S32E16: Billy Bush

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

Comedy, History

4.5 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Entertainment reporter Billy Bush found himself in a life-changing pickle back in 2016, when a leaked tape was dropped into the final month of a presidential election. It ended his long career with NBC, and for a while, looked like it might have ended his career entirely. In the aftermath, he and his wife divorced, but a funny thing happened on his way to a comeback: he made himself a better person. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to trashy divorces, everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships.
0:06.8	My name is Alicia and Stacey. You're taking us back today a decade or so to the election of 2016.
0:14.1	Hi, everyone. And yes, today we're going to talk about the epic tape that dropped in October 2016, revealing a presidential candidate to be exactly
0:23.3	who he is, but sending the life and career of his interviewer, one Billy Bush, on a completely
0:29.6	unexpected trajectory, but also kind of sent him on his own hero's journey. Trashy divorce included. And really, I'm a little astounded. You're going to be
0:39.0	kind to a member of the Bush family today? I know. Life is full of surprises. If we're going to get
0:45.1	to it, what do we us to the before times today.
1:03.0	Yeah, the before times.
1:05.0	2016.
1:06.3	What a, what a time to be alive.
1:08.0	Time to be alive.
1:08.9	Billy Bush, as we know, was a successful entertainment journalist for many years,
1:14.7	but he really didn't make a big cultural splash until the infamous tape from 2005 was leaked in October of 2016,
1:25.0	where the then candidate for president, Donald Trump bragged to him about his
1:29.4	long history of sexual assault. After that, Billy's previously successful and privileged life
1:35.3	came crashing down. Billy would later tell an interviewer that before the worst thing that
1:40.3	ever happened to him happened to him, quote, nothing bad ever happened to me.
1:48.0	Charmed.
1:49.4	What a magical, charmed life you must have led.
1:53.7	Nothing.
1:54.3	Do you think that's because of the last name?
1:55.9	Did that help?
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