In this three-part true-crime style podcast, Jodi Walker unpacks one of the biggest pop culture moments of 2023: Scandoval. A reality TV scandal so unbelievable that it dominated the zeitgeist, revived a dying franchise with an unexpected jolt to the Bravo ecosystem, and generated hundreds of conspiracy theories, thousands of podcast episodes, and millions of dollars in revenue for the very people it also harmed. It’s the story of an affair carried out under the noses of not just a deeply strange and incestuous friend group, but also a notoriously ravenous reality TV fan base, made all the more hungry by the rare opportunity to play detective in real time.
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In this three-part true-crime style podcast, Jodi Walker unpacks one of the biggest pop culture moments of 2023: Scandoval. A reality TV scandal so unbelievable that it dominated the zeitgeist, revived a dying franchise with an unexpected jolt to the Bravo ecosystem, and generated hundreds of conspiracy theories, thousands of podcast episodes, and millions of dollars in revenue for the very people it also harmed. It’s the story of an affair carried out under the noses of not just a deeply strange and incestuous friend group, but also a notoriously ravenous reality TV fan base, made all the more hungry by the rare opportunity to play detective in real time.
Where were you when Scandoval dropped? To find out why one cheating scandal dominated the zeitgeist in 2023, we have to go back in time. Ten years ago, Scheana Shay walked out of 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' and into the first-ever episode of 'Vanderpump Rules,' creating an unholy lineage of mistresses that spans all the way to the now infamous March 3, 2023, TMZ headline: “TOM SANDOVAL & ARIANA MADIX CALL IT QUITS … Allegations He Cheated With Costar Raquel Leviss.” Meet the Cool Girl Ariana Madix and the endearing but toxic Tom Sandoval—'Vanderpump'’s most reliable couple. Until they weren’t.
Host: Jodi Walker
Producers: Kaya McMullen, Andrew Gruttadaro, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Kaya McMullen
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An American Scandoval
In this three-part true-crime style podcast, Jodi Walker unpacks one of the biggest pop culture moments of 2023: Scandoval. A reality TV scandal so unbelievable that it dominated the zeitgeist, revived a dying franchise with an unexpected jolt to the Bravo ecosystem, and generated hundreds of conspiracy theories, thousands of podcast episodes, and millions of dollars in revenue for the very people it also harmed. It’s the story of an affair carried out under the noses of not just a deeply strange and incestuous friend group, but also a notoriously ravenous reality TV fan base, made all the more hungry by the rare opportunity to play detective in real time.
