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Band Wives
by Band Wives
We’re Misha Lazzara and Chondra Sanchez—writers, moms, globetrotters, household managers, and we also happened to be married to Rock and Roll. Join us and a band-partner guest as we sit down for a raw, fun, friendly and sometimes "emo"-tional glimpse into what life is like juggling big dreams, little humans, tour bus life and a partner who hits the road. If you’re looking for connection, community and encouragement—you’re in the right place.
Episodes
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Band Wives Episode 93: Minisode Post-Tour Catch Up
The Wives are back in town and (surprise!) struggling to focus on a singular topic this week. From rating high maintenance pet options to fully embracing main character energy, there’s something for everyone in this episode. Or no one at all. Listen up, weigh in, and see you soon with brand new...
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Band Wives Episode 92: Grace Rountree: Rescued Menageries, Disney-Bounding + Kindness First
It's back-to-school time, but in this episode (and our hearts) it's still summer. This week, the Wives are chatting with the most magical, colorful girlie, Disney baby and animal advocate Grace Rountree. From her journey out of the classroom and into the shelter to the struggle of getting senior...
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Band Wives Episode 91: Syma Espiritu: Wine, Women's Health + Vibe Checks
Pour yourself a glass of sauvignon blanc and put your feet up because Misha and Chonny are back this week with a triple Taurus in the house! The Wives welcome vivacious entrepreneur Syma Espiritu to the show for a great chat about her experiences in the wine industry, marketing, tour life and her...
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Band Wives Episode 90: [Part 2/2] Tenny Kilmore: Real Estate, Real Talk + Reality TV Overload
This week continues the Wives deep dive chat with Tenny Kilmore. From travel and routines to interactions on the road, tune in for Part Two!
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Band Wives Episode 90: Tenny Kilmore: Real Estate, Real Talk + Reality TV Overload [Part 1/2]
This week we sit down with Tenny Kilmore to discuss bi-coastal living, real estate ventures, cross country moves and life as a serial hobbyist. From fishing, gardening, hot yoga, skiing to skin-care—take your pick! Misha and Chondra break down the non-problem of Megan Sussex’s lifestyle reality...
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Band Wives Episode 89: Minisode Portugal Creative Retreat Recap Breakdown + BIG TRAVEL NEWS!
Bem-vindo! This week the Wives are taking it back to summer days with a moment-to-moment breakdown of their creative retreat in Lisbon. From the food (yay to Pastel de Nata, nay to excessive amounts of COD!) to vinho verde at multiple wineries (special shout out to besties at Quinta de…
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Band Wives Episode 88: Band Wives LIVE at Books Club Bar with Mystical Poet and Reluctant Musician Jane Lecroy
Watch out—the Wives are LIVE this week! Join Misha and Chonny for a chat live from Book Club Bar in New York City with brilliantly provocative artist and teacher of all kinds, Jane LeCroy. From the sheer embarrassment of being a poet to why kids make the best art, fighting the passions of our...
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Band Wives Episode 87: Minisode on Coheed (Record Release Week) + Caffeine
Spring is springing and the Wives are getting together to chat about the three C's: Coffee, Claritin and Chonny's life schedule throughout Coheed's record release week for The Father of Make Believe. Also, all the beautiful brain types in the world, vibration plates + the dawning era of no longer...
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Band Wives Episode 86: Nicole Newsted: Artificial Intelligence, Artistic License + the Cosmic Bunny
Today the Wives are welcoming their first Season 4 guest, the incredibly thoughtful (and dare we say new bestie?!) Nicole Newsted, for a dive into controversial and spicy topics including the rise of AI, her inspiration as a painter, DIY pursuits, Martha Stewart hot takes, Substack science and…
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Band Wives Episode 85: Season 4 Launch + Wife Life Catch Up
After an endless Summer, general holiday wildness and a questionable kick off to 2025...BAND WIVES ARE BACK, BABIES! This week they are catching you up on tour + travel unfoldings, creative picks, and a few neuropsychological theories thrown in for good measure. The Wives are shaking things up...
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Band Wives Episode 84: Richard Wolf: Season 3 Finale with Band Astrologer, Wolf Intuitive
The Wives are wrapping up Season 3 with a very special guest and astrologer to musicians, entertainers and their families, Richard Wolf. From pinpointing best times for contracts, merch creation and writing, learning moon + rising signs to spotting signs your relationship has come to an end, and...
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Band Wives Episode 83: Minisode on NYC Weekend + Secret Writing Projects
In a month gone wild, the Wives are back to talk about the insanity of May, their big fancy night out, breaking cardinal NYC taxi rules and why your projects always deserve their own place on the family calendar. Also, Chonny and Misha are writing a SCREENPLAY! Help them manifest it, please and...
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Band Wives Episode 82: Denise Devenish: Naming Suffering, Embracing Magic + Why Musicians Are Weirdos
The Wives sit down with incredibly insightful guest and music-industry therapist, Denise Devenish to talk about the mental health challenges of the music and other creative industries, addressing conflict head-on, the co-existence of magic and suffering, mom life, and why pizza and chips with...
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Band Wives Episode 81: Minisode Recap On Coachella + Amtrak
The Wives are home from the West Coast and ready to dish on their respective adventures. Misha is talking Coachella, from her fits to top show picks and Chonny gives all the details about her cross-country train trip. Also, much chatter about grass maintenance, The Last Dinner Party, hot pollen…
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Band Wives Episode 80: Ashley Meyer: Back Lounge Bliss and Braving Bad Wifi
This week, the Wives are welcoming lovely, non-stop hustling Ashley Meyer to the show to talk about life as a merch maven, not letting the hard days make a hard life, off-day activities, advice, Taco Bell and how to deal when your fiancé is your boss. Having to record from the back of a moving...
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Band Wives Episode 79: Minisode on How Technology Giveth—and Taketh
After a forced week off due to technical issues, the Wives return in full force with new book clubs, traumatic writing life updates, Coachella planning, self-help book breakdowns and all the tangents you’ve come to love. Also, this is your reminder to BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER.
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Band Wives Episode 78: Minisode on Holographic Universe Theory
This week, the Wives are exploring the universe with a light dive into a theory that has been keeping them up at night. Come along as they ponder principles and contend with life’s greatest mysteries…all in under 25 minutes? (Disclaimer: Contrary to popular belief, the Wives are NOT actual...
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Band Wives Episode 77: Caitlin Thomsen: Easy Love, Hard Moves + Hardware
Sunny days are upon us and the Wives are inspired to make big life overhauls and try new things. This week's guest is lovely North Carolina transplant, home hardware account manager and band wife, Caitlin Thomsen, who's sharing her daily mantras and tips for making big moves while raising two…
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Band Wives Episode 76: Minisode on Spring Cleaning Tips
It's Spring and the Wives are more than ready to get their lives and homes in order. This week, Chonny and Misha are back from the edge of the flu to share loads of crowd-sourced cleaning/organization tips and tricks.
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Band Wives Episode 75: Michelle Swain: Creating Wellness + Finding All Rhodes Lead to Home
It’s the Wives’ Diamond Jubilee 75th episode and they’re welcoming a gem of a guest to the show with digital creative mastermind and Rhode Island native, Michelle Swain. From music cruises and leading double lives, to navigating the world of IVF with a partner who is away and confronting hidden...
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Band Wives Episode 74: Minisode PFI Tour Catch Up
The Wives touch base this week to chat about Chonny's adventures on the Prize Fighter Inferno tour. From off day activities and the sensory overload that is Meow Wolf, to favorite eats, triumphs and challenges, Misha is asking the hard hitting questions. Also, color theory, because why not?
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Band Wives Episode 73: Haley Raneri: Full Time Adulting in Power Suits
In this week's episode, the Wives are checking in with powerhouse attorney and newborn mama, Haley Raneri to talk about work/life balance, baby jams, honest communication and finding the perfect work suit. Also, Chonny has had a week and Misha is very, very tired.
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Band Wives Episode 72: Valentine's Day Minisode and 36 Questions To Make You Fall In Love
The Wives are kicking off Cupid week with a special Valentine's Day minisode. From favorite love songs to breaking down the New York Times' "36 Questions That Lead to Love," Chonny and Misha are heart-eyed, rosy-cheeked and ready to find out if a little Q & A session can lead to deeper intimacy…
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Band Wives Episode 71: Current Watch and Read Recs, Grammy Gossip + More
The Wives are checking in this week to recap (the recaps) of the Grammys, and swap the show, movie, book and music picks that are currently keeping them occupied while they both avoid writing. From a matchmaking show for farmers and the sociological petri dish that is the We Are the World...
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Band Wives Episode 70: Kelly Cervantes: Normal Broken, Writing Through The Unimaginable + Love On & Off-Broadway
[Warning: This week's episode speaks to the loss of a child] This week's episode features a very special guest and the show's first Theater Wife, acclaimed author, mama and profound thinker, Kelly Cervantes for a candid and heartfelt conversation about embracing unthinkable grief, adapting…
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Band Wives Episode 69: Minisode on Misha’s Norwegian Writing Residency + Wife Life Catchup
This week, Misha checks in from Norway at the end of her writing residency and Chonny needs all the details, as the Wives pack a whole lot of updates and tangents into 18 minutes.
