{"podcast":{"title":"BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE","slug":"behind-the-velvet-rope-532585","podcast_index_feed_id":532585,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BHVR3728749111","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5fff69dc-1016-11ec-99ac-df6985cb2f41/image/0d2912036f9fdb9776b89d68de6eab96.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"David Yontef","episode_count":2500,"summary":"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 Journal People, TMZ, Page Six, OK! Magazine, Us Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, ExtraTV, Billboard Magazine, Telemundo, Marie Claire, the Wendy Williams Show, Life & Style, Access Hollywood, Perez Hilton, The Daily Mail, Radar Online, Bravo Daily Dish, E!, The Sun, Just Jared, InStyle, Watch What Happens Live, Architectural Digest, Fox News, Hollywood Life, Too Fab, Rolling Stone, USA Today, MSN, The Drew Barrymore Show, Yahoo Online, The Mirror, Women's Health and more! Ranked #1 Real Housewives / Reality TV Podcast by BuzzFeed! 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You remember the man at the center of Lucy Lucy Apple Juice or, as some of you may call it, Puppygate. John stops by to mention it all. John spills the tea on Lisa Vanderpump, Giggy (RIP), Ken Todd and Vanderpump Dogs.  John also chats Vanderpump Rules, Lisa and Ken’s restaurants, RHOBH and last, but certainly not least, the RHOBH season long mess that was \"Lucy Lucy Apple Juice”. 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