Shut Up! Tell Me More

Behind the Velvet Rope host David Yontef joins Shut Up! Tell Me More for a conversation about celebrity culture, reality television, podcasting, Bravo and what really happens behind the scenes. David has recorded thousands of podcast episodes, interviewed major celebrities and Bravolebrities, and built real relationships inside the world he covers. But before any of that, his career looked complet...

If you watched HBO’s The Vow, you know Sarah Edmondson as the NXIVM survivor and whistleblower who helped expose one of the most notorious cults in modern history. And if you’re anything like me, a pop-culture obsessive who is totally fascinated by cults, you probably watched Sarah’s story wondering: How does an intelligent, successful person get pulled into something like this? And would I recogn...

Stevi Fox’s story has a plot twist at every turn. Raised Southern Baptist, Stevi’s entire world revolved around her strict religious upbringing. We get into what it was like growing up within a high-control religious environment, the lasting effects of purity culture, the  True Love Waits movement , purity rings, and what happened when she finally went to college and began breaking free from the e...

In Part 2 of my conversation with Christian McKeon, we’re going inside federal prison and what life behind bars was really like. After being convicted in a $47 million Medicare fraud case, Christian was sentenced to federal prison. In Part 1, he shared how he went from running call centers in Boca Raton to being investigated by the FBI, charged, convicted and ultimately walking into prison. Now, C...

What is it like to know the FBI is building a case against you, and hear agents breaking down your door? Christian McKeon was charged in a $47 million Medicare fraud case and ultimately sentenced to federal prison. In Part 1 of our conversation, I wanted to understand what really happened behind the scenes: how the scheme worked, what it was like being investigated by the FBI, and the long, uncert...

What is it really like to grow up Mormon and then leave the only world you’ve ever known? Sadie Lane was born and raised in the Mormon Church, where she says religion shaped nearly every part of her life: what she wore, what she ate and drank, what she listened to, how she spent her time, who she dated, her sexuality, and even what her future was supposed to look like. But in her early 20s, Sadie...

Brian Austin Green joins Shut Up! Tell Me More for the final episode of our Summer Replay Series, and if you’re a Beverly Hills 90210 fan, this is one you do not want to miss. Best known to millions of fans as David Silver on  Beverly Hills 90210 , Brian takes us back to one of the most iconic television shows of the '90s and shares what it was really like growing up in the spotlight and spend...

Welcome back to Week 5 of our Shut Up! Tell Me More Summer Replay Series!  This summer, I'm revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the past two years, and this episode is one that has stayed with me long after we finished recording. My guest is Corey Palek , and her bravery at such a young age absolutely shook me. Corey was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, eventually left the reli...

Welcome back to Week 4 of our Shut Up! Tell Me More Summer Replay Series!  This summer, I'm revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the past two years, and this episode genuinely made me second guess everything I eat. My guest is Jake Engelen, better known as Jake the Farmer.  And get this: according to Jake, "organic" is basically bullshit, and he explains exactly why. Whe...

Welcome back to Week 3 of the Shut Up! Tell Me More Summer Replay Series! All summer long, Pam is revisiting some of the most unforgettable conversations from the past two years, and this one is a must-listen for anyone who loves television, pop culture, and behind-the-scenes stories. Pam sits down with Emmy Award-winning television producer  Amy Rosenblum , whose career helped shape some of the b...

Welcome back to Week 2 of the Shut Up! Tell Me More Summer Replay Series! Throughout the summer, Pam is revisiting some of her favorite conversations from the past two years, featuring unforgettable guests and episodes that are just as entertaining the second time around. This week, Pam sits down with Jennifer Graziano, the creator and executive producer of Mob Wives, for an unfiltered behind-the-...

Welcome to Week 1 of the Shut Up! Tell Me More Summer Replay Series! This summer, we are revisiting some of our favorite conversations from the past two years, and there was no better episode to kick things off with than this one. Pam sits down with Johnny Bananas, the longest-running reality television star in entertainment history and the seven-time champion of The Challenge, for an unfiltered c...