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Band Wives Episode 68: Kristin Colby Way: Chonny Sanchez: Reading With Friends, Kindergarten Empty Nesters + Analyzing Reality TV
Bundle up, babies, it's cold outside...hopefully. This week, the Wives are cuddling up for a sweet chat with delightful guest and marketing mama, Kristin Colby Way to talk about everything from her online book club Stay Connected and overseas ventures on tour with two littles (with double the kid...
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Band Wives Episode 67: Minisode On Keeping It Weird in 2024, The Prize Fighter Inferno Tour + Travel Plans
It's Slime January over here as the Wives catch up about their latest fascinations and juggles, including wrinkle cream for tweens, sensory-stimulating slime-making/real-time brazilian waxing instagram accounts and upcoming travel plans. Chonny plots looks and life strategies for the first ever...
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Band Wives Episode 66: Regina Banali: Directing a Legacy, Widow's Fire + Cat Live-streaming
Welcome to 2024, friends! Chonny and Misha are settling into the new year, post-holiday peace, and a brand new season of Band Wives, starting with knowledgeable guest and producer Regina Banali. From her start in front of the camera (swimming with Robin Williams in Hook!) to her directorial work,...
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Band Wives Episode 65: Minisode On Cult Docs + Holidays Cheer
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year and the Wives are sprinkling their own cheer...with a mini discussion of the cult and crime documentaries they've binged this week. From Love Has Won to The Way Down, Misha and Chonny unpack some strange circles from blue mummies to hair bigger than...
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Band Wives Episode 64: Rebecca Shepherd: Flowers, Finding Your Person + All the Different Ways to be Smart
In this week’s episode, Chondra and Misha jump right in with magical guest, floral designer and entrepreneur Rebecca Shepherd. From moving to NYC alone at the tender age of 21 to her latest venture in the gorgeous Brooklyn event space, Pink Moon, Rebecca gives the lowdown on running multiple...
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Band Wives Episode 63: Minisode Q + A On Toxic Relationships + Jealousy On The Road
After a whirlwind day and night together in NYC, Chonny and Misha are settling back into normalcy and even managed to crank out this minisode on time! This week, the Wives answer a question from a listener about making sure the show goes on and backstage is a non-toxic zone, even when drama and...
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Band Wives Episode 62: Chloe Trujillo: The Intersection of Art and Science + Finding Life in the Catacombs
It's a late night episode and the Wives are settling in for a glass of wine, plant talk and a heart-to-heart with amazing guest, artist, designer and musician Chloe Trujillo. Tune in for deep thoughts on carving a path outside of the expected, energy work, the power of live music, veering outside...
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Band Wives Episode 61: Minisode Band Wife Catch Up + Why You Should Be Your Own Fan Club
After two weeks apart, the Wives are reunited in the aftermath of Misha's book deadline and Chondra's return from the high seas aboard the SS Neverender. From Halloween musings to learning to enjoy your own art, mediums, addiction, wedding crashing, demons, books and everything in between--the...
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Band Wives Episode 60: Allie Wesenberg-Trippy: Vlog Life, Roadripping + Building Online Community
October showers bring…whiskey sours? This week’s episode finds Chondra reporting from a very wet New York City, while Misha ponders whether one truly NEEDS a book deadline as she chips away at her latest novel. The Wives sit down with sparkling adventurer and vlogger Allie Wesenberg-Trippy (aka...
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Band Wives Episode 59: Minisode On Making Time for Friends Amidst the Pal-Demic
This week, the Wives break down recent reports of a "Friendship Recession" and why the intimacy of close friends is irreplaceable. From bonding over common interests to finding time for besties, overcoming the fear of making new friends to prioritizing those we are closest to, this episode is all...
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Band Wives Episode 58: Megan Marsh: Second Chances, Soccer + Setting Yourself Up
September is winding down and the Wives are busting out the wellness remedies and crockpots (and hoping to not burn down the house!) This week, they sit down with Megan Marsh, razor sharp business woman, mama and fairly new inductee to the Band Wife life. Join them for a chat about blended...
