Trashy Divorces

Today we're changing up for the format so we can talk to one of our favorite comedians, Fortune Feimster. Fortune was all set for a huge 2020 - her Netflix special Sweet & Salty was released that January, with an extensive tour to follow - when of course, the world closed down for a year and a half. Now, she's making up for lost time with a brand new set and months and months of tour dates to foll...

Two very different kinds of writers with one thing in common: a bunch of trashy divorces! This week, Alicia has the five marriages and divorces of bestselling powerhouse Danielle Steel, while Stacie has the man behind television's most notable sound, Dick Wolf. Sponsors Truebill. Spot and cancel money-draining unused subscriptions at truebill.com/trashy. Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping wi...

Before sweeping Jacqueline Bouvier off her feet, a young and confident Navy man met Hollywood stunner Gene Tierney on a visit to the set of the film she was shooting in 1946. They were both enthralled, but Gene was just finishing her divorce from fashion designer Oleg Cassini, and John F. Kennedy, began the romance with two strikes against it: his Roman Catholic family, which would never approve o...

This week, we've got two of Hollywood's most fascinating women, from very different eras. Stacie has the two divorces of Uma Thurman, who has an entirely Marvel-worthy origin story, and Alicia has screen legend and proto-feminist pioneer Gloria Swanson, whose transition from silent film actress to filmmaker was as remarkable as her six marriages and long affair with Joe Kennedy. Sponsors FSAstore....

For most of this year, Alicia's been following the slow motion collapse of her favorite celebreality couple, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott. She covered their origin story in Season 6, back in June of 2020, and since then, things only seem to have gotten more breakup-y between the plucky actress and her increasingly estranged husband. Sponsors FSAstore.com. Get $15 off your order of $150 or more...

Trash Panda Nation - we are so excited to share with you HUGE news from Trashy Divorces Headquarters! Coming for you December 6, every weekday, is a new podcast dedicated to delightful and unexpected things. Narrated by Alicia, these 10 to 15 minutes episodes celebrate the people, places and events of the past. Check out the trailer and the first three episodes up now as a bonus for you, with new...

We're featuring some Patreon favorites this week because Atlanta's red hot housing market has brought loud renovations to our normally quiet neighborhood. First up, Alicia follows up her Olivia de Havilland story from last week by spotlighting her sister, fellow actress Joan Fontaine. Then Stacie romps through the second marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte, to Austria's Princess Marie Louise. Sponsors...

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is having some kind of week. Not only did his pop star ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, re-release the album documenting their ill-fated romance, but she also made a short film about it all, and released a second song and video that sent Swifties to their keyboards to demand a decade old scarf. We talk about some of Jake's other relationships, including romances with Kirstin Duns...

This week, Stacie has the wild story of one of Australia's most surprising marriages and nastiest family battles, that of Rose Porteous, Lang Hancock, and Lang's daughter, Gina Rinehart. Then, Alicia has the life and loves of screen legend Olivia de Havilland. Promo FSAstore.com. Get $15 off your order of $150 or more with code TRASHY15. Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when yo...

In honor of Joni Mitchell's 78th birthday this week, Alicia commandeers Trashy Breakups to tell the story of her ill-fated romance with fellow musical icon Graham Nash, and talk about some of the enduring music they made for, and about, one another. Promo FSAstore.com. Get $15 off your order of $150 or more with code TRASHY15. Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Some relationships really just boil down their turbulence, and that's definitely the story with our couples this week. Alicia has the ups and downs that were the relationship of actress Robin Wright and actor Sean Penn, and Stacie gets kind of blue about the ill-fated romance of actress Cicely Tyson and jazz legend Miles Davis. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you si...

We're finally feeling the autumn here at TDHQ, and Alicia is in the spirit of the changing of the seasons. But why do the seasons change? You may have heard a lot of bogus stories about planetary rotation and tilt as a kid, but we are here to tell it like it is: Long ago, the God of the Underworld fell for the Maiden of Spring, a pairing of which her mother, the Goddess of the Harvest, strongly di...

Power: Hugh Hefner is the follow-up to the show’s smash-hit premiere season, Power: The Maxwells. In its second season, Power is examining the rise of Playboy and the legacy of its founder. The pool at the mansion photographed well, but can you imagine actually being in the water? How much of man-boy culture is Playboy responsible for? How influential was Hefner in sexualizing under-age girls? How...

