Tamra in the Cabinet with Chris DeRosa

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

Performing Arts, Arts

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Jolenta is joined by reality TV expert/producer Chris DeRosa (Fixing Famous People) to discuss an iconic scene from The Real Housewives of Orange County. Together they explore how Tamra meeting her future daughter-in-law teaches us about the damage men can do with their silence, the rise of conservative ideology in America, the history of DM sliding, and so much more. More Chris DeRosa - @thechrisderosa More Jolenta - @jolenta_g SOURCES Internet Archive Translation of Perrault’s Sleeping Beauty in the Woodhttps://archive.org/details/gri_33125012874901/page/n23/mode/2up 45 Master Characters, Revised Edition: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters by Victoria Lynn Lynn Schmid peacock.com - bravo shows Everything That's Been Going on With Tamra Judge's Husband, Sons, and Daughters by Talia Ergas https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/tamra-judge-sons-daughters-husband Inside 'RHOC ' Star Tamra Judge's Roller Coaster Relationship with Estranged Daughter Sidney Barney https://people.com/tv/real-housewives-orange-county-tamra-judge-sidney-barney-estrangement/ 988 Crisis Lifeline: If you or someone you know is dealing with mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to - call the Crisis Lifeline at 988 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How did a little girl who grew up on a Christmas tree farm become the world's biggest pop star?
0:05.3	Pop Pantheon's new series digs into Taylor Swift's origin story,
0:08.9	from her upbringing in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and knocking down label doors in Nashville as a teenager,
0:13.9	to her rise to country superstardom and eventually the global stage.
0:17.6	Whether you're a Taylor obsessive or a swifty skeptic, this series will
0:21.1	illuminate the genesis of a supernova and one of the most important figures in American pop
0:25.9	cultural history. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Hot Masterpiece Theater, the show that believes reality TV isn't ruining culture. It is culture.
0:49.6	I'm your host, comedian and pop culture critic Jelenta Greenberg, and here at Hot
0:54.4	Masterpiece Theater, we believe that loving reality TV means your culture does fuck.
0:59.6	And when you appreciate unscripted television, you're not like indulging in a guilty
1:03.6	pleasure. You are appreciating classic storytelling just wrapped up in a reality TV bow.
1:09.9	A little reminder about what to expect here on
1:12.2	Hot Masterpiece Theater, every other week I'll be doing a deep dive on a guest's favorite reality
1:17.1	TV scene. That's what we're doing this week. And then on alternating weeks, we'll explore a common
1:22.4	reality TV theme or character type. It will be very fun. So let's get things started with an iconic guest, shall we?
1:30.3	Today we are joined by a true reality TV thought leader.
1:35.3	He's a legend, an icon, Chris Dorosa.
1:39.2	Chris is a television producer.
1:40.8	He has produced reality TV, including Real Housewives of New York, Real House Wives of New Jersey, Ultimate Girl's Trip. He recently was a producer on where, whatever the F you want.
1:52.1	Correct. And he is the host of the podcast Fixing Famous People, which is a fantastic show where he and his co-host do a deep dive on a celebrity that's
2:01.2	somewhat problematic and suggest ways for said celebrity to rehab their image. It's a great listen.
2:08.3	You came on to fix one of our biggest nemeses of all time, Mr. Bradley Louise Cooper, who is now
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