Deep Dive with Jamie Stein

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Droppin' In: Mia Thornton vs Candiace Dillard on "The Real Housewives of Potomac" (S2, EP 2) Oct 19, 2021

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In this solo episode, Jamie sounds off on the lion's share of blame being leveled at Candiace Dillard on The Real Housewives of Potomac and questions Mia Thornton's refusal to accept her part in a situation that she had a large hand in creating. Jamie makes several key drop-in's along the way - including why Candiace has been doubling down on her cruelty in lieu of exercising compassion toward Mia's mother, Mia's true opinion of Candiace, why Mia had such a disdainful response to Candiace's video shoot and, perhaps most important, what compelled Mia to buddy up with Dorothy Dillard in the first place. It's a deep exploration of what it means to take true self-responsibility for our actions and how that willingness (or lack thereof) ends up playing a key role in what we manifest in our lives.

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Dr. Wendy Osefo vs Mia Thornton on "The Real Housewives of Potomac" - w/ Haneefah Wood (S2, EP 1) Oct 05, 2021

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….and we’re back! Jamie kicks off Deep Dive Season 2 by inviting good friend of the pod Haneefah Wood to jump into all thing The Real Housewives of Potomac - most notably, the conflict between Dr. Wendy Osefo and controversial newcomer Mia Thornton. Jamie and Haneefah dig underneath both the stark differences and also the surprising similarities between these adversaries - a journey that covers their relationship to their bodies, how they each handle interpersonal conflict, their mutual need to get ahead of the narrative, and much more. And no Potomac conversation would be complete without a look at Gizelle and Ashley’s messy behavior, and consideration of the thin line between being a good Bravo employee and pathological denial of your true negative intentions.

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Bonus Ep: "House of Hilton” - w/ Jess Rothschild Sep 13, 2021

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In this special crossover event, Jamie and Hot Takes & Deep Dives host Jess Rothschild officially review House of Hilton, the 2006 expose of the Hilton dynasty that heavily features the backstories of Kathy Hilton, Kyle & Kim Richards and their mother, Big Kathy. Together, they explore Big Kathy's quest for men, money and Hollywood, and the ways in which she projected those dreams onto her three daughters, how their mom kicked Kyle & Kim's father out of the home he built for them so she could run a sorority house, and parallel themes on both sides of the Hilton/Richards lineage. They also discuss Kathy and Paris Hilton's dynamic in the documentary This is Paris and how it relates to the book's revelatory content. Follow Jamie on Instagram, check out his work at hollywoodreadings.com, and follow Jess on Instagram here, and here.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support

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Bonus Ep: An Interview with Astrologer, Dream Interpreter & Psychotherapist Dr. Michael Lennox Aug 25, 2021

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Jamie takes a break from the Bravo universe to share this unofficial "first episode" of the podcast (recorded three years ago!) and welcomes gifted astrologer/dream interpreter/therapist Dr. Michael Lennox to share his insights on how to work with astrology in a grounded, practical way. This cosmic deep-dive explores actionable spiritual hacks for making clear decisions, getting your unconscious demons to actually align with your conscious desires, constructively working with anxiety, using your most difficult life circumstances as a gateway to your deeper evolution, and so much more. Visit Michael at michaelennox.com, follow him @drlennoxdreams; visit Jamie at hollywoodreadings.com, follow him at @jamiestein.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support

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The Many Personas of Erika Jayne - w/ Piper Sample (S1, EP 12) Aug 10, 2021

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Jamie welcomes Piper Sample back to the podcast to see what Erika Jayne's current scandals might be revealing about her inner emotional landscape. Together, they explore Erika's relationship to the very nature of performance, the blurred lines between her actual life and the roles she has played on stage and screen, the hollowness of the "Erika Jayne" persona, how past conflicts with Dorit/PK and Teddi Mellencamp energetically predicted what she is going through today, the refusal to feel a core humiliation that is perhaps powering all of her internal divisions, and much, much more. Though it all, Jamie and Piper continually seek to answer the questions, "What is Erika meant to learn from all this...?" and "How can Erika use this ordeal as a gateway to her truer, higher self...?"

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This Difficult Season of RHONY & a Closer Look at Sonja Morgan - w/ Deanna Cheng (S1, EP 11) Jul 27, 2021

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Jamie welcomes actress, writer, comedienne and Montage Queen Deanna Cheng to the pod for a two-for-one special: first, they roll up their sleeves and dig into this latest difficult season of "The Real Housewives of New York City" - the lack of cast cohesion, the severe emotional limitations of several of the OG's, Bershan's role as the surprising catalyst for individual and group revelation, and much more; they then pivot for an odyssey into Sonja Morgan's inner landscape - her covert entitlement, her latent need to be rescued, how she feels about JP Morgan today, her relationship to the townhouse and, oh yes, the revealing lawsuit that never quite gets explored with any clarity or specificity (until now).

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Droppin' In: Why Is Sutton Stracke So Triggered By Gift Giving? What Was Tom Girardi's Attitude Towards His Victims? And What Was Underneath Kathy Hilton's Tomassina Greeting? (S1, EP 10) Jul 13, 2021

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In this solo episode, Jamie explores why Sutton Stracke was so deeply triggered by the ladies' birthday gift to Garcelle, how Tom Girardi justified his theft from his clients/victims, and what Kathy Hilton may have intended in "innocently" invoking the "Tomassina" moniker...--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support

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Porsha Williams' Recent Engagement & Her Many Personas on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" - w/ Haneefah Wood & Chanel Creating (S1, EP 9) Jun 29, 2021

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Jamie is joined by returning guest Haneefah Wood and podcaster/life coach Chanel Creating to discuss Porsha Williams' recent scandalous engagement and all of the attendant issues that come up as a result. This episode ventures into Porsha's many different incarnations on The Real Housewives of Atlanta - dutiful housewife, Princess of Thotlandia, slinger of criminal accusations, social justice advocate and the target of slut shaming - and what these different faces just might be revealing about Porsha's unconscious landscape. Follow Haneefah @haneefahwood, follow Chanel @chanelcreating, subscribe to her podcast, follow me @jamiestein and check out my work at www.hollywoodreadings.com.

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Dropping In', Vol 1: Exploring the Unconscious Landscapes of Sutton Stracke & Crystal Minkoff on RHOBH and Leah McSweeney on RHONY (S1, EP 8) Jun 15, 2021

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Jamie offers his first-ever solo episode, dropping into the latest conflicts rocking the Housewives universe: he first channels what's really triggering Sutton Stracke about Crystal Minkoff on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, next channels Crystal's deeper feelings about Sutton, and then rounds it all out by channeling Leah McSweeney's core issues with Heather Thomson on The Real Housewives of New York City. This is a quick-and-dirty, rough-and-raw, minimally-edited episode filled with concentrated doses of empathic information. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamie-stein/support

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Weighing the Pros & Cons of Bethenny Frankel - w/ Jess Rothschild (S1, EP 7) Jun 01, 2021

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Jamie welcomes good friend and fellow podcaster Jess Rothschild, host of Hot Takes & Deep Dives, to explore her undying, unapologetic love for ultimate Housewives icon Bethenny Frankel. Together, they explore the highs and lows of all things Bethenny - why she will likely never reach the visionary heights of entrepreneurs like Martha Stewart or Oprah, why she remains obsessed with fame for fame’s sake, why Jason Hoppy was actually a “perfect” relationship for her on an unconscious level, the delirious ride of The Big Shot with Bethenny, and much, much more. This episode is very much a love letter to Housewives fandom, celebrating the ways in which we find ourselves drawn to certain Bravolebrities, warts and all, and how we can come to love and accept certain personalities completely on their own terms. Be sure to follow Jess at @jessxnyc and subscribe to her podcast Hot Takes & Deep Dives.

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