The Real Pod: MAFS Australia just clocked reality TV

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on The Real Pod, Jane, Alex and Duncan froth over an explosive few days on Married at First Sight NZ – possibly the greatest episodes in reality TV history. How are Dean and Davina … Read more

The Real Pod BONUS EPISODE: A chat with one of the greatest US Bachelorettes of all time

In this very special bonus episode of The Real Pod, Jane Yee and Alex Casey sit down with Olivia Caridi from season 20 of The Bachelor US.  It’s no secret that Olivia Caridi is one of the greatest Bachelor contestants in the rich history of the franchise. Vying for the affection of Ben Higgins in the 20th … Read more

The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2017

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

The Real Pod: In which Matilda Rice drops by for Christmas

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: Holy Si Barnett, Dancing With the Stars is back?!?

The Real Pod assembles in The Spinoff boardroom of dreams to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture, thanks to Nando’s.  This week on The Real Pod, we are all on a come-down after an amazing pre-record with Queen Matootles, which will be our Christmas gift to you all next week. With Nando’s firmly … Read more

The Real Pod: Praise the chicken gods, we finally got sponsored!

This week Jane, Duncan and Alex bask in the glory of their new sponsors at Nando’s and relive an incredible night at the New Zealand TV awards.  Call the police, call the midwife, call your parents: The Real Pod has now got a luxury sponsor in Nando’s. And what a week for them to come … Read more

The Real Pod: an apology to Polly and Grant and a lament for the Champagne Lady

This week Jane, Duncan and Alex (and fill in recordist Don Rowe) really lean into this whole post-MAFS life. Pray for them.  This week’s #realpod starts, like all should, with an apology. To Polly, and to Grant. We implied that they were no longer surfing the airwaves. We were wrong – they are rockin’ More … Read more

The Real Pod: In which life goes on after Married at First Sight NZ

Free from the shackles of Married at First Sight NZ, The Real Pod gang talk mostly about Married at First Sight NZ, with a touch of Bachelor news and the triumphant return of Max Key Corner.  We’ve packed up our things and moved back to Lincoln on The Real Pod this week, which means the … Read more

The Real Pod: The real experts* weigh in on the MAFSNZ carnage

How is Married at First Sight NZ getting better and worse at the same time? Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey hit the therapist’s couch to find out.  The reality TV “experts” at The Real Pod’s eyes were bulging like the biceps on a genetic pitbull at the explosive MAFSNZ dinner party this week. … Read more

The Real Pod: Another Married at First Sight NZ couple gets flushed away

The Real Pod team are back together to talk about the important stuff, namely poo and poo-adjacent topics. This week on The Real Pod, we get stuck into the fifth week on Married at First Sight NZ in all it’s grimy glory. What the heck is a “surrender date”? Is Haydn a good wrestler? And … Read more

The Real Pod: A Married at First Sight cocktail of Fluffy tears and moisturiser

Despite having relatively dry skin and therefore dry lives, The Real Pod team still assemble to talk about a scandalous week four on Married at First Sight NZ.  This week on The Real Pod, there’s more chat flying around than Haydn’s DMs on a Sunday morning. On Married at First Sight NZ, the couples have … Read more

The Real Pod: We are head over heels for Married at First Sight NZ

The Real Pod team assemble in the boardroom of dreams to talk reality TV and real life in New Zealand, and this week it’s all about one show and one show only.  After scrabbling around like a litter of house pigs this week, Jane, Duncan and Alex finally find some time to dissect the glorious … Read more

The Real Pod: Should Max Key enter his merch in Project Runway NZ?

The Real Pod team assemble in the boardroom of dreams to talk reality TV and real life in New Zealand, including the return of MKRNZ, Art and Matilda’s new cats and TVNZ’s new season announcements.  This week on The Real Pod, worlds collide as Lena Dunham gets onboard with The Real Housewives of Auckland, Max … Read more

The Real Pod: Art and Matilda are engaged and we are not going to be chill about it

The Real Pod team assemble in the boardroom of dreams to talk reality TV and real life in New Zealand, including The Block disaster, Max Key’s new merch and the engagement of the King and Queen of New Zealand television.  It’s been a tremendous week for The Real Pod team this week, with New Zealand TV … Read more

The Real Pod: Matilda Rice would definitely lose to Brodie Kane in a Fight for Life

With some literal last minute planning, Duncan Greive and Jane Yee are once again joined by producer Madeleine Chapman for a slightly delayed episode of the Real Pod. In a genuine attempt to be more professional, Jane takes one (the only one) suggestion from a listener by discussing the recent rise in swearing on Shortland … Read more

The Real Pod: Loving romance and loving love with Sam Cable from The Block NZ

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

The Real Pod: Si & Gary’s heartbreak, clairvoyant news and the latest confectionery outrage

Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey gather around the oval table to talk about the latest happenings in New Zealand television and real life in New Zealand. Alex returns from our nation’s capital to confront tales told in her absence. She also brings with her the latest Sue Nicholson and Bevan Chuang physic/clairvoyant/seer news. The gang of … Read more

The Real Pod: You better lose yourself in the nuggets

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. The Real Pod team are reunited after a tumultuous few weeks to chill out and talk Bachelor and pop culture like a bunch of frozen contestants in an ice … Read more

The Real Pod: We make Bill English’s Pizza and cry for Nina + come party with the pod!

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. The Bachelor took a giant emotional dump on us this week, via the tearful elimination of Nina, the show’s everywoman heart. Jane, Alex and Duncan picked themselves up off the … Read more