Now, living in Portland, Amber tells Ben that if he wants to be with her, prove it! And, just like that, they were making wedding arrangements and buying a house. But, while all this was happening he secretly confides to Athena that he would NEVER move and leave his child. Trying one last time to let Amber know the truth, Athena sent her an email that fell on deaf ears. After two failed attempts at buying a home and multiple red flags, Amber had enough and threatens divorce. Ben says he sold the...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 23
After the death of her nephew, Amber reluctantly went back to Seattle. After finally getting his ankle monitor off, she and Ben enjoyed the summer - going on a trip to Vegas, hosting a birthday party for Sydney, and enjoying their first family trip to Disneyland. Meanwhile, Athena gave birth to her beautiful baby boy and was enjoying the fact that the war between her and Ben had subsided. That is until Amber sent Sydney home with court paperwork...Ben had created a fake parenting plan (forging h...
Jun 01, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Fresh off their 'win' in court against Athena, