Alice LaCour, former federal prosecutor, litigation partner at Hilgers Graben, and co-host of The Prosecutors podcast, joins me for a conversation that spans her immigrant childhood in a small Georgia town where she didn't speak English until kindergarten, her path through Yale Law School and two federal clerkships, her work on Supreme Court confirmation teams, and the day she went into labor mid-trial and didn't leave the courtroom. We also dig into her career as a podcaster, including the backlash she faced after concluding Adnan Syed's original conviction was correct, and her real-time coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial, including the gendered hostility she's faced covering it and why she believes the verdict shouldn't be treated as the final word on postpartum mental health. 

Reality Life with Kate Casey 

Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/martha-moxleys-diary 

What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com 

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca 

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatecasey?lang=en 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 

Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kate discusses Leah Remini joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and why her humor, candor, history with Scientology, and willingness to confront uncomfortable subjects could make her an ideal Housewife. She also reviews Netflix’s Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly, in which Australian academic and breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn recounts her unlikely path to the Paris Olympics and the worldwide ridicule that followed her viral performance. Then, Kate breaks down Earle Meets World, Netflix’s new reality series following TikTok star Alix Earle, her sister Ashtin, their parents, and their complicated blended family. She explores Alix’s rise to fame, stepmother Ashley Dupré’s role in the Eliot Spitzer scandal, the family’s remarkable evolution after a very public betrayal, tensions surrounding Alix’s former partnership with Alex Cooper, and whether the series reveals enough beyond what fans already see on social media. 

Reality Life with Kate Casey 

Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/martha-moxleys-diary 

What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com 

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca 

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatecasey?lang=en 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 

Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trisha Addicks, sorority recruitment consultant, founder of It's All Greek to Me, and author of The Rush Bible: Secrets to Crush Sorority Recruitment and Find Your Forever Greek Home, joins Kate to examine what television, documentaries, and social media get right and wrong about rush, from MTV's Sorority Life to RushTok to the Max documentary Bama Rush, in which Addicks appeared. 

Trisha and Kate discuss how much of recruitment is built on authentic connection versus information gathered before a conversation ever happens, along with the role of résumés and social media audits, how to prepare for rush, and why its lessons in networking, first impressions, and resilience extend well beyond college. 

Reality Life with Kate Casey 

Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/martha-moxleys-diary 

What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com 

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca 

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatecasey?lang=en 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 

Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian Moylan, author of The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives and Vulture’s Housewives Institute Bulletin, joins Kate to discuss why Real Housewives of Orange County has become such a frustrating show, from the endless cast trips to how little we see of the women’s actual lives. They also break down the latest episode of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th, NeNe Leakes’ return to Bravo, the feud between Amanda Cronin and Juliet Angus on The Real Housewives of London, and what Tracy Tutor and Leah Remini could bring to the next season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

Reality Life with Kate Casey 

Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/martha-moxleys-diary 

What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com 

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca 

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatecasey?lang=en 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245 

Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.