From Rachel Zoe to Jackie Warner: Reality TV’s Wild West with Elizabeth Kott

It’s a sunny Hollywood backyard chat with Too Niche? host and vintage Bravo expert Elizabeth Kott — the woman who convinced me to start Show Pony in the first place. Elizabeth worked with Rachel Zoe back in the day (yes, she shares what it was like to work for her), and she knows the Bravo era, LA culture, and reality TV from the inside out. This episode is a double-header:

• Workout Season 3, Episode 2 Recap – Jackie Warner, Sky Sport & Spa, and all the Bravo chaos of 2007.
• Netflix’s The Biggest Loser Documentary (“Fit for TV?”) – how reality TV mocked fat people and why cruelty passed as entertainment.

Plus, we get into the good stuff:

• I spill tea on producing Tori Spelling’s reality show and the behind-the-scenes of negotiating brand deals in reality TV.
• The disgusting state of LA’s The Grove — how it’s turned into a dystopian influencer catwalk where everyone dresses like a whore (thank you, social media).
• The toxic state of online culture and unattainable beauty standards that keep recycling from one era to the next.
• LA then vs. now: from Rachel Zoe’s fashion reign to Jackie Warner’s fitness empire to today’s influencer mess.

It’s Bravo nostalgia, reality TV industry secrets, and an unfiltered state-of-LA breakdown — all from the backyard, with iced drinks and plenty of shade.