Bonus #466: Charcmeterie, Zero Recall, and the State of RHONY
Added 2023-09-28 15:00:04 +0000 UTCThis week we talk about our cooking f ups, our disappearing memories of Sandra Bullock movies, and Ben comes out of the closet on a very important topic.
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🩵 you Ben! I’m in agreement I get through the episode just so I can listen to the recap. Also here for your journey of fuck you!
Megan Berg
2023-10-04 05:08:12 +0000 UTCWait isn’t the sex helmet thing from Blade Runner? 😅😅
Kelsey Carroll
2023-10-03 20:49:30 +0000 UTCRilly Rilly love both of you and your hilling conversations
Renee E
2023-10-03 13:58:58 +0000 UTCLove you Ben, I understand everything you are saying and you are a good person and we want to hear your authentic self, that’s why we are here ❤️
Renee E
2023-10-03 13:53:14 +0000 UTCAlso don’t be scared to say what you really think guys!! That’s y we love your show! I love hearing your opinions even when I don’t 100% agree 🥰
Jenna Solkow
2023-10-03 06:31:14 +0000 UTCBEN im so glad you said it cuz I feel the exact same way about RHONY!! I think it’s awful, but also feel like I shouldnt be a hater but ITS TRUE IT SUCKS. Jessel is funny, ubah and jenna r ok bu boring, but the other 3 are phony and annoying to watch. And this weird trauma Olympics they’re all playing is gross and hard to watch IMO
Jenna Solkow
2023-10-03 06:29:10 +0000 UTCI love the honesty recently. Let your feelings out guys!!!!! 💕
Megan Stevenson
2023-10-03 00:38:15 +0000 UTCYay Ben!!! It does suck!! I only watch it to listen to your recaps 😁
Carla
2023-10-02 18:02:35 +0000 UTCBen please speak your mind. We love your mind and your opinions even if we disagree, which is rare. Just be our Ben!❤️
Margaret Holsinger
2023-10-01 23:36:25 +0000 UTCLove you Ben! Just continue to be you!❤️
Marla Primack
2023-10-01 20:20:24 +0000 UTCYou guys talked about total recall in another episode last week! 🤣🤣
Kathryn Connelly
2023-10-01 18:35:01 +0000 UTCBen I LOVED this for you I was cheering you on 🙌🏻 you really went for it 😂
Kimberley Dines
2023-10-01 18:23:30 +0000 UTCI fell asleep twice during the premiere!
Rose
2023-10-01 14:17:12 +0000 UTCBen - I thought that I was as proud of you as I could be when you made those pajama pants. But you’ve outdone yourself - shout if from the rooftops if you want. RHONY SUCKS!!!
Rose
2023-10-01 14:16:17 +0000 UTCWe like you, Ben! We really, really like you!!
Kim Shiflett
2023-10-01 11:09:25 +0000 UTCWe love you Ben!! I know you guys run a podcast so you are subjected to all kinds of opinions all the time in various comment sections, but 95% time I bet people really don’t dwell on what you say as much as you might think they do… just a thought! ❤️ Keep up the good work, you guys are the best in the biz. 😊
Annie Canning
2023-10-01 02:28:01 +0000 UTCBen, we listen to you and Ronnie because we love you guys and your opinions. The more authentic you are to yourself, the better podcast. Welcome to your fu(k it 40s. 💕
Debbie C
2023-09-30 19:17:13 +0000 UTCI don't like RHONY either Ben. I try to watch the episodes, but usually only make it 15 minutes before I'm bored. Your recaps are what I enjoy because I love the snark.
Nessa
2023-09-30 14:06:54 +0000 UTCAs you get older you start to really enjoy certain aspects, like speaking your mind! At the end of the day we all become Sophia, or Mother Dexter. And especially after you reach the age of 65 if someone wants to pop off at you because you said something they don't like it becomes elder abuse!
frank b genung
2023-09-30 04:10:35 +0000 UTCI beg your pardon? Never in all my turns around the sun…How dare you, sir…I slap you with my glove…the idea…of all the addle-pated poppycock, my stars and garters! You could knock me over with a feather, I’m just beside myself, you, sir, are an entire jive turkey, I’m getting the vapors…da NOIVE! Ok, that’s all I got. ❤️ Big ups, Ben.
Molly
2023-09-30 03:15:52 +0000 UTCYa Ben!!!!!
Aubrey Withheld
2023-09-30 01:50:37 +0000 UTCHere's the thing, if you think a show sucks, you don't have to react to it. I like y'all Top Chef recaps because it's a show you guys really love the way you guys talk about it. So I mean if you feel you're holding back your true feelings, don't react to the show, we'll be fine.
D. Kennedy
2023-09-30 01:17:35 +0000 UTCAgreed Ben, RHONY sucks!
Nicole Noel
2023-09-30 00:23:25 +0000 UTCLove you Ben. You’re entitled to your opinion! And as someone who struggles with people pleasing and confrontation I see you! You and Ronnie get me through many hard days. 💕
dawn van dyke
2023-09-29 23:33:28 +0000 UTCTHERE! HE SAID IT!
Lizzy Staley
2023-09-29 22:38:50 +0000 UTCThank God you said it Ben. I've scratching my head trying to understand why I thought RHNY is not only boring but the people really have no relationship with each other. It goes against what made great housewives shows so epic: their relationships. I gave up on NY but listen because of you two. But I already could tell it was a major conflict for Ben. Come out Ben! Join us! And I swear whenever Andy Cohen praises RHNY he is gritting his teeth.
Lizzy Staley
2023-09-29 22:38:14 +0000 UTCBen! Do you, boo. We got you.💕
Bad Biscuitz
2023-09-29 22:24:29 +0000 UTCHaha, you guys!!! PLEASE continue to dare to be polarizing. Those of us who are your diehards need to continue to feel in alignment with you! In fact, I don’t know if you know this, but Danny Pellegrino openly says he hated the first episode of the new RHONY and has not wavered since. So although I thought the first couple episodes were pretty good (basically because of Jenna, TBH) it went down the shitter REAL FAST, and I always say, “yep, Ben, Ronnie, and Danny are all right AGAIN!”
Laurie Cromie
2023-09-29 19:10:50 +0000 UTCBen, please give your true opinion! You are our yum, so you can’t yuck anything! I am so happy that you are moving towards your therapy goal. ❤️
carly giesey
2023-09-29 17:45:54 +0000 UTCBen when you said in a recent rhony recap as almost an offhand comment something like “it was the worst content on television this year” I laughed so hard
Caitlin Oliver Horowitz
2023-09-29 16:45:12 +0000 UTCMy brother used AI to write my aunt's eulogy. Then he personalized it. My other brother was mad about it but I thought it was funny.
Stacy
2023-09-29 13:01:33 +0000 UTCAlso, ATK recently published a board book...and it's totally on my Xmas list.
Taylor Wallace
2023-09-29 11:52:58 +0000 UTCI found a pork tenderloin in my freezer that I bought a few weeks ago, and I made THE BEST pork tenderloin with a creamy mushroom sauce. Thanks, of course, to the ATK pan sear then finish in the oven technique. Imagine my joy when that meat thermometer read a beautiful 147°.
Taylor Wallace
2023-09-29 11:51:52 +0000 UTCIt's Ben here - thank you everyone! I know for SURE my disdain for rhony has been pretty evident, but I've tried to temper it — almost to shield myself from people coming down on me for being too hard on it. But whatever - I don't like it! That being said, I'm not going to show up on monday and just spend an hour shitting on the show because who wants to hear someone say "this sucks!" for an hour (although, that is very Sai). I do pledge, however, to not feel bad that I think the show is crap these days. Thank you for the love, and I will accept and welcome any tomatoes flung at my face!
Watch What Crappens
2023-09-29 08:48:23 +0000 UTCI had my outdoor 50th during Covid with 6 friends with individual charcuterie too!
Toni Blumenthal
2023-09-29 07:22:22 +0000 UTCBen, your Geraldines would rather hear YOUR opinion, even if we don’t agree with it, than an opinion that pleases the masses. We listen to hear what you have to say. Not what to hear what you think we want you to say. We want your hot takes and unabashed thoughts. That’s what makes you, you! And we love you and that’s why you’ve had a wildly successful podcast for 10+ years. We are your safe space and I look forward to hearing more of your hilling journey. Let’s talk about THE OPINIONS!
Katie
2023-09-29 04:06:25 +0000 UTC#mentalcharcuterie
Zakia Lieske
2023-09-29 03:53:42 +0000 UTCRHONY blows a big one. Some of us are ready to admit it & some of us aren’t.
Katie
2023-09-29 03:48:23 +0000 UTCBen, thank you SO much for venting your feelings about the new RHONY! I love you! I thought there was something wrong with me because I thought the show hasn’t been great from the start, yet I would watch shows like WWH, & guests would rave positively about it. I can’t stand Erin. Entitled. Sai is a bratty young woman who grew up “poor,” but complains about EVERYTHING. The food isn’t what she wants? Did she have that much luxury with food choices when she was growing up? Probably not. Brynn bugged the crap out of me at first, because she reminded me of people I used to work with who would manipulate management to get out of doing actual work, then the rest of us would have to pick up her lazy ass projects. But, believe it or not, she’s kinda growing on me and makes me laugh at her antics now, more than anything else about her. Jessel and her Tribeca comment was hilarious & inaccurate imo. Ronnie, I love that you are such a good work husband to Ben, encouraging him to share his thoughts. I couldn’t run to the keyboard fast enough to applaud you, Ben! Thank yewwww! 🙌👏😍
ColeenSkygal0330
2023-09-29 02:39:20 +0000 UTCI got married during covid and we had individual charcutermies for everyone! Lol 😆
Katey Atkins
2023-09-29 01:15:56 +0000 UTCCheck the other WWC Facebook page, the RHONY episode threads are basically people hate watching it.