We wanted to do something a little different for today, the Spookiest Night of the Year! On a day where the veils between realities are their most gossamer, we decided to blur some lines! First, Alicia has the trashy divorce of actress Paula Patton and Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke. Then, we answer some of your questions! Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign...

Today we're following up on Alicia's Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh story from Sunday. Stacie continues the thread with actress Helena Bonham Carter, whose post-Branagh relationship, with director Tim Burton, began every bit as controversially as the one with Ken had. Do you have questions for our Q&A on Sunday? Email them to trashydivorces@gmail.com, or phone them in at 404-594-3658! Learn mor...

Get ready for quite a ride! This week, Stacie has the story Yolande Du Bois, the long-suffering daughter of civil rights titan W. E. B. Du Bois, who steered her into a deeply unsuitable marriage to poet Countee Cullen, a leading light of the Harlem Renaissance. Then, Alicia has a long-time listener request: The 90s-era heartbreaker of the marriage and divorce of actors Emma Thompson and Kenneth Br...

For this spookiest of months, Alicia wanted to get into one of her very favorite subjects: The Scottish Play! Not only is there a trashy/tragic marital breakdown, but there are witches, and curses, and prophesies! It also sets us up pretty nicely for Trashy Divorces stories to come... Check out a bunch of additional Macbeth-related episodes at bit.ly/trashcandy, as well as our recent chat with And...

This week, we've got a couple of musical women whose weddings spelled the end of their relationships! Alicia has Adele, who is back with a new single and forthcoming record - and quite a story to tell. Stacie has the decade that was Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. Promo Victoria Emerson. Buy one piece and get one free when you visit www.victoriaemerson.com/trashy and use the code TRASHY. Funjet Va...

It's been a while since we followed the dysfunction of a band's trashy breakup, but Alicia has a good one this week! For three brief, shining years, The Mamas & The Papas were chart topping leaders of the late '60s hippie sound. Born in professional jealousy, romantic rivalry, and personality conflict, the band's run ended almost as suddenly as it began. Promo Victoria Emerson. Buy one piece and g...

We're kicking off Season 12 with a theme! We've made no secret of our affection for Hulu's Only Murders In The Building, and this week, Stacie has the lone divorce of loner - and genius - Steve Martin. Then Alicia takes a look at the ex-wife of one of TV's Hardy Boys (it ties into Only Murders, if you haven't seen it), with the trashy divorces of Kirstie Alley, including Parker Stevenson, who play...

Welcome to Season 12! After the wild ride of our last season, we found that we still had a lot of questions about some of the people we profiled. To help answer them, or maybe just ask better questions, we turned to our friends Alexa and Nicole of the podcast Legally Judgy! Two pop culture-obsessed attorneys with a kickin' podcast, they helped us judge trashy stories like the Taylor Swift-Scooter...

We're closing Season 11 with two very different Hollywood stories. First, Alicia brings us the mystery of Geena Davis's three - or maybe four - marriages and divorces (who can say?). Then, Stacie emerges from decades of disturbing statements by Mel Gibson in dire need of a scrub brush for her brain. We're off next week! We'll be back October 6 with a new Trashy Breakups to kick off Season 12! Prom...

Alicia kicked off the long and very storied romantic adventures and misadventures of Warren Beatty a couple of weeks ago. This week, we follow him from the early 1970s to his 1992 marriage to Annette Bening. Everyone you've ever heard of is here - Diane Keaton, Mary Tyler Moore, Madonna, and so many others. Promo Dipsea. Get a 30-day free trial to all the steamy audio stories you can handle at dip...

It's a week of high-fliers! Stacie has the over-the-top story of Pancho Barnes, a woman of adventure and aviation pioneer who built a desert watering hole that helped usher in the jet age. Then, Alicia has the story of the long, and in many ways successful, marriage of actress Valerie Bertinelli and rocker Eddie Van Halen. Sure, they divorced, but sometimes that's the best way to save a grand frie...

Remember when Lance Armstrong was a hero and not a villain? Rocker Sheryl Crow spent a couple of years with him during that time, and in some ways, she's never lived it down. Promo Funjet Vacations. Use code Funjet75 for $75 off your next Funjet Vacation at RIU Hotels & Resorts. Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices