The Cult of Weddings

What if the right words could rewire your brain… or at least make you feel like they did? This week, Amanda is joined by journalists and hosts of the podcast Mind Games, Alice Hines (@alicehines_) and Zoë Lescaze (@zoelescaze), to unpack the cult of neurolinguistic programming, t ...  Show more

What does the Mormon curl, January 6th, and the rapture all have in common? Christian Nationalism! This week Reese and Amanda are joined by Jennie Gage (@LifeTakeTwoJennie) of Life Take Two, to unpack what we (spoiler alert) feel is one of the most insidious cults taking over Ame ...  Show more

The girlies walk you down the aisle through the history of American weddings — everything from the origins of the white dress to the deranged people who still decide to get married on plantations. Digressions include tomato soup activism, Ye's antisemitic turn for the worst, a ...

For the second installment in our series of Italian wedding-themed mini-episodes, Tiffany looks back on her wedding in Rome almost exactly ten years ago, and how she tried (and sometimes failed) to incorporate both the stylish American wedding trends she loved and the strict I ...

Some of our biggest milestones in life can also be the most stressful of our lives: buying a home, getting our first car, and even planning a wedding! In this episode, Matt and Audrey sit down with their wonderful wedding planners Lynden Lane to discuss what makes the perfect ...

The first American mass marriage ceremony of the Unification Church - for 28,000 couples in matching garb, led by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon - took place at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. on 29th November, 1997.Newleyweds had to confirm their virginity ...  Show more