RHOSLC Back Off the Seas | Awards | Season 6 ep.s 8-9 ::} 114

Doctor Kay and Doctor Ray spill the mental health tea on reality TV with their third and final installment of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC) Season 6 recap! They finish assigning their 8 AWARDS to scenes and castmates from episodes 8-9! For example, awards like They were the WorsTEST of Friends and TESTosterboned (Dr. Kay’s pride & joy: the most patriarchal award) are doled out. What moments or castmates would you have given those awards to?  As our listeners know, all award titles have TEST in them, as this is Reality TEST, after all! Themes include stuffed animals, mean girls, & girls’ girl confrontations. Reality Check! Where Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss psychological studies of interest to you–or, at least, to them! :) This week, they discuss studies about gender essentialism on reality TV and slam poetry, in the wake of Andrea Gibson’s documentary being released!What do you think: Do you think there is gender essentialism on the United States’ Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=OListeners! Come visit the Patreon for free at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠patreon.com/RealityTest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (or search on Patreon with “@RealityTest”) & check out some of the benefits of a free membership (early access to the audio episodes!) & the paid tier! For only a MEASLY $5/month, you get the bonus features, including Mental Health Check-Up episodes, the VIDEO episodes, the full audio episode archive, and bonus & behind-the-scenes video content!The first 10 paying members will get shoutouts on the pod & 5 randomly selected members will get a free year of membership after joining! What are you waiting for? Come watch our video episodes, & join us in learning a little something about psych & mental health from our examinations of your favorite reality TV shows, castmates, and tea! O=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-oReality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we’re going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come with us, let’s Reality Test!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Patreon: patreon.com/RealityTestLinkt.ree/@RealityTestInstagram: @realitytestpodcastTikTok: @realitytestpodYouTube Channel: @realitytestpodFacebook Page: Reality Test PodEmail: [email protected]. Kay: @drkaypods (Insta) & @dr.realitv (TikTok)Dr. Ray: @drraypods (Insta)O=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o