Welcome to the final of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 18 and 19 from the Fijian villa! They gush over Callum's huge crush on Deb, rant about their most toxic (IYKayYKay), and explain their disappointment in Imani and Ray. What are we not seeing that the ex islanders saw in the rough cut? Did the mega duel last all night? When will Johnny address his BABY? Keep tuning in and let's find out together!! Join...
Mar 18, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Welcome to our second installment of Reality TV Corner and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss The Traitors (finale and reunion), The Bachelor (hometowns), Vanderpump Rules (March 4th episode), and Couple to Throuple. They question Joey's reasons for sending Maria home in 4th place, share some of Lauren's 4th season VPR takes, read 4 pages from Ariana's new cocktail book, and puzzle over the feasibility of 4 times a night when you have 4 kids. Plus: read Tom Sandoval's d...
Mar 14, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Welcome back to week 3 of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 11-16 from the Fijian villa! They revel in the best (and porniest) heart rate challenge ever, beg and plead with Callum to come on the podcast, and applaud Aurelia's superb chemistry game. Maura longs for a what-could-have-been friends to lovers story line and Ari exposes the flaw in Imani's game strategy. Is the moon just the night sun? Who is the ...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Welcome to our first Reality Recap and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss The Traitors, The Bachelor, and Vanderpump Rules, and PIPING HOT tea including Pekin-Su, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval being sued by Rachel Leviss, Tom Sandoval's political ignorance and narcissism, and Jax and Brittany separating!! They talk about having to gaslight yourself, destroying your bowels for love, and reworking lego art. Will we ever get a hello from people who are disgusted by our ver...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Welcome back to week 2 of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari (the hosts of SGTC, not the guest hosts of Love Island games! We know, we're sorry it's so confusing) break down episodes 4-9 from the Fijian villa! Maura is upset at the amount of power that the US islanders have in the villa and Ari is skeptical that any of these story lines are real, but they still think it is the best thing Love Island has ever done. They discuss C...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Welcome to the final (thank god, episodes 35-36) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss their theories on why this season fell so flat, unsurprisingly have a LOT to say about Tom Sandoval during VPR corner ( content warning: suicide ), and give their relationship length predictions for our finalists. They criticize Mitch's commoner ex and Anton's choice to bring up Georgia H's past heartbreak without her consent. Will Joanna and Chris rekindle t...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island Games and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 1-3 from the Fijian villa! They discuss Callum's disinterest in both monogamy and monotony, but also their interest in Callum. Ari scoffs at Curtis any time he does anything and updates the audience on her deep dive on Eyal's teeth through the years. The two criticize Cely and Johnny's vacation culinary decisions and revel in the humor of Americans trying to un...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island Games and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down the first ever cast of Love Island Games! They discuss the Love Island to fast fashion pipeline, dive into the Scott Disick and Eyal vs. Megan feud, and question what it means to be an aspiring dentist. Ari live reacts to the season promo, floats a theory about Scott, visits playboy.com, and makes a shocking confession. Do any of the islanders have a single pube? Which of these all stars ...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Welcome to Week 5 Part 2 (Episodes 31-33) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss Toby's willingness to drop tea on who we can only assume was Chloe. Then they break down the impact of the producers and their ploys to destroy the top couple. Finally, the debate the meaning of "locked in" and what the ex-islanders might be doing when they return to the villa. Will Georgia H and Anton actually make it on the outside? Will Molly ever find out it was...
