Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast

What Really Happened on The Apprentice?

Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast

Show Notes

More than 20 years after becoming the original winner of The Apprentice, Bill is finally answering the questions everyone still asks. He reveals how he went from the 17th-choice alternate to the final boardroom, the wild cover story he told friends, what contestants were paid, why fired players were secretly sequestered and what it was like working for Donald Trump before the White House. Plus, the whirlwind 48 hours that turned a Chicago entrepreneur into a household name—and the lessons from the show he still carries today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jennie Garth joins the pod, and Giuliana’s inner Kelly Taylor fangirl is coming out! Why did Jennie feel she could be replaced on 90210, and how did “I Choose Me” become her real-life mantra?

Oct 16, 2026

Giuliana sits down with animal activist Joey Tuccio about the disturbing animal cruelty crisis unfolding on Skid Row. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 14, 2026

When Bill and Giuliana tell their fertility story now, they know how it ends…with Duke. But when they were living it, they had no idea if they would ever become parents. They sit down with Dr. Bill Schoolcraft, the doctor who helped them have Duke, to revisit the failed treatments, the unexpected turn that led to Giuliana’s breast cancer diagnosis, and the decisions they faced along the way. They also ask the questions they wish they’d known to ask sooner: When is it time to see a fertility specialist? Why should both partners get tested? And for women who want children someday but aren’t ready yet, when should they start thinking about freezing their eggs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 9, 2026

While answering listener questions about business, Bill and Giuliana get into what they’d do if they lost everything tomorrow, how they decide which ideas are worth pursuing, and the business they launched that didn’t work out. Giuliana also tells the story of the red carpet interview that got her sent home from her E! audition—before it helped get her hired. Plus, they share what they’ve learned about building a career, taking risks, and knowing when to listen to advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 7, 2026

Teresa Giudice joins Bill and Giuliana to talk about the years of her life viewers only saw in pieces. While writing her new memoir, The Queen of New Jersey, she went back and watched herself on every episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey…and had a lot to say about what was happening off camera. She opens up about Joe’s deportation, the anger she carried afterward, why she reached out to her brother, and why this year has been especially hard for her family. Plus, the part of the table flip that still bothers her. After nearly 20 years of people watching her fight, Teresa says she wants something different now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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