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.

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October 14, 2025 43 mins

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We continue seeking! Well, we don't, but they do. And there is a lot of change going on as Dani and Yessel may have found their new sister wife, but Yessel continues his troubling patterns of behavior that may end the relationship before it begins.

Meanwhile, Lorena finds life in Colorado to be a bigger transition than she considered, while Garrick is completely unconcerned, which is not surprising.

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Meri has a Bob Ross night at the inn where everyone paints eggplant emojis! Kody and Robyn buy an even bigger house so that's something that we're going to have to discuss. Meanwhile, Mykelti tries to escape her own parentification by leaving the state and going to North Carolina.

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Yessel wants to hurry up the seeking process despite his wife's protests and major concerns. Meanwhile Teresa is ready to take the Davis name and fully commit. So why is Nick so hesitant and why does he keep talking about how odd it is to go from friend to romantic partner? Also, Danielle has to move into the sister room and that goes about as well as you'd think.

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Meri goes speed dating in SLC with Jenn there for emotional support. Meanwhile, Christine and David help more people move to North Carolina. Kody and Robyn discuss selling not only Coyote Pass but the Castle on the Hill as well. Plus Kody wears an orange helmet and I lose my mind.

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We continue seeking with the new season and we finally get to check in with the Davis family. But someone is missing and has been... replaced?

Meanwhile Reise and Billie Jean go to meet some extended family who do not particularly approve of their goal to find a sister wife at all.

Plus, another brand new family to meet- the Johnsons. Their longtime girlfriend may be fed up before she ever becomes a real sister wife!

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Welcome to the beginning of season 20 (!) of Sister Wives.

Change is in the air as Meri decides (with Jenn's coaching) to go to a speed dating event in SLC. Meanwhile, Janelle and Christine are gathering to honor Garrison and move forward with Janelle's dream property, but Madison struggles both with the loss of her brother and the loss of her father in a very different sense. David loves soup.

All that and I check in first with th...

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Welcome to my ongoing coverage of season 6 of Seeking Sister Wife. I am beyond happy to be sharing this with you as i've never covered an ongoing season of this show before. And if this episode is any indication, this is going to be a lot of fun.

So much to discuss. The Merrifields are back and they have yet another potential sister wife from Brazil. Plus two new families are introduced on their own seeking journeys, each with thei...

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September 22, 2025 55 mins

Darger time! I hope you're ready!

Since season 20 begins next week, this will be the last episode of season 5 we cover for quite a while.

But in the meantime the Brown family links up with the Dargers for a California vacation that impacts Kody and the rest of the Brown adults in ways that will reverberate for years to come. Including the origin story of the dreaded family mission statement!

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You wanted it, you got it, but I needed a little help from some pals of mine.

This tell-all is indeed a unique point in the history of this show and I had honestly forgotten how intense it got! I am lucky enough to be joined by the ladies from Little Miss Recap to get their thoughts as well on what proves to be an explosive reunion and tell-all where old faces return, and there are many interactions you may not expect.

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September 15, 2025 47 mins

Season 5 continues and the Browns are going to parent-teacher conferences! Plus Logan graduates from High School and Meri and Kody in particular show some toxic and damaging communicative behaviors toward Janelle. Robyn ends up missing the whole thing, too. Yikes.

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It's finally time for the Snowdens and Vanessa to get married! Is everyone ready? No they are certainly not.

Some masks definitely slip and some drinks are had and... just listen, honestly. It gets pretty wild and weird here.

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September 8, 2025 45 mins

We're kicking off Season 5 as we await the beginning of Season 20! And the Browns are making big moves to buy some very big houses.

 

However, the ghost of Robyn's past (debt) is a major issue and the way she chooses to communicatively frame it is one of the most controversial points in the history of the show. So of course I have some things to say.

 

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The Snowdens and Vanessa are getting married! But it's not going to be smooth sailing at all for the happy throuple. Family drama to say the least awaits, so we really need to talk all about it.

 

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September 1, 2025 44 mins

Let's take a look at the season finale of season 4 of Sister Wives!

 

Logan is ready to go to school and stop being a father. Kody has no impulse control with either his son's decisions or his wives' decision regarding buying for homes. Plus: Mona!

 

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We are going to wrap up this episode of Seeking Sister Wife as things continue to progress between the Snowdens and Vanessa. Meanwhile things break down entirely as Brandy has had enough of Paige's behavior, much to Bernie's chagrin.

 

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We do another Q&A somehow? But this time the Browns bring the teenagers for... part of it. Sex, college, and dating are all discussed to some degree as folks who are viewers of the show (?) ask the Browns all their most important questions.

 

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Seeking Sister Wife drops a long, long episode so as not to rush i'm going to split my reaction into two podcasts. So! That said, things are heating up for the Snowdens and Vanessa, while the wheels are coming off entirely for the McGees and Brandy. Stressful! Stressful but fascinating.

 

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August 18, 2025 40 mins

Kody takes Meri on a trip to Mexico to push her to have a baby. Meanwhile Christine and Janelle take their real estate exam to mixed results. Also, I just about lose my mind a few times. Have fun.

 

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August 11, 2025 45 mins

Behold! My Sister Wife's Closet!

 

Folks, it's here and i'm so ready. If you like when I can't keep it together, this is going to be one for you. Also: the Brown teenagers go back to Lehi and find that home tends to change without you, like it or not. Relatable. Oof.

 

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I've been hearing the news, and if you have or even if you haven't, we have something to discuss. Specifically Kody is going to be on Season 4 of Special Forces on Fox. He will be competing in some incredibly intense physical exercises and training and i've already got some thoughts to share on why I think he may be choosing to do this.

 

So lets talk and also address the pink elephant in the room - will I be covering his ...

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