With cults becoming a hot topic in the Housewives universe, it seemed like the right time to drop this previously-unreleased episode: Jamie welcomes good friend of the pod Piper Sample and founder of Radical Aliveness Ann Bradney for a roundtable discussion of HBO's The Vow , Starz's Seduced and their combined depiction of the NXIVM cult led by Keith Raniere. The conversation kicks off with the question, "How do intelligent, successful people like Mark Vicente and Sarah Edmonson end up susceptib...
Jan 22, 2022•2 hr 11 min
Happy holidays! Jamie celebrates the end of the year by inviting friend of the pod Piper Sample to unpack all the surreal goings-on of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. It's a season where it feels like the bulk of the drama is in everything that's not being said - including Lisa Barlow's intentions in bringing Cameron onto the show, why Heather Gay and Whitney Rose seem so intent on bringing Lisa down, the source of Meredith's rage towards Jen Shah (not to mention her ardent defense of Mar...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Jamie welcomes Taria S. Faison, host of the popular What Else is Going On? podcast, to deep dive Candiace Dillard and her polarizing effect on both her fellow cast members as well as the audience at large. They navigate Real Housewives of Potomac topics both current and historical, including the real reasons why Candiace was so bothered by Ashley's initial pregnancy journey, the emotional energy underneath Candiace's notoriously vicious attacks, why Candiace has difficulty drawing firmer boundar...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this bonus solo episode, Jamie airs his thoughts on the manner in which Meredith Marks handled the conflict between her son Brooks and RHOSLC villainess Jen Shah. The exploration digs into Meredith's relationship to her latent rage, which only seems to be building in the wake of Jen's arrest, and provides some deeper insight into her tendency to "disengage" from more heated conflict. Follow @jamiestein , check out his work at hollywoodreadings.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/...
Nov 17, 2021•34 min
The time has come: Piper Sample returns to the pod to help Jamie deep dive the emotional energy underneath Jen Shah's conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Together, they're intuitively dropping into Jen's attitude toward her victims, how she justifies her actions in her mind and why she holds the idea of an honest living in such deep contempt. Additional topics include Jen's social media presence since her arrest, how her relationships to her ancestry and the Mormon church have possibly influenced h...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 16 min
The ongoing feud between Garcelle Beauvais and Dorit Kemsley on season 11 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has gone in circles, it's been hashed and rehashed, and yet it has never found truly meaningful resolution - leading many viewers to wonder "Just what was this fight really about?" Jamie invites astute Housewives intuitive Piper Sample back to the pod to dig into this very question. Together, they feel into Dorit's underlying need to insert herself into conflicts that have nothing to...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this bonus episode, Jamie welcomes Lara Marie Schoenhals, host of the iconic Sexy Unique Podcast, to take an unflinching look at Randall Emmett's directorial debut Midnight in the Switchgrass. They break down the movie to see what it has to say about Randall's views on art, humanity and women - as well as what it reveals about his relationship with Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent. Follow @larzmarie and listen to Sexy Unique Podcast. Follow @jamiestein and check out his work at hollywoodreadin...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this quick-hit bonus episode, Jamie jumps into the Winter House premiere and explores Kyle Cooke's relationship to alcohol - an energetic inquiry that takes us into the possible flavor of Kyle's childhood and how those past experiences might connect to his deep indignation over the bedroom selection process. Follow @jamiestein and learn more about his work at hollywoodreadings.com.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support Support the show...
Oct 26, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this solo episode, Jamie sounds off on the lion's share of blame being leveled at Candiace Dillard on The Real Housewives of Potomac and questions Mia Thornton's refusal to accept her part in a situation that she had a large hand in creating. Jamie makes several key drop-in's along the way - including why Candiace has been doubling down on her cruelty in lieu of exercising compassion toward Mia's mother, Mia's true opinion of Candiace, why Mia had such a disdainful response to Candiace's vide...
Oct 20, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 2
….and we’re back! Jamie kicks off Deep Dive Season 2 by inviting good friend of the pod Haneefah Wood to jump into all thing The Real Housewives of Potomac - most notably, the conflict between Dr. Wendy Osefo and controversial newcomer Mia Thornton. Jamie and Haneefah dig underneath both the stark differences and also the surprising similarities between these adversaries - a journey that covers their relationship to their bodies, how they each handle interpersonal conflict, their mutual need to ...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 39 min
In this special crossover event, Jamie and Hot Takes & Deep Dives host Jess Rothschild officially review House of Hilton, the 2006 expose of the Hilton dynasty that heavily features the backstories of Kathy Hilton, Kyle & Kim Richards and their mother, Big Kathy. Together, they explore Big Kathy's quest for men, money and Hollywood, and the ways in which she projected those dreams onto her three daughters, how their mom kicked Kyle & Kim's father out of the home he built for them so ...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Jamie takes a break from the Bravo universe to share this unofficial "first episode" of the podcast (recorded three years ago!) and welcomes gifted astrologer/dream interpreter/therapist Dr. Michael Lennox to share his insights on how to work with astrology in a grounded, practical way. This cosmic deep-dive explores actionable spiritual hacks for making clear decisions, getting your unconscious demons to actually align with your conscious desires, constructively working with anxiety, using your...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Jamie welcomes Piper Sample back to the podcast to see what Erika Jayne's current scandals might be revealing about her inner emotional landscape. Together, they explore Erika's relationship to the very nature of performance, the blurred lines between her actual life and the roles she has played on stage and screen, the hollowness of the "Erika Jayne" persona, how past conflicts with Dorit/PK and Teddi Mellencamp energetically predicted what she is going through today, the refusal to feel a core...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Jamie welcomes actress, writer, comedienne and Montage Queen Deanna Cheng to the pod for a two-for-one special: first, they roll up their sleeves and dig into this latest difficult season of "The Real Housewives of New York City" - the lack of cast cohesion, the severe emotional limitations of several of the OG's, Bershan's role as the surprising catalyst for individual and group revelation, and much more; they then pivot for an odyssey into Sonja Morgan's inner landscape - her covert entitlemen...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this solo episode, Jamie explores why Sutton Stracke was so deeply triggered by the ladies' birthday gift to Garcelle, how Tom Girardi justified his theft from his clients/victims, and what Kathy Hilton may have intended in "innocently" invoking the "Tomassina" moniker...--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support Support the show
Jul 14, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Jamie is joined by returning guest Haneefah Wood and podcaster/life coach Chanel Creating to discuss Porsha Williams' recent scandalous engagement and all of the attendant issues that come up as a result. This episode ventures into Porsha's many different incarnations on The Real Housewives of Atlanta - dutiful housewife, Princess of Thotlandia, slinger of criminal accusations, social justice advocate and the target of slut shaming - and what these different faces just might be revealing about P...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Jamie offers his first-ever solo episode, dropping into the latest conflicts rocking the Housewives universe: he first channels what's really triggering Sutton Stracke about Crystal Minkoff on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, next channels Crystal's deeper feelings about Sutton, and then rounds it all out by channeling Leah McSweeney's core issues with Heather Thomson on The Real Housewives of New York City. This is a quick-and-dirty, rough-and-raw, minimally-edited episode filled with conc...
Jun 15, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Jamie welcomes good friend and fellow podcaster Jess Rothschild, host of Hot Takes & Deep Dives , to explore her undying, unapologetic love for ultimate Housewives icon Bethenny Frankel. Together, they explore the highs and lows of all things Bethenny - why she will likely never reach the visionary heights of entrepreneurs like Martha Stewart or Oprah, why she remains obsessed with fame for fame’s sake, why Jason Hoppy was actually a “perfect” relationship for her on an unconscious level, th...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The time has come: Piper Sample returns to the pod to help Jamie deep dive the emotional energy underneath Jen Shah's conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Together, they're intuitively dropping into Jen's attitude toward her victims, how she justifies her actions in her mind and why she holds the idea of an honest living in such deep contempt. Additional topics include Jen's social media presence since her arrest, how her relationships to her ancestry and the Mormon church have possibly influenced h...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jamie is once again joined by guest Piper Sample, this time to take a closer look at what exactly was driving the heated conflict between Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay at The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion. Here we have a tale of two Mormons living their religion very differently - each one vying for control in her life but with remarkably contrasting styles that bump up against the other’s deepest defenses. Major themes include self-betrayal, fear of attack, the price paid for always b...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Jamie welcomes dynamic actress, writer and certified therapist Haneefah Wood to the pod and they fully descend into the heart of the explosive conflict between Monique Samuels and Cadiace Dillard on The Real Housewives of Potomac. Together they explore the inner struggles and projections that led this volatile duo to their final tipping point on that fateful night at the winery - an odyssey into Monique's perfectionism, deep fear of annihilation, disowned vulnerability and Cadiace's stunted life...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Jamie welcomes Lara Marie Schoenhals, creator and host of the iconic Sexy Unique Podcast, to take a look back at the previous season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and dismantle what exactly was going on beneath the surface of the convoluted Denise Richards drama heard around the world. It's an intrepid journey that both navigates the cast's inner workings (including Lisa Rinna's cutthroat hustle, Teddi Mellencamp's drive to hold others accountable for their actions and Aaron Phyper's s...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 3
Kim B. knows deep down that her soul longs to live and work in Paris, but she has spent years unable to make a clean break from her current place of residence in Los Angeles (she literally likens LA to the "abusive husband" that she somehow cannot escape). Kim comes to Jamie thinking it's a simple matter of "figuring out" the exact right time and place to finally make her move, but soon discovers that it's actually a much deeper issue of her relationship to her own heart.--- Support this podcast...
Apr 06, 2021•27 min•Ep. 2
Jamie welcomes good friend and brilliant colleague Piper Sample to deep dive the role that alcohol played on the past season of "The Real Housewives of New York City." They take a good, hard look at Dorinda Medley, Leah McSweeney and Luann de Lesseps - each woman's specific relationship to alcohol and what this relationship reveals about both their emotional makeup as well as their deeper essences as human beings.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support Support the show...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
