Interviews
Big Brother Interviews:
Allison gets a chance to talk to the diabolical super genius himself, Matt Hoffman from Big Brother 12. This interview was fun to do, if only some random Flavor of Love girl hadn’t started up her squawking right behind us. We not only talked about his time on big brother, but also his time at Bradley University, which is the same university that Allison went to!
Allison and Bryan meet up with Big Brother’s Jesse Godderz at Wizard World Anaheim for a short interview. We get to find out what Jesse is up to now and a bit about what brought him to audition for Big Brother in the first place.
Allison gets a chance to talk to Big Brother 11’s Michele Noonen at the Anaheim Comic Con.
Michelle Costa from Big Brother 10
We get some time to talk to Michelle from Big Brother 10 about what she’s up to now, her friendship with Jesse, how she thinks he’s doing in the house on Big Brother 11. Michelle was absolutely hilarious and fun to talk to, this will be a pleasure for any of you Big Brother fans to listen to!
Amazing Race Interviews:
An interview with Kent and Vyxsin from the Amazing Race 12 and Amazing Race Unfinished Business at Reality Rocks Expo 2011.
Toni & Dallas
We scored an awesome interview with Dallas and Toni from Amazing Race 13. This is the best interview you’ll hear all week, trust us. Come on, they were our favorite team from the start, so you just know this is going to be a fun time.
Next Food Network Star Interview:
At the Reality Rocks Expo Allison got a chance to talk to Next Food Network Star (Food Network) and United Tastes of America (Cooking Channel) star Jeffrey Saad.
Scream Queens Interviews:
Allison gets a chance to talk to the executive producers of Scream Queens 2, Biagio and Joke, as well as 4 of the contestants at the San Diego Comic Con
Solitary 4.0 Interview:
Allison and Bryan from I’m Not Here to Make Friends : a Reality Show Podcast get a chance to visit the set of Fox Reality Channel’s Solitary 4.0. They also get the chance to talk to the executive producers and creators Andrew J. Golder and Lincoln D. Hiatt.
Solitary 3.0 Interviews:
RobRob and Andrew (better known as #4 and #7) talk about what it took for each of them to get to the end of Solitary 3.0.
Karrie AKA #8 is kind enough to let Allison and Bryan in on what she thought about while competing on Solitary 3.0.
J Scott AKA #9 shares his side of the Solitary 3.0 story, and let’s us know that the meal bars aren’t so bad.
Maureen AKA #5 takes some time out of her busy day to talk to Allison about her stay in Solitary.
Andrew J. Golder and Lincoln D. Hiatt, the creators and executive producers of the Fox Reality Channel show Solitary, talk about the creation of the show as well as some favorite moments.
Jennifer AKA #1 from Solitary 3.0 talks to us about her experience in the pod.
Life After Top Chef Interviews:
Life After Top Chef : Richard
A few weeks back Allison and Bryan got to talk to Richard Blais about his experiences on Top Chef Chicago, as well as his new culinary ventures to round out our Life After Top Chef series for this season.
Life After Top Chef : Dale
Dale Talde stops by to tell Allison and Bryan about what he’s doing now and how life has been for him since being on Top Chef.
Life After Top Chef : Malarkey
Allison and Bryan get a chance to find out how Brian Malarkey is doing, and what he’s been up to lately.
Life After Top Chef : Stephanie
Allison and Bryan see what’s been going on in the busy life of Top Chef Chicago winner Stephanie Izard.
Life After Top Chef : Ilan
We get a chance to see what’s going on in the life of Top Chef Los Angeles winner Ilan! He’s a man that needs no introduction (that’s why there isn’t one, also because we ran out of time and the interview is long enough as it is!) and we’d like to once again thank him for taking the time to tell us about his life.
Life After Top Chef : CJ
Wow! Our first video episode! No way! And what better way to spend it than with talking to Top Chef Miami’s CJ about what he’s been up to lately. Oh, and also have a few drinks.
Life After Top Chef : Spike
This week Allison and Bryan sit down with Top Chef Chicago’s Spike and find out how life has been treating him.
Life After Top Chef : Andrew
Allison and Bryan sit down with Top Chef Chicago’s Andrew to find out what he’s been up to lately.
