The Real Pod

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on the Real Pod, we suck back an ice cold taurine fizz and tackle another week of reality television. Both Project Runway and Bake Off are in their semi-finals, MKRNZ has finally come to an end and House of Drag had a rap battle because who cares anymore. Beyond that, we recount an extremely stacked week of celebrity sightings, bask in the glory of Baker's Delight, and check in with a very bad Insta-story from the boy they call Key. It's The Real Pod, and we're real tired. To listen use the player below, jump over to Spotify or download this episode (right click and save). Feel free to subscribe via iTunes, RSS or via your favourite podcast client, and be sure to get involved on social media using #realpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on the Real Pod, the gang is back together to recap another thrilling week on reality TV and in real life. Duncan brings all the inside gossip from the Mediaworks launch, Jane provides lollies from Japan and Alex recounts a chilling encounter with a personal poonami. Beyond that, we cover all our favourite local reality shows including The Great Kiwi Bake Off, Project Runway NZ, MKRNZ and House of Drag. There's also a huge influencer engagement announcement, Redemption Ducks and breaking Kate Hawkesby news that you simply do NOT want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on the Real Pod, Duncan phones in on the way to the Mediaworks launch, and delivers breaking news updates that are now definitely old news. There's a lot of hard-hitting news about big cows, tradie woes and Jim Hickey's new gig, as well as exciting live reveal of a new Real Pod Museum artefact. Beyond that, we assess the week on Project Runway NZ, House of Drag, The Great Kiwi Bake Off and MKRNZ, as well as shining a light on our favourite Lightbox shows of the month. It’s The Real Pod, and it’s extremely real. To listen use the player below, jump over to Spotify or download this episode (right click and save). Feel free to subscribe via iTunes, RSS or via your favourite podcast client, and be sure to get involved on social media using #realpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on the Real Pod, we power through a delicious week on Bake Off, a bridesmaids scuffle on Project Runway NZ and a huge showdown on House of Drag. Jane and Duncan share their hilarious proposal stories, and Alex eats a nice biscuit. Beyond that, we asses Max Key's exciting new look, take a deep dive into Kate Hawkesby's anti-influencer stance and get an exciting update on The Hot Felon. It's The Real Pod, and it's extremely real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on the pod, we are still fizzing after our incredible first Real Pod meet-up, A Very Corny Christmas at Nando's St Lukes. Which notorious cornies showed up? Did anyone step 'in it''? And which reality TV stars braved cornucopia? Beyond that, we recap the week in real news and reality TV including controversial onions, wombat poos and Jeff's incredible song on The Great Kiwi Bake Off. It’s The Real Pod, and it’s as real as it gets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. It's a huge week for the almighty pod as Jeff's eyes on Bake Off are officially not as blue as they used to be. Ploughing through another great week of reality TV, we ask more big questions of Project Runway NZ, The Great Kiwi Bake Off and MKRNZ. How horny was the guest judge on Runway? How hard is it to make a good scone? And how rude is a croquembouche? Beyond that, we review a game about poo and a toy you have to yell at. We also talk about A Star is Born, the glory of the Nando's espetada, and Max Key's big costume mistake. It's The Real Pod, and it's as real as it gets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on The Real Pod, we assemble with armfuls of Halloween candy to talk about the past week in reality TV and real life in New Zealand. MAFSNZ is over, so what did we learn? Jeff from Bake Off visited Tara from The Spinoff in her own home, but what colour were his eyes? And how much did Project Runway's Kerry reeeaally contribute to Meghan Markle's coat? Speaking of royals, Alex recaps a long wait to see a sliver of the Duchess' hand. Duncan reveals his dramatic night at the buffet and Jane lets rip on some no-good local youths who stole her decorative eyeballs. It's The Real Pod, and it's as real as it gets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Call the police, because it's time for a CHAOS POD this week. Cracking open a couple of ice cold Red Bulls, your friendly Real Pod team dissect all the real news and reality TV that you need to know. How good does TVNZ's new season look? Why is Matootles not coming back to foot island? And has Jane finally become a bona fide influencer? Beyond that, we drag our heels through the whimpering end of Married at First Sight NZ, burn our caramel over how good Bake Off is and announce an extremely exciting Nando's event. We've also got MKRNZ, Project Runway NZ and all the Max Key news you can stomach. It’s The Real Pod and it’s about as real as it gets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on The Real Pod, we are finally reunited... kind of. With Duncan coming and going from the studio as he pleases, we are momentarily joined by Hayden Donnell, host of the Lightbox exclusive docuseries Get It to Te Papa, to talk about unearthing the forgotten dorky treasures of New Zealand culture. With Duncan subbing back in for our typical reality TV recappery, we