The Sister Wives Professor

The Sister Wives Professor

Dr. Adam, professor of interpersonal and family communication, uses academic concepts, commentary, and the occasional bad joke to explore the relationship dynamics in the reality show Sister Wives and beyond. Music by There Will Be Fireworks, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

January 5, 2026 45 mins

Kody returns home to manosphere manor to make the most important apology of all - to Robyn? But not before falling over on his ATV, a family tradition. Meanwhile, Christine throws Janelle a very unique party, and Meri and Ron go on quite the adventure!


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More Plathville to talk about for you today, and this one is a doozy. Birth control! Kim invades the driveway! Ethan is clearly terrifying his wife. All that and much more.


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December 29, 2025 53 mins

Kody meets with Meri to apologize, but it doesn't go very well at all. In fact, he reveals the major issue may be her friends don't seem to like him very much. Janelle frets that the church leaders of her former faith may not dissolve her spiritual marriage to Kody. Meanwhile, Christine is in the basement literally but no longer metaphorically.


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More Plathville for you all, so I hope you enjoy and are enjoying your holiday as well. The Plath family continues to change as Ethan and Olivia struggle over a great deal. More pressing for Kim is Lydia's communication with a young man she fancies, and the way Kim tries to walk the tightrope of manipulation is something else.


Hope you all enjoy as always.


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December 22, 2025 49 mins

Goodness.


Well we're back with part II of Kody's apology tour stop with Christine and David and the metaphorical wheels fall out as Kody confronts his worst nightmare - a man who knows what he's talking about. Meri reveals Kody's plans to talk to her and her friends are not very supportive. Janelle keeps moving toward her own spiritual divorce. Good for her. Also, I get mad a bunch of times.


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December 17, 2025 42 mins

Surprise!


I figured i'd give you some more content this month and it's been about a year since my last AMA podcast. Maybe i'll do these once a year every December? We will see.


I asked my patrons for any questions they'd like me to answer and they delivered.


I answer questions like who would I want to spend the day with from the cast of Sister Wives, my feelings on academia, if i'll ever write a memoir, Kody's feelings tow...

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The apology tour continues with its next stop - Christine (and David)! Kody struggles with a lack of control in the situation and spirals in how he communicates about David in particular. Meanwhile we are treated to SIGNIFICANT RONTENT finally. All the Ron you could ever ask for and perhaps a bit more as Meri and her found family rally deservingly around Jenn's husband.


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Welcome back to Plathville! I am now launching my coverage of season 3 of Plathville.


My plan is to do biweekly podcasts making my way through season 3 for now. Perhaps more frequent, but lets start this way at least through the holidays. And so yes, that means the next one should drop shortly before Christmas in case that's of interest to you.


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December 8, 2025 48 mins

Meri and Amber attend a singles mixer in Vegas, but will they find love? No, not even close. But we find a Yelp review, so that's something. Kody starts his apology tour with Janelle and gets exactly what he was looking for. Which is... a complex situation, I guess. We will talk all about it. Also Christine plays pickleball, which, fine.


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Season finale! I discuss Garrick's recent behaviors and brief imprisonment. But as far as the show, there's a gender reveal party, break-ups, make-ups, and more. We say goodbye to season six of Seeking Sister Wife and i'll be honest - I feel pretty weird about the whole thing.


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Well, well, well, look who wants to make amends. Kody decides to soft-launch an apology tour, but his communication shows he's much more dependent on Robyn's approval than he'd admit. In the same vein, Robyn accidentally reveals some of how she directs Kody. Fascinating.


Meanwhile, Meri, Christine, and Janelle are all having fun in their own ways with friends and family. Quite a contrast.


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Reise and Billie Jean have a second date with Randi, but what does she reveal that nearly kept her from seeing the Williamsons ever again?


Anjelica goes back to her family in the wake of losing Shanae, and we find out exactly why the sister wife concept appealed to her to begin with.

And also - is Larrana pregnant?


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November 24, 2025 64 mins

The FINAL EVER Special Forces Special Report! Does Kody make it through selection? We will discuss that and his disastrous Fox News interview too.

Also: a whole episode of Sister Wives as Coyote Pass is sold, Janelle goes to New Orleans to spend her walking around money, and Christine has David get a facial.

Fun stuff!


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Well, Reise's date is going well. Too well? We will find out as Billie Jean, his wife, arrives to join the fray.


Teresa may be reaching a breaking point with the Davis family. Or more so they have reached a breaking point with her, especially Nick.

All the while, the Merrifields are doing basically what you'd expect. Except also doing shots.


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The Special Forces Special Report finds Kody running uphill. Literally. While the recruits and staff alike talk bad about him behind his back.


On the episode proper? Well things are finally heating up as Coyote Pass sees a showdown for the ages: who will get out of their SUV first??

Meanwhile, Christine makes a cake made of diapers, and Maddie has her baby!


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We keep on seeking and meanwhile Garrick is getting married in a comedic cowboy hat. Reise is on a much better date than last time, but how will his wife feel when things get real? Plus Yessel finds out that Jackie is gone and he's... he's not happy.


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Kody and Robyn go dancing. Or, rather, they try to learn to dance because Kody isn't exactly good at dancing with someone so much as around someone. Also, Meri frets over what to do with her old wedding dress and the memories that come with it. Plus- the Special Forces special report as I give you my reaction to the most Kody-centric episode of the season to date!


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I am joined by Mary Payne of Pink Shade to discuss the most recent SSW developments!

Garrick has procrastinated on his Portuguese prenup and now the fate of his family hangs in the balance! Plus, Yessel is off on his trip and the tenuous bond between Dani and Jackie is going to be severely tested.


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Well Coyote Pass may finally have an offer and Kody is excited to talk to Meri and Janelle. Are they excited? Yes and no.

Meanwhile, Christine unpacks her past with Kody by taking David to dinner and laying out the past and the future.


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