Teen Beat: Stassi Schroeder

Summary

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The Danielle Fishel Shows

Guest: Stassi Schroeder
Date: July 29, 2026
Episode Theme: Childhood Roots, Reality Stardom, and Reinvention

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Danielle Fishel welcomes Stassi Schroeder—original Vanderpump Rules standout, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and star of the upcoming reality series House of Stassi. The conversation is equal parts nostalgic, funny, sincere, and candid, diving into Stassi’s unique upbringing in New Orleans, her early brushes with fame, her evolution on reality TV, motherhood, fashion obsessions, and what’s next as she takes control of her story. Listeners get both delightful anecdotes from Stassi's youth and sharp insights about life in the spotlight.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Growing Up in New Orleans (05:14 – 08:20)

• Danielle asks Stassi about her childhood in New Orleans, described by Stassi as “the most magical city to me in this country. It’s like the closest thing you get to a European feeling.” (05:24)
• Stassi credits the city’s haunted/spooky vibe as inspiration for her and her sister’s love of ghost stories and horror lore.
• Both bond over the distinct architecture, music, food, and energetic ambiance that shaped Stassi’s early identity.

Stassi: “Every single one of your senses is just, like, popping off.” (06:10)

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2. Names, Identity & Family (06:29 – 08:20)

• The story behind “Stassi” (her given name is Nastasia)—her grandmother found the full name too big for a baby, so “Stassi” stuck.
• Stassi admits to using her legal name “Nastasia” for things like Uber to preserve some anonymity outside her public persona.

Stassi: “There’s a benefit to it.” (07:49)

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3. Astrological Hot Takes (08:20 – 09:14)

• Both discuss their sun and rising signs—Danielle is Taurus/Leo, Stassi is Cancer/Capricorn.
• Stassi jokes she doesn’t “feel like a Cancer,” only to be told that’s a very Cancer thing to say.

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4. Stassi’s Fashion Journey (09:14 – 14:46)

• Stassi details her early fashion obsessions: drawing outfits, collecting magazine cutouts, and scrapbooking celebrity looks since she was 14.
• She describes her high school “wannabe goth” phase, being influenced by actresses like Eva Green and Keira Knightley, and even faking tarot readings at school.
• Stassi’s current focus is designer flats (“That’s where I spend most of my money”—12:11). She prefers flats to heels for comfort as a busy mom.

Stassi: “I will wear those [Chanel Mary Jane flats] until they fall apart. I will be 89 and I’m still gonna keep getting them resoled.” (13:20)

• Shares Repetto as her go-to brand for ballet flats—a pro tip for Danielle and listeners.

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5. Theatre Kid Vibes and Embarrassing High School Moments (14:46 – 18:25)

• Stassi was voted “Most Talented” in high school; she performed as Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy and had roles in musicals like Once Upon a Mattress.
• Neither is a huge fan of “Into the Woods.” Both laugh about not being musical enthusiasts.

Stassi: “I actually can't stand it… singing the whole, like, if you go and watch the movie… just makes me feel uncomfortable.” (15:35)

• Stassi recounts a peculiar rumor from high school that she had an affair with a teacher (untrue). She felt oddly “cool” about it, joking, “They think I’m a baddie” (17:36).
• Reflection on school “cool girls” and social hierarchy, leading to a realization she and her friends might have been the cool kids without knowing it.

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6. Motherhood and Gender Differences (19:49 – 21:30)

• Outlines the energetic chaos of raising her two children—daughter Hartford and son Messer. Stassi and Danielle laugh about the fundamental differences between boys and girls.

Stassi: “Nothing prepares you for boy energy… they’re just tornadoes.” (20:16)

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7. Leap to Los Angeles at 18; Early Hollywood Adventures (21:35 – 26:12)

• Stassi details moving to LA for college, finding comfort in her family’s familiarity with the city, and the daunting transition.
• Shares a vivid memory of her first LA birthday: alone with Saved by the Bell DVDs, DiGiorno pizza, and printed MapQuest directions. (22:45)
• Explains her “weirdest job” as a Halloween costume model, which included an uncomfortable audition experience—a humorous, cringey Hollywood story.

Stassi: “I walked in and [the couple] were just like, okay, show me your stomach and your boobs with your bathing suit on… That was weird.” (25:23)

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8. Reality TV Origin Story (30:46 – 34:07)

• Reality roots: At 16, Stassi was cast in The Amazing Race: Family Edition alongside her family after her dad’s obsession with the show led them to audition.
• This led to casting on Queen Bees (a “mean girls reformed” show), for which Stassi even fabricated stories to fit the villain role.
• Being an actual nice girl, she “leaned in” for the cameras to become a character.

Stassi: “I made up stories that I would haze people in cemeteries. I didn’t do any of that, but I was like, I’ll lean in… for the sake of a show.” (32:36)

• Shares how working at SUR led to being cast on Vanderpump Rules, describing it as “destiny.”

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9. Life on Vanderpump Rules and Reality TV Success (33:34 – 38:46)

• Danielle asks if Stassi had reservations about Vanderpump Rules. Stassi credits her “slow and steady” entry into fame for keeping her grounded—there was no overnight success.

• Early years: “We never felt, as a cast, like we were successful… we didn’t really get paid a lot until season three.” (34:07)

• Reflects on the slow rise of reality TV’s mainstream influence and “Bravo-verse” fandom (36:08). Shares the thrill of celebs like Jennifer Lawrence being obsessed with the show:

Stassi: “I remember I was watching… the final scene of Game of Thrones… I had like, no makeup on… I saw that Jennifer Lawrence was FaceTiming me… I have to answer!” (36:12)

• Stassi notes that while random fans used to give dating advice about her onscreen relationships, most now want to talk about her family.
• Challenges of being seen as a “tough girl” by fans based on early seasons, when she’s now “really polite in person.”

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10. Thoughts on Taylor Frankie Paul & Social Media Scandal (39:22 – 41:46)

• Danielle asks Stassi’s advice for Taylor Frankie Paul post-scandal (Mormon Wives Reunion context).
• Stassi, expressing genuine care, urges compassion, acknowledging, “We don’t see the before… as long as you are breathing, you are able to change who you are.” (40:29)

Stassi: “It is never too late to shift the narrative of your life.” (41:27)

• Advises taking a break from social media to “heal and come back and inspire the rest of the world.”

