The Bravo Docket

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Welcome to The Bravo Docket, where reality TV drama meets the courtroom. Join Cesie and Angela, two attorneys with a passion for pop culture, as they dive into the juiciest lawsuits and legal battles in the world of Bravo. Each episode breaks down sensational legal disputes, making complex issues both engaging and accessible. Whether you're here for facts, fun, or Law 101, get ready to laugh, learn, and lawyer up with The Bravo Docket! Cesie is admitted to the State Bars of California and New York. Angela is admitted to the State Bars of Texas, Kansas, and Missouri. The podcast, the statements we make, whether in our own media or elsewhere, and any content we post are for entertainment purposes only and are not legal advice. By listening to the podcast you are not a client of Cesie, Angela, or The Docket, LLC. Any party consuming information provided by The Bravo Docket should consult a lawyer for legal advice. The podcast, our opinions, and our posts, are our own and are not associated with our past and/or current employers, Bravo TV, or any other television network.Follow us @thebravodocket on Instagram and email us at thebravodocket@gmail.com!

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  • Evita.T
    Ads have ruined the listening experience
    This used to be one of my favorite podcasts. I love looking behind the curtain at all the legal drama in the bravo universe. However the ads have become so long and frequent that they have made the listening experience unenjoyable. Every ten minutes there are more ads, more than any podcast o listen to. I’ve had to stop listening because it’s completely ruined the experience. I’m also not sure why five episodes were devoted to the baldoni/lively lawsuit when the podcast is meant to be about reality tv. I hope they return to the original formula.
  • Alyson SG
    Awkward is an understatement
    Cesie is clearly NOT a fan of Angela. They claimed on a prior episode that people who have commented they don’t like each other are wrong, but her constant digs and rude rebuttals cause Angela to scramble and backtrack everything she said is soooooo awkward.
  • Veronicalangtry
    Good podcast, so many ads
    I enjoy the legal take on bravo scandals. I struggle to keep listening bc of how frequent the ads are though. Loved the episode with Angela and her husband (spin off?)
  • Mcok1
    Good content, way too many ads
    I used to really love this podcast but honestly the ads have started to get to be too much. I’m at minute 23 of the latest and we’re at the 3rd ad break - the ads to open the episode were over 4 minutes. I usually don’t mind just skipping them but having to do so every 5 minutes is pretty irritating.
  • This Is The Name For My Review
    Too many ads
    I tried to listened to your PK episode and I couldn’t get through it. More ads than content. Such a shame.
  • Justgivememycoffee
    Wanted to love this
    This pod was recommended in a subreddit I follow. I started with the Erika & Tom Girardi/ Marco Marco episodes and could barely get through any of them. I want unbiased straight to the point. Instead what I got was a lot of opinions and rabbit trails. Stick to the facts of the cases and dumb down the legal speak when it gets deep but keep these side conversations and personal opinions out. Disappointed because this had the ability to be a great way to inform and educate fans of Hollywood scandals etc.
  • TinaKManning
    Ads
    As a retired lawyer and Bravo fan, I really, really love you guys and your show. That being said, I have stopped listening to podcasts that interrupt the content throughout with ads. I can’t stress this enough: doing so is so disrespectful of your listeners. I know you need to monetize and that’s cool but it’s possible to place ads before and after the main content. Interrupting no my listening says to me that you don’t care if we’re annoyed because you need the money.
  • JJGOGOES
    SKIMS Advertising?!?
    Sorry will no longer listen until you’ve taken your ads for Skims off of your platform. If you know, you know. Do better.
  • JessCT2021
    Strangest Takes Ever
    Angela does a great job being unbiased and looking at the actual case. Cesie is straight up unintelligent. Kissing on a romance movie is not sexual harassment. If you don’t want to kiss someone on camera, don’t act in that movie. She blindly sees Blake’s clear lies, and is delusional and desperate to have the woman be a victim when she’s clearly not. Even Angela seems confused by her takes.
  • AppleFar988
    Love Baldoni/Lively coverage… and of course all the Bravo episodes!
