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Reality Test

By: Dr.s Kay & Ray
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  • Summary

  • Psychologists talk RealiTV!
    Two licensed psychologists look at what we can learn about culture, societal oppression, social privilege, and ourselves from reality television. Grounded in their sociopolitical positions as relational, anti-racist, feminists, Dr.s Kay & Ray address the power dynamics; social (in)justice; intersecting oppressions, marginalizations, and privileges; and sociohistorical context present in numerous, popular reality television shows, while also celebrating the hope and empowerment that can be found.

    At the end of some of our first episodes (3, 4, & 8), and now as separate episodes, “Mental Health Check-Up” segments explore brief mental health interventions, self-help tips, or other concepts from psychology for us all to further noodle on!

    We hope to inspire further discussion about psychological and sociocultural aspects of our favorite reality tv shows, offering rough draft thoughts and ideas for us all to continue thinking about. After all, reality television ultimately provides an engaging format for learning about human behavior, mental health, and sociopolitical systems—let’s learn together!

    DISCLAIMER: In the context of this podcast, we are not acting as therapists, neither for you nor for the reality castmates we discuss. We are, instead, bringing in our whole human selves, supplemented by mental health and psychology knowledge. We both adhere to social constructionism, such that we believe all knowledge is co-constructed in the context of relationships and we all have our own reality, informed by our own biased memories and subjectivities.

    Despite realiTV making us all believe we know the castmates, we clearly do not, and we cannot ethically diagnose them or speak with certainty about their dynamics without conducting formal psychological assessments. Thus, our opinions will be merely (easily erroneous) opinions, informed by our biased perspectives, and while we may discuss diagnoses, we will avoid assigning them to castmates. We've spent years developing our professional roles as psychotherapists, professors, supervisors, and consultants, but we are new to podcasting--as you'll notice! Thank you in advance for your patience and feedback :) This will be an imperfect, but growth-fostering process, and we appreciate your engagement with it and with us! Thanks, y’all.
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Episodes
  • Award Show | Week of 7/15 | Sibling Love… “You made a bit of a dick of yourself”

    Award Show | Week of 7/15 | Sibling Love… “You made a bit of a dick of yourself”
    Jul 23 2024

    One Love Island castmate’s brother said the castmate “made a bit of a dick of [him]self”, while another’s sister spoke to the sisterhood & feminist support this season. Both moments are amplified as Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from the realiTV shows they watched this past week.

    And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: Dr. Kay’s TESTosterboned award went to a particular comment by Rob on Love Island…

    What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!

    Moments & castmates awarded include those from the latest episodes of Love Island USA and the Bachelorette, as well as Season 5 of Summer House.

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    Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective reality.

    So, here in Reality Test, we’re going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality.

    Come Reality Test with us!

    Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
    Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

    Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypods
    TikTok: @dr.realitv
    Facebook Page: Reality Test Pod
    YouTube Channel:     @RealityTestPod
    Email:     realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
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    36 mins
  • Love Island, ep.s 29-33 & Bachelorette, ep.2 | Marcus is "Incredible"

    Love Island, ep.s 29-33 & Bachelorette, ep.2 | Marcus is "Incredible"
    Jul 22 2024

    Dr.s Kay & Ray cover the latest episodes (29-33) from season 6 of the US version of Love Island. In terms of The Bachelorette, they discuss the second episode of Jenn Tran’s season, including the Devin & Thomas of it all, as well as the positives associated with Jenn’s organic feminism, and her time with Marcus, Dylan and Grant. Last, they discuss the sociopolitical influences of misogyny, the “bullying” narrative, and the objectification of humans.

    Dr.s Kay & Ray also start a brand new segment, to accompany the top 3 Jenn men: the top 3 Love Island couples! The finale nears, and which couples are going to be in the top 3?

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    Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective reality.

    So, here in Reality Test, we’re going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality.

    Come Reality Test with us!



    Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
    Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

    Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypods
    TikTok: @dr.realitv
    Facebook Page: Reality Test Pod
    YouTube Channel:     @RealityTestPod
    Email:     realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 35: Award Show | Week of 7/08 | "We haven't tested ourselves, yet"

    Episode 35: Award Show | Week of 7/08 | "We haven't tested ourselves, yet"
    Jul 18 2024

    Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from all of the realiTV shows they watched this past week.

    And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Hint: Dr. Kay’s TESTosterboned award went to an entire segment of Love Island…

    What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!

    Moments & castmates awarded include those from the latest episodes of Love Island USA, The Real Housewives of Dubai, The Mole, & Below Deck Mediterranean, as well as Season 5 of Summer House.

    —----------------------------------------------------------

    Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective reality.

    So, here in Reality Test, we’re going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality.

    Come Reality Test with us!

    Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
    Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

    Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypods
    TikTok: @dr.realitv
    Facebook Page: Reality Test Pod
    YouTube Channel:     @RealityTestPod
    Email:     realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
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    54 mins
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