Psych Legal Pop Podcast

In this episode we discuss Season 3, Episode 2 - Teen Sex Talk and Episode 3 - Four Houses Four Relationships. Teen sex talk in the Brown household consists of Kody telling the teens they can't have romantic experiences, or kiss, let alone have sex. The teens then go on a "group date" which they remind us is not a date, and field questions from some non-polygamous teens. In episode 3 the Browns go...

In preparation for the new documentary "Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed" coming out May 2, 2023 on Peacock, in this episode we discuss the trials of brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez who were conviced of first degree murder in 1996 for the 1990 killings of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez. Their first trial in 1993 ended in a mistrial after the brothers revealed their motive, that their father...

This is a busy episode. In this episode called "The Announcement" Robyn first breaks the news to Meri that she and Kody are expecting a baby. Then the whole family comes over to Meri's house for dinner, but first, Kody announces the pregnancy to the whole family which is met with very mixed reviews. The family holds Church in the living room and the adults seeks out a youth group for the teens. Th...

In this episode we discuss the Netflix documentary about the domestic terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The documentary details how the Boston police and the FBI tracked down the bombers, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, over the course of a 4 day manhunt in the surrounding communities around Boston. The documentary tells the story of those 4 days through the peop...

The Browns' escape from Utah is complete and they have safely arrived at their vacation rental house. It's Kody's birthday and everyone is relaxing, except for Logan who is moving boxes. The next day they begin the process of looking for four rental homes and registering the kids for school. Janelle is visably stressed about their finite resources, the family attends a block party, and Kody and Ro...

We close out season 4 of Love is Blind with our thoughts on the finale after learning who said "I will" and who said "I will not." The enthusiam for season 4 ended up breaking the internet so the planned "Live Reunion" was severely delayed, but it was a fun idea Netflix. But it was worth the wait as the couples left it all on the field. Except for Jackie and Josh who didn't have the guts to show u...

This episode should have been called - Vegas is Kody's Plymouth Rock. Amid the sounds of sirens the Browns flee Utah in the middle of the night in search of religous freedom. Of course it is a total shitshow. They don't start packing until 3 days before they leave, they get 3 flat tires and it takes them 2 days to travel 400 miles. Come along for the ride with this classic Sister Wives episode. Ho...

This is Psych Legal Pop's 50th episode! Thank you listeners, this has been a lot of fun and we are just getting started. This week, before we dig into Love is Blind, we do a little segment called "Rebuttal" where we address some comments from listeners who didn't like something we said. If you don't want to listen to this segment, just fast forward 20 minutes to get to the Love is Blind content. A...

We previously covered episodes 7 & 8 in our episode number 16 "A Brown Family Christmas." This week in episode 6 "Polygamist Party" the Browns host a dinner party for their non-polygamist friends interspersed between Meri getting a colonoscopy.  In episode 9 "No Place for Home" the Browns want to move to Las Vegas in a week and a half so Kody, Meri, and Robyn go to Vegas to search for a new home....

In this episode we close out Season 2 of Extreme Sisters on TLC. It has been quite a journey with all of these sisters. The Capasso triplets' story ended abruptly, we were left feeling concerned for Anna and Lucy, confused by Ashley and Vee and Randi and Jordan, and pleasantly surprised by Jessica and Christina. Most of all we were left feeling good that we are NOT extreme sisters! Hosted on Acast...

In this episode we cover episode 6 through 8 of Love is Blind Season 4. In these episodes things get real! The couples leave Mexico to move into apartments in Seattle to get to know each other. Zach wins Bliss back and they become an official couple, getting engaged and moving in together. Some of the couples meet each other's families while some families are not happy and want no part of it. The...

In this Sister Wives Rewind episode we go back to Season 2. In episode 4, Carving into Polygamy, the Browns celebrate Halloween by going to a pumpkin patch, dressing up, and even trick-or-treating. In episode 5, Wife Three Hits Sin City, Kody takes Christine and all of their kids to a Las Vegas adjacent hotel for some special family time. The episode includes some subtle clues that Kody is laying...

