Teddi Checks In

Summary

Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge

Episode: "Teddi Checks In"

Release Date: July 23, 2025

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Episode Overview

This heartfelt special episode features Teddi Mellencamp, joined by producer and close friend Matt Lafferty, offering an unfiltered "check-in" on her ongoing cancer journey and sharing details about a recent frightening home security incident. The conversation is raw and honest, balancing medical updates, emotional vulnerability, and real-life challenges beyond the usual Housewives recaps. Teddi also addresses her listeners directly, reinforcing the supportive community around the podcast.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Teddi’s Health Update and Cancer Journey (03:55 – 16:30)

• Gratitude to Production Team:
  Teddi thanks Matt and fellow producers for stepping in during her absence, emphasizing her close bond with her podcast team and their commitment to keeping content timely and authentic.

  • “Matt is not only one of our producers, he's truly one of my best friends. And we talk about these shows ad nauseam.” (03:58, Teddi)

• Honesty About Stage 4 Cancer:
  Teddi provides a transparent recap of her current battle with stage 4 cancer, including good and bad days and the toll of ongoing treatments.

  • “One thing that I really wanted to make clear...yes, I have stage four cancer. Two, I cannot control exactly how I feel on each given day. Three, on the days that I feel really good, I want to take advantage of it. And on the days I feel terrible, I have to listen to my body.” (04:14, Teddi)

• Recent Decline in Health:
  She candidly describes how, after initially responding well to surgeries and immunotherapy, she began feeling progressively worse over the past month.

  • “The longer that I'm on immunotherapy, the sicker it's making me.” (05:48, Teddi)

• Emergency Medical Visit and Treatment Adjustments:
  After experiencing severe fatigue and cognitive issues, Teddi had an emergency doctor's visit, where thyroid issues were identified and treated. Her medical team ran scans resulting in a recommendation to pause immunotherapy temporarily to allow her body to recover.

  • “We are going to take a little break on the immunotherapy to get my body back feeling stronger and I'm on steroids and we're doing everything that we can to get me back to feeling like I can do this.” (08:33, Teddi)

• Emotional Toll and Perspective:
  Teddi reflects on the broader impact cancer has had on her family, divorce proceedings, and day-to-day parenting.

  • “It's not just me that cancer's life has changed. It's changed my kids' life, it's changed my relationship with Edwin. You know...we're on hold because of what's happening to me medically.” (09:44, Teddi)
  • “I've never in my adult life been in a situation where I'm like, gosh, I can't do this right now... I've never once felt that way until recently. And it's heartbreaking.” (10:16, Teddi)

• Reassurance and Positivity:
  Despite her health decline, Teddi and Matt clarify that the cancer is still shrinking and the outlook remains positive.

  • “Everything is still shrinking and you are still in a positive trajectory, correct?” – (11:19, Matt)
    “Yeah. This is all still a positive trajectory, minus me not feeling well...my tumors are still shrinking, and some areas you can't even see them at all.” (11:34, Teddi)

• On Immunotherapy:
  Teddi explains immunotherapy’s extended presence and varied effects, sharing that a brief pause is medically supported and not a cause for concern.

  • “Immunotherapy is in your system for months and months...so my immunotherapy is still working, even if I don't get that new dose.” (11:49, Teddi)

• Community, Openness, and Coping:
  Teddi emphasizes the importance of information-sharing among cancer patients and expresses gratitude for her community of listeners and friends.

  • “The more information that you want to give people, people are absorbing it and they're grateful for it, and they're rooting for you.” (14:10, Matt)
  • Memorable moment: The Glamour magazine shoot—how outward strength can mask private struggles.
    • “Everybody was like, oh my gosh, Teddi, you look so beautiful. You look so strong. You look like you're on top of the world. And I remember that day laying up in a ball before going, calling Kyle and Jen and going, if you guys don't pick me up, I can't even be in a car service. I'm too embarrassed...I can't do this today.” (15:00, Teddi)

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2. Recent Home Security Scare (21:51 – 26:42)

• Local Crime Context:
  Teddi recounts a recent violent incident in her neighborhood which increased general anxiety and vigilance about home safety.

  • “About a week or two ago, there was a couple who lives kind of nearby me who were murdered in their home...so everybody in the area where I live, we've all been pretty diligent.” (22:05, Teddi)

• Break-in Attempt at Teddi’s House:
  Teddi’s home was targeted in an attempted break-in while she and her children were present. Security systems and Edwin’s quick response prevented a more serious incident.

