Mandy’s insight is impeccable and she elevates this genre to “intellectual” property. Love the pod.

I’ll lead by saying even though I’ve strongly disagreed with Mandy on positions, I still listen weekly because her opinions are genuine and not chasing the algorithm or trying to live a ‘content creator’ life like others. But I do struggle with the fact there are instances where she gives Bravo men more slack than Bravo women. I think she even mentioned catching herself saying that wrt the Southern Charm men. One such way I divert from her takes is on Carl in Summer House. I’m not even sure Carl Radke would be as kind to himself as Mandy is to him (eg the revisionist framing of Carl blowing off Captain Lee recently). Or how she keeps bringing up Kyle and Morgan’s age gap (it needs to be said many gay relationships have these in ways that are quite nuanced, see films Desert Hearts, Beginners, Carol- I think it’s quite unkind to rob a person of their self-discovery, kids or no kids) but defended Andy Cohen dating much younger men. She’s less harsh on Wendy which I hope indicates she has changed her tune on her because those were often hard listens. I note hard listens because Mandy is very intelligent and I know off-pod she does great, legitimate work so when I disagree with her, it’s very frustrating. But I also think that speaks to the strength of her podcast.

It disgusting to hear Mandy routinely defend every bad man in Bravo, including Sandoval, Carl Radke, Shep Rose, West and now Jessie Solomon. It’s never their fault and when Melissa makes a good counterpoint, Mandy then blames societal expectations for their HORRIBLE treatment of women.

I really look forward to listening to Mandy’s podcast. She provides a great balance of reviewing Bravo show episodes while doing a deeper dive into the psyche of the shows cast’s members. She brings on interesting guests who also try to figure out what in the world these people are thinking. I also appreciate that her podcast goes live on Sunday. I listen while doing laundry. Great show!