First and Feral- Utah Unfiltered

What REALLY happened between Peter Weber (Pilot Pete) and former Bachelor producer Julie LaPlaca? 🌹

Julie joins Jordyn and Jess on First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered to reveal the night Peter made the first move, why his mom Barb was rooting for them, and how their connection turned into a Bachelor Nation love story that had everyone talking.

After seven years producing The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Julie opens up about working with Hannah Brown, Chris Harrison, and Peter Weber, the behind-the-scenes reality of producing the franchise, and why she eventually walked away.

Plus, Julie shares her thoughts on Taylor Frankie Paul and The Bachelorette, the reactions to her memoir The Love Producer, and how she went from creating fairy-tale romances to questioning her own.

Was it a real romantic connection, or was Julie falling for the fantasy she'd spent years creating?

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Kendra Jaymes is spilling some unexpected MomTok tea, opening up about The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and sharing the heartbreaking story behind the woman you see online.

In this episode of First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered, Jordyn and Jessica sit down with content creator, survivor, and host of The Ugly Sister Podcast, Kendra Jaymes, for one of our most emotional and unfiltered conversations yet.

👀 Has Kendra been asked to join The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?

YES. And not just once.

Kendra reveals she's been approached multiple times about appearing on the hit reality series. After previously declining, she admits that the last time she was asked, she said YES.

But does that mean we'll see her on a future season? And what does she know that she can't talk about yet?

We also get into her connection to Taylor Frankie Paul, her experience with early MomTok friendships, and what really happened behind the scenes of her former influencer circle.

But beyond the reality-TV conversations, Kendra shares a side of herself that many people have never heard.

💔 Growing up in a home where she says she experienced abuse and rejection.

💔 Being bullied by the very people who were supposed to protect her.

💔 Why she made the difficult decision to cut ties with much of her family.

💔 Surviving an abusive marriage and rebuilding her life.

❤️ How becoming a mother changed everything and inspired her to break generational cycles.

🎙️ Why she created The Ugly Sister Podcast and how she's using her voice to help other survivors tell their stories.

From MomTok drama and reality-TV possibilities to childhood trauma, motherhood, and healing, Kendra holds nothing back.

This isn't just a conversation about reality TV. It's a story about survival, finding your voice, and refusing to let your past define your future.

🎧 Listen now, and tell us: Would YOU want to see Kendra Jaymes on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?

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Content warning: This episode discusses childhood abuse, domestic violence, and traum

For the first time on First & Feral, Shandra and Marona Johnson sit down to share their firsthand experiences of life inside Short Creek and their marriages to Samuel Bateman.

In this raw and deeply personal conversation, the sisters open up about growing up in a world where obedience was expected and questioning could feel dangerous. Shandra shares her fear surrounding marriage, crying for hours beforehand, and the moment her father placed her hand in Samuel’s and told her she belonged to him.

Marona shares why she became afraid to question what was happening around her, what was expected of Samuel’s wives, and what life was like as more women and girls entered the family. They also discuss Samuel marrying seven of their sisters, with ages ranging from 9 to 22.

From plural marriage and family dynamics to faith, fear, control, and finding their voices — this is Shandra and Marona telling their experiences in their own words.

Thank you to both women for trusting us with their stories. 🧡

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses polygamy, child marriage, coercive control, religious trauma, and sensitive

Season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was WILD — and Jordyn & Jess have eleven pages of notes and a lot of opinions. 😂

We’re breaking down the entire season: Taylor Frankie Paul coming straight out of The Bachelorette and immediately back into the Dakota/Ben/Doug chaos, the state of MomTok, DadTok drama, shifting friendships, Whitney’s Broadway era, Jen and Zac, Chase continuing to make questionable decisions, and the moments that had us genuinely asking… what just happened?!

We also get into something that felt especially different this season: these women live so much of their lives online that by the time the episodes aired, social media was already several chapters ahead. Did knowing what was happening in real time change the way we watched the season?

