Check Me Boomer

Check Me Boomer
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Check Me Boomer is a weekly father-daughter podcast about reality TV. Dad's obsessed with Bravo. Maybe even more so than Isabella. Every week, the show covers the Real Housewives franchises (Beverly Hills, New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Potomac, Salt Lake City, and Rhode Island), along with Summer House, In the City, Next Gen NYC, Southern Charm, Ladies of London, Southern Hospitality, The Valley, Love Island, and whatever else pulls them in. Sometimes they agree. Sometimes they don't. Either way, listeners get two people who actually love reality TV, working through it together. What they watched, what they side-eyed, and what they can't stop thinking about. Dad watches almost everything. Isabella watches everything too, plus catches every clip, group chat, and podcast take the internet has to offer. So the conversation runs from what happened on screen to what the fans are saying about it. Honest takes on the drama, the cast dynamics, and the moments worth rewinding. New episodes drop every week.

  1. Sep 7

    Love Island USA Reunion, Teenage Wasteland Doc, and RHUGT in Atlanta

    NeNe Leakes makes a surprise Bravo return after years away. Dad and Isabella recap the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip stop in Atlanta, from Porsha Williams' drag brunch to the Alter Ego costume party, where Kyle Richards confronts Ashley Darby over Mauricio Umansky. Also in the mix: Vicki Gunvalson, Luann de Lesseps, Gizelle Bryant, Stacey Rusch, Candiace Dillard-Bassett, Angie Katsanevas, Mary Cosby, and Drew Sidora. They dig into the Love Island USA Season 8 reunion with hosts Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen, covering where Melanie and Sincere, Bryce and Trinity, Kayda and Zach, and KC and Titi stand now, plus the Jaiden and Caleb hookup timeline and the fallout from a divisive comment. Sol, Corbin, Parmida, Kenzie, and Dylan round out the panel. Next Gen NYC heats up as Ariana Biermann juggles Liam Obergfoll, Charlie Zakkour, and Hudson McLeroy, Georgia McCann gets branding advice from Seth Marks, and Gia Giudice has a viral jester moment. Over on Below Deck Mediterranean, deckhand Max Salvador exits to help his father while Captain Sandy manages a Nathan Gallagher and Joe Bradley feud. In reality news, Phaedra Parks and CT Tamburello go public after meeting on The Traitors, then the two of them play a round of guess-the-Bravolebrity with Fraser Olender, Erin Lichy, and Emmy Sharrett. On the documentary side: Netflix's Teenage Wasteland and 9/11 Reunited on Hulu and Disney+. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comTikTok @check.me.boomer · Instagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Welcome and shows we will cover (01:06) - 9/11 Reunited - Hulu (05:00) - Teenage Wasteland - Netflix (10:13) - Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (22:25) - Love Island USA Reunion (43:48) - Next Gen NYC (56:54) - Below Deck Med (01:00:42) - Phaedra and CT dating (01:02:00) - Name that Bravolebrity (01:05:55) - Wrap-up (01:06:09) - Outro Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  2. Aug 31

    Death of the Pastor's Wife, RHOA Reunion and Ultimate Girls Trip

    The Atlanta reunion finally wraps, the Housewives mark 20 years on the Ultimate Girls Trip, and a much-discussed new Netflix documentary gets a serious look. Dad and Isabella open on the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, part three, as Kelli Ferrell and Phaedra Parks spar over a divorce-lawyer bill, Angela keeps after Kelli about money and her new teeth, Porsha Williams and Shamea stay at a standoff, and Drew Sidora answers for the horse. The talk then moves to The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and its 20th-anniversary reunion, from Kyle Richards' white party and Luann de Lesseps' cabaret entrance to Vicki Gunvalson, plus Gizelle Bryant and Porsha working both sides of the Salt Lake City rift between Whitney Rose, Bronwyn Newport, Lisa Barlow, and Meredith Marks. Cameos pile up with Eileen Davidson, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, Teddi Mellencamp, Denise Richards, and Crystal Kung Minkoff. Below Deck Mediterranean brings a bachelorette party for Aesha and the return of Hannah Ferrier, along with a leadership clash between Joe and Nathan and Max's family emergency in Tunisia. On Next Gen NYC, a ski-trip bedroom shuffle stirs up tension, the Ariana, Liam, and Charlie triangle comes to a head, and there is a first pairing of Riley Burruss and Rowan, Brooke Shields' daughter, plus an Emira D'Spain shady Santa. They also dig into the new Netflix documentary Death of the Pastor's Wife, the true crime series on Mica Miller and her Myrtle Beach church, and the questions it raises. Shorter takes cover Big Brother's 1000th episode, the Jersey Shore Family Vacation roast of Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino in the show's final season, and a Trafficked binge with Mariana van Zeller. It wraps with a broader spin on the guessing game, now Name That Reality TV Star, featuring Bronwyn Newport, Scheana Shay, and Mayci Neeley. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comTikTok @check.me.boomer · Instagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Welcome and shows we will cover (01:28) - Real Housewives of Atlanta (12:02) - Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (24:36) - Below Deck Med (33:51) - Next Gen NYC (45:05) - Big Brother (47:22) - Jersey Shore Family Vacation (51:53) - Death of the Pastor's Wife (01:00:26) - Bravo Docket and Trafficked (Mariana Van Zeller) Shout-outs (01:01:55) - Name That Reality TV Celebrity (01:04:25) - Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Wrap-up (01:05:02) - Outro Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  3. Aug 24

