The Bravo Investigator Podcast

The Bravo Investigator Podcast

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Welcome to The Bravo Investigator Podcast (formerly I Take Bravo Very Seriously) hosted by Dana Regan from @thebravoinvestigator on Instagram. Each week, join Dana (and sometimes guests) to chat about all of your fave Bravo shows and reality tv news from a feminist lens. The tea is hot, the drama is on fire and it's all spilled right here!

Episodes(40 episodes)

Episode 318
In The City Episode 5 with Jami Rice
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today I am continuing my In The City journey as I am determined to see Kyle and Amanada through to the bitter end. Joining me today is Jami Rice! Jami and I have the most insightful chat about villains, relationships, race on reality tv and when enough is enough. Follow Jami on Instagram and listen to Murderish, Dirty Money Moves and Bravo's Most Wanted! Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been veri...
Published: Jun 19, 2026Duration: 52m 12s
Episode 317
Summer House: The Aftermath with Krystina Arielle
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today I am breaking down the Summer House Aftermath episode with Krystina Arielle! Follow Krystina on Instagram and Threads! Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intended purely just for fun. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve
Published: Jun 17, 2026Duration: 1h 19m 12s
Episode 316
Sincere is Macking, Brian is Tracking and West is Sent Packing: Love Island, Summer House and RHORI with Jana Firestone
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today Jana and I start off with some Summer House talk with Lindsay Hubbard taking over THreads and some big news about West Wilson was released. Then we get into the RHORI finale before we finish with some Love Island talk! Follow Jana Firestone on Instagram and Listen to Pop Therapy. Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, a...
Published: Jun 16, 2026Duration: 1h 10m 2s
Episode 315
Under The Tyranny of Lindsay Hubbard: An In The City Catch Up (Episodes 2-4)
Hello Bravo Bosses! Today I'm catching up on In The City as I will be recapping it from now on. I recapped episode 1 with the Summer House finale episode so today we are talking episodes 2-4. You can watch this episode on YouTube! Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intended purely just for fun. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com
Published: Jun 14, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 30s
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Published: Jun 13, 2026Duration: 20m 49s
Episode 314
Summer House Reunion Part 3 and Jesse's Timeline with @sammysamslife
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today I'm joined by Samantha @sammysamslife to break down Part 3 of the Summer House reunion and we also get into Jesse's timeline. Follow Samantha on all platforms @sammysamslife Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intended purely just for fun. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i
Published: Jun 10, 2026Duration: 45m 42s
Episode 313
Don't Crap on Crappens and Gas Station Sushi: Hot Topics and RHORI Recap with Jana Firestone
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today Jana and I start off with some Summer House chatter with West Wilson releasing more nonsense on his podcast and then we get into Eddie from Below Deck Down Under coming for Watch What Crappens for shaming him! Then we get into the Real Housewives of Rhode Island Episode 11. Follow Jana Firestone on Instagram and Listen to Pop Therapy. Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all inf...
Published: Jun 9, 2026Duration: 50m 36s
Episode 312
Reality Roundup: Summer House, Love Island, Southern Charm and The Valley with Tom Hamlett!
Hello Bravo Bosses! Today we are joined by the fabulous Tom Hamlett from the Dumpster Dive Podcast! Today on our Monday Reality Roundup, we get into allll your fave reality tv stories including: Summer House: We talk KJ on More Life with Carl Radke Rumors of Kyle dating Salley Carson et al. Amanda, West and her bun take Italy by storm while she baby birds into his mouth. Lala wants Kyle's D. Lindsay speculating about the brazenness of it all on After the Edit Podcast. Amanda's song repost Amanda and Katie Deluca leaning in. Love Island: ...
Published: Jun 8, 2026Duration: 1h 12m 19s
Episode 311
The Summer House Questions We Are Still Asking and RHORI with Jana Firestone
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today Jana and I start off with some Summer House Reunion Part 2 talk before we get into the Real Housewives of Rhode Island Episode 10. Follow Jana Firestone on Instagram and Listen to Pop Therapy. Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intended purely just for fun. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company
Published: Jun 5, 2026Duration: 50m 40s
Episode 310
Summer House Reunion Part 2 with Farai Bennett