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11. The Great Ranch Dressing Debate (45:53 – 48:08)

• Both self-proclaimed ranch aficionados, Danielle and Stassi agree: homemade Hidden Valley packet ranch is superior to bottled ranch (46:08).
• Stassi: “I don’t want a weak ranch… When you find it, you know.” (46:45)
• They trade tips on best chain restaurant ranch dressings, including Mel’s Diner and Red Robin.

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12. House of Stassi and Taking Creative Control (48:08 – 50:44)

• Danielle asks why Stassi wanted to launch her new reality show.
• Stassi reveals House of Stassi was in the works for 3.5 years, and she wanted full creative control—"If I'm not the executive producer, then no.” (49:12)

Stassi: “I wanted to be able to control what people see in my children. It was a non-negotiable.” (49:46)

• Stassi shares that filming with her husband, Beau, was unexpectedly real (“You need to just… be completely truthful… he really took it seriously”—50:00).

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Notable Quotes

• On fame and keeping grounded:

  “I never had, like, overnight success… to this day, it’s like, are we successful? Are we well known? We don’t know.” (Stassi, 34:07 – 35:08)

• On reinvention:

  “It is never too late to shift the narrative of your life, to change the story, the trajectory of your life, to shift who you are.” (Stassi, 41:27)

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Memorable Moments

• Stassi admitting to faking tarot card readings at school just for the image. (11:14 – 11:41)
• The deadpan recounting of her “weird job” as a Halloween costume model and the bizarre audition. (25:23 – 26:12)
• The Jennifer Lawrence FaceTime story while makeup-less during the emotional Game of Thrones finale. (36:12 – 37:03)
• Danielle and Stassi’s passionate critique of “weak ranch” dressings and mutual love for chain diners’ ranch. (46:08 – 48:08)

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Timestamps: Key Segments

• Intro & Stassi’s New Orleans roots: 05:14 – 08:20
• Name origin & family quirks: 06:29 – 08:20
• Astro signs & personality: 08:20 – 09:14
• Fashion obsessions & awkward goth era: 09:14 – 14:46
• High school stories & social dynamics: 14:46 – 19:39
• Motherhood reflections: 19:49 – 21:30
• Early LA years & strangest jobs: 21:35 – 26:12
• The reality TV origin arc: 30:46 – 34:07
• Life on Vanderpump Rules / Fame: 34:07 – 38:33
• Celebrity fandom surprises: 36:08 – 37:20
• Advice on public scandal & healing: 39:22 – 41:46
• Ranch dressing deep dive: 45:53 – 48:08
• ‘House of Stassi’ & Reality TV reinvention: 48:08 – 50:44

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a heartfelt, self-aware, and humorous deep dive into Stassi Schroeder’s journey from haunted New Orleans kid, to LA newcomer, to reality TV mainstay and mother reinventing herself for a new phase. Fans will appreciate her candidness, both about the fun and the cringe of her early years, and her fierce insistence on owning her narrative moving forward.

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To hear the bonus episode (Stassi’s runway debut and more), check ‘Teen Beat’ wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcript

[Stassi Schroeder]

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[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

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[Stassi Schroeder]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Give me money for cigarettes,

[Stassi Schroeder]

I'll never leave your cookie bed. I stay the night and one night be came two or three years.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

The kids are not all right, but that's okay cause no one here is Take me.

[Danielle Fishel]

Welcome back to Teen Beat, a podcast hosted by me, Danielle Fishel, a former actress often mistaken for one of the Olsen twins, but never both at the same time. That would be insane. But right now I am a professional podcaster, among many other things. And that means that every week I get to sit with interesting people who have done interesting things in hopes that learning about their childhoods, most likely less televised than mine, will help us understand who they've become. Today, I look at it like this. I gave you my childhood. It's time we hear yours. And this week I am so excited to talk to a powerhouse in the field of reality TV who first broke out in 2013 as an original cast member on the cultural juggernaut Vanderpump Rules. The New Orleans native stood out over the show's eight seasons for her quirky sense of humor and big sister vibes, bringing the audience along for the ride of 20 somethings, highs and lows. As a result, she's allowed millions to witness her personal growth transforming into a three time New York Times bestseller, an always working entrepreneur, a mother of two, and now the star of her own show, House of Stassi, trading in her co workers for family members and close friends, debuting July 29th on Freeform and then available to stream the next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney. She is impossible not to root for. And I, for one, have been sitting in the cheering section since the days of Cosmo Radio. Welcome to Teen Beat. The descendant of a Swedish princess, Stassi Schroeder.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Wait, I'm dying? Not the Cosmo Radio reference. Can I just say this is a big deal for me because I feel like I'm healing a part of like my inner child because I grew up on you. Like Boy Meets World was one of like my shows that was just like on rotation. That is a huge part of my childhood. So this is very exciting. I'm so happy to hear that.

[Danielle Fishel]

Thank you. I've been a fan of yours for a very long time. Yes. Even going all the way back to the Cosmo Radio days. And we will talk a little bit about that in a little while. I am so happy that you're here hanging out with me today. We go back many, many, many, many boyfriends ago and I am so proud of you and everything that you have accomplished.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Thank you.

[Danielle Fishel]

So you're originally from New Orleans, a city most known as a debaucherous vacation spot. So I wanted to know, what was it like growing up in the Big Easy.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh, it's the most magical city to me in this country. It's like the closest thing you get to a European feeling. And I think that's also why I just, like, love spooky haunted horror stuff so much, because it's just, like, so ingrained everywhere. The architecture, the stories, like, the lore, just, like, they're everything. Like, my sister is the exact same way. We both are really into, like, spooky things, and we attribute that to New Orleans. I just. I couldn't be prouder to be from New Orleans. It's an incredible city.

[Danielle Fishel]

We got to visit it on the Pod Meets World Live tour, and it was so much fun and beautiful colors and, like you said, the architecture, the food. The food.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And, like, the music and the sounds, it's like every single one of your senses is just, like, popping off.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

When you're in New Orleans, I mean, the bars don't close, right? They're open 24 7. And that, you know, that might describe why, you know, my love for wine and cocktails. I don't know. It's just, like, a part of.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's just a part of who you are.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Have you always gone by Stassi or did you ever go by your full name?

