https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/10/18/5-deep-insights-gained-from-watching-hoarders/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:17:21 -0400<![CDATA[Hoarders and Hoarding: Buried Alive are two of the most perversely entertaining shows on television. Both feature efforts to help people who&#8217;ve crammed their homes with so much trash, animals, or gaudy treasures that it&#8217;s almost impossible to move. Most of the time, they have trouble using the bathroom and have to cook in tiny, dangerous spaces. They often end up sleeping on garbage. Some of these people even end up crapping in buckets and sharing their crumbling houses with lizards and rats because there is just so much junk in the way that they don&#8217;t feel like they have any other choice.]]>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:01:52 -0400<![CDATA[John Hawkins]]>https://pjmedia.com/john-hawkins/2012/10/18/5-deep-insights-gained-from-watching-hoarders-n142933