Season 8 has finally ended! Love Island USA has crowned its winners and the drama has only just begun. Mani's got her friend Emily out of the group chat and back on the show to first break down all that has been going on since the Islanders have left the villa. Family drama, uprisings of confusion, and so much tea! Then Mani and Emily get into the final dates for each couple and the drastically different levels of effort per date! So Entertaining. Finally, the two cheers the winning couple and figure out how the ending came to be. They have two different beliefs about how we got here and what the outcomes couldve been and have a funny discussion about the peaks and pits of this season that, overall, was very entertaining and enjoyable! Get in the Love Island mix with us!
Spoilers of winners halfway through, not in beginning :)

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The girls are back! And so is The Mix in the Box. Mark and Mani are back together to talk all things Real Housewives. First, lots of news and discoveries coming out of RHORI...social media activity has come to light and some are shocked, some are not.

Then the new season of Real Housewives of Orange County kicks off a celebration of 20 years of housewives... with a premiere that was womp. But lets talk about where OC goes from here. And finally the peaches are back baby! 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta are in Scotland and yet another dinner has gone straight to hell! Shamea really let it all hang out and then she and Porsha get going to epic proportions. Jaws dropped and opinions ready, get in the Mix in the Box!

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What a wild episode of exclusives, situationships and girlfriends. One last hideaway because Love Island is winding down but the drama is turning UP. Are there couples to root for? Not really. Is it entertaining as hell? Absolutely. Tayne (Tayne Talks, Altar Call a Married at First Sight pod) and Mani are all in on the ride. They break down each of the remaining couples and talk the last episodes of Love Island USA ahead of the finale Sunday! Who is making it to the final two? Which girls are going to pop out when leaving the villa? Will any of the couples make it? Tayne covers all kinds of love competition shows (MAFS, Love is Blind, Love Island, etc.) and is up for the task and full of opinions on this season thus far. 
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Back in the Villa in Fiji so that means Love Island is back in The Mix! Dana (@thebravoinvestigator) joins Mani to talk all things "early days" (first two weeks) of Season 8 of Love Island USA. Tough challenges and behavior that makes us feel our age. What is producer influenced and what is truly organic? And Dana will surprise you with who she likes...that and MORE in the Mix!

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As the first season of RHORI nears a close, V and Mani have to break down everything from Rulla hosting with her sketch husband to Alicia and Liz's non apologies. Over in Atlanta the ladies of RHOA are auditioning friends and opening franchises and at least two of these women need to head home for good. All the hot takes on Housewives and some hot topics (RHOM needs to get those cameras going...) too in The Mix! 

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The Mix in the Box is back! Mark (@thepinkpopbox) is here to talk some hot topics over the holiday weekend. Some predicted some not.

• Someone's out on RHORI after only one season and Mani thinks she knows why and Mark knew it!
• Lindsay Hubbard is activated by somebody on the internet (it ain't us!)...
• A familiar and tragic story comes out of RHOBH and a former housewife is going through it with a terrible man.
• SLOMW toxic topics are back and the cringe and the petty are abundant

That and so so much more hot takes and hot topics in the Mix in the Box!

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What a night! Love Island hosted part one of movie night and it did not disappoint. Movie night started off with a bang and had jaws dropped! Shiree, co-host of No But Listen podcast is the TV Girl and she and Mani get into the best episode of the season so far. Jen let Kenzie have it and we applaud. Then movie night pops off with Zach-got something for him, then KC-def got something for him, and Sincere-oh you bet. The girls (and the podcasters) had WORDS for many men. The show of the worst moments for some men and their respect of women. Lots to unpack and many roads lead back to Bravo when you get in The Mix!

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The Mix in the Box is back and this time it's to sadly round out the end of the Real Housewives of Rhode Island's reunion. Part 2 ended with such a major bang! One of the better reunions where Mani and Mark got to the bottom of affairs, court records, housing blue prints, financial partnerships and so much more. What a lot to get through when the men come out too...woo boy.

Then there's some casting announcements in the Bravosphere that need some discussion.

And the peaches of RHOA have been shipped off to Scottland! Where wigs are off, rumors and accusations are flying, and the shade is just as abundant as the support! This episode had Mark and Mani laughing AND crying with the ladies of Atlanta. Get in the mix and kiki with us!

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Baby we've got Casa AMOR! Some are doing it swell and are...not as well.
Welcome to The Mix, India (@BravoGirlTalk) who has been live threading her thoughts (like many of us) on Threads where her hot takes and viral opinions have Mani inviting them all to the Love Island discourse. Some decisions have been made by the islanders in the Villa and over in Casa Amor. One boy has done a complete 180 and is switching up completely, one girl cannot think straight missing a boy who don't like her, and a lot of people are putting feet in their mouths for no reason. India and Mani comb through the woes of Casa and how the season just started to get messy and good! Come get in the Mix!

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Sunday Funday has come and gone and Mark and Mani clocked in for it all. They talk Real Housewives of Rhode Island's part 1 of the reunion. Some crazy things popped off with Liz and many others. Who was surprisingly quiet most of the reunion? And Rulla is here for better or worse. Then Mani and Mark take on the Real Housewives of Atlanta because there is therapy to be had, (no) money to be (over)spent, and basketball tournaments to confront people at! Somebody on this cast HAS to go! Maybe more... (and a little Love Island update). Let's mix it up!That and so much more in The Mix in the Box!

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Welcome back to the Mix, Vanessa, co-host of The Real Moms of Bravo podcast. Mani and Vanessa talk this current week of Love Island USA season 8. There's been another recoupling with questionable outcomes, some freaky sh*t going on, and some lying and questionable motives running about. Mani and Vanessa talk couples that could make it, if there is anyone to root for, and how wrong what is being said by this cast! There are so many hot takes and various opinions about how weird this season has been progressing with Casa Amor happening SO SOON! All that and more in The Mix with Mani and Vanessa.

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