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Dumpster Dive with Tom Hamlett
Dumpster Divas! Welcome to the Dumpster, where we dig through reality TV's trash—past and present—so you don't have to. Every week, Tom Hamlett breaks down today's biggest reality TV moments alongside the iconic shows that got us here. From Bravo to Love Island, Survivor to Big Brother, and the forgotten gems we still can't stop talking about, expect hilarious recaps, hot takes, and plenty of nostalgia.
Episodes
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.10) w/ Tom & Cix
Bittersweet... the end of our Summer House coverage is here... But subscribe to the Patreon to vote on what we cover next! Rate and review to Dumpster Dive on…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: Alexis Bellino & Johnny J Engagement, Big Brother, and Bore Worms w/ Tom
JESUS JUGS IS ENGAGED?! WTF?! That and more on this solo Reality recap! ENJOY! Rate and review Dumpster Dive on all platforms, and make sure to subscribe to…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: Emily in Paris, Cruising, and a DNC Post Mortem w/ Mike Kelton (@mikekelton)
Another return guest from the archives… MIKE KELTON IS HERE! We dive into the DNC (and who we think is hot AF of course), cruising, and Mike convinces me to…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.9) w/ Tom & Cix
It's the penultimate No Good Ver Bad Rose Day!!! Drama don’t stop as we near the end of this Summer House S1 coverage! Rate and review to Dumpster Dive on all…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: Millennial Nostalgia, 2015 Cringe, & Reality TV Obscurity w/ Kate Kennedy (@katekennedy)
Returning to the “millennial” dumpster this week is voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy (Bet There in Five Podcast)!! We dive into reality tv obscurity…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHOSLC Trailer, Love Island Reunion, RHOC, & Bridal Plasty w/ Lauren Skae (@thezenblonde)
Trailers GALORE! And to break it down I’m joined by returning diva of the LA red carpers… Lauren Skae AKA The Zen Blonde! PLUS RHOC recap, and I enlighten our…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.8) w/ Tom & Cix
Two Wirkus go up a mountain, only one comes down... ENJOY THIS WILD EP! Rate and review to Dumpster Dive on all platforms, and make sure to subscribe to the…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHONY Trailer, Shannon Beador vs Herself, & Missy Elliot Tour
I'm flying solo this week (with my soundboard of course) to chat about the UNREAL Missy Elliot Tour, and of course all the reality tv I'm consuming... which…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: The Essence of Demure, RPDR, and Brat Chat w/ Uly Morazan (@ulyandernesto)
New fav guest is here this week to dive into our trash behavior… Uly Morazan of @ulyandernesto! This week’s trash talk is FULLY available on the FREE FEED!…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.7) w/ Tom & Cix
Hoedown showdown is a RIGHTFUL title for this weeks summer house ep. Nightmare Ashley Wirkus has ARRIVED! Guys this is … a fantastic season? Enjoy!! Rate and…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHONJ Finale, Sports Docs, & Olympics Musings w/ Kate Casey (@katecaseyca)
It was an explosive, and yet… disappointing end to this season of RHONJ. To dive into the interworkings of these ladies, I’m joined by Kate Casey! Kate and I…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: RHONJ Finale, Daddy Walz, French Pole Vaulters… & HEADLINES!
