Couples Therapy

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.

If you haven't seen On Becoming a Guinea Fowl yet, please RUN to your nearest streaming service (it's on HBO Max for free if you subscribe) and watch because today we're talking to the brilliant film's brilliant lead Susan Chardy. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl competed at Cannes' Un Certain Regard section last year, where it was nominated for best film and won best director, and Susan herself won the 2024 British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance and was also nominated for Best Lead Performance. It's truly a wonderful film, and Susan is awesome! On today's ep, we get right into it and talk about parenting, how she knew she wanted children, her days as a model in New York City, meeting her tennis pro husband and knowing he was different than all the others, and we even get into the romcom story of her parents' relaysh! 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 [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.

Milana Vayntrub is BACK, folks... wait! Back??? That's right! We recorded an episode with Milana a few weeks ago that maybe got a bit TOO real for recorded media, especially for people with boundaries, but she's back and we still get into it! Now you know Milana from a ton of stuff including This Is Us, Silicon Valley and our personal favorites Werewolves Within and Outer Space, and on today's ep, we Milana plays therapist to us, but we then volley the therapeutic tennis ball back at her! We talk food issues, Family Systems, evil inner voices, having healthy self-esteem, being friends with her exes 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]! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview]* (Yes, still!) ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "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.