Hello Bravo Bosses! We are are here to break down the Summer House reunion part 2! Here to give alll of his unfiltered thoughts is Farai Bennett whom you can follow him on Instagram and Substack. Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intended purely just for fun. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of
Published: Jun 3, 2026Duration: 51m 32s
Episode 309
Reality Roundup: More Summer House Reunion Thoughts, Teen Mom DUI Drama, Love Island Early Firings, The Valley Body Shamers and In The City Babies!
Hello Bravo Bosses! Today's episode is audio only but you can watch the audio version on YouTube! Today on our Monday reality roundup we get into all your fave reality tv news stories including: Teen Mom (4:56): Lindsie Chrisley and Amanda Conner both get DUIs. We get into what we know! Love Island (16:42): It's already good bye for one of the Love Island USA contestants for being racist. Do we need a better vetting system here? In The City (21:18): Yvonne and Nick and having a baby! More real life stuff is happening In The City! ...
Published: May 31, 2026Duration: 1h 0m 21s
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Published: May 30, 2026Duration: 25m 58s
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lacy Nicole from The Valley
Hello Bravo Bosses! Today is a special bonus interview with THE Lacy Nicole from The Valley. People have enjoyed Lacy on The Valley so far but have questioned who Jesse Lally's girlfriend really is. Outside of her love of Baywatch and doomsday bunkers; the question remains....who is Lacy Nicole? That question is answered today as we get into Lacy's childhood, mental health and reproductive issues, relationships and of course The Valley. Did Lacy ever get a proper apology from Janet? How does she respond to fan theories that she doesn't really love Jesse? Find out everything you need...
Published: May 28, 2026Duration: 52m 56s
Episode 307
Timelines, Lies and D Pics: Summer House Reunion Part 1 with Ryan Bailey
Hello Bravo Bosses! Today I'm joined by Ryan Bailey to cover the Summer House Reunion Part 1. We laugh. We laugh some more. It's a great episode. Note a trigger warning for this episode as there are discussions of suicidal ideation. Watch this episode on YouTube! Follow Ryan on Instagram and listen to So Bad Its Good with Ryan Bailey Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intende
Published: May 27, 2026Duration: 1h 21m 56s
Episode 306
Summer House Reunion Clip Shockers, Amanda's 117k Rent Bill and RHORI Episodes 8+9 Recap with Jana Firestone
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today Jana and I start off with some Summer House talk. Bravo released clips of Amanda and West prior to filming the reunion and we. have. thoughts. We also talk a little bit about the reunion trailer before turning over the Real Housewives of Rhode Island: our favorite slam pigs and we recap episodes 8 and 9. Follow Jana Firestone on Instagram and Listen to Pop Therapy. Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have...
Published: May 26, 2026Duration: 1h 12m 10s
Episode 305
Reality Roundup: 90 Day Fiance, Selling Sunset, Love Island, RHOBH, The Valley + Summer House
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today on our Monday reality roundup, we get into alllll your fave reality tv stories including: 90 Day Fiance Yara and Jovi have called it quits Thais and Patrick have filed for divorce while Thais was arrested for domestic violence. What is going on? Jenny and Summit share Jenny's recent ALS diagnosis Selling Sunset Who is in and who is out? Love Island Huda and Louis have ended their relationship. We talk what we know! RHOBH Erika Jayne settled her 25 million dollar lawsuit RHOBH Executive...
Published: May 25, 2026Duration: 49m 28s
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Published: May 22, 2026Duration: 19m 20s
Episode 304
Summer House Finale, In The City Premiere and WWHL
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today we are breaking down the epic Summer House season finale and then jump right into In The City and finish with Lindsay and Kyle on WWHL. Love you BBs! YouTube  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook I started a new podcast called All You Need Is You - A Guide To Living Your Best Solo Life! Check us out on Instagram, Threads and TikTok NOTE: No claims have been verified and all information today is alleged, speculation, and is intended purely just for fun. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o
Published: May 20, 2026Duration: 56m 57s
Episode 303
Reality Roundup: Summer House, VPR/The Valley, Love is Blind, RHONJ/RHONY and RHORI
Hello Bravo Bosses! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Today on our Monday Reality Roundup we get into alllll your fave reality tv stories including: Summer House: Ciara's recent Threads imply she MIGHT not be coming back to Summer House! We get into our theories! Danielle Olivera is pregnant! Why aren't people happy for her? VPR/The Valley Lala Kent has been coming out of the woodwork talking missing her friendship with Katie Maloney. Well Katie has something to say about it and we get into it. Lala also said on WWHL that...
Published: May 18, 2026Duration: 31m 31s
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Published: May 15, 2026Duration: 37m 38s