Podcast Summary
Let’s Not Talk About The Husband
Hosts: Lisa Rinna & Harry Hamlin
Episode: Unbelievable Stories: Ice Storms, Endometriosis & Harry Hamlin Goes to Jail
Date: December 5, 2025
Episode Overview
In this candid and humor-filled episode, iconic Hollywood couple Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin recount a series of extraordinary personal experiences, from Harry’s wild brush with the law as a college student, to the chaos wrought by a Canadian ice storm, and the family’s long and winding road to a diagnosis for their daughter Delilah’s health problems. The couple discuss serious topics—women’s health, drug laws, and family challenges—interspersed with their trademark banter, relatable domestic mishaps, and a dose of Hollywood gossip.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. The Great Canadian Ice Storm
[00:37–06:05]
- Harry recounts returning to their Canadian cabin after a catastrophic ice storm. The storm left the property strewn with massive broken branches and damaged trees; Harry spends days chainsawing and hauling the debris.
- “You couldn’t walk through the paths, you couldn’t get through the place… I had to get a new chainsaw, and I chainsawed through trees that were… about 12 inches in diameter.” – Harry [01:26]
- He describes the destruction, explaining how ice accumulates on tree branches, causing a domino effect in forests.
- “There’s a lot of dead branches and trees that were knocked over and stuff… some entire forests went over because it was like a domino effect.” – Harry [02:49]
2. Car Trouble & Domestic Snafus
[04:00–06:05]
- Light-hearted moment: Lisa accidentally smashes a garage light while unloading groceries. After some teasing, Harry offers to fix it.
- Lisa confesses, “It was one of those days yesterday where things just happen and you have to, like, take care of it, deal with it.” [05:34]
3. “Audio Ketamine”: Listener Feedback
[06:05–07:21]
- Lisa shares an unusual listener comment: “I love your podcast. It’s like audio ketamine.”
- Harry and Lisa riff on the comparison. Lisa muses, “Usually I am so loud and have a lot of energy. And so I thought to relate me to ketamine was kind of interesting, you know what I mean?” [06:42]
4. Harry Hamlin Goes to Jail: Wild College Story
[07:21–26:19]
- Harry reveals he was arrested at Berkeley in 1970 for carrying speed pills and a small amount of marijuana on a flight—unaware of the legal repercussions.
- “My upperclassmen had given me 25 pills and… about a 25th of an ounce of grass. That was my payment for taking these pills down…” – Harry [07:44]
- After a court deal goes awry, his judge is replaced by a much harsher one, who threatens three years in San Quentin prison, but through his lawyer’s quick thinking and some imaginative storytelling, Harry’s sentence becomes 18 days in county jail, served on weekends.
- “I would have gone to jail for three years…The judge finally… says, alright… I’m sentencing you to one year in the county jail…[but] I’m going to suspend all but 18 days.” – Harry [15:09–15:46]
- Harry describes surreal jail scenes: fellow inmates, high on PCP-laced tobacco, tear up the cell. He’s forced to smoke the joint and becomes paranoid as both guards and inmates suspect him of being an informant, resulting in small “revenge” acts for his entire stay.
- “I was forced to have to smoke PCP. Is PCP the same thing [as ketamine]?” – Harry [07:21]
- “That’s my PCP story… I highly recommend jail.” – Harry (very sarcastic) [26:23–26:25]
5. Delilah’s Health—A Journey to an Endometriosis Diagnosis
[26:38–41:21]
- Lisa shares the family’s emotional decade-long search for answers to daughter Delilah’s health issues, finally culminating in an endometriosis diagnosis and successful surgery.
- “Delilah has shared… she’s had some health issues… Her [modeling] agent said, I think you have endometriosis.” – Lisa [27:05–27:26]
- They explain endometriosis, its symptoms, and the difficulty of diagnosing it—often requiring nine to eleven years from the first symptoms to diagnosis and confirmation through laparoscopic surgery.
- “It causes lesions… There’s four stages… She had stage one, but the doctor said to me, stage one is more painful than stage four.” – Lisa [28:05–32:37]
- The doctor found blood pooled in Delilah’s pelvis during surgery and suggested she freeze her eggs as a precaution.
- “I have not heard her complain about anxiety, panic attacks, the seizures, amazing pain, headache, nausea. She has not complained of any of it in a week.” – Lisa [34:43]
- Lisa and Harry underscore the lack of attention to women’s health: “I think it’s so important to talk about women’s health because it is so down on the totem pole...” – Lisa [34:44]
Notable Quotes:
- “[Women’s health]… is so down on the totem pole…I saw a post… all the men on the board talking about women’s health… There’s not a woman on that panel.” – Lisa [34:44–35:15]
- “If we hadn’t done surgery now, in two years Delilah could have been infertile.” – Lisa [32:54]
6. Family & Heredity: Lisa’s Own Health Story
[36:04–37:43]
- Lisa recalls her own struggles with fibroid tumors, leading to major surgery; speculates about hereditary connections between her and her mother’s experiences and Delilah’s diagnosis.
- “When I was 21, I had the fibroid tumor… as big as a watermelon, big as a softball on my uterus… had to snip it off…” – Lisa [36:59–37:35]
7. On the House Husband Front: The Hardest Chores
[39:02–40:55]
- Lisa humorously recounts the “real” challenge: changing king-size bed sheets and duvet covers solo, after the dog vomited.
- Harry empathizes: “You know, when you alone, when you’re trying to pull those sheets on… and you get one corner and then the other corner flies out…” [39:52–40:08]
8. Sauce Success!
[41:00–43:59]
- The couple celebrates a major milestone: Harry’s sauce is now available in Gelson’s Markets in LA. They want to scale distribution but remain committed to clean, preservative-free food.
- “We’re an impact company. We want to change the whole food system in America by only providing the most clean food with absolutely no preservatives.” – Harry [42:07]
- They discuss a Housewives connection: Dorinda Medley recently made lasagna with their sauce on TikTok.
9. Housewives Lore & Gossip
[43:59–47:49]
- Lisa explains the cult status of the New York franchise (“the most iconic of all the Housewives”) and the drama surrounding its cancellation and possible reboot. She comments on how reality TV becomes part of zeitgeist.
- “Those women are so iconic. I mean, on just another level… That group is the most iconic of all the Housewife franchises.” – Lisa [45:22–45:36]
- Lisa recently dined with Erica and Dorit—teasers about show filming but no spoilers.
10. Generational Fandom
[49:16–50:10]
- Harry notes that fans who recognize him from Lisa’s Housewives fame are getting younger and younger.
- “The vast majority of them are like 15, 16, 17 years old. They’re children.” – Harry [49:26]
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On legal disaster:
“Young man, you’re pleading guilty to possession of these drugs… I’m going to make this a case study. And I’m sentencing you to three years in the federal penitentiary.”
– Judge to Harry Hamlin [13:19] -
On surviving jail:
“I was getting it from both sides. I got bad treatment from both the inmates and from the guards… for three more weekends.”
– Harry [25:46] -
On finally finding answers for Delilah:
“I have not heard her complain about anxiety… She has not complained of any of it in a week. This could be it. This could be the thing.”
– Lisa [34:43–34:44] -
On women’s health:
“I think it’s so important to talk about women’s health because it is so down on the totem pole…”
– Lisa [34:44]
Timestamps for Key Segments
- 00:37–06:05: Ice storm in Canada, Harry’s clean-up saga
- 06:05–07:21: Listener: “audio ketamine” feedback, the couple’s riff
- 07:21–26:25: Harry goes to jail: drug conviction, PCP episode, and lessons learned
- 26:38–41:21: Delilah's health journey, endometriosis diagnosis and surgery
- 41:00–43:59: Harry’s sauce in Gelson’s, food business talk
- 43:59–47:49: Housewives legacy, reality TV gossip, inside scoop on the New York franchise
- 47:49–51:06: Fan demographics, Lisa’s dinner with Housewives, teaser for future projects
Tone & Style
The conversation is a blend of Lisa’s high-energy, honest, occasionally self-deprecating storytelling and Harry’s measured, detailed, dry-witted narrative. Their chemistry is equal parts affection, bickering, and mutual support—with quips, laughter, and plenty of asides that take the audience on a ride from Hollywood glam to truly relatable family moments.
Conclusion
This episode delivers wild, humorous, and heartfelt stories, from Harry’s “criminal” past and brushes with disaster, to Lisa’s unwavering advocacy for women’s health and family. The takeaway? Survive your own ice storms, don’t take drugs from your frat brothers, talk about (and fight for) women’s health, and, above all—don’t ever underestimate changing a king-size bed solo.
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