Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast
283 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsA podcast hosted by Melissa Rivers where she shares her thoughts on whatever she and her friends are texting about. This includes everything from fashion on the Red Carpet, to the annoying number of “reboots”, to being an empty nester, and so much more. If you want to hear the unvarnished truth from some of the funniest and best in the business, you won’t want to miss this!
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Episodes
Murder in House Two
January 14, 2021 00:46 - 41 minutesFilmmaker Michael Epstein joins us to discuss his podcast, "Murder in House Two." It is the story of what really happened in the Haditha Massacre of November 2005, when 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians – including women and young children – were shot multiple times by a US Marines group. Tune in to hear this incredible story and how Michael Epstein got unprecedented access at the trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
New Year, New You! - Bonus
January 09, 2021 02:00 - 30 minutesCelebrity health and fitness guru Harley Pasternak, gives us his no nonsense, easy to follow rules for making 2021 your fittest year yet! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Year, New You!
January 08, 2021 23:35 - 32 minutesBeauty experts Kimberly Snyder and Cassandra Bankson teach us how to jumpstart our beauty, health, and skincare regimen in 2021. Be beautiful inside and out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Biggest Stories of 2020
December 30, 2020 23:51 - 43 minutes2020 has been the craziest, scariest, and most intense year of the century. Melissa breaks down and offers perspective on the important events of 2020 with political journalist Elex Michaelson and "King of Lists" Ranker CEO Clark Benson. (Seriously, who doesn't love a good list? Lol) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What to Binge-Watch!
December 23, 2020 17:26 - 45 minutesTCM resident film expert Dave Karger breaks down the newest movies to watch over the holiday break and which movies are getting early Oscar buzz! Later we're joined by Ranker CEO Clark Benson, who talks about his new app, Watchworthy, which will create a personal watchlist just for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The New Normal
December 18, 2020 21:52 - 40 minutesDr. Drew Pinsky sounds off on what he has learned during the pandemic, what he believes will be our “new normal,” and whether or not he will take the COVID-19 vaccine. Tune in for his expert and entertaining opinion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Justin Willman
December 16, 2020 23:02 - 25 minutesStar and creator of Netflix hit show Magic for Humans Justin Willman stops by with tales and laughs. Find out which POTUS is his best heckler! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cults, Cults, and more Cults
December 11, 2020 18:21 - 54 minutesCult expert Rick Ross updates us on the Nxivm cult, their ardent followers, and the 120-year prison sentence of their unapologetic leader Keith Raniere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WTF is a plant-based diet and why should I try it?
December 04, 2020 21:49 - 51 minutesHave you ever wondered what it means to follow a “plant-based” diet? Or what a Beyond meat burger tastes like? Rip Esselstyn and Dr. David Katz from the blockbuster documentary The Game Changers share their knowledge and first hand experience of the benefits of living plant-based. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Heather Dubrow
November 27, 2020 19:33 - 50 minutesAn outspoken actress, Real Housewife, and podcaster joins Melissa and Sabrina to talk about everything from her daughter's bold honesty when “coming out" to how much champagne she drinks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
IS BEAUTY ONLY SKIN DEEP?
November 20, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutesWhat does it truly mean to be beautiful? Kimberly Snyder, the founder of Solluna and skincare expert Cassandra Bankson, discuss what it takes to achieve beauty inside and out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where Do I Come From?
November 13, 2020 22:45 - 48 minutesNovember is National Adoption Month. Sabrina and I spoke with the founder of BirthParentFinder.com, Jay Rosenzweig. We also hear the incredible story of Ryan "Pez" Pezavento, who discovered 46 half-siblings through 23andMe. You don't want to miss this one! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
America Votes and Waits: Where do we go from here?
