It's a special family episode! Melissa takes off the host shoes this week as she sits down with her incredible cousin, Tara Bogota, to have a girl-to-girl talk.

As a parent, how do you move towards the point where you can trust your kids on their own?

As a cousin, how do you make sure your family stays tight, especially as drama tries to break in from the outside?

As two health nuts, how do you balance wellness and being Cosmo Queens?

The ladies answer these questions and much more. Plus, Tara shares a hilarious story about going under the knife, and how the family reacted before anything actually happened.

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Melissa welcomes the lovely Lesa Milan from The Real Housewives of Dubai onto the podcast to talk about the latest drama in Dubai, if the recent reunion mended any fractured friendships, and why some of her castmates only want to throw shade her way.

The two also discuss why fame is handled very differently in the US compared to Dubai, the next business Lesa thinks Melissa should venture into, and how (and why) Lesa bribes her kids to appear on tv.

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Chaos has struck the Gorga household, and Joe and Melissa are here to talk all about it.

Whether it's a monstrous creature wandering through the backyard, a hideous trailer overstaying it's welcome in the front, or just completely forgetting what day it is; The Gorga's have had quite a week.

Not to mention this all happened while the kids started school, Gino is days away from driving, and Joe got a little "talking-to" from a cop.

Catch up with the Gorgas this week.

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