[Stassi Schroeder]

So my grandmother, who is no longer with us, she was my favorite person in the whole entire world. She, when I was born, she was like, Nastasia for this little baby. Nastasia. I can't do that. She's just too little of a baby. I'm going to call her Stassi. And then it just stuck. So. No. No one, really. You know, my parents tried a few times. It's still on my driver's license because when I changed my last name to Clark, which also I don't recommend when you get married, it's a pain in the ass, and it's so not worth it.

[Danielle Fishel]

The biggest pain in the butt. I know.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Don't do it. I thought about changing my name to Stassi Schroeder Clark on my license, and I just, like. I have an attachment to Nastasia that I can't.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Explain. It's not that anyone calls me that, but, like, I just, like, need. It's a part of me.

[Danielle Fishel]

Do you ever use it, though, to your advantage? Since obviously being Stassi Schroeder. Everyone. Everyone knows that name. Do you ever think, like, I don't. I kind of want to be a little more Anonymous. I'm going to use Nastasia now and see if that helps me. Uber. Okay, great. Right.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I get Ubers and lifts and things like that. I put Nastasia for Postmate.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. Things like that. Yeah. Okay, good.

[Stassi Schroeder]

See?

[Danielle Fishel]

Smart. There's a. There's a benefit to it.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

We have a son named Keaton, and we have been calling him Kiki from the time he was little. And we have now, because of Dancing with the Stars, Danny and Pasha, they have Nikita, who they also call Kiki. So after my Kiki boy Kiki, met girl Kiki, he decided he no longer wanted to be a Kiki. Now he wants to be called Kiki. Kk So, okay. I'm like, okay, we. We call them either you gotta go with it Keaton or KK Wait, is that one.

[Stassi Schroeder]

One of your sons shares a birthday with me.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, really? Are you June 24th or August 29th?

[Stassi Schroeder]

I'm June 24th.

[Danielle Fishel]

June 24th. So you're a cancer.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I am. Although I identify more with my rising sign.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay, what's your rising sign? Oh, Capricorn.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah. I've never really felt like a cancer, but whenever I say that, people are like, that's such a cancer thing to say.

[Danielle Fishel]

And you're like, oh, okay. Maybe I'm more like a cancer than thought. Yeah, that's funny. I am a Taurus, but my rising sign is a Leo, and.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh, I see that. I was gonna say you are a showman.

[Danielle Fishel]

Thank you. I do. I do feel like it made sense once I figured out what a rising sign was. And then I was like, yeah, yeah. I mean, I wish I could be like, no, that's not me, but that's me, darling. So I wanted to talk to you because one of the things I look up to you about is your fashion sense.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Thank you.

[Danielle Fishel]

And I want to talk to you about your fashion journey, because I have always been, like, a real vintage shirt and. And sneakers girl. But recently, I have gotten very into all kinds of fashion, and I've started even paying attention to Runway shows. But I know fashion has for a long time, if not always been one of your interests. What was young Stassi's wardrobe like? And what are some of your iconic childhood or high school fits? Oh, my gosh.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I have been drawing since I was, like, nine years old. I would go to school, and I would draw paper cutouts with, like, different dresses and outfits, and I still have literally next to my bedside table. I think it's really important to, like, keep things like this to remind yourself of like, what your inner soul's always wanted. I made these scrapbooks that I would. I would get all these magazines, starting from when it was, like, it says 2002. So, like, when I was 14 years old, and I started making these scrapbooks where I cut out all of these outfits of different celebrities and stuff that I loved or ads that I liked. And I have two of them that I made, you know, starting from when I was 14 to when, like, I was in college. And I keep them next to my bed to remind myself, like, this is what you love.

[Danielle Fishel]

Like, you love clothes.

[Stassi Schroeder]

You love just different aesthetics, different vibes, putting things to get different outfits together. I mean, when I was younger, I went through so many different phases. I followed the crowd a little bit when I was, you know, like, a preteen. But then when I got into high school, I was like, yeah, I'm done doing that. And I looked to different actresses that I loved for inspiration, and I went through, like, a dark phase. I was, like, really into. I don't know if Ava Green and Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie. And I dyed black, and I wanted to just be, like, moody, edgy, and all that. And so I kind of tried to dress like that. It didn't really translate because I was going through awkward phases.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

You know, I look back on it, and I'm like, nice try. Appreciate the effort. But that's kind of like who I was in high school.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. Did you. Were you at all, like, was it goth or. It was just edgy?

[Stassi Schroeder]

It was. I would. It was, like, wannabe goth. Like, I brought tarot cards to school. I didn't know how to use them. I pretended. And people would just, like.

[Danielle Fishel]

And would you do readings?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah. But I didn't know what I was doing.

[Danielle Fishel]

Unbelievable.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I would bullshit my way through the whole entire thing.

[Danielle Fishel]

Do you know how many people are probably going through life with, like, no, this is my life's path because I had a tarot reading as a kid, and they have no idea that you didn't know what you were doing. They, like, have taken it as gospel.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Hilarious.

[Danielle Fishel]

What are your favorite brands now? Like, what is something you're always drooling over, looking to buy? Researching is bags. What. What's your go to?

[Stassi Schroeder]

It's flats.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It's flats. Like, that's where I spend most of my money. I'm not really out there buying designer clothes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I stick to, like, in. You know, like, as a mom, I. You can't be, like, wearing, like, a new fancy outfit Every day. So I have like different uniforms that I just alter with accessories. And so I'm not buying designer clothes. Like I will, you know, borrow from style houses and stuff like that and use the stylus for like red carpet events and parties. And I'll wear designer clothes then, but not during my everyday life. Yeah, I spend my money on designer shoes. Shoes. Not even designer handbags, really. Like, I don't collect as much because I think they're so ridiculously outrageous nowadays. Yeah, they are. I think like $9,000 for a bag is just insane to me. So I get my fix by buying designer flats because I love a ballet flat. I love loafer. I love a flat sand. I, I'm just like anything that's like really cute and flat. I am into.

[Danielle Fishel]

Did you now? I don't think they made them flat, but maybe they did. Did they, Did Chanel make the square toe in flats or were they just the slingbacks?

[Stassi Schroeder]

So I do have a. I have two pairs of Mary Jane Chanel square toes that I absolutely love. They're from last year and I will, I will wear those until they fall apart. I will be 89 and I'm going to still keep getting them like resold.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes.

[Stassi Schroeder]

As you should. So cute.

