Episodes

Sept. 8, 2025

What's in a Name? (Apparently a whole episode)

On today's podcast, we explain our name. No, not Chris and Brandi, but the name of the podcast itself. We were pretty intentional about the name we chose because we both love clever wordplay, but when we dove in, we discovere...

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Sept. 1, 2025

Letters to our Younger Selves

Would you like a do-over? Well, you aren't going to get one. However, today we write a letter to our 18-year-old selves and give that younger version of ourselves some advice. No, not like invest in bitcoin, but getting in on...

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Aug. 25, 2025

It isn't REALLY a lie, right?

There are many people that think as long as there aren't false words coming out of their mouths, they are being honest. If you've lived enough life and especially if you've been married for very long, you know this isn't the ...

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Aug. 18, 2025

The Mirror You Didn't Expect

Anyone who anyone will tell you that self-reflection is good. We all need to take a hard look at ourselves and make changes accordingly. However, sometimes the truest reflection you can see is the one you see from your spouse...

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Aug. 11, 2025

Game Night: 6

We've been meaning to have a little fun and do another game night for a while, but life gets in the way. So today, we play a couple of new (to us) games and end up with our Let's Get Deep card game as per usual. Join us for t...

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Aug. 5, 2025

Hot Takes: Marriage Edition

Today, we give some of our marriage hot takes. Not all of these are "spicy " hot (but a few of them are!!), but these are some things that society and culture are becoming more accepting of, and we do NOT agree. Come along fo...

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Aug. 4, 2025

HOT TAKES: Marriage Edition

Today, we give some of our marriage hot takes. Not all of theme are "spicy" hot (but a few of them are!!), but these are some things that society and culture are becoming more accepting of, and we do NOT agree. Come along for...

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July 28, 2025

We don't talk about Bruno...

Today we have a solo episode. I know, very unexpected, right? For us too! Brandi has been pretty sick this week and wasn't able to record, so you get a whole lot of Chris. I am so sorry. Haha. This one is definitely catered t...

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July 21, 2025

EPISODE 100: We made it!!

All right folks, we are "officially" hitting our 100th episode today. I can't believe we are at triple digits. On the podcast today, we take a little quiz that sees how well we can answer relationship questions for our spouse...

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July 14, 2025

Dirty Cheaters: See Episode 1

Okay, so I know we were supposed to be recording Episode 100, but we honestly did not have a spare moment to do it. We aren't being lazy, I promise! But not everyone has been around since the beginning, and we are constantly ...

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July 7, 2025

Justin and Amber Yates: A family learning to trust pt. 2

Today we finish up our interview with Justin and Amber and we hear the conclusion of their story SO FAR. It is so refreshing to hear about a marriage that makes it through the tough times and comes out stronger on the other s...

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June 30, 2025

Justin and Amber Yates: A family learning to trust pt. 1

Today we interview a married couple that has been through the fire! Justin and Amber have been married going on 20 years, but their marriage has not always been a bed of roses. Listen in as they talk heartbreak, frustration, ...

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June 23, 2025

Love, Loopholes, & Legalese

We're back! We aren't exactly crisp, but we're back. We're still in recovery from a nasty case of the ick, but we couldn't go two weeks in a row without a show. So today we get a little silly and talk about some of the weird,...

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June 9, 2025

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone...

Today, we discuss the challenges of being separated by travel. A day or two isn't usually a big deal, but a week or more can really shed some new light on some chinks in your relationship armor. Do you cope well when your spo...

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June 2, 2025

I Do...too Much!

Does your life ever become overwhelming? I'll bet it does. We're living through a crazy season ourselves right now. So how do you get everything done, keep the romance alive, and continue to be a supporting spouse? If you fin...

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May 26, 2025

One Flag, Two Flag, Red Flag, RUN...

On today's episode, we are discussing red flags while dating. There are so many things that people THINK are deal breakers for relationships, but are they? On the other hand, there are some things that need to be addressed fr...

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May 19, 2025

Not by the Hair of my Chinny-Chin-Chin

On today's episode, we talk about some things that we wish we had learned from our parents. These aren't failures on their part, but rather things they might not have known yet, or things that weren't priorities for them but ...

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May 12, 2025

♫ And I Would Walk 5000 miles...♫

Distance may make the heart grow fonder, but it can cause some real frustration when it comes to family. On today's episode, we discuss the upcoming challenges we will face as first time grandparents (yay!) being 3,491 miles ...

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May 6, 2025

Brown Chicken, Brown Cow: the Couple's Quiz

It's been a long time since we've taken a couple's quiz, so we take one on in this episode. We didn't do the whole thing, but we cherry picked a few that elicited some interesting and surprising answers. This was actually a l...

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May 5, 2025

Brown Chicken, Brown Cow: the Couple's Quiz

It's been a long time since we've taken a couple's quiz, so we take one on in this episode. We didn't do the whole thing, but we cherry picked a few that elicited some interesting and surprising answers. This was actually a l...

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April 28, 2025

The only "perfect" attitude

Today we are talking about gratitude. It is honestly the only foolproof sentiment that exists in marriage. There is no downside to being grateful. It can only improve things! So why is it so hard to be thankful sometimes? Let...

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April 14, 2025

Fighting: Not in your Marriage, FOR your Marriage

On today's podcast we talk about the phrase "fighting for your marriage." We hear that thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean? We provide some thoughts and ideas today about what we feel fighting for your marriag...

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April 7, 2025

The Seinfeld Episode

Today is a show about nothing. Well, that's not true, but we have no real agenda or plan, we are just going to talk. We talk about what is consuming our thoughts lately. Life has been "lifing" pretty hard lately and it has be...

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March 31, 2025

I Take Thee: Revisiting Your Wedding Vows

On today's podcast, we examine the traditional marriage vows and break them down. I mean who really pays attention until the "I do"? Well, we should! There are some heavy things in those vows and parts of the marriage covenan...

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