Reality of the Rose

By Natalie Sprink

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Episodes: 225

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Breaking down and discussing all things Bachelor, including recaps and headlines. Additional content includes discussing Bravo shows as well as other pop culture news and life events with various guests.

Episode Date
Episode 223 - Summer House Reunion breakdown, Love Island breakdown through episode 6, and my rose and thorn of the week
Jun 10, 2026
Episode 222 - Summer House finale, In the City premiere, and WWHL with Lindsay and Kyle
May 22, 2026
Episode 221 - RHORI and my fave RI housewife, The Valley and it's vulnerability, Summer House and Kyle
May 19, 2026
Episode 220 - Mother's Day, my beautiful new granddaughter, The Valley, Real Housewives of Rhode Island, Ladies of London and The Secret Millionaire
May 11, 2026
Episode 219 - Natalie's reality: I'm a grandma!!!! and Tyler has gotten his own place, Reality TV: Summer House, Amanda, Kyle, Ciara, Kyle and the drama, Temptation Island, Age of Attraction
Apr 26, 2026
Episode 218 - Natalie's realities: Gender roles in marriage and my insecurities in my 50's. Reality TV - Summer House, RH of Rhode Island and RHOBH
Apr 08, 2026
Episode 217 - Natalie's realities - Kitchen pet peeves & OCD's and finding God's hand everywhere. Reality TV / Reg. TV - Bachelorette Cancelled, Love Overboard, and Peaky Blinders
Mar 30, 2026
Episode 216 - Taylor Frankie Paul / Bachelorette Controversy
Mar 19, 2026
Episode 215 - Natalie's weekly realities - The current blizzard & winter weather and my thoughts on memory. Reality TV and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 4 is WILD, Segue into Bachelorette
Mar 16, 2026
Episode 214 - Natalie's realities, rose and throne of the week, as well as recapping Traitors, Love is Blind, and all the current Bravo shows.
Mar 09, 2026
Episode 213 - Natalie's Rose and Thorn of the week as well as her "realities of the week", followed by reality TV recaps or all current Bravo shows, Traitors and Love is Blind
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 212 - My own reality week including my rose and thorn, Traitors episode 7 recap, Feb/March reality show premieres
Feb 06, 2026
Episode 211 - Tyler co-hosts for Traitors episode 4 - 6 recap, discussion of public restroom preferences and our weekly Rose and Thorn
Jan 28, 2026
Episode 210 - A New Segment - My "Rose" & Thorn of the Week -
Jan 21, 2026
Episode 209 - Traitors Season 4 Premier Recap with Tyler
Jan 14, 2026
Episode 208 - My personal 2026 outlook and my reality TV 2026 outlook
Jan 08, 2026
Episode 207 - First time grandma, evolution of Christmas cards, Walmart bad experiences, birthdays at Christmas time, Mel Owens on Dear Shandy and more
Dec 15, 2025
Episode 206 - Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Reunion, Whitney on Call Her Daddy, Christmas Stress, and the Psychology of TV Viewing
Dec 08, 2025
Episode 205 - Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Recap & Opinions, as well as Wicked For Good Review
Nov 24, 2025
Episode 204 - The Golden Bachelor Finale and my overall thoughts on Mel's season
Nov 18, 2025
Episode 203 - Guests Allie, Becky & Lydia discuss season 2 of Nobody Wants This, Relationships, Religion and Tattoos
Nov 06, 2025
Episode 202 - Reality world recap - Golden Bachelor, Love is Blind, Dancing with the Stars
Oct 25, 2025
Episode 201 - Golden Bachelor Recap (Episodes 3,4,5), also Love is Blind, Monster - The Ed Gein Story, & Gilmore Girls
Oct 16, 2025
Episode 200 - Celebrating my 200th episode with Allie!!
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 199 - Bringing back a Generations Episode featuring Allie, Mom, Abby and Grace
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 198 - The Golden Bachelor Premiere Recap
Sep 25, 2025
Episode 197 - Taylor Frankie Paul as Bachelorette, The Summer I Turned Pretty hot takes and opinions, Dancing with the Stars initial thoughts
Sep 22, 2025
Episode 196 - True Crime Documentary recommendations, Love Thy Nader and the women of the Golden Bachelor
Sep 09, 2025
Episode 195 - BIP Finale, Love Thy Nador and Love is Blink UK
Sep 04, 2025
Episode 194 - "Reality Check with Jodi: Texting, Our Favorite Decade, Nursing Icks, Napping, and More!"
