Marriage and Martinis

By Danielle & Adam

What's Marriage and Martinis about?

Marriage and Martinis is an attempt to present a real, authentic marriage at its core: the love, hate, teamwork, struggles, laughter, humiliation, and ever-changing dynamics that comprise spousal relationships. Join Danielle and Adam as they explore every hilarious, heartfelt, shocking, embarrassing, and completely inappropriate facet of marriage and parenting. It’s a bumpy ride, but it’s worth it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Love Makes A Family, With L...

06.05.2023

It's pride month, but it's always a good time to celebrate all the love. This episode has no shortage of real, honest, deep, intense love, and what beautiful things can happen when someone stops letting society dictate how their life ...

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06.05.2023 Love Makes A Family, With Linda Fruits and Maddy Gross It's pride month, but it's always a good time to celebrate all the love. This episode has no shortage of real, honest, deep, intense love, and what beautiful things can happen when someone stops letting society dictate how their life ...
05.22.2023 Platonic Soulmates Are Real, With Good Moms Bad Choices Danielle and Adam are finally reunited with Erica and Jamilah from the podcast, Good Moms Bad Choices, and in this episode they are going DEEP into what society gets wrong about relationships, and why they're shifting the narrative about what ...
05.15.2023 The Relationship Check-In So many couples go years without ever truly "checking in" with one another to discuss how things are going between them and which aspects of their relationship they need to focus on and improve, as well as which aspects of ...
05.01.2023 We're More Than Just A Body, with The Bird's Papaya Danielle has been extremely honest about her struggle with body image and self-acceptance. She was so excited to sit down and ask one of her biggest role models, Sarah Landry (aka The Bird's Papaya) all about her experience and journey ...
04.24.2023 Cursing, A Love Story For the past four and a half years, there's one question that Danielle and Adam get pretty regularly: "why do you have to curse so much?" It's a fair question, and one that actually doesn't bother them, as long as ...
04.17.2023 MnM Vintage - Is She Letting Herself Go? Warning: This episode discusses body image, disordered eating, and other complex relationships with food and exercise. Please take care while listening. This is Danielle's first solo episode in over three years. However, the response she's gotten to some more recent ...
04.10.2023 Why We All Need An Estate Plan, With Gideon T.J. Alpert esq. The term "Estate Planning" is quite misleading. So many of us believe that "getting our affairs in order" is something reserved only for the wealthy. Yet it is absolutely necessary to our loved ones' futures that we sort out financial ...
03.27.2023 The Episode of Random Questions What was supposed to be a light, fun episode of Danielle and Adam asking one another random questions about life turns into a deeper, more real discussion about frustrations and issues beneath the actual subject matter. How does Danielle feel ...
03.20.2023 Finding The Right Fit College, With Peter Tilles After recently completing the college admissions process with their oldest child, Adam and Danielle knew they wanted to do a series of episodes for parents who might be anticipating or already immersed in the process. They asked their friend and ...
03.06.2023 A Taboo Discussion About Vices, Part One TW: All things "vice" related. Adam and Danielle make it no secret that they have some questionable life choices. Most people won't talk about the taboo aspects of coping mechanisms due to the shame and stigma. But guess what? Life ...
02.20.2023 Sliding Doors Adam and Danielle discuss the concert of Sliding Doors and all the ways their lives would be different if they had made alternate momentary decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
02.14.2023 The Porn Conversation with Erika Lust Is there any more uncomfortable subject to discuss in a real, educational way than porn? Probably not. Which is exactly why Danielle wanted so desperately to do this episode.Erika Lust is an award-winning, feminist, sex-positive director of adult cinema. Now, ...
02.06.2023 The Rules Are, There Are No Rules Danielle and Adam reflect on their household rules growing up (or lack thereof) and how these (non) rules impacted them in becoming the people they are today. They discuss how their "rules" around religion have changed, which societal rules we ...
01.30.2023 Keeping It Real, With Erinn and Oliver Hudson Very few couples are as honest and refreshing as Erinn and Oliver. In this episode, the two couples commiserate about everything from trust in marriage, to how hard consistency is in parenting, and why perfection is such a scam. Oliver ...
01.23.2023 Is It Too Late To Say 'Happy New Year?' Ok, so Adam and Danielle are a little late with their New Year's episode, but hey, what else is new? 2022 was the year that felt like ten years. Adam and Danielle go deep about what stunk, what was great, ...
