Legally Friends

This week on Legally Friends, Amy and Zach sit down with Amy’s dad, Michael Skalla, for a full family tell-all.Michael shares what it was like growing up in Wyoming and Omaha, how he met Shannon, and how he went from being raised in a house full of boys + 1 sister to raising four daughters. He talks about parenting, faith, family, business, the Skalla sisters’ social media journey, and what he looked for when his daughters started dating and getting married.Amy gets called out for her checkbook era, Zach shares how he tried to win Michael over on the basketball court, and Michael tells the story of his heart attack and how Shannon and Amy dragged him to the ER.Plus, the episode ends with classic Quotes by Michael — including “expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”Listen for family stories, dad wisdom, Skalla chaos, and a lot of love.Follow along:Instagram: @legallyfriendspodcastTikTok: @legallyfriendspodcastFind us Apple and Spotify

This week, Zach and Amy are trying something new: a fully unfiltered episode. They talk upcoming guests, Amy’s fertility hypotheticals, the infamous “Uncle Daddy” conversation, her possible new horse Brazil, a tragic $100 singles event, sister fights, Utah recommendations, Secret Lives drama, and Amy’s attempt to explain her latest book obsession.Then Judge & Jury goes off the rails: a listener who was left out of the family group chat finally gets added… only to discover there is a real “OG family” chat with no wives included. Her mother-in-law has been talking about every daughter-in-law, her husband has been quietly sitting in the chat, and now she has screenshots. Should she confront her husband, tell the other wives, or drop the screenshots and let it burn?Send us your verdict — guilty or not guilty? And submit your own family drama for Judge & Jury.Follow Legally Friends:Instagram: @legallyfriendspodcastTikTok: @legallyfriendspodcastEmail us: [email protected]

Scarlett Bentley from Temptation Island Season 2 sits down with us for her first full tell-all. We cover her whole story — from growing up in Arkansas to Below Deck Sailing Yacht to meeting Cole, and everything that went down on the island that viewers didn't get to see.Things we cover:• How Scarlett and Cole actually met (and the state of the relationship before the show)• The small lies that became the big problem• Whose idea it really was to go on Temptation Island• Whether she was already done with Cole before she got there• Her connection with Bradley Bobbit and what the edit left out• The journal moment Cole admitted to at the final bonfire (her first reaction is a lot)• What "enough" would have actually looked like at the bonfire• Why only 1.5% of the three weeks they filmed actually aired• Responding to the online hate, the "she's just chasing clout" theories, and the "she used him" accusations• Where she and Cole actually stand today• The reunion (what to expect without spoilers)• Judge & Jury: Scarlett joins us on the bench for listener dilemmas that hit WAY too close to homeSubmit your dilemma: [email protected] us: @scarlettbentley@meglskalla@amyskalla

Emily’s 5 weeks post-op and spiraling — was the face surgery a mistake, or is it just swelling? This week we get into Emily’s emotional recovery and Easter meltdown, the Great Accutane Debate over ONE zit, renovation budget wars between designer-sister Emily and “cheap as possible” Zach, and Amy shopping for a $15,000 horse. 🐴One of our most unhinged episodes yet.In this episode:Emily’s post-op update & eye infection“Did I ruin my face?” Easter meltdownTeen skin, allergies & the Accutane debateStar pimple patches: cute or gross?Renovation budget warsAmy’s $15,000 horse huntFollow us on Instagram & TikTok: @legallyfriendspodcastEmail: [email protected] you love the show, please rate & review — it truly helps us grow. 💛

Josie Van Dyke — host of The Weekly Trash and mama of 3 — sits down with Zach and Amy and gets more honest than we expected. She shares everything: growing up in a "gray area" Mormon household, the Tinder story that led to her husband, the moment that almost ended it all, and how she built Weekly Trash from nothing into 250+ episodes.Plus: $2,000 faucets causing fights in Zach's marriage, Amy giving up on men for horses, Sustained or Overruled gets heated (someone said "she can hold the leg"), Judge & Jury takes on a husband secretly sending $500/month to his parents, and Amy gets called out as the biggest liar on the show.Segments:• Opening Statements: Faucet wars, horse shopping & going viral for the wrong reason• The Josie Van Dyke Story: Family, faith, heartbreak & how Weekly Trash started• Sustained or Overruled: In-law hot takes — mother-in-law at labor, calling your mom every day, posting other people's kids• Judge & Jury: Secret money to the in-laws — who's guilty?• Amy's Exposed: "I love to tell a little white lie"Follow us on Instagram @legallyfriendspodcast and TikTok @legallyfriends. Submit your in-law stories for Judge & Jury via DM.Follow Josie Van Dyke @theeweeklytrash and listen to the Weekly Trash podcast!

