Petty & Profound

When Reality TV Becomes Reality

Program Air Date: 09/17/2025

Program Overview

In this episode of Petty & Profound, Gregory Smith and Darrious Hilmon examine how reality TV’s theatrics have seeped into politics, media, and everyday life. From Michelle Obama’s playful “Real Housewives” admission to the rise of “energy vampires” draining our focus, the hosts reveal how guilty pleasures became blueprints for influence and manipulation in modern culture.