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FRAN DRESCHER (On The Nanny's Original Run / Reboot / Broadway, Madonna, & Being A National Icon) Sep 20, 2021

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Fran Drescher steps Behind The Rope. From the moment this chat started, one thing was clear, Fran Drescher is one busy Icon. First things first, The Nanny. Fran chats about the recent addition of The Nanny to HBO Max, the joys of having it discovered by a whole new generation and shares an update on the status of her road to bringing The Nanny to Broadway. After we wax nostalgic on all things The Nanny, we move on to one of Fran’s new passions, Mahjong. Her hobby which started with Monday night sessions with her “boys” - yes the many gay men in her life, including ex husband Peter Jacobson, and friends like Rosie O”Donnell has led her to this weeks Mahjong Tournament where you, our dear listener, can sign up and win prices, some, of course, involving our fav Legend of today, Ms. Fran Drescher. The tournament also will raise money for Fran’s Cancer Schmancer Organization, a cause near and dear to her heart having survived cancer herself. Fran also chats about her recent appointment as SAG-AFTRA President, the support she received in her candidacy from famous friends like Tom Hanks. Speaking or famous friends, we also chat with Fran about dinners, hang outs, and concerts with friend Madonna. Finally, Fran shares info on other upcoming film and TV projects from the woman who just refuses to slow down. Now can we please have a Fran Fine laugh. Thanks and thank you! #legend #icon #nowords

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RHOA (Rumored "Just In" Cast Changes) & RHOP (Winning The Game) Sep 18, 2021

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DJ Richie Skye steps Behind The Rope. There is no one more connected in the DMV than Mr. Skye and we could not think of anyone better to help break down all that is going on this season on The Real Housewives of Potomac than Richie Skye. That chat began a few weeks back where we discussed how all our fav ladies are doing this season - Gizelle, Karen, Ashley, Candiace, Robyn, Wendy and newbie Mia. Today we continue that chat and predict what will happen as the season moves on. The convo then turns to RHOA breaking down the “off season” they just had. We discuss what went wrong with our fav Peach Holder’s this past season, reveal who our MVP was, suggest ways to fix the ATL, chat about who should go and predict who will be “let go” out of Kenya, Porsha, Kandi, Drew and Cynthia. Have you seen all of the blogs the past 24 hours? Do we believe Porsha and Cynthia are out and Marlo is in? Of course we cannot let our Southern gals go without a job and discuss career alternatives for those we feel are on their way out. On the topic of off seasons, we cannot help but think RHONY - Richie knows Bershan IRL - discussing whether this season is as bad, and the situation is as dire as all the public outcry and headlines make it seem. Richie sheds light on what he likes and does not like up here in the Big Apple weighing in on who should go, stay and be brought back from the past - the answers not at all what you would expect. Somehow our sit down about the current RHOP season has led us to RHOA and RHONY but that is what happens when DJ Richie Skye (host of “Reality Talk” on Youtube & “Unfiltered” on Podcast One) stops by. We could have kept talking, but need to leave you with something to look forward to. Until next time, Mr. Skye!!

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Constantine Maroulis & Kendra Erika (on Real Housewives, New Music, The Opening of Broadway & More!) Sep 17, 2021

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Constantine Maroulis & Kendra Erika step Behind The Rope. Constantine is back and this time he brings friend Kendra Erika to talk about it all. We bond over the return of Broadway, musical influences, our fav musical divas and our ideal musical colabs. This dynamic duo also have a great new single, a dance version of “As Long As You’re Mine”, from the hit musical “Wicked”. Yup, Broadway is open and Kristin Chenoweth kicked off the opening of “Wicked” earlier this week! Being this is BTVR, we also chat about Kendra’s desire to become a Real Housewife of New York City!!! Constantine knows a thing or two about that. :) An episode not to be missed!

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BLAC CHYNA (on Reality TV, Motherhood, Famous Exes, New Music & Her Fashion Empire!) Sep 16, 2021

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Blac Chyna steps Behind The Rope. Before we get into all the headlines, rumors, and misperceptions, we chat with Blac Chyna, whose name was suggested by a patron during her stripping days, about her early days in LA - being name checked by Drake, modeling, and appearing in a multitude of music videos with everyone and anyone including Tyga and Nicki Minaj. Chyna has new music - “Hollywood”, “Doom” - which we chat about as well as her musical influences and who she would love to work with in the music biz. We chat about her booming beauty business - little miss entrepreneur - and why she loves being a Boss Babe. Of course, the convo quickly turns to Reality TV - the status of her blockbuster “The Real Blac Chyna” Show season two as well as her many appearances over the years on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and “Rob & Chyna”. Chyna opens up about filming a Reality TV show with her now ex-husband, the home movies she will forever have of Dream, and how she felt when that show “ended”. While we have her, Chyna shares an update where she stands with Rob Kardashian and the rest of the Keeping Up Clan and is kind enough to share her thoughts on recent Kardashian news - the Kim and Kayne Split, Khloé and Tristan Thompson - On Again, Off Again, We Think Currently Off Relationship, the Coupling of Kourt and Travis, Lord Disick and Amelia Gray, Kim’s Legal Career, Whether Food God is the most brilliant of them all and so on. Blac Chyna has a new Cooking Show and CBD line which we discuss plus just what is next for this Powerhouse that just will not slow down.

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JERRY SPRINGER (On His Iconic Career, "Judge Jerry", DWTS, & Reality TV!) Sep 15, 2021

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Jerry Springer steps Behind The Rope. One of the most Iconic names in daytime TV is here to chat about it all. Although Jerry was set to retire after his unprecedented twenty seven year run as Host of The Jerry Springer Show, NBC had other plans and Judge Jerry was born. Jerry chats about how nice it is to use his law degree and what we can expect in the upcoming third season of the always shocking, never boring, Judge Jerry. Of course, the conversation quickly leads to The Jerry Springer Show and all those trailblazing disputes, wig pulls, accusations, and everything else under the sun that was before its time as it aired each day on our small screens. Jerry recalls highlights, outrageous guests and some of the most shocking moments. We chat with Jerry about current day Reality TV and his role in helping create the landscape of Housewives, Fiancés That Last for 90 Days and Love that Comes After Being Locked Up and / or Happens on an Island. Jerry also opens up about the current offerings of Daytime TV - Ellen, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Wendy Williams - his favorites, not so favorites and how cancel culture has come to play a role in it all. We pay homage to some of Jerry’s other forays into television - a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, a judge on America’s Got Talent, playing himself on Roseanne and much more. Jerry reflects back on a career most can only dream of discussing highs and lows, the biggest misconceptions of himself, and just what is next for the man who everyone just cannot seem to get enough of. Let’s all chant it together. Jerry, Jerry!!

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Gia Gunn (on Drag Race, Real Housewives, Caitlyn Jenner, Trans Representation, & Pose) Sep 14, 2021

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Gia Gunn, famed, outspoken Drag Race contestant steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in WeHo, Gia is here to tell it all. We would expect nothing less from one of Drag Race’s most outspoken contestants in the history of the show! Let us start at the beginning. Gia takes us back to the first time she did drag, what that was like, what prompted her to “try” and where her infamous name “Gia Gunn” comes from. Think Project Runway! Gia also opens up about the first time she became aware of her “trans identity” and what that was like to deal with at a young age. Flash forward to Season Six of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Gia explains how she got involved with the Iconic hit TV show and why Season Six was the right time to participate. Gia discusses what it was like to film the show, the other Queens, the competitions and what it was like to “not be out” at the time. Flash forward to “All Stars Season Four”, Gia was back and ready to take the competition by storm. We discuss the differences this time in “All Stars”, the competition as well as the fact that Gia was an out Transgender Woman, or we should say Woman, participating in Drag Race. Of course, we address the fact that Gia’s participation in this installment of “All Stars“ came mere months after RuPaul’s comment that they would not cast an openly Transgender Contestant on the show. Gia explains how she felt by that statement and whether she thinks that impacted the decision to cast her (whether or not it was “stunt casting”). She also opens up about the rumored filmed but, ultimately, edited altercation with RuPaul on set during “All Stars” over this statement and whether her standing up to RuPaul led, in any way, to her elimination. She also opens up about the fact that the altercation was edited and whether the show is forever slanted to “make Ru look good at all costs”. Gia also chats about the recent change of RuPaul’s famous opening catch phrase to be gender inclusive and the presence of contestant Gottmik, Drag race’s first Trans Male Drag Queen. Gia chats about the whether RuPaul and Drag Race have come far in their Diversity and Inclusion Efforts, shares her thoughts on Caitlyn Jenner - they are not what you would think, and discusses shows like Pose answering the main question as to whether each has been a step forward for the Trans Community. Finally, Gia discusses current projects, the “Gia” brand, and the fact that it is beyond time for The Real Housewives to include a full time Trans Housewife. Yes, Gia is nominating herself. In true Gia Gunn fashion, NOTHING is off limits nor held back.

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KELLY KILLOREN BENSIMON (on Scary Island, Bethenny, RHONY, Dating, & Being a Living Legend!) Sep 13, 2021

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Kelly Killoren Bensimon, The Woman, The Myth, The Legend, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her iconic Soho loft, KKB is here to tell it all. For those who may not know, Kelly has a degree from Columbia University in Literature and Writing, an MBA, and is currently attending NYU Stern for her Executive MBA. Kelly also had a thriving career as a writer and editor at such famed publications like Elle, Page Six and Gotham and as a model who traveled the world working with famous photographers such as ex-husband, Gil Bensimon. All right, All right, onto what everyone wants to chat about, The Real Housewives of New York City. Kelly discusses how she was originally cast in Season Two of the hit franchise, how “welcome" she felt by the Season One Veterans, and how she was advised by everyone on her team not to do the show. We discuss some of her iconic moments such as running in traffic, being “up there” not “down here” and of course, “Scary Island”. Speaking of “Scary Island”, Kelly fills us in on what was really going on in that infamous dinner party scene and what life was like after that episode aired. She discusses how she reacted to and felt by the public’s “outcry” as well as the private messages she received on social media. Kelly discusses who from the cast she keeps in touch with and what she would say to Bethenny Frankel if she bumped into her today. Hint, it is not what you would expect! Kelly also opens up about what it is like when people still want to talk about “Scary Island” all these many years later, what life has been like since we last saw her on our TV screens, her dating life - a topic she rarely discusses, and what a current day in the life of KKB looks like as a thriving Real Estate Agent who splits her time between NYC, The Hamptons and Palm Beach. No surprise, as any reputable real estate agent in NYC does Kelly was on the just completed season of Million Dollar Listing New York which we chat about. Tune in for a non stop catch up with living legend, Kelly Killoren Bensimon.

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SONJA MORGAN's FORMER INTERN (on Sonja, Current RHONY Season, Reunion & Future of Show!) Sep 11, 2021

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Sonja Morgan's Intern steps Behind The Rope. Ok let us back up for a second. She has a name. Meghan Hubert.

Last year we had the pleasure of chatting with Meghan about what it was like to be one of Sonja Morgan’s iconic interns. Meghan chatted about that as well the fall out from coming on our show. Seems like Ms. Morgan was less than pleased with our little chat. We then had a follow up chat about that!

Meghan is now back to help us break down this current season of RHONY. We chat about what it is like to still be watching Sonja get fall down drunk on a weekly basis each week - knowing her in real life and all - and how we think all our favorite Apple holders are performing this season. We discuss the public outcry from the fans who claim the show has got too serious, political and is now TV with a mission when all they want to see is a bunch of women getting drunk and having fun. We also discuss the effect this outcry has had on the ratings - the lowest in history, what and who has caused this decrease, and how to fix this decrease. We discuss the many rumors of who is being fired, if anyone, who should be fired, if anyone, and who should be brought back from casts past, if anyone. We chat about the rumors that Bethenny Frankel wants to come back either on camera or as a Producer behind the scenes, the rumors that the highest levels of NBC corporate are now involved and that Andy Cohen has completely lost control of this once highly rated franchise.

Of course, Meghan also gives advice to any aspiring Sonja interns who, despite listening to our chat, still want to apply for the much talked about position. Perhaps we will be seeing you listeners on a future episode of RHONY yourselves!.

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Sophie B. Hawkins (on "Damn", Banned by MTV, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Trailblazing) Sep 10, 2021

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“Damn, I wish I was your lover. I’ll rock you till the daylight comes. Make sure you are smiling’ and warm. I am everything, tonight I’ll be your mother.” You know the rest. Sophie B. Hawkins steps Behind The Rope. Sophie chats about what life was like in the 90’s when she rose to fame with her breakout hit “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover”. She chats about many of her colleagues at that time - Madonna, Paula, Whitney, Prince, George Michael, being nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1993, and how the Grammy Nomination came with a lot of good and bad, all at the same time. We chat about why her video for “Damn” was banned by MTV, the importance of its LGBTQ+ representation, the use of “Damn" in 90210 as Kelly and Dylan’s song, and moving on from her record company. We chat about her rumored “relationships” with Jodie Foster, Martina Navratilova, and Rosie O’Donnell. Sophie is still friends with Rosie today which we discuss plus weekends at Madonna's, dinners with David Bowie, and so much more! Sophie shares her throughs on “Free Britney” and some of current music’s reigning Pop Diva’s Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato and many others. Finally, we chat about what is next for this Pop Superstar who just wont slow down.

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Josh Flagg (on Million Dollar Listing LA) #MDLLA Sep 09, 2021

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Josh Flagg steps Behind The Rope. Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Season 13. How did we get here? Josh is here to answer that and discuss his epic career in real estate, which began at 18. Josh chats about his early days in the biz and his rapid rise to the top which led to his position as a cast member on MDLLA. Josh chats about his MDLLA career - highs and lows, fellow brokers from yesteryear (anyone remember Madison and Chad Rogers), cast mates Tracy Tutor, The Brits & That other Josh, those epic open houses, the deals, and of course all that money and real estate porn. On a personal note, we chat with Josh about the true break out star of MDLLA, Grandma Edith, living in The Beverly Hills Hotel - yes we are jealous!, his epic love story with Husband Bobby Boyd and what it was like to get married on television. One thing is also for sure, Josh knows everyone who is anyone and has sold a house to most of them. We chat about his many celeb friends and clients - Sonja Morgan, Tori Spelling, Melissa Rivers, and so on and just what it is like to attend one of the infamous Flagg-Boyd extravaganzas at their lovely LA home. Finally, Josh spills the deets on the current state of the LA real estate market, the best things about being a Bravolebrity and just what we can expect to see this season on MDLLA!!!

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