Trash Box: A Real Housewives Podcast

Hello/Goodbye: A Very Special Episode

Welcome back, Trash Box listeners! SO. After a brief hiatus, I have returned with a solo episode to discuss the last month in Orange County (omg Noella), Miami (omg Alexia), and Salt Lake City (omg EVERYONE).

But before we dive into the coverage, I have a little announcement: I'm taking a break 'til spring. Life has gotten extra busy for me this winter. And when I return, I'm leaning towards revamping the podcast into something that's more general pop culture/celebrity gossip. A ridiculous chat show with comedians and friends (some of whom I've wanted to have on, but, alas, they aren't Housewives fans). I'm excited!

Regardless of what direction Trash Box takes, I wanna thank everyone for being such loyal, supportive listeners over the past year!! I've received so many kind and funny messages since I started the podcast, and I've really enjoyed connecting with you. And our amazing guests.

Please stay subscribed; even if the new Trash Box isn't exclusively Housewives-centric, I will talking about the things that I love. And that will include Bravo. I think by opening things up, we can get extra silly and weird and even personal! Stay tuned...

XOXO
Emily

P.S. Follow @trashboxhousewives for updates and, if you like, my personal Instagram @emrich44.

A PhD in Reality TV (w/ Dan Udy)

This week on Trash Box I welcome stand up comedian Dan Udy, who has a PhD in reality TV! Actually! I initially thought he was joking when he told me, but I discover the fantastic truth a third of the way into this episode. So get ready for an extremely intellectual discussion about The Real Housewives. 

First up is the Nicki Minaj reunion, which was so so so fun. Then Dan gives us his thoughts on the Orange County premiere (I didn't watch, and I'm still on the fence about this season). Finally we dive into some *actual drama* on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip! On a yacht! With Kenya! And Ramona, who is genuinely terrible and needs to be fired ASAP. 

Follow Dan as @dudyofficial on everything: check out his Twitter and Instagram and TikTok!

 

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Housewives in the Island, Baby! (w/ Viza DeCline)

This week drag/comedy sensation Viza DeCline has returned to dish on the middle-aged narcissists of the Bravo-verse.

 

After some talk of horoscopes, ghosts, and psychics, we jump into the surprisingly entertaining Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip #RHUGT. Guess what’s not a surprise! Ramona being the worst! Duh! Then it’s onto this amazing season of #RHOSLC. We are living through history, people! This ensemble is spectacular. Finally it’s the third part of the Potomac reunion, and yeah, this didn’t need to be four parts. But still enjoyable because these ladies are endlessly watchable.

 

Follow Viza DeCline on:

Instagram: @thevizadecline
Twitter: @thevizadecline
Her Website: vizadecline.com
And Patreon: thevizadecline

 

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The Big Jen Shah Arrest Smackdown Spectacular

IT'S HERE! And because two "real guests" fell through, I am joined by my lovely boyfriend, Eli Weinstein, to talk Jen Shah's arrest and Potomac reunion Part II (Real Housewives Ultimate Girl's Trip isn't available yet in Canada). It actually works out, cuz I have no problem talking over him or telling him his opinions are wrong :-)

Anywho, enjoy our reaction and recap of this instantly iconic episode of #RHOSLC. Jam packed full of drama and ridiculousness. What an ensemble! Then we jump over to the second part of the Potomac reunion, where Candiace defends her cruelty streak, Zen Wen confuses us, and Karen and Gizelle make up (it's really cute!). But WHERE IS NICKI MINAJ?

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Sharrieff Sr. Has Internal Bleeding (w/ Alessandra Vite)

Comedian and friend Alessandra Vite is back to talk about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Cuz Salt Lake City is the only Housewives city she watches! I do solo coverage of the first part of the Potomac reunion immediately after.

 

But yeah... Salt Lake City. WOW. What an episode. Lisa Barlow is pretty damn lucky that Mary Cosby and Jen Shah are on this show, because otherwise she'd be Public Enemy #1. Instead she's #3. The pre-arrest footage is... magnificent. But the pre-Mary Cosby bully shenanigans are also very strong. Eeee, I can't wait for next week!

On Potomac we dive into the robot mind of emotional vampire Gizelle, Wendy inexplicably hates Mia, and Candiace defends her abusive behaviour as being better than everyone at "orating." LOL.

 

Follow Alessandra Vite...
Twitter: @althevite
Instagram: @alessandravite

 

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WHO Is Sleeping With Tom Girardi?! (w/ Tamara Shevon)

I haven't laughed this hard in some time. That's all thanks to this week's hilarious guest, Tamara Shevon. Catch her debut solo stand-up album "Purse Wine," out Friday November 12, and follow @teemair on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.

 

This week we start with Part 4 of the Beverly Hills reunion. Um... was that necessary? And why are we applauding Erika for telling lie after lie after lie? Next up is Potomac, where Michael Darby is on the brink of death and nobody wants to climb those stairs. We end with Salt Lake City, where Lisa gets messy, Jen's on the brink of getting arrested, and Duy is just...horrifying.

 

 

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If You Come For Me, I Will Send Jesus After You (w/ Tom Hearn)

Welcome to another week of Trash Box! Comedian/friend Tom Hearn is back back back, and guess what? HE FINALLY WATCHED POTOMAC. Phew! What a relief, I was really starting to resent him.

So! This week we're diving into Potomac's 2-day drama-packed trip from hell, the latest Salt Lake City (which Tom is fuzzy on because he watched most of it drunk), and the third part of the Beverly Hills reunion. This... didn't need four parts. But I will take Erika's lies over Jennie and Duy's horrible sister wife plotline any day of the week. *cough* FAKE *cough*

 

Follow Tom Hearn...
Twitter: @tomhearn
Instagram: @isthattomhearn
& his Youtube channel.

 

 

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They Gave Her The *Walking* Boot (w/ Rachel Mutombo)

This week I'm joined by actress/writer Rachel Mutombo! Fun facts about Rachel: she's loves Mary Cosby, she thinks Erika is a liar, and she's broken enough bones in her life to know that doctors gave Gizelle the *walking boot*, therefore Ms. Bryant can haul her butt down some stairs to a shared bathroom. 

This week we cover the latest Potomac, the second part of the Beverly Hills reunion (um... THE LIES, THE LIES, THE LIES), and Sunday's episode of Salt Lake City. Who the fuck is this Duy character?!?! And when are they gonna arrest Jen??

Follow Rachel on Twitter @rarararaaachel

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The We Hate Lisa Rinna Club (w/ Selena Vyle)

This week I welcome back stunning drag superstar Selena Vyle! After airing our grievances (I had a showdown with the guy delivering my new bed frame, a train employee stupidly tried to fuck with Selena), we dive into Part 1 of the Beverly Hills reunion. Um... is Erika OK? Also, Team Garcelle and Sutton, obviously. And Lisa Rinna can get fucked, BOOOOO! Then it's Potomac, where Candiace goes low and White Chris goes high. Finally, Salt Lake City, where it's Jen Shah vs. Brooks, "that little twerp" Lisa vs. Whitney, and Mary vs. the proper way to share news that someone has died.

Follow Selena Vyle on:

Twitter: @selenavyle
Insta: @selenavyle

And check out their Drag Race podcast "Squirrel Talk!" on Apple Podcasts /wherever you listen to pods.

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Mean Girls

Trash Box is back after a week hiatus (it was a family wedding, give me a goddamn break!), and I missed you. I did. Three really strong eps of Housewives to recap/snark on this week, but first I talk a bit about the new LA Times interview with Garcelle, Sutton, and Crystal. Worth a read, very entertaining!

First up is the finale of Beverly Hills, where I Google everybody's net worth, fawn over Crystal's Chinese New Year party, champion Sutton, and wish bad things on the Fox Force Five (I guess we're still including the Ghost of Teddi Mellencamp?). Then it's over to Potomac where Candiace gets so, so mean! Then Salt Lake City, where we witness the extremely satisfying takedown of Lisa Barlow, via new girl Angie.

 

Next week it's Part One of the BH Reunion! Eeeee!

 

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Emily & Tom Freak Out About The Housewives (w/ Tom Hearn)

This week I’m joined by my buddy/repeat guest, zee hilarious Tom Hearn. And guess what? We get suuuper worked up about this week's Beverly Hills and Salt Lake City. Cuz Tommy has a wee bit of a temper (see: his very real Twitter feud with Iggy Azalea). Which means the Fox Force Five gaslighting Garcelle, Erika’s constant lies, and Jen Shah’s ice castle manipulations have us screaming at our TVs, foaming at the mouths, and saying things which could be held against us in a court of law. Whoopsies! We're too invested!

