Heated Rivalry Books vs TV Show | Pride 2026

Heated Rivalry Books vs TV Show | Pride 2026

Happy Pride 2026! Are you Team Shane or Team Ilya? Dom Torres and Kyla Denanyoh are discussing the Game Changers book series, which is six published books (Game Changer, Heated Rivalry, Tough Guy, Common Goal, Role Model, The Long Game), and we are highly anticipating the release of Unrivaled, all written by Rachel Reid.  The book and television series are both very good, and Dom & Kyla discuss which characters they love, which casting decisions they would have changed, which plots are the strongest, and they strongly encourage anyone who enjoys reading contemporary romance to pick up these books.  Dom & Kyla are also celebrating Pride 2026, discussing the merch they designed, how any love story will have universal elements, and the Real Housewives and being “only gay on holidays.” This episode is produced by Skip The Boring Stuff, a podcast strategy company for business owners and creatives: skiptheboringstuff.com [http://skiptheboringstuff.com/].

Real Housewives of Rhode Island S1 E5 | Influencers & Allegations

This episode is all about lies, Instagram, and bad acting. We see Kelsey doing Ashley’s hair, and Kelsey tells the world that she is becoming an independent woman. Dom Torres and Kyla Denanyoh are happy that Kelsey has a salon in her boyfriend's home, and are doubtful of how serious Kelsey is about her new career. After all, Kelsey doesn’t have a place to work as a hairstylist (she is moving out of her boyfriend's house), and she is only gaining clients from Instagram.  Rosie invites the cast to a party to celebrate her friend Jack, and Kelsey has a big argument with Rosie about her failure to post on Instagram, which Kelsey sees as disloyal or unsupportive. We also learn that Gerry and Liz are selling their boat, and Dom & Kyla are shocked to discover that Gerry has met Michael Jordan at sport-fishing tournaments. Who knew that Major League Fishing was a thing? Later, the cast attend a polo match, and Dom & Kyla are surprised when Brian and Rulla show up together. Neither Dom nor Kyla is surprised when Brian has to leave the event because his mother gets hurt. In their absence, Jo-Ellen quickly starts discussing photos of Brian’s mistress on Instagram and how Brian is still cheating on Rulla. Dom & Kyla discuss how Rulla needs to tell the cast she wants to stay with Brian, despite all the cheating and sleeping around, at least so they can respect her again. Kyla is adamant that Brian’s mother never got hurt, and, in the worst acting ever on reality TV, we see Rulla and Brian pretend to be a happy couple when they return to the polo match, even though Brian is no longer wearing his wedding band.  You tell us - is Brian cheating? Is Rulla aware of the other relationship? Would you let Kelsey do your hair? This episode is produced by Skip The Boring Stuff, a podcast strategy company for business owners and creatives: skiptheboringstuff.com [http://skiptheboringstuff.com/].

Real Housewives of Atlanta S17 E6 & 7 | Smoked Meats and Plots

Texas y'all! The Real Housewives of Atlanta are in Dallas, Texas, and ready to explore all the fun and local activities. Following the issues with the dirty poolhouse, Shamea and Kelli had to sleep in the same bed in a room in Pinky's separate bungalow. Dom Torres and Kyla Denanyoh are discussing the Atlanta cast group activities and would have loved to be in the fun group with Porsha, Phaedra, Angela, and K. Michelle. The less fun group is Cynthia, Pinky, Drew, Kelli, and Shamea. The fun group goes horseback riding, or to learn dressage, but no one rides the horses and a horse tries to kick someone. Then, the ladies avoid having lunch in the horse stables. Dom & Kyla both agree that eating with the horses would not be ideal; maybe some cheese and crackers or a cute little wine tasting. But eating where horses shit didn't look fun, and we know it didn't smell good. Kyla thought it was on brand that none of the ladies rode the horses. Dom was surprised that no one rode horses, especially because part of Phaedra's storyline is being an equestrienne.  In another part of Dallas, Cynthia, Pinky, Drew, Kelli, and Shamea went to a festival or parade event where they got to see bulls run… in a casual trot down the street. Everyone agreed that the event was underwhelming, and Kyla is curious whether they missed much of it because of their tardiness. Pinky is frustrated that the cast wants to take photos at a staged photo area with a bull, then complains about the lack of vegan options at the smokehouse that Cynthia chose for lunch. Later on, the team goes to dinner where Pinky gets drunk, Porsha is told she has a 'Frito pie pussy,' and K. Michelle admits to being surprised that Phaedra is nice and famous. The evening seemed like fun and games, but a lot was brewing. The next day, the Atlanta cast gets into some drama. K. Michelle comes to breakfast and mentions that cast members are plotting against her and that she knows who is laughing in her face. Whether K. Michelle is paranoid or being gaslit by someone, Dom & Kyla admit that it is not entertaining to watch because K. Michelle is visibly frustrated and upset. K. Michelle told Pinky, Shamea, and Kelli about the issue, and Dom & Kyla are wondering who will slip and tell us what is really going on. There are so many secrets, too much alcohol, and a lot of drama even away from Atlanta.  This episode is produced by Skip The Boring Stuff, a podcast strategy company for business owners and creatives: skiptheboringstuff.com [http://skiptheboringstuff.com/].