Top Chef: Las Vegas Interviews:
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 14 pt. 2
Michael Voltaggio is interviewed by Endless Simmer’s Brendan and I’m Not Here to Make Friends’ Allison and Bryan. We find out who’s idea it was for Michael and Bryan to go on Top Chef, how it was to have his mom at the finale and what Michael really thinks about Kevin’s cooking.
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 14 pt. 1
Interviewing Top Chef runners-up Kevin Gillespie and Bryan Voltaggio is Allison, Brendan and Bryan of I’m Not Here to Make Friends and Endless Simmer. It was an interesting experience being able to talk to both of them at the same time, to say the least. Find out Kevin thought about going up against the brothers and what they each thought about Kevin being eliminated!
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 13
Allison, Brendan and Bryan interview the latest Top Chef casualty, Jen. While it was sad to watch her exit the show, she was totally awesome and friendly to talk to. She shares with us about her final dish, her hardest challenge, her favorite moment and what she really thought of New Jersey Mike!
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 12
Brendan and Bryan interview the latest Top Chef cast off, Eli. He talks a bit about his friendship with Richard Blais and his interactions with Robin. Sorry this interview was a little late folks!
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 11
This time around Robin Leventhal gets the question treatment from Allison and Brendan (yay! Brendan’s back!) as Bryan mostly just plays host & giggles (he’s just lazy). Robin told us what it was like to be in the house before and after the tension sets in and just how hard being on Top Chef can be.
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 10
Mike Isabella AKA New Jersey Mike takes some time out of his busy schedule to talk to Allison and Bryan about his experiences on Top Chef. He was a fun guy who was a pleasure to interview and we get a little bit of background on how he came to be a jack of all trades in food styles!
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 9
Allison and Bryan team up to bring you an interview with the Laurine the latest to get the boot on Top Chef Las Vegas, while Brendan from Endless Simmer enjoys some time away. This is a MUST LISTEN as Laurine says some pretty shocking things!
Pack Your Knives and Go Las Vegas : Week 8
Allison and Bryan team up with Brendan from Endless Simmer to bring you an interview with the Ash the latest culinary casualty on Top Chef Las Vegas. See what Ash thinks about Robyn, learn how he entered the culinary world, and what he’s learned in his time on Top Chef.
Top Chef: New York Interviews:
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 14 pt. 3
Bryan gets a quick chance to ask Hosea about his time on Top Chef and how it feels to have won Top Chef New York!
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 14 pt. 2
Allison gets a chance to talk to Top Chef New York runner up Carla Hall. Carla, as always, is a total sweetheart.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 14 pt. 1
Bryan and Allison get a chance to talk to Top Chef New York finalist Stefan. While he’s not the winner, he’s seems to but happy just where he landed.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 13
Bryan gets a chance to talk to Fabio after he’s been eliminated from Top Chef New York in New Orleans. He’s hilarious, and if you listen closely you can hear Allison giggling along with the boys.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 12
This week Allison and Bryan got a quick chance to talk to Leah after she exited Top Chef.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 11
Bryan gets a quick chance to check in with Jamie now that she’s ended her run on Top Chef New York.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 10
Allison and I get a little time to talk to Jeff after he left the Top Chef kitchen.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 9
Radhika was recently eliminated from Top Chef New York and Allison and Bryan got to talk to her about her experiences on the show.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 8
Allison gets a chance to talk to Ariane about her final episode of Top Chef.
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 7
In a reversal of form, it’s 2 chefs up against 1 host! Bryan gets to chat real quick with Melissa and Eugene from Top Chef New York about their last go around in the kitchen and what they think about new judge Toby Young.
There was no elimination Week 6 (hence no interview)
Pack Your Knives And Go : Week 5
This week we’re talking to Danny, who was eliminated in week 5. He’s a pretty fun guy, and him and Allison just keep getting each other started.
Top Chef: Restaurant Visit:
Allison from I’m Not Here to Make Friends : a Reality Show Podcast got to sit down with Fabio and Jacopo at their new restaurant, Firenze Osteria, in North Hollywood, CA.
Househusbands of Hollywood Interviews:
Househusbands of Hollywood Interview SpecialBilly Ashley, Danny Barclay, Darryl M. Bell, Charlie Mattera & Grant Reynolds
Our very own writer, Danielle, takes some time to talk to the 5 stars of Househusbands of Hollywood on the Fox Reality Channel.
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