Episode

Rent-A-Wife - UI Podcast #237

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Useless Information Podcast
Published
Apr 1, 2025
Duration seconds
3409
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Summary

Need help? Try renting a wife! They would do anything from A to Z, except for X! A true story from the early 1980s in which some ambitious women decided to market what they did best: being a wife. Includes an interview with Jane Hanne Nevensmith, who ran a successful Rent-A-Wife business in Massachusetts. The 2022 interview with Jane Nevensmith mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://vimeo.com/736250037 Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/rent-a-wife-podcast-237/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices