It’s Become a Whole Thing

This week, we cover another documentary with a delusional white woman at the centre: Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly, Netflix’s look at Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn (“Raygun”) and her now-infamous performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Then we bring it on home with House of Stassi and its titanic finale, which finds our girl sailing directly to Hell on a ghost ship.Join us on Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, livestreams, and more 💜Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We made our choice, and it was to: 1. take the blue pill and 2. take this recap home with our final instalment of this season's The Valley reunion and episodes 5 & 6 of House of Stassi.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Take a trip back to a simpler time: the year was 2014 and Scheana Marie and Michael Shay were wedded. We cover these episodes from Vanderpump Rules season 3, episodes 15 and 16.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We cover The Valley S3 reunion part 2 and then House of Stassi episodes 3 and 4, with a through line of a series of men's masks slipping, or cracking if you will.Creamy zucchini soup recipe (lol)Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at the rich text that is the world Stassi Schroeder wishes to portray versus what is actually on display for the public in Hulu's House of Stassi (27:21). But first, we get down in the murky depths of covering The Valley S3 reunion part 1.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The finale of season 3 has descended upon us like a thick haze of fog on Halloween night. Here to discuss What We Talk About When We Talk About Janet.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back in the weeds with the most cursed of Bravo shows, The Valley! We're alright. Or are we?!Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recapping family day, the final dates, the top four and the moral paragons of Love Island USA season 8.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One com-promise after another with our islanders on this recap of Love Island USA season 8.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking down Love Island US S8 episodes 18-25 with our beloveds.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at episodes 12-17 of Love Island USA Season 8, from learning to empathize with Zach to wanting Kenzie booted, yet also appreciating her transmuting all emotion into the splits.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entering the technicolour panopticon that is Love Island USA season 8, we're ushering in a new era of weekly commentary about this enthralling and depraved show we love. But first, our final thoughts on the insulting "bonus episode" of Summer House Season 10. (10:23) Love Island talk begins!Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the reunion's epic conclusion, before the actual conclusion in next week's bonus episode. Summer House continues to captivate and enrage us to the point of being highly emotionally disregulated.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are fired up, triggered and activated by the Summer House season 10 reunion part 2, featuring men's tears and a Facetime call from West's ex-girlfriend Meija.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IT IS UPON US. Not the rapture or day of reckoning, but the Summer House season 10 reunion ... part 1. Starting off with a BIG bang, a lot of yelling and a whole lot more eye rolling.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conclusion to the season long wild, winding road of Summer House Season 10. Tears, chills, chants of them being family and a porch divorce.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The day of reckoning is upon us: the Kyle Cooke v. Carl Radke blow out that has threatened to unleash itself upon audiences all season long transpires on this episode of Summer House and we're here to recap it all.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole Thingand covering The Exorcist on Final Girls ClubFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Onwards and through the wreckage of this season of Summer House, heading ever closer to the crescendo that is the season finale and the reunion.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Summer House reunion leaks, the episode's subtext and ongoing social media cast commentary and, of course, an episode analysis. Not the best time for West Wilson and Amanda Batula, some would say.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Summer House Industrial Complex churns away, as we wade through the onslaught of new information and revelations happening in real time outside the show, and break down the latest episode. Amanda Batula and West Wilson are keeping us busy.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod:Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us:instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyounginstagram.com/finalsammy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The reality show turned forensic crime scene investigation continues with mounting damning evidence for all involved parties aka West Wilson and Amanda Batula. Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The show continues. But it's a show within a show as we pick apart the affair that appears to have been unfolding beneath us all the while.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A breakdown of a scandal for the history books: Amanda Batula and West Wilson betraying Ciara Miller. It's an emergency meeting. Come collect our thoughts with us.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Andy Cohen tired? Does the male loneliness epidemic find itself exemplified within the life of Kyle Cooke? Who is at fault for the negative repercussions of taking out a multi million dollar personal loan? Asking these culture defining questions and more on this week's recap.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A spin the bottle game gone right. An important conversation that needed to be had. And an unrelenting DJ chasing his dreams. Under this guise, Summer House continues.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the breaking of illusions of the lustre of Bachelor Ben. He blows his fuse at Bailey over accusations of "eyeing up his mate's missus" Amanda Batula and chaos ensues. Our Summer House recap continues.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a *heated rivalry* between Jesse and West. But not the kind that ends in cheers from the crowd; just tears from Ciara. Our recap of Summer House season 10 episode 6 is up!Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something is in the air at the Summer House. Is it love? Lust? An imminent divorce? A house where all of these mingle with the added layers of a decade of intimate relationships? Perhaps. A look at episode 3 and (29:31) episode 4 of Summer House Season 10.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheer-bra-nipplegate rages on in a tense and terse episode of Summer House. The laughter is hearty, the tears are flowing and the energy is electric. It's the return of the sad, sad DJ dad man aka Kyle Cook and his wife Amanda Batula who is BREAKING FREE and it's glorious to see.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2 recap out tomorrow because WE MEANT IT WHEN we said we were back baby. Sorry for yelling. We're excited. And invigorated by this new season of Summer House which is off to a smashing success. Did you miss us? We missed you, pined for you and returned to you like we always promised we would.Get an extra pop culture episode every week + support the pod: Patreon — It’s Become a Whole ThingFollow us: instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung instagram.com/finalsammy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A teaser of our brand new podcast, Final Girls Club. Welcome to our brand new podcast, Final Girls Club, by the hosts of It's Become a Whole Thing podcast, Emily Rose and Sammy P. Join us in breaking down the horrors of everyday life through tropes found in horror movies, literature and pop culture. Examining everything from the concept of a hag to family trauma to being the final girl, emerging from a pile of rubble to victoriously survive.In this sample episode, we break down the concept of the hag and analyze the 2025 movie, Weapons. We also have another episode up analyzing the concept of hags in fairy tales and myths around the world. Come check us out and follow along: Final Girls Club on SpotifyFinal Girls Club on Apple Podcastsand find us everywhere else you listen to your podcasts!Follow us on Instagram:instagram.com/finalgirlsclubpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final instalment of a wild and jarring season of The Valley Season 2. We will be taking a brief break and will be back in early September! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's part 2 of Bravo's The Valley Season 2 reunion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're diving into a literary feat and feast, the memoir of one Scheana Shay's My Good Side and recapping the first part of The Valley season 2 reunion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the epic and incredibly dark conclusion to The Valley season 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Further into the depths we go, into the Valley of the shadow of these wild and at times feral people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the final dates of Love Island season 7, the winners and who is fighting and partying upon their return from the villa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the summer of love! We're talking Love Island season 7, debating as to our thoughts on Cierra getting kicked off & discuss who will win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with a look further into The Valley season 2, where all out war breaks out on Kristen Doute's post engagement yacht. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A chat about the latest on Love Island USA then (15:18) we go to Maui for Kristen to get engaged on The Valley season 2 episode 12: "Will You Maui Me?". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another day and another descent down further into the depths of the Valley and the antics of a hellfire demon named Janet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brief look at the premiere of Real Housewives of Miami, then back into the Valley of the shadow of profound dysfunction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Down into the depths we travel, where only brave souls go: recapping The Valley S2E8. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Jax is so close yet so far to breaking out of rehab, we watch the rest of the cast of Bravo's The Valley navigate a world of kids, tears, squabbles and warm tequila drank in a closet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We walk deeper into The Valley in the shadow of episode 6, hear the word "pantry" more than we ever thought possible, and watch as the season's villain becomes villainous to unprecedented levels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we walk through The Valley of the shadow of death, we descend further down into the depths of what is becoming one of Bravo's most dark and fascinating shows of all time: The Valley Season 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What really happens behind the scenes of a Netflix reality show centered around “money, greed and trust”? In this episode, Julie Theiss pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes reality show. Julie opens up about producer interview techniques, getting an onslaught of hate online and falling for Love Is Blind’s Shayne Jansen. We dive into how strategy gets praised in men and punished in women, what being a “girls’ girl” really means, and who gets to be portrayed as a hero or a threat.Follow Julie Theis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily and Sammy are back for a recap of Bravo's The Valley S2E4, a look at the reunion seating chart and Lisa Vanderpump taking an ironic stance against cyberbullying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recapping The Valley Season 2 Episode 3 - with Jax Taylor finally being forced to go to rehab, we explore the conversation surrounding whether this material is too dark for Bravo or on brand for the network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.