November 06, 2020 18:56 - 42 minutesIt’s been a long and exhausting election cycle. Americans voted in person and by mail in record numbers but partisan polarization, social unrest, and election anxiety continue. Join political host Elex Michaelson and social activist JD Fuller for a frank and thought-provoking discussion on the election and what it means for the future of our great nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State of Comedy with Greg Fitzsimmons
October 30, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutesIs the state of comedy under attack? The amazingly witty comedian Greg Fitzsimmons shares his thoughts with Melissa and Sabrina. Tune in. You’re not going to want to miss this one! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ivy League Murders
October 28, 2020 21:49 - 41 minutesIs murder more interesting when it involves professors and students at Harvard? Yale? Sarah Alcorn and Laura McDonald think so! Join the hosts of the top-rated true crime podcast, "Ivy League Murders" to discuss homicides linked to elite private schools. Which Ivy League university has the most haunting cases? Harvard? UPenn? Tune in to find out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marc Cherry
October 23, 2020 21:43 - 38 minutesMarc Cherry, the creative genius behind hit series WHY WOMEN KILL, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, and iconic show GOLDEN GIRLS, shares his thoughts on artistic expression, censorship, and what is and isn't permissible in comedy today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vanessa Williams
October 22, 2020 01:27 - 33 minutesVanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multifaceted performers in the entertainment industry. Tune in as she joins Melissa and Sabrina to talk about her new role in Hulu’s star-studded original film Bad Hair, her first children’s book Bubble Kisses, her passion for Black Theater United, and so much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State of Comedy with Margaret Cho
October 16, 2020 17:56 - 26 minutesGrammy and Emmy Award-nominated comedian, actress, author, Fashion Police Alum – Margaret Cho reunites with Melissa and discusses Zoom comedy shows, Dave Chappelle, politics, dating, and how comedy has taken on an important role. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cat Deeley
October 14, 2020 22:21 - 43 minutesCat Deeley, the reality show darling, and So You Think You Can Dance host, joins Melissa Rivers Group Text to dish on parenting, her career, the highlight of interviewing Prince, and her new children’s book The Joy In You. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State of Comedy with Deon Cole
October 09, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutesYou know him from ABC’s Black-ish and his hilarious Netflix comedy special, “Cole Hearted.” Multi-award-nominated comedian, actor, and screenwriter Deon Cole unequivocally reveals how he’s handling the state of comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Happiness
October 07, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutesWe are joined by Pretty Little Liars actress Tammin Sursok, “Help Me Be Me” podcaster Sarah May Bates, and the indomitable force behind CHUCKiES New York, Ritch Erani, to discuss how to achieve happiness through these challenging times. Tune in to hear their advice to us and what brings them joy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State of Comedy with Jeff Ross aka THE ROASTMASTER GENERAL
October 02, 2020 20:30 - 34 minutesAs we continue the conversation about the state of comedy, find out what Jeff misses most about performing live, how he’s coped during the pandemic, and his opinion on the future of comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Look Good, Feel Good - Part 2
September 30, 2020 22:57 - 39 minutesIvy-League-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Lisa Cassileth and skin care guru, Peter Thomas Roth stop by to give insight on all the latest and greatest skin care products and body procedures. Tune in to hear how we can all look good and feel good! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State of Comedy with Bob Saget
September 25, 2020 15:23 - 36 minutesJoin me for a candid conversation with Bob Saget. The Grammy nominated stand up comic, beloved father on Full House, and host extraordinaire of America's Funniest Home Videos shares how he's processing the new normal and how he thinks the state of comedy will be moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben Semanoff
September 18, 2020 18:55 - 28 minutesDo you love Ozark? Then you'll love its Emmy nominated Director Ben Semanoff! Find out how he made the successful, and rare, transition from Camera Operator to Emmy nominated Director, and what he will be wearing this Sunday for the virtual Emmy's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brandi Glanville UNFILTERED
September 11, 2020 21:08 - 35 minutesThe RHOBH alum dishes on marriage, parenting, dating, friendship ... and of course her crazy relationship with Denise Richards too! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sex and Intimacy
September 04, 2020 21:34 - 40 minutesLove Doctor Adam Sheck, self proclaimed troublemaker Eva Clay and adult performer Casey Calvert stop by to give their professional tips on how to keep sex and intimacy alive during the pandemic! Facials, conjugal visits and sex toys? Tune in for the sexy, sensual, and smart advice that will light up your love life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"5 Things" with the Preppy Podcaster
September 02, 2020 23:12 - 31 minutesLisa Birnbach is an iconic influencer, best selling author, and humorist. Listen to her tell her tales about Oprah, The Village Voice, and of course The Official Preppy Handbook, which influenced an entire generation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Arquette - Renaissance Man!