Feb 22, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Welcome to Week 5 Part 1 (Episodes 28-30) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura drags Ari for her lack of knowledge of emo music and has a theory regarding Jess being a superior player to Eve. Ari spills the beans on the financial success of the pod and is annoyed by Arabella. Will we ever get context for some of these story lines? Will Chloe respond to Toby's call out? What did Tune in every Monday and Thursday and let's find out together! Join us on Instagra...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Welcome to Week 4 Part 2 (Episodes 24-26) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Ari reveals the reason that a bachelor player blocked her on Instagram and Maura opens up about Casey's fall from grace. We host our second installment of VPR corner and reveal our favorite couple so far this season (hint: unpopular opinion). Will Anton explain the difference between unavailable and exclusive? What did Joanna do and will be ever understand??? Tune in every Monday and Thu...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Welcome to Week 4 Part 1 (Episodes 21-23) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari welcome JB (@therealityrecaps) to the show! We dive into the world of Traitors and hear JB's well studied takes that you won't want to miss. They discuss Joanna's whisper play, Georgia Steele's moment to moment feelings play, and Eve and Jess' cosmetic commitment to twinning. Will Tom and Georgia Steele hook up again outside the villa? Or will Georgia Steele and Toby's us a...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Welcome to Week 3 Part 2 (Episodes 17-19) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari call out Georgia Harrison for the privileged reasons behind her instagram blocks, reflect on their own relationships, and beg Chloe Burrows to make an appearance on the season. Ari doesn't hate Casey (yet) as much as she did before but is ready to start fighting Maura about being too blindly loyal to him. Plus, don't miss our LIVE REACTIONS to the news that Nick Viall is a ...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Welcome to Week 3 Part 1 (Episodes 14-16) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari host their first VPR Corner sharing their thoughts on Tom and Tom on Viall Fials. Then, they break down Molly's perpetuation of purity culture, Callum schooling Mitch on consent, and the representation of ethical nonmonogamy that we are getting from Georgia Steele and Tom. We love to see Chris pie himself and we hate to see Molly making so many assumptions. What is the best...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Welcome to Week 2 Part 2 (Episodes 10-12) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari welcome Terrace Tom back to the villa with two different love squares. They CELEBRATE Anton reading Mitch and bask in the glow of the super hot blazing fire that is Tom and Georgia's chemistry. Will we get a single challenge this season? Is Mitch in the villa for clout or love (lol)? Will Anton ever have a different story line? Tune in every Monday and Thursday and let's fi...
Feb 01, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Welcome to Week 2 Part 1 (Episodes 7-9) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to HGTV (errrr... SGTC)! And!!! Happy Birthday/Anniversary to us!!! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss more of their 100% accurate predictions, more important veneer updates, and MORE Messy Mitch. PLUS, a special appearance from Gabe that you won't want to miss!! Will Luis seek urgent dental care? Is there a double standard in the villa? How low is the bar? Tune in every Monday and Thursday and let's find out t...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Welcome to Week 1 Part 2 (episodes 4-5) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss alternatives to picturing Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day, the return of MESSY MITCH, and the emotionless and speedy bro make ups of these two episodes. Will Toby ever learn how to communicate? Will Tyrique accept our apology? Tune in every Monday and Thursday and let's find out together! Join us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Threads, and YouTube @shes...
Jan 25, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Welcome to Week 1 Part 1 Season 1 (Episodes 1-3) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss producer's attitudes regarding all star islanders with previous romantic entanglements, vacillate between theories about Molly and Callum's breakup, and ship a surprising couple. Plus, they share who they think is too good for the show and cackle at Georgia Steele and Toby's age difference. Is Demi attracted to Luis because he reminds her of her ex? Does Geor...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down the first ever cast of Love Island All Stars! Ari disses Maura's photoshop skills, chooses her new target, and discusses a landscape mishap. Maura uncovers our unsolved biggest mystery yet and finds one of the islanders style to be reminiscent of her dads. Will we ever stopped being so fascinated by the men's terrifying bodies? Will our parents identities be stolen? Tune in every week...
Jan 11, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Welcome to the final of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 18 and 19 from the Fijian villa! They gush over Callum's huge crush on Deb, rant about their most toxic (IYKayYKay), and explain their disappointment in Imani and Ray. What are we not seeing that the ex islanders saw in the rough cut? Did the mega duel last all night? When will Johnny address his BABY? Keep tuning in and let's find out together!! Join...
