop Culture Digital Commentator Rupert (@RupertTheeBaxter) is here in the Mix to dive into the latest episode of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. He offers some perspective on Vicki's value to this cast, talks mvps and who is doing their job here. Rupert also answers some questions about his views on OC, RHOSLC dark clouds, Beverly Hills castings and RHOA's reunion. They yapped and cut up about it all in The Mix!Want more Mani and Rupert?

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Peach season has been one of the sweetest! In this Mix in the Box, Mark (The Pink Pop Box) and Mani talk Real Housewives of Beverly Hills news:
Kim Richards discovered post evictionRHOBH in Ghana for BozKyle’s family expands!And the End of an excellent 3-part reunion of Real Housewives of Atlanta. They cover all things part 3 and how it relates to episodes past. Finally, Mark gives Mani his opinions (and piping hot tea!!) about RHUGT while Mani gets caught up for the next episode. Jump into the Mix in the Box with us!

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20 years of housewives and no shortage of things to talk about. Join Mani and Chantel as they don't just recap Real Housewives news and episodes, but mix it up with real life stories, shady observations, and context across the franchises. The two take on RHOA news with Kim Zolciack Biermans' son's arrest for unspeakable crimes, Boz from RHOBH taking the cast to Ghana for the first african cast trip on BH, and even the boring episodes of RHOC in vegas where Vicki is insufferable and Shannon is always suffering. All that and so much more in the Mix with Mani...

Another good one! Ultimate girls on an ultimate trip, calls for a reunion of the ultimate girlies. Mani and Noor (The Reality Is Pod) get together again to talk about the second stop of the cast of Real Housewives Ultimate Girl's Trip to Beverly Hills! We got a lot of stuff to say about Vicky Gunvalson and her connection to the cast. We get into the girls who ARE having a good time; Porsha and Lisa Barlow, Gizelle and Luann, Teresa standing up for herself. So many moments to get through on that sprinter van to Sutton and Crystal's Ugly...

The Peach Life! We got a taste and we do like it. It's another Mix in the Box episode because Part 2 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta season 17 reunion only raised the bar and did NOT disappoint! Mark from The Pink Pop Box (Instagram & Threads) is here to break down all the MANY moments from this reunion part. From Pinky v Angela, Shamea v K Michelle, Angela v Kelli, and so much more. We don't just recap it, we get into the MIX of RHOA and some hot topics and current updates.

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20th Anniversary of real housewives literally calls for an epic Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip across the country and through the housewives! Mark (@thepinkpopbox) is back in the mix in the box to welcome back Nene as she ushers Porsha into her road trip. Those icons then usher us through all that was the RHUGT season 5 premiere to celebrate 20 years of Real Housewives. We get into it all, who is here, who we can expect to see this season, where we are going on the road. Gizelle clocks in immediately, there's a mean girl on board, house husbands' of the...

What a reunion--Between Tom and Mani! Fresh off his podcast rebrand (Dumpster Dive Pod), longtime friend to the show Tom Hamlett is back in the Mix for what is important: the first part of the Real Housewives of Atlanta season 17 reunion! The two talk about the current cast, the rumors, Andy Cohen's role in it all, and if there is a path forward with this cast or if some other women need to come back to the fold. Before diving into the legendary performances of the peaches in this first part, Tom and Mani also touch lightly on RHUGT premiere...

Back in the Mix for more this week! Real Housewives Ultimate Girl's Trip (RHUGT) is about to premiere and a little party was had where Andrew did some interviews. Discussed...

Mani and Chantel are here to cobble the peaches more. That Real Housewives of Atlanta season as a whole gets a closer look through the lense of the finale. Now that it is over, who flopped as housewives? Three names come up and points are made. Speaking of flop housewives, Beverly Hills casting announcements were made in real time and there was some things to unpack there.
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Official TMWM Real Housewives correspondent Mark (@thepinkpopbox) is back in The Mix to break down the news coming out of Rhode Island (yes Rulla and that man...and that woman) and Atlanta (casting rumors and casting confirmations?). Then moving along in OC we're still covering it for now and finally found a moment that caused (small) gags! And the season of RHOA is ended but the drama and talk has just begun. This reunion will be quite a ride we already know. Also let's discuss these new reality shows just popping up...Mark watched the Stassi show so Mani wouldn't...

From the Patreon vault, Million Dollar Nannies coverage on HULU!
Below deck, Summer House, and something else has a baby and it's this show. And You voted and I had quite a time talking about this ridiculous show riddled with intrigue, scandal, absurdity, and drama. Vanessa recommended it and She gave it an 8/10 so Mani had to find out what was up! It delivered. Here's the description if you werent convinced to watch and let US convince you if that doesn't work. In the Mix!
Hulu's Million Dollar Nannies: a reality TV series that follows eight elite child-care...

Welcome back to the Mix in The Box where we drag some housewives laugh with others and judge all their antics. Housewives news from a few different cities (RHOSLC, RHOBH, RHOC) before breaking down girls and their stuff.

RHOC - tres amigas reunions, work outs and conversations and not too many quiet women at the quiet woman. Rumors put to rest and fresh starts made for a limited time. Jenn needs a good side eye with some of these choices and Shannon is the victim apparently?

RHOA - Mark thinks one woman has secured the biggest...

Oh the gossip! the tea! the mess! Kaya (Bravo We're Black) is back in the Mix because much has happened from Bravo to Hulu to Love Island. There was news coming from everywhere:
All Roads Lead to Bravo: Naomi (Southern Charm) marries Brooks Nader's ex husband and Brooks announces her show's returnLove Island: Olandria and Travis Scott (Kylie Jenner's baby daddy) "rumors" causing legal threatsSecret Lives of Mormon Wives: Taylor in and out of court and seated on the internet, and her baby daddy still trashSouthern Hospitality: Another one bites the dust! the new season will look quite different...

