

Trashy Divorces
Hemlock Creatives
A Good Podcast About Bad Relationships. Every Wednesday and Sunday, Alicia and Stacie take you on a comedic ride through stories of marital misconduct and love gone wrong, blending biography, pop culture, history, and politics. "It’s one part Vanity Fair meets Town & Country, one part country music song—and an all-around good time." - The Atlantan. "Enjoying the juicy details of other people’s relationships is having a moment." - Sunday Times Style Magazine (UK). "When this shameless show about bad relationships kicks off with astrological analysis of the couplings discussed in the episode, you know it’s going to be a party." - AV Club
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Aug 16, 2020 • 1h 32min
S7E7: I Ran | Lord Lucan & Vita Sackville-West
Two different kinds of stories this week, friends, as we pull some fun stuff from Patreon for you. First up, Alicia has the true crime mystery of Lord Lucan, whose bitter divorce and custody battle led to a tragic murder. Then, Stacie has the incredible tale of English writer and one-time Virginia Woolf lover, Vita Sackville-West, part of her Loose Women series over on Patreon.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 9, 2020 • 1h 4min
S7E6: Gaslighter | The Chicks & Ingrid Bergman
Do we have some #trashcandy for you this week! First up, Alicia has the divorces of The Chicks, with a particular emphasis on the recent, long-running, and apparently song-inspiring divorce of Natalie Maines. The word of the day is "allegedly."Then, Stacie has the three marriages and divorces of Hollywood icon Ingrid Bergman, whose affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini nearly ended her career.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 2, 2020 • 1h 3min
S7E5: Hollaback Girl | Sarah Palin and Todd Palin & Josephine Baker
This week, we have a pair of women trailblazers, as well as two often-requested subjects. First up, Stacie has the marriage and divorce of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her now ex-husband, Todd Palin. We’re not sure why they split, but we take a second look at some of how she was treated and check in on the troubled adulthoods of some of the next generation of Palins. Then, Alicia has the incredible-but-true story of entertainment legend Josephine Baker, a woman who did every famous person cliche first, while also spending World War II as a spy coordinating activities for the French Resistance. Oh, does your favorite star not do that?Need more trashcandy? Join us on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 26, 2020 • 1h 5min
S7E4: Bad Reputation | The Forgotten Trash Queen Gloria Grahame & Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
Ready for a glimpse at Hollywood, old and new? First up, Alicia has a story so trashy that it erased a two-time Academy Award winner from Hollywood history: Gloria Grahame. At one point, she was married to her ex-son-in-law which meant that one of her four ex-husbands was her father-in-law. Yeah, it’s like that.Then, Stacie has the much requested youthful marriage and divorce of certified Hollywood beautiful people Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe. Warning: This episode contains a lot of trash cans.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 19, 2020 • 1h 3min
S7E3: Legend In Your Own Time | Albert Einstein & Charlie Chaplin
This week, we’re taking a couple of heroes and… well, you’ll see. First up: Stacie has the trashy side of physics genius and icon Albert Einstein, who married twice but never let a thing like matrimony hold him back. Then, Alicia has screen legend Charlie Chaplin. His four marriages typify the line from Dazed and Confused, “I get older, they stay the same age.”Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 2020 • 49min
S7E2: Sparks Fly | The Kardashians
You asked, and we are powerless to resist your wishes: It’s the Kardashians! Alicia lays the groundwork with the story of matriarch Kris’s marriage to Robert Kardashian, their trashy divorce, and her subsequent marriage to, and divorce from, Caitlyn Jenner. Alicia also covers the eldest Kardashian child, Kourtney.Then, Stacie rounds out the back half with the story of Kim’s sex tape, three marriages, and two divorces, Khloe’s love for very tall men, and Rob’s trashy co-parenting relationship with his ex-fiance, Blac Chyna.We hope you enjoy our 30,000-foot survey of Kardtrashistan.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 5, 2020 • 54min
S7E1: Hurts So Good | Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid & Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Welcome back for Season Seven! We’re doing listener requests this season, so if you have a favorite trashy divorce, let us know in our Facebook group or drop us an email.We’re kicking off with some big names. Stacie has the trashy 2000-2001 divorce of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, which included a cameo from Russell Crowe and arguably blew up Meg’s career. Double standards are real, friends.Then, Alicia has finally given in and has the very trashy tale of Sir Paul McCartney’s second marriage and first divorce, to Heather Mills. Whew, this one gets trashy.Can’t get enough #trashcandy? Join us at Patreon.com/TrashyDivorces for early ad-free releases, bonus divorce stories, weekly Trashy Tidbits, limited series like Trashy Tudors, Funne with Dunne, Side Pieces, and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 2020 • 50min
S6E12: Maneater | Jennifer Lopez & Eartha Kitt
Welcome to our season six finale! Stacie kept bumping into J.Lo in her stories lately, so she’s got all the deets on Jennifer Lopez’s somewhat impulsive romantic history and current engagement to A-Rod. Alicia wanted to close in style and has the fascinating life and times of acting legend Eartha Kitt, the most exciting woman in the world.We’re off next week, but will be back with the season seven kickoff on July 5. Take care and we’ll see you then!Need more trashcandy? Join us on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 14, 2020 • 1h 7min
S6E11: Let Love Rule | Jane Fonda’s Three Divorces & The Happily Ever After of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz
We’re going a little off-brand this week with a few not-trashy divorces, plus one that kind of was. First up, Alicia has the three marriages and divorces of Jane Fonda. It was her 1973 split from filmmaker Roger Vadim that had a lot of trash, but after closing things out with third husband Ted Turner, she decided she was ready for a few decades of me-time.Then, Stacie has the story of America’s coolest blended family: Lisa Bonet, her ex-husband Lenny Kravitz, and her husband Jason Momoa. While the Bonet-Kravitz marriage only lasted a few years, their post-divorce affection for each other continues to inspire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 7, 2020 • 1h 16min
S6E10: Blame It On Me | Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck & Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
It’s been a big week, so we’ve got some epic trash candy for you. First up, Stacie has the sticky marriage and divorce of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. Then, Alicia flips the script to dive deep into the trashiest marriage around, and the two divorces that paved the way for Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott to get together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


