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Get Married by Brad Wilcox comes up on The Ezra Klein Show and Modern Wisdom, including episodes with Ty Tashiro and Brad Wilcox, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Get Married by Brad Wilcox appears 5 times across 5 podcast episodes on 2 shows, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“What was so striking about their story to me is that there felt to me to be multiple pieces of having to fight against both expectations and interpretations that would be put on you.”
Why people keep bringing this up
Get Married is repeatedly invoked across three Modern Wisdom episodes: #745 featuring Brad Wilcox, #757 with James Sexton, and #926 with Ty Tashiro. In the episode with Brad Wilcox the host encourages listeners to learn more about his work. James Sexton refers to Get Married as “might be the antithesis to a lot of the insights that we get today,” and Ty Tashiro cites the book in discussion of “certain high risk environments” people can encounter in relationships.
The book’s recurrence on the same podcast during conversations about whether marriage is worth it, divorce-lawyer perspectives, and how to find love explains why it keeps being mentioned: hosts and guests use it as a named reference point and counterpoint within those discussions. Because the author appears as a guest and other commentators explicitly reference the book’s stance relative to prevailing insights and relationship risk, it functions both as a topical resource and a conversational touchstone across episodes.
The host discusses insights from Brad Wilcox's book 'Get Married' regarding the natural desires men experience and how to manage them within a committed relationship. He emphasizes the importance of designing one's environment to avoid temptation rather than relying solely on willpower.
The host discusses the disparity between liberal ideologies and personal practices regarding marriage, as highlighted in the book 'Get Married.' The book argues that many educated liberals publicly devalue marriage while privately recognizing its importance for their lives and families.
The host discusses the complexities of marriage and the high rates of divorce, referencing Brad Wilcox's book 'Get Married' as a counterpoint to contemporary views on relationships. The book emphasizes the importance of stable, two-parent households for children's well-being, challenging the notion that staying together for the kids is always beneficial.
Recent show rotation: The Ezra Klein Show and Modern Wisdom.
Guests tied to these mentions include Ty Tashiro, Brad Wilcox, and James Sexton.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 43:52 in the episode where we captured it.
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Which episode mentioned Get Married?
What Relationships Would You Want, if You Believed They Were Possible? on The Ezra Klein Show is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Get Married by Brad Wilcox. Other indexed episodes include #926 - Ty Tashiro - How To Find The Love Of Your Life on Modern Wisdom and #933 - Brad Wilcox - Why Are Liberal Women Becoming Unhappy? on Modern Wisdom. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 43:52.
Which podcast mentioned Get Married?
The Ezra Klein Show and Modern Wisdom are the main indexed podcasts currently tied to Get Married by Brad Wilcox.
Who mentioned Get Married on podcasts?
Ty Tashiro, Brad Wilcox, and James Sexton are the main guests currently tied to mentioning Get Married by Brad Wilcox.
Why do podcast guests bring up Get Married?
The host discusses insights from Brad Wilcox's book 'Get Married' regarding the natural desires men experience and how to manage them within a committed relationship. He emphasizes the importance of designing one's environment to avoid temptation rather than relying solely on willpower. It most often appears in conversations about managing desires in relationships, Marriage and Family Life, and marriage and divorce statistics.
Mentions across episodes
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“Brad Wilcox literally has a book called Get Married that's coming out, trying to prevent divorce and emphasizing the importance of focusing on raising children.”
“Brad Wilcox in his book, Get Married, he talks about there are certain high risk environments that you can find yourself in if you're in a relationship.”
“The speaker discusses the importance of marriage and how it relates to happiness, referencing their book 'Get Married' which focuses on this topic.”
“The speaker mentions Brad Wilcox's book 'Get Married' and encourages listeners to learn more about his work.”
“Brad Wilcox's new book, Get Married, might be the antithesis to a lot of the insights that we get today.”