News coming out of RHOSLC and RHONY-A trailer has come for one and a divorce has come for the other.
Mark and Mani try and get through RHOC episode 2...It's not easy.
...Much offense taken for one reason after another, but there's a new housewife in town! Carmella has a lot of components to her family dynamic. Let's unpack that. Oh and The peaches of Atlanta had a moment on the last night's dinner in Scotland. Happy Birthday Phaedra, more apologies and forced tears to celebrate!

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Season 8 has finally ended! Love Island USA has crowned its winners and the drama has only just begun. Mani's got her friend Emily out of the group chat and back on the show to first break down all that has been going on since the Islanders have left the villa. Family drama, uprisings of confusion, and so much tea! Then Mani and Emily get into the final dates for each couple and the drastically different levels of effort per date! So Entertaining. Finally, the two cheers the winning couple and figure out how the ending came to be. They have...

The girls are back! And so is The Mix in the Box. Mark and Mani are back together to talk all things Real Housewives. First, lots of news and discoveries coming out of RHORI...social media activity has come to light and some are shocked, some are not.

Then the new season of Real Housewives of Orange County kicks off a celebration of 20 years of housewives... with a premiere that was womp. But lets talk about where OC goes from here. And finally the peaches are back baby! 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta are in Scotland a...

What a wild episode of exclusives, situationships and girlfriends. One last hideaway because Love Island is winding down but the drama is turning UP. Are there couples to root for? Not really. Is it entertaining as hell? Absolutely. Tayne (Tayne Talks, Altar Call a Married at First Sight pod) and Mani are all in on the ride. They break down each of the remaining couples and talk the last episodes of Love Island USA ahead of the finale Sunday! Who is making it to the final two? Which girls are going to pop out when leaving the villa? Will any...

THE LOST FILES: It has come to my attention two episodes are missing from the feed! AH! These are the lost files. These are the lost episodes ICYMI.

Back in the Villa in Fiji so that means Love Island is back in The Mix! Dana (@thebravoinvestigator) joins Mani to talk all things "early days" (first two weeks) of Season 8 of Love Island USA. Tough challenges and behavior that makes us feel our age. What is producer influenced and what is truly organic? And Dana will surprise you with who she likes...that and MORE in the Mix!
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THE LOST FILES: It has come to my attention two episodes are missing from the feed! AH! These are the lost files (Thank you Patreon). These are the lost episodes ICYMI.
As the first season of RHORI nears a close, V and Mani have to break down everything from Rulla hosting with her sketch husband to Alicia and Liz's non apologies. Over in Atlanta the ladies of RHOA are auditioning friends and opening franchises and at least two of these women need to head home for good. All the hot takes on Housewives and some hot topics (RHOM needs...

The Mix in the Box is back! Mark (@thepinkpopbox) is here to talk some hot topics over the holiday weekend. Some predicted some not.
Someone's out on RHORI after only one season and Mani thinks she knows why and Mark knew it!Lindsay Hubbard is activated by somebody on the internet (it ain't us!)...A familiar and tragic story comes out of RHOBH and a former housewife is going through it with a terrible man.SLOMW toxic topics are back and the cringe and the petty are abundantThat and so so much more hot takes and hot topics in...

What a night! Love Island hosted part one of movie night and it did not disappoint. Movie night started off with a bang and had jaws dropped! Shiree, co-host of No But Listen podcast is the TV Girl and she and Mani get into the best episode of the season so far. Jen let Kenzie have it and we applaud. Then movie night pops off with Zach-got something for him, then KC-def got something for him, and Sincere-oh you bet. The girls (and the podcasters) had WORDS for many men. The show of the worst moments for some men and t...

The Mix in the Box is back and this time it's to sadly round out the end of the Real Housewives of Rhode Island's reunion. Part 2 ended with such a major bang! One of the better reunions where Mani and Mark got to the bottom of affairs, court records, housing blue prints, financial partnerships and so much more. What a lot to get through when the men come out too...woo boy.

Then there's some casting announcements in the Bravosphere that need some discussion.

And the peaches of RHOA have been shipped off to Scottland! Where...

Baby we've got Casa AMOR! Some are doing it swell and are...not as well.
Welcome to The Mix, India (@BravoGirlTalk) who has been live threading her thoughts (like many of us) on Threads where her hot takes and viral opinions have Mani inviting them all to the Love Island discourse. Some decisions have been made by the islanders in the Villa and over in Casa Amor. One boy has done a complete 180 and is switching up completely, one girl cannot think straight missing a boy who don't like her, and a lot of people are putting feet in...

Sunday Funday has come and gone and Mark and Mani clocked in for it all. They talk Real Housewives of Rhode Island's part 1 of the reunion. Some crazy things popped off with Liz and many others. Who was surprisingly quiet most of the reunion? And Rulla is here for better or worse. Then Mani and Mark take on the Real Housewives of Atlanta because there is therapy to be had, (no) money to be (over)spent, and basketball tournaments to confront people at! Somebody on this cast HAS to go! Maybe more... (and a little Love Island update). Let's mix...

Welcome back to the Mix, Vanessa, co-host of The Real Moms of Bravo podcast. Mani and Vanessa talk this current week of Love Island USA season 8. There's been another recoupling with questionable outcomes, some freaky sh*t going on, and some lying and questionable motives running about. Mani and Vanessa talk couples that could make it, if there is anyone to root for, and how wrong what is being said by this cast! There are so many hot takes and various opinions about how weird this season has been progressing with Casa Amor happening SO SOON! All that and more...