Pam sits down with Forbes Riley, the Queen of the Pitch and one of the most successful women in the history of infomercials. Long before social media influencers existed, Forbes was building trust with millions of viewers and selling everything from the ThighMaster and Ab Roller to the Jack LaLanne Juicer, ultimately generating more than $2.5 billion in product sales. But behind the massive succes...

What is happening to my body? If you've suddenly started waking up at 3 a.m., forgetting words, feeling anxious, losing your patience, shedding more hair than usual, turning the thermostat down when everyone else is freezing, or wondering where your libido went, you are not alone. In this episode of Shut Up! Tell Me More, I sit down with board-certified family medicine physician Dr. Alexandra Volo...

The risk of developing ovarian cancer in a woman's lifetime is about 1 in 70. Most women don't know the symptoms, and many cases aren't diagnosed until the disease has already spread. Known as the "Whisper Killer," ovarian cancer often presents with subtle signs that are easy to dismiss. But as you'll hear in this episode, some women may have no symptoms at all. In this p...

Shut Up! Tell Me More  Replay! We originally recorded this episode in February 2025, and it remains one of the most fascinating, surprising, and unforgettable conversations we've ever had on the show. Naomi Swartzentruber, grew up in a strict Amish community, living without modern technology, plowing fields with horses, and milking cows by hand. At just 17 years old, she made the life-changing...

Entertainment lawyer Brenda Schamy joins Shut Up! Tell Me More for a fascinating conversation about the hidden side of the entertainment industry. What actually happens behind the scenes when some of our favorite content creators, actors, podcasters, and entertainers are negotiating major deals and contracts? Before representing talent, brands, and content creators, Brenda worked as a public defen...

In one of the most fun episodes to date, Pam sits down with hilarious content creator, luxury real estate professional, and podcast host Eric Goldie for a funny, revealing, and incredibly entertaining conversation. Eric opens up about surviving an armed robbery where a rare watch was stolen, what happened when he got arrested for underage drinking in college, and the reality of becoming a successf...

Margaret Josephs is telling ALL. In this episode of Shut Up! Tell Me More with Pam Comiter, Margaret opens up about the real reason she’s leaving The Real Housewives of New Jersey, the emotional effects of filming, and how reality TV fandom has completely changed. From parasocial relationships and online obsession to the pressure of public scrutiny, Margaret gets honest about what it’s really like...

Who actually decides what becomes a pop culture headline? Molly Goddard is back on  Shut Up! Tell Me More  and this episode is packed with behind the scenes stories from the entertainment world. Molly Claire Goddard, writer and multimedia producer at OK! Magazine and contributor to Morning Honey and Wonderwall, opens up about celebrity PR, entertainment journalism, Bravo drama, and the stories dom...

How does one person know not just who wins The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but what happens in every episode before it airs? For years, fans have relied on Reality Steve for accurate Bachelor spoilers from final picks to scene by scene breakdowns. In this episode, he finally explains how he does it. We get into how Reality Steve started, his first major spoiler during The Bachelor Jason Mesnick...

Pam sits down with Maria Cozamanis, also known as DJ Tumbles from  Members Only Palm Beach , for an honest and revealing conversation about what really happened behind the scenes of the hit Netflix reality show. Maria shares that she knew exactly what she was getting into when she signed on, offering a perspective that challenges what many people assume about reality television. The conversation d...

Divorce advice, prenups, alimony, custody battles, and the reality TV legal drama everyone is talking about right now, this episode breaks it all down. I’m joined by Palm Beach based marital and family law attorney Heather Greenhill Stohlman, who handles high conflict divorce, child custody cases, domestic violence cases, and complex financial divorces. She shares real legal advice on divorce, ali...

This episode goes there. I’m joined by Dr. Rachel Needle, Licensed Psychologist and Certified Sex Therapist, and we dive into what’s really happening in modern relationships. From infidelity to AI relationships, nothing is off limits. We talk about how common cheating really is, whether emotional cheating is worse than physical, and if a relationship can actually recover after betrayal. Then we ge...

Hi friends! This is a conversation I never thought we’d have publicly, but I’m so glad we did. Today I’m sitting down with one of my best friends, Bari Kellam, to talk about something we’ve never shared before. Bari opens up about her experience with an eating disorder, how it began with diet pills, what it looked like at its worst, and the moment everything changed. We get into the turning point....