01.09.2023 A Conversation With The ADHD Dude For the past few years, Danielle and Adam have done a lot of researching when it comes to ADHD. But they've really wanted to sit down and ask an expert all of their questions and the questions from listeners. In ...
11.21.2022 "Were You Raised By Wolves?" with Nick Leighton and Leah Bonnema In this light, fun episode just in time for the holiday season, Danielle and Adam ask the hosts of this popular "etiquette-ish" podcast about everything from tipping, to regifting, to what to do when you seriously just don't want to ...
11.14.2022 Yes, ADHD is VERY real TW: Mention of suicidal thoughts. In one of their most vulnerable episodes, Danielle and Adam sit down to discuss the impact that ADHD has had on their family. While currently fully in the thick of this journey, opening up about ...
10.31.2022 What We Can All Learn From Open Relationships, With Leah Carey Danielle sits down with her good friend Leah Carey, who is a sex and intimacy coach and host of the podcast, "Good Girls Talk About Sex." The two discuss Leah's new ventures into pursuing an open relationship with her longtime ...
10.24.2022 MnM Vintage - Unconditional Acceptance, with special guest Mia Silverstein This episode is by far one of the most personal and vulnerable of the Marriage and Martinis podcast yet. In this special episode, Adam and Danielle's oldest child, 15-year-old Mia Silverstein comes on to discuss her experience grappling with sexual ...
10.17.2022 The Technology Episode: Past, Present, & Future How did we use technology in the past, and are we regulating it for our kids? Probably not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.10.2022 Turns Offs: Budgeting Adam and Danielle discuss their history and current budgeting situation. It pretty much goes as you'd expect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.03.2022 Buy Your Own Damn Almond Milk Danielle and Adam have been very honest about the ups and downs of finances in their marriage. But from where does it all originate? The two go deep into their childhoods, uncovering imbalances between perception and reality concerning the money ...
09.19.2022 The Sex Ed Our Kids Actually Need and Deserve, With Dr. Jennifer Lincoln Dr. Jennifer Lincoln has become a tik Tok phenomenon. With 2.8 million followers, she's demystifying sex and taking the shame out of the conversations surrounding sex ed that our youth really need to be having and hearing. Tackling everything from ...
09.05.2022 How The F*ck Do You Live In The Moment?! For years, Adam and Danielle have done whatever possible to avoid facing "real life" situations. Now, as they get older and realize the impertinence of life, things have started to change. How are they embracing the here and now more ...
08.29.2022 Doing Things Our Own Way, With the Momtourage Podcast In this episode, Danielle chats with Ashley and Keri from the Momtourage Podcast about how each of them has navigated the pressures of doing things the way their parents and families did them while growing up, with figuring out how ...
08.15.2022 P-I-V-O-T - Part Two In the previous episode, Danielle and Adam discuss how their summer turned drastically wrong. During this episode (should be listened to after listening to the first one), they discuss how they handled the disappointment, frustration, and anxiousness that followed the ...
08.01.2022 P-I-V-O-T!! The beginning of Summer of 2022 was supposed to be "the time of Adam and Danielle...." sleeping in, relaxing, having romantic dinners, and doing the dirty deed whenever they felt like it. Because, the beginning of the summer, all three ...
07.18.2022 Getting Real About Body Image, Part Two Danielle's away for the night so I have to do this description thing. It was a fun episode, love you all, and hope you enjoy. Stay Orange (That will make sense after you listen). -Adam Date Night Questions Let Yourself ...
07.11.2022 Getting Real About Body Image, Part One In the first-part of the follow up episodes to Danielle's solo episode, Adam is finally confronted with questions concerning how he really feels about Danielle's changing body. The two discuss the numerous and honest reactions to the solo episode, the ...
06.20.2022 Is She....Letting Herself Go?? Warning: This episode discusses body image, disordered eating, and other complex relationships with food and exercise. Please take care while listening. This is Danielle's first solo episode in over three years. However, the response she's gotten to some more recent ...
05.31.2022 Don't Slut-Shame the Cat and Other Musings on Life In this episode, Danielle and Adam spend some time catching everyone up on their crazy recent adventures, including new kittens being born in their backyard, and how Danielle had to learn to trap the feral mama cat in order to ...
05.23.2022 A Lighthearted Episode About Death In what has quickly and unexpectedly become one of Adam and Danielle's favorite episodes, the two get to the bottom of why most conversations surrounding death are so serious, and why we should be able celebrate a person's life in ...
