Love Island has smashed streaming records all over the world and Three’s purchase of the global rights, along with a pricey local franchise, will complete a radical transformation of the channel. This week The Spinoff learned that Mediaworks, parent company of Three, plans on launching a New Zealand version of ITV’s megahit Love Island. The … Read more
To punish you all for being naughty this year, The Spinoff made an unholy mash-up of four of its podcasts. Join Leonie Hayden, Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee, Ben Thomas, Duncan Greive, Alex Casey, Michele A’Court, Henry Oliver and Waimihia-Rose as they discuss the biggest events of 2017 (and Married At First Sight) in a grotesque rat-king of piping hot takes. The … Read more
In an unprecedented Christmas miracle, The Real Pod is joined by ex-Bachelorette and bona fide celebrity Matilda Rice, with special thanks to Nando’s. In the final Real Pod of the year, it’s only right that we are joined by Matilda Rice – reality TV queen, published author and certified lazy girl. Jane, Alex and Duncan … Read more
The Real Pod team are back together to discuss the shambles that is Mark Richardson, mermaid costumes, and getting drunk with Hilary Barry. PLEASE NOTE: OUR GRAPHIC DESIGNER IS TOO GOOD FOR US AND THAT IS NOT THE REAL MARK RICHARDSON After many weeks apart, host Jane Yee is joined by Duncan Greive and Alex … Read more
Jane Yee and Duncan Greive are joined by a very special guest, Sam Cable, one of last year’s winners of The Block NZ and a man with at least $200,000 sitting in his bank account. Duncan and Jane went full Blockaholic this week with special guest Sam Cable, 2016 winner of The Block NZ, and … Read more
Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey gather around the oval table and talk about the latest happenings in New Zealand television and real life in New Zealand. This week’s episode is notable for Alex emerging from a flu coma to valiantly attempt to record a podcast. Jane and Duncan are operating on about five hours’ sleep … Read more
In this week’s final episode of #realpod, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss cats, pigeons, and what’s next in a life without Real Housewives. With Alex currently wearing face masks in Japan, the team assembled last week (whoah) to discuss episode ten of The Real Housewives of Auckland, a week that saw multiple cats being thrown amongst … Read more
In this week’s episode of #realpod, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss adult dancing, Being Real and what to do when life gives you lemons. The team assembled this week to discuss episode nine of The Real Housewives of Auckland, a week that saw multiple book launches, Coco Chanel-inspired wisdom and whatever the hell this is: Beyond that, the … Read more
In this week’s episode of #realpod, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss life drawing, Rescue Remedy pastilles during childbirth and Angie Stone the marshmallow woman. The team assembled this week to discuss episode eight of The Real Housewives of Auckland, a week that saw Angela Stone peel back her marshmallow layers to reveal… more marshmallow. Taken by her emotional … Read more
In the third episode of our Real Housewives of Auckland podcast, Jane, Duncan and Alex hold a pussy party of their own to discuss New Zealand’s greatest reality show. Big runts and little runts alike assembled at The Pussy Palace this week, draped in furs and drenched in imported French champagne. The #realpod team are … Read more
This is Auckland, where new money meets old. Alex Casey is going to try and laugh atThe Real Housewives of Auckland through her weekly power rankings – because if we can’t laugh then all we have is the void. Click here for the first instalment. 1) Marley Blanchard Just when you thought Real Housewives couldn’t get any … Read more