Summer’s Fool: The Kyle Cooke Story
19 February 2026

Summer’s Fool: The Kyle Cooke Story

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This week Jolenta does a deep dive on The Fool archetype and his evil alter-ego, The Derelict. Fools show up a lot in reality TV, from Lisa Barlow to Craig Conover. And of course she’s gonna profile the crown-prince of foolishness: Summer House’s Kyle Cooke.

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