Couples Therapy

4.5 (61)
COMEDY
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Open your hearts and loosen your butts! On Couples Therapy, real life couple and real life comedians Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman gab with their favorite actors and comics about their romantic pasts, presents and futures and answer YOUR relaysh Qs with all the wisdom two unlicensed entertainers can possibly contain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 HR AGO

Jana Schmieding and Brian Bahe

Sage-Based Therapy! That's right, it's part two of our crossover with Sage-Based Wisdom (check us out on their podcast from a week or two ago) hosted by the wonderful Jana Schmieding and Brian Bahe! You might remember Jana from a previous episode of CT or from Rutherford Falls or Reservation Dogs, and you might have seen Brian do stand-up or seen a show he's written for like The Great North or Ghosts. But even if you know NOTHING about these two, you will after today's episode! Jana tells us about having her dad teach health class and breaking up with a terrible high school boyfriend and Brian explains why he didn't pay his taxes for a few years and about extricating himself from a 3-day-long Palm Springs hook-up. And so much more! It's a delightfully fun episode! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Theme song by the great Sammus! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 31m
25 FEB

Vinny Thomas

Our friend and yours Vinny Thomas is on today's episode! We love Vinny's videos, his appearances on After Midnight, and of course, you've seen him on TV shows like Platonic and Ahsoka and movies like You're Cordially Invited! But the question is: WHO IS THE REAL VINNY THOMAS??? We delve into that question today, and talk about staying in his hometown for college, dating vs. being completely fine on his own, the one guy he went on a date with that kept making Old Hollywood references and SO MUCH MORE! And of course, Vinny pulls a power move on us to show his dominance! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Theme song by the great Sammus! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 21m
18 FEB

Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone Return

It's the 350th episode, and we're celebrating in style with our friends Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone! Of course you know these two from their stand-up, you know Aparna as one of the voices on the wonderful The Great North or you know Jo as the head writer of the spectacular After Midnight, well, we invited them on this special epsidoe cuz there's no one in the world we have more fun with and after the last month and a half in LA and in America in general, we needed to let off some steam. Find out how much caffeine Jo consumes daily and what sexual position is her dog Loaf's favorite. Find out Aparna's "Maron moment". Find out which of us is the most moral. And finally, find out how to take care of yourself as America falls apart! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 31m
11 FEB

Jameela Jamil

The Good Place was one of our couples shows, so what a delight it was to have Jameela Jamil herself on today's episode! Now of course you know Jameela from the aforementioned The Good PLace, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, The Misery Index, her recently-ended podcast I Weigh, and so much more! Well, even if you only kind of know Jameela, you will definitely know her after today's episode. We talk nervous breakdowns, the unhappiness of fame, people pleasing, Conan O'Brien's pool, witnessing an argument at an SF showing of BlacKkKlansman in 2018 and MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! (Also, if you're screaming, "Why didn't they talk about Valentine's Day which is this Friday?! This is ostensibly a show about relationships!" Well, we only realized that after we recorded the intro. I guess if you have a strange sensibility, our talk about L'Eggs and the Challenger explosion will have to suffice.) *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 33m
4 FEB

The War and Treaty

Singing sensation The War and Treaty joins us to ring in Black History Month, folks! The second episode we taped on the first day of the LA fires (yes, people, it was already on the books and we didn't seem to be in imminent danger so...), Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter AKA The War and Treaty Zoomed to us from Nashville in our anxiety-ridden state for a healing time! Now, you probably know Michael and Tanya from their music, from their Grammy and CMA noms, or maybe you've seen Tanya in Sister Act 2??? Either way, you're gonna love 'em after this ep! We get into how Michael's military service led him to make music, how the couple deals with the business side of being a musical duo, how they deal with the traumas in their lives separately and together and of course, the story of how their love blossomed. AND MUCH MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 21m
28 JAN

Rose Matafeo

Wonderful NZ-by-way-of-UK comic and actor Rose Matafeo joins us today! Taped on the first day of the LA fires (yes, folks, it was already on the books and we didn't seem to be in imminent danger so...), Rose Zoomed to us from London us in our anxiety-ridden state for an absolutely lovely time! Now, you probably know Rose from her stand-up, from her FANTASTIC show Starstruck on Max, Moana 2 or perhaps her new HBO special On and on and On??? No how well you know her though, you're gonna LOVE this ep! We delve deep into Rose's psyche - everything from if UK repression is romantically attractive to her, trust issues, her dad's love of conspiracy theories and so much more! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 22m
21 JAN

Susan Heyward

Actor extraordinaire Susan Heyward is on this week with a super-fun episode to, uh, give you some relief from dystopia descending... And of course, you know Susan from The Boys, Vinyl, Orange is the New Black... perhaps treading the boards on The Great White Way in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? And so much more, but even if this is your first time meeting Susan, you're going to fall in love with her! We talk about some early lessons in injustice and therapy, ask why conservatives are obsessed with Jesus' abs, find out how the B train figured into the meet cute with her future husband and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! *Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here* ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 29m
14 JAN

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Return

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts The Dollop are BACK, BABY and the energy is electric! Naomi put on her journalist's pith helmet and gets all the answers on how two comedians with such different personalities get along on a personal and business level. We hear about their mental health journeys, how Gareth started therapy back in high school, Dave's ability to draw boundaries and how that plays out in his personal relationships and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter! Donate to displaced black families of the LA fires here ALSO BUY A BRAND NEW CUTE AF "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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01/06/2024

stagfromTOS

A testament: there are only 2 non-positive opinions you’ll see listed here, from 2 people who are confused about: 1. This show not suiting its parent brand - it’s…not a part of that brand at all! 2. Whether this show is a blatant copy of another show with the same name - this show preceded that show!! As such, I am gonna keep trying to resubmit this until it gets accepted…
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26/07/2023

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Hi! Wonderful podcast, wonderful people, wonderful animals. Let’s get into the story. Two years ago my brother-in-law married his lovely wife in a beautiful countryside manor in England. Just a note, I’m from the US but now live in England because of my English husband. Another note, there are a lot of slugs here. I’ve never really seen slugs back home (San Diego), but these things are everywhere here - I even found one in my hair once. Back to the story. The wedding was absolutely lovely and loads of fun, and was a very typical English do - lots and lots of drinks and food and dancing once everyone was drunk enough to no longer be embarrassed to have fun. Love was in the air infecting us all, especially between the bride’s best friend and her husband. On this big country estate there were a couple beautiful gardens, one more secluded than the other (romantic). It was full of flowers, greenery and quaint British wildlife like hedgehogs, robins and butterflies (very romantic). And lots and lots of slugs. The couple decided that this was the place they needed to express some intimacy - ie a blow job (cringe gross sorry) - once the wedding started winding down around midnight. They finished up, but the friend had a terrible realisation - she found a slug in her MOUTH. How long was it in there? Did she realise before or during that it was there but decided to power through? How did it wind up in her mouth in the first place? How did she not realise before? All of these questions and more are still on my mind 2 years later. I don’t know her well enough to ask about that night, but I hope for her sake that she’s been more careful.
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13/05/2023

nickname is clever

Just found this and it is funny AND makes me feel good. Just right 😘