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In six months Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the Daily show, which means he's also back in our ears on the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews and more. Now this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to the Daily Show Ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Arturo Castro
Hi, I'm Arturo Castro and I've been lucky enough to do stuff like Broad City and Narcos and Roadhouse and so many commercials about back pain. And now I'm starting a podcast because honestly guys, I don't feel the space is crowded enough. Get ready for Greatest Escapes, a new comedy podcast about the wildest true escape stories in history. Each week I'll be sitting down with some of the most hilarious actors and writers and comedians to tell them a buck wild tale from across history and time. People like Ed Helms, Diane Guerrero, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zoe Chow.
Teddy Mellencamp
Titanic, Charles Manson, Alcatraz, Assada Shakur, the sketchy guy named Steve.
Arturo Castro
It's giving funny true crime.
Tamara Judge
I love storytelling and I love you, so I can't wait.
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Tamara Judge
What if you ask two different people the same set of questions? Even if the questions are the same, our experiences can lead us to drastically different answers.
Teddy Mellencamp
I'm Minnie Driver and I set out.
Tamara Judge
To explore this idea in my podcast, and now Mini Questions is returning for another season. We've asked an entirely new set of guests our seven questions, including Jane Lynch, Delaney Rowe and Cord Jefferson. Listen to Mini Questions on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast questions. Limitless Answers. Two T's in a pod with Teddy Mellencamp and Tamara Judge.
Teddy Mellencamp
Hi guys. Welcome to a special Episode of the Twat Seat. We are excited to have on Dorinda Medley. She was a contestant on Traitors Season 3. Obviously, she was a previous cast member on the Real Housewives of New York City. In her bio, it says feisty and outspoken, Dorinda expressed resentment for sacrificing her spot for a shield to allow the whole group to have a bigger pot of money. She eventually became the primary target by the Traitors among all the Housewives contestants as their first murder to further evoke chaos, which resulted in her being the first eliminated contestant, she was the main cast member on New York city from season seven through 12. I thought she was on longer.
Dorinda Medley
I did too.
Teddy Mellencamp
Medley left the franchise for a few years until she returned in 2023's the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls trip. Let's bring her in.
Tamara Judge
Well, hello.
Dorinda Medley
Well, hello, Dorinda.
Tamara Judge
Now, I may have been on Watch Heavens Live. I may have been on the Tonight show, but this year I finally made it on two T's.
Teddy Mellencamp
Ah, you know.
Dorinda Medley
Well, you know we love you. You know I love you. How are you doing?
Tamara Judge
I'm good.
Dorinda Medley
I know we talk all the time, but I.
Tamara Judge
Well, you know, I love your show. And you know I love you too.
Dorinda Medley
You know I love you more.
Tamara Judge
Both of you.
Teddy Mellencamp
We love you. We're happy you're here. What's new? Are you dating anyone? What's the 41 1? Give us some tea.
Tamara Judge
What's new? Well, trying to date, but I don't know how to approach it. I just don't. Like, do I go on a nap? I was actually so funny. You asked me this, Teddy. I was just getting my hair done. I was thinking, do I finally go on an app?
Dorinda Medley
Well, I'm gonna try it, I think.
Teddy Mellencamp
I mean, I went on. I went on an app.
Tamara Judge
I am on.
Teddy Mellencamp
No. So I didn't make any announcement on Instagram, but I. I'm. I've went on an app. But here's the problem with the app. Like, one. I don't know that I would naturally, like, be attracted to someone solely by a photograph. Like, I have. I need both. So I'm. I'm like, the way that I have kind of been handling the app is I was at dinner with Kyle and a bunch of our friends for her birthday, and we decided as a group to go through the people who have given me a rose. And then you just kind of go.
Dorinda Medley
Wait, what app is this?
Teddy Mellencamp
Hinge.
Dorinda Medley
Oh, I don't know.
Tamara Judge
It's so funny because someone told me to go on Hinge.
Dorinda Medley
What About Raya. I hear people.
Teddy Mellencamp
No, you don't want Raya, because Raya is. I mean, granted, I didn't get accepted to Raya, so I don't know.
Tamara Judge
Well, I didn't get accepted either.
Dorinda Medley
Oh, so you applied?
Tamara Judge
I applied to Raya ages ago. And Andy Cohen actually wrote me a recommendation. And Carol Rosu. I had, like, a stellar recommendation list, and I didn't get it. They said, you're on a wait list. And I was thinking, wait a second. Luanne and Sonia and everyone else is on. Like, why not me? Maybe I'm just not artsy enough.
Dorinda Medley
Even Shep's on it.
Tamara Judge
Yeah, exactly.
Teddy Mellencamp
But also, even people that don't fit the criteria of being on it are on it. So I don't know, maybe they're just booked up. But my friend that is on it, she said Raya is, like, actually, it' small of a pool, and it's a bunch of bullshitters anyway. So. I mean, the thing about hinge. Well, at least the problem that I'm finding with hinge is I don't know why. Like, the only people reaching out to me are young people.
Tamara Judge
Oh, no, I don't.
Teddy Mellencamp
And I don't. I'm like, no, no, you look young. What about like. So I think it's people reaching out. Like, they want to have a good time. And then I look in their bios, and it's like, open to short term, blah, blah, blah.
Dorinda Medley
You don't waste any time, man. Yeah, it's been 15 minutes. You're already on a dating app.
Tamara Judge
I mean, I didn't know we were gonna go there. I was gonna say, how you doing with everything going on? You're doing great.
Teddy Mellencamp
Guys, this doesn't mean that I'm doing great. It means I need to distract somebody. Even on the app said to me, he's like, hey, I know who you are. You're clearly on here because you need a distraction right now. And I do. I mean, there's two nights a week where I'm living at freaking Kyle's house that I don't have my kids. You know, I. I'm not in a place where I'm going to be going out to clubs or meeting people. So, like, I to have somebody just to talk with a little bit. Like, I need a little bit of a distraction, but it's a tricky.
Tamara Judge
How long were you married?
Teddy Mellencamp
I was with Edwin for 16 years.
Tamara Judge
This is a big change for you.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah. I mean. And I'm laughing right now. You could have talked to me last week. And I was sobbing. I mean, you know how it is. Like, the going through the different stages of grief.
Dorinda Medley
Knows that better than both of us.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
Loss is a. It's a terrible thing, and it's such a readjustment. And you know what it is? It's. It's because we assume at this point in our lives that we kind of are where we're supposed to be. So to have to throw everything. The baby out with the bathwater and start you. I often would say, really? Again?
Dorinda Medley
Again?
Tamara Judge
This wasn't the plan.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah, I mean, it was. And for someone like me, who's like an uber planner, you know, like, this isn't. Of course it's not what I wanted. Of course I would never want my kids to be sad. And I. You know, I'm doing everything in my power to make sure that we both show up for our kids in the best way possible. But I also think it's impossible to navigate your emotions from day to day. Like, there are some days where I am, like, sobbing my eyes out and I' I can't be alone. I can't do that. I don't want this. I. You know, like, all of these things. And then there's some days where I'm like, I'm actually okay.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. Well, it's going to be. This is the thing I always say about any sort of grief for loss. In the beginning, it's so big and it's so overwhelming, and you just. You can't get. You navigate around the grief. And then as time goes on, you'll. You'll find that different sorts of people will enter your life that maybe you wouldn't have had if you were still married. You'll be open to different situations, and you start growing bigger. And the grief never goes away, the loss. But it gets smaller and smaller, your life bigger and bigger. And that's the good news. You'll find in six months, you'll be like, you know what? I kind of look forward to being alone today. I like my alone.
Dorinda Medley
I told you that, like, especially with the separation of the kids, you'll get to a point where you're like, you know what? I like my me time. I like, sometimes, like, go to daddy. Mommy needs her me time. And you appreciate those.
Tamara Judge
New York for a week. And of course, she's. She'll kill me for saying this, because, you know, we can't say the word. Hannah. I get a text. I'll dare you.
Dorinda Medley
But I tell my son is, don't talk about me, Pa publicly.
Tamara Judge
But she was here for Almost a week. And at the beginning, it was all so great. I was cooking. I was loving it. Oh, so everything. By the end, I was like, get.
Dorinda Medley
Out of my house.
Tamara Judge
Bye.
Dorinda Medley
Bye. It looks like there's no more.
Tamara Judge
There's no more, you know, whatever soda. I'm like, what do I. You know, it just changed completely because I'm so used to being alone, being on my own.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. And that's a problem for me because it really. I didn't do it right. When I. If I were to suggest, like, I think of people that kind of got divorced or lost a partner, they get right back on the horse and start dating. And even though I dated John, I knew it was never going to be serious. I saw him twice a week. I know people don't believe that, but I really did. He never over. It was sort of a. Just a. You know, And I adore. I still talk to him, but it was never going to be that sort of thing. I jumped into Holy. And I think when you went, wait too long, especially when you're a little older, like I am, you can get a little weird about your time.
Teddy Mellencamp
And then also, you as. I mean, I've noticed as. As I age, I'm even more particular about, like, oh, well, that's not gonna work for me. You know, like, I'm very.
Dorinda Medley
Joanna, don't you feel like, you know, Richard was the love of your life, and he's not. He's not replaceable. And, like, I always thought, like, if something happened to Eddie, I don't necessarily think that I'd run out and date. When. When I divorced. You know, when I got divorced, I'm like, kelly, I want to date. But at this point, when you have that love of your life and it fulfilled you in every way, it's like, I don't really want to. I was lucky to have that.
Tamara Judge
You know what's interesting, Tam? When I was thinking about this as well the other day, I think I said it in an interview, and then I really talked about it to myself, because I do a lot of talking to myself, being on my own a lot. Right up there, Blue Stomander wandering around aimlessly. I. I don't know if Richard Medley, if it would work now after being really such a different person than the person that I was with him.