[Danielle Fishel]

I've been desperate to get a pair of square toes, but I, because I am only 5:1, I. I've recently gotten back into heels. I was almost exclusively a flat person and now I've gotten back into heels.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I, I admire the hustle. We look, we look better in heels. I feel better in heels. But I just like can't stand being uncomfortable.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know. It really is pretty miserable.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I just, I can't take it. I'm just. That's what covet did to me. It's like we were indoors for too long that I was like lol, wearing again, only when absolutely necessary. But if you're looking for a good pair of square toe ballet flats, I am. Repetto ones. I just got the Repetto ones. They're not as expensive, but they're so well made and they have like a 2 inch block heel and they're. Thank you.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh my gosh. Repetto. I've never even heard of this brand.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Thank you for this information og ballet flat brands, like out of Paris or whatever. Like they're. Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, I will be researching that the minute we are done talking. Now I have to assume you were. Were you a bit of a theater kid? Were you in plays and musicals?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes, I won most talented in my senior class. Really?

[Danielle Fishel]

That was yours? Yours Is your, your is so much more impressive than mine. Mine was Best hair.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I that's a great one.

[Danielle Fishel]

I mean it's great. I, I'm not gonna poo poo it. But most talented. Tell me some of your roles. This is really your time to shine. Tell us about.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Well, the one that got me that was playing Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy.

[Danielle Fishel]

That was fun. That's so fun.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah. I was the minstrel in. What was that? Is that the mattress one?

[Danielle Fishel]

The pee at the pee. Oh, Once Upon.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Once Upon a mattress. Yeah. We did a showcase where I did all that jazz and a few other songs. It was an into the Woods. I hate into the Woods.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, okay. I've never seen it.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It don't.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I, I actually can't stand it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Really.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Singing the whole like if you go and watch the movie. Yeah. It's like singing the whole entire time just kind of like makes me feel uncomfortable to watch to live.

[Danielle Fishel]

Same. It's just not same. I, I agree. I have a, you know, I've said this before. I, and it does, it does get me. People don't like it when I say it. I'm just going to say that I, I, I'm not a, I'm not a great musical lover.

[Stassi Schroeder]

That's okay. It's not for everyone. I know needs to like everything I know.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. Thank you. That does make me feel better. Do you have any embarrassing stories from high school? I know you are very cool now.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I wasn't.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

No.

[Stassi Schroeder]

But I, this is the thing. I wasn't cool in high school. I was thinking, that's so funny that you're asking about high school because I'm about to record with Taylor Strecker. Who you are friends with.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's who I was gonna about later.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes. And I'm like planning what we're talking about today. And I just like saw a TikTok with where a lady talking about how Gen Z has basically erased like the idea of the cool kid. And I'm like, did I say, did we have cool kids in high school? Because I went to an all girls Catholic school.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

So like there was no to me. There was no hierarchy of like who was cool and who wasn't. I didn't like really go to parties. I didn't like drink, I didn't like date. And I, I had just like my core group of like five best friends and we just like hung out with each other and did what we wanted on the weekends. We didn't really like care what anybody thought. We kind of just like Were a bit of, like, loners, like that.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

So I wasn't, like, really cool. I'm trying to think of, like, embarrassing memories. My senior year, there was a rumor that I had sex with my. One of my teachers.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

What?

[Stassi Schroeder]

And I was a virgin, but I actually. It's not that embarrassing. I felt really cool because I was a virgin.

[Danielle Fishel]

You were like, people think I've had sex.

[Stassi Schroeder]

They think I'm a baddie. They think I'm a baddie.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Oh, my gosh.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's crazy. Who do you think. Do you suspect who started that rumor?

[Stassi Schroeder]

No, but I did think this teacher was really cute.

[Danielle Fishel]

You were like, I wish it was true.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I wish it was true.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. Oh, boy. Was he a young teacher or was he.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

As a young teacher, and you were

[Danielle Fishel]

a senior in high school, and you're like, I can't believe I've got this rep.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I know. It felt so cool because, again, like, I wasn't out partying, like, doing things. I wasn't sneaking out of my house. I was straight A. I followed the rules. I, like, you know, that's very much who I was. So I'm like, oh, my God. This is. Maybe they can just. I remember, like, thinking, like, maybe they can just, like, feel the chemistry between.

[Danielle Fishel]

Everyone can see what I'm feeling. Oh, my God.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Gosh.

[Danielle Fishel]

I wonder if the fact that you weren't aware of there being a hierarchy meant that you were the cool girl without knowing it. Like, I wonder if we were to ask other people at your school if they would be like, oh, yeah, Stassi and her friends were the cool kids.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh, my God. I've never really thought about, you know,

[Danielle Fishel]

because the fact that you were like, I don't. I don't. I can't name the cool group. Maybe you just were the cool group, which is great, because you were. You got along with everybody, and you didn't. You weren't thinking about what other people were doing. You were just like. Like hanging with your friends.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah, we just did our own thing. Oh, my gosh. Danielle never thought about that before. Yeah, I. Well, you know what? My 20th high school reunion's coming up, and I'm, like, debating whether I can go or not. I'd love to ask some people.

[Danielle Fishel]

I think you should go. I think you should go and ask people. Be like, I was recently on a podcast. Who would you say? You don't have to frame it. Like, was I cool? Who would you say was cool? Was cool. Like, who do you remember thinking? Like, oh, man, if I. If I were cool, I'd be like that person and see what they say because I, I wouldn't be surprised if it's like you and your friends.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh my gosh. Have you ever seen Romy Michelle's high school reunion?

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes, of course.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I just rewatched that the other day and I was like, Hartford, I know you're not old enough, but we're gonna sit and watch it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, now Hartford is your five year old daughter, right?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

And you have two kids and a three year old boy.

[Stassi Schroeder]

He's about to be three in September.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh my gosh. Do you notice big differences between having a boy and having a girl?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh, yes. Why are they so different? They're so different. And like, this is the thing, like Hartford was like a difficult toddler, but nothing actually like, you know, prepares you for boy energy.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know.

[Stassi Schroeder]

They just don't stop. Like everything like, actually, like people do try and prepare you. They talk about how like, boys are crazy, boys are insane, boys are different. But like, it is true in, in my opinion, in my experience. My experience, yeah, they're just tornadoes. Like if it were up to Hartford, they would just sit and play together, love each other, take care of each other. But Messer's like, no, I'm here to shit up.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, exactly. Why would I, why would I sit and color? Oh, I think not.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. My kids wake up. I've always described it as like 6:30 in the morning, opening the door and my son. I'll never forget my son standing up in his crib and going, I am Hulk. And I was like, already this just from literally opened his eyeballs and was in Hulk character. And then just go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Until they lay their head on the pillow and then it's just like.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

And that's the only, that's the only piece you get.

[Stassi Schroeder]

That's it.

[Danielle Fishel]

I have two boys, so it's just.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I know. What are their age differences? How old are they?

[Danielle Fishel]

My oldest just turned seven and my youngest is about to be five. So there's 26 months between the two of them.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It's kind of like Hartford and Messer a little bit. A little bit, yeah. Yeah. So you know.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, I know what it's like. Well, you wasted no time as a teenager. You moved out to la at just 18 years old to pursue a career in Hollywood. Did you know anyone out here? I feel like that could be such a scary choice.

[Stassi Schroeder]

So I've always felt a connection to LA because my grandparents had a home out here. And so we would take, or my dad would take me and my brother out here every, every summer and I would experience life in Los Angeles, you know, So I felt like it was. I was always been like tied to it, drawn to it. I had family out here so that I didn't feel completely alone. I was always going to end up here.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. Yeah, you. So you. It just felt like a second home for you. Yeah. Okay. Do you remember any weird moments in that first year in la? Were you going to auditions? Did you have a job? Did you meet any weirdos?

[Stassi Schroeder]

God, I mean, that could be a four day long podcast. I even remember the first day that I moved here was actually on my birthday.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It was on my June 24th. It was my 19th birthday, was the day that I moved here. And this is before, like phones where you had like the map on your phone. I didn't have a map on, like in my car. Like, it was a physical map. And I was transferring to Loyola Marymount and I started like summer school there and I had to like print out MapQuest directions to Marymount and then to Target, and I bought a boxed DVDs of saved by the Bell because, like, that was one of my comfort shows also. And so I spent my 18th birthday alone in a dorm. It's like watching Saved by the bell, eating, like DiGiorno pizza. So that was like the start of my journey here. But there were a trillion weird moments. I wouldn't even know how to narrow it down. Right. Hollywood can be really weird. You need to have a strong sense of self to be able to get out of weird situations. You have to. I think I'm, I'm really lucky that I have like this weird intuition where, like, when I enter a room, if the vibes are off, you can feel it. I'm feeling it right away. And, and I'm leaving. Like, I'm, I'm out. I don't care if I feel weird about something. I could just enter a room and feel like the vibes are off. I'm. I'm out.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

You're like, okay, I'm really lucky to like, get myself out of weird situations. But like, so smart.

[Danielle Fishel]

It, it, it actually just is a weird place that I think it's just. Yeah, it can be. It, it is. Do you have a worst job that you remember? Like, oh, this. Of all the jobs I've ever had, this is the worst.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I mean, I was a Halloween costume model.

[Danielle Fishel]

That kind of sounds amazing. What did you not like? I mean, of course you had to be sexy Cat, sexy, everything.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah, it was, like, a lot of, like, sexy stuff. And so I'm just like, that wasn't the best. And it was, like, really weird the way that, like, they auditioned us. Like, we had to drive to their house. Not even gonna say, like, so I model for multiple Halloween costume companies, so, like, I'm not gonna say which one it is. Okay, okay. We had to drive to their house, and I probably found out about this on Model Mayhem. Remember that?

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes. Yes.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Okay. I had to drive to their house, and they wasn't. They weren't. It's not like this, like, man and woman. They weren't even, like, in a dining room or a sitting area or living room. I was instructed to go upstairs to their room, and they were just laying in bed. Just like, they're fully clothed and all that.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right, Right.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Laying in bed. As if, like, that's, like, kind of where they hang out. Do you know what I mean? Like, so, like, I'm not somebody who eats in my bed. Like, I sleep in.

[Danielle Fishel]

Correct.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And watch Tick Tock in my bed. That's what I. I do. It's like they kind of lived out of their bedroom. And I walked in and they were just like, okay, like, show me your, like, stomach and your boobs with your bathing suit on. And so I kind of just had to, like, lift up my shirt. And they were like, like, okay, great. We'll be in touch. And like, that's how I got.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's how you got the job.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And I'm like, wow, that's strange. That was weird.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's a. That's a weird job.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah, that's a weird one.

[Danielle Fishel]

That is a weird one. I will say that when you first mentioned trying on, you know, modeling Halloween costumes, I. I did think, well, that's fun. After hearing the audition process.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes. I think that's what made it weird. Like, you're right. Then, like, of course, trying on costumes and, like, doing different hair and makeup. Like, that part of it does become fun. Yeah, it's just like, there was, like, an undercurrent of weirdness, no matter what.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. Anytime someone asks you to come into their bedroom, you're like, okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah. Honestly, I'm gonna be so annoyed after this episode. I'm gonna be like, I'm gonna think of so many other jobs that were so much worse than that. I just, like, don't know why they're not popping up in my head right now.

[Danielle Fishel]

Don't worry about it. There's so many odd jobs. But that doesn't necessarily mean, they were the worst. I, I think you picked a pretty good one because you're, you just mentioned that you could walk into a room and feel the vibes were off, and I think that's the, that came to your mind as your first worst job for a reason.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah, We've all been there. We've had seasons that have shaken everything. The question is, what remains when the shaking stops? Hi, I'm Gary Valencia, and on my

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

podcast Unshaken with Gary Vee, I sit down with amazing personalities and we talk about the seasons that nearly broke them, the lows that carried them to their highs. Listen to Unshaken with Gary Vee on

[Stassi Schroeder]

the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

This is Michael Rapaport and my podcast, the I Am Rappaport Stereo podcast, is unlike any one you've ever heard. We're a variety show and if you're looking for strong opinions, funny opinions about sports, entertainment, politics, pop culture, and whatever else catches my attention, then subscribe now. This kid Jafar Jackson is as good as Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, and it's as good as Timothee Shamalay as Bob Dylan. And I say that with love and respect for both of those actors and, and I don't know how many Oscar nominations they give out. I don't know if it's 5, 6 for best actor. 150%. This kid, Jafar Jackson should absolutely, positively get nominated for his portrayal as Michael Jackson. Listen to I Am rappaport on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I Am Rappaport podcast.

[Danielle Fishel]

Betrayal Weekly is back with brand new stories from threatening text messages disturbing a small Midwestern town. It was from an unknown number.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Who else is getting these messages?