  • “We had somebody come and try to break into the house. We have all the videos...My kids were home. I'm home...We saw a bunch of guys running off.” (22:54, Teddi)
  • “Edwin's already on the phone with 911, and they were over here in a matter of minutes. They came through...checked each room. Thankfully, we were all safe and good...but we’re shaken up.” (23:49, Teddi)

• Impact and Resilience:
  Teddi stresses the importance of home security, situational awareness, and candid family conversations in the wake of the scare.

  • “You have to be beyond diligent and safe for yourselves, for your family, and also being able to have those hard conversations with your kids.” (24:40, Teddi)

• Addressing Online Criticism:
  She responds to accusations that she’s seeking attention by sharing her story, calling such comments hurtful and unfair.

  • “To the people that have written, Teddi, quit looking for attention. You're doing this on purpose...No one, we don't in their right mind would do this on purpose.” (26:03, Teddi)

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3. Quick Fire: Listener Connection and Pop Culture Recs (27:01 – 28:17)

• Listener Appreciation:
  Teddi and Matt thank listeners for ongoing support. Teddi acknowledges her reduced ability to respond to all messages but reassures fans of her gratitude.

  • “Any questions that you have, if I don't respond quickly just now, you'll be able to find Matt more easily...you can slide into his DMs and he'll get right on back to you.” (27:01, Teddi)

• Recommended Shows:
  Teddi notes some scripted TV she's enjoyed during her downtime:

  • Untamed, Sullivan’s Canyon, Paradise (on Apple TV, not Bachelor in Paradise). (27:56, Teddi)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Living with Uncertainty:
  “The hardest thing for me has been kind of the wake up call of ‘wow, I can't do what I did yesterday or wow, I can't do what I did three weeks ago.’” (08:53, Teddi)

• On Community Support:
  “You have built this community, and the outpouring of love and support is so beyond anything that you even...are aware of.” (14:10, Matt)

• On Behind-the-Scenes vs. Public Perception:
  “You see a lot and you think that this means everything's okay. But if you're feeling like I'm feeling right now...I got you. I understand this is hard.” (16:14, Teddi)

• On Resilience and Perspective:
  “We are safe. We are okay...You have to be beyond diligent and safe for yourselves, for your family, and also being able to have those hard conversations with your kids.” (24:40, Teddi)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------|---------------| | Teddi’s health and cancer update | 03:55 – 16:30 | | Immunotherapy explanation & emotional toll | 08:33 – 14:10 | | The importance of community support | 14:10 – 16:30 | | Home security scare and neighborhood crime | 21:51 – 26:42 | | Addressing criticism and online negativity | 26:03 – 26:42 | | Listener appreciation and pop culture recs | 27:01 – 28:17 |

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Tone and Style

Throughout, Teddi and Matt maintain a tone that is candid, compassionate, and warm. The conversation is punctuated by humor, realness, and a sense of camaraderie—characteristic of the “Two Ts in a Pod” style. The episode feels like an honest conversation with a friend, providing comfort both to listeners dealing with similar struggles and to the broader podcast audience.

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This episode stands as a testament to Teddi’s resilience and transparency, offering both practical updates and emotional solidarity for listeners—whether they're fellow Housewives fans, cancer warriors, or anyone navigating tough times.

Transcript

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

Mellencamp and Tamara Judge. Hi, guys. Welcome to another episode of Two T's in a Pod. This is my, myself, Teddy Melancamp, and Hey.

[Matt Lafferty]

I can't believe I'm back so soon. It's Matt Laffery.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

It's Matt Laffery, you guys. I feel like there was a bunch of things we needed to talk about and I just wanted to kind of give everybody a heads up where everything's been going. One, thank you for so graciously welcoming Matt, who stepped in for me because Matt is not only one of our producers, he's one of. Truly one of my best friends. And we talk about these shows ad nauseam. So. So he knows all my opinions. My hot takes, his hot takes, Erica's hot takes, Tamara's hot takes on her shows, like, it's just. It's constant. So I'm so grateful to have such an amazing production team that will allow me to still be able to speak to you guys, even on days that I can't. So that's kind of the update. So a lot of things have gone on in the last two days between what happened at my house and me not being able to show up for the pod. And they were two separate instances. One thing that I really wanted to make clear, which I've tried my hardest to do throughout this entire cancer journey, is one, yes, I have stage four cancer. Two, I cannot control exactly how I feel on each given day. Three, on the days that I feel really good, I want to take advantage of it. And on the days I feel terrible, I have to listen to my body. So that's. That's kind of where we were. So last week, I went with my daughter to her horse show. I only made it a day and a half. I wasn't even riding myself. I was just gonna go watch her. I even stayed in a camper on the facility, because I thought, okay, then I can go back and forth even though I'm not feeling good. Essentially, I haven't been feeling good for about a month, which was kind of shocking to me, and I think mentally did a lot for to me because I was like, what do you mean? I felt so good right after the surgeries. And then when I was having radiation and immunotherapy, I was feeling good. So why am I not able to do this right now? Like, why do I feel like you can barely open my eyes or keep my words straight? And I kind of learned why this week at the Doctors. So the day I missed, I went straight to, like, it's not an ER because it's my regular doctor's office. But I went for an emergency appointment. I'd been having some thyroid issues, so they put me on some medication for that. I know that Matt and Erica said a little bit about something about immunotherapy, how it can affect your healthy cells, and sometimes things change. Essentially, what we figured out with me was, yes, I started out feeling great, and I could do all the pods, and I could do all these things, and I could go to all my daughter's horse shows, and I could stay at my house by myself, and I felt really strong. And what's happening with me is the longer that I'm on immunotherapy, the sicker it's making me. So for some people, especially when they come from, you know, having brain tumors removed, radiation, immunotherapy, all of these things at once, that's when they feel their worst. And I feel like even my friends that are nurses or doctors were like, what the heck's going on with Teddi? How is she going to this horse show? How is she doing this? But no, guys, like, it's really hit me, like, these are my hands, and this is me trying to be as calm as I possibly can right now. And so if I ever feel like I can't give a good podcast, I would rather have somebody step in and do a good one and do it on time so that you're in the moment, because I know as a viewer, that's how I like to watch it. I don't like to watch two weeks of recap. I want to watch what happened last night or the night before or whatever it may be. What the doctors have decided to do for me because this immunotherapy has hit me so incredibly hard, is they did a bunch of scans, and everything's looking good. Everything's shrinking. They're not seeing a bunch. But so it's showing that why I medically feel so sick is from the immunotherapy. So we are going to take a little break on the immunotherapy to get my body back feeling stronger and I'm on steroids and we're doing everything that we can to get me back to feeling like I, you know, I can do this, I can do all the things and I think as listeners is. And I don't want to fill your guys feed with cancer, you know, like, I know that that can be a depressing topic, but I also want, if you're going through something like this, things are going to change and that's okay. The hardest thing for me has been kind of the wake up call of wow, I can't do what I did yesterday or wow, I can't do what I did three weeks ago or for me today, wow, I woke up and I, I'm still shaking stuff. But I have a lot of energy today. Like in my mind I'm like, I probably could have done the pod today, which is why I'm here talking to you guys right now. So that's, that's essentially what's going on. I'm going to keep in close contact with all of my different doctors and just take a little hold and see if we can get my body more in check so that I can be a touch more physically stable to do the things that I want to do. Because I think something I don't talk about often on the pod is it's, it's not just me that cancer's life has changed. It's changed my kids life, it's changed my relationship with Edwin. You know. Yeah, you guys all know that we were filing for divorce. Nothing's changed in that other than that we're on hold because of what's happening to me medically. But he's had to step in and help me because I, some days can't do it. And that's, I've never in my adult life been in a situation where I'm like, gosh, I, I can't do this right now. I, I can't stay up that extra hour and put my kid to bed tonight. I can't go to my daughter's horse show or oh my gosh, I'm gonna have to miss Cruz's practice. I've never once felt that way until recently. And it's, it's heartbreaking. And I want you to know if you're a single parent, or even if you're in a marriage, or even if you're in the middle of a divorce, like me. We all hear you, and we know that there are good days and there are bad days. And I think the best part is, is that we share so that we know that we're not alone through all this. Like, I mean, even Matt told me his. One of his good friends, he's like, she's not immunotherapy. And she's, you know, she's feeling great. And then I grill them about it. I'm like, how long was she on? What was the bubble? You know, like, all we're doing is craving information. And sometimes you're not going to be able to get that from the doctor. You're going to be able to get that from other people who have struggled, who are struggling with this. So that's the first thing. So thank you guys so much. My next appointment with my doctor is tomorrow, and then we kind of just go from there. And then right now, they're just trying to figure out my medications, which I'm hoping is the reason for the Shakespeare.

[Matt Lafferty]

Do you want to clarify, just for people who still are maybe confused as to what this means specifically for your tumors and the actual cancer, like, everything is still shrinking and you are still in a positive trajectory, correct?

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Yeah. Yeah. So this is all still a positive trajectory, minus me not feeling well, but it's still positive when it comes to my tumors, because my tumors are still shrinking, and some areas, you can't even see them at all. And what I didn't realize is that immunotherapy is in your system for months and months and months. So my immunotherapy is still working, even if I don't get that new dose, which was supposed to be tomorrow, so that it's not. This isn't for a reason of concern. It's not me quitting. I mean, if it was up to me, I'd have been like, let's just power down and keep going. But he was like, you know, my doctor's like, the beautiful thing about immunotherapy is we can track you and we can see how you're doing, and your body can handle being off of it for a minute, and then we might need to put you back on it, but that way we can track you. And it's not like a chemo where it's just, this is how it goes no matter what. It's black and white. It's not like that with this. So we're really working with a team of people to try to get me as healthy as possible and try and get me back to feeling like myself, because, you know, I do. I love this job so much. I love being able to recap with every single one of the people that come on with me. I love our producers that give us ideas and funny thoughts, and it's scary. And I feel less than on the days that I can't show up and be here for you guys, because it's something I look forward to so much. And so, yeah, I mean, don't you. Don't y' all worry for one second? I already watched the Valley. I watched. I watched Real Housewives of Orange County. Like, I am going to be there. And I'm hoping that next week I'll be feeling a million times better and I'll be able to recap the current episodes. But in the meantime, I'm really loving that we're keeping everybody up to date because also, selfishly, it makes it a lot easier for me because a lot of things that people don't know about, you know, these brain tumors and having stage four cancer is your memory goes a little bit. And I've been trying to shield it as much as I can, but coming on and trying to recap five past episodes is very difficult for me. So I want to come on fresh. I want to come on good, and I want to come in with my strong, you know, sometimes good, sometimes bad opinions. But yeah, yeah.

[Matt Lafferty]

So I. I just want to say real quick before we move on to your other thing that you talk about is that you have built this community, and the outpouring of love and support is so beyond anything that you even, I think, are aware of, because, you know, we all are getting it in different places. Just the love for you. And I know you get it in your DMs and you probably get a thousand messages, but just everyone's rooting for you, and it's you people want these updates because you are someone who everyone knows is just an open book and is continuously just wanting to provide information and be as open and upfront with things as possible. So I think the more information that you want to give people, people are absorbing it and they're grateful for it, and they're rooting for you. And.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

And I think, you know, people see. You see something online or you see an image of something like so many people. And thank you. Thank you. I may not have responded because it's very hard for me to respond to text and to on Instagram. But I'm trying to keep up as much as I can, but it's, it's not the best. But the day that I did the Glamour magazine with Kyle, the day that was released, you know, I think. And if you guys haven't read it, it's actually pretty incredible in the stories that me and Kyla are able to share. And I think you'll get a lot from that. So if you go to Glamour magazine, you can listen or watch me and Kyle kind of talk about our friendship and talk about what it's, what cancer has made me feel like. But that day, everybody was like, oh my gosh, Teddy, you look so beautiful. You look so strong. You look like you're on top of the world. And I remember that day laying up in a ball before going, calling Kyle and Jen and going, if one of you guys don't pick me up, I can't even be in a car service. I'm too embarrassed. Like, I'm not doing well. I can't do this today. And they're like, okay, if you can't do it, we'll cancel it. And I'm like, I don't want to cancel it. It's Glamour magazine. Ask me again.

[Matt Lafferty]

And they made you look like a model.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

They made me look like I can't. But that's my point, you know, like, you see a lot and you think that this means everything's okay. But if you're feeling like I'm feeling right now, I got, you know, I got you. I understand this is hard.

[Matt Lafferty]

Yeah. And everyone loves you and everyone is here for you.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Matt Lafferty]

You know not to to move on to another traumatic instance, but so many people want to know what in the hell happened at your house that broke in the news. If you want to just shed a little light on that.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Oh my gosh. Well, to give you guys a little backstory for those of you who don't live in Los Angeles, about a week or two ago there was a couple who lives kind of nearby me who were murdered in their home and they were not home and they arrived home and then were murdered by somebody who was breaking and entering into their house. So everybody in the area where I live, we've all been pretty diligent about making sure we're on top of it because this area is being hit more than most. Because this is actually something I learned yesterday is that in Encino there wasn't as many police respondents because it's down so much in LA county and LA county is normally being hit so much. So it's just really, you know, it can be a scary time. So you have to be diligent with your family or kids. We were home for people confused when I say we. Edwin lives downstairs. He is helping taking care of me and the kids. I'm in my room upstairs. But I am not in a position where I can be by myself. And this is one of those moments I am so beyond grateful, because we had. I can't remember if it is. I guess it was maybe two nights ago. We had somebody come and try to break into the house. We have all the videos. You can go on my Instagram and you can see the videos of people, you know, trying to break into my home. My kids were home. I'm home. We have somebody named Betty that lives with us. She's home. Like, we're all here. And there was, like, all this noise moving around and different things happening. And that's when we saw the bright light, which was a skyline security cam, go off outside. And that's when we heard running. And we go and we look down, and we see a bunch of guys running off. At that point in time, Edwin is already on the phone with 91 1. Like, that's why I'm like, guys, you have to set your security systems. You have to make sure that all your doors are closed. You have to make sure that you do all these things now more than ever. But Edwin's already on the phone with 911, and they were over here in a matter of minutes. They came through. I put all the kids in the room with me, and they went through, and they looked and checked each room to make sure that nobody entered the house. And thankfully, we were all safe and good. But, like, I mean, we're kind of. We're shaken up around here. It's scary. And, like, even watching the videos of. I mean, on the video to me that I saw, it looked like it was three guys, but, I mean, everybody's so covered up, you can't really tell. And I think that they broke into the house two houses down as well. And then yesterday, I could. Not that I really leave my house that often anyway, but I couldn't even leave my house because there was so much news here. And I know that everybody's extra diligent right now because of what happened down the street, and I appreciate all of the support that we've had, but just you guys, you have to be beyond diligent and safe for yourselves, for your family, and also being able to have those hard conversations with your kids. We are safe. We are okay. And then those, like, morbid thoughts of, like, it's just so much, well, kudos.

[Matt Lafferty]

To the Encino police force for showing up so quickly and just catch them efforts. That's all. That's all we need.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Yeah, well, that. And we got to give a shout out. Skyland Security Admin. Ariave.

[Matt Lafferty]

Exactly. Hit them up if you need home security guys.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

And guys, and to the people that have written, teddy, quit looking for attention. You're doing this on purpose. No one, we don't in their right mind would do this on purpose. And.

[Matt Lafferty]

Don'T even get that.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

And then people are like, oh, you're just like so and so and so and so who used to be on Housewives. And you know, I'm like, we weren't robbed. Somebody attempted to come into our home. Who knows what would have happened? But no, I think saying that even in passing, it's hurtful. Like we're all scared.

[Matt Lafferty]

It's ridiculous. People on perpetually online just are. It's noise that you need to ignore. You don't need that extra noise in your life. Just effort. You and your kids are safe. Everything's great on that end. Is there anything else you want to say before we wrap?

[Teddi Mellencamp]

No, I just want to say I love you guys. I appreciate you, any questions that you have. If I don't respond quickly just now, you'll be able to find Matt more easily. Since he's done a pod, you can slide into his DMs and he'll get right on back to you. Today. What did I try to teach myself? Did you notice with my long text coming through, I tried to teach myself how to do the long text without it being audio. That was a mistake.

[Matt Lafferty]

You taught yourself to thumbs up, tap back, which I don't enjoy because I was like, oh shit, she's mad at me today.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

No, that was Slate. I don't even know what she was doing.

[Matt Lafferty]

Oh boy, I gotta watch what I text you of Slate's now that Slate's have been out.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

But I am missing talking to all you guys and it's been some good juicy episodes since I've been gone.

[Matt Lafferty]

Yeah, yeah.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

And if you want to watch any scripted shows, I've watched a couple in my. In my sadness. Untamed. So good. Sullivan's Canyon. So good. Paradise. Amaze. And when I say paradise, I'm not meaning bachelor.

[Matt Lafferty]

No, it's an Apple tv.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

I know, it's so good. Well, anyways, we're closing out, but hopefully I'll be back next week and I will talk to you then. And thank you so much, Matt.

[Matt Lafferty]

Thank you. Love you.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Love you.

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