This American Ex-Wife: The Podcast

Nov 06 2024 17 ep. 48 mins 93

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This American Ex-Wife. The podcast where we discuss the state of American heterosexual marriage. And by state I mean trash fire. Host Lyz Lenz sits down with a cast of women to talk about their divorces, their journeys and unpacks an institution many take part in but few talk about: divorce. Hear from Dan Savage, Eve Rodsky, Scaachi Koul and more on the topic of divorce and patriarchy in America. Produced by Zachary Oren Smith. Show art by Suzanne Glémot.

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep4: Rhaina Cohen

Nov 06 2024 61 mins

Census data indicates that while divorce rates are not rising, an increasing number of people are choosing not to marry. Some data shows that, in 2021, 52% of women in the United States were unmarried or separated, which is a record high.As more Americans opt out of marriage, what once was the traditional home (one wife, one husband, two kids and a live laugh love sign on the wall

This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep3: Nico Hall

Oct 30 2024 66 mins

In 2019, 72% of same-sex divorces were between lesbians, meaning they divorced at about three times the rate of gay male couples. It’s a statistic that might, at first, seem alarming. But we all know better than that by now. Divorce is no cause for alarm.So what is happening in queer divorces? What forces of culture and expectations shape those unions? What pulls people apart?For

Bonus: Dan Savage and Lyz fight about orgasms

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit lyz.substack.comThere’s so much from my conversation with Dan Savage that we couldn’t put it all in one episode. So for paying subscribers, here’s a bonus segment where Dan and I talk through the orgasm gap for heterosexual couples. Dan Savage, is, of course, the iconic podcaster and sex columnist. This season was

This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep2: Dan Savage

Oct 23 2024 64 mins

Dan Savage, the iconic podcaster and sex columnist, was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality after seeing a whole generation of gay men die alone during the AIDs crisis, separated from their loved ones because they didn’t have the right to marry. Dan came on the podcast to talk about marriage equality and the continued struggle for freedom in relationships. He aske

This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep1: Scaachi Koul

Oct 16 2024 59 mins

Welcome back for the second and final season of This American Ex-Wife: The Podcast! This season was generously sponsored by Funny Girls, which is a program run by The Harnisch Foundation that uses improv to teach leadership skills to girls and non-binary kids in grades three through eight. You can learn more about its work here. This season we will also have some paywalled episodes

Announcing season two of This American Ex-Wife the podcast!

Feb 22 2024 25 mins

Last year, we made a 10-episode season of this podcast and we are so proud of how it turned out. And want to make one more!!Please fill out the survey to let us know the topics you want us to cover, the people you want us to talk to, ways to support the show, and any other ideas you want to share. We are listening. Here is a link to the survey!Oh and Lyz’s book is out in the worl

Bonus episode: An excerpt from This American Ex-Wife

Feb 17 2024 11 mins

Surprise! Here are the first 10 minutes from the first chapter of my book, This American Ex-Wife. It’s a clip from the audiobook, which I narrate myself. I recorded the audiobook during a blizzard and an arctic freeze, and at some point, you can hear my throat start getting scratchy with a cold. I managed to get through with an ungodly amount of cough syrup. But it was such a ple

"Sourdough dads" with Virginia Sole Smith

Feb 15 2024 66 mins

In this episode, Lyz and best-selling author and journalist behind the popular newsletter, Burnt Toast, Virginia Sole Smith read your email and talk bodies, love, sourdough dads, and divorce.This is the last week to PREORDER your copy of This American Ex-Wife.Show notes:* Read Virginia’s amazing newsletter Burnt Toast.* Also, Virginia and Sara Petersen have an incredible podcast,

"The heartbreak years" with Minda Honey

Feb 08 2024 53 mins

We want independence. We want respect. We want love and relationships. We live our lives trying to cultivate these qualities. But as Minda Honey points out, we also live in a world that doesn’t prioritize our wants.Less than two weeks until the book comes out! So preorder This American Ex-Wife. It’s the best way to support this work. Show notes:* Buy Minda’s book The Heartbre

"Lyzistrata" with Donna Zuckerberg

Jan 31 2024 46 mins

In the ancient play Lysistrata women withhold sex as a means of ending the Peloponnesian War. And the logic – using sex as a shaping force in marriages – is widespread both in self-help books and right-wing subreddits. Academic Donna Zuckerberg has written about the appropriation of the Classics by misogynistic groups and weighs in on Lysistrata, liberal men, ancient wives, and