We had a Mamala… now we have a Daddy Walz! Some more political chats, Olympic recaps, RHONJ finale thoughts, and MORE! ENJOY this solo recap w/ yours truly…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: America's Sweethearts Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders w/ Emma Beckley (@emmalaurenbeckley)
A full episode.... dedicated to my new favorite television program...America's Sweethearts Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders! And today I am joined by one of my…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: Phaedra's Return & Gay Stuff w/ Peru Flores (@heyperu)
AUDIO UPDATE! The audio got corrupted for this episode. This audio is backup audio. Apologies for the poor quality! A lot of this episode bio is NSFW so I'll…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.6) w/ Tom & Cix
THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING!!!! Yet another jam-packed ep of Summer House S1, titled Model Behavior. Enjoy us sweating through this recap! Rate and review to…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHOC, RHONJ, and Queens of R&B Tour Recap
It's a solo recap this week! I'm diving into this epic start to RHOC, status of RHONJ, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Presumed Innocent, and my journey to the…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: Politco & Brat-fication w/ Noor Shamim (@therealityispod)
IT’S TIME FOR MAMALA! And she better Brat the house down boots, amirite?? (DID I USE THAT CORRECTLY?) ENJOY A POLITICS DIVE THIS WEEK! Rate and review to…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.5) w/ Tom & Cix
Wine, Whining, & Weiners... is the unfortunate name of this weeks Summer House episode. EP 5! ENJOY! Rate and review to Dumpster Dive on all platforms, and…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: Love Island USA Dive w/ Kendrick Tucker (@withkendricktucker)
You got the fanny flutters for Love Island USA this year? SAME GIRL! Kendrick Tucker is here to dive into it ALLLLLL! FUCKGAHHHH AARON!!!!!!! Rate and review…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: Reality TV Character Actresses w/ Eric Williams (@ericwillz)
One of my fav friends from the pod community is here to …. hit on me? Yes! This and pop culture coverage followed by a PATREON EXCLUSIVE game where we pick our…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.4) w/ Tom & Cix
Back for another week of SUMMER HOUSE SEASON 1! and the girls are FIGHTING!!!! Enjoy a CHAOTIC episode full of DRAMA! Rate and review to Dumpster Dive on all…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: The Best Bravo Seasons of All Time w/ Elizabeth Kott (@elizabethkott)
Lifestyle and pop culture scholar is in our midst this week. The mastermind behind the hit podcast Too Niche, Elizabeth Kott, joins me to dive into state of…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk: Love Island USA & Gay Icons, Lindsay Hubbard and Gypsy, are Pregnant! w/ Noor Shamim
Here is the first half of our Trash Talk episode of the week! It's mostly some hot Love Island coverage, with a sprinkle of pregnancy announcements. ENJOY!!…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.3 )w/ Tom & Cix
Back for another week of SUMMER HOUSE SEASON 1! and the WIRKUSES are WIRKUS-ING! Also you get a little Dumpster Dive business corner! ENJOY Rate and review to…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.2) w/ Tom & Cix
Back for another week of SUMMER HOUSE SEASON 1! This journey is more eye-opening than we could’ve imagined. The first Fourth of July party…ENJOY! Rate and…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHONJ Brawls and Bravo Headlines w/ Jared Alexander (@thejaredalex)
Journalist to the STARSSSS is here, Jared Alexander! We are diving into the tussle heard ROUND PARAMUS, the state of bravo, headlines, Mob Wives, and MORE!…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Summer House (S1, Ep.1) w/ Tom & Cix
As a special treat this summer. We are reviewing every episode of Summer House Season 1! Where it all began! ENJOY! Rate and review to Dumpster Dive on all…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettSummer House's West Wilson (@westling.condrad)
West Wilson has made the journey to the dumpster to chat about his first season of reality TV, behind-the-scenes intel on what it’s like living in the summer…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk (Ep.6) w/ Taria Faison (@weigopodcast)
