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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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UH, SURPRISE AGAIN.It's kind of a long story? But I tell it in the podcast. I was able to sit down and talk to Meri Brown and Jenn Sullivan. We talked about a lot of stuff! How did Jenn end up being featured on the show? What is the biggest misconception folks still have about Meri? How does Jenn feel about being on the one-on-ones? How does Meri eat her celery? Does Adam become an honorary Salty Birch?And I drop a Ron pun to Meri Brown's face, my crowning achievement.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oliva has fled Ethan and she goes on a beach trip with Moriah and Helena that gets rained out. Micah goes on a tinder date and does some smooching. And Ethan? He tinkers with a motorcycle. Interesting stuff about friendships, identity, and culture here, so I hope you enjoy listening!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're back to season 5, folks, and i'm tagging in some help.I'll be honest, I was planning on taking a break from collaborations for a bit, but then this episode was a struggle for me right away. The Brown teenagers (or a few of them) go to meet with and help Holding out Help, the organization that helps former polygamists and cult members escape and establish their new lives.Well, we all know a lot more about these things than we did when this first aired. So Melanie and Cory of Notes to Self 444 (themselves former members of the Browns' sect the AUB) were kind enough to come on and help me understand what's all going on beneath the surface here.To me it's the most enlightening podcast i've ever done, thanks to them, so I hope you enjoy.Notes to Self on Youtube.Notes to Self on TikTok.Notes to Self on Instagram.Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
No Plaths this week as I had the chance to discuss season 20, season 21, and more with Chris Farah of the Vanity Farah podcast (formerly of Docusweeties).We talk about Kody, Robyn, Janelle, Christine, David, Meri, Jenn, RON, and a lot more. I lay out my dreams for season 21 (none of which are going to happen). There's some Special Forces talk, too. Lots going on in this one so we hope you enjoy!Listen to Vanity Farah!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Season finale! And this was my favorite one-on-one or whatever, uh, ever? Also, if you like angry Adam this one is for you.But we get into the catfishing! How Robyn knew someone who KNEW the catfish! We talk about Ron, thank GOD. Nothing is Kody's fault, and I read him the riot act over it. Meanwhile - why does Kody dislike Jenn, the world's best friend? I will tell you all about it.Listent to my wife's new podcast Bookish University!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Olivia and Ethan are falling apart as Olivia goes to therapy. Max (who sucks) is absolutely horrible and I lose my mind. All that and more as the Plath family does what they do, and Moriah gets her big break, kind of!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Well my goodness, this is so fun. I was joined by Kara Berry of Everyone's Business but Mine to talk the penultimate episode of season 20 of Sister Wives!We talk about Robyn's anger, David's... red flags, frankly, and especially the choice to try to get married on Meri's birthday. Oh, and we troll Robyn's instagram comments at the end and I nearly pass out from laughter. This was a joy.Listen to Everyone's Business but Mine!Check out Kara on Patreon!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Max takes Lydia to pick out the broken promise ring. Ethan turns around in the middle of the street because Kim has to micromanage everything. Meanwhile, Isaac would just really like to golf a little bit, please.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Business is picking up! David is mad! Robyn is even more mad! Meri is steady, and Suki brings a lot more heat and pointed questions to the Browns and former Browns. This was a great episode in my opinion and I can't wait to hear what you think.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Plathville will be back next week, but I had the chance to talk to Melanie and Cory of Notes to Self 444 about any number of things, including their first-hand experiences with the AUB - the same cult that brought us the Brown family. We talk all about that and a lot more, so I hope you enjoy.Notes to Self on Youtube.Notes to Self on TikTok.Notes to Self on Instagram.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yeah, so this has been in the works for a while, and it happened. I was able to talk to Sukanya Krishnan about all kinds of Sister Wives and non-Sister Wives stuff. The art of interviewing, the prep she has to do prior to filming the tell-alls, her dynamic with Kody, and who is the hardest cast member to interview?Plus, I quiz her on her childhood crush, comfort food, and her entire career. It was way fun (and surreal!) to talk to her, and I hope you all enjoy it.Just in case anyone's curious, yes this was sanctioned by TLC and so yeah, I did try to keep it very fair and respectful of her time and what she can and can't talk about. Which I was happy to do. But I did want to mention it.Enjoy!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome... to the beginning of the end? Of season 20 at least. Which I did not realize until now. OOPS.Sukanya is back! And so are the Browns and former Browns as we start the painful and delightful process of unpacking what on earth we all just spent several months watching. I'm so happy.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Olivia and Micah do a sexy photo shoot with puppies. Olivia keeps trying to motivate Ethan to change and grow, with mixed results. Meanwhile, Kim keeps putting boundaries on Lydia's interest in a boy for her own purposes.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ask Adam Anything #3

Ask Adam Anything #3

2025-12-1746:341

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 toward Robyn and Meri, and a lot more. So I hope you all enjoy. Thanks to everyone who asked me something!More stuff soon!Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Enjoy this podcast early and ad-free, along with monthly bonus podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Patreon or the Faculty Lounge on Apple Podcasts!Listen to my sister podcast I'm Already Scared!Check out The Sister Wives Professor Campus Book Store (merch shop) right here!Follow TSWP on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠right here and join the Facebook group!Follow TSWP on Instagram and TikTok!Intro/outro music by ⁠⁠There Will Be Fireworks⁠, used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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kim martin

Kody is unbelievable

Oct 27th
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Lana Hollerud

Janelle was 7 months pregnant when she had to hand Jody to Christine during Christine and Jody's wedding so turn abouts fair play

Mar 3rd
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Lana Hollerud

o

May 25th
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