    I really appreciate the rational clarity of your Baldoni/Lively coverage. Your intelligence and curiosity have made for a very thorough and objective explanation of the case so far. On an unrelated note, what’s up with Cesie? She doesn’t seem to have a sense of humor and seems smug and snotty. It feels like she’d just rather not be doing this and she gets mean to Angela. She seems to refuse to engage in friendly banter or normal back and forth in a conversation. I don’t quite know how to explain it. Maybe she just isn’t witty or is socially awkward or something. You can tel Angela likes to speak and play with language. Cesie seems kind of basic with her language. Maybe that’s all it is?
  • KRB0513
    Mostly unbiased- TOO MANY ADS
    I think this podcast is mostly unbiased. Thank you for just sharing the facts! I have loved listening for the Baldoni/Lively lawsuits because I really wanted to understand but didn’t know where to start. However, I do get lost in the story with the frequency of the ads. It’s like every 10 minutes it feels like. A bit much?
  • Blue hairpin
    Crazy
    Wow Blake lively apologist
  • Megganpez
    Loving this
    I love your deep dive into the Baldoni - Blake conflict. Don’t let all those folks who are Team Baldoni (for literally no reason) get to you. You’re killing it with facts and reason. Bravo 👏
  • Coll2882
    Love how you focus on the actual facts and laws.
    Love how you focus on the actual facts and laws.
  • asjer27
    Unfollowing
    If you are “not taking sides”, you need to stop constantly giving pro Blake opinions/comments You are obviously taking sides.
  • ReadyOrNot...
    Overall enjoyable. Also please go touch some grass.
    I enjoy this podcast. It’s one of my go-to’s. I need people to stop complaining about ads. Just fast forward. We shouldn’t be demanding these ladies provide unpaid labor for our enjoyment. Soon every good podcast will be behind a paywall because of this and I’d rather just have the ad and the option to tap fast forward. Not a big deal. The trigger for everyone to get mad over a lack of instant gratification is worrisome. My opinions of the pod: I like that they distinguish when statements are the law and when it’s their personal or professional opinions. They’re a good balance of each other. I was planning on skipping the It Ends With Us saga simply because I wasn’t interested but when it played it was interesting to get the breakdown of the madness and how complicated it all is. I didn’t hear it as biased, I heard as a taking turns for everyone’s side of the story. That’s how judicial system works. That’s also why it’s so many parts. I just finished part 4 and it’s barely beginning. This isn’t a TikTok take or recap. This is the break down of the literal case and actual law.
  • cityinwhich143
    Fair and unbiased
    I think the complaints about the Lively/Baldoni coverage show how easily the public can be swayed and influenced by social media and the media industry as a whole. I value their expertise in breaking down these complex legal issues, how things unfold and how things actually work in the courts. I have found them to be as fair and as unbiased as they can be with the information that is out there. Each side of a legal conflict has a bias and will argue their perspective. The truth is not always something so straightforward and I think this is what the hosts try to highlight and work with.
  • Buckity
    Downturn
    This podcast used to be much better. The hosts, understandably given their work, do not release episodes in a timely manner, but they choose to cover popular trending cases. It just doesn’t work. They insist that they’re impartial, but litter their opinions throughout and come across as pretty gullible. Their gut takes are usually wrong. Example: dozens of other podcasts have already dissected every line of the Lively-Baldoni documents by the time they got around to it, then they open the episode with disgruntled comments about having not read ___ before their last episode. The release of episodes is just way too slow for the cases they’re choosing. They should stick to cases that are fully resolved and in the past, or record/release episodes more quickly. The ads are very annoying in both frequency and length, but I can understand that being a bit of a learning curve.
  • Eyejo123
    Are you two really lawyers?
    Thanks for your biased reviews of Blake/balding case. Are you on Ryan and Blake’s payroll ? Sure feels like that
  • lmmsojhehnwnwj
    Usually good but lately biased
    It doesn’t seem like y’all fully researched the Baldoni/Lively case. It was really frustrating listening to how one-sided this was. I usually enjoy your podcast because you all don’t take a side and just present the facts.