[Danielle Fishel]

Why did it start with us? To long cons and stolen identities.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Who lies about being this sick? This was the last time I ever believed a word she said.

[Stassi Schroeder]

New voices, each with the courage to

[Danielle Fishel]

tell the their own story.

[Stassi Schroeder]

He said, I have been kidnapped. Okay, just try and act normal.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

He was essentially on the run.

[Danielle Fishel]

Every family has secrets.

[Stassi Schroeder]

The rug had been pulled from underneath me. Oh, my God. It was right in front of my face and I didn't even see it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Listen to Betrayal weekly on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get at your podcasts.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Your reality TV career started much earlier than when you first met Lisa Vanderpump. You were on the Amazing race at just 16 years old with your dad, your stepmom, and your younger brother. How did that happen?

[Stassi Schroeder]

I think that's, like, really my origin story.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, you were born on that day.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah. It's like, that's where it all began. So my dad was really obsessed with Survivor and the Amazing Race, and he had been auditioning for the first Survivor and never got it. Would come close, but never got it. And then he saw after, like, one episode of the Amazing Race, they were doing a family edition, and he was, like, took it as a sign from God and, like, made us all make an audition video, like, the old school way, submit it. We got called. Then we went through all these rounds of auditions and stuff like that, and we finally made it on the show. We got, like, eliminated, like, in, like, episode literally after, like, the fourth episode or something in New Orleans, which was so embarrassing. But that's when, like, I guess I got the reality tv. But I don't know if it's even the bug, because I felt like I never chased it. Like, after that, I moved to la, and the same people who cast me on the Amazing Race, someone called me and was like, we also want you to do this reality show for the end network called Queen Bees. And I'm like, sure, sign me up. What's it about? They're like, it's about, like, you know, they worded it differently than when we got there. They were like, you know, it's like, popular girls that, like, are gonna, like, hang out with each other and live in a house for, like, a month. And we were like. I was like, okay. And then I came to find out it was like, the. The bitchy girls that need to be reformed.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's what the B was for.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes. And I still was even okay with it. I was like, I can make up stories. I, like, made up stories that I would, like, haze people in cemeteries. Like, I didn't do any of that, but I was like, I'll lean in, you know, sake of. Of a show. And then after that, like, Vanderpump Rules literally landed in my lap, because I was actually just working at Sir Restaurant. And then the producers came in. They're like, we want to do a show about you guys. So it was like, destiny.

[Danielle Fishel]

It was just destiny. It was like once you. Once you dipped your toe into reality TV, reality TV really sank its claws into you.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes, 100%. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I also truly love that there are. There are so many people out there who wouldn't have to make up stories about them doing bad things. And you were literally like, I was. I was really good. I was a really good girl, and I. I. I didn't ever get in any trouble, so I'm gonna have to make up stories.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

And you just leaned in. I love that. So did you ever have reservations about starring on reality TV with Vanderpump? Like, or was after Amazing.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah, yeah. Because I had been just slowly eased into it. And I also think that that's what keeps me, like, normal right now, is that, like, I never had, like, overnight success. Right. So it's like, I. We did the Amazing Race, and I get, like, a little taste of, like, what fame is and what it means for people to know you or whisper about you or talk about you.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And then I, you know, did this, like, queen bee show, and it's just, like, a little bit more. You know what I mean? And I'm like, oh, okay.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

And then.

[Stassi Schroeder]

But, like, I'm still, like, broke. Like, having to work, get a job, work at a restaurant, all that. Like, I'm. I'm still, like, staying. Staying humble. And then we get Vanderpump Rules. And we never felt, as a cast, like, we were successful. Like, we never felt that way. Like, it. I think, like, the first time that I felt like a successful person was, like, not until, like, season five, when I was, like, getting opportunities because of my podcast. Like, I never felt like. And I think the whole cast would say the same thing. Like, we. We didn't get really get paid a lot of Money until, or a decent amount until, like, season three. And even so it wasn't like, that much. And so it was very slow and it was, like, niche. I don't really remember it, like, fully popping off. So, like, to this day, it's like, are we successful? Are we well known?

[Danielle Fishel]

We, like, don't.

[Stassi Schroeder]

We don't know.

[Danielle Fishel]

You definitely are. I mean, I understand how, you know, back in 2012, it's a little, it's a little before, like, the Bravo verse became what it is now. So I can see how there was, like, a slow building of calluses to what it meant to be a reality TV star. Cause you had little tastes of it, and it wasn't quite as mainstream as it is now. But I, I, I mean, I think it is always. It's one of my favorite things when big stars are interviewed on a red carpet, from Seth Rogen to Meryl Streep to Rihanna to Michelle Obama, and they are all obsessed with Bravo. And in a lot of cases, specifically Vanderpump rules. There are great red carpet videos of celebrities fangirling when they meet anyone from these shows. Have you had any, like, real surprising run ins with famous people who surprisingly know all about your personal life?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Jennifer Lawrence was a big one.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, that was so great.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I remember, I remember she got my number from. I had, like, Amy Schumer and Andy Cohen DMing me. And they were like, can I have your number? Jennifer Lawrence wants it. And I'm like, what? And I remember I was watching. It was like the final scene of Season of Game of Thrones RIP.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know. Rest in peace.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah, I know. And I had, like, no makeup on. I was with Beau at the time. We were in my apartment and I had, like, rose. I was rosacea out. My psoriasis was flaring. I looked like I'd just been, like, like, I don't know, like hit by a bus. Like, I was like, not cute. I saw that Jennifer Lawrence was FaceTiming me, and, like, I was like, I have to answer. And so she, right after they had DM'd me this, she FaceTimed me. And that was just like a crazy, awesome moment.

[Danielle Fishel]

What did she say? Did she just say, I love you?

[Stassi Schroeder]

I can't even. Honestly, I think I blacked out. I don't even remember what she said. But ever since then, she's always been really lovely. If I'd ever run into her and stuff like that. But I remember just being like, oh, my God, she's seeing me at my absolute worst right now.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, that's a. That's a good one. When fans run up to me on the street and they have questions about a completely fictional character I played, that it makes sense to me. But with you, they have to have full on opinions about your love life and your friends and associated drama in your actual existence. Does that ever make you feel kind of crazy that people just freely share their opinions on your real life?

