Criminality Criminality Show
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- True Crime
CRIMINALITY is a podcast for those of us who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Every other Friday, hosts, Melissa (one half of Moms and Murder podcast) and Rebekah (host of DIE-ALOGUE podcast), will share the true story of a reality personality who faced more than just champagne problems. You won’t find murder stories here, but fear not, there are crimes a plenty - fraud, arrests, mugshots, scandals, and more.CRIMINALITY: Because loving reality isn’t a crime!
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Seeking Sister Wife: Dating, Denim and Delusions
Rebekah is not so reluctantly delving into the TLC waters today. When Melissa mentioned a possible cult connection for one of the couples on the current season of Seeking Sister Wife, it became clear Rebekah would need to dive in and report back. Even she was shocked by what she uncovered about a cult called The Alamo Christian Foundation.
Justin and Becky Ryan seem like a pretty average couple, at least on the TLC spectrum of rankings. But once Rebekah reveals just how central the Alamo Christian Foundation was in their upbringing, it becomes impossible to view their creepy behavior the same way.
She explores the serious crimes of Becky Ryan’s step-dad, Tony Alamo, which include body smuggling and kidnapping, and examine the Ryan’s dating tactics - are they simply peculiar or actually predatory?
And you don’t want to miss Melissa and Rebekah’s newest “segment” at the top of the show where they share what they’ve learned from Tori Spelling’s new podcast, MisSpelling.
Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, Netflix
Rebekah: The Tourist, Netflix
Melissa gave the following clues for the next episode!
BUDDY HOLLY
TEETH
ARKANSAS
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SOURCES
Religion News Blog
https://www.religionnewsblog.com/8506
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/tony-alamo-4224/
Refinery 29
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/202525/tony-alamo-cult-leader-denim-jackets
News.com/AU
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/child-brides-of-apocalyptic-christian-sex-cult-break-silence/news-story/afa04bf046e656922cf7e75fe95920cd
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/09/ministry-of-evil-the-twisted-cult-of-tony-alamo-review-an-astonishing-tale-of-brainwashing
NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/obituary-tony-alamo-minister-sexual-abuse.html
People
https://people.com/crime/tony-alamo-child-brides-speak/
Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/seeking-sister-wife-becky-ryan-170009446.html
Cheat Sheet
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/new-seeking-sister-wife-cast-members-linked-notorious-cult.html/
Oprah
https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/tony-alamos-alleged-child-brides/all
In Touch Weekly
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/seeking-sister-wife-are-the-merrifields-still-together/
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Extreme Home Makeover: The House That Ty Built
“Extreme” really is the only way to describe the ABC show that sometimes blew up old homes to create new ones for deserving families. And sure, carousels and fountains in your home SOUNDS amazing, but when that bus moves on, sometimes families were left with astronomical electric bills and unfinished work in its wake.
Melissa is rolling up her sleeves for today’s story about Extreme Home Makeover, and she cautions you to put on your safety glasses because the show’s host, Ty Pennington’s frosted tips are blinding.
Between a few show reboots due to pending lawsuits and the need to tweak the show’s premise (families going bankrupt after the show wasn’t great for ratings), and Ty’s own brush with the law, this episode is full of nostalgic moments, a heated debate over Ty’s attractiveness, and a very necessary processing of feelings after listening to Tori Spelling’s new podcast.
Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, Peacock
Rebekah: Quiet on Set, MAX
Rebekah gave the following clues for the next episode!
TLC
CULTS
MULTIPLES
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SOURCES
Sources:
N/A, Pennington, Ty 1965-, Encyclopedia.com, 2024
N/A, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series 2003–2020), IMDb,
Rodgers, Casey, Ty Pennington: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The TV Host, Wide Open Country, 2020
Scipioni, Jade, Former Sears spokesman Ty Pennington on the retailer's decline, Fox News Business, 2018
N/A, Ty Pennington Has a Brand New Show Coming to HGTV, HGTV News, 2021
Pennington, Ty, Television | Ty Pennington, typennington.com, 2023
Madormo, Carrie, Brook Gordon, Erica, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Facts About The Controversial Home Reno Series, thelist.com, 2023
Pompeo, Joe, ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ duped by family’s sick claim, Yahoo News, 2011
Carter, Brooke, What Happened to Ty Pennington From Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? - Now in 2024 Update, Gazette Review, 2024
N/A, EMHE - Miller Home Explosion, YouTube, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK23aPPEYQo
Trading Spaces
https://youtu.be/bZPQgSxGKW4?si=M699Ioyz58axZFdZ
https://youtu.be/YX7ABhDgQss?si=LW5PK8RgrZvddXfc
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Love is Blind: Fraud in the Pod?
