Kelci Jager and her family moved from Southern California to Florida in 2018. Her four sons seemed to adjust to life there seamlessly, but life changed dramatically in August 2020. That was the day that the Jagers’ two older sons were passengers in a bad golf cart accident, leaving one with broken bones and the other with head trauma, which revealed a two-inch brain tumor that required immediate surgery. The tumor was removed and was benign. Just as life began to return to normal for the family,...
Sep 21, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1097
Kate discusses the arrest and indictment of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Kate first includes part of her previous interview with music and pop culture writer Taylor Crumpton about the origins of hip hop, and Sean Combs career. The original interview is in episode 948. Her work has appeared in TIME, Essence, Harper’s Bazaar, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Kate also speaks with Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames, who a...
Sep 20, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1096
Brian Moylan joins Kate to discuss their favorite Real Housewives moments. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Amazon.com : www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
Sep 19, 2024•57 min•Ep. 1095
Ryan White, director of Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter. In this two-part Netflix documentary, a tenacious mother unravels the complex mystery surrounding the 1989 disappearance of the daughter she placed for adoption. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www...
Sep 18, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1094
In light of Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Kate speaks with the Menendez brothers appellate attorney Mark Geragos. The series tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents on Aug. 20, 1989, and the events surrounding the brutal slayings. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http:...
Sep 17, 2024•33 min•Ep. 1093
Kate discusses what to watch this week including The Golden Bachelorette, Survivor 47 (CBS), Child Star (Hulu), Frontline: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning (PBS), and Monsters (Netflix). Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338...
Sep 16, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1092
Jess Wohl and Kate met a decade ago, and live in the same community in California. Jess shares how the results of a 23andme test revealed the identity of a different biological father, and two half-brothers, one who happened to be her neighbor. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Fa...
Sep 14, 2024•50 min•Ep. 1091
Amidst one of the most unpredictable and intense years of college athletics to date, The Money Game, a six-part Amazon Prime Video series, provides an exclusive, all-access pass inside LSU Athletics. The docuseries examines a historic turning point in the NCAA upon policy changes on NIL rights—guaranteed to shape the trajectory of college sports forever—highlighted by the surreal experiences of LSU's top players, coaches, and administrators. Kate’s guests include director Drea Cooper, and track ...
Sep 13, 2024•31 min•Ep. 1090
Rosemarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil, authors of JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography, an intimate, comprehensive look at the real man behind the myth. Sharing never-before-told stories and insights, his closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers, and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century, revealing how the boy who saluted became the man America came to know and love who still captures public imagination twenty-five years after his t...
Sep 12, 2024•37 min•Ep. 1089
Erik Arntzen rejoins Kate to discuss season 8 of Selling Sunset. The Netflix series revolves around the Oppenheim Group, a high-end real estate brokerage firm. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Amazon.com : www.amazon...
Sep 11, 2024•56 min•Ep. 1088
Chelsea Devantez, best-selling author and host of Glamorous Trash podcast helps Kate review The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The eight-episode series centers around a handful of Utah-based Mormons who rose to fame creating content on TikTok. Taylor Frankie Paul , Mayci Neely , Whitney Leavitt and Mikayla Matthews were the OG members of what ultimately became known as #MomTok, which grew over time to include their other castmates. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecase...
Sep 10, 2024•58 min•Ep. 1087
Kate discusses what to watch this week including Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (Netflix), The Real Housewives of Dubai Reunion (Bravo), In Vogue: The 90s (Hulu), and Sister Wives (TLC). Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1131579193...
Sep 09, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1086
Marc Turkewitz is an operations and business strategy executive, and the college roommate of Kate’s close friend Lizzie Grubman. He shares his sweet adoption story, which is filled with the most surprising coincidences. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www...
Sep 07, 2024•41 min•Ep. 1085
Love Is Blind season 5 contestant Stacy Snyder talks about what it is like to be a cast member on the show, how it changed her views on relationships, processing life after television, and her new relationship that has made headlines. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Gro...
Sep 06, 2024•39 min•Ep. 1084
Kate discusses the Netflix docuseries Carmel: Who Killed María Marta? An interview with Lyndsey Cotton, a medicolegal investigator about Worst Ex Ever, a Netflix true crime docuseries about four instances of relationships gone extremely wrong due to violent, deceitful partners. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: htt...
Sep 05, 2024•31 min•Ep. 1083
Dana Bowling, host of Daily Dose of Dana podcast discusses Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles and Real Housewives of Orange County on Bravo, and Sister Wives on TLC. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Amazon.com : www...