From the hilarious and cringey to the surprisingly dark moments, we’re talking about all of it — with plenty of side tangents and completely unfiltered opinions along the way.

What was YOUR biggest WTF moment of Season 5?

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Utah born. Chaos sworn. 🎙️

Alex Vargas is bringing his unfiltered takes to First & Feral! 🎙️

Known for his viral reality TV commentary, Alex joins us to talk about how he went from casually posting on TikTok to building an audience of more than 30K followers and becoming a go-to voice for the stories everyone is talking about.

We get into how he finds his information, the rumors he’s hearing behind the scenes, and what it’s really like covering reality TV and influencer drama online. And, of course, there’s plenty of tea. 👀

Alex shares his takes on Taylor Frankie Paul, MomTok, Jessi + Marciano, casting rumors, Dakota, Mormon culture, swinging, and the relationships everyone is talking about. He also opens up about getting personally invested in the stories he covers and learning to set boundaries between social media and real life.

Funny, messy, opinionated and completely UNFILTERED. 🔥

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For years, Makenna Gibbons’ name has been connected to the MomTok swinging scandal—but most people have never heard the story from her perspective.

In this episode, Makenna sits down with Jordyn and Jessica to share her side in her own words.

She opens up about how she became part of the friend group, how the “soft swinging” began, the role alcohol played in blurring boundaries, and what she believes people have misunderstood about the timeline between the swinging and the affair that ultimately impacted her marriage.

Makenna also takes us inside what happened after everything became public: filing for divorce, suddenly having strangers dissect her life online, stepping away from social media, carrying guilt over the ripple effects, and trying to hold everything together for her young son.

But this conversation is about so much more than the scandal.

Makenna shares how therapy helped her rebuild, why she and Miranda became so close, how she created a healthy co-parenting relationship with her ex, what it was like learning to trust again, and how she found love and remarried.

And after staying mostly silent for years, she answers the question she hears constantly: Why tell your story now?

Because everyone deserves the chance to share their story—and their story still matters.

This is Makenna’s side. In her words.

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You know Keaton Hoskins as “The Muscle” from Diesel Brothers. But you probably don’t know this version of him.

Keaton joins First & Feral for one of our most raw and unexpected conversations yet, taking us from the kid who barely graduated high school and ended up in jail to becoming a millionaire, building and buying 50+ businesses, starring on one of Discovery Channel’s biggest reality shows, and ultimately walking away from the version of himself everyone thought they knew.

And he holds NOTHING back.

Keaton opens up about the wild story that landed him in jail, serving an LDS mission, losing his dad at only 47, how Diesel Brothers really began, the truth about his relationship with Heavy D and Diesel Dave, and why reality TV was never where he made his real money.

Then we go deeper.

He takes full accountability for the breakdown of his first marriage , including being unfaithful and a workaholic and explains how divorce forced him to realize: “I’m the problem… but I’m also the solution.”

We also get into faith, fatherhood, money, confidence, scarcity vs. abundance, Limitless Society, and one of Keaton’s most controversial beliefs:

What if putting God first actually starts with putting YOURSELF first?

This isn’t just the story of “The Muscle.”

It’s Keaton Hoskins without the TV character , talking about failure, money, marriage, faith, fatherhood and becoming the person capable of building the life you actually want.

🎙️ Keaton Hoskins × First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered

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From heroin addiction to successful entrepreneur—Cait Connell's story is one you won't forget.

In this powerful episode of First & Feral, we sit down with Cait Connell, owner of Bare Aesthetics Studio, master esthetician, educator, entrepreneur, and mother of three, to hear the incredible story behind her success.

Before building a thriving business, Cait battled heroin addiction, overdosed, nearly became homeless, and lost the man she loved to addiction. She shares what it was like growing up in Southern Utah, how childhood trauma and addiction shaped her early life, and the moment she decided to fight for a different future.

This honest conversation explores addiction recovery, sobriety, motherhood, entrepreneurship, mental health, healing from trauma, and the resilience it takes to rebuild your life after rock bottom.

