Andy Dehnart's Reality Blurred – Details, episodes & analysis

On this week's show: More reality TV shows are showing us their scaffolding, literally and figuratively. Some examples, and a plea for more. Plus: a bunch of recommendations; an update on the next month of this podcast; and life advice from TV, once again from Mister Rogers.  

Mentioned

• Is Flavortown's town square inside Guy's Grocery Games? An investigation
• RuPaul's Drag Race and Guy's Grocery Games: how their sets were designed
• Justin Warner's TOC video
• Eric Adjepong on Wildcard Kitchen, hosting, and how 

Recommendations

• House of Villains season 3 (Peacock)
• Wildcard Kitchen (Food Network/HBO Max)
• Another Day Closer
• Vivaldi
• FreeTaxUSA

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

On this week's show: Once again, fans and media are piling on a person instead of the corporations and systems. Can we hold Taylor Frankie Paul accountable for her behavior but not lay the blame for the franchise's implosion at her feet? Plus: a non-Bachelorette recommendation, and life advice from reality TV from Iman.

Mentioned

• ABC is trashing The Bachelorette season 22
• The Bachelorette’s PR nightmare is exactly what ABC ordered
• After using racial tension to promote The Bachelorette, ABC cancels Roseanne over a racist tweet
• What The Bachelor franchise should do to change its own systemic racism

Recommendations

• Dating Around (Netflix)
• ...and these four dating shows

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

On today’s show: Watching, noticing, and turning those things into video instead of writing. Am I helping or hurting—them and me! Also, I have three recommendations for you and self-care advice from the very first episode of Sesame Street. 

Mentioned

• Register for the free Stephen Fishbach Q&A
• Watch my Michael Rapaport eating video: Instagram, TikTok
• My short-form videos: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook

Recommendations

• The Boyfriend (Netflix)
• Beast Games/Survivor crossover (Amazon Prime Video)
• Sesame Street Classics
  • Behind the Scenes of Sesame Street

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

The Traitors is back—and introduced a new twist that fell flat. In today's episode, I talk about what I think the show needs, and also share recommendations and some hilarious life advice from Rob Cesternino.

Mentioned

• My Traitors season 4 recaps
• 3 Donna Kelce mysteries from The Traitors
• Werewolf/mafia optional roles

Recommendations

• Canada's Drag Race (WOW Presents Plus)
• Best Evidence’s true crime year in review 2025
• The best reality TV of 2025

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

What makes shows like Survivor and The Traitors better, more artistic shows? I think it's the way they fake some scenes—without affecting the game. Plus, three recommendations, and life advice from world treasure Stephen Fry.

Mentioned

• REALITY CHECK: ‘SURVIVOR’ FAKED SOME SCENES
• Does Survivor use stunt doubles? No, but it does re-enact scenes
• I asked The Traitors’ producers about twists, editing, UK vs US, and so much more

Recommendations

• Celebrity Traitors UK (Peacock)
• Canada's Drag Race and Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale (WOW Presents Plus)
• The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

This week: Is it amazing to travel around the world by racing on The Amazing Race? Kinda and not really! We’ll dig into what you don’t see. Also, my travels into a new medium, recommendations, and, at the very end, some helpful words from Phil Keoghan.

Mentioned

• My TikTok account
  • My first TikTok video!
• What do Amazing Race teams do after elimination and at pit stops?

Recommendations

• Watch What Crappens
  • Watch What Crappens’ Ben Mandelker on his blogging to podcasting journey
  • Julie Chen saying "but first"
• Pet Help Finder

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

This week: a recap of recaps! What do I recap, why do I recap, and WTF even is a recap today? Plus: life advice from The Real World Hawaii—really!

Mentioned

• My Real World Hawaii recaps
• My reality blurred recaps
• Table Talk
• Television Without Pity
• Best Evidence
• RHAP

Recommendations

• Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown (Food Network)
• What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
• Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma'am
  • Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

This week: All food, all the time! I share behind-the-scenes details about The Great British Baking Show, and explore what other reality TV shows can learn from it. Then, recommendations for three shows related to food, and then stick around to the end for life advice from reality TV, this time from former Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi.

Mentioned

• The Great British Baking Show
  • The Great British Bake Off’s time calls are fake
  • Why Prue Leith doesn’t have her own Hollywood Handshake
  • Questions about The Great British Baking Show, answered

Recommendations

• Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas (Food Network)
• Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
  • Padma's new cookbook
• Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals (WOW Presents Plus)

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

How one producer single-handedly revived a reality TV show that was cancelled by Disney-owned NatGeo—and how that has me thinking about connecting to our audiences as creators. Plus a recommendation for the first holiday season reality TV show of the year, and life advice from TV courtesy of the Barefoot Contessa.

Mentioned

• Port Protection Alaska lives on thanks to one producer’s brilliant idea and work
• Alaska-Vibes on YouTube
• Dan Blank's Clarity Cards and newsletter

Recommendations

• Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark)
• Kyshawn Lane @weeklyhomecheck
  • Weekly Home Check newsletter

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

In this week's episode, I share what show I'd bring back for just one season. What would you choose? Also: dishwashers, country music, and Trading Spaces.

Mentioned

• Reddit: If you could bring back a TV show for JUST ONE season...
• My The Mole season 1 recaps
• The Mole behind the scenes: an oral history of its early seasons
• Anderson Cooper on The Mole and its future
• Trading Spaces behind the scenes

Recommendations

• The Road (CBS)
• Renae (RenDuH) on TikTok
  • How to CORRECTLY Use a Dishwasher

Credits

• Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.