Catfish: The Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Dylan is 21 years old. Eight months ago he met a woman named Ally on line. She helped him through a very difficult time and he has fallen deeply in love with her. But there are a lot of red flags and, now, he received a mysterious message telling him that Ally is not who she says she is. When the shocking truth is finally revealed, Dylan makes a surprising decision and Ally must confront the real reason behind her deception.

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Kailani is twenty-three years old and recently ended a brief marriage to an unfaithful husband. Sam helped her through this devastating period in her life and now she has fallen deeply in love with him. The problem is that her best freind, Melvin ended an online relationship with Sam when he became suspicious that he was not be honest about his identity. Kailini is too in love to listen to reason, so Nev and Max are on the case. Things start to get pretty scary along the way to finding out the shocking truth. 

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Kimiko Glenn joins Nev on this episode. They get an email from Matthew. He’s twenty-nine and lives in Atlanta. Three years ago, a guy named Chance commented on Matthew’s post about a mutual friend who had passed away. They exchanged numbers and started talking every day. Matthew says that Chance makes him feel things he hasn’t felt in years. But when they start digging into Chance’s life, they find some big surprises.

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Taylor is twenty-six years old and lives in Los Angeles. Eight months ago, a guy named Christian reached out to her on Facebook. He says that they went to high school together, but Taylor doesn’t remember who he is. She’s falling hard for him, but she’s concerned because he doesn’t come through whenever they plan to meet. He seems to know a lot of very personal information about her, which is a little creepy. Taylor needs help to find out who Christian really is. But Nev and Talullah Willis find out that it might be Taylor who needs to do a little truth telling.

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Angel is eighteen years old and was feeling lonely after having a baby three months ago. She got on Plenty of Fish to find someone to talk to and a guy named Remy responded. He didn’t show up for a planned movie date, but texted Angel that he was in his car and could see her. But she couldn’t see him. Very creepy! Angel wants to find out what’s going on, but she does not expect the ultimate betrayal that awaits her.

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Six months ago, Oceanna went live on IG declaring that she was looking for a long term relationship. A woman named Nelly reached out and they started chatting regularly. Oceanna has developed deep feelings for Nelly but something is not right. And when Nev and guest host Slick Woods start digging, they discover a web of lies that they can’t untangle. Oceanna gets way more than she bargained for when the truth comes out.

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Seven months ago, Kristina met a woman named Faith online. At first, she didn’t intend for it to become anything serious, but recently things have heated up. Kristina says that Faith makes her feel happy and secure, even though they have never met or even video chatted. Nev and guest host Talullah Willis discover an even bigger problem. Kristina is engaged to Samantha who she’s been living with for two years! Things get very complicated when Sam comes along on the trip to track Faith down on Mackinac Island and a big secret is revealed.

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Deven is twenty-seven years old and lives outside Phoenix studying criminal justice. Three months ago, Deven got a message on a dating app from a guy named James. pretty soon they were texting constantly. Deven has become really attached to James but he recently discovered something that has made him think twice about moving forward. There’s an Instagram account with profile pictures of the person he thinks is James. Deven is not happy when he finds out who it really is.

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Nique is nineteen year old, from a small conservative town in Texas where she’s always felt a bit out of place. A year ago, Nique posted a role playing scenario on Tumblr, reaching out for someone to explore the world that she had created. Alice responded by creating a character that was the universe, which blew Nique’s mind. Alice makes Nique feel beautiful and accepted. But while Alice says that she’s a model who is constantly traveling around the country, somehow she never makes it to Texas for a visit. Nique admits to harming herself in the past and Nev and co-host Elle King are concerned that she is going down a dangerous path.

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Nev and co-host Slick Woods get an email from Janisa, a freshman at Blinn College in Brenham, TX. She’s concerned about her roommate, Aubri, who’s been talking to a guy named Brian for the last two months on Snapchat. At first, Janisa thought that Brian seemed like a sweet guy. But she’s getting worried that something isn’t right. Brenham is a very small town and it’s very strange that no one seems to know who Brian is. Janisa is thinks that Aubri is living in a fantasy world and she’s going to be crushed when she finds out the truth.

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