Couples Therapy

Naomi and Andy in "Cameo at the Val Party"

It's 2026! Yikes! The start of the new year! And as is tradition in the Couples Therapy household, we begin with an episode of JUST US! Recorded on Sunday evening, we're delivering Night Vibes to your ears as we dig into some listener comments and updates from previous question-askers, as well as discuss how our New Year's Eve went in Los Angeles while it was raining cats and dogs and every other darn animal in Noah's Ark. PLUS, we're answering YOUR advice questions, from the serious to the sprightly! Questions about where to sit at a stand-up show, what to do with a friend that has some serious problems, and MORE! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions (ESPECIALLY FOR THE UPCOMING 400TH EPISODE!), call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM, drop us an e-mail or voice note at couplestherapypod@gmai.com or just DM us on IG [https://www.instagram.com/couplestherapypod/]! 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.

Brandon Ash-Mohammed

Once again, while other podcasts are SCARED to put out an episode during the holidays, we're rarin' to hold your hand through these cold (both climatological and emotional) times! And today we're talking to one of our new favs, Brandon Ash-Mohammed. We watched LOL: Canada, a reality/gameshow where comedians try to make each other laugh, and encountered Brandon for the first time. That, folks, is where we fell in love with him, and talking to him on today's episode confirms that he's a real sweetheart! Now, you might also know Brandon from his stand-up, as an actor on Heated Rivalry or as the head writer of Canada's Drag Race, and on today's episode, Brandon spills the behind-the-scenes tea about competing on LOL, tells us how he met his bf, ending a cross-border situationship, screwing with a terrible psychologist when he was a child 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]! Get tickets [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-cinema-with-naomi-and-megan-tickets-1976548633169] to watch the recording of Naomi's ONLINE show with Megan Gailey where they recapped a movie from a certain cable network we won't mention - it's up for another five days! 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.

Steph Tolev Returns

While other podcasts slack around the holidays, we here at CTHQ are hard at work, recording and editing, to help you get through this fun/disconcerting time! And today we are talking once again to our pal Steph Tolev! Steph's the best, and you should watch her Netflix special Filth Queen right away! (Or go see her on tour in the new year!). The last time Steph was on the show was 2022, so we have a lot to catch up on. Steph talks to us about leaving her therapist, meeting her boyfriend, dealing with issues from her last (terrible) relationship, typical arguments Steph gets in with her boyfriend, plus we find out that Hustler isn't the virtuous publication we always thought it was, 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]! Get tickets [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-cinema-with-naomi-and-megan-tickets-1976548633169] to Naomi's ONLINE show with Megan Gailey where they will recap a movie from a certain cable network December 28th at 8pm ET! 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.

Michael Cyril Creighton Returns

Michael's one of our favorite humans, and it's been TOO long, so we had to have him back! Now you know Michael from plenty of things including Spotlight, Only Murders in the Building, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dexter: New Blood and dozens of other shows, plays and films! And last time Michael was on, we talked all about his marriage, so this time we delve into his pre-married dating life, the issues that led him into therapy, his favorite blockers (which is not the film Blockers, even though it's a pretty fun movie), and of course, we ask: what ever happened to the twin of his high school boyfriend??? 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]! Get tickets [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-cinema-with-naomi-and-megan-tickets-1976548633169] to Naomi's ONLINE show with Megan Gailey where they will recap a movie from a certain cable network December 28th at 8pm ET! 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.

Anania

Social media algorithms, created by tech freaks and psychos, have - on the whole - radicalized and ruined large swaths of society YET if you curate carefully, it *can* (heavy on the can) gift unto you some wonderful folks, and today we're talking with one of the algorithm's gifts, Anania! Yes, this year Instagram dropped Anania's online show Gaydar into our feed, and if it isn't one of the funnest shows out there! We talk to Anania about their phases of dating, therapy and family issues, Coen Bros character actors, vaudeville pranks, life and love in the Big Apple 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.