# reality check (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover reality check. Page: Feed: --- ## [Project Runway 22 episode 7 recap: bygone era tech war](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/project-runway-season-22-episode-7-battle-seasons-recap/) _2026-08-21 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Project Runway 22 gaslit us into thinking there hadn't already been an unconventional materials challenge, and thought we'd want to see season 21 designers back again. But! The result was an incredible runway show. ## [Secret Soviet UFOs: What happened when two scientists knocked on a door in Estonia? | Reality Check](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/secret-soviet-ufos-what-happened-when-two-scientists-knocked-on-a-door-in-estonia-reality-check/) _2026-08-20 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ Listen to Ross Coulthart's full conversation with astrophysicist Dr. Beatriz Villarroel and Ocean X co-founder Dennis Åsberg about a mystery in Estonia. ## [Bonus: From dinos to photos, our Emily Post wedding story](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/podcast/episode-513-bonus-emily-post-wedding-stories-andy-nick/) _2026-08-19 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ In this bonus episode, my husband Nick and I chat about decisions we made while planning our wedding—and how one part of weddings I loath affected my search for vendors. [Listen](https://media.realityblurred.com/made-from-humans/season-5/episode-513-bonus-epws.mp3) ## [Read-Handed: Houdini, hens, and Hal Chase](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/read-handed-houdini-hens-and-hal-chase-true-crime/) _2026-08-18 · Sarah D. Bunting · reality blurred_ Plus teen monsters, tween lamsters, and the twenty-five greatest genre docs ever? ## [E!’s Cocktail Wars is a playful mixology competition](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/cocktail-wars-e-review/) _2026-08-18 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Here's my review of E!'s Cocktail Wars, a competition between three mixologists, and an easygoing vessel for a light, playful competition. ## [Below Deck Med 11 episode 11 recap: Max-imum chaos](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/below-deck-med-season-11-episode-11-eiffel-power-recap/) _2026-08-18 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Below Deck Med deckhand Max Salvador is back, ready to save the boat from jellyfish attacks—but what about impossibly demanding guests?! Here's my recap of episode 11. ## [Drew’s reply to Kamu’s sexism on BB28? It needed what Below Deck Med gave Mila](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/below-deck-med-s3-e4-mila-homophobia-travis-response/) _2026-08-16 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ 'You absolute oxygen thief': Below Deck's Travis showed us how to respond to homophobia or other bigotry, whether we're on a reality TV show or not. And BB28's Drew could use that lesson. ## [Ross Coulthart Q&A: Skinwalker's dire wolf, CIA cover-ups and time-traveling UFOs](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/ross-coulthart-qa-skinwalkers-dire-wolf-cia-cover-ups-and-time-traveling-ufos/) _2026-08-16 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about the reported dire wolf recovery and DNA results at Skinwalker Ranch, the CIA's continued influence inside the ODNI following Tulsi Gabbard's exit, and whether the legacy program is in possession of technology that could make time travel possible. ## [Shocker: Project Runway 22 eliminated a designer without a cliffhanger! OMG!](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/project-runway-22-episode-6-devils-in-details-recap/) _2026-08-14 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ It's finally happened: Freeform's Project Runway actually told us who was eliminated—a designer nominated for eviction by the HOH, who won the Heidi Klum/Devil Wears Prada challenge. ## [Most of The Traitors: New Blood cast want to murder each other](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/traitors-new-blood-season-1-cast/) _2026-08-13 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Does the fact that 82 percent of The Traitors: New Blood cast want to be traitors indicate a problem with the game? Or is it just that it's more fun to sneak around in a cloak? ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/icDLVohHQ45B) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [A Bachelor with viewers playing producer; a baker’s dozen Love is Blinds](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/love-is-blind-canada-netflix-will-you-marry-me/) _2026-08-12 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Netflix may not be able to deliver a second season of a scripted show soon enough for us to remember a single thing that happened in the first season, but it's pumping out dating reality TV shows like it's a Below Deck Med deckhand. ## [Object M: The buried Estonian mystery the KGB spent years trying to reach | Reality Check](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/object-m-the-buried-estonian-mystery-the-kgb-spent-years-trying-to-reach-reality-check/) _2026-08-11 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ Ross Coulthart sits down with Estonian filmmaker and author Mart Sander as they trace one of the strangest and least understood cases in Europe — Object M. ## [Kitchen Undercover is a waste of Antonia Lofaso’s talent and our time](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/kitchen-undercover-food-network-review/) _2026-08-11 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ There are brief moments in Kitchen Undercover that allow Antonia Lofaso's strengths and charm to shine. But this Food Network show is mostly interested in villainizing restaurant staff members. ## [Shaq-produced Game Day Murders shoots an airball](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/shaq-produced-game-day-murders-shoots-an-airball-true-crime/) _2026-08-11 · Sarah D. Bunting · reality blurred_ ID's recent sports-crime series had an outside shot at doing something different, and didn't take it. ## [Below Deck Med 11 episode 10 recap: high-flying substitutes](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/below-deck-med-season-11-episode-10-crazy-stewpid-love-recap/) _2026-08-11 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Below Deck Mediterranean season 11 episode 10 was a wild ride: Joe and Kayley are a new "accidental power couple," Coop and Kat are off and on again, Gen is melting down and making sense. ## [Jeff Probst knows exactly what Survivor needs! If only he’d listen to himself…](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/jeff-probst-survivor-format-what-happens/) _2026-08-10 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ The Blood Moon is coming back to Survivor, Jeff Probst revealed in an interview, but the real news is that he understands what makes the game work best. So why Survivor's producers do that? ## [Is the Trump administration running a covert UFO program?](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/trump-administration-covert-ufo-program/) _2026-08-10 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ Sources say the Pentagon operates a program to summon and intercept UAPs, authorized by President Donald Trump. ## [Box Office Analysis (8.7.26-8.9.26)](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/box-office-analysis-8726-8926) _2026-08-10 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ Spider-Man Continues its Dominance, The Odyssey Has Some Long Legs, and Newcomers Stumble Out The Gate ## [Ross Coulthart Q&A: What really happened to Skywatcher? | Reality Check](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/ross-coulthart-qa-what-really-happened-to-skywatcher-reality-check/) _2026-08-09 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ Ross Coulthart tackles the most requested question to date: What really happened to Skywatcher? ## [Ross Coulthart Q&A: Skywatcher didn't disappear — it went government](https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/ross-coulthart-qa-skywatcher-didnt-disappear-it-went-government/) _2026-08-09 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles the most requested question to date: What really happened to Skywatcher? The UAP research group founded by Jake Barber, James Fowler and investor Alex Klokus abruptly went dark. ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fU8EabkC15DA) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Project Runway 22 episode 5 recap: paper towels for the win!](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/project-runway-season-22-episode-6-viva-la-fashion-recap/) _2026-08-07 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ An unconventional materials + product placement challenge gave us the best episode of Project Runway 22 so far. Long live Viva paper towels! ## [Project Runway lauded as ‘a fucking disorganized, unprofessional shitshow’](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/project-runway-22-plane-jane-experience/) _2026-08-06 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ In a video titled "Breaking My Silence on Project Runway (I Might Get Sued)," which you can watch below, Plane Jane details her experience on the wreck that is Freeform's Project Runway 22. ## [The Architecture of Short-Form Vertical Series](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/the-architecture-of-short-form-vertical) _2026-08-06 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ The micro drama market pairs cheap production with heavy marketing costs, making margin efficiency and direct billing crucial for profitability. ## [The Voice is copying The Traitors](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/voice-celebrity-nbc-announcement/) _2026-08-05 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ The new spin-off The Voice: Celebrity "swaps undiscovered talent for celebrities," aka bye-bye