August 28, 2020 21:11 - 45 minutesThe star of "You Cannot Kill David Arquette" joined by wrestling rival, RJ Skinner shares his adventure in the making of his new documentary with Melissa and Sabrina. Find out how this film is a "love letter" to wrestling and his fascination with Liberace and Elvis! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Women's History is Made!
August 21, 2020 22:35 - 51 minutesMel and Sabrina are joined by USC history professor Alaina Morgan, social activist JD Fuller and attorney/friend of Kamala Harris, Areva Martin. Tune in as they debate the merits and potential pitfalls of this historical nomination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
THE SECRETS OF GOSSIP
August 19, 2020 22:29 - 45 minutesMelissa and Sabrina are joined by Adam and Dax from the podcast Hollywood Raw. Don't miss the inside story on how the secrets of celebrity gossip are traded and how to get scoops. Stay tuned for who is the nicest celeb, and who's not so nice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SCHOOL DAZE
August 14, 2020 17:35 - 49 minutesControversy, confusion and concerns for the upcoming school year as the Novel Coronavirus continues to threaten the nation. Join college admissions consultant extraordinaire Sara Harberson, VP of OC Board of Education Mari Burke and celebrity manager and “friend of podcast" Steven Grossman as they debate the changes students and parents face now due to the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Melissa Loves A Mystery: Tales of murder and the secrets of best selling True Crime authors. Part 3
August 07, 2020 18:40 - 43 minutesBilly Jensen, investigative true crime journalist discusses his life long passion with unsolved murders and missing persons cases. He also shares the process of completing the NY Times best selling book - I'll Be Gone in the Dark, after his friend and author Michelle McNamara's sudden passing about the hunt for the Golden State Killer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Melissa Loves A Mystery: Part 2 with James Renner - BONUS
July 31, 2020 16:25 - 6 minutesIt's a bonus episode with James Renner, host of the podcast THE PHILOSOPHY OF CRIME! Hear the details of James' encounter with J. D. Salinger, the famous reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Melissa Loves A Mystery: Tales of murder and the secrets of best selling True Crime authors. Part 2
July 31, 2020 16:18 - 36 minutesMelissa and Sabrina continue to explore the fascination of true crime with their guest, James Renner - journalist, palindrome, writer and also best known for his podcast THE PHILOSOPHY OF CRIME. Tune in as James describes how his new nonprofit organization, The Porchlight Project helped solve a murder case through Genetic Genealogy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Melissa Loves A Mystery: Tales of murder and the secrets of best selling True Crime authors. Part 1
July 24, 2020 22:13 - 24 minutesAre you obsessed with true crime as much as Melissa and Sabrina? Join the duo along with their friend Larry Amoros as they interview journalist, editor and crime writer authority Sarah Weinman. Find out why true crime has become so popular in society! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Grown, Flown and then Groan - Parenting during the Pandemic
July 17, 2020 12:16 - 47 minutesMelissa and Sabrina welcome authors Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Heffernan from the wildly successful blog, book and parenting website "Grown and Flown" where they cover a range of issues on raising teens to young adults. They are also joined by the always hilarious comedian and fellow podcaster, Heather McDonald from Juicy Scoop. Tune in as they discuss all things about parenting during the Pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choic...
Can We Talk? Can We Listen? with best-selling author Roxane Gay
July 15, 2020 21:57 - 35 minutesMelissa and Sabrina are joined by best-selling author Roxane Gay. Tune in as they discuss her best-selling book, Bad Feminist, her comic book series, World of Wakanda for Marvel and so much more. Learn how her powerful gift of writing ultimately led her to the path of becoming an activist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Secrets of Reality
July 10, 2020 20:55 - 46 minutesDo you love reality television? We do! Join Sabrina and Melissa for a no holds barred, completely unvarnished dive into the world of reality television with Mark Cronin, a reality tv pioneer, Holly Carter, the “good girl” of the genre, and Steven Grossman, the irreverant, hilarious, and sometimes exasperated manger of reality stars Nene Leakes, Kelly Osbourne and many more! The secrets of reality tv - revealed!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about yo...