    Reunions and Reckonings: RHOA, The Valley, and Ultimate Girls Trip

    It's a reunion-heavy week as Dad and Isabella break down the Bravo slate — the Ultimate Girls Trip crew touching down in Beverly Hills, an explosive Part 2 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, and The Valley's Season 3 finale reckoning.  On this episode of Check Me Boomer, father and daughter Dad and Isabella open with Bravo's Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, where the group leaves Orange County for the Beverly Hilton and the tension between Vicki Gunvalson and Gizelle Bryant boils over, alongside Vicki's surprise apology to Teresa Giudice, a plate-sharing standoff with Luann de Lesseps, and Kyle Richards navigating her separation. They then dig into Part 2 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion: the K. Michelle and Kelli Ferrell pre-reunion blowup, the Shamea and Porsha family feud, Pinky Cole's bankruptcy defense, Cynthia Bailey's new song, and a cryptic "device" storyline. From there the conversation stays on Bravo. Next Gen NYC's love triangle builds between Ariana Biermann, Charlie Zakkour, and Liam Obergfoll, while Shai Fruchter and Brooks Marks find a rare mature reset and the news of Kandi and Todd's divorce lands hard for Riley Burruss. On Below Deck Mediterranean, Max returns as a jolt of energy while Captain Sandy's crew wrestles with an especially demanding charter. And The Valley closes its season with a Part 3 reunion centered on Danny Booko's drinking, Lala Kent's pointed advice to Nia, Janet Caperna's emotional moment, and Kristen Doute's change of heart. Beyond Bravo, the two step into documentaries: a new Boeing exposé (Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing) that left them both rattled about flying, and Netflix's Quarterback, following Baker Mayfield, Joe Flacco, Jayden Daniels, and Cam Ward across the NFL season. Isabella also closes the book on Stassi Schroeder's series House of Stassi.  --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comTikTok @check.me.boomer · Instagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Welcome and show lineup (00:54) - Ultimate Girls Trip (13:51) - Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (21:25) - Quarterback (26:17) - House of Stassi (30:22) - Real Housewives of Atlanta (40:25) - Next Gen NYC (46:23) - Below Deck Med (52:51) - The Valley (01:00:13) - Wrap-up (01:00:51) - Outro Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  4. Aug 17

    Bravo, Big Brother and Big Chicken

    NeNe Leakes makes her Bravo return as The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip sets sail, from Vicki hawking life insurance to Teresa asking ChatGPT who the most famous Housewife is. Joining them on the premiere are Gizelle Bryant, Luann de Lesseps, Lisa Barlow, Kyle Richards, and Porsha Williams, with Gizelle an early instigator and a bunco party reuniting Orange County's Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador. The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion part one puts K. Michelle, Phaedra Parks, Drew Sidora, Shamea Morton, Kelli Ferrell, Angela Oakley, and Pinky Cole back on Andy Cohen's couch. Also on the docket: Big Brother's LaTrice "Lala" Verrett flipping the whole house after a standout Wall win, Stassi Schroeder's new Hulu series House of Stassi, a Below Deck Mediterranean charter led by chief stew Aesha Scott, The Valley reunion part two, the Next Gen NYC crew at BravoCon, and a round of Name that Bravolebrity featuring Alex McCord, Robyn Dixon, and Marlo Hampton. On the documentary side, Netflix's Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy with Mo Gilligan, plus two HBO Max titles: The Dark Wizard on climber Dean Potter and the reptile-smuggling series Monsters of God. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comTikTok @check.me.boomer · Instagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Welcome and shows we will cover (01:19) - Big Brother (03:16) - House of Stassi (07:32) - Real Housewives of Atlanta (16:31) - Real Housewives - The Ultimate Girls Trip (25:56) - Below Deck Med (30:26) - The Valley (39:03) - Next Gen NYC (48:01) - Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (54:19) - The Dark Wizard (01:00:57) - Monsters of God (01:02:33) - Name that Bravolebrity (01:06:23) - Wrap-up (01:07:03) - Outro Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  5. Aug 10

    Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - Preview and NeNe Returns

    The Atlanta finale, a Below Deck Med bosun shake-up, The Valley reunion, and the Next Gen NYC crew hitting BravoCon. Plus: a full preview of the 20th-anniversary Ultimate Girls Trip cast, The Challenge's return, and the Pan Am 103 and Murdaugh dramatizations. Dad and Isabella preview the 20th-anniversary Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip ahead of its premiere, headlined by the return of NeNe Leakes and a cast of franchise originals: Porsha Williams, Luann de Lesseps, Kyle Richards, Vicki Gunvalson, Lisa Barlow, Gizelle Bryant, and Teresa Giudice, with Dorinda Medley hosting the finale leg at Bluestone Manor. They mention their favorite-quotes for each Housewife and flag the trailer moments to watch, from Ashley Darby and Mauricio Umansky to a Teresa and Heather Gay clash. The episode also covers the Real Housewives of Atlanta season finale and its reunion preview, a Below Deck Mediterranean bosun shake-up with Nathan out and Aesha stepping in on deck, The Valley reunion part one with Lacy and Michelle at the center, and the Next Gen NYC crew heading to BravoCon. Watch What Happens Live appearances from Luke and Riley get a look too. Rounding out a lighter week, Dad's documentaries segment digs into The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and Isabella covers Hulu's Murdaugh: Death in the Family, plus a Burning Man documentary, and Isabella marks the return of The Challenge on Paramount+ with CT, Johnny Bananas, Cara Maria, and Nelson. Reunions are now rolling out across the Bravo slate. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comInstagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Intro and shows we will cover (01:49) - Documentaries (08:01) - Real Housewives of Atlanta (16:01) - Bravo Docket, Love is Blind and The Ultimatum (19:43) - Below Deck Med (24:49) - Watch What Happens Live (26:53) - The Valley Reunion (38:34) - Next Gen NYC (47:51) - The Challenge (50:01) - The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th (01:04:30) - Wrap-up (01:05:34) - Outro Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  6. Aug 3

    "Shall we have one more kiss?": Love Island UK says goodbye, plus The Valley and Next Gen NYC

    Isabella and Dad close out the villa for the season, still not exactly agreeing on Julia. Plus: a stacked Bravo week with The Valley finale, the In the City reunion, Atlanta, Below Deck Med, and Next Gen NYC, a Big Brother update, and another episode of "Name that Bravolebrity" guessing game. Love Island UK takes its final bow this week. The old islanders return for a brutal judgment day vote, Mica and Samraj get dumped and take Tommy and Yas down with them, and the season narrows to three couples ahead of a mercifully short (for Dad) one-hour finale. Dad and Isabella dig back into their season-long split over Julia, with Isabella walking her stance back just a little and offering some grace, and they trade picks for the season's main characters, landing on Ellie and Aiden. The best moment of the night: Aiden and Priya, freshly dumped, saying the nicest things about each other at the farewell dinner before he caps it off with, shall we have one more kiss. Then the Bravo pile-up. Real Housewives of Atlanta serves a Halloween party, a savage text from Porsha to Shamea, and a wave of nostalgia for the NeNe Leakes era. Below Deck Med sends Luke packing, gives Chef Joy a heartfelt backstory, and rides out a storm short-handed while Nathan teeters on quitting. The In the City reunion turns vicious, with Kenny telling Lindsay she collects apologies like souls and the Danielle feud refusing to die, and The Valley finale ends with Danny hammered and Janet launching a drink at him, "tiny fool!" included. Next Gen NYC closes it out as Charlie half-apologizes to Amira, Ariana keeps winning Isabella over, and Shai's upcycled clothing line gets left on read. This week also debuts a new episode of "Name that Bravolebrity" photo game, with Isabella quizzing Dad on faces from Real Housewives of New Jersey and beyond, plus a quick Big Brother check-in on a houseguest driving the whole house crazy. And the documentary thread continues, as Dad reports back on A Toxic Love Story and floats a Netflix film about Kalshi and Polymarket. With Love Island now wrapped, Dad and Isabella signal a shift toward deeper Bravo coverage and more comparison to older seasons, and they're still asking listeners to send documentary recommendations. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comInstagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  7. Jul 27