Dorinda Medley
But you were forced to be a different person. You lost.
Tamara Judge
But, like, if he landed. If, like, he showed up tomorrow and said, it's all a joke, I actually was just away for 13 years. Let's pick up where we left off, left, off. I think it'd be very difficult for both.
Teddy Mellencamp
Question. Was this just a rumor or was your relationship with Richard based on one of the care. Was there a character or a couple on sex? What was that?
Tamara Judge
One of the characters was supposedly based on me. I think she fell out a window or something like that, because I was, like, smoking a cigarette. She fell out the window. So the truth of the matter is it could be.
Dorinda Medley
What do you think Richard would have thought of your reality TV career?
Tamara Judge
That's strange. He loved going like we would go, because you remember, I was friends with all the girls, so we would go to all the filming. And he is as a big academic as he was and sort of very serious guy in his world. He loved because he was a genius. So this sort of thing fascinated human behavior. Fascinated. So we went to all the filming. I. I think he always said to me, if you want to do it, you can do it. But I couldn't do it at the time because Hannah's father, obviously Hannah, was in school. I just didn't want to do it.
Dorinda Medley
I honestly didn't know that he filmed with you.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. Yes. He would come. He was out.
Dorinda Medley
I did not know that.
Tamara Judge
Yeah, he. He was fascinated by the. The process, and he found the women very entertaining. He loved Luann, he loved Ramona, you know, so it was. I know, but it's. It's more. Not so much the filming part. I don't. I think he would, because he didn't care about those things. I'm just fiercely, fiercely independent now. To the point, like, literally, I went on, like, three dates with this guy, my friend Mona. I was laughing so hard about this. I'm like, you know, Mona just started pissing me off. He kept saying to me, what are you doing this weekend? What are you doing this weekend? And I'm like, well, that's not your business. And she goes, well, that's kind of nice. I'm like, no, it's intrusive.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah, yeah. Oh, and one. Not to make this about me, but, Tam, one thing that you said that I want to clarify, because this will be what's picked up as clickbait. You said, you know, because Eddie is the love of your life, he fulfilled you in all these ways. Like, you don't think that you can move on. I don't want to discredit the love that I had for Edwin that I still have for Edwin.
Dorinda Medley
Yes, of course. And you have children together. He's the father of your kids.
Teddy Mellencamp
Like, he's my family. So whether we're going through ups or downs, and we're, you know, we're deciphering our next steps. Like, I love Edwin, like I always.
Tamara Judge
And that will grow. You know, it's. Hannah's father, Ralph, always comes and stays. Comes the day after Christmas and has lunch. And I still love him. Like, if he called me at two in the morning and needed me for anything, I would run to his age. Yeah. Once you're bonded in that way and you share children and you share life, I think it's a shame when people don't get along. I think it's a loss. I don't think you have to stay married forever. And I've been very lucky because I am surrounded by incredible people and the. And I don't have a ton of friends. I know people think I do, but I don't. But the people I like and the people that, you know, I chose to attach to are. I keep them. You know, I don't. You know, And I have a lot of very strong women friends, and I find women, especially women of our age, very fascinating.
Teddy Mellencamp
Well, speaking of, you know, we know when you first were put on pause or whatever it was, you had said you'd cried your eyes out.
Tamara Judge
I may. I may be at pause, but I'm ready to play.
Teddy Mellencamp
Where do you. Where do you stand now? Like, are you liking life without Real Housewives of New York or.
Tamara Judge
Yes. You know, but it was. I'm not. I'm not like the other housewives. It wasn't easy for me. I. I bawled my eyes out.
Dorinda Medley
Well, me and you bonded over, actually.
Tamara Judge
Yeah.
Dorinda Medley
The three of us were let go at the same time.
Teddy Mellencamp
I know. During the. Me.
Dorinda Medley
That's how me and Teddy bonded was over the loss of the show. That's how me and you also got super close. It was me, you, even Hannah. Hannah would get on the phone and talk, and she's such a voice of reason, and she's like, wanted to knock our heads together and say, pull your head out of your asses. This is not a good show for you.
Tamara Judge
But I think.
Teddy Mellencamp
But I think, you know, there's.
Dorinda Medley
We're the new Trace amigos.
Teddy Mellencamp
But also, I think women like us. Rejection in any way does not feel good.
Tamara Judge
No, I don't get fired. I mean, I was the woman that was employee of the month all the time, like, to the point where I can't make the employee of the month again. I'm like, oh, yeah, you can, because you know what I mean? So I. I grew up in that. The era where you know, women like us were very competitive. We had to be the best. We didn't get fired. Yeah, that wasn't our mo.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah, that was the first time I was ever fired from anything.
Tamara Judge
Me too.
Teddy Mellencamp
Me too.
Dorinda Medley
Very first time. Not a job. Not even Burger King. Didn't even get fired from there.
Tamara Judge
The great thing about NBC or they do revisit you. Like I've done a couple ultimate girls trips. You know, I just, I just did traders. They do. And that's enough now for me. Listen, I was just on the phone with someone that said if they asked you to go back to New York, would you go back? I said, sure, why not?
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Teddy Mellencamp
Is there a peacock show about Bluestone Manor?
Tamara Judge
Yes, we're working on it. I'm hopefully gonna have hopefully, hopefully, hopefully cameras up this, this summer.
Teddy Mellencamp
Speaking of Bravo, you know, I'm not gonna not ask. Can we clear up the error about the fellow Bravo, Liberty Lindsay Hubbard, saying you spread a rumor that she was pregnant and miscarried? Like, what happened here? Please explain. I'm lost.
Tamara Judge
Nothing to explain. I don't know her. I don't even know if we've ever met. She supposedly was in the same room doing makeup with me at Bravo Con. Never said that. Have no control. And actually NBC and Bravo backed me. Said that I didn't have. I have nothing. Can you imagine if I had anything to do with casting? Don't have that. Didn't. We don't have any friends. It's just absolutely a hundred percent rumor.
Dorinda Medley
Margaret told me the same thing.
Tamara Judge
Know me like Tamworthy vouchers. I'm not that woman.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah, yeah. Honestly, I had a conversation with Margaret. I'm like, what the. And she goes, tamara, it never happened.
Tamara Judge
It never happened. She wasn't even at the party.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
I was there with NBC people and Jersey Girls and they were all ready to come out. So I don't even. It's funny as you, you know, but maybe the. The listeners don't know Summer house people and housewife. We don't hang out together just because we're on Bravo. There's like the blow deck people. There's the summer house people.
Dorinda Medley
Only at BravoCon. We'll see. Like, that's where I met most of them.
Tamara Judge
No world in mind where her and our lives cross.
Teddy Mellencamp
Right.
Tamara Judge
I know about. First of all, she didn't have a miscarriage, so how would I know? I mean, Gabby, no miscarriage is such a personal thing.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah. For you to say something very privately. Was she trying to insinuate that you had her kicked off of Traitors because she was cast and pregnant.
Tamara Judge
Can I tell you something? That's what I think was really the crux of it. And I think also too maybe. And listen, I wish her well. She just had a beautiful baby, you know, she should just focus on that, you know, but, you know, I don't know why she would think or anyone would think as you know, we don't even know who's going to be on Traders.
Dorinda Medley
I know.
Tamara Judge
Does she.
Dorinda Medley
I know you don't. Has she reached out to you at all to say, like.
Teddy Mellencamp
And you know what?
Tamara Judge
That's the shame of it. If she picked up the phone. But there's no. There's no art.
Dorinda Medley
You can DM somebody. You know what I mean? You can do anything.
Tamara Judge
Well, she could have just called Jen Geyser and said what's true. Yeah.
Dorinda Medley
And get the phone.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah.
Dorinda Medley
For sure.
Tamara Judge
That was. To me, that was just sad.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah.
Dorinda Medley
I was like, really taken. I'm like, whoa. Like, those are some deep, deep, terrible things to say.
Tamara Judge
Like, are you kidding me?
Dorinda Medley
Because do you have any idea who might have said. Told her that?
Tamara Judge
No, but that's another thing. If you're gonna. My whole thing in life is if you're gonna make accusations, say who it is.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah, yeah.
Tamara Judge
Just tell me who it is and then we'll really clear it up fast.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah.
Dorinda Medley
Now as close it's gonna change subject. As close as we are, we never talked about what happened on Traders before it aired. That's a hard show to do. Now I know for sure. Being the first person to be murdered in the season is not only disappointing, it's kind of embarrassing. It's like you packed up, you were there, you went a fart, you know, a long ways. You're in isolation for three days. You got to.
Teddy Mellencamp
You had to be out on that freaking too.
Tamara Judge
It's like over preparing for the Olympics and then not running in the game. I got the clothes, I've worked out, I've studied well, that's the thing.
Dorinda Medley
Like, there's so much preparation. There's psychological exams. There's all kinds of things. You have to have a physical. You get there, you're isolated. Then you have to do a swimming test. They. I mean, it's your big day out. The first three days, they take you to the ymca.
Teddy Mellencamp
I can't picture either of you doing a swimming test.
Dorinda Medley
Swimming. I was so excited to do that damn swimming test. Did you have to do it?
Tamara Judge
No, we didn't do a swimming test.
Dorinda Medley
Oh, we had to Do a swimming test.
Teddy Mellencamp
Oh, yeah.
Tamara Judge
I was just excited to be there. You know, I blocked out the three weeks I was in it. It was as if they. I was going to war.
Teddy Mellencamp
You know, you had planned on winning that thing.
Tamara Judge
I'll be back in three weeks.
Dorinda Medley
Don't worry about me.
Tamara Judge
And then it's like, I'm home.
Dorinda Medley
I know, I know. When Johnny Bananas was the first one to be off the show, he was not happy about it. Like, he didn't even hold back. So you're not allowed to go on social media. You're not allowed. Like, you probably couldn't even go on your radio show. You couldn't let anybody know that you're home.
Tamara Judge
You're so disappointed, you're ashamed, you're embarrassed. And then you have to bring it home and hide it for another three weeks. And you can't be on social media. You can't go on your radio. So you slither back. Basically, like in Cloak and dagger, I got to say.
Dorinda Medley
And I'm like, I had to do the same thing. I couldn't do my podcast. I couldn't do anything. So when you came back and you were rightfully pissed off that you were left out there. You were hungry, you brought it back, and you were very vocal. I was like, no, don't do it, because they were gonna think one of the people on the raft were a traitor. And then if you get too vocal, the whole thing, like, the first part of the show, you have to tread lightly on what you say and what you do, because then you just get fingers pointed, and.
Tamara Judge
Oh, and I did the whole time, what did I say? I'm angry, hungry, and cold. And what that doesn't make up is a smiley face.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah. Do you regret any of it? Like, are you, like, should I have handled this differently?
Tamara Judge
I think you can do that. You know, you're so in it. Of course you. I'm. I'm a regretter. I regret every day of my life. What I said to someone last night at dinner, like, said that. What if you're mad at me, I.
Teddy Mellencamp
Am like that, too. Such an overthinker.
Tamara Judge
Why aren't they picking up their taxes? That's how I live my life. Okay.
Teddy Mellencamp
Why did I see the three dots and then the three dots went away?
Tamara Judge
So. Because I'm a big worry war. You know, I. I was very sad to go. This. This is the dilemma. And Tam, where you could speak this, obviously, yes. I should have been more quiet. Right. But then. Is that me?
Dorinda Medley
No, but it's all playing a Game. And we're not gamers, we're housewives.
Tamara Judge
Like, would you ever go back?
Dorinda Medley
Maybe for the right amount of money. But it was, I'm not a gamer and it was really hard and I thought that, you know, oh, I'm a housewife. You know, we think 10 steps ahead when we say things. It's, it does not compare.
Teddy Mellencamp
You think you're thinks 10 steps ahead.
Dorinda Medley
I, I try to. When you compared to the gamers. No, it doesn't even compete.
Tamara Judge
I don't think it was one particular thing. I think that the housewives, I think they, the gamers are very smart. I, I think. But I could be wrong. I think a lot of it has to do with being such a strong character personality.
Dorinda Medley
Yes, yes.
Teddy Mellencamp
And, and you would have been an obvious choice.
Tamara Judge
I got it wrong on Watch Rap is live for a run. It's not Survivors, it's Survivor. I never watched any of those Survivor games.
Dorinda Medley
Me either. I didn't know who anybody was from the game.
Tamara Judge
So that was, and they, they, they approach everything very differently.
Teddy Mellencamp
And I mean Wells said something too, which really resonated with us. He was like the difference between housewives. And like, he's like me, for example. He's like, when we weren't filming and we had downtime, he's like, I would just be quiet. I would just sit there. He's like, but the housewives are so used to being on all the time. They like never slow down. We're like, quit wasting this good material.
Tamara Judge
Well, because you have no other outlets at that point. You have no phone, no tv, no news, no anything.
Teddy Mellencamp
So that's what else.
Dorinda Medley
I mean I was, I was so desperate. I don't know if they, they gave us a little goodie bag when we arrived in our hotel room and it had like a little alligator or something in it. I felt like I was Tom Hanks with his volleyball Wilson, like talking to it because you have no phone. TVs limited. It's like, hi. You know, it's a mind game for, I mean it screws with your head.
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Tamara Judge
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Tamara Judge
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Dorinda Medley
An old lady came up to me. She said how much for this Cream.
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Teddy Mellencamp
Well, many fans and contestants on the show thought it was stupid to murder you since you were suspected to be a traitor. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it would have been smart for the traitors to use you as a shield?
Tamara Judge
Yes.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah. Who do you think should have gone home first?
Tamara Judge
Anyone except me.
Teddy Mellencamp
Who did you like, connect with?
Tamara Judge
Anybody except me?
Teddy Mellencamp
Who was like your person that you immediately that you didn't already know? You don't name a housewife but was there somebody in there that you're like, you connected with?
Tamara Judge
I just love Bob Harper.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah, well said him too. Bob Harper must be a real heart.
Tamara Judge
He's just the best. Bob Harper. He's. He's amazing. And I also like Sam Britney Spears ex.
Teddy Mellencamp
You did? We haven't heard say words.
Tamara Judge
He hasn't talked.
Dorinda Medley
Well, he's good to look at.
Tamara Judge
He's just such a nice, sweet. I. I was bothering him the whole.
Teddy Mellencamp
Time and are you still watching? Like, are you up to date on the recent episodes or did you just. Once you were gone, you're like, peace. I'm not watching.
Tamara Judge
I haven't been home at all. You know, it's so funny. I don't like, I'm not a big problem with me is I'm not a big TV watcher. I. I'll attempt to watch tv, but I fall asleep too easily. Hannah's like, I have never. It's me 31 years. Made it through a movie with you. You're like, oh my God.
Dorinda Medley
It's like it's a running joke in our house. Like go to the movies. No mom will fall asleep.
Tamara Judge
So like tonight, Tonight I'm not going out. So I'll like wake. I'll catch up on everything tonight. The only thing I watch religiously. It's my great thing to do is like. Because I wake up about 5:30 and I get my coffee and I watch whatever housewife show was on the night before. Oh.
Teddy Mellencamp
Oh, yeah.
Tamara Judge
It's my morning thing. I love watching it. Like, I get excited.
Teddy Mellencamp
What's your favorite franchise?
Tamara Judge
I watch the New York finale.
Dorinda Medley
Oh my God. Can we talk about that? We just recapped it. We're in disbelief. It was such a dark episode.
Tamara Judge
Hard to watch.
Dorinda Medley
It was hard.
Teddy Mellencamp
Do you think. Do you think Bryn's. This is Bryn. She's done. Do you think that or do you think they'll bring her back?
Tamara Judge
Well, you know, when I see stuff like that, all I can say is, I mean, I brought it up once, I brought it up a million times. You can put it on my gravestone. Why'd I get fired?
Teddy Mellencamp
Put it on my grapes.
Dorinda Medley
Oh my God. Do you think there'd ever be a.
Tamara Judge
Woman saying that in the nursing home?
Dorinda Medley
Why me?
Tamara Judge
I got in 1990, 2000.
Dorinda Medley
Why did I get fired?
Tamara Judge
Do you think they did?
Dorinda Medley
Well, I think they need to bring you back and I think that they need to bring some. They, you know, keep some girls. Bring some of the originals back.
Tamara Judge
Who.
Dorinda Medley
Not a lot of you guys are.
Tamara Judge
Still in New York, I don't think.
Arturo Castro
I don't.
Tamara Judge
I.
Teddy Mellencamp
But I would be happy with, like, another New York version of a show where we get. But also, guys, I'm missing girls trip. I'm missing watching them.
Tamara Judge
I love the girls trips. To me, that was the best of all worlds.
Teddy Mellencamp
Why weren't you on the dating. The new Bravo dating show that, like, two of the girls from Potomac went on. Shannon went on. Did they ask you to do that?
Tamara Judge
I thought Luann was a great choice. I don't. Oh.
Reed
Oh.
Teddy Mellencamp
I didn't really. Louanne.
Tamara Judge
I don't think of Shannon as a big dater. It's funny. I found that an unusual choice. I don't think I'd be good.
Dorinda Medley
It was an afterthought. I think that somebody else was supposed to be on it. Kenya, maybe.
Tamara Judge
Oh.
Dorinda Medley
Is what I heard. And then somebody fell out and they added her.
Tamara Judge
You know, I. I don't think people think of me as a big dater. And, you know, Luann's so great at it. And Luann's such a great dater, and she's like.
Dorinda Medley
But I don't think the show's really about dating. It's about entertainment.
Teddy Mellencamp
But I wish it was both of you guys.
Tamara Judge
I.
Teddy Mellencamp
Because if they could have two gals from Potomac, why couldn't they have two?
Tamara Judge
They should have done. Yeah. It would have been very well together.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah. I would have liked that.
Dorinda Medley
It would have been great. I've been like a little mini.
Tamara Judge
Yes.
Dorinda Medley
You know, New York. Yeah. And.
Tamara Judge
Well, the matter is, they didn't ask me, so there's the.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah, there you go. Now, recently, you had said, I. I saw it on Instagram, that you think that they should have named the house Real Housewives. Roni. They should have named it something else with the recast, with the reboot.
Tamara Judge
No, I just think it would have given them, I think, a better chance. Yes. Because there's too much comparison, you know, and. And there's also these things. I like them better. Well, it's not about that. They decided to stop one completely.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
And start fresh. But I think by doing this sort of. So this clean wipe, and I think it very surprised people. Right.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
Introduce these girls that were just so different. And as I said on Alex Baskin's thing, you know, they are sort of the young New York, but it was too much here.
Dorinda Medley
But it's constantly being compared.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. Here's season 13. People we've grown up with nostalgia. People we know, people we've watched. Ta da. New girls. Yeah. It named It. The girlfriends of New York. Because I don't. I know they get a lot of grief. We hate it. We this, we that. I don't. I think they would have gotten a better chance. The cr. As I say, I've said it in every. The crown was too heavy. Yeah.
Dorinda Medley
Do you remember. Do you remember Ladies of London?
Tamara Judge
Yes.
Dorinda Medley
It was basically a housewife show.
Tamara Judge
Yes.
Dorinda Medley
But it was named something different. They could have done something like that.
Tamara Judge
They'd done Girlfriends of New York or Ladies of New York or something catchy. Then it could have. You know, I think it just also, too. There's something. There's something about it. There may have even been an easier way to integrate it. Integrate us a little bit.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
Yeah.
Teddy Mellencamp
Because then you could have just the old ones.
Tamara Judge
No, no, because these are the new ones. You know, they don't. You know. So.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
That's what's hard for them now.
Dorinda Medley
I know you weren't there in Traders.
Tamara Judge
I gotta tell you something. I know a bunch of them. They're nice girls. It's just.
Dorinda Medley
They're all lovely.
Tamara Judge
Totally different ball game.
Teddy Mellencamp
Do you think it's because none of them are actually really friends?
Tamara Judge
Well, I think that's the key to the show. I mean, I think that's why OC does so well. New York does so well. I think that's why, you know, Jersey did well. It didn't do so well at the end of it.
Dorinda Medley
It did until it did it.
Tamara Judge
Beverly Hills, you can feel that friendship. And Salt Lake City, to me, is like old New York.
Dorinda Medley
But we're starting to see a crack.
Teddy Mellencamp
Is so, so good.
Dorinda Medley
But we're starting to see a little bit of a crack in Beverly Hills. I feel like not everybody's friends on that show anymore. The cast has turned over so much that it's starting to have. It's missing something and it's the friendship.
Tamara Judge
When they start to bring people and bring people out, Bring people and bring people out, that's when it feels like it. It loses its authenticity.
Teddy Mellencamp
Because then you don't get connected to anybody, and then they're not really connected.
Tamara Judge
You need to be able to go. I always say the thing about. When you have people that really know each other, even though it's still awkward and still terrible and still hurtful, but you can go deeper with them and choose and they're. They're, you know, up to a point, it's recoverable because you're. You know each other so well outside of it. So you can unravel. Little bit offseason. Right. Right. But a lot of these people, I feel like they don't even see each other offseason, right?
Dorinda Medley
No, Jenna just. Jenna was on Watch what happens Live last night and she said that they have. None of them have talked to Bren since the reunion.
Teddy Mellencamp
Yeah, it's going to be hard. It's going to be a hard road for that.
Tamara Judge
That could be the kids death. You know what I thought was interesting too, Tamara and I don't know what it's like if they did this on your guys shows and we never had productions hanging around like that on the couch, just sitting around, all just hanging out.
Dorinda Medley
No, no, no.
Teddy Mellencamp
We didn't either.
Dorinda Medley
We did not.
Teddy Mellencamp
We like, we.
Tamara Judge
It felt really like MTV Real World. It did.
Dorinda Medley
It felt different.
Teddy Mellencamp
We didn't have that. I mean, yes, I could like go outside and like talk to producer and like vent or I could do that. But like, we were never just like. Unless it was like we were flying somewhere and we weren't Mike.
Tamara Judge
But then, even then you're friendly and they're helpful. But that was like when Rin was sitting on the couch and they lounging all around the production. I was like, ew. I don't know.
Dorinda Medley
Was that. Let me ask you a question. Was that some of the production crew that you worked with? Did you notice any. Recognize anybody?
Tamara Judge
A couple people, yes, but we just. Not even that it was ew. I just felt like. I felt like there was sort of like a. Yeah, well, do you think that was. They did that in order when they left at night? Like when we stopped filming, they left.
Teddy Mellencamp
Unless they thought more drama would come, then they'd leave one person with the.
Dorinda Medley
I don't know, given the situation and Bren's headspace, maybe they were trying. Trying to comfort her. I'm not sure, but no, I think.
Teddy Mellencamp
They were trying to show that she was pretending absolutely nothing happened the night before.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah, that's true. You're right about that. That's what they were doing.
Tamara Judge
That was that. I. I agree with Jenna. That was heartbreaking because that to me read of someone that really didn't know.
Teddy Mellencamp
How to handle it, process the emotions.
Dorinda Medley
Do you think that Bren was lying about telling UBA did this is where.
Tamara Judge
I have a problem. That is there's certain buzzwords, there's certain heavy, heavy words you can whisper and it lands and we know the words. So you. There's no casual way to say R A P E in any way, shape or form without it. That's not something I personally would ever pass over. And if and if she. I just don't. It was a very intelligent, like, you know what I'm saying?
Dorinda Medley
She would have remembered that, right?
Tamara Judge
She would have remembered such a big word, right?
Dorinda Medley
Yeah, it's just a word that you would remember. And I think Uba definitely, you could tell by her reaction that she's like, you never told me this ever. I wouldn't.
Tamara Judge
You know, if she did know about it, she would have been following up. Because UBA is a girl's girl.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah. Yeah. She's very passionate.
Tamara Judge
Anyone would like. If you. Someone told me something like that, the first thing you would be is like, oh, my God, are you getting help? What can I do? Yeah, it just. I. I don't. I felt. Yeah, it was really hard to watch that.
Teddy Mellencamp
It was really hard. And before we have to wrap up, is there any other juicy nuggets you want to leave us with? Things we should. I mean, everybody should listen to your radio show for one.
Tamara Judge
Well, thank you. Well, I have to say, I've never. I never thought I'd get so much fame from getting murdered first. So that, that was a negative that.
Dorinda Medley
Turned into a. I've seen you everywhere. You were on the Jimmy Fallon show, weren't you?
Tamara Judge
Yeah, I. Yes. Y other day. I worried about it for six months. I held the secret. I was. I'm like. And of course I'm like, oh, everyone's gonna think, you loser. Yeah, you know, you this, you that. Now I gotta go through that. I was so uptight about it. And then it came and they're like, do you want to be on the tonight's show? I'm like, wow.
Dorinda Medley
Because everybody disagreed with it.
Arturo Castro
Yeah.
Teddy Mellencamp
But also, I think it. It would have been more. It would have even been a better show if you were on longer because.
Tamara Judge
I, I have a feeling I really did. You know what? It. If nothing else, I'm good content. I. You know, you may not have got out some more mugs and T shirts somehow.
Dorinda Medley
Yeah.
Teddy Mellencamp
Oh, my gosh. Well, thank you so much for coming on, Dorinda.
Tamara Judge
We.
Dorinda Medley
We love you. Miss you.
Tamara Judge
See you later. I miss you guys.
Dorinda Medley
Bye. I miss you.
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Podcast Summary: Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Episode Title: The Twot Seat: DORINDA MEDLEY (The Traitors)
Release Date: January 27, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts
Guest: Dorinda Medley
Runtime: Approximately 38 minutes (from [02:35] to [40:49])
In this special episode of "Two Ts In A Pod", hosts Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge welcome former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Dorinda Medley to discuss her experiences on the reality TV show "The Traitors". The conversation delves into Dorinda's journey on the show, her personal life post-divorce, and the intricate dynamics of reality TV participation.
Teddi Mellencamp begins by introducing Dorinda Medley, highlighting her tenure on Real Housewives of New York City from seasons seven through twelve and her participation in "The Traitors" Season 3. Dorinda is described as "feisty and outspoken," who became a primary target on "The Traitors", leading to her early elimination.
Notable Quote:
Teddi Mellencamp ([02:35]): "We are excited to have on Dorinda Medley. She was a contestant on Traitors Season 3."
Tamra Judge opens the discussion by inquiring about Dorinda's current dating life. The conversation shifts to Tamra's own experiences with dating apps post-divorce, highlighting the challenges of meeting new people while managing single parenthood.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
Tamra Judge ([04:05]): "What if you ask two different people the same set of questions? Even if the questions are the same, our experiences can lead us to drastically different answers."
Teddi Mellencamp ([07:12]): "I'm doing everything in my power to make sure that we both show up for our kids in the best way possible."
The conversation shifts to life after being on reality TV. Tamra reflects on her departure from Real Housewives, expressing feelings of loss and the challenge of redefining oneself outside the spotlight.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
Tamra Judge ([17:03]): "We make it this big pie in the sky thing. And then of course we're frustrated because no one knows how to get there."
Dorinda Medley ([15:24]): "I was like, really? Like, those are some deep, deep, terrible things to say."
Dorinda Medley provides an in-depth look into her experience on "The Traitors". She recounts the rigorous preparation, including psychological exams and physical tests, and the emotional strain of early elimination.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
Tamra Judge ([23:27]): "I was just excited to be there. You know, I blocked out the three weeks I was in it. It was as if they... I was going to war."
Dorinda Medley ([24:19]): "The first person to be murdered in the season is not only disappointing, it's kind of embarrassing."
The discussion turns to Tamra's confrontation with rumors alleging her involvement in casting-related controversies, specifically regarding Liberty Lindsay Hubbard. Both Tamra and Dorinda firmly deny these claims, emphasizing their lack of involvement and the importance of reputation management in reality TV.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
Tamra Judge ([35:45]): "They should have done. Yeah. It would have been very well together."
Dorinda Medley ([40:30]): "Now, recently, you had said, I. I saw it on Instagram, that you think that they should have named the house Real Housewives. Roni. They should have named it something else with the recast, with the reboot."
As the episode nears its end, Tamra, Teddi, and Dorinda reflect on their reality TV journeys and the lessons learned. Dorinda shares her gratitude for the opportunities that came her way post-show and hints at potential future projects.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
Tamra Judge ([40:18]): "Listen to your radio show for one."
Dorinda Medley ([40:51]): "I was like, really taken. I'm like, whoa. Like, those are some deep, deep, terrible things to say."
This episode of "Two Ts In A Pod" offers an intimate glimpse into Dorinda Medley's reality TV experiences, her personal life adjustments post-divorce, and the challenges of maintaining reputation amidst unfounded rumors. Hosts Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge provide a supportive and candid environment, encouraging listeners to empathize with those navigating the complexities of fame, personal loss, and public scrutiny.
Listen to the episode on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast platform to gain deeper insights into Dorinda Medley's journey and the nuanced discussions between the Two Ts in a Pod.