Sunday Nice Things: Starter Marriage

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

Jo Piazza, Influence Inc.

Society & Culture, Parenting, Kids & Family, Personal Journals, Technology

4.3 • 787 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Rain on your wedding day is supposed to mean good luck, but for Allison and John, it meant they were about to have the worst year of their lives. From John experiencing a life-changing set-back in his career, to Allison losing her beloved mother to a rare neurological disease, their time as newlyweds was anything but peaceful. But in the inaugural episode of the podcast, John and Allison dissect how this rough patch ultimately strengthened their commitment to an institution that many feel is no longer necessary. If you would like to submit a “Marriage Moment’ or suggest a future episode topic, email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Learn more about the possibilities of modern marriage with a copy of ⁠I DO (I THINK): Conversations About Modern Marriage⁠. Purchase Allison’s new romcom novel ⁠Save The Date.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mickey could try to sell his car privately.
0:03.0	Or get it sold today with weed by any car.
0:07.0	He could spend days on end trying to sell to a bunch of time wasters.
0:13.0	Or selling a flash and head to the fun fair with the kids.
0:17.0	Proper gutted.
0:20.0	Or proper impressed. To get a quote in 30 seconds, kids. Proper gutted.
0:22.5	Or proper impressed.
0:24.9	To get a quote in 30 seconds,
0:27.5	enter your reg number now at weeby-anycar.com.
0:33.8	Adobe Express is the quick and easy Create Anything app.
0:35.7	It's a game changer for my business,
0:39.3	my go-to for creating content. From social posts to images, videos, flyers, whatever I need to stand out.
0:45.3	With customizable templates and smart features, it saved me endless hours.
0:50.3	And the best bit, it's free.
0:53.3	Search for Adobe Express to find out more and get started today. And the best bit, it's free.
0:57.8	Search for Adobe Express to find out more and get started today.
1:03.7	Hello and welcome to Sunday Nice Things.
1:07.3	Today I'm dropping a podcast in your feed about marriage.
1:12.5	As many of you know, I've been doing the committed podcast for about 10 years now,
1:19.2	because when I first got married to Nick Astor, I was 35 years old, I'd lived a life, okay?
1:26.4	I'd lived a whole single Carrie Bradshaw-style life, and I had no idea how to be a wife.
1:30.8	None, none. And to figure it out, I traveled around the world because I was a travel journalist and it was free, not because I was like, you know, some rich bitch
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