Whether you're in recovery, love someone struggling with addiction, are navigating your own healing journey, or simply need hope that change is possible, Cait's story will leave you inspired.

In this episode, we discuss:
• Heroin addiction and recovery
• Growing up in Southern Utah
• Childhood trauma and family addiction
• Overcoming rock bottom
• Mental health and healing
• Building a successful business
• Entrepreneurship and motherhood
• Life after addiction
• Finding purpose through adversity

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Liann May | Taylor Frankie Paul's Mom on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Reality TV, Faith & Family

Liann May, best known as Taylor Frankie Paul's mom from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (MomTok), joins First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered for one of her most candid conversations yet.

Liann shares what it's really like watching her daughter navigate fame, reality television, and life under constant public scrutiny. She opens up about Taylor's custody battle, the emotional toll reality TV has taken on their family, and why she believes viewers rarely see the full story behind the headlines.

We also discuss Taylor's canceled season of The Bachelorette, whether it could still air, life behind the scenes of reality television, navigating faith in Utah, and why Liann believes family always comes first.

In this episode, we cover:

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Taylor Frankie Paul's custody battle

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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives behind the scenes

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MomTok and reality TV editing

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Taylor's canceled Bachelorette season

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Growing up LDS and navigating faith

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Motherhood in the public eye

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The impact of social media and online criticism

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Why Liann believes reality TV can change families forever

Whether you're a fan of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, MomTok, Bachelor Nation, or simply love honest conversations, this episode offers a side of Liann May you've never heard before.

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Netflix's The False Prophet: The True Story Behind Samuel Bateman | Christine Marie & Tolga Katas

What happens when two ordinary people risk everything to expose a dangerous cult leader?

In this episode of First & Feral, we sit down with Christine Marie and Tolga Katas, the real people behind Netflix's hit documentary The False Prophet. Christine, a humanitarian and founder of Voices for Dignity, and Tolga, the filmmaker behind the documentary, share the incredible true story of how they spent years earning the trust of members of the FLDS community before uncovering the crimes of self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman.

They take us behind the scenes of the Netflix documentary, revealing the moments viewers never saw—from secretly recording crucial evidence to working alongside the FBI and navigating the emotional toll of protecting vulnerable women and children.

If you've watched The False Prophet on Netflix, this episode offers even more insight into the investigation, the challenges of exposing religious abuse, and what it was really like living inside one of the country's most secretive fundamentalist communities.

In this episode, we discuss:
• The real story behind Netflix's The False Prophet
• How Christine and Tolga became involved in Short Creek
• The rise of Samuel Bateman
• Going undercover inside a religious cult
• Working with the FBI during the investigation
• The emotional toll of helping survivors
• Behind-the-scenes moments that didn't make the documentary
• Why documenting evidence changed everything
• Life after Netflix and what's next for Christine and Tolga

If you enjoy conversations about true crime, cult documentaries, Netflix documentaries, FLDS, Mormon fundamentalism, survivor stories, and investigative journalism, you'll love this episode.

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Can your face reveal your personality, health tendencies, and even parts of your past?

In this episode of First & Feral, we sit down with Dr. Todd Frisch, founder of Why The Face (WTF) and a retired physician who has spent years studying facial analysis.

Before recording, Dr. Todd completed facial analyses on both Jordyn and Jessica—and we intentionally didn't look at the results. For the first time, we're reviewing them live on air and reacting in real time.

What starts as a fun conversation quickly turns into a fascinating deep dive into personality traits, leadership styles, family dynamics, emotional patterns, health indicators, and the stories our faces may be telling without us even realizing it.

We talk about:
• Why Dr. Todd immediately knew we were sisters
• The 9 face shapes and what they reveal
• Leadership, communication, and personality traits
• Family relationships and childhood influences
• Health markers that may show up in facial features
• Trauma, stress, and emotional patterns
• The connection between facial analysis and self-awareness
• Whether our results were surprisingly accurate

This episode had us laughing, questioning everything, and more than once looking at each other thinking, "How could he possibly know that?"

