Band Wives

In this week's Minisode Q + A, the Wives talk about how they deal with online negativity about their spouses without fighting back or flying off the handle. Spoiler: It's not easy. As usual, the conversation takes a lot of turns, from the value of creative content and opinions of artists to internalizing constructive criticism and tuning out when necessary.

This week Chondra and Misha sit down with the luminous and multi-faceted Julia Marie Arnold to chat about pulling double duty as both band wife AND pastor's wife to Stephen Christian of Anberlin. From working in real estate and parenting three daughters, to keeping angry texting in check and building a community in your own backyard, the gang commiserates on the ultra-high expectations for mamas i...

In this week's Minisode Q + A, Chondra and Misha tackle a listener's question about finding common ground with parenting styles between partners. The Wives talk in figure eights about raising children, breaking cycles, childhood and nature versus nurture. Also Misha's upcoming Vegas trip and Chonny's desperate attempts to meet Brendan Fraser at New York Comic Con. Special appearances from a rainbo...

In this week's episode, Chondra and Misha are talking with the lovely Husna O'Connell about coordinating life for a family of four, her move from the midwest to the East Coast, pivoting plans and kicking mean kids out of the playground. Also Basquiat, long days and whether art has changed for the better (if that's even a thing.)

In this week's Q & A Minisode, Chondra and Misha chat about distance in relationships, keeping things fresh, saying no to normalcy and a big resounding yes to Trader Joe's, messy bedrooms and being weird.

In this week's throwback episode from tour, Chondra and Misha talk shop with Chonny's Coheed band-wife-mate, the fantastic (and always soothing!) Abigail Stever...from her important and ongoing volunteer work (with both the Compeer Program and as a Rape Crisis Counselor in New York State) to an ever-growing laundry list of accomplishments in life, love and family. Join us for ABBA, wine in paper c...

In this week's Minisode, Chondra and Misha skip the Q & A and catch up instead. Directionless, meandering, topic-hopping, sweet + salty...basically your average evening phone call between besties! Beginning of the school year exhaustion to whether Simulation Theory just might be true, their weekly takeaways from favorite podcasts, the process of editing a novel--and in the wide world of Band Wife...

Chondra and Misha sit down with wonderfully talented musician and mama Tivoli Crescenzo to talk about joining her brother's high school drum line as a middle schooler, creating core memories with your kids, her best friend Casey and sibling (un)rivalry. Join the Wives as they ask a million questions about living life in the Rain Shadow of the Pacific Northwest and beg Tivoli to build them a treeho...

This week's Q & A Minisode has Chondra + Misha talking about mental health and their own strategies for handling stress, loneliness and heartache (that may or may not work for you.) Also what it feels like to release a novel, fostering pets and why it's important to check your kids' backpacks on the first day of school. [If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Cal...

The Wives are back this week with lovely, sugary sweet special guest Crysta Barrett. Kick your (high) heels up and sit in as they chat about talking to animals, weigh in on the best countries to visit, the unexpected creative joys of living in a place you love--oh, and the wedding gown that almost caught on fire under Reel Big Fish's tour bus.

This week's Q & A Minisode has Chondra + Misha answering a BIG one--how to stop the green-eyed monster from effecting your relationships. There's also gab about favorite kid's jams, victorian mourning gowns and why time absolutely isn't real.

Chondra and Misha talk everything under the sun with with dazzlingly fun and wise Band Wife Lexie Rule--from her job as chief of staff for an AI technology company, to uprooting your life in a global pandemic and potential side hustles as the voice of the Pout Pout Fish.

The Wives answer your burning questions in a bi-weekly minisode. This week Chondra & Misha chat about committing to your decisions, passions versus hobbies, and why choice paralysis is your biggest enemy.

Chondra and Misha ask our eight questions to teacher, real-estate agent, mother and brilliant thinker, Kira Cooper...and chat about partnerships, getting out of your own way and that time her husband Zach, joined Coheed the day their first daughter was born.

The Wives answer your burning questions in a bi-weekly minisode. This week Chondra & Misha chat about maintaining identity, learning to silence critics (including yourself) and why none of it really matters anyway.

Chondra and Misha are joined by guest Camille Nolan to talk about love languages , her new EP Archetype, overcoming and why humans aren’t meant to be hurling through the air at 500 MPH.

The Wives answer your burning questions in a bi-weekly minisode. This week Chondra & Misha chat about crowds and whether to brave a show alone…or skip it.

This week, Chondra and Misha introduce themselves and interview each other about everything from marriage, packing for the tour bus, and needy houseplants to the meaning of life and writing deadline anxiety.