Trashy Divorces

This week we have two women who simply refuse to live in the boxes the world tries to put them in. First, Stacie has the story of author Glennon Doyle, whose first two book releases coincided with marital calamities that threatened to derail her career. Then, Alicia has the story of 1960s It Couple, Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when...

As we get our TDHQ2 studio dialed in, we're bringing you a few of our favorite things! First up, Alicia has the true crime tale of "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy," actress and businesswoman Thelma Todd. Her mysterious 1935 death put a harsh light on some of Hollywood's mobsters and shakers. Then Stacie has a political sex scandal so amazing that it took almost a century for the full contour...

Hello friends! We're having a slight schedule change this week and bringing you Trashy Royals today, and our normally scheduled Trashy Divorces episode on Wednesday*. This week, Alicia has the incredible story of Lady Jane Grey, England's Nine Days' Queen, who got caught in the succession rigmarole that characterized the decade between Henry VIII's death in 1547 and the ascension of Elizabeth I in...

This week we're taking a look at the last of Henry VIII's beheaded wives, Katherine Howard, as well as Jane Boleyn, sister-in-law of Anne and a lady-in-waiting for many of Henry's queens, until he killed her, too. Check out related stories we've pulled from the paywall at Patreon by visiting bit.ly/trashcandy ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at ht...

Alicia wraps up her "Henry VIII Sandwich" (phrasing!) with the story of perhaps his happiest wife, Anne of Cleves. Married just six months, Anne was able to live out her days in relative comfort after offending her royal fiance days before their wedding. Then, Stacie has the trashy divorce of 'Girl, Wash Your Face' author Rachel Hollis, whose 2020 split from husband Dave Hollis was only the beginn...

With this episode coming out on May 19, it was incumbent on Alicia to bring you the story of the final days of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded in the Tower of London on this date 485 years ago. This is the first of more 60 Trashy Tudors episodes that we've recorded for Patreon , and Alicia gets into all the Tudor dirt, how Anne was done wrong, and the players who contribute...

We’re pulling some of our favorite stories out of the Patreon vault this week. First up, Stacie has the remarkable life and delicious sex scandal of Annabelle Battistella, better known as Fanne Foxe, The Argentine Firecracker, and the Tidal Basin Bombshell, whose mid-70s love affair brought down a powerful congressman. Then, Alicia follows up on some Hank 8 trash by recounting the era known as The...

For this week's installment of Trashy Royals, we wanted to surface one of our most popular Patreon episodes. You wouldn't think that Isabella of France (1295-1358) would bring the heat, but you would be mistaken. This one has all kinds of trashcandy, as well as Stacie's favorite alternative pronunciation of a historical name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Priva...

It's Mother's Day in America, and we decided to celebrate two powerhouse women with a fascinating family tie. First up, Alicia has country superstar Reba McEntire's two divorces. Then Stacie walks us through the ongoing divorce of singer and television host Kelly Clarkson, Reba's one-time step-daughter-in-law. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link!...

This week in Trashy Royals, it's time for a trip to Monaco, a tiny country with a lot of #trashcandy! This week, Alicia gets into the Practical Magic-esque Grimaldi Curse, Prince Albert I, Prince Rainer III, dubious marketing schemes, so many ladies, and some Trashy Divorces Alums too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Worried that Monaco’s Princess Caroline may feel left out after her sister was covered two weeks ago, Alicia brings us the trashy and tragic details of her three marriages. Content warning: Public urination! Then, Stacie has a figure for our times, the billionaire space pioneer with all the feels, Elon Musk. Promo StoryWorth. Visit StoryWorth.com/trashy for $10 off your first purchase. The Oak Tre...

This week on Trashy Royals, we hop on our broomsticks and fly back to the heady days when men were men and a mildly inconvenient storm at sea could prompt a monarch to burn a bunch of his subjects at the stake! That's right: It's King James VI (of Scotland) and James I (of England and Ireland) time! This guy was obsessed with witchcraft and witches, sending a sickening number of innocents to be bu...