Taria is BACK! And here to trash talk Marlon Wayne’s comment section, JT DUI, the state of RHONJ, gay panic, Kenya Moore’s revenge porn scandal, and so much…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Real Housewives of DC (S1, Ep.1) w/ Tom & Noor
GOD BLESS AMERICA (not really) ITS RHODC TIME! Noor joins me to dive into the one season wonder… The Real Housewives of DC. We go deep, we talk the Pope, we…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: Selling the OC Deep Dive w/ Tim Murray (@tmurray06)
Taking a breather from Bravo coverage this week to touch on the guilty pleasure no one is talking about, Selling the OC!! Another favorite funny person is here…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk (Ep.5) w/ Jake Cornell (@jakewcornell)
Our generation's culture commentator is here, Jake Cornell!!! We dive into pop culture musings of the week, Traitors S3 cast reveal, Selling Sunset, and MORE!…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: The Rachel Zoe Project (S1, Ep.1) w/ Tom & Cix
I DIEEEEEEEEEE for this Throwback Recap! Diving back into the Bravo vault, to chat about another one of the original queens of bravo, Rachel Zoe and The Rachel…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: Summer House Reunion, The Valley Finale, and an explosive RHOC trailer w/ Samantha Bush (@bravohistorian)
It’s a Bravo SUMMIT! Samantha Bush (AKA Bravo Historian) is HERE! We chat everything you could imagine, honestly! Summer House’s explosive reunion, The…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk (Ep.4) w/ Zach Noe Towers (@zachnoetowers)
Fav funny person is HERE! Zach Noe Towers joins to dive into our first time in drag, pop culture news, more rodent talk, and SO MUCH MORE! Rate and review to…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: Tabatha’s Salon Takeover (S1, Ep.1) w/ Tom & Cix
Tabatha is here to TAKEOVER the podcast this week. Diving back into the Bravo vault, to chat about one of our original queens of bravo, Tabatha Coffey and her…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettSummer House Martha’s Vineyard Deep Dive w/ Preston Mitchum (@preston.mitchum)
Had the absolute PLEASURE getting to chat with the heart of Summer House Martha’s Vineyard, Preston Mitchum! We chat the news of it’s “pause”, behind the…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk (Ep.3) w/ Ryan Bailey (@sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey)
Podcast royalty is here… the one and only Ryan Bailey! We chat VPR in the headlines, billionaires at the bottom of the ocean, favorite new music, and the devil…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHONJ on the Shore, The Valley in Big Bear, and Carl & Lindsay on the Rocks w/ Noor Shamim (@therealityispod)
Lots to cover, so family is here! Noor! And by cover, I DO MEAN the Singapore flight that fell out of the sky! FLYING IS SCARY! Also, RHONJ, Summer House, VPR…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk (Ep.2) w/ Kara Berry (@everyonesbusinessbutmine)
Kara Berry is HERE for our second episode of Trash Talk: A Weekly Pop Culture Round-up We dive into our love for Trader Joes, Ben and Jen, Bleach Blonde Bad…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: My Life on the D-List (S1, Ep.1) w/ Tom & Cix
This is an IMPORTANT one. Diving back into the Bravo vault, to chat a formative moment for the Hamlett twins… Kathy Griffin, My Life on the D-List! ENJOY…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettReality Recap: RHONJ, VPR Finale/Reunion, & The Valley w/ Dakota Wright (@dakotawright)
HEY YALL DAKOTA’S BACK Thrilled to have the queen of fast casual back in the dumpster to dive into all the shows of the week. RHONJ, VPR, The Valley and Bravo…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettTrash Talk (Ep.1) w/ John Hill (@johnarthurhill)
It’s Dumpster Dive's first Trash Talk episode! A Pop Culture round-up series avialable on the free Dumpster Dive feed until June 12th! After that, these…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThrowback Recap: NYC Prep (S1, Ep.1) w/ Tom & Cix
It's a Bravo Vault recap! Enjoy this deep dive into the one-season-wonder, NYC Prep. You can find the episode on peacock, but also... just listen and enjoy our…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettDumpster Dive NEWS w/ Tom