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📍 Why The Face (WTF)
📍 @wtf_drtodd

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Utah radio royalty joins First & Feral this week!

Jess Ferguson, longtime voice of 97.1 ZHT and host of The Jess Connection and Frankie & Jess Podcast, sits down with us for an honest conversation about life behind the mic, motherhood, marriage, infertility, career pivots, and what really happened when her legendary radio career came to an end.

We talk about growing up in Arizona, becoming one of Utah's most recognizable voices, navigating major life transitions, launching successful podcasts, and why women need to support each other more than ever.

Plus, we dive into Utah culture, reality TV, mom guilt, social media, and the lessons Jess has learned through decades in media.

This episode is heartfelt, hilarious, inspiring, and packed with wisdom from one of Utah's favorite personalities.

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If you love authentic conversations, strong women, and a little Utah chaos, this episode is for you.

We’re back with another Feral File and this one is CHAOTIC 👀 We’re talking the Mormon garment that somehow ended up at Coachella, the new OC cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (including the THROUPLE 👀), Kim K + Lewis Hamilton rumors, Utah showing up on Love on the Spectrum, Justin Bieber at Coachella, the new Michael movie, and all the April + May pop culture chaos we’ve been dying to discuss 🍿✨

We also dive into the Taylor Frankie Paul + Mikayla drama, Connor’s magic show era, Disney Halloween planning, Formula 1 obsessions, and why Utah might secretly be the Halloween capital of America 🎃

Basically… this episode is all over the place in the best way possible.

“I told her not to film this…” and hours later, it was going viral. 👀

In this episode of First & Feral, we sit down with Officer Nae Nae, the viral cop behind one of the internet’s most unexpected moments, to talk about how a simple gas station dance turned into national attention… and what his life looks like now behind the mic and behind the badge.

But this conversation goes way deeper than a viral story.

We get into the reality of his work in law enforcement, including undercover operations catching predators online, the dangers of social media for kids, and what every parent needs to know about apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and more.

From internet safety and parenting in today’s digital world… to going viral, building a personal brand, and navigating social media, this episode is equal parts entertaining, eye-opening, and honestly a little terrifying.

If you’re a parent, creator, or just someone who’s ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes… this is a must-listen.

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Are Utah moms doing too much… or are we all just trying to keep up?

In this episode of First & Feral, we’re getting real about the pressure of being a mom in Utah — from over-the-top birthday parties and early sports competition, to mom groups that feel more like high school and the constant need to keep up with the “perfect” aesthetic.

We talk about the unspoken expectations, the guilt, the comparison, and the question every mom is asking but not saying out loud… is this normal, or is this a Utah thing?

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by parenting culture, social media pressure, or just trying to do it all — this one’s for you.

🎙 FIRST & FERAL x LAWYER TEA: Breaking Down the Taylor Frankie Paul Case + Reality TV Lawsuits

If you’ve been spiraling over the Taylor Frankie Paul drama, Dakota’s protective order, or wondering what’s actually true vs. TikTok noise… this episode is your reality check.

We sat down with viral legal expert Lawyer Tea (Chase Walker) to break down EVERYTHING — from the real legal implications behind Taylor & Dakota’s situation to what the courts actually consider (yes, including reactive abuse 👀).

We’re also diving into:

• What a protective order really means (and how easy it is to file one)
• Whether Taylor should be on social media right now
• If ABC was wrong for pulling her from The Bachelorette
• The TRUTH behind Demi & Marciano’s lawsuit drama
• What reality TV contracts actually allow (this part is WILD)
• How social media narratives can completely distort legal cases

Plus — we get into how Lawyer Tea went viral overnight, why his videos are blowing up, and how he’s translating complex legal cases into content everyone can understand.

This episode is part pop culture, part legal deep dive, and 100% the tea you’ve been waiting for.

