270. No Leaks: Housewives Yap & RHOA Reunion part 1 w/ Tom Hamlett (Dumpster Dive Podcast)
The Mix with ManiShow Notes
What a reunion--Between Tom and Mani! Fresh off his podcast rebrand (Dumpster Dive Pod), longtime friend to the show Tom Hamlett is back in the Mix for what is important: the first part of the Real Housewives of Atlanta season 17 reunion! The two talk about the current cast, the rumors, Andy Cohen's role in it all, and if there is a path forward with this cast or if some other women need to come back to the fold. Before diving into the legendary performances of the peaches in this first part, Tom and Mani also touch lightly on RHUGT premiere (more coverage to come!), WWHL, the ladies in the media, and how Tom is liking RHOC and the return of Vicki to the fold. And a shocked Mani takes reconciles with a housewife Tom has come to be fond of that just...she didn't see coming. All that and much more when in The Mix!Get in the Mix with us!
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