Let's Not Talk About The Husband

Hosts: Lisa Rinna & Harry Hamlin
Episode: Strike A Pose! New York Fashion Week, The Emmys, and Dancing with the Stars Injuries
Date: September 26, 2025

Overview

This lively episode finds Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin taking listeners on a whirlwind tour of recent Hollywood adventures: star-studded Emmy parties, fashion week in New York, and revealing stories from their time on Dancing with the Stars. As always, the couple banter with humor and honesty about marriage, parenting, and show business, sprinkling in behind-the-scenes tidbits, celebrity encounters, and some heartfelt reflections. Strap in for deep dives into iconic TV competitions, candid talk on injuries (and egos), memories from their daughters’ formative years, and plenty of irreverent commentary on industry politics and celebrity culture.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Remembering Emmy Moments & Hollywood Parties

• Harry and Lisa reminisce about past Emmy nominations, with Harry joking about Dan Bucatinsky beating him for the win on Mad Men ten years ago.
  • “[I] said, I still haven't forgiven you.” – Harry, about Dan Bucatinsky (01:09)
• The couple details "The Night Before" party, describing it as a star-packed, ultra-casual, no-press affair where Hollywood powerplayers let their hair down.
  • “You can, like, you can roll out of bed and go to this party. But everybody ... is there.” – Harry (01:36)
• Name-dropping galore, with Harry mischievously suggesting a tequila shot game every time Lisa drops a name (02:10).

2. Dancing with the Stars: Life-Changing & Grueling

• Both recount being among the first ever approached for Dancing with the Stars. Lisa almost did Season 1 but was talked out of it; she later joined Season 2. Harry was the very first person ever asked for the show and initially passed.
  • “That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.” – Harry, on his first reaction to the offer (03:03)
  • “You did it ... you opened up like a flower. It was kind of like you came out of your cocoon like a butterfly ...” – Harry, on Lisa’s transformation (03:46)
• The aftereffects of the show: Lisa got her "mojo" back; Harry had to fire his agent to participate.
• Touring stories: Their grueling 37-city Dancing with the Stars tour, including Harry’s gnarly injury backstage in Vegas where a tipsy chiropractor herniated his disc – “I had a herniated disc for years. It's fine now, but it was messed up for a long time.” (07:06)
• Both reflect on the physical and psychological demands of the show:
  • “Anybody who takes that on is a superhero. I mean ... you have to be an Olympian.” – Harry (05:04)
  • On the terror of performing live: “I was afraid of blacking out ... that I would blank out my choreography.” – Lisa (10:01)
• Memorable audience reactions: Harry recalls Ted Danson telling him post-performance, "You got balls of steel." (10:16)

3. Modern Reality TV & Lisa’s Turn on “Traitors”

• Lisa excitedly discusses having met Traitors winner Dylan Efron — and prepping for her own appearance on the upcoming season (08:29).
• Traitors’ clean sweep at the Emmys: “It won all of the Emmys it was nominated for last night. It won them all.” – Lisa (08:20)
• On host Alan Cumming’s Emmy-winning performance:
  • “[He] stays in character and he does not mix with us ... No Chitty Chatty, no like hanging out in between.” – Lisa (13:58)
  • “He literally is. I mean ... he plays this character that is amazing. And he's so good at it ...” – Lisa (14:24)
  • Harry likens Alan to Jeff Probst crossed with RuPaul (16:13).
• Lisa’s pride and anticipation about returning to the Emmy-winning production and working with such talent.

4. New York Fashion Week & Parenting Reflections

• Lisa recounts the excitement of Fashion Week, supporting daughter Amelia at Michael Kors, and catching up with friends and family (17:53).
• Harry and Lisa compare their adventure-seeking approaches: Lisa’s love of glamor and pampering versus Harry’s passion for High Sierra hiking.
  • “Have the best time ever. Don't break a leg.” – Lisa (18:27)
  • “My idea of camping is any floor below the 10th floor of the Four Seasons.” – Lisa (36:10)
• Harry sets off on a solo 41-mile hike, describing it as a “walkabout” for inner recharge (23:19).
• Their daughters’ wilderness camp stories, adjusting hair routines for practicality, and a brush with cultural appropriation controversy at school (27:00).
• Parenting challenges: pulling daughters from problematic private schools mid-year, dealing with bullying and health issues (pandas, SIBO, endometriosis), and school resistance to their children's modeling careers (28:05–32:09).

5. Life Decisions: College, Careers, Modern Independence

• Reflection on their daughters’ choices to forgo college for modeling, and how modern technology shakes up traditional paths.
  • “Now those wheels are greased very easily by your cell phone.” – Harry (33:41)
  • Lisa and Harry are “college proponents” but acknowledge their daughters’ success outside academia (33:58).
• “They're also the first ones to make that kind of money that they're making.” – Lisa (34:31)

6. Emmy Night Fashion & Favorite Moments

• Lisa and Harry dish on their favorite Emmy looks:
  • Colman Domingo’s style: “He always dresses fabulously. We love him. Name drop. Ding.” – Lisa (40:32)
  • Lisa swoons over Erin Doherty’s black Louis Vuitton dress (41:58).
  • Seth Rogen’s rust-colored Etro tux gets Lisa’s stamp of approval (42:05).
• Harry shares an anecdote about stumbling into Colman Domingo's Met Gala outfit fitting (41:13).
• Stories about Shameless and ER: The challenge of memorizing medical jargon, and learning about John Wells’ expectation that all lines be memorized without “sides” (43:13–44:59).
  • “I have the greatest respect for everybody who was on ER because, however, they managed to memorize those weird words ... that stuff is crazy hard to memorize.” – Harry (44:59)
  • “As Laura has it, I think George Clooney wrote his really hard lines on his hand.” – Lisa (45:06)

7. Emmy Night Format Complaints & Stephen Colbert’s Triumph

• They criticize this year’s Emmy “time and money” gimmick for the Boys and Girls Club.
  • “That was a terrible idea ... All that time that they spent on that could have been used by the people to thank their producers and their people on the set.” – Harry (46:07)
• On Stephen Colbert’s show's cancellation and his subsequent Emmy win:
  • “You cancel his show, he wins the Emmy. He actually, I think, is the winner in all of it.” – Lisa (48:42)
• Lisa recommends Colbert’s conversation on Anderson Cooper’s podcast about grief:
  • “If you haven't heard it, go listen to it. It's really moving. And you really get to know Stephen Colbert in a different way ...” – Lisa (50:12)

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• "You opened up like a flower. It was kind of like you came out of your cocoon like a butterfly ... because it was so hard and it was such an amazing challenge." – Harry (03:46)
• “My idea of camping Is any floor below the 10th floor of the Four Seasons.” – Lisa (36:10)
• “I like a certain pamperization. I don't know if that's a word.” – Lisa (39:22)
• "You want a magic carpet basically to take you there." – Harry, teasing Lisa (38:26)
• “I like to be pampered. Let's just get right to it.” – Lisa (39:24)
• “You got balls of steel.” – Ted Danson to Harry after his first DWTS performance (10:16)
• “We're like audio ketamine.” – Lisa, on a fan's description of their podcast; Harry laughs about putting people to sleep (51:27)
• “The views and the vistas ... it's worth it to poop in the woods if I get to see this.” – Harry (36:10)

Notable Timestamps

• 01:09: Harry teases Dan Bucatinsky for beating him at the Emmys
• 02:10: Tequila shot game every time Lisa name-drops
• 03:03 – 04:25: Early offers and regrets over Dancing with the Stars; Lisa and Harry’s differing experiences
• 05:04: On the grueling intensity of DWTS
• 07:06: Harry's herniated disc Dancing with the Stars tour story
• 10:16: Ted Danson's "balls of steel" comment
• 13:58 – 15:29: Lisa gushes over Alan Cumming’s Emmy-winning presence on “Traitors”
• 17:53: Lisa attends Michael Kors Fashion Week show
• 18:27: "Have the best time ever. Don't break a leg." – Lisa to Harry
• 23:19 – 25:01: Harry describes solo 41-mile High Sierra “walkabout”
• 27:00 – 33:14: Parenting: school drama, bullying, kids’ health struggles, and career choices
• 36:10: Lisa’s “Four Seasons is camping” quip
• 41:58: Lisa obsesses over Erin Doherty’s Louis Vuitton Emmy dress
• 43:13 – 44:59: Shameless, John Wells, and the difficulty of doctor dialogue
• 46:07: Criticism of Emmys “time and money” segment
• 48:42: On Stephen Colbert’s Emmy win post-cancellation
• 50:12: Lisa recommends Anderson Cooper and Colbert’s podcast on grief
• 51:27: “Audio ketamine” podcast fan comment

Tone & Takeaways

Lisa’s bold, vibrant personality bounces energetically against Harry’s wry, laid-back wisdom, making for a playful back-and-forth full of industry secrets, hearty laughs, and the kind of real-life honesty only a couple married 30 years could get away with. Their warm reminiscences, willingness to poke fun at themselves, and poignant memories about family and resilience – plus their sharp eye for pop culture ridiculousness – make for a rich, engaging listen.

For showbiz stories, DWTS and Emmy gossip, parenting camaraderie, and off-the-wall candor, this episode “owns it, baby!”