Inside the reality race, plus 'Top Chef' host and 'Traitors' competitor Kristen Kish

From the competitions ('The Traitors,' 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' 'Dancing With the Stars,' and more) to scripted and unscripted fare ('Love on the Spectrum,' the Real Housewives franchise, 'Shark Tank,' 'Welcome to Wrexham,' and more), there's no shortage of reality TV, but Academy voters tend to nominated the same names each year — Awardist host Gerrad Hall and EW Sr. Editor Joyce Eng break down those categories, and who to look for in the host race. Plus, Gerrad chats with 'Top Chef' host Kristen Kish, who's in the hunt for her second nomination, and was a competitor on the latest season of 'The Traitors.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can listen to Inside the reality race, plus 'Top Chef' host and 'Traitors' competitor Kristen Kish online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Inside the reality race, plus 'Top Chef' host and 'Traitors' competitor Kristen Kish is an episode from The Awardist by Entertainment Weekly.

This episode is 79:41 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Awardist when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.