Real Housewives of Atlanta S17 E5 | Dirty Rooms and Attitudes

Everyone wants to be included, especially when they judge and alienate everyone around them. Dom Torres and Kyla Denanyoh are discussing the Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 17, Episode 5, which centers on bruised egos, messy rooms, and harsh arguments.  In this episode, the Atlanta cast travels to Dallas, Texas, and the trip is off to a great start with no one being on time for the private flight to Texas. Later, we find that K. Michelle and Pinky Cole have never been friends with girls before, and K. Michelle expects all men to cheat. That’s a fair enough statement if most of the men you know cheat, but Dom and Kyla find her comments to be the most profound because K. Michelle is not the loudest person in the cast.  In Texas, we get a debate about public bathroom best practices and a discussion about who will stay in what room in this gorgeous private estate. Frick and Frack (Porsha and Phaedra) get rewarded with rooming in whatever room they find, which Kelli and Shamea are placed in the pool house to allow them to spend more time together and continue enjoying each other's company… Except that is the opposite of what Kelli and Shamea want while on a girls' trip. Pinky Cole is in a separate location as well, something like a mother-in-law suite, but that doesn’t matter. Kelli, Shamea, and Pinky spend the rest of the episode discussing their accommodations or the lack of cleanliness in their rooms and basically blaming Cynthia Bailey for forcing them to live in squalor.  Dom and Kyla properly point out that both Kelli and Shamea could have asked any of the other cast members to shower and change in their rooms, something that didn’t happen because these ladies primarily spend time with each other and judge the rest (which is why they are in “the outhouse” together). Kelli calls the poolhouse the outhouse, not Dom or Kyla. The state of their rooms and their inability to change their clothes ensured that Kelli and Shamea would not attend the group dinner. K. Michelle also did not attend because her glam team did not arrive on time. Episode 5 also presented us with the biggest argument of Season 17, as Angela and Pinky traded rude and hilarious comments about the state of their marriages, businesses, and looks. Did you think the room was dirty? Would you be able to attend dinner without a full face of glam? Did you think the Papa Smurf comment was funny too? This episode is produced by Skip The Boring Stuff, a podcast strategy company for business owners and creatives: skiptheboringstuff.com [http://skiptheboringstuff.com/].

Real Housewives of Rhode Island S1 E4 | It’s All Relative

Introducing Cici, the spicy Rhode Island woman, formerly known as Alicia, who will fiercely defend Liz because they are childhood friends. Cici and Rosie are not good friends… maybe. Rosie is a flip-flopper. Dom Torres and Kyla Denanyoh discuss this hilarious episode of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, where we get to meet Alicia and Liz’s moms and learn that they have been childhood friends, which means that Alicia and Liz grew up together. We also get to see the aunts and moms meet Ashley and encourage Rulla to “hurt her husband black in the way he hurt her.” Rulla is a good friend of the family because her family’s jewelry store has a history with other families in Rhode Island.  This episode also allows us to meet Jo-Ellen sister, who went to second base with Jo-Ellen’s husband when they were teenagers… a fact that no one should be worried about, yet everyone BUT Jo-Ellen is suspicious of. And to round out the closeness, we learn that Rulla’s husband used to be married to Cici’s Spanish teacher. A hilarious fact that does not tell us whether Rulla’s husband is old, or was in a courageous situation with the Spanish teacher, or whether the teacher was unexpectedly young. But it is really interesting to learn that Rulla’s husband has a history of cheating. Dom & Kyla both agree that if Rulla loves him and wants to stay, she needs to decide for herself and stop being upset with Jo-Ellen for sharing the information.  This episode is produced by Skip The Boring Stuff, a podcast strategy company for business owners and creatives: skiptheboringstuff.com [http://skiptheboringstuff.com/].