Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast

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 success...

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 birthda...

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 Oly...

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 lie...

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 r...

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 o...

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 du...

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 dedic...

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 m...

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...

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 treatmen...

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 traumati...

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 l...

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...

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 Mil...

Patti Stanger made a name for herself setting up the rich and famous through her Millionaires Club matchmaking service, and on Bravo’s hit series “Millionaire Matchmaker.” She’s back at it with a new show, “Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker” (Thursdays at 8pm on CW) helping singletons look for love in all the right places. This third-generation Yenta talks about dating rules in the social-media age, h...

Join me on this week's episode of Group Text as Chef Stu dishes about his exciting new podcast "Don't Let It Stu". With Chef Stuart Okeeffe at the helm, "Don't Let It Stu" serves up unfiltered conversations about everything under the sun. From pop culture to culinary adventures, Stu and his guests leave no topic untouched. Plus, we'll dive into Chef Stu's culinary journey, his hilarious real house...

When Skeet Ulrich played the murderous Ghostface in the first “Scream” movie nearly 30 years ago, it began his journey into portraying complicated and memorable bad guys in both film and TV. Cut to 2024 and Skeet is starring as Colin, a loyal ex-con trying not to get swept up in New Orleans’ seedy criminal underworld in “Parish” (Sundays at 9/8c on AMC). We talk about Skeet’s beginnings in New Yor...

Sharing a podcast Melissa recently guested on: Pop Culture Moms. Andie and Sabrina are toddler moms and best friends of 20 years. They’re taking their obsession with TV and movies to the next level by talking to celebrities, writers and fellow “scholars” of pop culture about what they can learn from the fictional moms they love most. In the episode, Melissa talks about the ultimate “funny mom”: le...

If tragedy plus time equals comedy, then it’s no surprise the four-year estrangement between my guest Mayan Lopez and her father, comedian George Lopez, yields sitcom gold in “Lopez Vs. Lopez” (new episodes Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC and streaming on Peacock). As the show begins its second season, Mayan shares how she mines laughs from heavy subjects like infidelity, alcoholism, and race; how a TikTo...

Phil Keoghan has been the host of “The Amazing Race” (new episodes every Wednesday 9:30/7pm CT on CBS) for nearly a quarter of a century. As the ten-time Emmy-winning reality competition show enters its 36th season, Phil talks about growing up the globetrotting son of an academic, living life to the fullest, his travel tips and hacks, and how the hit show almost didn’t make it past the starting li...

Real Housewife of Salt Lake City Monica Garcia stunned everyone when she was exposed using a fake Instagram account 'Reality Von Tease' to reveal her castmates’ dirty little secrets. Monica sits down for an interview with me in person and delivers what can only be described as a master class in owning your…sh*t. Monica reveals a bombshell exposing another housewife who provided information to Real...

The first thing you realize about Kate Flannery, besides her sense of humor and her ability to crack you up, is her unbridled enthusiasm. Her go-get-em attitude served her well on-set playing Loretta, the lunch lady in the new indie horror/comedy film, “The Prank,” which opens in theaters March 15. Kate talks about her love of portraying oddball characters like Meredith Palmer, whom she played for...

Cheryl Hines has played the fictional wife and ex-wife of Larry David for all 12 seasons of HBO’s smash hit comedy, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” As the genre-breaking series ends this year, she reminisces about her early days on the show, the art of improvisation, and being mistaken for Larry David’s actual spouse. Cheryl also discusses her passion for environmentalism and sustainability, which inspire...

In 2022, Mark Ford and Erica Hanson, the executive producers of the revealing new docuseries, “Where is Wendy Williams” (now available on Lifetime), set out to chronicle the return of one of daytime’s loudest and most popular voices. What they found was a lonely woman in crisis despite being placed under guardianship by New York State. Ford and Hanson discuss remaining nimble in their approach to...