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After Reality

Spencer Kitley, Will Semons and Kate Gundersonafterrealitypodcast.com
Spencer Kitley, Will Semons and Kate Gunderson cover the latest in reality television, breaking down the fights, antics and most dramatic moments from your favorite reality series, including The Bachelor franchise, The Challenge, Survivor, Big Brother, Bravo TV and many more.
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Episodes

Ep. 537 The Mixed Bag: The Challenge All-Stars Rivals - Rivals On The Edge

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a lot of talks about the effort or lack thereof from the challengers on this week’s episode of The Challenge All-Stars Rivals. They breakdown partner dynamics, the quitter challenge, nominations and ultimately The Jungle. Hosts - ⁠ ⁠Spencer Kitley ⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Will Semons ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram...

Feb 07, 202534 minEp. 537

Ep. 536 The Mixed Bag: The Challenge All-Stars Rivals Premiere & Southern Charm

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back from their four-month hiatus and they are bringing all of the energy and the takes as they dive into the premiere of The Challenge All-Stars Rivals and the season to-date of Southern Charm. They kick it off with The Challenge, including thoughts on the cast, past beefs, the house and the daily challenge. Then they discuss all of the drama in Charleston with JT, Craig and the guys, Shep’s girlfriend and more. Hosts - ⁠Spencer Kitley ⁠ and ⁠Will Semons ⁠ ⁠Tw...

Feb 01, 202542 minEp. 543

Ep. 535 The Mixed Bag: The Challenge 40 - My Real Friends Era & Survivor 47 - Epic Boss Girl Move

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have two of their favorites in this week’s Mixed Bag as they discuss the latest from The Challenge 40 and Survivor 47. They begin with The Challenge and explore the demise of Era 1, the couplings within the house, another success for Era 4 and ultimately two more veterans going home. Then they shift their attention to week two of Survivor and dig into the dynamics at each of the three tribes, idol hunting, big personalities and finally a strange idol play at tribal...

Sep 27, 202450 minEp. 535

Ep. 534 The Mixed Bag: The Challenge 40 - An Era Tradition

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a very lively Mixed Bag this week as they dive into the most pivotal episode of The Challenge 40 yet. They discuss the daily, Laurel and Cara Maria’s explosive fight and ultimately the massive upsets in this week’s Arena. Hosts - ⁠Spencer Kitley ⁠ and ⁠Will Semons ⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram...

Sep 21, 202441 minEp. 534

Ep. 533 - Bachelor Nation: The Bachelorette Explosive Finale

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson dissect all of the craziness from The Bachelorette season finale. They discuss Devin’s downfall, Marcus’ fear, Jen’s heartbreak, the breakup, the TV meltdown and so much more on this week’s pod. And we say goodbye to Kate as a full-time host, but we hope to have her back in the not too distant future. Hosts - ⁠⁠⁠Spencer Kitley⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Kate Gunderson⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Instagram...

Sep 09, 202435 minEp. 533

Ep. 532 The Mixed Bag: The Challenge 40 - My Trivia Era

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back with The Mixed Bag and they are catching up on lost time with the granddaddy of all shows, The Challenge 40. They start with a discussion of the dynamics and personalities within the house and then shift their attention to challenge favorite, trivia. Then they explore the strategy of the eras as it pertains to elimination, targets and making it as far as possible in the game! Hosts - ⁠Spencer Kitley ⁠ and ⁠Will Semons ⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram...

Sep 06, 202434 minEp. 532

Ep. 531 - Bachelor Nation: The Bachelorette Does Fantasy Suites & The Men Tell All

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson dive headfirst into this week’s two-episode double-down of The Bachelorette. They discuss Devin’s interesting spiral, Jonathan’s brief rise, the confusion that is Marcus, the future of Paradise and so much more on this week’s pod. Hosts - ⁠⁠⁠Spencer Kitley⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Kate Gunderson⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Instagram...

Aug 30, 202443 minEp. 531

Ep. 530 - Bachelor Nation: The Bachelorette Hits Hometowns

Spencer Kitley rides solo as he dissects this week’s four hometown adventures on The Bachelorette. He dives into the state of each of these four relationships, who has the best connection, best date and even looks ahead to next week and ultimately who might end up with Jenn. Hosts - ⁠⁠Spencer Kitley⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Kate Gunderson⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Instagram...

Aug 23, 202423 min

Ep. 529 - Bachelor Nation: The Bachelorette Finds Her Final Four

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson are back after a brief break and they have so many thoughts on this weeks episode of The Bachelorette. They discuss Marcus’ second 1-on-1 date, Jeremy’s seemingly out-of-nowhere rise, the crashing and burning of Sam and so much more. Hosts - ⁠Spencer Kitley⁠ & ⁠Kate Gunderson⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠Instagram...

Aug 17, 202431 minEp. 529

Ep. 528- The Mixed Bag: Big Brother 26 Week 1 & Reality TV Roundup

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back with The Mixed Bag and they are catching up on everything they have missed the last few months, as well as digging into the first week of Big Brother 26. They kickoff with a roundup of some Bravo favorites before shifting their attention to the Big Brother houseguests. Big Brother coverage on The Mixed Bag will begin in earnest the week of Aug. 12 when they also cover The Challenge 40. Hosts - Spencer Kitley and Will Semons Twitter Instagram...

Jul 26, 202434 minEp. 528

Ep. 527 - Bachelor Nation: The Bachelorette Gets Racy

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson breakdown every ounce of this week’s disclaimer-worthy episode of The Bachelorette. They dive into Spencer’s big 1:1 date, the seamless villain change, Jenn’s massive group date, strange racing date, Aaron’s exit and so much more. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter & Instagram...

Jul 25, 202444 minEp. 527

Ep. 526 - Bachelor Nation: The Bachelorette Goes Down Under

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson have a fun show as the second episode of Jenn’s season of The Bachelorette heats up and delivers a lot of drama. They discuss Marcus, Dylan and Grant’s solid showings, as well as the twisted dynamic between Devin and the rest of the men. As always they conclude with their top four leaders in the clubhouse after two episodes.

Jul 19, 202441 minEp. 526

Ep. 525 - Bachelor Nation: Jenn’s Premiere

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson are back in the saddle and breaking down all of the goodness from Jenn’s premiere episode of The Bachelorette. They dive into all of the limo entrances, hand out superlatives, discuss the dynamics of the cocktail party, hand out their own first impression rose and make their picks for the season. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Jul 10, 202449 min

Ep. 524- The Mixed Bag: Survivor 46 Ep. 2 and Vanderpump Rules

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are excited to dive into the second episode of the new season of Survivor, as well as a very dramatic episode of Vanderpump Rules on this week’s Mixed Bag. They kick things off by exploring tribe dynamics at the three different beaches, highlighting conflicts, personalities and ultimately who has what it takes to compete. They then discuss the immunity challenge and the fallout that ensued ahead of a very strange tribal council. Hosts - Spencer Kitley and Will Semo...

Mar 08, 202445 min

Ep. 523 - Bachelor Nation: Joey Does Hometowns

Spencer Kitley rides solo as he delves into each of the week’s four hometown dates on this week’s episode of The Bachelor. He explores some particularly great dad performances, a shining episode for Kelsey, a big misfire by Maria, a lot of kissing, picks to win and so much more. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Mar 08, 202423 min

Ep. 522 - Bachelor Nation: Joey Selects His Final Four

Spencer Kitley rides solo as he examines this week’s episode of The Bachelor as they traveled to Jasper National Park. He begins with Daisy being the first to get a second 1-on-1 date and shining despite her uncertainties. Then diving into the final group date of the season that featured Maria spiraling due to the other women’s relationships. And finally Kelsey A really opening up on her second 1-on-1 that really cemented her as a contender. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter In...

Mar 02, 202424 min

Ep. 521- The Mixed Bag: The Challenge 39 Finale, Pump Rules and Summer House’s Premiere

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a Mixed Bag that runneth over as they break down the finale of The Challenge 39, dissect episode four of Vanderpump Rules and discuss the season premiere of Summer House. They begin with part two of The Challenge finale, starting with the final elimination and culminating with the five stage obstacle course. Then they dive into the Sandoval situation on Pump Rules and the rising plot around Ariana as a villain. Finally they review the premiere of Summer House,...

Feb 24, 202451 min

Ep. 520 - Bachelor Nation: Joey Looks for Mrs. Right

Ep. 520 - Bachelor Nation: Joey Looks for Mrs. Right Spencer Kitley dissects all of the dates, the KFC party and the drama from the third episode of Joey’s season of The Bachelor. He examines the Mrs. Right group date, Jenn’s big rise with her 1-on-1 date, the drama-filled second group date, the makings of Maria vs. Sydney and so much more. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Feb 11, 202423 min

Ep. 519- The Mixed Bag: The Challenge 39 and Vanderpump Rules’ Premiere

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have a full Mixed Bag this week as The Challenge 39 heats up on its home stretch and Vanderpump Rules kicked off its 11th season. They begin with the re-entry of Kyland and Horacio on The Challenge before diving into the daily and Ed’s unfortunate ousting, the shifting house dynamics, Olivia’s bonehead strategy and finally TJ’s threeway elimination. Then they breakdown the main plots of episode one of Pump Rules (25:59), including he housing situations of pretty mu...

Feb 02, 202441 min

Ep. 518 - Bachelor Nation: Joey Get’s It Going

Spencer Kitley dives into episode two of Joey’s season of The Bachelor without Kate Gunderson, but he has so much to say about this week’s first full episode. He explores the wedding dress date and Rachel’s rise, Daisy’s fantastic 1-on-1 date, the strange games of the second group date, the cocktail party and ultimately his final four leaders. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Feb 02, 202424 min

Ep. 517- The Mixed Bag: The Challenge Conquest and RHOSLC Reunion Pt. 3

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break open this week’s Mixed Bag with the best episode of the season on The Challenge 39 and the third and final part of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion (28:21). They begin with the fallout of Asaf going home on The Challenge, the nighttime water challenge purge and the new selection format for the elimination. Then they wrap up the season on RHOSLC with a deep dive on Monica’s troll past, Mary’s place in the franchise and more. Hosts - Spencer Kitley...