  • iloverealhousewives
    Enjoy content but not ads
    I have pretty much listened to every episode of this podcast and I must say I really enjoyed it in the past but not so much recently. I was re-listening to some old episodes and I noticed that they were regularly over an hour long with maybe 2 ad breaks and at least 30 minutes in-between. It seems like in recent episodes they are much shorter with double or even triple the amount of ads which is outstanding. I’m very happy that they are being sponsored by so many companies but it just feels like I am listening to commercials with some legal discussions in between. Additionally, I really like the hosts but sometimes the ads sound really patronizing.
  • -so sick of it
    Unlistenable
    Complaining, cranky hosts, along with the the frequency, length and cringe subject matter of ads make the pod unlistenable any more
  • Zgirl2025
    Used to enjoy
    I used to thoroughly enjoy this podcast until the Lively/Baldoni coverage. It was so biased and poorly researched that I had to turn it off. I am crossing this off my list of go-to podcasts
  • bravovravobravo
    Sooooo many ads?!?
    I used to really enjoy this podcast but since they got a bigger name behind them it’s become nothing but ads. Every 5 minutes is CRAZY.
  • sfcabay
    What Happened?
    I used to enjoy the podcast. The content is no longer neutral and balanced. You go out of your way to say you are treating each filing and fact while reading the case. Then you argue against the presented facts while reading the filing and arguing for the side you obviously have a bias towards. You are no longer neutrally presenting the cases, you are acting as the arbiter of truth, which you cannot know as these cases have not been tried. What gives? Also agree that the amount and timing of ads really takes my attention from the content of the episode. Which may be a good thing because it’s become unlistenable.
  • Char278
    Amazingly Researched
    I'm obsessed. If you want a legal perspective of all the real housewives legal troubles these girls are it!
  • ylime0022
    I wanted to love the show
    I really wanted to love the show, loved the concept but the content just isn’t worth sitting through ads every 3 minutes. The ad segments are also unreasonably long. Also one of the hosts has such an odd vibe, comes off somewhat mean girlish? Idk
  • Michayla18
    Love this show but the frequency of ads is awful
    I love the content of this show, and the creators are so smart and funny, which is especially impressive given that they are often discussing complex legal topics. I am a huge proponent of podcast creators using ads to support themselves. When I listen to a podcast that began its production without ads, particularly one by independent creators, I get so impressed when I finally hear them have an ad sponsor, because it’s like, “oh! They made it! People are willing to pay them for this! Amazing!” But I have listened to dozens upon dozens of podcasts, and have never come across another one that has an ad break almost literally every five minutes. They don’t necessarily need to reduce the number of ads, but they should consider consolidating the ads significantly.
  • Dibdabjibby
    Very informative, but….
    If I have to listen to Angela talk about one more of her illnesses I’m gonna poke my eyes out. We’re just not interested in all the details if your many illnesses.
  • BCECJRC
    Used to be great
    I used to love to listen to these two attorneys talk about all of the Bravo legal filings. Since they have been folded into a larger podcast company their episodes are less compelling, more opinion based and seemingly less thorough. It’s like they were given a formulaic script to follow and it seems trite. I’m loosing interest.
  • ksirbfirn
    Impartiality?
    I've been listening to Angela and Cesie’s podcast for a while now, and I've always appreciated how they've tried to stay neutral on the cases they discuss, like Tom vs. Ariana and Erika Jayne's multiple lawsuits. But with their recent take on Blake's accusations, I was surprised to hear them sounding so one-sided. They usually do a great job of breaking down the facts, but this time it felt like they were only presenting one side of the story. I'm not giving up on them yet - I'll keep listening for now. But honestly, I don't trust their impartiality as much as I used to. Hope they can get back to their usual balanced analysis soon.
  • BabyGorgeous78
    Ridiculous amount of ads
    The content of this podcast is mediocre and I can’t believe I’m actually listening to it and not 10 minutes Go by when there’s a five minute block of ads. You girls are not that compelling or charismatic and I just hit the unsubscribe button.
  • LeiAka
    They missed the mark
    I usually love your show but you are very behind re the Baldoni/Lively issue. I hate that we know more than two lawyers. It doesn’t make sense- Unless you two are team Reynolds…..
  • PodcastListener44
    Legal eagles
    These two lawyers are great. I’m a fellow lawyer but no longer practicing and I love their takes on pop culture. It’s helpful that they’re still working full time as lawyers and aren’t content creators. It’s very professional but clearly pals and passionate about Bravo and celebrity cases. I’m happy whenever I see a pod come up.
