

Is This Real Life? With Mandy Slutsker
Is This Real Life? With Mandy Slutsker
Is This Real Life? is a Bravo podcast that relates our favorite shows to our own lives and the world around us. Hosted by Mandy Slutsker.
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Oct 10, 2021 • 1h 24min
Episode 162 - 'Good Vibes Only' With Ashley Hoover Baker
This week Mandy is joined by Ashley Hoover Baker of @OnThisDayEntertainment to chat this week in Bravo. Unlike the ladies of Potomac during their Chesapeake Bay trip, they bring good vibes only to this podcast! They run through the most pressing issues from each of the franchises from Beverly Hills, to Potomac, to Salt Lake City including Erika’s storytelling by piecemeal, Candiace’s misogyny towards strippers and sex workers, and whether Lisa Barlow had anything to do with the caterer’s cancelling on Angie. Plus, Ashley shares her experience living with multiple sclerosis and some important reminders about self care.
Follow Ashley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthisdayentertainment/
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Oct 3, 2021 • 1h 25min
Episode 161 - 'Reasonable, Shady, and Downright Crazy' with Ashley (@BabyBenCohen)
This week Mandy is joined by Ashley of the Instagram account @BabyBenCohen! She shares her experience working as a nurse practitioner at a hospital during the pandemic, bonding with patients over Real Housewives, and which Bravolebs thought Andy was running her IG handle. After discussing the latest breaking Bravo news, Ashley and Mandy play a game of “reasonable or shady?” and discuss the reasonable, shady, and downright crazy behavior of the Real Housewives of Potomac, Salt Lake City, and Beverly Hills.
Follow Ashley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babybencohen/
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Sep 26, 2021 • 1h 31min
Episode 160 - 'Icy friendships'- with Amanda Page
This week Mandy is joined by her voice twin Amanda Page from @itsallhappeningx! They dive into this week’s RHOSLC and dissect Heather and Jen’s unhealthy friendship dynamic, whether Lisa is a loyal friend to Meredith, and Mary’s intriguing home decor. Mandy and Amanda also chat Beverly Hills, how the women aren’t listening to Garcelle, and Erika’s not-so-pretty mess. Plus, a ridiculously hilarious music video shoot on Potomac!
Listen to It’s All Happening: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-all-happening-with-amanda/id1526326162
Listen to the Big Brother Breakfast Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-brother-breakfast-club/id1581821551
Check out Amanda’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsallhappening
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Sep 19, 2021 • 1h 26min
Episode 159 - ‘Drunk on friendship juice’ with @Cici.Loves.You
This week Mandy is joined by the kindest person on instagram - @Cici.Loves.You!!! Cici shares what made her start her positive Bravo page, some insightful conversations she’s had with Bravolebrities, and the importance of remembering that at the end of the day, these people are still human and do have real feelings. Mandy and Cici share all their thoughts on the RHOSLC premiere, some thoughts on Potomac, and a little bit of Beverly Hills. Plus, how Mandy and Cici’s families were like Jennie and fudged birth dates on immigration paperwork!
Follow Cici on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cici.loves.you/
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Sep 12, 2021 • 1h 18min
Episode 158 - 'Bless the Reality TV Gods' with Cix Hamlett
This week Mandy is joined by Cix Hamlett of the Dumpster Dive podcast to chat this VERY exciting week in Bravo! They discuss the explosive first two minutes of #RHOSLC, which Mandy and Cix believe has been sent to us by the reality TV Gods, and wonder why so many women are interested in Austen in the Winter House trailer. Mandy and Cix unpack this week’s Potomac, questioning Gizelle’s statistics on cheating, and continue to be shocked by the Beverly Hills dinner party from hell part 2.
Check out the Dumpster Dive podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dumpster-dive-a-reality-tv-deep-dive/id1533780254
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Sep 5, 2021 • 1h 23min
Episode 157 - 'Video Ho's and Dinner Parties from Hell' with Kendrick Tucker
This week Mandy is joined by Kendrick Tucker of the “Reality & Comics Too” podcast. They dive into this week’s Potomac, discussing if the green eyed bandits went too far with Wendy and why this season of RHONY was so tough to watch (but had a good finale!). And finally, the dinner party from hell on RHOBH and how PK was right about Erika - she’s inherently cold.
Check out “Reality and Comics Too”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-comics-too/id1525311067
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Aug 29, 2021 • 1h 51min
Episode 156 - 'Substance and Subtext' with LaKeya DeWalt featuring Donny Hadfield-Smith
This week Mandy is joined by LaKeya Dewalt, a moderator on Club Bravo and huge Housewives fan, to discuss this week’s RHOP, RHOBH, and RHONY. LaKeya and Mandy spend time trying to figure out why Gizelle is so afraid to be vulnerable, how now by season six the women are starting to self produce, and unpack what’s going on (if anything) with Wendy. They also discuss Erika’s legal issues and whether her story about Yolanda and the text messages adds up. Plus, Donny Hadfield-Smith of the Know That podcast shares a boots on the ground story about RHONJ!
Follow LaKeya on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ms.lakiki2u/
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Aug 22, 2021 • 1h 29min
Episode 155 - '2 + 2 = 4" with Veronica Leventhal
This week Mandy is joined by Veronica Leventhal to discuss what is arguably one of the best RHOBH episodes of all time! Before getting into Beverly Hills, the ladies chat about the Salt Lake City trailer and question whether Bravo has any ethical obligations surrounding whether to have people who’ve potentially committed crimes on their shows. Mandy and Veronica also chat this week’s Potomac and wonder whether Gizelle can get away with another season of grilling others while avoiding discussions of her personal life. Plus, is it finally time to say goodbye to Ramona?
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Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Aug 15, 2021 • 1h 24min
Episode 154 - 'A Potomac Party' with Sasha Morfaw
This week Mandy is joined by the lovely Sasha Morfaw, host of The Bravo Breakdown, to dive deep into Potomac! They discuss each of the women’s roles on the show and what they bring to the franchise, the significance of Mia’s vulnerability, and try to make sense of season two Wendy. Plus, a little bit of Beverly Hills and a lot of RHONY’s Black Shabbat.
Check out the Bravo Breakdown on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebravobreakdown
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/

Aug 8, 2021 • 1h 14min
Episode 153 - 'Hot Mics and Slut Pigs' with Christian Gray Snow
This week Mandy’s joined by RHOBH fanatic and host of the hilarious Slut Pig podcast, Christian Gray Snow! They discuss every element of this week’s RHOBH - from Erika’s missing La Quinta house to forensic accounting to the eventual hot mic moment that led to Erika’s freak out. Mandy and Christian also have lots of laughs discussing this week’s pajama party on RHOP and Christian points out how bizarre some of the moments on this season’s RHONY truly have been.
Check out the Slut Pig Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-slut-pig-podcast/id1561992641
Follow Mandy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/


