Reality Test

By: Dr.s Kay & Ray
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  • Summary

  • Psychologists talk RealiTV!
    Two licensed psychologists look at what we can learn about culture, societal oppression, social privilege, and ourselves from reality television. Grounded in their sociopolitical positions as relational, anti-racist, feminists, Dr.s Kay & Ray address the power dynamics; social (in)justice; intersecting oppressions, marginalizations, and privileges; and sociohistorical context present in numerous, popular reality television shows, while also celebrating the hope and empowerment that can be found.

    We hope to inspire further discussion about psychological and sociocultural aspects of our favorite reality tv shows, offering rough draft thoughts and ideas for us all to continue thinking about. After all, reality television ultimately provides an engaging format for learning about human behavior, mental health, and sociopolitical systems—let’s learn together!

    DISCLAIMER: In the context of this podcast, we are not acting as therapists, neither for you nor for the reality castmates we discuss. We are, instead, bringing in our whole human selves, supplemented by mental health and psychology knowledge. We both adhere to social constructionism, such that we believe all knowledge is co-constructed in the context of relationships and we all have our own reality, informed by our own biased memories and subjectivities.

    Despite realiTV making us all believe we know the castmates, we clearly do not, and we cannot ethically diagnose them or speak with certainty about their dynamics without conducting formal psychological assessments. Thus, our opinions will be merely (easily erroneous) opinions, informed by our biased perspectives, and while we may discuss diagnoses, we will avoid assigning them to castmates. We've spent years developing our professional roles as psychotherapists, professors, supervisors, and consultants, but we are new to podcasting--as you'll notice! Thank you in advance for your patience and feedback :) This will be an imperfect, but growth-fostering process, and we appreciate your engagement with it and with us! Thanks, y’all.
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Episodes
  • Growth, Grief, & Good Grief | RHOBH Recap | Ep.s 2-5

    Growth, Grief, & Good Grief | RHOBH Recap | Ep.s 2-5
    Dec 17 2024

    For the last episode until after the holidays, Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in and discussing recent news in the world of reality television, before they recap episodes 2-4 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ (RHOBH) season 14.

    Dr.s Kay & Ray explore their 6 psychology-focused segments while recapping RHOBH, with a focus on Erika’s growth, grieving ends of relationships, and PK & Dorit’s relationship (good grief!).


    Something exciting this way comes!

    Dr.s Kay & Ray will share more after the holiday break; so, stay tuned!

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    Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective reality.

    So, here on 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 Reality Test with us!

    Support the show

    Get access to our full archive of episodes by subscribing: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2336794/subscribe

    Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
    Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

    Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypods
    TikTok: @dr.realitv
    Facebook Page: Reality Test Pod
    YouTube Channel:     @RealityTestPod
    Email:     realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Abortion, Sexual Assault, & Suicidal Ideation | Award Show | Week of 12/02

    Abortion, Sexual Assault, & Suicidal Ideation | Award Show | Week of 12/02
    Dec 10 2024

    Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more!

    Three very important topics were raised in the Real Housewives franchises this week. Although not handled perfectly by production, this collective of topics is incredibly, and sadly, relatable for more viewers than not. Thus, some powerful themes and common reactions are raised in ways that allow viewers to learn they are not alone in facing similar themes with similar reactions. Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss the strengths & growing edges of how these themes were handled by Bravo.

    Castmates and moments are given awards, including the TESTosterboned award (most patriarchal) and the Bechdel TEST (most feminist). Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!

    This week, awards went to moments & castmates from the latest seasons of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Real Housewives of New York City, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Survivor.

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    Reality 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 Reality Test with us!

    Support the show

    Get access to our full archive of episodes by subscribing: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2336794/subscribe

    Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
    Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

    Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypods
    TikTok: @dr.realitv
    Facebook Page: Reality Test Pod
    YouTube Channel:     @RealityTestPod
    Email:     realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 🔒 Bachelor Ep.s 7-10 | There's a Disney song in The Bachelor! ....through WTA

    🔒 Bachelor Ep.s 7-10 | There's a Disney song in The Bachelor! ....through WTA
    Dec 3 2024

    Subscriber-only episode

    Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss episodes 7-10 of Joey Graziadei’s season (season 28) of The Bachelor. They talk about Toronto, hometown dates, fantasy suites, and the women tell all.

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    Reality 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 Reality Test with us!

    Get access to our full archive of episodes by subscribing: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2336794/subscribe

    Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
    Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

    Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypods
    TikTok: @dr.realitv
    Facebook Page: Reality Test Pod
    YouTube Channel:     @RealityTestPod
    Email:     realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 53 mins

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