Jan 27, 202437 min

Ep. 516 - Bachelor Nation: Joey’s Premiere

Spencer Kitley kicks off Joey’s season of The Bachelor without Kate Gunderson, but he has all of the thoughts to share. He begins the pod with limo entrances and superlatives for best and worst entrances. Then he bops around the cocktail party and makes his own first impression rose selection. Then a quick analysis of the rose ceremony and his choices to make this season’s final four. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Jan 26, 202434 min

Ep. 515- The Mixed Bag: The Challenge, RHOSLC Reunion Pt. 2 and Southern Charm Reunion Pt. 2

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons have all of the thoughts on this week’s episode of The Mixed Bag, including The Challenge 39, RHOSLC Reunion Part 2 and the Southern Charm Reunion finale. They kick off the show with The Challenge that finally saw the competitors have to turn on one another. The RHOSLC delivered more Monica drama and to wrap things up they dive into the dynamics that remain at the end of the Southern Charm reunion. Hosts - Spencer Kitley and Will Semons Twitter Instagram

Jan 19, 202442 min

Ep. 514- The Mixed Bag: The Challenge, RHOSLC Reunion and Southern Charm Reunion

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons are back from winter break and they have a full Mixed Bag, including a brief look back at Survivor 45, this week’s episode of The Challenge, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion and the Southern Charm reunion. Hosts - Spencer Kitley and Will Semons Twitter Instagram

Jan 12, 202452 min

Ep. 513- The Mixed Bag: Survivor 45 Penultimate and The Challenge (Bonus: Winter House)

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons discuss the latest from this week’s episodes from Survivor 45 and The Challenge 39 and delve into the latest from Bravo’s Winter House. They start with Drew’s overconfidence on Survivor, the way Jake keeps dodging bullets, Dee’s big win and all the tribal dynamics. Then they review the lopsided daily from The Challenge (19:20), Moriah alienating herself, Tori’s Bananas revelation and then a convincing Arena win. Finally they conclude with conversations about Winter...

Dec 15, 202352 min

Ep. 512 - Bachelor Nation: Bachelor in Paradise Finale & Gossip

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson are excited to break down all of the goodness from the massive Bachelor in Paradise finale, as well as all of the gossip that followed the finale. They dive into the last few days on the beach, the uncouplings, the semi-couplings and of course the engagements. Then they dissect all of the tea (39:01) that has been coming out on the challenges with this year’s couples after the show. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Dec 11, 202349 min

Ep. 511- The Mixed Bag: Survivor 45 and The Challenge

Ep. 511- The Mixed Bag: Survivor 45 and The Challenge Spencer Kitley and Will Semons break down this week’s episodes from Survivor 45 and The Challenge 39, as well as a brief reality roundup segment at the top of the show. They kick things off with a really great Survivor episode that included some large swings, a big immunity win, alliance lines blurring and a dramatic tribal. Then they dissect The Challenge (28:52) which centered mostly on Big T and Melissa being in everyone’s crosshairs, a co...

Dec 08, 202351 min

Ep. 510 - Bachelor Nation: Week 9 - Bachelor in Paradise & Golden Bachelor

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson are back from a week off to dive into the Golden Bachelor season finale and then a quick and snappy episode of Bachelor in Paradise. They begin with all of the Gerry tabloid fodder, before digging into the final episode, his meet the family dates, big breakup and now impending wedding. Then they dissect all of the couples on the beach in Paradise, some swift exits and implications for next week’s finale (32:42). Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitte...

Dec 04, 202355 min

Ep. 509- The Mixed Bag: Survivor 45 and The Challenge (Bonus: Winter House)

Spencer Kitley and Will Semons really enjoyed the week of Survivor and The Challenge and have plenty of thoughts on both, as well as some bonus Winter House content. They start with Survivor and the shifting tribal dynamics, the return of the Survivor auction, a tough challenge and a shocking tribal. Then they discuss the best episode of the season on The Challenge (20:53) with a really good daily and then a championship duel in the Arena. Finally they close out with some highlights from the fir...

Nov 17, 202345 min

Ep. 508 - Bachelor Nation: Week 7 - Bachelor in Paradise & Golden Bachelor

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson are fired up for all of the antics from this week in Bachelor Nation. They kick the show off with Bachelor news before jumping into the Golden Bachelor Women Tell All and then wrapping up with all of the drama from the beaches of Paradise. They discuss Kat changing guys again, Tanner being the Bachelor of the beach, new couples, rekindling and a lot more. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate Gunderson Twitter Instagram

Nov 15, 202343 min
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