tackle a confusing week on Married at First Sight NZ, the extraordinary premiere of The Great Kiwi Bake Off, and the redemption of Gogglebox NZ. There's also huge news in both Max Key Corner and Colin's Cranny that you simply won't want to miss. It’s The Real Pod, and it’s really real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. With Duncan holidaying in Fiji, we are joined once again by noted celebrity influencer JT Muirhead to dissect the week in reality television and real news. And what a week it has been, with the badger botching up The Bachelor Australia, Married at First Sight NZ boogie-boarding into Bali and Project Runway losing an absolute Timaru icon. Beyond that, there's a heated discussion about steeping teabags, an analysis of the plonker who broke the art needle in Wellington and some incredibly exciting Max Key news. It's The Real Pod, and it's really real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. This week on The Real Pod, Jane remains in the city of angels so Alex and Duncan are joined by honorary corndog and Survivor NZ superstar JT. Together, they mow through a huge week in reality television including the endlessly weird live finale of The Block NZ, the first four Married at First Sight NZ weddings, the premiere of Project Runway NZ and the tense hometown dates on The Bachelor Australia. Beyond that, they try to untangle a Facebook spam mystery from an ex-MKRNZ contestant, get the inside scoop on sitting on a loo backwards and eat some expired yet patriotic Roses chocolates. It's The Real Pod, and it's about as real as it gets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in New Zealand pop culture and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One winner. The same three losers. The final episode of The Fantasy Suite, featuring Jane Yee, Alex Casey, Duncan Greive and a special guest – only the winning Bachelorette MATILDA RICE. We have reached the end of The Bachelor journey, and celebrate accordingly with no Lindauer, no baking and no real plan. Matilda helps us to dissect the drenched week of Bachelor news, quashing rumours and revealing scoops aplenty. Does she prefer John Campbell or Paul Henry? What's Mike Puru like? How's her wrist doing? Is Art's flat nice? As the door slowly closes on The Fantasy Suite (until season two), lament not. We will be back for Dancing With the Stars whether you like it or not. Note: From now on we will publish occasional one-off podcasts covering particular one-off television events – like this look at the 20/20 Bruce Jenner interview – in addition to all our other regular reality TV pods like ‘After the Factor’ and ‘The Fantasy Suite’. These will all be gathered in one stream under the name ‘The Spinoff Podcasts’. These exist under what was formerly ‘The Fantasy Suite’, so if you’re subscribed to that on iTunes you needn’t do a thing. Otherwise: iPhone users click here to see the showpage and subscribe on iTunes or Android users should head here to subscribe via Stitcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The huge ring has been given out, the fluorescent lights have been dialed up to 11 and Mike Puru has sunken into his enormous studded chair. It's time for the After the Final Rose special of The Bachelor NZ. Jane Yee, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive pop a Lindauer and chat about the somewhat disappointing aftermath of The Bachelor NZ. With Jane and Duncan attending the 700 hour-long filming of After the Final Rose, there are scoops aplenty (mostly that they served cheese and crackers and Brigette's beard-boobs). There's a few exciting announcements – The Bachelor season two, the return of Dancing With the Stars NZ and our subsequent sequinned podcasting plans. From there, things slowly descend from the dizzying heights of The Heritage conference room to the depths of social media, where we scrape around for the last koala nuggets hiding at the bottom of The Bachelor barrel. Note: From now on we will publish occasional one-off podcasts covering particular one-off television events – like this look at the 20/20 Bruce Jenner interview – in addition to all our other regular reality TV pods like ‘After the Factor’ and ‘The Fantasy Suite’. These will all be gathered in one stream under the name ‘The Spinoff Podcasts’. These exist under what was formerly ‘The Fantasy Suite’, so if you’re subscribed to that on iTunes you needn’t do a thing. Otherwise: iPhone users click here to see the showpage and subscribe on iTunes or Android users should headhere to subscribe via Stitcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We celebrate the end of our quest for Forever Love with a Forever Podcast. Jane Yee, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive finally get their long-sought after Lindauer sponsorship, and drank it watching a landmark television event: the end of New Zealand's first ever Bachelor franchise. It promised much and delivered more, from bad bottom animals to mouthy mums to Gollum-esque jewellers. We loved every ridiculous moment, and spent way too long chewing on its delicious fat. And as a reward for listeners who grow weary of the excessive analysis of this skimpy bikini of a show – Duncan has a bombshell rumour dropping near the end that is potentially maybe something you might want to stick around for, as Art would say. Note: From now on we will publish occasional one-off podcasts covering particular one-off television events – like this look at the 20/20 Bruce Jenner interview – in addition to all our other regular