Aug 25, 2025
Episode 193 - BIP Recap, Reality Show Updates, Taylor Swift announcement, Etsy Shop,
Aug 19, 2025
Episode 192 - Book recommendations, BIP recap, Netflix recommendations, and JaNa and Kenny break-up, co-hosting Allie
Aug 06, 2025
Episode 191 - Love Island Season 7 final thoughts & BIP episode 4 recap with Allie
Jul 23, 2025
Episode 190 - Bachelor in Paradise episode 2 & 3 recap
Jul 17, 2025
Episode 189 - Bachelor in Paradise premiere recap
Jul 09, 2025
Episode 188 - Love Island Recap, life update, and Ginny & Georgia complaint
Jun 26, 2025
Episode 187 - Love Island Recap & Bachelor Headlines
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 186 - Everyone has a story with Miranda Calmes
Jun 11, 2025
Episode 185 - Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 Recap with Sadie Fischer
Jun 05, 2025
Episode 184 - The Valley and Summer House recap
May 26, 2025
Episode 183 - The Studies say....with Becky and a lot of laughs
May 19, 2025
Episode 182 - My Aunt Liz and her journey with breast cancer
May 12, 2025
Episode 181 - Bachelor news and Bravo recap
Apr 29, 2025
Episode 180 - Current headlines with Allie and Tyler
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 179 - The Bachelor Finale Recap - Real time!
Mar 26, 2025
Episode 178 - Bachelor recap - Women Tell All & Fantasy Suites
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 177 - What's it like to...be an entrepreneur in the perfume industry and kill it!!
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 176 - Bachelor Recap of episodes 5 & 6
Mar 05, 2025
Episode 175 - What's it like to...be a hair stylist with Miranda Calmes
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 174 - Bachelor Recap Episodes 3 & 4 - Solo episode
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 173 - What's it like to...be a news anchor, with Sadie Fisher
Feb 10, 2025
Episode 172 - Bachelor Recap for Episodes 1 & 2 with Julie
Feb 05, 2025
Episode 171 - What's it like to...be a civil engineer with Kara Marfell
Jan 27, 2025
Episode 170 - Solo reality show recap episode
Jan 22, 2025
Episode 169 - What's it like to...own a daycare, show cattle and raise chicks & ducks
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 168 - What's it like to...work in title insurance, be a beekeeper, shepherd, rental host, and grandma
Jan 08, 2025
Episode 167 - Christmas Edition with Allie and Tyler
Dec 23, 2024
Episode 166 - A life update and what I'm watching
Dec 10, 2024
Episode 165 - What's it like to...be a professional model
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 164 - Golden Bachelorette Finale Recap
Nov 14, 2024
Episode 163 - What's it like to...be an injection specialist
Nov 11, 2024
Episode 162 - Golden Bachelorette Men Tell All Recap
Nov 08, 2024
Episode 161 - What's it like to...be a 6th grader
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 160 - Golden Bachelorette Fantasy Suite Recap
Oct 31, 2024
Episode 159 - Golden Bachelorette Hometowns Recap
Oct 25, 2024
Episode 158 - New Segment "What's is like to..." with Allie Sprink
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 157 - Golden Bachelorette Recap Episode 5
Oct 16, 2024
Episode 156 - Golden Bachelorette Recap: Episodes 3 & 4
Oct 10, 2024
Episode 155 - Golden Bachelorette episode 2 recap
Sep 26, 2024
Episode 154 - Golden Bachelorette Premiere Recap
Sep 19, 2024
Episode 153 - The Disastrous Bachelorette Finale
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 152 - Bachelorette Recap - Jenn's Fantasy Suites and Men Tell All
Aug 29, 2024
Episode 151 - Bachelorette and Love Island Reunion Recap
Aug 21, 2024
Episode 150 - Bachelorette Recap - Jenn's episode 6
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 149 - Bachelorette Recap - Jenn's episode 5
Aug 06, 2024
Episode 148 - The Bachelorette Recap, Jenn's season, episodes 3 & 4
Aug 02, 2024
Episode 147 - Jenn's Bachelorette Recap Episodes 1 & 2
Jul 19, 2024
Episode 146 - Emily IN PERSON discussing Bravo summer and Jenn's MEn
Jun 28, 2024
Episode 145 - Self awareness, handling conflict, situational personalities and mini Rose interview with Allie
Jun 13, 2024
Episode 144 - Jenn's men released, Bravo tidbits, and my thoughts on body image
Jun 05, 2024
Episode 143 - It’s just me...and who's afraid of little old me?
May 28, 2024
Episode 142 - Jodi, my first rose interview, returns for a "checking in" episode
May 21, 2024
Episode 141 - Dawn(edonmeblog) returns for a life update!
May 14, 2024
Episode 140 - Celebrating Allie's birthday featuring Allie, Maggie and Vanessa
May 07, 2024
Episode 138 - The Golden Divorce, The Royals, Streaming Services and Friends
Apr 30, 2024
Episode 139 - Bravo recap, Puppy co-hosts, music festivals, disposable cameras and more with Emily
Apr 25, 2024
Episode 137 - Emily Returns to discuss The Eclipse, Idaho life, an Emily update and Bravo recap
Apr 10, 2024
Episode 136 - Joey's Finale, a new Bachelorette shocker, Bravo breakdown and more with Emily
Mar 27, 2024
Episode 135 - Joey's Women Tell All Recap and a little LIB
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 134 - Joey's Fantasy Suites and a little Love is Blind with Miranda
Mar 12, 2024
Episode 133 - Joey's Hometown Recap with Steph
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 132 - My Love is Blind thoughts and Bachelor recap with Julie
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 131 - Bachelor AND Love is Blind Recap with Emily
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 130 - At the Alta in Malta with the half naked Roman soldier
Feb 14, 2024
Episode 129 - Bachelor Recap - Mean Girls, KFC, and ASKN
Feb 08, 2024
Episode 128: Punta Cana, Cocktails and Girl Talk
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 127: Joey's Premiere and Season is a HIT
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 126 - Breaking down Joey's women with Jodi
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 125 - Golden Wedding Recap
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 124 - Rose Interview with Emily Hoehne
Dec 19, 2023
Episode 123 - Emily Hoehne on Stash and the Bachelor Franchise
Dec 12, 2023
Episode 122 - Recapping Golden Finale with Miranda
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 121 - Get to know my MOM!!!
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 120 - Recap time - Gerry has sex too and BIP all time low
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 119 - Make it a party recap with Julie & Steph - Episode 7 of Golden Bach and BIP
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 119 - Welcome Jenna Lenzner to recap Ep. 6 of Golden Bach & BIP
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 117 - Recap with Miranda - Episode 5 of all things Gerry and BIP
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 116 - Recap of Golden Bach & BIP (Episode 4)
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 115 - Episode 3 recap of Golden Bachelor and BIP
Oct 16, 2023
Episode 114 - Episode 2 RECAP of Golden Bachelor and that other show
Oct 09, 2023
Episode 113 - The Golden Bachelor is GOLD, and BIP is BIP - Recap
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 112 - Rose Interview with Lara Levenberg, with co-host Allie
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 111 - Rose Interview with Julie Petzoldt
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 110 - LIVE FROM NY it’s Charity’s finale recap…and more!
Aug 23, 2023
Episode 109 - Charity's Men Tell All and Gerry!!
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 108 - Charity's episode 7 recap - Fantasy Suites
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 107 - Charity's episode 6 - Hometowns
Aug 04, 2023
Episode 106 - Charity's episode 5 recap with BECKY!
Jul 25, 2023
Episode 105 - Charity's episode 4 recap with Allie as guest host
Jul 19, 2023
Episode 104 - Charity's episode 3 recap
Jul 12, 2023
Episode 103 - Charity's episode 2 recap
Jul 05, 2023
Episode 102 - Hosting Switcheroo - Allie interviews Natalie
Jun 29, 2023
Episode 101 - Bachelorette recaps are back!! - Episode 1 of Charity's season recap
Jun 27, 2023
Episode 100 - Rose Interview with...ME. Get to know Natalie!
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 99 - Charity's Men, Season 20 Part 2
Jun 13, 2023
Episode 98 - Charity's Men, Season 20, Part 1
Jun 07, 2023
Episode 97 - Love is Blind recap with co-host Allie Sprink and some Taylor Swift vibes
May 31, 2023
Episode 96 - Freestyle reverse interview with Allie & friends about my 25th wedding anniversary trip & more!
May 18, 2023
Episode 95 - Rose Interview with my good friend Stephanie Mueller
Apr 26, 2023
Episode 94 - First male recap guest EVER! - Love is Blind episode 5 recap (kinda) with Caleb Davis
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 93 - Love is Blind episodes 3 & 4 Recap with Allie
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 92 - Love is Blind recap episode 1 & 2 with Allie
Apr 05, 2023
Episode 91 - Zach's Finale Recap with Julie
Mar 29, 2023
Episode 90 - Zach's Fantasy Suite Recap - Sex, No Sex, Kinda Sex Week
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 89 - Hometowns and Women Tell All Recap with Allie and Lara
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 88: Bachelor Recap - The fake crying episode
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 87 - Bachelor Recap - If the shoe fits, lace that B@#%@ up!
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 86: Bachelor recap with Miranda, aka @the.bohemian.hair.artist
Feb 21, 2023
Episode 85 - Bachelor Recap - Oh no, not Instagram followers!!
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 84: Bachelor Recap, cohosted with Julie, with the biggest surprise in Bachelor history
Feb 07, 2023
Episode 83 - Rose interview with Kelly Echard
Feb 02, 2023
Episode 82: Bachelor recap - I hate you, JK
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 81 - Zach's Premiere Recap
Jan 24, 2023
Episode 80: Zach's Season - Player analysis (Second 15 girls)
Jan 19, 2023
Episode 79: Zach's Season - Player analysis (First 15 girls)
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 78: Rose interview with Becky Hunt
Jan 11, 2023
Episode 77 - Rose interview with Miranda Calmes
Jan 04, 2023
Episode 76: Rose Interview with Allie Sprink
Dec 29, 2022
Episode 75: My second "rose" interview - Get to know Dawn Meyer
Dec 13, 2022
Episode 74: My first Rose interview - Get to know Jodi Jaklin
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 73: BIP Final Recap
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 72: BIP Recap - Three random new girls, a human churro, and pain vs. itching
Nov 16, 2022
Episode 71: BIP Recap, Love is Blind comparison, and Bachelor Tea
Nov 08, 2022
Episode 70: BIP Recap - He said, she said, and licking armpits
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 69: BIP Recap: The Michael Show and stealing from Love Island
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 68: BIP recap; Some Clayton talk, Salley and Casey apprecation, and farting in bed
Oct 12, 2022
Episode 67: BIP Recap Episodes 2 & 3 - Sierra only has 4 fingers, Jill is too much, and Shenae cries
Oct 05, 2022
Episode 66: BIP Recap - Crabs, Shenae, and Early Connections
Sep 28, 2022
Episode 65: Gabby & Rachel's Finale (Part 2) with my friend Julie as guest host
Sep 22, 2022
Episode 64: Gabby & Rachel's Final (part 1) Bang my head against a brick wall
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 63: Bachelorette Recap for Fantasy Suites that were far from a fantasy
Sep 07, 2022
Episode 62: Bachelorette episode 8 recap. Literal sauce wars, You get one!, and promos galore
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 61: Special Generations Edition: SURPRISING my niece Grace with Harry Styles tickets (with a twist)
Aug 27, 2022
Episode 60: Gabby and Rachel Recap: Parents that know what they signed up for vs parents that tell it the way it is
Aug 23, 2022
Episode 59: Whips, Tulips and sad goodbyes
Aug 16, 2022
Episode 58: Allie is baaaack!! So are Rachel's tears, AND Ethan gets a kiss!
Aug 09, 2022
Episode 57: Special guest Allie Sprink recapping Bachelorette and hyping Ethan Kang
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 56: Recap of Gabby & Rachel's episode 3
Jul 26, 2022
Episode 55: Gabby & Rachel Episode 2 Recap
Jul 19, 2022
Episode 54 - Gabby & Rachel's Premiere Recap
Jul 17, 2022
Episode 53: Gabby & Rachel's men breakdown (Part 2)
Jul 04, 2022
Episode 52: Gabby & Rachel's men breakdown (Part 1) & Bachelor content provided by Allie Sprin
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 51: Allie moved to NYC and guess who she met!!
Jun 17, 2022
Episode 50: Villains and unfair edit
May 24, 2022
Episode 49: My special guest Allie talks about making her dreams come true
May 09, 2022
Episode 48: Natalie's venting session
Apr 28, 2022
Non Bachelor episode with my son and first time guest Tyler
Apr 07, 2022
Post Clayton's season thoughts with my good friend Julie
Mar 22, 2022
BACHELOR RECAP: Clayton's finale Part 1 - Let me historic drama begin
Mar 16, 2022
BACHELOR RECAP: Part 2 of Clayton's FINALE - All the twists and turns
Mar 16, 2022
BACHELOR RECAP: Clayton's Fantasy Suites...or were they?
Mar 10, 2022
BACHELOR RECAP: Women Tell All - Shenae is diabolical, Jesse has skeletons, and poor Clayton
Mar 08, 2022
BACHERLOR RECAP: Clayton's season episode 8 - Hometowns, the new Senior Bachelor, and Clayton DOES have personality
Mar 01, 2022
GENERATIONS Part 2: My non-Bachelor related episode that just might make you smile
Feb 24, 2022
BACHELOR RECAP: Clayton's episode 7 - Mara vs Sara, a pretty woman date of dates, hometowns are decided
Feb 22, 2022
Bachelor Recap: Shenae (kinda) says goodbye, we have a new villain, and Susie makes a move
Feb 17, 2022
Bachelor Recap episode 5: Two one on ones, a roast and finally another two on one
Feb 08, 2022
BACHELOR RECAP: Shrimpgate is born, the Bachelor Bowl, and yes, more Shenae
Feb 01, 2022
Bachelor recap episode 3: Villain strategy gone all wrong
Jan 26, 2022
GENERATIONS: My FIRST NON-Bachelor episode with FOUR, count them, FOUR guests
Jan 18, 2022
Mansions and helicopters and yachts oh my!
Jan 12, 2022
Clayton's Bachelor Debut co-hosted with Allie Sprink
Jan 04, 2022
Michelle's Finale - It's a shocker! Just kidding, it's not, but we still love Michelle
Dec 22, 2021
Michelle's Fantasy Suite episode - Having such a good final three guys has it's downfall
Dec 16, 2021
Michelle's Men Tell All - Unnecessary drama, is Clayton's season spoiled, why is this so scripted and Michelle continues to impress
Dec 09, 2021
Michelle's Hometowns! She's stunning, we get hujus FINALLY, and probably the best final four ever!
Dec 01, 2021
Michelle is still the bomb, Clayton finally got his time, and Martin can kiss my...
Nov 24, 2021
Michelle's episode 5 recap
Nov 17, 2021
Michelle's Episode 4 Recap
Nov 10, 2021
Michelle's episode 3 recap
Nov 03, 2021
Michelle is amazing, some drama is produced, and what is the deal with Jamie?
Oct 27, 2021
Bachelorette Michelle's season begins! I love her!!
Oct 20, 2021
How the Bachelor franchise has changed, but yet will NOT change at all!
Oct 13, 2021
BIP Finale: Break-ups, Bromances, and Engagement
Oct 06, 2021
Ivan "breaks the rules", the world's worst massage, last sand sucks, and promposals
Sep 29, 2021
Naked tacos, tropical storms, Tia being Tia, and the new Bachelor
Sep 22, 2021
Out with the old and douchey, in with Lil Jon and a fresh start for Natasha
Sep 16, 2021
Jaw dropping blatant game play, Demi loses it, and welcome eliminations
Sep 08, 2021
Bachelorettes, Tias, Naked Volleyball, and please no more Demi
Sep 01, 2021
Allie and I together again breaking down week 2 of BIP
Aug 25, 2021
It's BIP everyone...Let's goooooooo!
Aug 17, 2021
Katie's FINALE - The Blake vs Greg show...and who is Justin?
Aug 10, 2021
Greg loses it, Blake is a Canadian, and who is Justin?
Aug 05, 2021
My second guest host everyone! My MOM breaks down the Men Tell All with me
Jul 27, 2021
A fake Seattle, an awkward cuddle queen, a Justin surprise, and the most ridiculous scene I've ever witnessed
Jul 20, 2021
Katie's Bachelorette Recap Episode 5: Hearts, Hot tubs, Horses and Hunter
Jul 06, 2021
I have my first podcast guest everyone!!
Jun 29, 2021
Tears, Tell-alls, and Thomas - The drama hits overdrive
Jun 22, 2021
Sex positivity, virgins, mud wrestling and Karl - Breaking down Katie's episode 2
Jun 15, 2021
Katie's premiere night! Breaking it all down here!
Jun 08, 2021
Episode 5: Trichotillomania, Katie's guys, and Bachelorette promos galore
Jun 01, 2021
Airplane lavatories, breaking down Bachelorette posts, a few good men and more
May 26, 2021
I have a new intro!! Thanks Allie!
May 18, 2021
Katie's obvious theme, BIP filming?, Nat sings, and thoughts on a new host
May 11, 2021
I've started a podcast everyone!!
May 04, 2021