Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast

It’s part 2 of the conversation you’ve all been asking for with Kathy Griffin and trust me, I go there.  Kathy joins me at my house for a brutally honest chat about her latest special, “My Life on the PTSD List”; the fallout from the infamous picture and what was really going on behind the scenes; how she dealt with divorce for a second time; overcoming addiction to pills and so much more!  Plus, a show and tell of the items she just had to have from my mom’s recent auction.  This is definitely one for the books! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicago-police-officer-turned-talk-show-host Steve Wilkos joins me as the syndicated “Steve Wilkos Show” kicks off its 19th season (check local listings for time/dates). Steve’s origin story with “The Jerry Springer Show” proves that being in the right place at the right time has its benefits. He also talks about working with his wife; why the Springer fights were so popular; how “winging it” benefits his talk-show brand, and how his years as a cop informs his hosting style. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain Sandy Yawn returns to Group-Text-shore to talk about her brand-new season helming “Below Deck Mediterranean” Season 10 (new episodes air Mondays at 8pm on Bravo and stream the next day on Peacock)! It’s always a pleasure to hear what Captain Sandy wants to talk about: The importance of family; life as a newlywed with her wife, Leah; the moment the sea first called to her, and of course, all the “Below Deck” gossip about Bosun Nathan’s impending fatherhood, Deckhand Max’s shenanigans and Chief Stew Aesha’s new hairdo! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jane Lynch has more than 500 credits to her name, and she’s added another season of hosting “Celebrity Weakest Link” (new episodes air Mondays at 9pm on Fox) to them. Jane joins me to talk about her deep love of game shows; how it felt getting her “Glee” castmates back together to play “Weakest Link”; what it was like working with Christopher Guest in one of my favorite movies, “Best in Show,” and how she prepared for the role of Sazz Pataki on “Only Murders in the Building.” This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Yontef from “Behind the Velvet Rope” is back to dish the latest on the "Real Housewives" to what’s really happening with Kris Jenner and her longtime partner Corey Gamble. Plus, the never-ending drama with Denise Richards and her soon to be ex-husband. Pull up a seat and grab your favorite snack. This is one juicy episode you don’t want to miss! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you describe a standup comedian, you typically don’t use words like “easygoing” and “laid-back,” however, that’s exactly what I’d say about Larry the Cable Guy. Larry joins me to talk about his hilarious new comedy special, “It’s a Gift” (available on Prime Video September 12) and his long career. He tells me how his own life is his greatest source of material; about going on stage in his early days as Dan Whitney (his real name), and how the character of Larry the Cable Guy came to be. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last time I filled you in on what was happening in my personal life, I had lost my home in the Palisades fire and was about to get married again, something I swore I would never do!  From settling into our new house to the vacation from hell to working on a new documentary about my mom, it’s been quite a busy summer for me to say the least.  Be sure to tune-in as I share all the ups and downs on that and more on this week’s "Group Text". This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In their new docuseries, “The Chrisleys: Back to Reality” (new episodes air September 1 and 2 at 8/7c on Lifetime), Executive Producers Jesse Daniels and Farnaz Farjam provide an unfiltered look at the lives of the popular Chrisley family after Todd and Julie’s pardon for bank fraud and tax evasion. The duo explains how their series differs vastly from “Chrisley Knows Best,” the hard creative choices they had to make as reality-tv producers, and how the Chrisley family had to hide knowing about the investigation, even while cameras were rolling. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠ or the ⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though her new book, My Good Side, is technically a memoir, Scheana Shay tells all! The “Vanderpump Rules” star joins me to talk about getting the call that her book is a New York Times Bestseller, how she decided on what to include in her book (spoiler alert: it’s everything, including names), what she’s learned living a third of her life in front of reality-TV cameras, and how she could sense that “VPR” was drawing to a close for her and her castmates. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bethenny bolts the Hamptons for Florida (but is there more to the story?) Denise Richards’ divorce turns ugly with shocking accusations. Jennifer Aniston gets brutally honest about Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and mourning Matthew Perry. RHONJ casting shake-ups have fans buzzing! Melissa teams up with David Yontef (Behind the Velvet Rope) to break down the drama, the rumors, and what’s really going on behind the headlines. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An OG from the Real Housewives of Orange County (new episodes Thursdays at 9pm on Bravo and streaming the next day on Peacock), Gina Kirschenheiter has been on many journeys during her time on the show. Whether bringing her NY bravado to the OC, or forging a path toward sobriety after feeling a lack of control, Gina lives her life without artifice. She talks to me about the current season of “RHOC,” her first time filming with her castmates, and which fellow housewife she pissed off right from the start. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The multi-talented Eric Roberts has amassed over seven hundred acting credits thanks to a career than spans close to five decades. Eric joins me to chat about his memoir Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far, which highlights his long-lasting career, as well as his very public battle with substance abuse. Eric tells me why he considered Oscar-winner Robin Williams an “older brother,” who he wants to share the screen with again, and that apology-heard-around-the-world and whether he’s heard a response yet. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 27 of the hit reality competition show, “Big Brother – Hotel Mystere,” is underway and the twists and turns are like nothing we’ve seen before. Host Julie Chen Moonves breaks down the dramatic challenges the housemates have to face this season; discusses how “Big Brother” has resulted in more competitor marriages than “The Bachelor”; talks about the most common mistakes the players make, and reveals how CBS made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When actress Elisa Donovan landed the part of Amber, the Beverly Hills fashionista, in “Clueless,” it was her first feature film role. Thirty years later, Elisa joins me to talk about her experience making the now-classic teen comedy and why it’s had such staying power. We discuss the magical chemistry between the costars; how wardrobe breathed life and depth into her character; director Amy Heckerling’s keen eye and kindness on set, and how the movie rewrote the rules on what you could do in a comedy. Oh, and her now-husband had never seen “Clueless” when they first met! The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn Hildreth and Aimee Leone have conducted and compiled hours of interviews with women who juggle motherhood with being professional athletes and sports executives in their new book, Tough as a Mother: Women in Sports, Working Moms, and Shared Traits that Empower us All. These dynamic women join me to discuss the power in sharing one’s own story in order to help others grow; the correlation between being ultra-competitors and everyday moms; the “nine tenets” of tough motherhood, and how “having it all” looks different for everybody. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Accusations fly, friendships are tested and jet setting across the globe are just some of the storylines that we can expect to see on season 7 of the "Real Housewives of Miami”. Bravolebrity Lisa Hochstein shares her insights on the highly anticipated season that also includes sharing a roof with her boyfriend Jody, closing the chapter on divorce and her latest business venture, “SplitWell”, an app designed to help others navigate the complexities of divorce. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We fell in love with Mario Cantone as Anthony Marentino on “Sex and the City”. Mario returns to chat with me about the current season of “And Just Like That”, takes me back to what really inspired him to be in showbiz, his “amazing” baking skills and tries to explain to me why I have not yet received my loaf of banana bread. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jodie Sweetin stole our hearts in the 1990s as precocious middle-child Stephanie Tanner on “Full House” as well as in the 2015 Netflix reboot. Jodie joins me to talk about a very different kind of project: her new movie “Dateless to Dangerous: My Son’s Secret Life” (Saturday, June 21st at 8/7c on Lifetime) about a mother’s struggle to help her angry teenage son who turns isolated and hostile after being rejected by young women at his high school. Jodie talks about the intense experience making the film; how the “Fuller House” reboot came to be, and the emotional rollercoaster she faced after losing her friend and costar, Bob Saget. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1990s were the formative decade for Generation X coming of age. Christine Taylor (The Brady Bunch Movie) and David Lascher (Blossom) are the hosts of the hilariously nostalgic podcast “Hey Dude – The 90s Called” and we had a blast going down memory lane to a time when grunge and preppy fashions ruled the malls. We talk about the mistakes we made back in the day; our favorite pop-culture guilty pleasures, and how the 90s was the last decade of communally consumed entertainment. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My mother had a long friendship with Paul Reubens, and so by proximity I did too. For me, “Pee-wee as Himself” (now streaming on MAX), directed by Matt Wolf, was at the top of my list to stream when it aired. The two-part show looks at Reubens’ life and career as alter ego Pee-wee Herman, whose irreverent comedy took the world by storm in the 1980s. Matt joins me to talk about what it was like meeting a hero; the great level of control that Paul Reubens brought to all of his work – including this documentary; how Paul tried to rebound from the scandal that nearly ended his career, and how the film’s surprise ending came to be. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices