Trashy Divorces

Following up on her Mitford Sister story from Sunday, Alicia takes us into the odd fascination - and possible romance - of another Mitford Sister. Unity Mitford fell under the sway of Nazi ideology as a teen in her repressive household, and made herself a mover and shaker in Hitler's Germany throughout the 1930s. Spoilers: It all comes to a bad end. Sponsors BEING Trans. Experience the world throu...

This week, Stacie has a 'good divorce,' one where everyone seems to have accepted the situation and stayed friendly and supportive of each other. Unfortunately for actor Lou Diamond Phillips, who by all accounts was very gracious through it all, his first divorce continues to be described in the press as "when his wife, Julie Cypher, left him for Melissa Etheridge." Then, Alicia dips into one of t...

For this week's Trashy Breakups, we have a couple who certainly dreamed of flying - but perhaps in different ways. Model and influencer Blac Chyna dreamed of ascending to the lofty heights of fame, while her ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian may have secretly imagined a future where he'd somehow drifted away from his all too famous family. Their 2016 relationship was short, but the aftereffects are bein...

This week, we've got a name you probably know and a name you may not. First, Alicia has the two divorces and three marriages of Sylvester Stallone, including a surprising delivery. Then, Stacie has the much requested story of the UK's astonishing headline-generating machine, Katie Price. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group....

Once upon a time, actors Matt Damon and Minnie Driver were Hollywood's "It Couple" - young, beautiful, talented, and very much in love. And then one day, in an agonizingly public way, Matt made it known that they weren't anymore. Alicia has the trashy tale of what is possibly the worst thing Matt Damon has ever done. Sponsors KiwiCo. Redefine learning with play! Get 30% off your first month plus f...

We're kicking off Season 14 with two notably non-American subjects! First, Stacie has the incredible personal journey of Margaret Trudeau, wife of one Canadian Prime Minister and mother to the country's current leader. Then, Alicia takes us back to Georgian England and the sordid tale of the exquisitely unhappy marriage of Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Sponsors Dipsea. Get 30...

Alicia kicks off Season 14 with the Trashy Breakup - and the criminal prosecutions - of one-time Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes and her secret lover Sunny Balwani. Elizabeth founded the biotechnology startup Theranos, eventually bringing Sunny on as President and COO - without disclosing to employees, investors, or the Theranos board that they were a couple. Sponsors Dipsea. Get 30 days o...

We're closing out Season 13 with someone old and someone new(ish). Alicia has longstanding TV personality, occasional journalist, and a genuine master of sleazy living, Geraldo Rivera. Then Stacie has a very Atlanta story with the twists and turns of Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes's two marriages to her late husband Gregg. As always, we're taking a week off ahead of our new season. We'll...

Alicia enjoys a good romp down mythology rabbit holes every now and again, and as we close out this season's Trashy Breakups, she has the Olympic-caliber trashiness of the king of Ancient Greece's pantheon of gods, Zeus. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we learned that HGTV's hit show Flip or Flop is ending, which sent Stacie into the details of the marriage, divorce, and subsequent arrangements between hosts Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa. Then, Alicia has the life, career, and four marriages and three divorces of screen icon Joan Crawford. Check out our friend Dominique's officially licensed signature coffee blends that honor ico...

Some stories are too good not to tell, and our email inbox routinely fills with absolute gems from the lives of our listeners. This week, we're sharing a hilarious story from Polly, who wanted to lighten our mood during our move last summer, and it completely did the trick. This one has it all: a mother's ashes, a cross-country journey, and a police officer who surely told the story of his run-in...

The world is pretty trashy lately, so this week we have some classy women. Alicia has the life and times of mid-century fashion icon Babe Paley, who charted an unconventional path that led her to fame, fortune, and Truman Capote. Then, Stacie praises the great adventure of a life and career that actress Niecy Nash, recently married for a third time to singer Jessica Betts, is having. Sponsors Dips...

So many of our stories involve venerable figures who've been famous for decades, but it turns out that the baby Millennials and elder Gen Zs are just as busy making terrible decisions as the rest of us! This week's Trashy Breakups subjects are model Gigi Hadid and singer Zayn Malik, both still in their 20s, who had a sometimes tumultuous on-again, off-again relationship for five or six years that...

This week, we're taking a look at two of country music's favorite couples and the many roads they went down on the way to their long, happy marriages. First, Stacie has the three divorces it took to bring Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks together. Then Alicia recalls the dismal first marriage of Amy Grant, and the public outrage that erupted when she finally left it - and moved on with the recentl...

You know we can't resist the occasional foray into Real Housewives territory, and this week Alicia brings us the lovelorn journey of socialite Tinsley Mortimer, a woman who still hasn't found what she's looking for. Sponsors Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're hopping back into our time machine with two stories from our Patreon vault! First, Alicia has an April 2020 follow-up on her Frank Lloyd Wright episode, with a sprawling story centered around his much celebrated Fallingwater home. Then, Stacie has the story of The Salem Witch Trials and one of their complicated villains, Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather. Sponsors Skillshare. Explor...

Listeners have been asking for this story since day one, but the truth is that Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have been extremely tight-lipped about the breakup of their 21-year-long romance. Still, we've unearthed a few details for you, plus a surprising twist ending you may have missed. Sponsors Skillshare. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/trashy and get a one month free trial! Betterhe...

Two Youtubers promise their followers the secret of true love. But when some of their believers cross the line from love to obsession, the Youtubers are accused of running a cult. As they fight for their new way of life, their followers face a choice too. They have been promised a chance to find The One, but how far is too far?  Listen to Twin Flames: wondery.fm/TD_TwinFlames Learn more about your...

This week, Alicia has the little-known story of Gilded Age heiress Huguette Clark, a wealthy recluse whose portfolio of unoccupied mansions fascinated the world when she died in 2011 at the age of 104. Then Stacie takes us through the increasingly disturbing behavior of Ye (formerly Kanye West), who has spent the week triggering the public, and likely his family, with social media harassment and t...

You asked for it! At long last, Alicia has a made-for-reality-TV story, the recent comings and goings of TLC's biggest family, the Browns of Sister Wives. There's husband Kody, wife Meri, wife Janelle, wife Christine, and wife Robyn, plus the 18 children they share! It's an atypical family, to be sure, but since 2010, millions of viewers have followed the ups and downs and transitions of the famil...

This week, Stacie takes us through the twists and turns in the 18-month-long divorce disaster of rapper Dr. Dre and his wife of 24 years, Nicole Young. Then, Alicia has the two marriages and divorces of acting icon Faye Dunaway, as well as some trashy tidbits from her Academy Award-winning career. Sponsors Skillshare. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/trashy and get a one month free trial!...

This week, Alicia has the story of the most exciting marriage that never was: That of Lauren Bacall, recent widow of Humphrey Bogart, and Frank Sinatra, who idolized Bogie but wanted to keep the relationship under wraps. When Hollywood super-agent Irving 'Swifty' Lazar inadvertently spilled to gossip columnist Louella Parsons, Lauren faced the wrath of Frank - and was saved from an undoubtedly unh...

This week, Alicia has perhaps the spiderwebby-est story she's ever told, with the 1960s marriage and divorce of actors Brooke Hayward and Dennis Hopper. Then, Stacie covers the high profile romances of actress Laura Dern, including her marriage and divorce from musician Ben Harper. Sponsors Skillshare. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/trashy and get a one month free trial! Betterhelp.com/...

When news broke that a Spanish princess was ending her marriage, Stacie's first thought was, "Spain still has a monarchy?" It does! And Princess Cristina, sixth-in-line to the throne, has a heck of a back story in this week's Trashy Breakups. Sponsors Skillshare. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/trashy and get a one month free trial! Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month wh...

This week, Stacie gushes about two of her favorite actors, and Alicia raves about one of her favorite women of the Gilded Age. Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito's 40-year-long romance was an inspiration, but so is their post-breakup story. American heiress Jennie Jerome was locked out of New York high society, so she became a doyenne of the British aristocracy instead - and mother of a future Prime Mi...