Sep 04, 2024•54 min•Ep. 1082
Mayci Neeley and Whitney Leavitt from Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines. Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace? Reality Life with Kate Casey What to...
Sep 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 1081
Kate discusses what to watch this week including The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu), Selling Sunset (Netflix), Untold: Hope Solo (Netflix), Coming From America (HBO Max), and Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo). Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://w...
Sep 02, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1080
Kim Turner son’s Patrick “Patty” Turner died by suicide at the age of 16 in 2018. She discusses his outstanding character, and the wishes he left behind in letters he left for his community. The Patrick's Purpose Foundation was created to honor Patrick Turner’s legacy and character through making the positive changes that he wished for. They aim to promote mental wellness in schools and create a student-driven culture of kindness through educational programs and initiatives. Additionally, they a...
Aug 31, 2024•32 min•Ep. 1079
Podcast hosts Ace and Katelyn Fanning join Kate to discuss this season of Love is Blind UK on Netflix. Singletons across the UK meet, date and get engaged before seeing each other. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Am...
Aug 30, 2024•47 min•Ep. 1078
Chris DeRosa joins Kate to discuss Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, a Netflix docuseries where twenty aspiring pop stars undergo a K-pop training program, exploring the creation of HYBE x Geffen's first global girl group, Katseye. Chris is co-host of Fixing Famous People podcast. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://...
Aug 29, 2024•49 min•Ep. 1077
Kate discusses Here Come The Irish, a Peacock TV docuseries which documents life on and off the field of the legendary University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. Micah Brown, director of Untold: Sign Stealer on Netflix, which features Connor Stalions addressing the allegations surrounding the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal for the first time. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: htt...
Aug 28, 2024•27 min•Ep. 1076
Nicole Eggert, actress and producer of Hulu’s After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun," a new docuseries that delivers a nostalgic and insightful exploration of "Baywatch," the cultural phenomenon that defined an era, and an unprecedented look into the stars who brought the world's most famous lifeguards to life. Through dozens of new cast interviews and never-before-seen footage, this docuseries unpacks how the show captured the mythology of California's beach culture, set physical beauty standards f...
Aug 27, 2024•35 min•Ep. 1075
Kate discusses what to watch this week including Love Island UK reunion (Netflix), Here Come The Irish (Peacock), Untold: Sign Stealer, and After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun(Hulu). Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 Am...
Aug 26, 2024•17 min•Ep. 1074
Mary Payne Gilbert is host of Pink Shade podcast, and one Kate’s closest podcast friends. She talks about growing up in Mississippi, why colleges of the South are the best, marriage, supporting a partner with addiction issues, and how she created job centered on her favorite thing. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok:...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1073
Michael Sheehan and Marcus Plowright, producer and director of The Girl on the Milk Carton, an Oxygen docuseries about the murder of Jonelle Matthews. Five days before Christmas 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews went missing from her own living room in the small town of Greeley, Colorado. In an attempt to find her, Jonelle was given the tragic distinction as one of the first missing children whose face appeared on a milk carton. Sadly, the publicity did not bring her home. Nearly 35 years after...
Aug 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 1072
Author Landon Bryant discusses how someone from the south would address many of the complicated marital and friend issues on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County. He also gives details from his visit to Patricia Altschul’s home in Charleston, South Carolina, the documentary Chimp Crazy on HBO, and Playground on Hulu. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http:...
Aug 22, 2024•51 min•Ep. 1071
Chris DeRosa and Erik Artntzen join Kate to discuss Dance Moms: A New Era, a reboot of Dance Moms on Hulu. Chris is a reality tv producer and co-host of Fixing Famous podcast. Erik Arntzen is a former reality tv producer turned restaurant technology executive. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1070
Valerie Bauerlein, author of The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty. Alex Murdaugh was a benevolent dictator—the president of the South Carolina trial lawyers’ association, a political boss, a part-time prosecutor, and a partner in his family’s law firm. He was always ready with a favor, a drink, and an invitation to Moselle, his family’s 1,700-acre hunting estate. The Murdaugh name ignited respect—and fear—for a hundred miles. When he murdered his wife, Maggie,...
Aug 20, 2024•56 min•Ep. 1069
Kate discusses what to watch this week including The Girl on the Milk Carton (ID), Untold: The Murder of Air McNair (Netflix), The New York Times Presents: Lie to Fly (FX, Hulu), and Love Island reunion (Peacock). Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.faceb...
Aug 19, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1068
