Trashy Divorces

 When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this i...

Continuing our Season of All-Stars, this week Alicia brings us the (mostly) delightful story of Hall of Famer Rue McClanahan, whose five divorces and six marriages mean she'll always be Golden in our eyes. Want early, ad-free episodes, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more trashycandy goodness? Join the fun at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first mo...

For Trashy Breakups this week, Alicia has the story of Australian actress Rebel Wilson, who has quite an adventure over the last few years. In 2019, she quietly began dating billionaire brewing heir Jacob Busch, who supported his girlfriend's health-related goals during the pandemic's isolation period. The relationship wasn't built to last in the end, but it was Rebel's next romance that prompted...

Stacie continues our Summer Season of All-Stars by breaking the rules! But she has a case to build: While actor Gary Oldman has only been divorced four times, the cavalcade of questionable choices that defined his life for decades puts him in a league of his own! Want to enjoy early, ad-free episodes and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Sponsors KiwiCo. Redefine learning with play! Get...

This one is a breakup that wasn't: in May 2020, musician Amanda Palmer took to Patreon to announce the apparent end of her marriage to fantasy author Neil Gaiman, but the split was short lived and they're (probably) happily back together now. Stacie walks us through how Amanda became "The Most Hated Woman On The Internet" and the author of a must-read memoir for anyone trying to get a creative pro...

And we're back! This season, we're focusing exclusively on Trashy Divorces All-Stars, the Hall of Famers who've divorced five or more times. Alicia kicks things off with one of the 20th century's most celebrated writers, Norman Mailer, whose six wives were lucky to survive him. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Mention T...

Kicking off our summer of Trashy Divorces All-Stars, Alicia sets the stage by walking us through the Greek myth of Narcissus, then highlights some traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are closing our 14th season with some big league stories! First, Stacie has the wild tale of what may be California's most expensive divorce ever, that of former Los Angeles Dodgers owners Jamie and Frank McCourt. Then, Alicia returns to the almost unbelievable life of film producer Robert Evans, who charted a fascinating and spiderweb-intensive course through life. We're off next week but we'l...

To close out Season 14's Trashy Breakups, Alicia takes us through the twists, turns, and sexism behind the relationship between Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. We're off next week, but will be back with a fresh Trashy Breakups on Wednesday, July 6! Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Dipsea. Get 30 days of full access to...

Introducing QUEEN OF HEARTS: a new kind of blind dating game show, hosted by Jujubee (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Dragnificent). The Queen of our hearts guides singles through a series of sexy games and challenges to see if they can find their one true love-for-now. Sure to make you laugh, follow QUEEN OF HEARTS wherever you get your podcasts. Or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free b...

It's Pride Month, and to celebrate, we've got a couple of rainbow-themed stories! First up, Alicia takes us through the three divorces of actress Meredith Baxter, and her happy marriage, since 2013, to her wife. Then, Stacie takes us through the life and times of pianist and performer Liberace, who faced America's first same-sex palimony suit in 1982 after decades of denials that he was gay. Spons...

Alicia has the further adventures of Fred Armisen, whose marriage to Elisabeth Moss was covered on Sunday. Turns out that his latest relationship, eight years with actress Natasha Lyonne, ended earlier this year - in a dispute over a swimming pool. Then, Alicia has a listener letter about starting over after a divorce back in 1972, and overcoming the discriminatory obstacles that were still embedd...

This week, Stacie has the gobsmacking escape of Princess Haya of Jordan, whose decade and a half of marriage to Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was heading south by the time he became embroiled in yet another scandal for kidnapping one of his 26 children. Again. Then, Alicia has a more traditional runaway situation, with actress Elisabeth Moss's ten-month-long marriage to com...

This week, Alicia brings us the surprising tale of actress and model Sofia Vergara's journey to what seems to be (finally) a happy marriage to actor Joe Manganiello. There's a divorce, a murderer in Miami, Tom Cruise - and all that's before she got into a seven-year-long legal battle with her ex over a pair of frozen embryos they'd banked in, perhaps, happier times. Sponsors KiwiCo. Redefine learn...

This week we have two often-requested literary legends! First, Stacie has the tragic story of actress Patricia Neal, who loved Gary Cooper but married the children's book author, Roald Dahl. Then, Alicia lays out all the sordid clues of the divorce of The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown from his wife Blythe. Sponsors The Oak Tree Group. Mention Trashy Divorces for your free one hour financial prepa...

Some relationships end up being toxic to entirely different relationships in a person's life, a fact that Real Housewife of New York City Dorinda Medley learned through her association with "dry cleaner to the stars" John Mahdassian. While John operates one of New York City's most exclusive dry cleaning companies, his penchant for making messes of his girlfriend's personal life eventually ended th...

It's all about Bobs this week! Alicia has the story of our latest Trashy Divorces All-Star, the divorced-seven-times Hollywood producer Robert Evans. Then Stacie travels down under to spill some tea about former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, whose 38-year-long marriage to Hazel Hawke was rife with misbehavior. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at...

This week, Alicia catches us up on the long, but ultimately not permanent, romance between actors Diane Keaton and Al Pacino. While their love made them one of Hollywood's 1970s and 1980s power couples, in the end, differing views on marriage pushed them apart. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Dipsea. Get 30 days of full access to steamy s...

This week, we're pulling two sorta-topical stories from the Patreon vault. First up, Stacie brings the debut installment of "Trashy Justice" from back in September 2020 with the story of perhaps the worst Supreme Court justice in the nation's history, James Clark McReynolds. Then, Alicia has a fascinating and frightening charismatic Russian influencer of an earlier era, Grigori Rasputin, from her...

Sometimes we all need a little musical interlude, and today seemed like a wonderful day to have Atlanta's Michelle Malone on to share a few tunes and tell us about her new album, 1977. Michelle has been a fixture in the American roots music scene for more than 30 years, and 1977 evolved while she and her collaborators were navigating the strange world of 2020. Check out more of Michelle's work at...

This week, Alicia brings us the story of comedian Steve Harvey's two divorces, including the seemingly bizarre litigation brought by his second wife a decade after their split. Then Stacie covers the difficult 11-year marriage (but happy post-marriage) of actors Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in L...

There's been a spate of incidents of people rushing stages to attack celebrities lately, but fortunately for actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde, the person who recently interrupted her CinemaCon presentation was a process server armed only with a manila envelope. It prompted Stacie to travel back to simpler days, when Olivia and Ted Lasso's Jason Sudeikis were happy and in love. At least, until a...

This week, Stacie takes a peek at the two marriages, and workplace conduct, of former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, while Alicia tells the tale of Kevin Costner's $80 million divorce, and apparently epic midlife crisis. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in Los Angeles. From Lemonada Media’s BEING Studios, BEING Trans is av...

This week, Alicia tackles the relationship and eventual breakup of actors Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, and takes us back to that magical night in 1995 when Hugh Grant changed the trajectory of a Los Angeles sex worker named Divine Brown's life. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in Los Angeles. From Lemonada Media’s BEING Studios,...

This week, Alicia shares the story of the pressure cooker first marriage of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, while Stacie has the pressure cooker divorce of actor Jeremy Renner. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world through the eyes of four transgender individuals living in Los Angeles. From Lemonada Media’s BEING Studios, BEING Trans is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Betterhelp.c...