  • KtinaT
    It starts with y'all
    I have been waiting for this breakdown!!
  • ANickName00
    What happened?!
    This used to be such a great show focusing on content aligned to Bravo universe legal issues. And now it’s all ads with their personal lives. Everything that changed needs to change back!
  • DrewDmngz
    Love This Pod
    Love the pod and all the cases they cover. Truly enjoy both Cesie and Angela’s takes. I don’t get all the ad hate.
  • my_name_is_LC
    Cesie is Condescending.
    Why do they acknowledge the bad reviews about the amount of ads, and not Cesie’s treatment of Angela? Like all these reviews state, it’s uncomfortable. I wish Angela would get a new cohost because it’s awkward to listen to and makes me wonder if he feelings are hurt. Cesie, you don’t even come off as intelligent as you think you do, come up off that high horse.
  • NMbravo123
    Please create a subscription version
    I love the pod and would pay for a subscription to never have to hear the ads again.
  • Daytola
    Yikes Cesie…
    I like the concept of the pod. It’s an interesting idea, and Angela’s energy is so fun and bubbly—however there’s Cesie. It’s so frustrating to listen to her. She comes off as condescending and a total buzzkill, which totally clashes with Angela’s vibe. Cesie is not good with banter, she makes me uncomfortable on how she responds to Angela. Like lighten up Ces or pass the torch to someone who is not as uptight and actually fun. And this episode theres Cesie complaining about her upcoming birthday “35 is old - and it’s my journey and I’m allowed to feel that way” Seriously?! Like seriously??? Chill the eff out. Honestly, I wish Angela would start her own podcast without her.
  • Kal Kava
    Yikes
    Why is Cesie so condescending to Angela?? I used to like this podcast but now the amount of ads and how she acts so above her is gross.
  • Lazy Listener 1980
    Ads are to much
    Love this podcast but the increase of ads are making me not want to listen
  • Etain3
    The Absolute Best
    These Bravo shows are ridiculously funny but the underbelly of these people lives can be quite litigious and/or criminal. Cesar and Angela break it ALL down.
  • shaymurr
    The ads?
    Really… an ad every 5 minutes? Irritating
  • Katb9999
    The ads
    Love this show but the amount of ads is starting to become intolerable
  • Lomonae
    2.5/5
    The ads for this podcast have got to be some of the worst, and longest I’ve ever heard, however their actual material is some of the best I have listened to on a podcast. I suppose that is the price for the information and commentary.
  • kat22222
    Love it
    Love this show! A great listen for any Bravo fan.
  • SGTEN
    Horrible now…
    I miss the “old” pod, including the original intro and music. Echoing what other reviews have said, I’m tired of these two talking about parenting when they don’t have kids. Yes, they may see things in court, but they’re not stating their observations from court. They’re giving their personal opinions, including Gina drinking “because there are a lot of kids” and “who would want to take a toddler on vacation?” My boyfriend is fighting with his ex to get every second he can with his son and he would love nothing more to take him on vacation. Speaking of vacations, Gina said one of the reasons she wanted her place back to herself was so that she could take her own kids on vacation and didn’t have enough money for Travis and his kids. That’s selfish, considering Travis stood by her through her DUI. But about the pod… I listened to it because of the BRAVO legal issues. I’m not interested in other reality shows/characters. I’m not going to listen anymore…
  • Vas919
    Ads
    I do enjoy most episodes of this podcast but the ads are ridiculous. I think there’s more ad time than actual content. Makes me not want to listen anymore.
  • GKelly73
    Gina/Travis
    It's incredibly frustrating to hear opinions on children from people who have no children. Many parents - especially those with shared custody - desperately want MORE time, including vacations. And children can absolutely be influenced by parents, but the default should always be "believe children." As in, start from a place of believing children and proceed to investigate from there. Our judicial system most often gets it *wrong* when it comes to kids' lived experiences and best interests. The system is inherently adultist. This is not me saying I believe Travis's ex (it sounds like he and his ex have both done a lot of damage), rather me asking for the hosts to be more self aware of how limited their perspectives on issues related to children and parenting may be.
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