forgettable normies, hello singing Real Housewives! ## [Is Skinwalker Ranch part of a misinformation campaign?](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/skinwalker-ranch-misinformation-campaign/) _2026-08-05 · Meagan Medick · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ The legendary ranch has been a hotbed for paranormal activity and UFO sightings. ## [How much do Real Housewives make? The Wall’s schedule: WTF?](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/ask-andy-real-housewives-salaries-wall-season/) _2026-08-04 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ In this edition of Ask Andy: How much Bravo's Real Housewives stars earn, and what happened to NBC's long-suffering game show The Wall. ## [Inside 'Kona Blue,' the alleged Lockheed-to-DHS UFO transfer | Reality Check](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/inside-kona-blue-the-alleged-lockheed-to-dhs-ufo-transfer-reality-check/) _2026-08-04 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ Ross Coulthart continues his conversation with UAP Gerb as they dig into the "Immaculate Constellation" document, "Kona Blue" and directed-energy attacks. ## [Below Deck Med 11 episode 9 recap: shuffle the deck!](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/below-deck-med-season-11-episode-9-out-with-old-in-with-stew-recap/) _2026-08-04 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ There's a shortage on the deck on Below Deck Med season 11 episode 9, and it's not just of brains or leadership or an understanding of contraception and the work required to raise a human if you don't use it. ## [Hearing out Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/hearing-out-jared-leto-hollywoods-dark-secret-true-crime/) _2026-08-03 · Sarah D. Bunting · reality blurred_ Notable moments in BBC's bleak but effective doc on the latest allegations against the Oscar-winner. ## [Box Office Analysis (7.31.26-8.2.26)](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/box-office-analysis-73126-8226) _2026-08-03 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ Spider-Man's Record Shattering Domination, The Odyssey's Legendary Stamina, and a Live-Action Reality Check ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/exo8DxmHHBxT) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Drag Race Down Under’s embarrassing, pointless twist](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/08/drag-race-down-under-vs-world-raven-twist/) _2026-08-02 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Drag Race Down Under host Michelle Visage teased a guest judge. Australian legend Kylie Minogue?! LOL no. It was a twist much bigger than a guest judge, but also just dumb dumb dumb. ## [Coulthart on Elizondo: 'Still constrained by his security oaths' | Ross Coulthart Q&A](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/coulthart-on-elizondo-still-constrained-by-his-security-oaths-ross-coulthart-qa/) _2026-08-02 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ In this week's episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart returns from Toronto's Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies conference to answer viewer questions. ## [Big Brother’s producers on its format, 12 years ago](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/podcast/episode-512-big-brother-producers-2014-interview/) _2026-07-31 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ After this week’s Big Brother 28 elimination, I’m revisiting an interview I did with Big Brother producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan about the show’s format. Has anything changed in 12 years? What still needs to change? [Listen](https://media.realityblurred.com/made-from-humans/season-5/episode-512.mp3) ## [Project Runway 22 episode 4 recap: Stassi skips this stain on fashion](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/07/project-runway-season-22-episode-4-catwalk-on-the-wild-side-recap/) _2026-07-31 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Project Runway's producers came up with a decent challenge! And then piled several hats on top of each other. One of those hats, Stassi Schroeder, didn't show, nor did Nina Garcia. ## [BB28’s players unanimously vote for ‘a boring, boring season’](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/07/bb28-episode-12-recap/) _2026-07-31 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ Did Big Brother's players purge the BB28 of its only gay person? Did Jason win immunity? Did Julie Chen Moonves surprise me? Let's discuss the third live eviction! ## [The Architecture of Platform Building](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/the-architecture-of-platform-building) _2026-07-30 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ Media networks are shifting from standalone streaming to platform bundling and wholesale deals to curb subscriber churn and stabilize cash flows. ## [Is BB28’s Jason vs. Kamu just game? Or a