Couples Therapy

Life has been lifin', folks! I'm sure we'll discuss what that means exactly on a future episode, but just know that it's been beating us both down and leaving us drained and de-brained! And also a guest had trouble with their wi-fi, so we decided to record a "Just Us" episode. In this EXCITING INSTALLMENT, we delve into the various animal sounds that plague us from outside our place, come up with The Almanac of Forgotten Facts - a book idea that will surely catch the publishing world on fire, Andy gives an update on his nutritionist/existentialist journey, and we answer YOUR advice questions about virtual therapy, sibling's real estate purchases and what to do when your partner dresses like shit! All this and MORE! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/] or Twitter [https://twitter.com/NaomiandAndy]! We're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's new book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen [https://open.acast.com/networks/61b766f330fbc60012079b63/shows/61b766981695621618e95093/episodes/www.chroniclebooks.com/products/podcast-pantheon]! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast/products/couples-therapy-podcast-mug]! And: Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod] (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod/gift]! Or get yourself a t-shirt [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast] or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-therapy/id1410296631]? Or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4bOjKjHwMabow4y3KdPcZs]? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/]! Check out CT clips on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMhZaDCebGNamziVMIHguw]! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81173421] or Mythic Quest [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/mythic-quest/umc.cmc.1nfdfd5zlk05fo1bwwetzldy3]! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album [https://andybeckerman.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-suddenly-aware] or his other podcast Beginnings [http://beginningspod.com/]! Theme song by the great Sammus [https://sammusmusic.net/]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

*This* is why we podcast! Friend of the show/Friend IRL Nori Reed returns for a frank discussion of how fucked up the current political climate is, but folks, what we love about Nori and about the vibe of the show is that we can move from a very silly joke into a very serious discussion like *snaps fingers*. Now, you know Nori from her previous appearances on the show, from her stand-up or as a writer on After Midnight and Raven's Home. Her writing on the latter led to a GLAAD Award and Emmy Award Nomination! On today's episode, we have a real talk about when to flee a country descending into authoritarianism, why you should defend the most vulnerable people in your country, estrogen alternatives, plus we ask, "Are cats communists?", find out how Nori is feeding her soul, and someone brings up piss... and it's *not* Andy?!? PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/] or Twitter [https://twitter.com/NaomiandAndy]! We're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's new book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen [https://open.acast.com/networks/61b766f330fbc60012079b63/shows/61b766981695621618e95093/episodes/www.chroniclebooks.com/products/podcast-pantheon]! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast/products/couples-therapy-podcast-mug]! And: Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod] (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod/gift]! Or get yourself a t-shirt [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast] or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-therapy/id1410296631]? Or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4bOjKjHwMabow4y3KdPcZs]? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/]! Check out CT clips on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMhZaDCebGNamziVMIHguw]! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81173421] or Mythic Quest [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/mythic-quest/umc.cmc.1nfdfd5zlk05fo1bwwetzldy3]! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album [https://andybeckerman.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-suddenly-aware] or his other podcast Beginnings [http://beginningspod.com/]! Theme song by the great Sammus [https://sammusmusic.net/]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We've known Francesca from the stand-up scene for many years now, but we didn't know her like *this*! And of course, *you* know Francesca from her time at Al Jazeera, her YouTube show The Bitchuation Room or perhaps from her show on Zeteo with Wajahat Ali, America Unhinged. But even if this is your first time meeting Francesca, strap in! We come out of the gate hot and ask why she wanted to have children. Then we get the tale of how she met and divorced her ex-husband, how she met her second husband and so much more, including learning about Grimace and Morning DJ Howard Zinn! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/] or Twitter [https://twitter.com/NaomiandAndy]! We're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's new book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen [https://open.acast.com/networks/61b766f330fbc60012079b63/shows/61b766981695621618e95093/episodes/www.chroniclebooks.com/products/podcast-pantheon]! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast/products/couples-therapy-podcast-mug]! And: Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod] (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod/gift]! Or get yourself a t-shirt [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast] or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-therapy/id1410296631]? Or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4bOjKjHwMabow4y3KdPcZs]? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/]! Check out CT clips on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMhZaDCebGNamziVMIHguw]! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81173421] or Mythic Quest [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/mythic-quest/umc.cmc.1nfdfd5zlk05fo1bwwetzldy3]! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album [https://andybeckerman.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-suddenly-aware] or his other podcast Beginnings [http://beginningspod.com/]! Theme song by the great Sammus [https://sammusmusic.net/]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

It seems like a lot of people's experience of the internet has been being radicalized into white nationalism. I mean, not us. Obvi. It seems like our experience has been cute animal videos, peer-reviewed scientific papers about Covid and finding cool people to talk to on the show serendipitously, and that's what today's episode is! A random google search "Can I make homemade Skittles?" led me to wonderful chef and YouTube culinarian Claire Saffitz! Claire is a former contributing editor to Bon Appetit and was the star of their online series Gourmet Makes. Since leaving them, Claire has started her own YouTube Channel and written books like Dessert Person and What's For Dessert, and on today's ep, we get THERAPEUTIC! We talk about how becoming a parent has brought up control issues Claire thought she had already dealt with, her favorite fictional therapist, problems with perfectionism, how she met her husband and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/] or Twitter [https://twitter.com/NaomiandAndy]! We're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's new book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen [https://open.acast.com/networks/61b766f330fbc60012079b63/shows/61b766981695621618e95093/episodes/www.chroniclebooks.com/products/podcast-pantheon]! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast/products/couples-therapy-podcast-mug]! And: Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod] (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod/gift]! Or get yourself a t-shirt [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast] or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-therapy/id1410296631]? Or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4bOjKjHwMabow4y3KdPcZs]? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/]! Check out CT clips on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMhZaDCebGNamziVMIHguw]! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81173421] or Mythic Quest [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/mythic-quest/umc.cmc.1nfdfd5zlk05fo1bwwetzldy3]! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album [https://andybeckerman.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-suddenly-aware] or his other podcast Beginnings [http://beginningspod.com/]! Theme song by the great Sammus [https://sammusmusic.net/]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sam Pancake returns for a deep dive into his love life! You know Sam from almost every show that's been on TV: And Just Like That..., A Million Little Things, The Goldbergs, Search Party, Arrested Development, Will & Grace, and over a hundred other shows! Sam was on the pod four years ago, and we spent the majority of the time on his southern gothic upbringing, so now Sam returns to talk about how his romantic life has undergone a renaissance lately! We talk about being a pastor's son, becoming an adult during the AIDS crisis, turn-of-the-century pool parties at Drew Barrymore's and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/] or Twitter [https://twitter.com/NaomiandAndy]! Go see Sam's show Pancakes from the Edge [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pancakes-from-the-edge-tickets-1671029527299] Sunday October 12th! Also, we're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's new book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen [https://open.acast.com/networks/61b766f330fbc60012079b63/shows/61b766981695621618e95093/episodes/www.chroniclebooks.com/products/podcast-pantheon]! And he's going to be in LA to conduct a panel about the book that will include us, Jesse Thorn and a bunch of other cool folks! If you live in town, come to DIESEL Bookstore [https://dieselbookstore.com/event/2025-09-25/sean-malin-podcast-pantheon-101] Thursday, September 25th at 6:30. It's outside in their courtyard! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast/products/couples-therapy-podcast-mug]! And: Support the show on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod] (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription [https://www.patreon.com/couplestherapypod/gift]! Or get yourself a t-shirt [https://www.compressmerch.com/collections/couples-therapy-podcast] or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/couples-therapy/id1410296631]? Or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4bOjKjHwMabow4y3KdPcZs]? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/]! Check out CT clips on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMhZaDCebGNamziVMIHguw]! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81173421] or Mythic Quest [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/mythic-quest/umc.cmc.1nfdfd5zlk05fo1bwwetzldy3]! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album [https://andybeckerman.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-suddenly-aware] or his other podcast Beginnings [http://beginningspod.com/]! Theme song by the great Sammus [https://sammusmusic.net/]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.