Nov 23, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Welcome back to week 3 of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 11-16 from the Fijian villa! They revel in the best (and porniest) heart rate challenge ever, beg and plead with Callum to come on the podcast, and applaud Aurelia's superb chemistry game. Maura longs for a what-could-have-been friends to lovers story line and Ari exposes the flaw in Imani's game strategy. Is the moon just the night sun? Who is the ...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Welcome back to week 2 of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari (the hosts of SGTC, not the guest hosts of Love Island games! We know, we're sorry it's so confusing) break down episodes 4-9 from the Fijian villa! Maura is upset at the amount of power that the US islanders have in the villa and Ari is skeptical that any of these story lines are real, but they still think it is the best thing Love Island has ever done. They discuss C...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island Games and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 1-3 from the Fijian villa! They discuss Callum's disinterest in both monogamy and monotony, but also their interest in Callum. Ari scoffs at Curtis any time he does anything and updates the audience on her deep dive on Eyal's teeth through the years. The two criticize Cely and Johnny's vacation culinary decisions and revel in the humor of Americans trying to un...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island Games and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down the first ever cast of Love Island Games! They discuss the Love Island to fast fashion pipeline, dive into the Scott Disick and Eyal vs. Megan feud, and question what it means to be an aspiring dentist. Ari live reacts to the season promo, floats a theory about Scott, visits playboy.com, and makes a shocking confession. Do any of the islanders have a single pube? Which of these all stars ...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Welcome to Season 5 of Love Island US and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari (no, not Maura Higgins and Ariana Madix, we know it's confusing!) break down the WHOLE SEASON from the Fijian villa. They discuss Love Island US being an anti-incel charity, nightmare sex rooms covered in white fur on all surfaces, and the possibility of the producers throwing SGTC a bone. Maura is pondering the rules of the game, and Ari hates the USA. They discuss the heterosexual math of it all, com...
Sep 14, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Welcome to the aftermath of Love Island Season 10 and welcome back to SGTC!! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari discuss recent news items in the Love Island Universe. Ari reminds Maura that racists don't have tact, and then the two struggle to decide between their shipping of Ekinde and their wanting of something better for Ekin Su. Maura makes another bet during a convo about what Messy Mitch IRL could look like, wishes for every human that they have at least one goal, and they b...
Aug 28, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Welcome to the reunion of Love Island Season 10 and welcome back to SGTC!! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down the reunion episode of Season 10 of Love Island, as well as discuss the vote breakdown of the finalists, their Instagram growth, whether or not who makes the toast each night matters, and finally end the episode with reviewing their pre-season predictions for some of the finalists this season. Join us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Threads, and YouTube ...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Welcome to the final of Love Island Season 10 and welcome back to SGTC!! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down the final two episodes from the Mallorcan villa. Then, they bring Ari's boyfriend, Gabe, onto the show to break down the winners, the season, and give out their season long awards (including predictions on how long each finalist couple will last on the outside)!!! Ari is in denial about the outcome and says she doesn't want to be here. Maura is annoyed that Mitch ...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Welcome to part 2 of week 8 of Love Island Season 10 and welcome back to SGTC!! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down Hulu episodes 59-61 from the Mallorcan villa. We are gearing up for the final and your hosts start off by marveling at the DRAMA that this season continues to give. They discuss Tyrique's misogynistic apology to Lochan, Scott being unable and/or unwilling to do anything that Abi wants including bringing her a cup of instant coffee, and why Mitch chose to dr...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Welcome to part 1 of week 8 of Love Island Season 10 and welcome back to SGTC!! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down Hulu episodes 55-58 from the Mallorcan villa. They discuss the most important commonality between Zach and Molly (being nepo babies) and are thrilled to learn that Jess' step dad is clearly a Love Island super fan (Hi Graham! We would love to have you on the show! XX). Then they discuss the iconic talent show, specifically the banger thats taking the world ...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 16