    Team Priya or Team Julia? Love Island UK and more

    Dad and Isabella land on opposite sides of Love Island UK's most divisive islander as the Grafties and Maya Jama's new podcast game blow the villa wide open and Aiden gets exposed as its biggest flip-flopper. Plus: Love Island USA's messy aftermath with Nick and Olandria's split and Kenny's tell-all, Bravo breakups in Salt Lake City, a Big Brother check-in, and Next Gen NYC, Below Deck Med, Atlanta, In the City, and The Valley. Love Island takes over this week. In the UK, the Grafties and Maya Jama's new podcast game turn the villa into a battlefield, and Dad and Isabella split hard over Julia, the season's most divisive islander, with one defending her bluntness and the other worn out by it. Aiden gets exposed as a serial flip-flopper caught between Priya and Jasmine's sister, Samraj and Priya reignite their feud, Ethan is dumped right after an awkward family day, and three couples head into the public vote vulnerable. On the USA side the season is over but the fallout isn't: Nick and Olandria have split, and a season six rivalry flares back up as Kenny takes his breakup with JaNa to a tell-all podcast while Kordell and others rush to JaNa's defense. Isabella also checks in on Big Brother, where houseguest Angela torches a fake-crier at the nomination table. On the Bravo side, Next Gen NYC's Charlie keeps building his villain edit with quotable one-liners and a murky real-life backstory, Below Deck Med juggles a yacht matchmaker with Captain Sandy's report on the Luke and Nathan mess, and Real Housewives of Atlanta wanders through Scotland with Shamea, Porsha, and Phaedra's new "Lady of the Glen" title. The In the City reunion sorts out Kyle, Amanda, and Lindsay Hubbard, The Valley drops in on Luke Broderick and Kristen in couples therapy, and Salt Lake City loses two couples in a week as Angie Katsanevas and Whitney Rose both announce splits. This week also marks a new direction for the show, as Dad and Isabella step outside reality TV to briefly start weighing in on documentaries. Dad makes his case for Building a Mystery, the Lilith Fair film on Hulu about Sarah McLachlan's groundbreaking all-women festival and how the music industry treated women at the time, a tour he admits he dismissed back then and now regrets missing. Isabella counters with a run of recent Netflix true crime, including A Toxic Love Story, the high-school-catfish stunner Unknown Number, and the brutal Maternal Instinct. It's a deliberate widening of what the show covers, and they close by asking listeners to send documentary recommendations for future episodes. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comInstagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

  8. Jul 20

    "Top Model in Cowboy Boots": Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders + Love Island UK

    Dad and Isabella review the entire new season of Netflix's Emmy-nominated America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, plus the Love Island USA finale, Love Island UK, and the week in Bravo. This week a father and daughter add a new show to the lineup: America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix, freshly Emmy nominated for its third season. Dad led this one, covering director Greg Whiteley's no-narration style, the athleticism behind jump splits in cowboy boots, a makeover day that felt straight out of America's Next Top Model, the pay fight that changed the squad, and the real-time social media scrutiny facing Reece, Faith, Savanna, Emily A, and the rest of the 2025-26 team, with Kelli and Judy presiding over the toughest cuts yet. Before that, the Love Island USA finale gets a quick wrap-up, and Love Island UK takes center stage as the season enters its final weeks. Then the Bravo rundown: the Shamea and Porsha fallout on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a galley scandal boiling over on Below Deck Mediterranean, quick hits on The Valley, In the City, and Next Gen NYC, and a new round of the game where Isabella tests Dad's Bravolebrity memory. --- Find us:https://checkmeboomer.comInstagram @checkmeboomer · Facebook @checkmeboomer Music: "Goodbye to Joey" by The Mundahs, used with permission. Transcript:Click here to view the episode transcript.

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Check Me Boomer is a weekly father-daughter podcast about reality TV. Dad's obsessed with Bravo. Maybe even more so than Isabella. Every week, the show covers the Real Housewives franchises (Beverly Hills, New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Potomac, Salt Lake City, and Rhode Island), along with Summer House, In the City, Next Gen NYC, Southern Charm, Ladies of London, Southern Hospitality, The Valley, Love Island, and whatever else pulls them in. Sometimes they agree. Sometimes they don't. Either way, listeners get two people who actually love reality TV, working through it together. What they watched, what they side-eyed, and what they can't stop thinking about. Dad watches almost everything. Isabella watches everything too, plus catches every clip, group chat, and podcast take the internet has to offer. So the conversation runs from what happened on screen to what the fans are saying about it. Honest takes on the drama, the cast dynamics, and the moments worth rewinding. New episodes drop every week.

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    Check Me Boomer
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
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