84: Richard Wolf: Season 3 Finale with Band Astrologer, Wolf Intuitive
The Wives are wrapping up Season 3 with a very special guest and astrologer to musicians, entertainers and their families, Richard Wolf.
From pinpointing best times for contracts, merch creation and writing, learning moon + rising signs to spotting signs your relationship has come to an end, and looking to the stars to determine whether the burnout is real, the Wives are digging deep with a million questions for Richard.
Also, Chondra is terrible at texting and Misha is very tired. See you for Season 4 in the Fall!
www.wolfintuitive.com
Episode 83: Minisode on NYC Weekend + Secret Writing Projects
In a month gone wild, the Wives are back to talk about the insanity of May, their big fancy night out, breaking cardinal NYC taxi rules and why your projects always deserve their own place on the family calendar.
Also, Chonny and Misha are writing a SCREENPLAY! Help them manifest it, please and thank you.
Episode 82: Denise Devenish: Naming Suffering, Embracing Magic + Why Musicians Are Weirdos
The Wives sit down with incredibly insightful guest and music-industry therapist, Denise Devenish to talk about the mental health challenges of the music and other creative industries, addressing conflict head-on, the co-existence of magic and suffering, mom life, and why pizza and chips with vinegar cures all.
From Bon Jovi's infidelities to cockroach infestations, this one covers everything. Listen in and consider it your weekly therapy sesh.
Episode 81: Minisode Recap On Coachella + Amtrak
The Wives are home from the West Coast and ready to dish on their respective adventures. Misha is talking Coachella, from her fits to top show picks and Chonny gives all the details about her cross-country train trip.
Also, much chatter about grass maintenance, The Last Dinner Party, hot pollen and the Wives' desperate need for a two-week Amtrak writing sabbatical.
Episode 80: Ashley Meyer: Back Lounge Bliss and Braving Bad Wifi
This week, the Wives are welcoming lovely, non-stop hustling Ashley Meyer to the show to talk about life as a merch maven, not letting the hard days make a hard life, off-day activities, advice, Taco Bell and how to deal when your fiancé is your boss. Having to record from the back of a moving vehicle in the midwest doesn't make for the best sound quality, but such is the BW life. Bear with us please!
Also, there was an eclipse and Misha's sinus infection won't go away.
Episode 79: Minisode on How Technology Giveth—and Taketh
After a forced week off due to technical issues, the Wives return in full force with new book clubs, traumatic writing life updates, Coachella planning, self-help book breakdowns and all the tangents you’ve come to love.
Also, this is your reminder to BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER.
Episode 78: Minisode on Holographic Universe Theory
This week, the Wives are exploring the universe with a light dive into a theory that has been keeping them up at night. Come along as they ponder principles and contend with life’s greatest mysteries…all in under 25 minutes? (Disclaimer: Contrary to popular belief, the Wives are NOT actual astrophysicists…yet.)
Also, Misha is frolicking with wild horses and Chonny prepares for a 65-hour cross country train ride.
Episode 77: Caitlin Thomsen: Easy Love, Hard Moves + Hardware
Sunny days are upon us and the Wives are inspired to make big life overhauls and try new things. This week's guest is lovely North Carolina transplant, home hardware account manager and band wife, Caitlin Thomsen, who's sharing her daily mantras and tips for making big moves while raising two boys on the go. From chasing the unknown in the midst of a pandemic to embracing (or erasing?) your flaws, why bad TV is better with an English accent, handling "free-time" jealousy while holding it all down, and how new handles can upgrade your entire home, Caitlin teaches us all to dance to the chaotic techno beat of our own drums.
Also, Misha is taking vitamins for now, and Chonny is taking her kid to school in pajamas.
Episode 76: Minisode on Spring Cleaning Tips
It's Spring and the Wives are more than ready to get their lives and homes in order. Join Chonny and Misha as they return from the edge of the flu to share loads of crowd-sourced cleaning/organization tips and tricks. Share yours on social!
Episode 75: Michelle Swain: Creating Wellness + Finding All Rhodes Lead to Home
It’s the Wives’ Diamond Jubilee 75th episode and they’re welcoming a gem of a guest to the show with digital creative mastermind and Rhode Island native, Michelle Swain. From music cruises and leading double lives, to navigating the world of IVF with a partner who is away and confronting hidden insecurities, no topic is off limits in this triple convo.
Also, Chonny and Misha take a decided stance on Starter jackets…and Lululemon.
Episode 74: Minisode PFI Tour Catch Up
The Wives touch base this week to chat about Chonny's adventures on the Prize Fighter Inferno tour. From off day activities and the sensory overload that is Meow Wolf, to favorite eats, triumphs and challenges, Misha is asking the hard hitting questions.
Also, color theory, because why not?
Episode 73: Haley Giovannani Raneri: Full Time Adulting in Power Suits
In this week's episode, the Wives are checking in with powerhouse attorney and newborn mama, Haley Giovannani Raneri to talk about work/life balance, baby jams, honest communication and finding the perfect work suit.
Also, Chonny has had a week and Misha is very, very tired.
Episode 72: Valentine's Day Minisode and 36 Questions To Make You Fall In Love
The Wives are kicking off Cupid week with a special Valentine's Day minisode. From favorite love songs to breaking down the New York Times' "36 Questions That Lead to Love," Chonny and Misha are heart-eyed, rosy-cheeked and ready to find out if a little Q & A session can lead to deeper intimacy in the time it takes to finish dinner.
Episode 71: Current Watch and Read Recs, Grammy Gossip + More
The Wives are checking in this week to recap (the recaps) of the Grammys, and swap the show, movie, book and music picks that are currently keeping them occupied while they both avoid writing.
From a matchmaking show for farmers and the sociological petri dish that is the We Are the World documentary, to a Nobel Prize winning novel that may or may not feature bigfoot and all the reasons why you probably don't NEED to finish Saltburn, Chonny and Misha have something for everyone...or possibly nothing to recommend at all.
Episode 70: Kelly Cervantes: Normal Broken, Writing Through The Unimaginable + Love On & Off-Broadway
[Warning: This week's episode speaks to the loss of a child}
This week's episode features a very special guest and the show's first Theater Wife, acclaimed author, mama and profound thinker, Kelly Cervantes for a candid and heartfelt conversation about embracing unthinkable grief, adapting through life's challenges, and her recent book Normal Broken. There are also tips and strategies for making it through transitional periods (like her husband Miguel's recent return to regular life, after retirement from his role as the longest-running principal role in Hamilton) goosebumps left and right, and the most perfect advice for everyone including, "Be the fucking cockroach!"
Episode 69: Minisode on Misha’s Norwegian Writing Residency + Wife Life Catchup
This week, Misha checks in from Norway at the end of her writing residency and Chonny needs all the details, as the Wives pack a whole lot of updates and tangents into 18 minutes
Episode 68: Kristin Colby Way: Reading With Friends, Kindergarten Empty Nesters + Analyzing Reality TV
Bundle up, babies, it's cold outside...hopefully.
This week, the Wives are cuddling up for a sweet chat with delightful guest and marketing mama, Kristin Colby Way to talk about everything from her online book club Stay Connected and overseas ventures on tour with two littles (with double the kid STUFF!) to the importance of family, Disney and the deep psychological mindf@*k that is reality TV.
Also, if this episode has predicted correctly, Misha is likely riding a reindeer through Norway at this very moment and Chonny is ice skating her way to school pick up.
Get those mittens on and let's get real.
Episode 67: Minisode On Keeping It Weird in 2024, The Prize Fighter Inferno Tour + Travel Plans
It's Slime January over here as the Wives catch up about their latest fascinations and juggles, including wrinkle cream for tweens, sensory-stimulating slime-making/real-time brazilian waxing instagram accounts and upcoming travel plans.
Chonny plots looks and life strategies for the first ever Prize Fighter Inferno Tour with Carobae and the question remains: Will Misha eat whale in Norway?
Only time will tell.
Episode 65: Minisode On Cult Docs + Holidays Cheer
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year and the Wives are sprinkling their own cheer...with a mini discussion of the cult and crime documentaries they've binged this week. From Love Has Won to The Way Down, Misha and Chonny unpack some strange circles from blue mummies to hair bigger than Rushmore.
Also, the Wives ask the question: Why is selling things so uncomfortable?
[Band Wives is taking a break for the holidays, but we will be back in January with a brand new season and a whole new calendar of incredible guests! And probably more aliens. And cults. And stomach flu. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!]
Episode 64: Rebecca Shepherd: Flowers, Finding Your Person + All the Different Ways to be Smart
In this week’s episode, Chondra and Misha jump right in with magical guest, floral designer and entrepreneur Rebecca Shepherd. From moving to NYC alone at the tender age of 21 to her latest venture in the gorgeous Brooklyn event space, Pink Moon, Rebecca gives the lowdown on running multiple businesses at once, with a husband in multiple bands at once, mom life, finding beauty in the world, and tips for keeping love alive (23 years and counting!)