Band Wives

It's a new Wednesday and the Wives are welcoming sweet special guest Michelle Nolan DaRosa to chat about her journey through motherhood, music (in bands Straylight Run and Destry) minivan upgrades, theme songs and the elder emo struggle to find new tunes. Also, the math of three kids, 40 days and one partner abroad, mentorship, thriving in the chaos of too many projects, and surprise (?) another stomach virus is upon us!

Ciao! In this week's Minisode, the Wives are talking about their voyage to Greve in Chianti, where they tackled driving internationally, starting fires, jumping electric fences, drinking all the vino in town and experiencing Tuscany in the winter time. They came, they saw, they wrote and then...wrote some more. Also, the childlike wonder of attempting new languages, the absolute joy of an imagination retreat and why Chondra + Misha need your help planning their next overseas getaway.

Brainstorm in the rainforests of Costa Rica, find divine inspiration nestled in the temples of Kyoto or settle in for late-night creative roundtables on the train from Salzburg to Vienna?

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This week, the Wives sit down with Jennifer McAlhaney to talk about her career path shift from orthodontics to interior design, learning to be flexible and thrifting things that make you happy. Also, the best sound in the world (silence!) committing to finishing things, and Chondra's discovery of Grey's Anatomy 18 years late.

Season Two is here and the Wives are kicking off with a minisode about music: The good, the bad, the very uncool and the fun albums from childhood that made an impact. If you came here for groundbreaking album discussion, you're in the wrong place, but if you're looking for rants about packing for long trips, existential crises, refusing to wait for the ghost of Virginia Woolf to show up and inspire, and why Jimmy Buffet is a lifestyle mastermind--grab yourself a margarita, strap in and click play.

Guilty by association...this week's Q + A Minisode is all about mom guilt. Chondra and Misha hash out the topic of why we feel it, why we shouldn't and how we can put a stop to the cultural pushback that says mothers should do it all with a smile. Also, fancy parties, weekend activities and loving our families enough to do what's best for everyone. If you're feeling the weight of the world, this one's for you, mamas.

In this week's episode, the Wives sit down with astute and luminous singer-songwriter Kayleigh Goldsworthy to talk about creativity with no agenda, the balancing act of being touring partners, doggie anxiety, the logistics of running a video game cult and how sometimes the key to good communication is not talking at all. Also the challenges of releasing music in a pandemic (her album Learning to Be Happy debuted in 2022) and the absolute zen of a fresh white board.

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In this week's Q + A Minisode, Chondra and Misha answer a listener's question about offering advice to their younger selves. Also the joy of learning a new language, the physical challenges of coping with death and the feeling of Resfeber, (a word the Swedish define as "the restless race of the traveler’s heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together.")

This week the Wives sit down with incredibly nurturing and organized Erica Rexroat to talk about the wedding planning business, how she navigates the challenges of becoming the primary caregiver of a grandparent with dementia, meeting her husband on Myspace, raising two girls and making lots of lists. Also meal planning, how easy it is to become "a Disney person" and buying crotchless underwear in bulk.

New Year, same Wives. In this week's minisode, Chondra and Misha are talking about the pressure of a new year and how to set your sights on values and goals without stressing yourself out. Also, finding beauty in the failures and let downs, childhood bedrooms, the power of a poem by Maggie Smith and taking every personality assessment test as "self-research."

The Wives return, and this time--the boys are back in town, with an epic episode that can only be described as complete and utter, R-rated chaos. From surviving the road to song-writing, Post Malone to Pete Seeger, wrapping, rapping, partnership, nepo babies, musicals, masturbation (like, a lot of it) and everything in between--join Chondra and Misha as they sit down with their husbands, Adam and Claudio for honesty, laughs and tangents galore.

From Misha's attempts to keep the train rolling to Chondra's startling unpopular revelation...you don't want to miss this one. Put the kids to bed early and settle in for a wild ride with the Band Wives and their beaus.