The Pharmacology of Psychedelic Drugs
July 03, 2020 12:21 - 39 minutesAcid, mushrooms and other mind altering drugs! Melissa, Sabrina and their friend David get a lesson in all things psychedelia from none other than star of "Hamilton's Pharmacopeia", Hamilton Morris and the VP of communication at MAPS, Brad Burge. Sure you know what a black out it is, but what is a white out? What the heck is micro-dosing and can it really make us more empathetic and creative? Listen Now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad c...
Steve O
July 01, 2020 17:08 - 38 minutesThe holiday weekend’s coming up so it's time to get a little crazy! Check out Melissa Rivers’ conversation with "Professional Idiot: A Memoir" author and star of "Jackass" fame, Steve-O. Don't miss his heartbreaking story of love, loss and redemption. https://www.steveo.com/products/autographed-book-professional-idiot-a-memoir See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Terrence Jenkins
June 27, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutesMelissa and Sabrina are joined by actor, producer Terrence Jenkins host of the BET Awards 2020 Pre-show this Sunday. Tune in as they discuss the BET Awards, the BLM Movement and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can We Talk? Can We listen? Race, Sexuality, and “Outing”
June 26, 2020 16:44 - 41 minutesWas the historic LGBTQIA Supreme Court ruling a distraction to relieve civil unrest? Is it ok to OUT someone? What does intersectionality even mean? Listen to PR Guru, Howard Bragman, Celebrity Attorney, Shawn Holley, and Social Activist, JD Fuller dissect all things LGBTQIA legislation and what that means for other marginalized communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Filthy Rich: The Full Story on Jeffrey Epstein Revealed
June 19, 2020 23:51 - 33 minutesMelissa and Sabrina sit down with the director of the hit Netflix documentary Lisa Bryant. Learn how she found a way to tell the heartbreaking stories of the many survivors, and her reaction to the latest updates of this shocking case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can We Talk? Can We Listen?
June 12, 2020 14:55 - 42 minutesGeorge Floyd’s death sparked outrage worldwide, the protests across the country overshadowed the fear of Covid19. Melissa and Sabrina interview professor Camille Z. Charles in an effort to find out why racism is systemic in the USA and what Americans need to do about it now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ghosts, Aliens and Things That Go Bump in The Night
May 29, 2020 18:14 - 46 minutesJack Osbourne, paranormal enthusiast, and son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne joins Melissa to discuss the hair raising finale of his Travel Channel show Portals to Hell. After he scares Melissa and Sabrina with his real life ghost stories they are joined by filmmaker and ufologist Dr. Steven Greer and his film “Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind” on Netflix now. Don’t miss Ghosts! Aliens! And Things that Go Bump in the Night! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn m...
Look Good, Feel Good
May 22, 2020 17:34 - 33 minutesDr. Andrew Ordon from the Doctors, celebrity trainer and author Harley Pasternak and esthetician to the stars Joanna Vargas stop by to discuss how to look good and feel good with Melissa and Sabrina. Find out what the most requested plastic surgery is these days. Also, should you cleanse? What's the proper way to wash your face? Finally what is the worst thing for your health that you should eliminate NOW? And no, it's not alcohol. Listen here to find out! See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Conspiracy Theories
May 15, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutesConspiracy theories! It’s all Melissa, Sabrina and their friends are texting about, especially during corona quarantine. We invited Mick West, science writer and debunker to chat about all the corona conspiracies, flat earth and more! Tune in to hear Mick’s theory on how Artificial Intelligence will take over the world! #Mindblown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mother's Day Special Episode
May 10, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutesMother's Day Special including the unforgettable moments with Joan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sleep & Dreams Bonus
May 08, 2020 19:00 - 11 minutesWe here at Group Text are having crazy dreams, that is, on the nights we can get any sleep. Melissa and Sabrina invite sleep doctor Jay Khorsandi to teach us about sleep cocoons and dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg to analyze our dreams. Alien Abductions, hauntings, and nightmares oh my! What does a bad dream really mean? How does a dream indicate what is bothering you? Who dreams about Nicolas Cage and the old surf car? What does it mean if John Cusack appears in your dream before you h...