Love may or may not be blind, but six seasons in, Love is Blind contestants should be able to see the writing on the pod wall; this show is a mixed bag of questionable motivation and irresistible mess, served up in a gold goblet.
15 men and 15 women falling in love sight unseen and then committing to marriage in the span of 3 weeks — what could go wrong? A lot if you’re the network, production, or casting company.
There are three active lawsuits against Netflix and their partner production companies ranging from “inhumane working conditions,” to “sexual assault” and “false imprisonment.”
Is this just a case of bruised egos who didn’t get enough screen time, or part of the larger reality reckoning happening in unscripted television?
Listen as Rebekah walks us through some of the more memorable Love is Blind moments, and the accusations against the show and its producers, and then you decide if love — and justice — are blind.
Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Apple Never Fall,, Peacock
Rebekah: Expats, Prime
We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter
We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok
You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: criminalityshow@gmail.com
Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality
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Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-original-tv-shows-ranked-2020#45-killer-inside-the-mind-of-aaron-hernandez-limited-series-19
https://www.businessinsider.com/love-is-blind-season-5-lawsuit-tran-dang-sexual-assault-response-2023-10
Texas Monthly
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/love-is-blind-contestants-lawsuits/#:~:text=In%20June%202022%2C%20season%20two,the%20cast%20trip%20to%20Mexico.
Marie Claire
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/a-complete-timeline-of-lawsuits-and-allegations-brought-against-love-is-blind/
Deadline (Tran Dang and Renee Poche Lawsuits)
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dang-love-is-bind.pdf
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Love-Is-Blind-suit-conformed-copy-1-1.pdf
People
https://people.com/love-is-blind-season-5-renee-poche-files-lawsuit-alleging-forced-to-stay-with-abusive-fiance-carter-wall-8422102
Today
https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/love-is-blind-sexual-assault-lawsuit-tran-dang-thomas-smith-rcna119321
https://www.today.com/popculture/love-is-blind-lawsuit-renee-poche-engagement-explained-rcna132127
Variety
https://variety.com/2023/streaming/columns/bethenny-frankel-bryan-freedman-mark-geragos-reality-stars-1235682247/
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REPLAY: Nick Lachey: Too "Hot" to Cancel
In honor of the final episodes of Love Is Blind, Season 6, please enjoy this rRE-PLAY episode about Nick Lachey, “of course. We will be back with a new episode and special guest next week!
Nick Lachey hoped for a red hot career but as Melissa reveals in today's episode, it was only ever lukewarm at best.
As the frontman of the boy-band, 98 degrees, Nick longed for a solo career that would take him to the next level. Meanwhile his future wife, Jessica Simpson, was desperate to step out of Britney and Christna’s shadows. This would be a marriage made in heaven — or at least on MTV’s reality show, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.”
Though Nick’s body temperature was normal, it seems there was a white hot rage that boiled beneath his frosted tip surface, and he directed it at unsuspecting people which got him into some legal and criminal trouble.
Tune in for some iconic reality show moments and to hear Melissa and Rebekah’s rating of boy bands from the 90’s and early 00’s.
Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Seeking Brother Husband, TLC
Rebekah: How to Get Rich, Netflix
We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter
We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok
You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: criminalityshow@gmail.com
Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality
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Episode Sources:
YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/7e9ThCKIdfw
POP MATTERS:
https://www.popmatters.com/newlyweds-2496225866.html
NEWSPAPERS.COM:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/144908179/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/758879056/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/758879056/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=5
https://www.newspapers.com/image/859026170/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/942936201/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/942936201/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/449223612/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/765751725/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/664856563/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:
https://ew.com/article/2013/10/25/melissa-joan-hart-clarissa-explains-it-all/
WEB ARCHIVE:
https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072640/http://www.flakmag.com/tv/nickandjessica.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072640/http://www.flakmag.com/tv/nickandjessica.html
TMZ:
https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/03/nick-lachey-kicked-out-chargers-bengals-game-video/
https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/04/nick-lachey-accuser-nfl-san-diego-chargers-choked-bitch/
PEOPLE:
https://people.com/celebrity/vanessa-minnillo-nick-lachey-get-married/
DAILY MOTION:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x99d71
CONTACT MUSIC: https://www.contactmusic.com/vanessa-minnillo/news/minnillo-embarrassed-by-lohan-pictures_1038496
BUSTLE:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/32820-nick-lachey-dated-a-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-more-than-once#:~:text=According%20to%20Us%20Weekly%2C%20the,once%3B%20she%20dated%20him%20twice.