05.16.2022 Permission to Have Hard Conversations, With Jo Piazza In this episode, Danielle sat down with author, journalist, and podcaster Jo Piazza, to talk all about the importance of hard conversations in relationships (romantic and platonic) and why we need to stop avoiding them. The two of them discuss ...
05.09.2022 Long Awaited Answers About Myself, A Conversation With Mia Silverstein Danielle and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Mia, sit down to talk all about the journey they've been on together for the last couple of years for Mia to get some answers about why she's always felt "different." What made her start ...
05.02.2022 I'll Be Happier When.... Danielle and Adam discuss the misconceptions about "happiness," why it's a multi-layered emotion. The two contemplate the connection between money and happiness, and if they felt "happier" after winning the jackpot in Las Vegas. When do they feel the greatest ...
04.25.2022 MnM Vintage - Kinks and Fetishes For Beginners, A Conversation Note: This is episode is just two people sitting down to try to get acquainted with kinks and fetishes. This episode will be followed up by several others with experts as well as couples who are already immersed in the ...
04.18.2022 Teachers Deserve So Much More, With Nicholas Ferroni Danielle was thrilled to have the chance to talk with esteemed teacher and teaching advocate, Nicholas Ferroni, to ask all the questions so many of us are wondering about the state of education and teaching nowadays. The two discuss:Why are ...
04.11.2022 "Stranger Danger" and Other Reasons We're Anxious AF Danielle and Adam loved researching and recording this episode, which feels refreshingly different from most other episodes. The two talk all about their memories of such campaigns as "stranger danger," "D.A.R.E," "Fire Prevention," assemblies, After School Specials, and so much ...
04.04.2022 So Many Fears, So Little Time It all started with The Hulk and Freddy Krueger, and only escalated from there. In this episode, Danielle and Adam talk all about fears: rational fears, irrational fears, and how their parents' fears impacted them growing up. What fears do ...
03.28.2022 The Science of Happily Ever After, With Ty Tashiro Ty Tashiro is a social scientist and relationship expert whose research and data has been shared all over for its valuable insight about how to find lasting true love. Using his philosophy of "the three wishes," Ty explains why the ...
03.21.2022 I'll Have My Therapist Call Your Therapist One of the most popular questions Danielle and Adam get is about how they started couples' counseling, and how and why Adam finally agreed to go to therapy himself. It was a long road before they sought therapy together, something ...
03.14.2022 MnM Vintage - Let's Talk About Libido One of the most common messages Danielle and Adam receive from listeners is that they and their partner mismatched libidos. Truthfully, 80% of couples experience one partner having a higher libido than the other. We all think that we're the ...
02.28.2022 Talkin' 'Bout My Generation, With Special Guests Mia and Ean Silverstein In this extremely fun, funny episode, Danielle and Adam sit down with their 16-year-old daughter, Mia, and 13-year-old son, Ean, for the opportunity to ask each other all about what it's like to grow up in Gen Z vs. what ...
02.25.2022 Are Our Kids Seeing Healthy Relationships? With Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson Danielle sat down with Margaret and Amy from the comedy podcast, "What Fresh Hell." The three moms (who have a combined nine kids), talked about whether or not they are worried that their kids are seeing enough healthy relationships, between ...
02.21.2022 We're A Tad Contentious Danielle and Adam have recently had a fight that was bigger than any fight they've had in years. The two discuss what led to this, how they finally dealt with it, and what they hope to do from now on ...
02.07.2022 The Magic of Winter and Wintering, With Life Coach Amy Alpert In this comforting and informative episode. the tone and cadence are slower than usual. But that makes sense because it is all about sinking into the powers of rest and retreat, both during the season of Winter, and during the ...
01.31.2022 Forty F*cking Four!!!! Danielle and Adam are officially well into their forties. Do you think they have reached "Middle Age?" How do they feel about getting older? What are their concerns? What do they love about it? The two have an honest conversation ...
01.24.2022 Find Your Unicorn Space, With Eve Rodsky Danielle and Adam have long struggled with the idea of, "The Mental Load," (the division of household and domestic responsibilities) in their marriage, so much so that they thought about separating after an enormous blowout following the recording of episode ...
01.17.2022 Junkyard Dog and Other Pet Stories Danielle has been waiting three years to record an episode all about dogs. Finally, what is the first of what will most likely be a series of three or four episodes, is here. Adam and Danielle discuss their personal experiences ...

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