From the Bleachers: A Real Housewives Game Analysis

From the Bleachers is the only podcast that recognizes that the Real Housewives franchise is a sport in which each woman cast for the show becomes a high-level player, competing to earn additional seasons of play and social media fame. Join Mandy & Sandra (The Real Housewives of Bend, Oregon), in a fun and quirky recap-style podcast, as we analyze all of the best plays made by our favorite women in reality TV, the Real Housewives.

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From the Bleachers: A Real Housewives Game Analysis

Join Sandra and Mandy, the Real Housewives of Bend, OR, as they analyze the strategy and game plays of Bravo's Real Housewives. After starting in Salt Lake City, where no apology play is too small for Sandra's Apology Rubric, and no ride in a Sprinter van is too short for an angry confrontation, the team has moved on to analyze the play in Beverly Hills, and heads out to New Jersey in May of 2024.

Sandra conceived of the show as a natural marriage of her mathematics and personality typing background with her love of Game of Roses' Bachelor franchise coverage. Without her, there would be no game analysis and no RSS. 

Mandy, a literal (literally!) stranger to reality TV prior to her friendship with Sandra, brings her legal and theater background to the analysis, and loves to highlight all that is comedy in the land of the Housewives.

Once you get a taste of their coverage style, you'll never watch an episode the same way again!

Episodes

Monday Aug 26, 2024

Sandra breaks down all the play on the latest episode of RHOC. Tamra Judge leads with her a****** instead of her heart. Sandra shares her theory of why Alexis Bellino is so upset about something Shannon Storms Beador did to her Johnny J. Find out who performed their Storm-Off better, Gina Kirschenheiter or Shannon Beador? And, oh, the Bravo Bravo Bravo moments we got to see this episode!!!
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
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Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhoc
#realhousewivesoforangecounty
#realhousewives 
#bravo 
#bravotv
 

Tuesday Aug 20, 2024

Sandra breaks down all the play on the latest episode of RHOC. Is Alexis Bellino’s constant talking about Johnny J good play or is she going to lose her friend contract? Why we are still talking about the paparazzi BS and which player will finally end this storyline for us? There was some amazing 4TRR friendship play this episode by the La Quinta crew, but an honorable mention goes to the Big Bear crew and Tamra Judge specifically for her Only Fans foot fetish play. Sandra also gives her thoughts on the RHONY trailer and the Real Housewives dating show. 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!
 
Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhoc
#realhousewivesoforangecounty
#realhousewives 
#bravo 
#bravotv

Thursday Aug 15, 2024

Toni Gallagher, former RHOC and RHOBH producer and author, talks shop with Sandra and Mandy about the ins and outs of producing and editing Real Housewives, Brandi's anti-marriage voicemails, her DLAC doppelgänger husband, and (of course) sailing on a clipper ship. 

Tuesday Aug 13, 2024

Two rooms. Two teams. Two finales. Too many? Despite the lack of traditional play this episode, Sandra manages to hand out most of the generally assigned player awards. She defends her finale fashion play of the game to Margaret Josephs. She wonders at the tennis skills of the security guards who held Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Aydin at bay. She hands out an error to the player who broke 4TRR. She picks a surprise player for MVP. And she speculates what the future holds for RHONJ. 
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!
 
Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhonj 
#realhousewivesofnewjersey 
#realhousewives 
#bravo 
#bravotv
 

Thursday Aug 08, 2024

Sandra and Mandy cover all the plays leading up to and during the “Last Supper” of RHONJ as we know it. We discuss why this season has been such a dud and also why RHONJ has ruined Mandy. We give everyone errors and Least Valuable Player awards and then finish off the episode with 5 straight minutes of ugly crying. Sort of. 
RIP RHONJ. RIP RealHousewivesofBendOregon. RIP Mandy in the pit. RIP Teresa’s fat  F-ing hotdog lips. Father. Son. Holy spirit. Amen.
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!
 
Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhonj 
#realhousewivesofnewjersey 
#realhousewives 
#bravo 
#bravotv
 

Monday Aug 05, 2024

Sandra breaks down all the play on the latest episode of RHOC. Is peeing in the bushes and dancing on bars good play for our OC team? Should we be judging Jenn Pedranti for spending money and rookie player Katie Ginella for not knowing how to play golf? And most importantly, who comes out on top when it comes to Katie’s attacks against Heather Dubrow regarding paparazzi phone calls and Instagram tags? 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
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Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
 

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024

We went away but not forever! With the premiere of RHOC last week, Sandra had to come on and give her thoughts, and also let you know why we haven't dropped an episode in a minute. 
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
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Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
 

Wednesday Jun 05, 2024

RHONJ Season 14 Episode 5: Sandra and Mandy decide during this week’s episode that winners want the ball, and Teresa doesn’t seem to want the ball! We finally get to break out the apology play rubric and *mostly* agree on the quality of the apologies given. There is lots of “putting it in the middle” play by the  ladies at the Bougie Brunch, leading to finger pointing, face play and quips galore. Plus, Mandy wins our new QuigQuog game today, but DID SHE CHEAT? You decide!
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!
 
Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhonj 
#realhousewivesofnewjersey 
#realhousewives 
#bravo 
#bravotv

Wednesday May 29, 2024

RHONJ Season 14 Episode 4: Sandra and Mandy make history this week as they create a new game for podcast: Quig Quog! And they also get to the bottom of that age old mystery: Who let the dogs out??? We were delighted by this episode’s smorgasbord of Pampered Pets and Face Plays. We discuss all the important play that happened this episode: some join the fight play, PTCs, IFIs, and relationship play! Plus, we know Jennifer Aydin loves to use the WaterBoy Play, but are WaterBoy Plays actually good play? 
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!
 
Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhonj 
#realhousewivesofnewjersey 
#realhousewives 
#bravo 
#bravotv
 

Wednesday May 22, 2024

Join Sandra and Mandy as they cover all the plays from "Shore-ing Up Sides." We've got an amazing double Play of the Game AND Bystander of the Week. Plus: What do Margaret and AFI Top 100 movie Bridge on the River Kwai have in common? Can Sandra have multiple Tear Play in one night? How many buttons can you leave undone at a restaurant with linen tablecloths? And the biggest question of all, what IS Jersey? 
 
Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon
TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend
 
Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!
 
Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl 
 
Inspired by Game of Roses
#rhonj
#realhousewivesofnewjersey
#realhousewives
#bravo
#bravotv
 

We kick off the podcast with analyzing play in the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC), but can’t wait to dig into all of Bravo’s Real Housewives locations and seasons, including The Real Housewives of Orange County (RHOC), The Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY) reboot and legacy, The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA), The Real Housewives of New Jersey (RHONJ), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH), The Real Housewives of Miami (RHOM), The Real Housewives of Potomac (RHOP), The Real Housewives of Dubai (RHODubai). Of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t comment on the historical significance of those locations that were canceled: The Real Housewives of Dallas (RHOD) and The Real Housewives of Washington D.C. (RHODC). 

Inspired by Game of Roses, aka GOR, we analyze all the play that happens during each episode. We love cast trips, taglines, glam squads, reunions and reunion seating, behind the scenes, breaking the fourth wall, producer manipulation, apologies, money, the edit, villains, rumors, drama and more! 

During our reality TV recaps, we will analyze the play of all the Bravolebrities in Real Housewives, including Lisa Barlow, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose, Jen Shah, Jennie Nguyen, Monica Garcia, Angie Katsanevas, Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, Lauri Peterson, Tammy Knickerbocker, Quinn Fry, Tamra Judge, Lynne Curtin, Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, Peggy Tanous, Heather Dubrow, Lydia McLaughlin, Lizzie Rovsek, Shannon Storms Beador, Meghan King Edmonds, Kelly Dodd, Peggy Sulahian, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, Jen Armstrong, Noella Bergener, Jennifer Pedranti, Bethenny Frankel, Luann de Lesseps, Alex McCord, Ramona Singer, Jill Zarin, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Sonja Morgan, Cindy Barshop, Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill, Heather Thomson, Kristen Taekman, Dorinda Medley, Jules Wainstein, Tinsley Mortimer, Leah McSweeney,  Eboni K. Williams, Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, Brynn Whitfield, NeNe Leakes, DeShawn Snow, Shereé Whitfield, Lisa Wu, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey, Phaedra Parks, Kenya Moore, Porsha Williams, Claudia Jordan, Kim Fields, Shamari DeVoe, Eva Marcille, Drew Sidora, Marlo Hampton, Sanya Richards-Ross, Teresa Giudice, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, Dina Cantin, Danielle Staub, Melissa Gorga, Kathy Wakile, Teresa Aprea, Amber Marchese, Nicole Napolitano, Dolores Catania, Siggy Flicker, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Jackie Goldschneider, Danielle Cabral, Rachel Fuda, Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Brandi Glanville, Yolanda Hadid, Carlton Gebbia, Joyce Giraud de Ohoven, Eileen Davidson, Lisa Rinna, Kathryn Edwards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, Denise Richards, Garcelle Beauvais, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Sutton Stracke, Diana Jenkins, Annemarie Wiley, Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Nepola, Marysol Patton, Larsa Pippen, Cristy Rice, Lisa Hochstein, Joanna Krupa, Ana Quincoces, Karent Sierra, Guerdy Abraira, Julia Lemigova, Nicole Martin,  Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger, Charrisse Jackson-Jordan, Katie Rost, Monique Samuels, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton, Nneka Ihim, Nina Ali, Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Sara al Madani, Lesa Milan, Caroline Stanbury, Taleen Marie, LeeAnne Locken, Tiffany Hendra, Kameron Westcott, Jennifer Long-Davis, Cary Deuber, Stephanie Hollman, Brandi Redmond, D’Andra Simmons, Kary Brittingham, Tiffany Moon, Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney, Michaele Salahi and Stacie Scott Turner. And of course, we can’t forget our Dark Lord, Andy Cohen (DLAC), executive producer, who presides over the game, savoring the suffering of the players.

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