shame?](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/07/bb28-episode-11-recap-jason-kamu/) _2026-07-30 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ BB28 episode 11 showed Kamu turning a tea party into another opportunity to target Jason, who responded with his own tea party. But it's what we've seen on the live feeds—and Kamu's social media—that make this uglier than just game play. ## [The secret history of America's UFO 'legacy program' explained | Reality Check](https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/the-secret-history-of-americas-ufo-legacy-program-explained-reality-check/) _2026-07-28 · Ross Coulthart · UFOs, Space, Aliens: Reality Check with Ross Coulthart_ Ross Coulthart sits down with UAP Gerb as they discuss the secret history of the UAP legacy program. ## [Below Deck Med 11 episode 8 recap: love overboard](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/07/below-deck-med-season-11-episode-8-recap/) _2026-07-28 · Andy Dehnart · reality blurred_ And that's a wrap on the most unexpected reality TV storyline of the year: semen-stained sheets on Below Deck Mediterranean. Here's what went down on the cleverly titled episode 8, "He Came, They Saw, It’s Bonkers." ## [Box Office Analysis (7.24.26-7.26.26)](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/box-office-analysis-72426-72626) _2026-07-27 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ The Odyssey's Mythic Hold, Toy Story's Billion-Dollar Club, and a Broadway Debut ## [The Architecture of Embargo Culture](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/the-architecture-of-embargo-culture) _2026-07-23 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ Studios delay movie reviews and block ticket refunds to lock in early cash and protect themselves from financial losses on bad films. ## [Box Office Analysis (7.17.26-7.19.26)](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/box-office-analysis-71726-71926) _2026-07-20 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ An Epic Voyage for The Odyssey and Animation’s Unstoppable Hold ## [The Architecture of Activist Investor Mandates](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/the-architecture-of-activist-investor) _2026-07-16 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ High debt and activist demands force media firms to prioritize cost cutting and financial efficiency over original creative risk. ## [Projekts Debrief (7.10.26-7.12.26)](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/projekts-debrief-71026-71226) _2026-07-13 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ Moana’s (not) Mighty Wave, the Evil Dead Engine, and a People Still Playing with Toys ## [The Architecture of Studio Consolidation](https://projektsworkshop.substack.com/p/the-architecture-of-studio-consolidation) _2026-07-09 · Projekts Workshop · Projekts Workshop_ Media companies rely on debt to acquire large content libraries for streaming survival, creating a risk averse sector that squeezes independents. ## [Another Round With Cancer](https://onestarrynight.com/another-round-with-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-round-with-cancer) _2026-05-09 · Sarah · One Starry Night_ An update about the return of cancer, the ongoing monitoring process, and the “wait and see” approach moving forward. The post Another Round With Cancer first appeared on One Starry Night . ## [Salem](https://onestarrynight.com/salem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salem) _2025-12-23 · Sarah · One Starry Night_ Salem passed away on December 3rd. We are shattered. The post Salem first appeared on One Starry Night . ## [The Complicated Kind of Birthday](https://onestarrynight.com/the-complicated-kind-of-birthday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-complicated-kind-of-birthday) _2025-10-14 · Sarah · One Starry Night_ Mid-October is equal parts soup, sorrow, and survival. My birthday’s coming this week, my body’s still healing, and somehow, there were rainbows after the rain. The post The Complicated Kind of Birthday first appeared on One Starry Night . ## [From Pumpkin Spice to Scalpel: My Autumn Reality Check](https://onestarrynight.com/from-pumpkin-spice-to-scalpel-my-autumn-reality-check/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-pumpkin-spice-to-scalpel-my-autumn-reality-check) _2025-09-24 · Sarah · One Starry Night_ On the cusp of fall, I’m juggling milestones, surgery dates, and trauma therapy, searching for survival magic in the chaos. The post From Pumpkin Spice to Scalpel: My Autumn Reality Check first appeared on One Starry Night . [Listen](https://onestarrynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RingVideo_20250912_020845.mp4) ## [So This Happened](https://onestarrynight.com/note/so-this-happened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-this-happened) _2025-09-12 · Sarah · One Starry Night_ Nothing like having to call the police in the middle of the night because someone tried to break into your cars. The post So This Happened first appeared on One Starry Night .