Tell Us Something We Don't Know

Tell Us Something We Don't Know

Gabriela Tavakoli Bailey is a Persian American Executive Producer and TV Executive responsible for creatively overseeing some of the most successful shows, including the runaway hit franchise 90 Day Fiancé. TELL US SOMETHING WE DON'T KNOW is a podcast where she and writer/journalist, Orly Minazad, feature surprising interviews with celebrities, entrepreneurs with billion dollar empires and people with extraordinary stories, from those born into cults to unexpected life journeys.

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April 4, 2025 81 mins

Our guest is the creator of The Wear Joy Project, Casey Lum. After decades of designing, styling and running a boutique on Melrose, she decided - around her wedding, no less - that she was going to do a no-buy year, where she abstains from buying anything new. This wasn’t just a gimmick but a wellness project that eventually launched the Wear Joy Project whose mission is to help others stop wasting their time and money chasing tren...

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Episode 43: Against Orly's wishes, we decided to opt out of having a guest this week and instead grill each other with rapid fire questions. We talked about Martha Stewart, The Wicked phenomena, our favorite episodes, whether Hunter Biden is hot or not and our 2025 psychic predictions. Have a listen, learn more about us and write a comment to Gabriela saying Orly is right and to never do this again. Happy Holidays!

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December 6, 2024 72 mins

Episode 42! India de Beaufort is the queen of styling vintage clothing and her Instagram has the most visually stunning designs she puts together effortlessly – I swear it’s like magic!  In this episode we try some of her brilliant hacks (like repurposing pantyhose into a top). India is also an actress on shows like Night Court, Firefly Lane, Jane by Design and her latest project is Netflix’s Slumberland. #stylehacks #vintagestyle ...

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November 8, 2024 66 mins

Entrepreneur and director Mikael Tyrsen has joined us to discuss the complicated world of NFTs. As co-founder of Killabears, a free-to-mint NFT collection that has secured the first live-action movie born from an NFT with Seth Green’s studio, he believes this is the future and much more accessible than we think. We asked him all the dumb questions about crypto currency so you wouldn’t have to. #crypto #nft #podcasts #blockchain #se...

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October 25, 2024 86 mins

Kjersti Flaa’s interviews with Blake Lively and Anne Hathaway have put her on the map as the cringiest celebrity interactions. She joins us to shed light on what exactly happened and why she chose to drop the interviews when she did.


Kjersti’s YouTube Channel: 

https://youtube.com/@flaawsometalk?si=J3dJTiFqwirGTMdt


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The Blake Lively interview that made me want to quit my job: 

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Episode 39! Caroline Chambers is a New York Times Best selling author of WHAT TO COOK WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE COOKING, the perfect collection of quick and easy recipes. Caroline got her professional start in a test kitchen before striking out as a freelancer, developing and perfecting recipes for busy cooks. She made the most of the pandemic, connecting with home cooks and garnering a following of loyal fans who love seeing h...

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September 26, 2024 91 mins

Paul Sculfor was launched into the modeling industry by his mother who realized he had a face not only a mother could love. He went off to become the first male supermodel and work with the most successful designers in the industry. When he found himself in the throes of addiction, he decided to take drastic measures to reclaim his life. Today, he helps others do the same through his podcast THIS IS POWERFUL and his organization, S...

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July 25, 2024 50 mins

Episode 37 is Good Day LA morning anchor and award-winning journalist Jennifer Lahmers. Jenn shares the highs and lows of morning news, juggling motherhood and her date with Ben Affleck. 

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July 18, 2024 56 mins

Chase Chewning contemplated whether to live or die and allow his family to reap the benefits of the Army's 400k insurance policy on him. Listen to learn how it all unraveled and how he became the host of Ever Forward Radio, a podcast that helps to build your physical & mental resiliency, to live a life EVER FORWARD. 


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*Update: 24 hours after shooting this episode, these two got engaged!*
Today our guests are Alix Traeger and Zoya Biglary, lifestyle and food personalities who fell in love over orange wine. Alix is an original online food creator, breaking out as a lead producer and host for BuzzFeed Tasty which quickly became the largest food social network.  She’s a self taught chef and her debut cookbook is coming in Spring of 2025. Zoya is...

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Our guest is comedian Mike Glazer who will be performing at Netflix Fest on May 9th. Mike recently released his debut comedy special Life Rules! Mixtape Vol 1, available now on YouTube. He opens up about love, family, mental health and his own struggle with manic bipolar disorder. On a completely different note, Mike has a very strong relationship with weed - so much so that High Times magazine recognized him as one of the "Mo...

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February 15, 2024 26 mins

Our guest is the very funny and debonair content creator and comedian Reza Jackson. If you follow him on TikTok or Instagram, you’ve been blessed with his fashion tips, hilarious videos, dance moves, recipes and sculpted chest peeking out of his dress shirts. We discuss his rise to social media stardom and what’s next for him!

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December 14, 2023 47 mins

In this episode we have Emmy award winning executive producer Richard Hall and director Ema Edosio-Deelen. They’ve teamed up for their latest film Bisesero: A Daughter’s Story, which is said to be the first major feature about the tragic events in Rwanda in 1994 told exclusively about and by Africans. Between 500,000 to 800,000 people belonging to the Tutsi minority ethnic group as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa were killed by ...

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November 30, 2023 67 mins

Our guest is New York Times bestselling author Ruth Wariner. In her memoir The Sound of Gravel, she writes about growing up in a polygamous Mormon colony named after her grandfather in Mexico. She shares harrowing and unbelievable details about being her father’s 39th child, living in extreme poverty after her father’s murder –  and then eventually escaping the colony that was enabling her stepfather’s sexual abuses. She’s here to ...

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September 28, 2023 71 mins

Fawn Weaver went from being a homeless teenager to being an author and serial entrepreneur who founded Uncle Nearest, the fastest growing American whiskey and bourbon in U.S history.  She holds the distinction of being the first non-celebrity Black American woman to spearhead the creation of a billion-dollar enterprise. Fawn shares her unique outlook on life and how she was able to take the story of Uncle Nearest, a slave distiller...

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August 24, 2023 30 mins

Tareq Hadhad grew up in Syria where his father ran a successful chocolate factory. His father’s livelihood was crumbled and destroyed due to the war. Tareq and his family eventually made their way to Canada where they re-established their chocolate business, Peace by Chocolate, and recreated the chocolates they once exported across the Middle East. Their story has turned into an international phenomenon not only because of their im...

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August 10, 2023 58 mins

Sam Mathews and her husband Dan have a huge following on Instagram and TikTok called Wearedanandsam where they talk about their journey with surrogacy. Sam already has 2 children and is done having kids of her own. But, she loves helping other families by being a surrogate - and believes this is her calling in life. In this episode we explore the business of surrogacy, the controversies, nuances, emotional and physical drawbacks an...

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June 22, 2023 36 mins

PART 2 of GG's interview. Be sure to check out PART 1 (posted on June 15th).

Golnesa Gharachedaghi also known as GG starred in Bravo’s Shahs of Sunset for 9 seasons.  Her contagious spirit and omg moments had so much buzz in the television world and opened the gates of controversy, especially in the Persian community, where talking openly about drug use and sex is generally so taboo. Outside the TV world, Golnesa is ...

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June 15, 2023 44 mins

Golnesa Gharachedaghi also known as GG starred in Bravo’s Shahs of Sunset for 9 seasons.  Her contagious spirit and omg moments had so much buzz in the television world and opened the gates of controversy, especially in the Persian community, where talking openly about drug use and sex is generally so taboo. Outside the TV world, Golnesa is also a businesswoman who has her own cannabis line called Wusah as well as sex toy line, cal...

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an iconic LA landmark that attracts millions of tourists each year from all over the world. But how did it start and how does it work exactly? Nicole Mihalka served as the Chair of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and tells us exactly what it takes to get on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and why it means so much to the stars who've made it on.

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