The pods are open! Love is Blind is back and better than ever. In this episode we discuss the first five episodes as five couples fall in love in the pods and then see each other for the first time. Then they are off to a beautiful resort in Mexico to get to know each other and the other couples. So far this season includes mean girls, regrets, sex (for most) and an emotional breakdown or two. We...

We have a very special guest on the Sister Wives Rewind this week, Amye Archer from the Gen X, This is Why podcast and author of the book Fat Girl, Skinny. You can also find Amye at amyearcher.com. Amye is equally as obsessed with Sister Wives and we love it. In this episode Robyn and Kody's 11 day honeymoon is juxstaposed with a sad picnic with the other wives and the kids back home in Utah. The...

In this episode we discuss Chris Rock's latest Netflix comedy special - Selective Outrage. For the first time Rock publically adddresses the infamous incident that happened at the Oscars one year ago, when Will Smith walked on stage after Rock made a joke about his wife Jada and slapped him. We weigh in with our own thoughts about that incident and discuss the careers of Will Smith and Chris Rock....

Season 2 starts out with the Browns traveling to Kody's family's ranch in Wyoming. It only took 3 days to make the 8 hour drive, but the kids mostly enjoy ranch life, except for Mykelti who falls off a horse. We learn about Kody's mom Ginelle and her Sister wife Cheryl - who is also Janelle's mom. In episode 3 we learn about the Brown family finances, who pays which bills, who is working and who i...

In these episodes Anna & Lucy try to work at the restuarant while still doing everything at the same time. They also each get a tooth pulled which is physically and emotionally painful. Randi realizes that she is going to have to talk to Jordan about the fact that she is trying to control her entire life. The Capasso triplets are bereated by their family, again, and need to break away from them as...

It's Brown family wedding time, but it's not without some bumps. There is a fairly strong undercurrent of jealously during the wedding preparations in episode 6 and the wedding of Robyn and Kody in episode 7. Kody sticks his foot in his mouth a few times, and tensions are running high, but Robyn and Kody get married in a secret spiritual ceremony followed by a nice reception.  We wrap it up with s...

Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of the murder of his wife Maggie and son Paul and sentenced to life in prison. We discuss the case from beginning to end, following the Netflix documentary "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal" and beyond through the trial and verdict.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 4th episode of season 1 Miss Truely Grace Brown is born! It is a very happy occasion for the family but Kody still manages to do and say many cringeworthy things throughout the episode. In the 5th episode Mary and Kody celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at La Caille, one of the finest restaurants in Utah! The mood of the dinner turns dark when Meri asks Kody to imagine how he would fe...

In these episodes we catch up with all of the sisters. Anna and Lucy decide to find another purpose other than having babies so they look for a job. Randi and Derek get engaged and begin living with Jordan and Daniel but not everyone is happy. Jessica and Christina continue to disagree with John about Jessica's role in their lives and in the birth of Christina's baby. The Capasso sisters really do...

We discuss episodes 2 and 3 of the very first season of Sister Wives. In these episodes Robyn and her kids officially enter the family. First we see Kody make the 5 hour trip to continue his courtship with Robyn, with babysitters Maddie and Aspyn in tow. Meanwhile Meri, Janelle and Christine prepare for baby Truely's arrival and discuss their feelings about Robyn. Then the whole family, except for...

In this episode we discuss the Netflix documentary Pamela, a Love Story, about the life of Pamela Anderson. This is a fascinating story about a small town girl from Canada who was discovered on a football game jumbotron and invited to Hollywood to become a Playboy playmate. That discovery lead to her becoming one of the stars of Baywatch, the most popular television show in the world in the 90's....

In this episode we meet a new couple, Debbie (67) from Georgia and Osama (24) from Morocco - a 43 year age difference, yikes! Danielle wants "a perfect apartment" in the DR and wants Johan to pay for half of it otherwise she will make him her "wife". Nicole reveals to her long suffering parents that she converted to Islam when she married Mahmoud, but she hates all of the rules of the religion, ha...

In this episode of Extreme Sisters we meet the Capasso triplets - Nadia, Hannah and Katherine. They are avid streamers and are well known on the gaming platform Twitch. But their Italian family doesn't understand their lifestyle and wants them to conform to a more traditional career. Anna and Lucy melt down over the fact that they are not going to be "the same" after Anna has to get a tooth pulled...