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Does the world need more podcasts for couples? I'd say no, but the editors apparently disagree. Suddenly, podcasts featuring celebrity couples sarcastically talking about their home lives or chatting with friends are popping up everywhere. I can see why they like this format. Commute time is short and study materials are written automatically. Or maybe that's the idea.This trend can also be blamed on Fluffy. she is married.get annoyed, the inexplicably successful British podcast brought to you by actor and comedian Chris Ramsay and his wife Rosie. Not only do their series regularly top the podcast charts, but they've also spawned books, TV shows, and, even more mysteriously, Arena His tours. In 2021, Ramsays set a record for the largest audience ever for a live podcast at London's O2 Arena.
Since then, footballer Peter Crouch and model Abbey Clancy's have been born. therapy crouch; British comedy power couple Rod Gilbert and Sian Harries foam And — OK, this is pretty novel — Scary to deathis an American show in which Dan Cummins tries to surprise his wife Lindsey with true horror stories from around the world. To this genre he has two new additions. How was it? Comedians Rachel Paris and Marcus Brigstock and their deliberately smug sounding endless honeymoon podcast, It will be hosted by married Los Angeles-based stand-up group Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher.
The latter has been going on for several months, with the two sharing relationship advice while sharing the ups and downs of their family life. In the latest episode, they reflect on their recent family trip to Taiwan, but before they take a call from a listener, they talk about how to stay optimistic during infertility treatments. There was also Rachel from Cleveland who asked. I imagined the transition from her spouse's witty banter to her IVF-related heartache would be jarring, but the host pretty much pulled it off. The cashier refuses to give false hope and tells Rachel that “things are only destined to be in the rearview mirror.” The episodes are a little long, some over an hour long, but it helps to have a clear theme and structure.
How was it? has some sort of theme, but it's too woolly to work. The podcast finds Brigstock and Paris “reflecting” on various elements of their lives, from train journeys with friends to the noisy toys their toddler enjoyed. In an age where influencers share details of their supposedly perfect lives, they want to provide a realistic guide to modern living. But while much of what they say is definitely relatable, who hasn't endured a train journey from hell? –It's also so commonplace that it makes you flinch. Let's think about it here. Instead of a podcast where couples discuss their adorable and chaotic home lives, how about one that documents the disintegration of a marriage? Then I'll be all ears.