After Tom leaves, I recap Potomac all by me' lonesome. Yep, I know, Tom doesn’t watch Potomac. Go harass him about it on Instagram @isthattomhearn

 

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Guilty! Of Being Shah-mazing

Hello hello, and welcome to the latest episode of Trash Box! On this solo ep I cover the RHONY reunion cancelled (eyeroll emoji), the Salt Lake premiere (party hat emoji), Beverly Hills (bride emoji?), and Potomac (wide forehead emoji). 

I'm on Taria S. Faison's What Else Is Going On podcast this week to cover Salt Lake, so give that a listen, and next week we have comedian Tom Hearn back to dish on the latest Housewives fuckery. Also, help me find synonyms for the word "crazy"!

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Who Is Erika Jayne In This World?

It's a solo Trash Box ep! I recorded this mere minutes after I watched this week's Beverly Hills, so my emotions are FRESH. And most of the emotions are rage, fury, anger. Erika is evil! Lisa was not drunk! Kyle needs to pick a lane! Oy. I gotta take a breath. Maybe it's time to go back to therapy?

Before we dive into #RHOBH, I publicly eat shit and read aloud the fan mail I sent to Erika back in 2017. This extremely real Instagram message is so, so embarrassing, and I'd like to formally apologize to the Housewives community. But, then again, hindsight is 20/20. Hopefully the fan backlash makes Kyle and Crystal realize that Erika is pure evil, and they turn on her in the reunion. 

Then it's Potomac time, where Michael is trash, Candiace is shady, Karen is delusional, and Gizelle is deeeeply in denial about her relationship with Jamal. So, yeah, your regular run-of-the-mill episode of Potomac!

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Radioactive Tears: The Erika Jayne Story (w/ Taria S. Faison)

This week I am so lucky to be joined by a fellow Housewives podcaster, Taria S. Faison. Taria is the host of What Else is Going On? @weigopodcast. In this very special super-sized episode we recap this week’s Bravo offerings and dive into a variety of topics, including (but not limited to):

-Internet trolls, racists, and Housewives fans
-how these women need to be breaking the fourth wall
-the different types of chain restaurants in America and Canada (extremely relevant)

The first show we cover is, obviously, RHOBH and the earth-shattering Dinner Party from Hell Part Deux Just… WOW. Neither of us are fans of Erika playing the victim or a “drunk” Lisa Rinna dressed head to toe in Teen Wolf couture (“Get that thing off my screen, right now”). But we both agree it's a fantastic episode of television.

Up next is RHONY, and we talk about how this season has sucked, what needs to happen next (Dorinda or no?), and applaud all their boobies, both real and fake.

 

Then it’s over to Taria’s neck of the woods, Potomac. That’s right, this East Coaster's got insider info and gossip from the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia, NOT the Dept. of Motor Vehicles), and an actual real life connection to Jamal Bryant and First Lady Gizelle. Also… do… I… love… Candiace? The answer is probably yes.

 

This was a fun one, so give ‘er a listen and be sure to check out Taria’s podcast, What Else is Going On?

Follow her on Instagram @weigopodcast
...on Twitter @tsfaison
...and on Patreon.

 

Also, PROGRAMMING NOTE: I'm 99% sure I blew my nose in the second hour of this ep, but when I went back to edit it, I couldn't find the blow (insert joke about checking Dorit's bathroom). So, if you do encounter a nose blow, that's a fun lil’ Easter egg for you. 


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It's Widows And Orphans! (w/ Natalie Metcalfe)

Trash Box has returned from vacay to report on the news of the day! This week I'm joined by my friend, proud Housewives obsessive Natalie Metcalfe, an actress/writer/comedian known for her sketch duo Christian & Nat and her work with the Second City, Toronto.

First up is the last Real Housewives of Potomac, which was an instant classic and the best episode of the season. Thank God for Ashley's messiness ("she blows it up, grabs her breast milk, and leaves!"), Wendy coming for deer-in-headlights Gizelle, and Candiace's confessionals. Then it's over to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where Garcelle is surrounded by idiots, Dorit is the biggest idiot of all, and Erika continues her propaganda campaign. After some Below Deck chat (Captain Glenn is hot, and now we've said it!), we cover RHONY, which... was... fine? I guess? Sigh. This season has been a shit show. Where's Salt Lake?!

Check out Natalie's sketch comedy on Christian & Nat's YouTube page, and follow her on Instagram @nana_metcalfe and on Twitter @nanametcalfe.


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F*CK OFF, LISA RINNA

Fuck off, Lisa Rinna. Fuck off, Erika. Fuck off, Ramona. 

Welcome to this week's sorta-solo episode of Trash Box. First we need to talk about the Salt Lake City trailer: WOW. They're really going there with Jen Shah, thank Christ! Speaking of fraudsters... RHOBH! Erika Jayne's bullshit tears and Lisa Rinna coming for Garcelle is rage-inducing television. Flames... flames on the side of my face. Next up is Real Housewives of Potomac, which is hopefully setting itself up for some ridiculous colonial drama in the coming weeks.

Then it's a special guest appearance from Emily's boyfriend, who's here to discuss RHONY and give his Jewish perspective on Black Shabbat. Emily may or may not understand the difference between Yiddish and Hebrew. Or not.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: I'm taking 1 or 2 weeks off, so make sure to subscribe to Trash Box wherever you listen to podcasts so you know when we return :) 

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I Love His Body, I Love His Ass, I Love His Dick (w/ Selena Vyle)

Last September Nicky Nasrallah (A.K.A. drag sin-sation Selena Vyle) made the terrifying choice to watch every single Housewives show and episode in the order of when they aired. They have viewed 64 seasons in less than one year. And, somehow, they lived to tell the tale.

First up Selena shares their Top 3 Hottest Househusbands (mystery #1 is who the title of this episode refers to... and it's not who we expected). Then we dive into Beverly Hills, where Emily callously compares Erika to OJ Simpson. Next up is New York, where there's a lot of Simon Van Kempen references for absolutely no reason. Then Selena mimics their very precious Cameos from Caroline Manzo, and we end on a brief Potomac. Ding dang dong!

Follow Selena Vyle on:

Twitter: @selenavyle
Insta: @selenavyle

WATCH their Fringe musical "Broken Hearted Girl" 

And check out their Drag Race podcast "Squirrel Talk!" on Apple Podcasts /wherever you listen to pods.

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An Unexamined Life #BelieveErika (w/ Amanda Pereira)

On this week's episode Emily is joined by Trash Box superfan (lol) Amanda Pereira, actress/comedian/host of The Liquid Courage Podcast.

Get ready for an extremely passionate episode. Emotions run high and opinions run wild. First up is RHONY, where the consensus is egomaniacs Ramona and Lu need to get packin'. Then, even though there was no new Beverly Hills episode this week, Emily and Amanda discuss the reviled Erika Jayne and fan favourite Kathy Hilton. Amanda has some truly shocking takes. The ladies finally end on Potomac, and ask... what's goin' on, Zen Wen?

 

Follow Amanda Pereira on:

Instagram: @amanda_pereira
Twitter: @hotcoldspicy

And check out her podcast on Instagram, on Patreon, on Apple Podcasts /wherever you listen to pods ;)

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Busted Ass Bean

Welcome to this special solo episode of Trash Box! Emily is back from her family cottage trip where there was no WiFi and no Housewives on TV (GASP). But she's caught up on what she's missed and is here to share her very important opinions.

First up is New York, which actually isn't the worst this week (thank you Bershan!). Does Sonja have an alcohol problem? Is it wise to confront her about it at the bar? Does the Salem psychic have access to Google? Yes, no, yes. Then it's over to Beverly Hills Does Kyle's Stolen Desert House, where Erika weaves a wild tale about a car accident, a cliff, and a coma. Finally we reach our beloved Potomac, which is the best show on television. 


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Hot Takes & Trophy Wives (w/ Nik from The Real Housewives Out of Context)

It's a big week, folks! The much anticipated Potomac premiere, a RHONY episode where something actually happens (kudos, Bershan), and Erika's lawsuits blow up on Beverly Hills. Joining us is Nik from The Real Housewives Out of Context (@rhoutofcontext), a fantastic meme/fan account that you can find on Instagram and Twitter. Also, he's Emily's online pen pal, so we're pumped to finally meet in person and talk shop.

First Emily and Nik talk about all the casting shakeup rumours swirling about; will NYC finally kick Ramona to the curb? Did Dallas just clean house? And what's the deal with Porsha on Atlanta? Then it's Potomac coverage. Thank you Jesus for Karen Huger and these beautiful, hilarious, snarky *quintessential* Housewives! And welcome Mia, age...36? We follow that with New York and Beverly Hills!*

*Note to Erika: nice try with the cheap drug store mascara.

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