Red Alert Red Alert! This is not a podcast episode... BUT tune in to hear about Dumpster Dive's new content plan coming your way Monday 5/13! Rate, review, and…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettBravo Headlines, The Valley (Ep.3 & 4), and Summer House w/ Troy Mceady (@troyjeanspears)
Beyond(theblinds) lucky to have pop culture king Troy Mceady back in the dumpster! We dive into all the BREAKING Bravo News and recap the Sophomore-Bravo-class…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThe Valley, VPR, & Summer House w/ Hannah Brown (@hannahabrown)
While housewives... seem bleak? Our sophomore class of Bravo are delivering! Hannah Brown joins to dive into all things The Valley, VPR, & Summer House! Rate…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettDisaster Daters & VH1 Reality w/ Zack Peter & Jeff Epstein (@justplainzack & @itsjeffepstein)
We have a fun gay chat to start your Monday off right! Zack and Jeff of the Disaster Daters podcast are here to dive into the horrors of dating, the asses on…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettLove Is Blind S6 Reunion w/ Noor Shmim (@therealityispod)
As all Love is Blind seasons end... with a... whisper? Well, regardless we are here to dive into the subpar yet A+ Season 6 reunion! Rate, review, and…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettLove is Blind S6 (Ep.12) & RHOBH Reunion (Part 2) w/ Noor Shamim (@therealityispod)
WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THIS WEDDING EPISODE! And a little BH…. Enjoy divas! Rate, review, and subscribe to Dumpster Dive on all platforms! Tom Hamlett Instagram…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettWhat’s Next for Reality TV?, VPR Thoughts, and Old School VH1 w/ Emily Orozco & Lauren Herbert (@emilyorozcotv & @laurenherbert_)
It’s a Housewives Nightcap / Dumpster Dive crossover event! So happy to be joined by Emily Orozco and Lauren Herbert to dive into their origins of reality TV…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettLove is Blind S6 (Ep.7 - 11) w/ Tom & Cix
We can't quit you Love is Blind! We gotta dive into Ep.7 - 11 with just us girls (Tom & Cix that is)! We dive into the breakups, the scandals, how many times…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettLeah McSweeney vs. Bravo, The State of VPR, and Royal Chat w/ Lauren Skae (@thezenblonde)
It’s a pop culture deep dive this week with Lauren Skae of TikTok fame, The Zen Blonde! We chat Leah McSweeney’s lawsuit against Bravo and Andy Cohen, what…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettLove is Blind (S6 Ep.1 - 6) w/ Tom & Cix
Cix is back and ladies she is PREPARED to dive into what seems to be the only show she’s ever cared about? Love is Blind S6! We dive into insurrection-barbie…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettRHOM in Mexico City, VPR musings, & The Traitors theories w/ Megan Gailey (@bettermegangailey)
Dumpsters’ favorite Megan Gailey is back on the pod to dive into all the Bravo she is consuming! We chat in depth about RHOM this season, worries about VPR…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThe Traitors Recap & Pop Culture Roundup w/ Noor & Raheel
An hour and 40 minutes of sibling BANTER! Would could be better?! Noor and Raheel, fellow brother-sister duo, join us for a jam-packed episode! Today’s ep…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettVPR S11 Premiere Recap w/ Mandy Slutsker (@mandyslutsker)
Let’s raise our glasses high… this eps for you tonighttttt! The highly anticipated new season of VPR is here and we gotta lot to gab about. Mandy from the Is…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettSLC Reunion Final Thoughts, The Traitors: Gamers vs. Housewives, and Southern Charm w/ Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma)
It’s the end of another game-changing season of housewives, and the beginning of a new era of competition reality… the reality gods continue to deliver! To…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettSLC Reunion, Esophagus Talk, Mormonism Deep Dive, and The Hiltons w/ Vanessa (@bestweekeverpodcast)
Per usual, the reality gods are BOUNTIFUL with content! To dive into it all, we are joined by the voice of one of our favorite podcasts. Vanessa from Best Week…
Dumpster Dive with Tom HamlettThe Traitors (Season 2, Ep. 1 - 3) w/ Tom & Cix
Traitors spoilers ahead! We had to take to the mic for this one, divas. The Traitors season 2 may be the…. best reality show ever? We dive into the cast…