reality TV pods like ‘After the Factor’ and ‘The Fantasy Suite’. These will all be gathered in one stream under the name ‘The Spinoff Podcasts’. These exist under what was formerly ‘The Fantasy Suite’, so if you’re subscribed to that on iTunes you needn’t do a thing. Otherwise: iPhone users click here to see the showpage and subscribe on iTunes or Android users should head here to subscribe via Stitcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jane Yee, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive gather again to the Fantasy Suite to discuss the hometown visits week of the Bachelor NZ, and farewell the wonderful Poppy, farted her way into our hearts all those weeks ago. We discuss Alysha's big straddle, Dani's doorway pash and Matilda's adorable old dad Ken. It's an emotional episode, with just one week to go, not helped by the fact we finally forewent Lindauer in protest at their continued refusal to sponsor our show, or even acknowledge its existence. Note: From now on we will publish occasional one-off podcasts covering particular one-off television events – like this look at the 20/20 Bruce Jenner interview – in addition to all our other regular reality TV pods like ‘After the Factor’ and ‘The Fantasy Suite’. These will all be gathered in one stream under the name ‘The Spinoff Podcasts’. These exist under what was formerly ‘The Fantasy Suite’, so if you’re subscribed to that on iTunes you needn’t do a thing. If not – iPhone users click here to see the showpage and subscribe on iTunes or Android users should head here to subscribe via Stitcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jane Yee, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive recap week six on the #TFSPod, returning to the sunny BOP to watch Art and his merry mistresses fly helicopters and planes, row boats and catch fish, and pash like animals. We start to get a bit too deep this week, talking directly to the Bachelorettes, and Art's mother, and spend a long, long time – yet not nearly long enough – discussing New Zealand's new feline superhero, Miaowsker. Download from iTunes here, go to Stitcher/any other podcast provider. (Let us know in the comments if you can’t find it at your favourite spot, and we’ll try and get it there). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After three long weeks the original gang is back together. Alex is back from Melbourne and Duncan back from dinner with his mum, while Jane's busily raising her babies, as always. We drank a bottle of Lindauer Fraise – not our favourite – and ate a lot of lollies, then talked about this week's Bachelor episodes. Jane got hung up on Danielle B's shorts and Duncan dreamed of Greenie – while Alex began to tire of him. It's an hour in The Fantasy Suite – come on in. Download from iTunes here, go to Stitcher/any other podcast provider. (Let us know in the comments if you can’t find it at your favourite spot, and we’ll try and get it there). Also: read Alex's famous Power Rankings here, or our brand new Bachelor group think (featuring Duncan's Art Green dream in full) here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Alex battling to complete her power rankings ahead of a trip to Melbourne, Duncan and Jane had a one-on-one in The Fantasy Suite (not like that) to discuss the week's Bachelor NZ action. Topics covered include a week of not kissing, Natalie's failure to launch and the dramatic showdown between Alyssa and Chrystal. All washed down with a delicious bottle of Lindauer 'Summer'. Note: we still desperately want that sponsorship... Listen below, download from iTunes here, go to Stitcher/any other podcast provider. (Let us know in the comments if you can’t find it at your favourite spot, and we’ll try and get it there). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan, aka Dad, was away this week, so Jane and Alex had the pod all to themselves. They took advantage of the freedom and drank a bottle of delicious Lindauer rosé while watching Wednesday's dynamite episode. Then they talked about kissing, sushi protocol, ziplines, dress recycling and the week's Bachelor news – but essentially just kissing. For nearly an hour. Listen below, download from iTunes here, go to Stitcher/any other podcast provider. (Let us know in the comments if you can't find it at your favourite spot, and we'll try and get it there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second episode of The Fantasy Suite, our podcast dedicated to all things The Bachelor NZ. Hosted by world renowned Bachelor expert Jane Yee, with support from The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and Duncan Greive. We discuss Danielle L's shocking self-elimination, Poppy's masterful power play, the 'poo' date, Chrystal and Lisa's hot war and all the rest of magical forever love from the third and fourth installments of The Bachelor NZ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the debut episode of The Fantasy Suite, our podcast dedicated to all things The Bachelor NZ. Hosted by world renowned Bachelor expert Jane Yee, with support from The Spinoff's Alex Casey and Duncan Greive. Reliving the first two nights at the Bachelor mansion, we discuss Arthur 'Art' Green, the bachelorettes, the first dates and the rose ceremonies. Alex talks about her stressful time at the Bachelor launch party, and Duncan his exclusive interview with his new best mate Art. These podcasts will be going out weekly on Thursday mornings throughout The Bachelor NZ's run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices