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Rebekah is not so reluctantly delving into the TLC waters today. When Melissa mentioned a possible cult connection for one of the couples on the current season of Seeking Sister Wife, it became clear Rebekah would need to dive in and report back. Even she was shocked by what she uncovered about a cult called The Alamo Christian Foundation.
 
Justin and Becky Ryan seem like a pretty average couple, at least on the TLC spectrum of rankings. But once Rebekah reveals just how central the Alamo Christian Foundation was in their upbringing, it becomes impossible to view their creepy behavior the same way.
She explores the serious crimes of Becky Ryan’s step-dad, Tony Alamo, which include body smuggling and kidnapping, and examine the Ryan’s dating tactics - are they simply peculiar or actually predatory?

And you don’t want to miss Melissa and Rebekah’s newest “segment” at the top of the show where they share what they’ve learned from Tori Spelling’s new podcast, MisSpelling.

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, Netflix
Rebekah: The Tourist, Netflix

Melissa gave the following clues for the next episode!

BUDDY HOLLY
TEETH
ARKANSAS
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SOURCES

Religion News Blog
https://www.religionnewsblog.com/8506

Encyclopedia of Arkansas
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/tony-alamo-4224/

Refinery 29
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/202525/tony-alamo-cult-leader-denim-jackets

News.com/AU
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/child-brides-of-apocalyptic-christian-sex-cult-break-silence/news-story/afa04bf046e656922cf7e75fe95920cd

The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/09/ministry-of-evil-the-twisted-cult-of-tony-alamo-review-an-astonishing-tale-of-brainwashing

NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/obituary-tony-alamo-minister-sexual-abuse.html

People
https://people.com/crime/tony-alamo-child-brides-speak/

Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/seeking-sister-wife-becky-ryan-170009446.html

Cheat Sheet
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/new-seeking-sister-wife-cast-members-linked-notorious-cult.html/

Oprah
https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/tony-alamos-alleged-child-brides/all

In Touch Weekly
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/seeking-sister-wife-are-the-merrifields-still-together/
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“Extreme” really is the only way to describe the ABC show that sometimes blew up old homes to create new ones for deserving families. And sure, carousels and fountains in your home SOUNDS amazing, but when that bus moves on, sometimes families were left with astronomical electric bills and unfinished work in its wake. 

Melissa is rolling up her sleeves for today’s story about Extreme Home Makeover, and she cautions you to put on your safety glasses  because the show’s host, Ty Pennington’s frosted tips are blinding.

Between a few show reboots due to pending lawsuits and the need to tweak the show’s premise (families going bankrupt after the show wasn’t great for ratings), and Ty’s own brush with the law, this episode is full of nostalgic moments, a heated debate over Ty’s attractiveness, and a very necessary processing of feelings after listening to Tori Spelling’s new podcast.

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, Peacock
Rebekah: Quiet on Set, MAX

Rebekah gave the following clues for the next episode!

TLC
CULTS
MULTIPLES
We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter
We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok
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SOURCES
Sources:

N/A, Pennington, Ty 1965-, Encyclopedia.com, 2024

N/A, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series 2003–2020), IMDb, 

Rodgers, Casey, Ty Pennington: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The TV Host, Wide Open Country, 2020

Scipioni, Jade, Former Sears spokesman Ty Pennington on the retailer's decline, Fox News Business, 2018

N/A, Ty Pennington Has a Brand New Show Coming to HGTV, HGTV News, 2021

Pennington, Ty, Television | Ty Pennington, typennington.com, 2023

Madormo, Carrie, Brook Gordon, Erica, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Facts About The Controversial Home Reno Series, thelist.com, 2023

Pompeo, Joe, ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ duped by family’s sick claim, Yahoo News, 2011

Carter, Brooke, What Happened to Ty Pennington From Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? - Now in 2024 Update, Gazette Review, 2024

N/A, EMHE - Miller Home Explosion,  YouTube, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK23aPPEYQo

Trading Spaces

https://youtu.be/bZPQgSxGKW4?si=M699Ioyz58axZFdZ


https://youtu.be/YX7ABhDgQss?si=LW5PK8RgrZvddXfc


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Love may or may not be blind, but six seasons in, Love is Blind contestants should be able to see the writing on the pod wall; this show is a mixed bag of questionable motivation and irresistible mess, served up in a gold goblet.

15 men and 15 women falling in love sight unseen and then committing to marriage in the span of 3 weeks — what could go wrong? A lot if you’re the network, production, or casting company.
There are three active lawsuits against Netflix and their partner production companies ranging from “inhumane working conditions,” to “sexual assault” and “false imprisonment.”

