
No Safe Words with October and Tony Gonzalez
This podcast is hosted by October 'Tobie' Gonzalez and Tony Gonzalez, partners of 20 years, who explore the realities of marriage and long-term relationships. They discuss how trust, resilience, and hard work are required to sustain a partnership, especially under the pressures of public scrutiny. Part memoir, part comedy, the show features raw and unfiltered conversations with high-profile couples about love, conflict, and personal growth. It aims to show the messy, honest sides of relationships rather than a polished highlight reel, offering listeners a sense of connection and less isolation.
Episodes

Hard Conversations with Your Kids: Drugs, Alcohol & Speaking Their Language
Tobie kicks things off by sharing her love-hate relationship with the NFL season, while Tony reveals what he enjoys most about football season. Then, they dive into the importance of having tough conversations with your kids about drugs, alcohol, and how to protect themselves and others when situations take a dangerous turn. Tobie opens up about how her family’s history of addiction has shap

Marriage, Heartbreak and Grief with Kelsey Chittick
This week, we’re joined by our longtime friend Kelsey Chittick. We talk about how we first met — and who Tony was before Tobie came into the picture — before Kelsey opens up about the love and admiration she still holds for her late husband, Nate Chittick. She shares how she picked herself and her children back up after his sudden passing, navigated unimaginable grief, and ultima

Couples Therapy, Parenting Hurdles, and ChatGPT Advice with The Peete’s
Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete join Tobie and Tony this week to talk about how they’ve kept their marriage strong through all of life’s obstacles; and how therapy has played a major role along the way. They share why they started therapy before they were even married, how it helped them navigate their son’s autism diagnosis, and the tools it gave them to move through diffe

Do We Expect Too Much From Our Partners, Death of a Pastor’s Wife, and Boarding School Drop-Off
Tony and Tobie are back together and kicking things off with a question that hits close to home: Do we expect too much from our partners? They dive into studies that challenge some of their own ideas about modern marriage, partnership, and whether we’re asking one person to fulfill too many roles in our lives. Then, Tobie gives her take on Netflix’s Death of a Pastor’s Wife and r

Blind Dates, Vacation Hanky-Panky, and Withstanding the Real Housewives Curse with Terry and Heather Dubrow
We’re joined by our friends Terry and Heather Dubrow, who open up about how they met on a blind date and Heather’s initial reluctance to settle down. They get candid about the challenges (or lack thereof) of raising four children in Orange County and in the reality TV spotlight, Terry’s ultimate act of betrayal to get Heather to join The Real Housewives of Orange County, and the

Empty Nesting, Scheduling Sex & Fighting Fair with Chris and Vanessa Spencer
Chris and Vanessa Spencer are in the house! They take us back to where it all started; a comedy club, Kevin Hart playing matchmaker, and a connection that turned into more than 20 years together. We get into how they’ve balanced two careers in Hollywood while raising kids close in age, the rules that keep their arguments from going off the rails (including a strict no-cursing policy), and wh

Our Meet Cute, Dolly Parton’s Relationship Legacy and the Rules of Marriage | No Safe Words with October and Tony Gonzalez!
Let’s get into it! Tony and Tobie kick things off by letting you into their world; from their similarities and differences to the story of how they first met at Dennis Rodman’s bar… while Tobie had a boyfriend. They also pay tribute to Dolly Parton, reflecting on her decades-long marriage to Carl Dean and how the couple managed to balance love, independence and life in the spotl

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