Trust us… you’ll never watch reality TV the same again.

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🎙️ FIRST & FERAL: SLMW Season 4 Breakdown – Chaos, Controversy & Unfiltered Opinions

In this episode of First & Feral, we’re diving deep into the Season 4 drama of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (SLMW) — and let’s just say… NOTHING is off-limits. From messy relationships to jaw-dropping moments, we’re breaking it all down with our signature unfiltered take.

We cover everything from Taylor Frankie Paul’s emotional rollercoaster, her complicated dynamic with Dakota, and the real question: was she ever ready for The Bachelorette? 👀 Plus, we get into the chaos surrounding DadTok vs MomTok, the uncomfortable villa drama, and the tension-filled friendships that had us questioning everything.

We also unpack:

• The Taylor vs Dakota toxicity cycle and why it’s so hard to watch
• The rise (and cringe) of DadTok 👀
• The truth behind Chase, Miranda, and the swinging rumors
• Whitney, Connor, and the surprisingly wholesome moments
• Marriage struggles, prenups, and the reality of relationships under pressure
• Why this season felt different—and what it reveals about fame, identity, and Utah culture

And yes… we’re asking the BIG questions:
👉 What really happened behind the scenes?
👉 Who’s telling the truth?
👉 And what didn’t make it to camera?

If you’re obsessed with SLMW, Utah MomTok drama, reality TV breakdowns, and pop culture chaos, this episode is for you.

🎧 Tune in now for your weekly dose of feral, unfiltered commentary — and don’t forget to follow, rate, and share with your fellow Feral Friends.

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March was unhinged… and we’re breaking it ALL down.

In this month’s Feral Files, we’re diving into the biggest pop culture moments, Utah drama, and internet chaos that had everyone talking. From shocking true crime updates out of Utah to MomTok drama that somehow keeps getting messier (yes… we’re talking about that situation 👀), nothing is off limits.

We’re also getting into:
✨ Celebrity sightings + unexpected run-ins
✨ Justin Bieber’s comeback era
✨ Bachelor Nation chaos and wild backtracking
✨ The age-gap couple everyone has opinions on
✨ Shows we’re currently obsessed with (and why you should be too)

If it went down in March, we’ve got thoughts… and we’re not holding back.

Welcome to your March Feral File—Utah unfiltered, pop culture decoded, and just the right amount of chaos.

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Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette season was canceled… and we have a LOT to say.

In this episode of First & Feral, we break down the shocking fallout surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul, the rumors, the reality, and what this means for The Bachelorette and Bachelor Nation as a whole.

Was this the right move by ABC… or a massive mistake?

We get into everything — from the Dakota drama, to what production likely knew behind the scenes, to the bigger conversation no one is having about accountability, relationships, and second chances.

Plus… what happens now?
Is this really the end for Taylor — or just the beginning?

This episode is unfiltered, honest, and a little feral… just how you like it.

In this episode:

• Why Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette season was canceled
• Our take on ABC’s decision
• Dakota + relationship drama explained
• What production may have known
• How this impacts Bachelor Nation moving forward

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Bachelorette Cast Breakdown — Our Top 3 Picks Before the Premiere 👀✨

The men are officially here… and we have THOUGHTS.

In this episode of First & Feral, Jordyn & Jessica break down the full cast competing for Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette — and yes, we’re already making bold predictions before night one even airs. 💅🌹

We’re talking Utah representation (or lack thereof 👀), the cowboys, the gym bros, the dark horses, and the guys already giving final-four energy vs. early exit vibes.

In this episode:
✨ Our early Top 3 predictions
📍 The Utah contestants and why we expected more
👀 Who’s giving husband material vs. player energy
🌹 Contestants we think are going home early
🎬 Why premiere night could change everything
📊 The guys we’re watching VERY closely

Consider this your official pre-premiere scouting report — because you know we’ll be back with receipts after night one.

Question of the episode:
Who is YOUR early front-runner for Taylor before the premiere airs? 👇

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