Even though menopause affects half of the world’s population, it’s something mothers rarely discuss with their daughters, and even their doctors can be unprepared to talk about it. Dr. Jessica Shepherd, author of the book “Generation M - Living Well in Perimenopause and Menopause” joins me in person to talk about the symptoms (it’s more than just hot flashes, people!), the timeline, and the questions you can ask your doctor about treatments, remedies, and Hormone Replacement Therapy. The only wa...
Oct 30, 2024•42 min
Laverne Cox, who stars as the sinister Dr. Nyah Cable in the new dystopian sci-fi thriller “Uglies” (now streaming on Netflix), first grabbed our attention playing Sophia Burset on another Netflix hit, “Orange is the New Black” 11 years ago. Laverne drops in to talk about the fun she had playing a baddie; the rigorous preparation she did for the role; how she still feels the need to prove herself after all these years, and how she brought fun and vintage fashion back to Awards Season and the Red...
Oct 25, 2024•53 min
In the role of Esther on the Netflix mega-hit rom-com “Nobody Wants This” (now streaming and renewed for a second season!) Jackie Tohn is many things: a devoted mother and wife, a fiercely loyal friend, and a pot-stirrer extraordinaire. Jackie brings a level of humanity and humor to the role that must be seen to be believed. On this episode she discusses the insanity of dating in L.A.; the intricacies of interfaith relationships; the poetic nature of Yiddish, and reveals the original working tit...
Oct 18, 2024•47 min
In the new movie, “Reagan” (in theaters now; available for digital download Oct. 15; Video-on-Demand Nov. 1, and on Blu-ray Nov. 19), Penelope Ann Miller plays the iconic First Lady, Nancy Reagan. She explains how, through exhaustive research, she understood and channeled a woman who was far from submissive yet stood by and protected her husband, Ronald Reagan, throughout much of his life. Penelope also talks about Mrs. Reagan’s inimitable style, how the costumes helped her find the character an...
Oct 11, 2024•53 min
When the gay disco, Studio One, opened in 1974 in Los Angeles, it was one of the city’s first “safe spaces,” and soon became THE place to see a show in its famed Backlot Cabaret. In his new documentary, “Studio One Forever” (available October 8th on all VOD platforms), director/producer Marc Saltarelli chronicles the valiant effort to save the historic hotspot’s factory building from hotel developers – a place where the LGBTQ+ community came to party, and where my mother performed the first bene...
Oct 04, 2024•30 min
In the 1990s smash hit TV series, “Baywatch,” Nicole Eggert and Jeremy Jackson played Summer Quinn and Hobie Buchannon, respectively. The duo has come together as both producers and subjects in order to revisit their years running slow-motion on the beach in a new four-part docuseries entitled, “After Baywatch – Moment in the Sun,” (now streaming on Hulu). The series is raw, honest and a love letter to a series that was, at one point, the most popular television show on the air, seen by a billio...
Sep 27, 2024•50 min
On this month’s Reality Roundup with David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope, we dive into the jaw-dropping charges against P. Diddy, who's facing allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering. Is he spiraling out of control or playing a dangerous game of denial? We’ll also dissect the latest drama from RHOSLC—Whitney Rose under fire and Mary Cosby’s return. Plus, did you catch Nene Leakes’ soft comeback hosting E!’s post-Emmys red carpet? And finally, DWTS is turning up the heat with a star-...
Sep 26, 2024•35 min
Kellie Gerardi always had her sights set on undiscovered frontiers. From studying film in New York to a chance encounter at the city’s famed Explorer’s Club, her journey has taken her to incredible heights—literally. She was part of the Virgin Galactic 05 mission to space and even walked the runway at NY Fashion Week twice. Kellie, also the author of the "Luna Muna" children's book series, joins me to discuss the importance of mentorship, the dawn of a second American “Space Age,” her inspiratio...
Sep 20, 2024•37 min
Author Michael Connelly and Director Alison Ellwood have created a new four-part docuseries, “The Wonderland Massacre and the Secret History of Hollywood” (now streaming on MGM+) and it proves that truth is stranger than fiction. In the summer of 1981, five people were found beaten in an apartment in the Hollywood Hills. Four were already dead when the cops arrived, including two members of the “Wonderland Gang,” which often stole drugs from rival dealers to sell or use themselves. Alison and Mi...
Sep 13, 2024•41 min
Executive Producer Nadine Rajabi is back on the pod to dish out all the gossip and behind-the-scenes action on my biggest TV addiction, Below Deck. All of them (episodes are currently streaming on HULU with new episodes of “Med” Mondays at 9pm on Bravo). Nadine has been at the center of all the ups and downs, ports and starboard aboard stunning luxury yachts cruising the most gorgeous waters on the planet, including guests behaving badly, captains behaving heroically, and young, beautiful crew m...
Sep 06, 2024•51 min
When five women in the Topeka Correctional Facility wrote to singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge describing their lives before and during their incarceration, they never imagined they’d be muses for her. The new two-part documentary, “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken” (now streaming on Paramount+) follows her journey from writing a new song inspired by those letters to performing it at a live concert at the prison. Melissa talks with me about how her performance inspired change at the Topeka fa...
Aug 30, 2024•43 min
In this episode of Melissa Rivers Group Text, David Yontef joins me for our monthly reality roundup. We discuss Melissa Gorga’s ultimatum on RHONJ—will she really leave if Teresa returns? We also dive into the Bieber baby news and the drama surrounding Ben and Jen's potential divorce with no prenup in sight. Plus, we touch on the Taylor Swift rumors—will Travis propose? And what's up with Blake Lively’s press tour chaos—could she be the next Hollywood star facing cancellation? Tune in for all th...
Aug 28, 2024•31 min
Penn State first-year student Timothy Piazza was the kind of guy everybody wanted to be around. But in 2017, Tim’s parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, faced the unthinkable when Tim died after being forced to consume a lethal quantity of alcohol during a fraternity hazing ritual called the Gauntlet. Jim and Evelyn took part in the new documentary “House of Horrors: Secrets of College Greek Life” (now streaming on A&E) and talked candidly with me about the lack of accountability on the part of th...
Aug 23, 2024•37 min
It’s not every day you meet someone who is both a successful comedian as well as a champion foosball player. But Kelsey Cook, whose new hour-long comedy special, “The Hustler,” is now playing on Hulu, ticks both of those boxes. Kelsey talks with me about what it was like growing up in a house with not one but two pro foosballers, realizing that she didn’t have a backup plan if standup didn’t work out, dating and working with another successful comedian (boyfriend Chad Daniels), and finding “the ...
Aug 16, 2024•43 min
“Dance Moms – A New Era” has premiered on Hulu and the drama is even more on pointe! Tammi Brudner and Domenica Plotczyk join me to talk about the camaraderie and rigorous training their junior-elite dance daughters (Audrey and Smiley) share under the tutelage of coach Glo Hampton. Domenica and Tammi explain maintaining dance-mom-friendships amidst competition and jealousies, protecting their kids in the cutthroat world of junior-elite dancing, and how being part of a troupe has helped their kid...
Aug 09, 2024•45 min
I first met Kim Gravel through QVC’s “Age of Possibility” campaign, which celebrates women over 50 by creating a community that helps us face what comes next in our lives. Kim has a terrific podcast of her own, “The Kim Gravel Show,” two bestselling brands on QVC – Belle apparel and Belle Beauty – as well as a wonderful book entitled, “Creating Confidence.” She talks to me about building a successful business from the ground up, the importance of her faith in achieving her goals, and competing a...
Aug 02, 2024•46 min
In the latest episode of Melissa Rivers Group Text, I team up with David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope for our monthly reality roundup. We dive into the excitement of the Paris Olympics, where celebrities like Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Tom Cruise, and Snoop Dogg are making headlines with their appearances and performances. We also discuss Jennifer Lopez's summer in the Hamptons, her birthday bash, and her struggles with paparazzi. On the Real Housewives of New Jersey front, we explore the...
Jul 31, 2024•40 min
As the summer games get underway in Paris, and all eyes are on the City of Lights, gold-medalists Summer Sanders and Carli Lloyd join me to talk about all things Olympics. Carli, a four-time soccer competitor (in Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo) and Summer, who swam in Barcelona in 1992, discuss what they’re most excited for this time around, the toll that competing on the world stage takes on Olympians’ mental health, fashion hits and misses over the years, and the unboxing videos that are capt...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Growing up with a grifter for a father had its challenges…and maybe even some perks. Just ask comedian Gary Vider, whose new true-crime podcast, “#1 Dad” (new episodes released every Monday on the I Heart Radio app) chronicles his quest to reconnect with his con artist father, Manny Vider, whose schemes and antics span over four decades. Now a father and a husband himself, Gary reflects on the lies his father involved him in, which tore his family apart, including posing as a Sports Illustrated ...
Jul 19, 2024•41 min
Dr. Ann Burgess is the subject of Director Abigail Fuller’s “Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer” (now streaming on Hulu), and both women join me to discuss their intriguing new true-crime docuseries. In the late 1960s, Dr. Burgess pioneered the use of profiling along with the FBI’s Division of Behavioral Sciences. Her research helped the bureau catch some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists in the country despite intense skepticism of the fledgling practice. The two discuss the evol...
Jul 12, 2024•54 min
Selling high-end luxury real estate may not have been Tracy Tutor’s Plan A, but as she shows us on “Million Dollar Listing – Los Angeles” (new episodes air every week starting July 10th on Bravo), the hustle pays off. As the show begins its 15th season, Tracy talks about the ups and downs of working with people you love (fellow agents Josh Altman and Josh Flagg), marketing yourself to clients in order to close the deal, weathering a volatile real estate market, and how her desire for financial i...
Jul 05, 2024•31 min
In this crossover episode of MRGT x BTVR, Melissa Rivers and David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope return for their monthly reality roundup. They dive into the potential reboot of RHONJ and the rumors about Teresa's job amid low ratings. David shares exclusive details about Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest in Sag Harbor and how it skyrocketed one of Britney Spears’ old songs up the charts. The duo discusses Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s rumored divorce. They also touch on Travis and Taylor's...
Jun 26, 2024•38 min
90s “It Girl” and “Wild Child” Amanda de Cadenet made a name for herself by being sentenced to juvenile detention, hosting a talk show at age 15, marrying a pop star before she was old enough to order a drink, and the youngest photographer ever to shoot a Vogue cover. She is the host of the podcast, “The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet,” and the founder of Girlgaze, a networking platform dedicated to helping women and non-binary individuals. Amanda is a totally open book, and she discusses l...
Jun 21, 2024•40 min
Writer and comedian Chelsea Devantez took a unique approach in writing her funny and honest new book, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: She started off with her most difficult story and promised readers that things will get better and funnier as they go along. Chelsea talks with me about how she landed the job of head writer on “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” the daily affirmations she uses every morning, her love of celebrity memoirs (the trashier the better), and finding comedy and peace in the...
Jun 14, 2024•50 min
Executive Producers Melissa Moore and Jesse Daniels join me to talk about their stunning new docuseries, “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” (now streaming on Lifetime). Since that fateful night in 1994, and in the aftermath of everything that came after, Melissa and Jesse aimed to give viewers a look at who Nicole Brown Simpson was apart from being the ex-wife of OJ Simpson and her role as a victim of the highly sensationalized “crime of the century.” Melissa and Jesse explore the way...
Jun 07, 2024•36 min
In today's episode, I'm joined by Lisa Goodman, the founder and CEO of GoodSkin Clinics. Lisa has helped thousands of clients, including some of today's most recognizable faces, achieve healthier, more youthful, and natural versions of themselves—what she calls "The Untouched Look." We explore essential skincare routines for your 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. Lisa also shares insights on the treatments she and her team are using to ensure I'm wedding day ready! Don't miss this episode for expert ad...
May 31, 2024•49 min
You know Paul Scheer from comedies too numerous to mention – “The League,” “Veep,” and his long-running podcast “How Did This Get Made?” being just a few of my favorites. But as Paul tells us in his honest and hilarious new book, “Joyful Recollections About Trauma” (available May 21st everywhere), things were not always a laugh riot. Paul discusses raising his own kids while coping with a traumatic past, growing up without rules, dating a coworker (spoiler alert: she became his wife), and tellin...
May 17, 2024•48 min
In the Netflix docuseries, “My Unorthodox Life,” Julia Haart shows how she escaped the confines of an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and rose to great heights in the fashion industry – first at La Perla, then as CEO of Elite World Modeling. Julia stops by to talk about (and demonstrate!) her new line of shapeware, “Plus Body by Julia Haart,” which is definitely not your granny’s panties. From a life of extreme modesty and being controlled by men, to kicking down the doors of the fashion world, ...
May 10, 2024•47 min
Join Melissa and David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope as they bring you all the latest buzz on their monthly reality round-up episode! From Kyle and Morgan's mysterious absence from each other to Dorit's rumored departure from RHOBH, we dive into the juiciest gossip. Plus, we discuss Monica Garcia's heartbreaking loss and the cruel speculations surrounding it. And don't miss our take on Below Deck drama and Britney Spears' well-being. We also tackle the Kim K vs. Taylor feud and Melissa meet...
May 03, 2024•51 min
It’s been 13 years since the Dance Moms and their daughters pirouetted into our lives on their hit Lifetime reality series "Dance Moms". The girls are now women, and they’re back, along with their moms, for “Dance Moms: The Reunion” (May 1, 8/7c on Lifetime). Kelly Hyland and Christi Lukasiak join me to talk about regrets they may have about their on-screen behavior, what working with Abby Lee Miller was really like, watching their little girls grow into successful young women, and how the reuni...
May 01, 2024•40 min
