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She couldn't believe she was the only one watching '90 Day Fiance' – so she started a podcast

WHEATON, Ill. - Jodie Hough grew up listening to talk radio. Her father always had a talk radio station on for background noise, and when Hough became a stay-at-home-mom to a son and daughter, she followed suit by listening to podcasts.

"I needed to hear adults talking," Hough said.

But now there's a twist.

The Wheaton resident has had her own podcast, "RealiTV," for about nine months, and her podcasting career is growing.

Hough, 38, has teamed up to do a second podcast, "Moms on the Rocks," with Carrie Gillen of Alexandria, Va., whom Hough has dubbed her mentor.

"As soon as I heard ("RealiTV") I thought, 'This girl is going someplace,' " Gillen said. "She has a fresher style and it is very well produced.

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