The Sister Wives Professor
Dr. Adam, professor of interpersonal and family communication, dishes academic and not-so-academic about the TLC series Sister Wives. Intro/outro music by There Will Be Fireworks, used with permission. Please be kind to yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The Brown family sits down - together! - to answer some fan questions!
Sex, new wives, it's all on the table! Kind of! Though more of what is revealed is unintentional including Meri's critical communication towards Kody, Robyn pushing herself into the middle of things, and Christine's growing discomfort and dissatisfaction with her marriage.
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We wrap up Welcome to Plathville Season 2 with some special guests - Jodie and Amanda of We Love to Hate Everything!
The infamous driveway confrontation between Ethan and his parents take place, and much is revealed about the inner workings and dysfunction of the Plath family.
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It's Kody's birthday! But Robyn gets the gift of Christine apologizing for her behavior.
Kody gets a thoughtful gift he does not appreciate at all.
Cognitive dissonance is the concept of the week and there's a lot of it to go around.
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Kody's going on some dates!
He takes Meri skiing and she winds up with a visit from the Paw Patrol. Christine shoots him. He negs Janelle on a lovely hike. And finally, Robyn brings a sick baby to a restaurant.
As always, lots to say about what's going on, mostly with Christine and Meri's conversation that's a lot more keep sweet than it is looking out for your sister wife's best interests.
Dr. Adam is joined by Corey and Carly to discuss the penultimate episode of season 2 of Welcome to Plathville.
Ethan and Olivia get tantric! And we have much to say about the past, present, and future of the Plath family.
Listen to Corey and Carly on Surviving Sister Wives, Surviving Reality, and on their Patreon!
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Coverage of season 4 of Sister Wives begins now, and i'm so excited to talk to you about it.
The Browns celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah, caroling included. The issues that will ultimately lead to Kody and Christine's divorce are very apparent already. And Robyn has an idea for a business that I for one think is going to go *just great.*
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Season 19 concludes, I think anyway, with the final tell-all special! Suki posits the existence of the blind self for Kody and Robyn and their relationship. Janelle is ready to get some whenever, which is great for her. Christine has just had it with everyone more or less. Much, much to discuss so i'm excited to do so with you.
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Well Ethan journeys to California, however grumpily, to try to save his marriage and have some poor soul touch his stank feet.
Meanwhile, Lydia continues to flirt with the idea of flirting with her mystery man!
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The tell-alls continue! Kody does his best Shakespeare impression and has system failure TWICE as he's caught in his own lies. Janelle is fine with kissing, sort of. There's a supercut of Christine and David making out. And Robyn is just... just about what you'd expect, honestly.
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Well, we have more tell-all to discuss as Kody tries to have a staring contest. Christine gets mad on everyone else's behalf. Janelle doesn't want to be friends. And Robyn doesn't remember anything or do anything or watch anything.
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Ethan and Olivia get a couple's tattoo and Ethan anger stacks the entire time.
Max (who is awful) dances badly and gives Moriah her first kiss.
Micah skateboards!
Deceptively interesting episode with a lot of foreshadowing. Dr. Adam talks you through all of it.
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We are in for something of a tone shift here, as the Browns (and Woolleys) sit down with Suki for a new set of tell-alls.
Kody returns to form in a bad way. Christine, Meri, and Janelle all try to make sense of the past. And Robyn can't even look at the clips and would rather have a root canal. This is going to be something else, folks. Get ready.
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Hi folks!
A few weeks ago I was able to sit down and discuss all things Sister Wives, podcasting, and even some pandemic stories with Amanda Lipnack-Radel of Little Miss Recap, Amanda's Coaching Corner, and more.
We cover some reactions to Season 19, Little Miss Recap, and I have her both predict the future of the Brown family and do some word association. It was a very, very fun conversation and i'm so glad you get to hear it.
Content warning - this episode deals with the fallout of Garrison Brown's passing, including his memorial service.
The Brown family gathers to say goodbye to Garrison. Kody and Robyn continue to be separated from the rest, but there are some significant connections in grief between Kody and Janelle.
This is a hard one, folks. Thanks for covering it with me.
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Max continues his quest to do... whatever it is he's doing, by meeting Kim and Barry. Ethan and Oliva continue to slow-motion fall apart, this time to the tune of ragtime piano music. Also, Micah!
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Content Warning - this episode continues to deal with the fallout of Garrison Brown's passing.
The Brown family continues to process in various ways. Laughter, tears, and more. Janelle and Savannah take an emotional visit to the cat shelter which has memorialized Garrison. Plus, Kody and Robyn take their kids to Kody's hometown (sort of) so Kody can relive a former career.
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As a one-off bonus (?), Dr. Adam is joined by Dr. K, a fellow communication professor and someone personally familiar with polyamory, to discuss the first-ever episode of TLC's Polyfamily.
How does Polyfamily represent polyamory in the eyes of someone who is both an academic and a consensual non-monogamist? How do the professors read Sean and Tyler's cold-war parenting conflict? And just... just what is going on here? Lets all f...
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, alcohol abuse, mental health
Garrison Brown's passing is addressed by numberous members of the Brown family. Frank discussions and recounting of the circumstances surrounding what happened, and Dr. Adam does his best to recap and react.
Please note any ad revenue for this podcast will be donated to selected animal shelters in Garrison Brown's memory.
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Amye! Amanda! Exclamation points!
I'm joined by the ladies from Little Miss Recap to discuss the Plath family's changing makeup and all the underlying issues. Moriah and her (sort of?) boyfriend Max come to an inflection point.
Ethan and Olivia continue to try to find solutions to their problems, specifically a new home further away from Barry and Kim.
Lots of fun discussion and we all value your feedback, including how to...
Valentine's Day has arrived and both Christine and David and Kody and Robyn are going out to dinner to discuss their relationships. In doing so, Kody says things Dr. Adam never felt he'd hear. Plus, Janelle and Meri ally on Coyote Pass and communicate about themselves in truly surprising ways.
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