Stacie gets nostalgic for the '90s with a real ex-file, the marriage and divorce of actors Tea Leoni and David Duchovny. Then Alicia has the seven husbands and deeply sad life of the mid-20th century's "Poor Little Rich Girl," Barbara Hutton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

There are fascinating through lines that draw House Windsor together in unexpected, and even (to our boring middle class values) unseemly, ways. In today's foray into Trashy Royals, Alicia introduces us to Prince of Wales "Dirty" Bertie, the future Edward VII, and one of his longtime mistresses, Alice "Freddie" Keppel. And then we meet again a young Prince Charles, the longest serving Prince of Wa...

Alicia celebrates the launch of our new Wednesday Trashy Royals episodes with the wild life and times of Princess Stephanie of Monaco. Stacie takes us through the ups and downs and downs of actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd's two divorces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

Welcome to our new season 10 mid-week drops, Trashy Royals! Today, Alicia has the tale of a possibly cursed pearl, La Peregrina, which was the largest pearl ever found when it was pulled from Panamanian waters. It would spend centuries bothering Europe's first families before an English Duke gave it to Sotheby's for auction in 1969, and the legend of La Peregrina gained a brand new chapter with a...

And we’re back! This week, Alicia looks into the strangely tragic life of one of the 20th century’s funniest women, writer Dorothy Parker. Then Stacie takes us on an empathy trip through the love and dissolution of the marriage of comic actors Amy Poehler and Will Arnett.  Promo Apostrophe – Get $15 off your visit at apostrophe.com/trashy , with code Trashy at signup. Magic Spoon – Get $5 off a va...

Welcome to our Season 9 finale! Alicia has the very trashy tale of what happened after Stella got her groove back! Author Terry McMillan broke all the rules by marrying a much younger man, and when he later came out as gay, her anger was almost all-consuming. Stacie has a couple who really underperformed in the trash department, but the sweet aftermath of the divorce of actress Anna Faris and Guar...

When it comes to women who roar, we’ve got two fabulous ones. Stacie has the short story of the marriage of pop queen Katy Perry and British narcissist Russell Brand, who notified her of the divorce by text message. Alicia takes us to 1970s and early 1980s Palm Beach for the wild ride of rich guy Peter Pulitzer and his second marriage and divorce, to the loud and proud Roxanne Pulitzer. Advertise...

This week, we’re pulling a few recent favorites from the Patreon vault! Stacie has some wild tales from the career of America’s first Lady Pinkerton, Kate Warne, who pioneered the field for women in the 19th century. Then, Alicia has the very trashy gilded age life of Consuelo Vanderbilt, whose marriage of convenience to the Duke of Marlborough ended up being anything but. Advertise with us ! Lear...

This week, we’re focusing on two women who made some interesting choices in their youth. Alicia has Cybill Shepherd, whose early affair with director Peter Bogdanovich nearly ended her show business career. Stacie has the bad marriage of singer-actor Mandy Moore and the scandal-plagued rocker Ryan Adams. Advertise with us ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy...

This week we’re taking a look at a couple of American princesses, er, heiresses. First, Stacie has the bizarre story of Patty Hearst, granddaughter of William Randolph, whose abduction by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 led to a crime spree that stunned the world. Then, Alicia has the scandalous life and loves of Lee Radziwill, the sister of Jackie O, who struggled in the shadow of her sist...

It’s been a cold week, friends, so we thought we’d take the show someplace warm and take a look at two of the 20th century’s most notable yacht owners: it’s Greek shipping magnate week on TD! Alicia has the trashy life of Aristotle Onassis, while Stacie has the trashy tale of his archrival Stavros Niarchos. These two cut a path of destruction through the lives of the people who loved them, often w...

Happy Valentine’s Day! We both realized we’d already released some stories that hit the Valentine’s Day sweet spot for us over on Patreon! Stacie has the creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky story of cartoonist Charles Addams, whose decades of darkly screwball New Yorker cartoons became The Addams Family. Then, Alicia has perhaps the perfect distillation of Truman Capote’s Swans, the actress and a...

Check out Done & Dunne, a new podcast exploring writer Dominick Dunne's quest for justice amidst his incisive commentary of the high society set. Alicia (Trashy Divorces) leads a far ranging romp through the novels and Vanity Fair columns of one of the 20th century’s most unforgettable literary contributors. Covering courthouses and country clubs, Dunne’s voice was one for the ages, and Done &...