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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Come step ‘Behind The Velvet Rope’ with all your favorite TV stars and pop culture icons with host David Yontef as he asks his guests all the pressing questions YOU want answered! David’s relaxed, friendly interview style has welcomed a wide variety of guests -- from Real Housewives, musicians, comedians, actors, reality stars, designers, Bravolebrities and more! Behind the Velvet Rope has been mentioned in publications and media like Vanity Fair, The Today Show, Variety, The Wall Street

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32:05

RHONJ Fake Casting News Exposed, Nene's NBC Return &...

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2024/09/15

RHONJ casting news has arisen this week and been exposed. We break down the RHONJ casting news and separate fact from fiction as this fractured, on pause franchise looms on. Nene Lakes returned to the NBC family earlier this week to host the E! Emmy’s after party. We discuss what this means for Nene, the rumors that she is returning to RHOA and how her hosting alongside Ariana - still America’s favorite darling - went. Certain Housewives are struggling after the gig ends and the camera lights fade

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69:01

BRAUNWYN WINDHAM BURKE (on RHOC, Shannon, Tamra,...

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2024/09/15

Braunwyn Windham Burke steps Behind The Rope. Braunwyn is here to chat about her experience before, during and after her two season run on the OG of them all, The Real Housewives of Orange County. Braunwyn breaks down the highs and lows of her time on RHOC and all that she faced during this time in the public eye - coming out as gay, revealing she is an alcoholic and showing what society still considers an “unconventional” marriage. Braunwyn holds nothing back in sharing the status of her sobriety,

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13:39

Teresa’s Warning To RHONJ Cast, Alexis Details Hidden...

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2024/09/14

Teresa and Melissa are at it again. For everyone wondering, the RHONJ pause to cure the toxicity of this once fav franchise does not seem to have taken effect quite yet. Teresa warns that America is not done with her yet, Melissa clarifies past comments that she will quit the show if Tre is back and much more from this past weeks RHONJ top headlines. Heading west, we break down the latest episode of RHOC. Alexis tries to chat with Shannon, Gina get tangled in Heather vs. Katie, Emily is in her

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66:58

Rachel Fuda Unemployed, Vicki vs Tamra Goes Low,...

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2024/09/13

Last week we had an epic night out with both Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke. As we prepare for the new season of RHOBH - coming soon - for everyone who wants to know the details of that night out… here ya go. Rachel Fuda claims she is unemployed. Vicki Gunvalson comes for Tamra and Teddi once again as they clap back and so on and so forth. Katharina Mazepa and Lenny Hochstein break up and the new season of RHOM prepares to film. Phaedra Parks, Tori Spelling and Anna Delvey join DWTS, Chrishell

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65:25

Vicki & Tamra’s War Escalates, Tamra’s Daughter...

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2024/09/12

There is really only one main topic to break down today. After gathering all of the facts of she said, she said, we break down the epic war that seems to be getting worse by the day between Tamra and Vicki, no last names needed. Who could have ever predicted this? After feuding all season, off air, Vicki slammed Tamra as a bad mom who does not care at all about daughter Sidney, has martial problems with husband Eddie and is just a dark, toxic person of no substance. Fresh out of a brow lift, CO2

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32:32

Introducing: Pop Culture Moms

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2024/09/11

Sharing an episode of a podcast we're loving. On Pop Culture Moms, longtime friends and pop culture enthusiasts Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg seek the best advice and most valuable insights from the fictional moms we love most from TV and movies. Each week Andie and Sabrina sit down with fellow “scholars” of pop culture to explore the highs and lows of parenting. And they talk to some of our favorite Bravolebrities and reality TV stars. Like Real Housewife of Salt Lake City Heather Gay, who

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64:01

Brittany Breaks Down, Jax Develops PTSD, Stassi...

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2024/09/11

So many changes in the VanderVerse, so little time. Today we try to make sense of it all. Jax and Brittany move forward with their divorce, engage in on line shade, film The Valley - separately, continue the Pod - separately and everything and anything else in between as she goes on the cast trip while he sits this one out. Jax is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD, Brittany is seen breaking down during filming and we wonder whether this divorce will actually happen. Scheana and Lala

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33:25

Margaret Josephs Explains Why Louie is "Evil To The...

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2024/09/10

Danielle Cabral claims she is not sure if she can handle another RHONJ season like this past, details the hardest parts of the job and discusses her and the show’s future as the RHONJ long pause remains in full effect. Margaret Josephs has a message for Danielle Staub and Siggy Flicker, discusses Teresa’s grudges, slams ex-friend Jackie Goldschneider, discusses the fall out of Tre’s friendship with Dina Manzo, praises Juicy Joe and slams Louie Ruelas as “evil to the bone” responsible for poisoning

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50:59

Tim Murray (on RHOBH’s Carlton Gebbia, LVP, Charmed,...

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2024/09/10

Tim Murray steps Behind The Rope. Comedian, Actor, Multifaceted Performer Extraordinaire. Tim is here to chat about the return of his comedy hour Witches, which begins shows the states this month. As an ode to its return, we talk some of our fav witches throughout the decades in pop culture - Charmed, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, the Craft, Wicked and last, but certainly not least, what we feel is the most iconic witch of all time, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ very own Carlton Gebbia. We

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51:19

CHEF STU (on RHONJ’s Possible End, Jen Shah’s RHOSLC...

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2024/09/09

Chef Stu returns to help us break down all that has been going down in the BravoSphere over the past week. Andy Cohen recently weighed in, again, on the future of RHONJ, fans react, and we discuss what we think will happen regarding this once top rated franchise. RHOSLC returns next week, the cast is already slamming each other on social media and fans speculate about Jen Shah’s future role on the franchise. Shannon Beador continues to live her new life, Tamra continues to slam Shannon and Vicki

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35:03

Louie Ruelas’ Warning To His Enemies, Margaret’s...

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2024/09/08

Andy Cohen tripled down this week on the fact that we should not ask about, think about or expect RHONJ casting news any time soon. That said, it seems to have been a busy week in RHONJ land. Louie Ruelas posted a warning to his enemies which seems to double down on how he feels about Margaret’s son, suggest he was not at all sorry despite his on line apology and imply that he is still as conflicted, having learned nothing, as the toxic nature of RHONJ seems to not have cooled at all despite Andy’s

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83:27

LYNNE CURTIN (on RHOC, Tamra, Vicki, Kyle Richards &...

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2024/09/08

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Lynne Curtin steps Behind The Rope. Lynne takes us back to when she was first cast to step behind the gates of Coto de Caza in Season Four of the hit Bravo show. Lynne walks us through how she was cast on RHOC, who she knew before being cast and some of the story lines we saw regarding her life as they played out on national television. We discuss how The Real Housewives of Orange Country has changed since the early days and how reality tv, in general, is a

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12:07

RHONJ Old Rumors Resurface, Our Past w/ Alexis Jugs,...

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2024/09/07

For everyone who did not attend our live show, which lasted over three long hours, no question was off limits. Having just watched one of the most toxic seasons of RHONJ a lot of questions were about RHONJ past, current and, most important, future. Who will return - Teresa or Melissa or Neither? We break all of that down in this Final Part Three of our live show which sold out earlier this month where no question was off limits and where we could not plead the fifth. From questions about the future

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65:06

RHONJ Friendship Breakups Post Show, Fans Demand...

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2024/09/06

With RHONJ over and done, a lot of the cast is spending time together while other possibly former RHONJ seem to want nothing to do with each other. We discuss which friendships are real and which of our fav Garden State ladies will probably never speak again now that the season has come to an end. In other news, Tom Girardi is found guilty, Erika Jayne reacts and we, the viewing public, await his sentencing later this year. Tamra Judge’s well laid plan for this season of RHOC seems to have gone

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64:51

Brittany Cartwright’s Villain Era, Kelly Dodd’s...

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2024/09/05

Vicki Gunvalson had a near death experience, Housewives fans have mixed reactions and Kelly Dodd made the scary encounter all about her. Shocking, we say sarcastically. Speaking of Kelly Dodd, she had some family drama of her own which we break down and discuss. In other news, a new potential villain has emerged over in the VanderVerse as Brittany Cartwright files for divorce days after Jax exits rehab and heads for the Valley. Jax was served on air for all of us to witness when Season Two of this

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8:12

Introducing: Origins With Cush Jumbo

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2024/09/04

Attention Behind The Velvet Rope listeners. I’m jumping into your regularly scheduled listening to tell you that the biggest names in entertainment share with actress Cush Jumbo the stories that made them who they are today. From the most influential figure in fashion, Anna Wintour to Golda Rosheuvel of Bridgerton and David Schwimmer of Friends to many more, I think you’ll really enjoy hearing these never before heard stories on her new podcast, “Origins with Cush Jumbo.”From the innocence of

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73:40

RHONJ Future (What We Want!), VPR’s Looming End,...

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2024/09/04

As rumors about the future of RHONJ continue to swirl - some true, some semi true and some pure fiction, we break down where we are with this fractured cast and whether any can return months, if not years from now if the show does indeed return. In other fractured show news, we discuss the likelihood that anyone from the current cast will continue, whether Scheana and Lala will make their desired splash on The Valley, who else from VPR may end up on another LVP show, whether any other spin offs are

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43:23

MELISSA RIVERS (on Teresa or Melissa For RHONJ...

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2024/09/03

It’s that time of the month again. Everyone’s fav Pop Culture Connoisseur returns. That’s right, Melissa Rivers is back for our monthly Pop Culture round up. First things first, we break down all of the latest drama in RHONJ land. Melissa, Teresa, Marge, Dolo and the rest of the the gang have been talking, interviewing and revealing many tidbits about the future of the show and whether they want to and / or will be a part of it. We break down all of these claims, separating fact from fiction as we

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34:49

Teresa’s Words of Warning For Frank Catania, Shocking...

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2024/09/02

Another day, another bunch of fake RHONJ rumors about Tre, Mel and the future of the show. In other RHONJ news, Teresa has a very stern new message for Frank Catania, shares shocking news about her brother Joe, urges for a certain past RHONJ to return and much more in a series of recent interviews. The fans react, share their thoughts and scream loud that they will not watch RHONJ if the Tre Huggers' Queen returns. Heading west, Emily Simpson shares what happened off air with Shannon and Alexis

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79:04

Million Dollar Listing's James Harris (on Cast Mates,...

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2024/09/02

James Harris, from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, steps Behind The Rope. James is here to chat all about his Bravo Million Dollar Listing experience covering all the highs and lows. Of course, James talks about his MDLLA counterpart, David Parnes and how they ended up at Mauricio Umansky’s “The Agency”. James discusses the challenges of filming and doing deals in real time on air, that real estate porn we all love to watch and cast mates The Josh’s Flagg and Altman as well as Tracy Tutor. We

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