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Band Wives Episode 57: Minisode On Freak Flags, Golden Eggs + Friends Without Benefits
From parapsychological phenomenons to psychedelic trips and strange eggs at the bottom of the ocean, this episode takes some serious twists and turns. Chonny and Misha also manage to discuss the intended topic of the day: a thought piece in The Cut about whether children ruin friendships. The…
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Band Wives Episode 56: Abby Wills: Contemplative Practices + Cursing At Home
It's that time of the week again and the Wives are back with fantastically thoughtful guest and contemplative educator/co-founder of Shanti Generation, Abby Wills. Listen in as they talk wellness and education, the growth required for long term relationships, social media, finding your life path,...
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Band Wives Episode 55: Minisode On The Myth Of Finding Balance
September is quickly approaching and the Wives are desperate for structure, organization and hacks to simplify life. They also answer a listener's question about how to strike balance in motherhood and commiserate over the endless struggle of meals and screen time. This one's for the overwhelmed...
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Band Wives Episode 54: The Write Stuff with Geoff Rickly
Misha and Chondra are talking manuscripts this week with deeply fascinating author and vocalist Geoff Rickly (Thursday, United Nations) whose debut novel Someone Who Isn't Me was released this July via Rose Books. From the importance of finding a literary community of one's own and why reading is...
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Band Wives Episode 53: Minisode On the Show's Theme Song
In this week's little minisode, Chonny is live from rural South Dakota and Misha is finally home(ish) from a wild summer of travel. The Wives answer a listener's question about the Band Wives theme song.
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Band Wives Episode 52: Cayce Lee: Expecting The Unexpected + Making Peace With Time
[TRIGGER WARNING: Infant loss and traumatic birth] This week Chondra and Misha sit down for a heartfelt talk with Alesana online store + social media manager, band wife and wonder woman, Cayce Lee. From her journey through friendship to love with husband Tim, to her ongoing advocacy efforts for...
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Band Wives Episode 51: Minisode on Favorite Venues
What are your top choice venues and cities to see a show? In this week's teeny mini episode, the Wives brave home renovations and rough wifi service to answer a listener's question about their favorite venues. From Minnesota to Portland, Santa Cruz to NYC, there are so many fabulous spots to…
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Band Wives Episode 50: Priscilla Vento: PR Plays + Calling the Shots
It's our Golden 50th Episode and the Wives are welcoming the fabulous Priscilla Vento to the show to talk about her PR journey from fashion to tech, cannabis and music, her love of the pool table, supplement stacks, why vertigo is not your friend when skating, the beauty of the public's short...
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Band Wives Episode 49: Summer's Underway + We're Going To Lisbon
Lots of big news in the world of the Wives this week from officially releasing their creative retreat to Portugal information (only 16 spots left to join us!) summer updates, teaching, and an exciting February tour announcement. There's also beach talk, more travel planning and a VERY rapid shift...
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Band Wives Episode 48: Tamsin Embleton: Writing the Book on Touring and Mental Health
It's been one year of Band Wives and this week Chondra and Misha are back with a very important (and very brilliant) guest. Join them as they welcome Tamsin Embleton, Director of Music Industry Therapists and writer of "Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual" for a deep conversation...
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Band Wives Episode 47: Minisode on Paradigm Shifts
It's Summertime and the Wives are kicking off with a listener's question about perspective-altering moments and how to recognize them. From spirituality to refusing to take no for an answer, this one is full of learning and unlearning. Also, thoughts on a possible Band Wives book club, the hell...
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Band Wives Episode 46: The Write Stuff with Sarah Grunder Ruiz
In a special edition episode on writing and creativity, Chondra and Misha sit down for an enlightening chat with novelist Sarah Grunder Ruiz (Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships, Luck and Last Resorts) to talk about maintaining inspiration, productivity, juggling the creative process with home life,...
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Band Wives Episode 45: Minisode on Breaking Cliches
In Minisode 45, we find Chonny and Misha answering a listener's question about how to be a modern band partner. Also, this episode is not sponsored by Trader Joe's--but it should be--as the Wives talk about their favorite finds in what can only be described as a discussion between two people who...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We’re Misha Lazzara and Chondra Sanchez—writers, moms, globetrotters, household managers, and we also happened to be married to Rock and Roll. Join us and a band-partner guest as we sit down for a raw, fun, friendly and sometimes "emo"-tional glimpse into what life is like juggling big dreams, little humans, tour bus life and a partner who hits the road. If you’re looking for connection, community and encouragement—you’re in the right place.
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We’re Misha Lazzara and Chondra Sanchez—writers, moms, globetrotters, household managers, and we also happened to be married to Rock and Roll. Join us and a band-partner guest as we sit down for a raw, fun, friendly and sometimes "emo"-tional glimpse into what life is like juggling big dreams,...
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