Pop Therapy

Riccio Recaps BravoCon: The Party, The Parasocials & Bravo 2.0

Pop Therapy

Show Notes

We have officially rebranded and are leaning right into the Pop Therapy of it all! The Curious Life Podcast has been a our home for the last 7 years, but we are rounding out the year with the new name that really captures it all. Welcome officially to POP THERAPY!

This week, I sit down with recap queen Kate Riccio to debrief the glittered chaos of BravoCon - the thrills, the crowd crush, the parasocial tightrope and the Bravolebs who handled it… and those who very much did not. We dive into Salt Lake City’s current cultural chokehold, Emmy Sharrett's Southern Hospitality Panel, and why she gets such a hard time from the fans.

Southern Charm and Summer House get the Pop Therapy treatment as we unpack friendship fractures, fame fatigue and why the audience now feels as emotionally invested as the cast.

Kate has some genius ideas for Bravo 2.0 and a candidacy we can all get behind!

Make sure you're following Kate for all things reality TV at: TikTok:@katericcio Insta: @ricciorecaps and @therealityofreality

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Thank you to our brilliant audio engineer, Sam Talbot! You can work with him too at www.samtalbot.com.au

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