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The Real Pod

A podcast by: The Spinoff

Fueled by an unashamed love of reality TV and local pop culture, The Spinoff presents deep dives into the bizarre and brilliant moments from our screens and beyond. Hosted by Jane Yee, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive

Our American listeners can also listen to The Real Pod at our American site

310 Episodes

The final episode
Published 2023-11-29

Remember When: Sky 1 used to show soft porn
Published 2023-11-22
Remember When: We all lost our minds over chocolate milk
Published 2023-11-15
The realest news
Published 2023-11-14
Remember When: Bill English’s spaghetti pizza broke the internet
Published 2023-11-08
Remember When: A death metal band played on The Erin Simpson Show
Published 2023-11-01
Remember When: Thin Lizzy 6-in-1 promised a makeup miracle
Published 2023-10-24
Remember When: C4 blasted onto our screens
Published 2023-10-16
Remember When: Abstain for the Game was the century’s most bizarre ad campaign
Published 2023-10-09
Remember When: The Ferndale Strangler terrorised Shortland Street
Published 2023-10-02
Remember When: Tellydots took over our TVs
Published 2023-09-25
Bonus - Remember When: the worm ruled an election (Gone by Lunchtime x The Real Pod)
Published 2023-09-24
Remember When: TVNZ U was the best youth channel of all time
Published 2023-09-18
Remember When: Celebrity Treasure Island first aired
Published 2023-09-13
EMERGENCY POD: Reacting to the brand new Celebrity Treasure Island supertease
Published 2023-09-11
Remember When: Justin Bieber broke Aotearoa and we broke him
Published 2023-09-06
EMERGENCY POD: Reacting to the new Celebrity Treasure Island cast
Published 2023-09-02
Remember When: The Ridges used a stunt mouse
Published 2023-08-30
Bonus: We need to talk about Below Deck Down Under
Published 2023-08-29
Remember When: BlackHeart turned Team NZ fandom into accusations of treason
Published 2023-08-23

310 Episodes

The final episode

Remember When: Sky 1 used to show soft porn

Remember When: We all lost our minds over chocolate milk

The realest news

Remember When: Bill English’s spaghetti pizza broke the internet

Remember When: A death metal band played on The Erin Simpson Show

Remember When: Thin Lizzy 6-in-1 promised a makeup miracle

Remember When: C4 blasted onto our screens

Remember When: Abstain for the Game was the century’s most bizarre ad campaign

Remember When: The Ferndale Strangler terrorised Shortland Street

Remember When: Tellydots took over our TVs

Bonus - Remember When: the worm ruled an election (Gone by Lunchtime x The Real Pod)

Remember When: TVNZ U was the best youth channel of all time

Remember When: Celebrity Treasure Island first aired

EMERGENCY POD: Reacting to the brand new Celebrity Treasure Island supertease

Remember When: Justin Bieber broke Aotearoa and we broke him

EMERGENCY POD: Reacting to the new Celebrity Treasure Island cast

Remember When: The Ridges used a stunt mouse

Bonus: We need to talk about Below Deck Down Under

Remember When: BlackHeart turned Team NZ fandom into accusations of treason