[Stassi Schroeder]

People have shared their opinions to my face less and less. It used to happen a lot more on Vanderpump Rules.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Where I'd just be like, okay. Where they'd be like, I think that you should give Jax another shot. Just like, things like that.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, thank you.

[Stassi Schroeder]

So it used to be like that. Now people are more. So come up and they want to talk about my kids and my husband, and they just like, compliment. Right. Family and stuff like that. I think the most unnerving thing really, though, is like, when people come up and they've only seen, like, the first few seasons of Vanderpump Rules or they're just starting it or something, and they see me in person and they think I'm this, like, tough girl.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And they, like, come up to me with the same energy and they're like, I'm a too. And I'm like, you and me, like, we're the same. And I'm like, I. I'm so sorry to break this to you. Like, I'm 38.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I'm tired now. Like, it's really. That's not. I'm actually, like, really polite in person. Like, I don't. I'm not, like, bitchy to strangers. Like, I am a raging lunatic when someone betrays me.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right?

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Right.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I mean, that's when that comes out. I'm not like that to just, like, people on the street. Like, that's how I operate. But people want me to be tough when they meet me, and I feel like I kind of let them down because I'm just not.

[Danielle Fishel]

Sweetness. Yeah. You're like, I'm sorry. Can I give you a hug?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know you hosted the Mormon Wives Season 3 reunion, and I am sure you followed the situation around Taylor, Frankie, Paul, and since you've been vocal about your own struggles and personal growth and how hard it is to sometimes live a normal life while surrounded by reality TV cameras. I just wanted to hear your take on where do you think she goes from here? What do you think the next step is for her?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh, God. I really do care about all of those girls a lot. I feel like I might have, like, big Sister energy. Whenever, like, they're in town, I see them whenever I'm like, near them. Like, we make it a point to have like lunch or dinner or, and hang out. I really care about them, which has made this very hard for me to stomach. Like the videos, you know, that were out there and circulating really hurt to see. And so there's like a, you know, the mom in me at first wants to just be like, how could you?

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

But then the human being in me is like, we don't know what drove her to the point.

[Danielle Fishel]

Exactly. We don't see the before.

[Stassi Schroeder]

We don't see the before. And I think that's really important. I think that as long as you are breathing and living, you are able to change who you are and who you. If who you are is not who you want to be at any moment in life. That is the beauty of living, is that it is never too late to shift the narrative of your life, to change the story, the trajectory of your life, to change, shift who you are. And I think that she has this opportunity, especially when you feel like you're at the, at the lowest point in your life. That, to me, is a great gift because the sky's the limit. You can be anyone you want to be. When you're on top of the world, you're too scared to change yourself and you're not thinking of changing yourself or of being better because why you're getting everything you want. But, like, when you're at the lowest place, you can make that decision to be better. I would love to see her just, like, take a break from social media and like, heal herself and, and then in a year or two, like, come back and like, really inspire the rest of the world. Yeah, like, that's like what I want for Taylor, Frankie, Paul.

[Danielle Fishel]

I think that's so smart. The, the taking a break from social media is so important. I don't think when you're in it, you realize how much of an impact it's having on your day to day decisions and even just your, your thinking, you know, you're so. I, I completely agree with you and I, I hope she does that as well.

[Stassi Schroeder]

We've all been there. We've had seasons that have shaken everything. The question is, what remains when the shaking stops? Hi, I'm Gary Valenciano and on my

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

podcast Unshaken with Gary Vee, I sit down with amazing personalities and we talk about the seasons that nearly broke them, the lows that carried them to their highs. Listen to Unshaken with Gary Vee on

[Stassi Schroeder]

the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danielle Fishel]

Betrayal Weekly is back with brand new stories from threatening text messages disturbing a small Midwestern town.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It was from an unknown number. Who else is getting these messages?

[Danielle Fishel]

Why did it start with us? Talong cons and stolen identities?

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Who lies about being this sick? This was the last time I ever believed a word she said.

[Stassi Schroeder]

New voices, each with the courage to

[Danielle Fishel]

tell their own stories.

[Stassi Schroeder]

He said I had been kidnapped. Okay, just try and act normal.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

He was essentially on the run.

[Danielle Fishel]

Every family has secrets.

[Stassi Schroeder]

The rug had been pulled from underneath me. Oh, my God. It was right in front of my face and I didn't even see it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Listen to Betrayal Weekly on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Podcasts. This is Michael Rapaport. And my podcast, the I Am Rappaport Stereo podcast, is unlike anyone you've ever heard. We're a variety show, and if you're looking for strong opinions, funny opinions about sports, entertainment, politics, pop culture and whatever else catches my attention, then subscribe now. This kid, Jafar Jackson is as good as Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. And it's as good as Timothee Chamilay as Bob Dylan. And I say that with love and respect for both of those actors. And I don't know how many Oscar nominations they give out. I don't know if it's 5, 6 for best actor. 150%. This kid, Jafar Jackson should absolutely, positively get nominated for his portrayal as Michael Jackson. Listen to I am Right rapoport on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I Am Rapaport Podcast. I'm Emily Oster. I'm an economist and data expert.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

And I'm Perry Wilson. I'm a medical doctor.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And this is our new podcast, Wellness,

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

actually, because you're getting a staggering amount of health and wellness information nowadays, and

[Stassi Schroeder]

some of it is awesome and some of it is, well, actually, bull. Fortunately, we're both people who know how to read studies, parse data, and can tell you what's worth trying out and what you can safely ignore.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Each episode, we tackle the health news of the week and then take a deeper dive into a misunderstood health and wellness topic like what's the deal with peptides? What's the deal with GLP1s?

[Stassi Schroeder]

What's the deal with creatine?

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

What's the deal with cupping?

[Stassi Schroeder]

What's the deal with sleep?

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

So join us for a weekly dose of sanity might actually be just what the doctor or the economist ordered listen to wellness actually on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Danielle Fishel]

I have a question that is very important. We are both ranch dressing aficionados. Oh, what's your favorite experts even we can both acknowledge that not all ranch is created equal.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Absolutely not.

[Danielle Fishel]

I am. No. What do you think makes a good ranch dressing?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Well, to me it's just like the homemade packet like you give. You buy the ranch packet, the hidden Valley. Still. Still Hidden valley ranch packet. And you make that with, you know, sour cream and mayonnaise than milk, like the real way. And like that, you know, I like it to be. It's like a consistency because, like the bottled hidden Valley is not the same and doesn't even have the same flavor. It's actually kind of crazy. It is literally actual apples and oranges. Compare the two. I don't know if it's. It's the right consistency. It can't be too liquidy.

[Danielle Fishel]

It can't be too gelatinous.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yes, gelatinous. It also has to have like the right amount of just like dill. I don't want a weak ranch. Nope, don't give me a flavorless ranch. But it's like when you know it, like when you find it, you know. Oh, yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I mean, for example, have you had the ranch dressing at Mel's Diner?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's a great ranch.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Nothing's better than like an iceberg salad with like cheddar cheese and like shredded carrots and some tomatoes. And that ranch.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, that ranch. Perfect. Also. That's. That was my go to at soup Plantation. That just.

[Stassi Schroeder]

I've never been there.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, my gosh, you're missing out. Well, now you gotta go. Now you gotta find sweet tomatoes or sweet. Whatever the.

[Stassi Schroeder]

The heck is a sweet tomato.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's the sister. Sister property to soup plantation. What's it called? Easton. Is that right? Not sweet tomatoes. It is sweet tomatoes. Yeah, I know what I'm talking about. Look at me second guessing myself. They have a great ranch as well. Also Red Robin. Robin has a wonderful ranch.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Do we have those in L. A?

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. Well, in Northridge. There's one in Northridge. I can tell you all the locations. I'll send you chain restaurants most of the time.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Times out of 10 will have the best ranches.

[Danielle Fishel]

Correct. And Diners Diners Chains.

[Stassi Schroeder]

That's.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's going to be the go to. Well, I'm glad we agree about this. So you are ramping back up now for a whole new Era of stardom. House of Stasi debuts on Freeform and then streams the following day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney. Tell me why you wanted to do this show and start this journey all over again.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Well, this has been a long ass journey. We started this like over three and a half years ago, before I even conceived my son. Oh my gosh. I just, you know, going back to the fact that like I started being on reality TV when I was 16 years old, it's always just felt like a part of me. Like I've spent longer on reality TV than off.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And I wasn't like, my story was never just gonna like end at Vanderpump Rules. Like that was not gonna just be like it. And then I'm, I'm done. So I always knew that I wanted to just like do something else.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

But after I had kids, I was like, if I'm not the executive producer of it, it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yep.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Then no. So, like, I knew that if I was ever gonna do something, I would have to go and make it happen myself. Because I never wanted to put myself or my family in a situation where like it's. We have no control over anything.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right. Over how you're edited and made to look. Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

Yeah. And trust, like people are gonna watch us and be like, she let this all out there. Like, I don't look great all the time on this show, but like I wanted to be able to control what people see in my children.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It was a non negotiable. And I just think reality TV is fun. It's just like who I am.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And so I wanted to make it happen the way that I wanted to do it.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's so great. And your husband is on the show. What has that been like for you?

[Stassi Schroeder]

Well, you know what? I didn't realize that he was going to take my advice just like so, so well. Actually I had been like preparing him being like, what if, you know, if we get greenlit and we do this show, you need to be completely honest. You need to share your feelings and your thoughts. You can't sweep things under the rug. You need to just like, even if it's like about me, like, we have to just like be completely truthful. And he really took it seriously. I was like, you were like, please,

[Danielle Fishel]

you don't have to be that.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

You don't have to.

[Stassi Schroeder]

You don't have to. I know I said to, but like, you don't have to.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

You didn't have.

[Danielle Fishel]

This is the time you choose to listen to me.

[Stassi Schroeder]

You could have told me this before we started shooting. Yeah, exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, I love that. I love when they pick and choose the times to really take your advice to heart, you know. Yeah, guys, I have so much more to talk to Stassi about. And so this Friday we have a bonus episode with the former Vanderpump star dropping on our dedicated Teen Beat feature. All you have to do is search for Teen Beat wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe. That way you never miss another episode. We'll be talking about her Runway debut for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show and her new show, House of Stassi, which debuts July 29 on Freeform, then available to stream the following day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney. Do not miss it and please send us your embarrassing childhood stories. Trust me, it's a safe space. Just email us a 1 to 2 minute voice [e-mail] and maybe we'll play it on the show. Teen Beat is an iHeart podcast produced and hosted by Danielle Fishel, executive producers Jensen Karp and Amy Sugarman, Executive in charge of production Danielle Romo, producer and editor Tara Sudbaksh. The theme song is by Mark Hoppus. Yes, that Mark Hoppus. Follow us on Instagram at Teen Beat Pod

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

On Raiders of the Lost podcast, we explore cinema like no one else, including huge interviews with stars like Ryan Gosling on Project Hail Mary.

[Stassi Schroeder]

It was like the Jaws shark didn't always work, came with its own problems. That's what made it great.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

The cast of Obsession on set. There was so much magic happening with each scene. We were putting together deep dives into classics like 2001 A Space Odyssey or Fight Club, plus weekly episodes on all industry news. Listen to Raiders of the Lost podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. And for more, follow aidersofthelosspodcast and I Tock Podcast Network on TikTok.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hey there Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here from the Amy and TJ podcast where we are doing the exact opposite of taking a summer vacation.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Yeah, can't do that. There's entirely too much going on on in the world right now to not be talking about all this stuff.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes, drama at the White House, drama at the World cup, drama about the Reflecting pool, and yes, drama at the Villa Pool on Love Island. All day, every day we have you covered with the latest breaking news and the stories everyone will be talking about. Listen to Amy and TJ on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you Listen to podcasts. Hey, it's Nora Jones and my podcast Playing along is back with more of my favorite music musicians. Check out my newest episode with Finneas.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

So I went home and I asked

[Stassi Schroeder]

Billie if she wanted to sing it. She immediately made it her own thing. You really know how to make me cry when you give me those ocean

[Danielle Fishel]

eyes and I'm scared. So come hang out with us in the studio and listen to Playing along on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or

[Stassi Schroeder]

wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Emily Oster. I'm an economist and data expert.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

And I'm Perry Wilson. I'm a medical doctor.

[Stassi Schroeder]

And this is our new podcast, Wellness.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Actually, you're getting a staggering amount of health and wellness information, and some of

[Stassi Schroeder]

it is awesome and some of it is, well, actually, bull. Fortunately, we're both people who know how to read studies and can tell you what's worth trying out and what you can safely ignore.

[Podcast Host/Interviewer]

Listen to Wellness actually on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Stassi Schroeder]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.