Uncanny Valley Girls
A biweekly deep dive into reality shows and stars of the past (with a hefty dose of ums, likes, and vocal fry).
Episodes
15 episodes
Pawn Stars: Making History
Hi, we're the Uncanny Valley Girls and this is our pawn shop episode. We work here with our Old Man, and our son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned after 21 years, you never know what is going to come ...
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Episode 15
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53:29
Jon & K*** Plus 8
This week the girls dip their toes into murky waters, disucssing their first TLC show: Jon & Kate Plus 8. Discussions include fertilization methods, the origin of Karens, and the reality TV space race.
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Episode 14
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47:51
Plato said you’re my soulmate <3
Happy Valentine's day, valley girls!!! Listen to the ones you love (us) discuss soulmates and reality television. Digressions include the discursive history of love, ABC's famed bachelor franchise, and (of course) quantum physics.
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Episode 13
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57:31
Free Wendy Williams
How you doin'? This week the girls discuss radio and daytime icon, Wendy Williams. They touch on her start reading tabloids on fm radio, her blunt opinions in "Ask Wendy," and her current financial guardianship. #freewendy
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Episode 12
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56:40
Playing dead on 'Whodunnit?'
In this episode, the girls discuss Whodunnit? - the clue-inspired murder mystery complete with a British butler, Giles, as host. They discuss the show's sister-franchise (CSI), playing your own corpse, and the forensic gaze. Oh and whodunnit? J...
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Episode 11
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56:08
In Bridalplasty, the Winner gets Cut
Welcome back to season 2 of Uncanny Valley Girls! We hope you got everything on your wish list, just like the women of Bridalplasty. This week we went under the knife to discuss a relic of the 2010s reality genre. Digressions include the weddin...
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Episode 10
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1:01:38
[Inkmaster and] Dave Navarro's Live Más Mentality Part 2
The Uncanny Valley Girls are back for one last time in 2023 with a continuation of their discussion of Ink Master host (and future ~Master of Chaos~) Dave Navarro. They touch on the network's broader branding (i.e. misogynistic) and how that re...
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Episode 9
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40:38
Dave Navarro's Live Más Mentality Part 1
Rachel has a new crush, Jane's Addiction guitarist and Ink Master host, Dave Navarro. Discussions include his documentary, Mourning Son, the beginnings of his rock career, and his introduction to reality TV. This is the first of two pa...
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Episode 8
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48:26
and on the seventh day he created Catfish
In this episode, the girls dive into MTV's hit show Catfish, starring Nev Schulman, Max Joseph, and later, Kamie Crawford. Topics include preteen catfishing on Omegle, Nev's suspicious history in faux (?) documentary work, and the "shametainmen...
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Episode 7
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59:38
Survivor: Colonialism at 8:00PM (7:00 central)
The girls did their homework and read Sallie Tisdale's The Lie About the Truck: Survivor, Reality TV, and the Endless Gaze in preparation for this conversation about Survivor. Topics include the origin of the series and the production ...
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Episode 6
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55:14
Nina Garcia: girl boss but not #girlboss
A look back at the illustrious career of Project Runway's Nina Garcia, including her time as a fashion editor, her 20-year reality tv career, and life beyond. Digressions include manufactured celebrity feuds and gushing over Nina's unironic gir...
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Episode 5
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55:13
Extreme Makeover: Trauma Exploitation Edition
An (overly) extensive conversation of America's Sweetheart (Ty Pennington <3), ABC's Caroline Calloway era, and exploitation of trauma on one of the early 2000s greatest hits - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
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Episode 4
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1:06:35
What Not To Wear (but we forgot about Clinton)
A walk through one of TLC's (very) storied halls, "What Not To Wear." Discussions include How To Stop Having Individuality and Stacey London's post-show reflections. Discussions do not include Clinton Kelly (oops).
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Episode 3
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56:46
Confessions of a Gordon Ramsay Apologist Part 2
More time spent discussing the ins and outs of Gordon Ramsay’s storied career, including time spent “Behind Bars”, [culturally appropriating?] around the world, and in the hearts and minds of Gordon Ramsay Apologists everywhere. This is the...
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Episode 2
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59:10
Confessions of a Gordon Ramsay Apologist Part 1
Discussions about Gordon Ramsay's early life and career, including the opening of his first restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in the docuseries "Boiling Point." Digressions include unfounded astrological analysis and unpacking his "leade...
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Episode 1
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48:26