{"podcast":{"title":"Couples Therapy","slug":"couples-therapy-1053447","podcast_index_feed_id":1053447,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/22443dd7-cb87-4776-9d85-652bedf8931d","website_url":"https://www.couplestherapypod.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b766981695621618e95093/show-cover.png","author":"Naomi and Andy","episode_count":424,"summary":"Open your hearts and loosen your butts! On Couples Therapy, real life couple and real life comedians Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman gab with their favorite actors and comics about their romantic pasts, presents and futures and answer YOUR relaysh Qs with all the wisdom two unlicensed entertainers can possibly contain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T18:18:23.026260+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-therapy-1053447"},"episode":{"title":"EJ Marcus","slug":"ej-marcus","published_at":"2026-06-16T08:21:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-therapy-1053447/ej-marcus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-therapy-1053447","url":"https://shows.acast.com/couplestherapy/episodes/ej-marcus","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/couplestherapy/e/6a310795cd02369494394c14/media.mp3","summary":"It's EJ Marcus time, folks, and if you don't come out of this episode loving him, you ain't got a soul! Naomi met EJ doing stand-up, and was enamored. Maybe you've seen his stand-up either live or in clip form. Maybe you know him as a writer on HBO's I Love LA. Even if you've never heard of EJ before now, you're going to dig today's episode! We talk about how he met his partner, how they fell for each other in lockdown, their experiment in polyamory and what the scientific findings were from the experiment and of course buying a Philly soft pretzel down on Oregon Ave. PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter ! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE \"Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts\" mug ! Also, we're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen ! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription ! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts ? Or Spotify ? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram ! Check out some CT clips on YouTube ! Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest ! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings ! Theme song by the great Sammus ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It's EJ Marcus time, folks, and if you don't come out of this episode loving him, you ain't got a soul! Naomi met EJ doing stand-up, and was enamored. May…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5554,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couples-therapy-1053447/episodes/ej-marcus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-therapy-1053447/ej-marcus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}