Tamra in the Cabinet with Chris DeRosa

How to Be Fine

Jolenta Greenberg

Society & Culture, Tv Reviews, Tv & Film, Relationships, Personal Journals, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 53 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	Tonight, I'd like to transport you to nightfalls, a mystical place where a luminescent waterfall
0:06.2	glimmers in a starlet clearing amongst ancient pines. You can join me here every Sunday and
0:13.0	Tuesday with a podcast of bedtime stories created to help you fall asleep easily. There's truly
0:20.3	nothing more relaxing than a story told by Firelight.
0:24.7	So search Nightfall's Bedtime Stories on your favourite podcast player and gather around the
0:30.5	fire for a soothing tale tonight. Welcome to Hot Masterpiece Theater, the show that believes reality TV isn't ruining culture, it is culture.
0:50.2	I'm your host, comedian and pop culture critic Jelenta Greenberg, and here at Hot
0:55.0	Masterpiece Theater, we believe that loving reality TV means you're cultured as fuck. And when
1:00.9	you appreciate unscripted television, you're not like indulging in a guilty pleasure. You are
1:05.8	appreciating classic storytelling just wrapped up in a reality TV bow. A little reminder about what to expect
1:12.5	here on Hot Masterpiece Theater. Every other week, I'll be doing a deep dive on a guest's
1:16.9	favorite reality TV scene. That's what we're doing this week. And then on alternating weeks,
1:21.7	we'll explore a common reality TV theme or character type. It will be very fun. So let's get things started with an iconic
1:29.4	guest, shall we? Today, we are joined by a true reality TV thought leader. He's a legend,
1:37.4	an icon, Chris Dorosa. Chris is a television producer. He has produced reality TV, including Real Housewives of New York, Real House Wives of New Jersey, Ultimate Girls Trip.
1:48.8	He recently was a producer on where, whatever the F you want.
1:52.7	Correct.
1:53.4	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
2:01.1	celebrity that's like somewhat problematic and suggest ways for said celebrity to rehab their
2:07.1	image. It's a great listen. You came on to fix one of our like biggest nemeses of all time,
2:12.0	Mrs. Bradley Louise Cooper, who is now terrorizing the camera department of every shoot, every shoot that he goes on.
2:18.8	Every time I see like a box on a set or someone sitting on a box, I think of him.
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