Miriam Katz Interviews Her Exes In Wild New Podcast

What happens when you sit down with every person you’ve ever been romantic with? 

Comedic actor and writer Miriam Katz is about to answer that question with “The Ex Appeal Podcast,” a daring new show launching September 21, 2025. 

Equal parts comedy, heartbreak, and taboo-smashing honesty, the podcast series promises to be one of the boldest relationship experiments in pop culture.

It takes guts to revisit old romances, but Miriam Katz isn’t simply texting old flames for nostalgia. 

She’s turning them into podcast episodes, ten to kick off season one. For Katz, it’s both cathartic and boundary-breaking.

“I’ve loved interviewing so many past lovers and loves. I’ve spoken with 13 exes so far, and I’ve absolutely learned something major from every conversation. I can’t wait to talk to way more exes as seasons progress,” she explained to The Blast.

The project is not about sensationalism for its own sake, but about shining a light on the complicated, human side of relationships, even the ones that didn’t last.

Miriam Katz isn’t interested in idealized love stories; she’s digging into what happens when romance fades but the people remain.

“I would absolutely recommend that people have in-depth conversations with former romantic partners,” Katz told The Blast. “I already feel so much closure from this project, and I’m only ten percent in. I won’t necessarily suggest that people speak with every single ex—that’s just something absurd that I’m doing. But I believe some version of this project could be useful to anyone with an ex.” 

She added, “But reconnecting with select appropriate, willing exes, and having a second breakup or funeral for the relationship, feels super healthy and even fun. I feel like I’ve let go of a huge emotional load, and I have even more to jettison.”

For Katz, every conversation offers an opportunity to peel back layers of history and uncover truths about herself, her partners, and the way intimacy shapes lives.

The lineup of season one reads like a cross between a romance novel, a therapy session, and a Netflix dramedy.

In Episode 1, Chad represents how friendships can grow stronger after a breakup, while Episode 2 introduces Christopher, who had just opened up his marriage when Katz started dating him, only for it to close again right after. 

Episode 3 features Reggie, a semi-famous figure who breaks down in tears during their conversation, and Episode 4 dives into her past with Yaakov, an orthodox rabbi.

Episode 5 reunites her with Noelle, a stripper Katz describes as cool, funny, hot, and surprisingly a healer. Episode 6 goes all the way back to her very first date in the fifth grade with Christian, while Episode 7 revisits “Bone Broth,” a sex addict with an intimacy disorder. 

Episode 8 tells the story of Andy, her co-star in a film where their characters fell in love and even had pretend sex.

Episode 9 takes listeners to Ryan, the first person she ever fell in love with at 15, and even includes the perspective of a close friend at the time. Episode 10 is perhaps the most powerful: Rob, whom she dated while he was dying of stage four colon cancer. 

Katz recorded two back-to-back interviews with him that she describes as beautiful, sad, funny, and loving.

This eclectic mix proves that no two relationships are alike, and each one brings its own humor, heartbreak, and perspective.

The premise of “The Ex Appeal Podcast“ feels outrageous at first, as it is rare for someone to willingly sit across from every ex and press record.  

However, Katz sees the act as a cultural statement as much as a personal project.

The conversations dismantle shame around dating, intimacy, and even mortality. 

They offer moments that range from whimsical to gut-punching, and they allow Katz to balance her comedic instincts with genuine vulnerability.

That duality of humor and honesty is what gives the show its magnetic pull. Audiences laugh at awkward confessions but also feel the depth of raw emotion behind them.

It’s this refusal to sanitize or script the complexities of human connection that makes “The Ex Appeal Podcast“ such a refreshing counter to overly polished dating narratives.