Is this just a case of bruised egos who didn’t get enough screen time, or part of the larger reality reckoning happening in unscripted television?

Listen as Rebekah walks us through some of the more memorable Love is Blind moments, and the accusations against the show and its producers, and then you decide if love — and justice — are blind.

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Apple Never Fall,, Peacock
Rebekah: Expats, Prime
We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter
We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok
You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: criminalityshow@gmail.com
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Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-original-tv-shows-ranked-2020#45-killer-inside-the-mind-of-aaron-hernandez-limited-series-19

https://www.businessinsider.com/love-is-blind-season-5-lawsuit-tran-dang-sexual-assault-response-2023-10

Texas Monthly
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/love-is-blind-contestants-lawsuits/#:~:text=In%20June%202022%2C%20season%20two,the%20cast%20trip%20to%20Mexico.


Marie Claire
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/a-complete-timeline-of-lawsuits-and-allegations-brought-against-love-is-blind/

Deadline (Tran Dang and Renee Poche Lawsuits)
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dang-love-is-bind.pdf
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Love-Is-Blind-suit-conformed-copy-1-1.pdf

People
https://people.com/love-is-blind-season-5-renee-poche-files-lawsuit-alleging-forced-to-stay-with-abusive-fiance-carter-wall-8422102

Today
https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/love-is-blind-sexual-assault-lawsuit-tran-dang-thomas-smith-rcna119321

https://www.today.com/popculture/love-is-blind-lawsuit-renee-poche-engagement-explained-rcna132127

Variety
https://variety.com/2023/streaming/columns/bethenny-frankel-bryan-freedman-mark-geragos-reality-stars-1235682247/


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In honor of the final episodes of Love Is Blind, Season 6, please enjoy this rRE-PLAY episode about Nick Lachey, “of course. We will be back with a new episode and special guest next week!
Nick Lachey hoped for a red hot career but as Melissa reveals in today's episode, it was only ever lukewarm at best.
As the frontman of the boy-band, 98 degrees, Nick longed for a solo career that would take him to the next level. Meanwhile his future wife, Jessica Simpson, was desperate to step out of Britney and Christna’s shadows. This would be a marriage made in heaven — or at least on MTV’s reality show, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.”
Though Nick’s body temperature was normal, it seems there was a white hot rage that boiled beneath his frosted tip surface, and he directed it at unsuspecting people which got him into some legal and criminal trouble.
Tune in for some iconic reality show moments and to hear Melissa and Rebekah’s rating of boy bands from the 90’s and early 00’s.

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: Seeking Brother Husband, TLC
Rebekah: How to Get Rich, Netflix
We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter
We are @criminalitypodcastTikTok on TikTok
You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: criminalityshow@gmail.com
Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://podfollow.com/criminality
We have a website where you can see all past episodes, our TV recommendations, and  buy MERCH! https://www.criminalityshow.com/
Episode Sources:

YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/7e9ThCKIdfw


POP MATTERS:
https://www.popmatters.com/newlyweds-2496225866.html
NEWSPAPERS.COM: 
https://www.newspapers.com/image/144908179/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/758879056/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/758879056/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=5

https://www.newspapers.com/image/859026170/?terms=nick%20lachey&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/942936201/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/942936201/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/449223612/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/765751725/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/664856563/?terms=nick%20lachey%20arrest&match=1


ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:
https://ew.com/article/2013/10/25/melissa-joan-hart-clarissa-explains-it-all/

WEB ARCHIVE:
https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072640/http://www.flakmag.com/tv/nickandjessica.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072640/http://www.flakmag.com/tv/nickandjessica.html

TMZ:
https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/03/nick-lachey-kicked-out-chargers-bengals-game-video/

https://www.tmz.com/2012/12/04/nick-lachey-accuser-nfl-san-diego-chargers-choked-bitch/

PEOPLE:
https://people.com/celebrity/vanessa-minnillo-nick-lachey-get-married/

DAILY MOTION:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x99d71

CONTACT MUSIC: https://www.contactmusic.com/vanessa-minnillo/news/minnillo-embarrassed-by-lohan-pictures_1038496

BUSTLE:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/32820-nick-lachey-dated-a-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-more-than-once#:~:text=According%20to%20Us%20Weekly%2C%20the,once%3B%20she%20dated%20him%20twice.

US MAGAZINE: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jessica-simpson-nick-lacheys-quotes-about-their-failed-marriage/

FAME:
https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-98-degrees/





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ALL ABOARD as Melissa takes us on our very first Below Deck Deep Dive! Whether you’re a hardcore yachtie, or simply aware the show exists, this is a voyage you won’t want to miss —  chock full of oceanfront drama.

There’s always filled boat romances on Below Deck, but in today’s story, Kate Chastian — our complicated chief stew — finds herself in a violent situation with her partner that is less Below Deck and more COPS. (We have some body cam audio). But is she the aggressor or the victim? Listen and draw your own conclusion.

Come for the Below Deck tea, stay for a special audio cameo from one of our favorite podcasting friends!

We have a special co-host next episode and we’ll discuss a TLC show that centers on a LARGE family in Utah… and then Arizona. Any guesses? HA.

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:

Melissa: 51 Part viral video “Who the Bleep Did I  Marry?”, TikTok
Rebekah: The Hustler and the Housewife Part 2, HULU

Follow us on social media! We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter, but mostly just IG. TikTok @criminalitypodcasktiktok

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Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://pod.link/criminality

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Sources:


Clerk of Court, 2016

Barnett, Linda C., INFORMATION, Brevard County Clerk of Court, 2016

Hookhart, Randy, PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION CONTRACT, Brevard County Court, 2017

Moody, Laura, INFORMATION UPGRADE/DOWNGRADE, Brevard County Court, 2017

Sangalang, Jennifer, Kate Chastain battery case is going to trial, Florida Today, 2016

Sangalang, Jennifer, Brevard reality star Kate Chastain arrested in Melbourne Beach, Florida Today, 2016

Rosenfeld, Laura, Below Deck's Kate Chastain Is Dating a Woman, BravoTV.com, 2016

N/A, BON VOYAGE! BRAVO MEDIA SETS SAIL WITH NEW DOCU-SERIES “BELOW DECK”, Network TV Press Releases, 2013\

Hanson, Ruth, Below Deck: What Happened To Kate Chastain & Girlfriend After Domestic Violence Arrest, ScreenRant, 2023

Sangalang, Jennifer, Details emerge from arrest footage of reality TV's Kate Chastain, Florida Today, 2017

Carpenter, Cassie, Below Deck star Kate Chastain 'booked for biting and choking her girlfriend' in Florida, The Daily Mail, 2016

Martin, Erin, Below Deck's Kate Chastain Goes To Court For Domestic Battery Case; Claims She Was The Victim, Realitytea.com, 2017

Reed, Lucy Chabot, The Reality of Below Deck on Bravo, The Triton, 2013

N/A, EXCLUSIVE: Hold on Tight 'Coz We Have Footage of the New Below Deck Down Under Captain CRASHING a Yacht, So Dramatic, 2022

N/A, Below Deck Season 2 to Premier on August 12 on Bravo, Network TV Press Release, 2014

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Fasten your shoe laces (and bolt your table to the floor if you’re prone to flipping them), because Rebekah is taking us around the world, but mostly to Missouri for this “rule breaking” and triumphant story.

Ryan Ferguson is not merely an author, podcast host, and former Amazing Race 3rd Place winner; he is also an exoneree whose remarkable story captured national attention. While his appearances on two reality shows garnered recognition, it was the events of 2003 that truly thrust him into the spotlight.

Oh, and the Holderness Family makes an appearance in the story.

Melissa gave the following clues for next episode:

Towels
Traitor
Tips

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:

Melissa: Curb Your Enthusiasm, MAX
Rebekah: Farmer Wants a Wife, Hulu

Follow us on social media! We are @criminalityshow on IG/FB + Twitter, but mostly just IG. TikTok @criminalitypodcasktiktok

You can say hi and tell us what you’re watching: criminalityshow@gmail.com
Enjoy the show? Please rate/review then share with a friend because loving REALITY isn’t a CRIME! https://pod.link/criminality

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Sources:
CBS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ryan-fergusons-fight-for-freedom/

ABC
https://abcnews.go.com/US/murder-convict-freed-case-unravels/story?id=20207994

Entertainment Weekly
https://ew.com/tv/the-amazing-race-season-33-cast/
https://www.komu.com/news/liveblog-ryan-fergusons-release/article_bc8d1463-e583-54db-972c-b1ae9fb28172.html


Mid Missouri news
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/Chuck-erickson-released-from-prison-after-serving-nearly-20-years-for-kent-heitholt-murder/article_26c2f4aa-9034-11ed-b341-9bdec775b490.html

KOMU.com
https://www.komu.com/news/liveblog-ryan-fergusons-release/article_bc8d1463-e583-54db-972c-b1ae9fb28172.html


Dream/Killer Documentary

Amazing Race YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a76HmSuUGbA   

Holderness Family YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjoUjOHjPI





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