US MAGAZINE: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jessica-simpson-nick-lacheys-quotes-about-their-failed-marriage/
FAME:
https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-98-degrees/
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BELOW DECK: No Pain No (Kate) Chastain
ALL ABOARD as Melissa takes us on our very first Below Deck Deep Dive! Whether you’re a hardcore yachtie, or simply aware the show exists, this is a voyage you won’t want to miss — chock full of oceanfront drama.
There’s always filled boat romances on Below Deck, but in today’s story, Kate Chastian — our complicated chief stew — finds herself in a violent situation with her partner that is less Below Deck and more COPS. (We have some body cam audio). But is she the aggressor or the victim? Listen and draw your own conclusion.
Come for the Below Deck tea, stay for a special audio cameo from one of our favorite podcasting friends!
We have a special co-host next episode and we’ll discuss a TLC show that centers on a LARGE family in Utah… and then Arizona. Any guesses? HA.
Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: 51 Part viral video “Who the Bleep Did I Marry?”, TikTok
Rebekah: The Hustler and the Housewife Part 2, HULU
Follow us on social media! We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter, but mostly just IG. TikTok @criminalitypodcasktiktok
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Sources:
Clerk of Court, 2016
Barnett, Linda C., INFORMATION, Brevard County Clerk of Court, 2016
Hookhart, Randy, PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION CONTRACT, Brevard County Court, 2017
Moody, Laura, INFORMATION UPGRADE/DOWNGRADE, Brevard County Court, 2017
Sangalang, Jennifer, Kate Chastain battery case is going to trial, Florida Today, 2016
Sangalang, Jennifer, Brevard reality star Kate Chastain arrested in Melbourne Beach, Florida Today, 2016
Rosenfeld, Laura, Below Deck's Kate Chastain Is Dating a Woman, BravoTV.com, 2016
N/A, BON VOYAGE! BRAVO MEDIA SETS SAIL WITH NEW DOCU-SERIES “BELOW DECK”, Network TV Press Releases, 2013\
Hanson, Ruth, Below Deck: What Happened To Kate Chastain & Girlfriend After Domestic Violence Arrest, ScreenRant, 2023
Sangalang, Jennifer, Details emerge from arrest footage of reality TV's Kate Chastain, Florida Today, 2017
Carpenter, Cassie, Below Deck star Kate Chastain 'booked for biting and choking her girlfriend' in Florida, The Daily Mail, 2016
Martin, Erin, Below Deck's Kate Chastain Goes To Court For Domestic Battery Case; Claims She Was The Victim, Realitytea.com, 2017
Reed, Lucy Chabot, The Reality of Below Deck on Bravo, The Triton, 2013
N/A, EXCLUSIVE: Hold on Tight 'Coz We Have Footage of the New Below Deck Down Under Captain CRASHING a Yacht, So Dramatic, 2022
N/A, Below Deck Season 2 to Premier on August 12 on Bravo, Network TV Press Release, 2014
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Ryan Ferguson: Amazing Grace
Fasten your shoe laces (and bolt your table to the floor if you’re prone to flipping them), because Rebekah is taking us around the world, but mostly to Missouri for this “rule breaking” and triumphant story.
Ryan Ferguson is not merely an author, podcast host, and former Amazing Race 3rd Place winner; he is also an exoneree whose remarkable story captured national attention. While his appearances on two reality shows garnered recognition, it was the events of 2003 that truly thrust him into the spotlight.
Oh, and the Holderness Family makes an appearance in the story.
Melissa gave the following clues for next episode:
Towels
Traitor
Tips
Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Curb Your Enthusiasm, MAX
Rebekah: Farmer Wants a Wife, Hulu
Follow us on social media! We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter, but mostly just IG. TikTok @criminalitypodcasktiktok
You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: criminalityshow@gmail.com
Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://pod.link/criminality
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Sources:
CBS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ryan-fergusons-fight-for-freedom/
ABC
https://abcnews.go.com/US/murder-convict-freed-case-unravels/story?id=20207994
Entertainment Weekly
https://ew.com/tv/the-amazing-race-season-33-cast/
https://www.komu.com/news/liveblog-ryan-fergusons-release/article_bc8d1463-e583-54db-972c-b1ae9fb28172.html
Mid Missouri news
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/Chuck-erickson-released-from-prison-after-serving-nearly-20-years-for-kent-heitholt-murder/article_26c2f4aa-9034-11ed-b341-9bdec775b490.html
KOMU.com
https://www.komu.com/news/liveblog-ryan-fergusons-release/article_bc8d1463-e583-54db-972c-b1ae9fb28172.html
Dream/Killer Documentary
Amazing Race YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a76HmSuUGbA
Holderness Family YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjoUjOHjPI
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