Mike Bowman
2023-09-29 00:32:37 +0000 UTCTime for the BENaissance baby!! Here’s to speaking our mind 🎉
Ashley
2023-09-29 00:17:41 +0000 UTCLiterally fom the jump 😂
Amy Wilson
2023-09-29 00:08:51 +0000 UTCLove you, Ben. Say whatever you want. I am here for you two as people, and I know from experience how tiring it can be to mask and cover up allll the time for real feelings. Here for the realness. ❤️
CCLight
2023-09-28 23:52:49 +0000 UTCThank you so much for finally coming out about your feelings about RHONY. I was so frustrated when listening to recaps and thinking that there was no way you all loved this show. I love Jessel and Ubah and that’s it. Jenna supporting Erin in the last episode made me very upset. I’m out of this version of RHONY unless some changes are made (bye Erin and Sai). I am so happy for your honestly Ben. I would love to hear you say it on the free feed as well. We need pushback so Andy and Bravo will listen.
stacy froneberger
2023-09-28 23:39:01 +0000 UTCRHONY fucking sucks and I’m so happy to hear Ben say it!!!
Ashley Riccardi
2023-09-28 22:23:03 +0000 UTCGood for you, Ben! Not being a people pleaser is so freeing. I was one for many years. Now I don’t give an F. Also, learning that no, is a complete sentence was amazing. “Do you want to come to my toddler’s birthday party?” “No.” Keep up the great work! Love you guys!
Lisa Rodriguez
2023-09-28 21:06:35 +0000 UTCRonnie - PLEASE get out of my head! Lol I too say please and thank you in order to appease the AI overlords …
Kathleen wallace
2023-09-28 19:49:37 +0000 UTCBen, you son of a b...how dare you! Seriously, we do hear how you are feeling about the show currently. I felt the same way about the inaugural season of RHONY all those years ago. I mean, a season finale focused on Simon being at a dinner and Ramona having a cow about it - eek. But really it is okay! Please continue that journey. I am many years older than you two and it took this long to be comfortable about my opinions.
Lori
2023-09-28 19:23:13 +0000 UTCI hope you feel more comfortable sharing your thoughts & opinions, Ben! It definitely is challenging when you have a big audience and don't want to rock the boat, but we do want to hear it! Plus, you wouldn't trust a movie, book, or restaurant critic if they said they just like everything and it's all ok. Carving out your personal tastes and interests really does add value to your words. An opinion or take means so much more when people know it's authentic!
Kelly
2023-09-28 19:01:29 +0000 UTCI have a book of vegan boards my aunt gave me and I will never ever make a vegan charcuterie board. Sharon Stone is so young and so hot in Total Recall. Speak your truth, Benjamin Mandelker!
Julie K
2023-09-28 18:51:58 +0000 UTCI love you guys ❤️
Lucinda Carmichael
2023-09-28 18:31:54 +0000 UTCBen…RHONY sucks. And now we said it.
Toni Blumenthal
2023-09-28 17:42:35 +0000 UTCBen I love the confidence and bitch I said what I said attitude. Yes yes yes. Don't hold back!
Jennifer B
2023-09-28 17:37:03 +0000 UTCBen this is your podcast and you say whatever you want! But if you thought you were holding back I have to tell you your disdain for the new rhony is really, really evident and has been from the jump, lol. It doesn't lessen my enjoyment though; I find it hilarious. I will say give the new rhony some time to grow, all first seasons are kind of rough and different from what the show ultimately becomes. But if Ben never likes it then he never likes it and that's okay. Plus you're still delivering laughs and amazing impressions! I support Ben's disdain much the way I support good old fashioned Ronnie rage! Love you guys!
Erik Pederson
2023-09-28 17:08:30 +0000 UTCGood for you, Ben!!
Luckylooloo Green (Kristie)
2023-09-28 15:50:49 +0000 UTCTotal not recall with Sandra Bullock! LOL!! It is like listening to my husband describe a show. His famous one "You know that show with the middle age people in a village scared of dragons?" Me: "You mean Game of Thrones?" Him: "Yeah, that one"
Lori
2023-09-28 15:25:36 +0000 UTC
