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Trashy Divorces

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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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#693
Today · 54 min
693. Dumpster Dive of Sportsing | Tyreek Hill, Luka Doncic, Brittney Griner, Cherelle Griner, Glory Johnson, DiJonai Carrington, NaLyssa Smith, and Jed York
In today's Dumpster Dive, Alicia takes us on a journey through a land she is uniquely unqualified to speak on: sportsing! First up, an unsettling story about the NFL's Tyreek Hill and his long history of domestic violence. Then, basketballer Luka Doncic is having some trouble balancing fatherhood and a broken engagement in his native Slovenia. Next up, feast your ears on the soap opera that is the love lives of the women of the WNBA. Finally, in another example of Billionaires Behaving Badly, 49ers owner Jed York appears to be having a serious midlife crisis. He has recently filed for divorce in California, moved to a home his parents own in Ohio, and then been arrested for soliciting a sex worker/undercover cop in a trailer park in East Palestine, Ohio. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#692
Sunday · 1 hr 7 min
692. Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
The world was captivated by the saga of Princess Diana when she married and divorced Prince Charles, but it turns out that marital trouble is a bit of a family matter for the Spencers. Alicia has the details on Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, whose three divorces and other romantic misadventures stand out even among the notoriously randy aristocracy. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#691
September 16 · 50 min
691. Belle Burden | A Cautionary Tale
In 2023, Belle Burden, a granddaughter of Babe Paley, published an essay in the New York Times Modern Love column called, "Was I Married to a Stranger?" It's a question a lot of people ask themselves after a divorce, so the column went very viral and a book deal followed. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage published in January, and quickly became the must-read book of 2026. It's part processing and part cautionary tale, especially to women, about being active players in their own finances, and clear about their marital finances. Alicia explores the story and some of the pushback it has received. Get your copy: Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage (bookshop.org) Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#690
September 13 · 47 min
690. When Billionaires Attack | The Overdeck Divorce
We've all heard that money doesn't buy you happiness, and today we have a prime example. John Overdeck, co-founder of one of the world's largest hedge funds, Two Sigma Investments, is worth somewhere between $6B and $10B, but the guy can't get himself out of an increasingly enmeshed series of conflicts. First, there's the feud he has with Two Sigma's co-founder, where each holds about 50% of the company and they stopped speaking years ago. Then, there's John's estranged wife, Laura, who alleges in their divorce that he started squirreling money away in trusts in Wyoming almost twenty years ago to make sure it was out of her reach. Even the guy's girlfriend is filing lawsuits and calling the cops! Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#689
September 11 · 8 min
689. Jay’s Granny Really Hates Ava Gardner
We do love Listener Letters around here, and Jay sent us a real gem recently. His Granny really hated Ava Gardner for reasons that stayed with her a lifetime. Send your trashy stories to us at trashydivorces.com. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#688
September 9 · 30 min
688. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | The Verdict, Aftermath and Last Words
In this final episode of the Sunny and Claus von Bülow arc, we investigate the fallout from the verdict in the second trial, its aftermath, and provide Dunne the final words, on Sunny’s behalf. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#687
September 8 · 17 min
687. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | The Jury Is Out
In the four days of jury deliberations in the 1985 trial of Claus von Bulow, Dominick Dunne is very deep into his reporting on this piece, even landing an invite to Clarendon Court from Sunny’s children. There is also a very revealing dinner as well with the press pool. Our man Nick wastes no time as everyone is awaiting the final verdict for Claus, and what it will mean for so many. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#686
September 7 · 32 min
686. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Second Trial
In this episode, we continue our investigation into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, dipping into all the information Dominick Dunne is gathering during the 1985 re-trial of Claus for twice attempting to murder Sunny. Our man Nick talks with everyone during the trial, and reports all the inside scoop from these summer weeks. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#685
September 6 · 28 min
685. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Andrea Reynolds
In this episode, we continue our journey into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, and answer the question posed in the previous episode – who is the mysterious Mrs. Reynolds? It doesn’t take Claus von Bulow too long to move onto his appeal from his 1982 conviction and onto his next mistress, Andrea Reynolds as Dominick Dunne will reveal within Fatal Charm: The Social Web of Claus von Bülow. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#684
September 5 · 37 min
684. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Second Coma, First Trial
In this episode, we continue our journey into Sunny and Claus von Bülow. This week, Sunny is placed into her final and irreversible coma in December 1980, and her husband Claus will stand trial for his crimes in the spring of 1982. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#683
September 4 · 40 min
683. Clarendon Court | A Real Estate Diversion
This week we pull one from the Patreon Vault to explore Clarendon Court in Newport RI, the home and its colorful history with so many spiderwebs. From its construction to its century of legendary owners, there is much more to this home than the location of two attempted murders. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#682
September 3 · 47 min
682. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Marriage, Mistresses, and Maids: June 1966 to December 1980
In this episode, we continue our journey into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, taking them from their June 1966 marriage to Christmas 1980, as the second attempted murder of Sunny by Claus at Clarendon Court, their Newport RI home. The fourteen years covered here takes our couple from happiness to adultery and then suspicious of even darker themes, before it all comes crashing down. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#681
September 2 · 1 hr 7 min
681. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Background, Courtship, and Warnings
We begin a deeper investigation into the scandal that rocked high society in the 1980s, the twice attempted murder of Sunny von Bulow and the subsequent trials of her second husband Claus von Bulow for those crimes. In this first episode, we introduce and get to know the main characters in this story, Martha “Sunny” Sharp Crawford and Claus von Bulow. What happens in their lives before and up to their marriage in 1966? There are so many sticky spiderwebs that might surprise you in this one, including Coco Chanel, Truman Capote, Ann Woodward, and the very first case of murder by insulin poisoning – it really does all come together. Sources The Von Bulow Affair, by William Wright (Amazon link) Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, The Millionaire’s Wife, and the Murder of the Century, by Roseanne Montillo (Amazon link) FATAL CHARM: The Social Web of Claus von Bülow | Vanity Fair | August 1985 (archive.vanityfair.com) Martha Sharp Crawford (1932-2008) – HouseHistree Kenneth Barlow: the first documented case of murder by insulin – PMC (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) When Truman Capote Met Ann Woodward, Recently Minted Widow, in Saint Moritz ‹ CrimeReads Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#680
