Rinna: The Hustling Traitor

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of Lisa Rinna's character as both a successful salesperson and a controversial figure in reality TV.

Why do we love Lisa Rinna so much? Why is she so good at selling clothes on QVC and betraying fellow Housewives on The Traitors? Jolenta thinks it’s because she’s a perfect example of The Businessman archetype and his evil alter-ego, The Traitor. Put your cloaks on bitches, we’re going into the turret to talk all about Rinna. Hot Mess-terpiece Insta SOURCES Greek Mythology, Robert Garland Classical Mythology A-Z, Annette Giesecke The Greek Myths, Robert Graves Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by Pierre Grimal Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton 45 Master Characters, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - Peacock The Traitors - Peacock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jolenta Greenberg

Topics covered

• Lisa Rinna
• Reality TV
• Character Archetypes
• Betrayal
• QVC Sales

Keywords

• Lisa Rinna
• QVC
• The Traitors
• The Real Housewives
• Betrayal
• Character Archetypes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QVC, The Traitors

Books & works: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Greek Mythology, Classical Mythology A-Z, The Greek Myths, Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 45 Master Characters

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