"He's Doing the Opposite of 12 Steps" (w/ Jacki Merchant)

First of all, thank you for reading the episode notes. Second of all, this one's a goodie. Ann and Amanda start with a nuanced conversation about mental health, accountability, and "Scheana Twain" in recapping Vanderpump Rules Season 11 Episode 4. Amanda also shares a very important observation about Katie. Then Jacki Merchant enters the chat (18:40) to answer so many questions about how the reality TV sausage gets made. She touches on Frankenbites, notes from execs, the role of alcohol and drink limits, and ethical boundaries. Ann and Amanda bring things home with their new segment "If They Were Your Boss," where they speculate about how various celebrities/bravolebrities would treat their assistant.This is a month where we highlight and honor Black history in America and many in our Bravo community could be extremely triggered by the insensitivity of Tom’s  comments in the New York Times, especially in our current cultural climate. If you have any questions about why Tom Sandoval’s comments about OJ Simpson and George Floyd were insensitive, would like to further educate yourselves on racial inequality in America, or donate to the BLM survival fund, please go to:https://blacklivesmatter.comhttps://naacp.orghttps://naacpldf.orghttps://colorofchange.org/**CONTENT WARNING: This episode's VPR recap includes mentions of police brutality (00:2:45 - 00:3:32) and sexual violence (00:4:37 to 00:4:44 and 00:16:04 to 00:16:19) and a longer discussion about suicide. If you'd prefer not to listen to this portion, skip from 00:08:22 to 00:16:49. If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it’s important to talk to someone about it now. Contact one of the resources below for a free, confidential conversation with a trained counselor anytime.Crisis Lifeline: 988Crisis Text line: Text “Connect” to 741-741The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386We dare you to subscribe and double dog dare you to turn on automatic downloads. Do it, bitch.  If you're feeling WILD leave us a review but, in the words of Robby Hoffman and Rachel Kaly, "It should be good. 5 stars only!!!"Follow us on instagram @wesignedannda @mikiannmaddox @liffordthebigreddog so you can slither in our DMs with constructive feedback, but please, for the love of god, don't cyberbully us. We're fragile :-/If you're picking up what we're putting down and want even more Ann and Amanda comedy content, support us on Patreon. You have no idea how many times we've said "Wait, this is too batshit.....we'll put it on Patreon." Our cover art was made by America's sweetheart, Maddy Weinberg, and our theme song features parts of "Kawaii Til I Die" by Starjunk 95  Developed & produced in association with Paradiso Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.