August 31 · 28 min
680. Spiderwebs | What We Need Is Dolly!
In this bit of a bonus episode, we pulled out a few delightful tales from long ago Patreon episodes to celebrate Dolly Parton just a little while longer. Included are anecdotes from Kenny Rogers, long time collaborator that will melt your heart, and a story from Keanu Reeves too that no one saw coming. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to Smalls.com/TRASHY. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#679
August 30 · 1 hr 6 min
679. Dolly Parton, We Will Always Love You
Today, we honor the queen of our hearts by revisiting a long -ago story from Season Five. Stacie revealed the details about the start of her career, when country superstar Porter Wagoner plucked her from obscurity to be his “Girl Singer.” Seven years later, her split from him drove him off the stage and into a courtroom, but Dolly would always love him anyway. As a follow up, we celebrate Saint Dolly just a little more, remembering more about her life, career, and legacy. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to Smalls.com/TRASHY. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#678
August 26 · 1 hr 7 min
678. Alan Dershowitz | The Jeffrey Epstein Of It All
Content Warning: While we avoid graphic descriptions of abuse, this story is inherently about the sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking of children and a crew of horrible people who allowed it to play out over decades. It is upsetting, disturbing, and enraging. Listener discretion is encouraged. Alan Dershowitz was a key player in one of the most appalling and long-running miscarriages of justice in generations. In 2005, his friend Jeffrey Epstein learned that he was being investigated by police for sexually abusing young girls. Epstein did what anyone would; he called the most aggressive lawyer he could think of. Alan spent the next several years smearing victims, strong-arming prosecutors, and possibly cooperating with an intense harassment and intimidation campaign against investigators. And it paid off; Alan's hard work meant that his friend Jeff could continue abusing girls for nearly 15 more years, but Alan also found himself in the crosshairs when Epstein's victims began to come forward. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to Smalls.com/TRASHY. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#677
August 23 · 39 min
677. Alan Dershowitz | Early Career and Divorce
Alan Dershowitz is in many ways the sort of person that Alicia would describe as a spider in the spiderwebs we indulge in. He's represented Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and OJ Simpson - all three TD alums - and has also managed across his career to push boundaries when it comes to legal ethics and attacks on opponents. Unfortunately, Alan's first wife learned what it's like to be against him in a courtroom when they divorced in the mid-1970s, and it was brutal. You can find all sources at trashydivorces.com, but here is The New Yorker piece Stacie references throughout: Alan Dershowitz, Devil’s Advocate | The New Yorker Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠Quince.com/TRASHY⁠. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you head to Smalls.com/TRASHY. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#676
August 21 · 40 min
676. Coco Chanel | Another War, Spy Career, and a Comeback
In the conclusion of the life and times of Coco Chanel, we travel through the years 1936 to the end of her life in 1971, and a little beyond too. With the passing of time, more has come to light about Coco’s affair with a German spy, and her associated work with the Nazis through WW2. Surprisingly, there are no real consequences ultimately from this time, and after laying low for a while, Coco has a whole second act and comeback in the United States. She is a lady with a complicated life and a complicated legacy. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/TRASHY. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#675
August 20 · 28 min
675. Coco Chanel | The 1920s, Fragrance, and Love Nests
In this continuation of the life and times of Coco Chanel, we take the legendary designer through the Roaring 20s to the mid-1930s. This was an action-packed time in her life, including even more expansion into a fragrance line, an entrée into London high society, a few high-profile love affairs, two bad business deals, and a love nest in Scotland as well. Ride along for this decade plus in her life, possibly the best one as the shadows of war are creeping in for our finale, in which Coco will do a little bit more than dabble into fascism. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/TRASHY. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#674
August 19 · 35 min
674. Coco Chanel | Tragedy, Nuns, and Boy Capel
In today’s story, we begin our investigation into Coco Chanel, legendary fashion and fragrance designer, with a little fascism on the side. Her life was long and complicated. Today’s episode includes Coco’s story from childhood through the close of 1919, including tragedy, so many nuns, and the beginning of her fashion career. Also included are her first two powerful lovers, Etienne Balsan and Boy Capel, who really give this orphan a lift. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/TRASHY. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at⁠ patreon.com/trashydivorces⁠! Want a personalized message for someone in your life?⁠ Check us out on Cameo⁠! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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