Nutrition coach and MacroHabits founder Hannah Pointer joins Zach and Amy for a wide-ranging conversation that goes from Amy's fight with Emily about taking niece Capri to the dermatologist for a single zit, to Hannah's deeply honest take on reverse dieting, GLP-1s, cheat days, and why most women are unknowingly sabotaging their results by eating too little. Plus: creepy Reddit stalkers trying to find Zach's new address, the truth about dating in Utah vs. California, and Hannah's journey from door-to-door sales in New Mexico to running a 400K-follower nutrition empire.KEY TOPICS:Amy vs. Emily: Should a 15-year-old go to the dermatologist for one zit?Reddit users tried to find Zach & Megan's new home addressHannah's creepy DMs: burner phones, sabotage texts, and staying private onlineNashville trip, a crush, and why Hannah thinks Amy's husband lives thereHow Amy and Hannah met at the Aisles apartments in Provo ~10 years agoDating in Utah vs. California: Peter Pan syndrome, pressure to marry fastAre guys intimidated by women with 400K followers?MacroHabits origin story: door-to-door sales in New Mexico to viral TikTok to $300 first dayWhy 95% of women coming to Hannah are under-eatingReverse dieting explained (it's not bulking)GLP-1 / Ozempic: Hannah's nuanced take and how to transition offNutrition hot takes: cardio vs. strength training, intermittent fasting, cheat days, electrolytesJUDGE & JURY VERDICT: "My sister-in-law started a fitness Instagram 6 months ago and now films her meals at every family gathering, corrects what everyone eats, and told my mom her casserole was basically inflammatory ingredients. Am I guilty for being annoyed?" — NOT GUILTY.ABOUT HANNAH: Hannah Pointer is a certified nutrition coach, personal trainer, and founder of MacroHabits. Nearly 400K on Instagram (@macro_habits), 150K on TikTok, hosts the MacroHabits Podcast. Named the #1 macro tracking influencer in the country and featured on The Skinny Confidential.Find Hannah: @macro_habits | www.macrohabits.com | MacroHabits PodcastYouTube: Megan & Zach HunsakerNewsletter: The Family Brief — link in bioSubmit your Judge & Jury dilemma: DM @legallyfriendspodcast

Emily is back from CO2 laser surgery looking like Frankenstein — and Zach's classmates won't stop asking him about it. Amy went barrel racing in Colorado and actually competed. Zach found a house in Dallas. And then we try a brand new segment: Most Likely To — In-Law Edition.Things we cover:• Emily's surgery recovery — bloody tears, drains, and why people are judging her• Amy's barrel racing jackpot competition (she's going for the Draper Rodeo next)• Zach looked at 14 houses in 2 days — "everyone else is disgusting"• Amy calls out Emily for never visiting her in 4 years• Ranking the sisters (ties are NOT allowed)• NEW: Most Likely To — In-Law Edition (who gives unsolicited advice? who shows up unannounced?)• Amy snaps at Emily mid-episode: "If it's not about you Emily, you don't care"• Judge & Jury: MIL gives a gift card to a store you've never shopped at• Judge & Jury: Father-in-law only thanked the husband for raising a good family• Taylor Frankie Paul / Bachelorette breakdown — ABC knew everything• Secret Lives of Mormon Wives gossipSubmit your in-law dilemma: [email protected] on YouTube for the full video: https://linktr.ee/legallyfriends

Megan Hunsaker — Zach's wife, podcast manager, and the best guest we'll ever have — finally takes a seat at the table. She reveals her secret audition for a reality TV show, her jaw-dropping dance resume (Radio City Rockettes at 12, Juilliard scholarship, BYU Cougarettes), and what it's really like being married to Zach. But first, Amy recounts her mortifying moving experience involving movers, a misplaced personal item, and a very unfortunate phone call from her nephew. We also spill some Secret Lives of Mormon Wives tea, respond to our worst Apple review, and debate a Judge & Jury case about a husband's secret family group chat.Key Topics:Amy's mortifying moving story — movers, misplaced items, and a nephew's discoveryMegan's reality tv show audition and her incredible dance backgroundWhy Megan isn't a regular host (she's the behind-the-scenes puppet master)The 69-day engagement storySecret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 dramaResponding to our worst Apple Podcast reviewJudge & Jury: Is a secret family group chat a red flag?Guest:Megan Hunsaker — dancer, BYU Cougarette, podcast manager, and Zach's wife. Started dancing at age 3, was Clara in Radio City Christmas Spectacular at age 12, competed at NYCDA Nationals, had scholarships to Juilliard and Pace, and grew up dancing alongside Whitney Levitt and competing against Lindsay Arnold and Whitney Carson.Judge & Jury Verdict:"My husband's family has a group chat that I'm not in." Verdict: Need more information. The trio agrees it depends on context — if it's normal family logistics, it's fine; if they're talking about you behind your back, that's a problem. Amy's advice: go read the messages and come back with an update. Zach's advice: just talk to your husband directly.CTAs:Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyFollow @legallyfriendspod on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to "The Family Brief" newsletterSubmit your dilemma for Judge & Jury

Rachel Parcell returns to the courtroom for round two. This week: life updates (Emily's surgery, Hawaii recap, the legendary farting text from Dick Hunsaker), sister and brother-in-law rankings, an RBF showdown, why Rachel will never do reality TV, and the debut of "Exhibit A" — where Rachel defends her cringiest old blog posts. Are we still fighting? Listen to find out.New episodes weekly. Follow us on Instagram. Subscribe to the Sunday [email protected]

It's just Amy and Zach this week — Emily's off at a very important design meeting that somehow consumed her entire day. Amy steps up to do the intro for the first time, and the nerves are real.First up: Amy's dating world continues to deliver. A listener DM'd her the phone number of a certain Fox News anchor she matched with on Raya (who never wrote back). Should they call it? Zach thinks yes. Amy's terrified. Verdict: they're calling from Zach's phone and reporting back next week. Meanwhile, Amy drops hints about a mystery trip to Arizona this weekend, and Zach lays out her entire dating cycle for the world to hear — overshare, family pressure, ghosting streak, repeat.The life updates keep rolling: Amy's first barrel race is in three weeks and she's nervous to go full speed (Zach confesses he was scared of horses as a kid and had to be walked around while his younger cousins rode solo). Zach and Megan are headed to Hawaii after their Mexico trip got cancelled due to the cartel situation at Puerto Vallarta. And the Dallas house hunt is heating up — their dream house sold in five days, and Emily and Rachel keep sending $10 million Highland Park listings like it's no big deal.Then the crew dives into listener Q&A: Has the podcast caused family drama? (Shannon's anxiety is real.) Why does Amy call her parents Michael and Shannon? Who's the worst at keeping secrets? (Everyone.) And which couple would Amy live with for a year? The answer involves Dallas dating prospects.Finally, two Judge & Jury dilemmas: a couples-only trip to Mexico that got hijacked by the entire extended family, and a mother-in-law who tells the grandkids "don't tell mom" every single visit. Both hit close to home — literally.

Episode 7 of Legally Friends features special guest Sarajane (SJ) Warner — Utah-based influencer, skincare expert, and content creator with over 110K followers. The crew shares horror stories from dance competition weekend in Vegas, then goes head-to-toe revealing every cosmetic procedure they've each had done — no secrets. SJ breaks down the CO2 laser that got her 29 million views, shares why she'd never do lipo again, and reads some of her meanest DMs. They also dive into Utah's beauty standards, the double standard women face online, and tackle a Judge & Jury about an 18-year-old sister-in-law whose schedule controls the entire family.

Episode 6 is here! We debrief on the fallout from last week — Zach and Rachel had a three-hour phone call and we're sharing where things landed. Emily shows up with the most swollen lips ever and we get into the full lip filler experience. Then we dive deep into Amy's dating life: Raya, Hinge, a Fox News crush she's calling out by name, and the realities of online dating and safety. We each share our worst date stories (Emily's is genuinely scary, Amy's involves bare feet at dinner, and Zach's… you just have to hear it). Plus pop culture takes on Tell Me Lies, The Traitors, and yearning being back in 2026. We close with a stacked Judge & Jury: going into debt for a wedding, dealing with a chronically late mother-in-law, and the bad Instagram photo debate. Send us your stories!

The OG has arrived. Rachel Parcell joins Legally Friends for the first time and we're getting INTO it — her take on that NY Mag article, why she stepped away from her clothing brand, and the family picture fight story we've been teasing since episode one. Apologies were made. Grudges were... discussed. Plus we judge a listener who's mad her sister-in-law is getting married on her anniversary.

Emily and Amy check in from Hawaii. Shannon's outfit policing, sister rankings, Taylor Frankie Paul pregnancy rumors, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives LA spinoff tea, the garments conversation, Savannah Guthrie's mom, chaotic Super Bowl picks, and Judge & Jury verdicts on your craziest in-law vacation stories. Rachel is coming next week — get ready.📩 DM us your in-law stories on Instagram @legallyfriendspodcast

Send us Fan MailEpisode 3 of Legally Friends is HERE! 🎙️This week, Zach, Emily, and Amy are back with another unfiltered conversation covering everything from chaotic parenting moments at basketball games to the art of a good trash talk session. 💀Hot takes on celebrity fashion, the unspoken rules of ghosting your friends, and an honest look at sibling rivalry and what it really means to show up for family.We apologize this one is a shorter than usual. We ran into some technical difficulties.🌴 Stay tuned — next episode is coming to you from Hawaii (for Amy and Emily)!New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you don't miss one!📲 Follow us:@legallyfriendspodcast@amyskalla@emilyijackson#LegallyFriends #Podcast #InLaws #FamilyPodcast #TaylorSwift #Dating #Parenting #FamilyDynamics

Send us Fan MailWe're back with a new episode diving into the messy, complicated, hilarious world of family relationships — ours and the celebrities who can't seem to figure theirs out either.

Send us Fan MailIn the first episode of Legally Friends, Zach, Emily, and Amy break the ice and maybe a few unspoken rules by talking through their very first impressions of each other, including Zach’s awkward entrance into the Skalla family.They unpack early relationship dynamics, sibling protectiveness, past fights (yes, including that Instagram Live), and how TV shows became the glue for their group chat. Along the way, they debate what they’re currently watching, share book talk (Fourth Wing), and dive into parenting, work, and the everyday chaos that comes with family life.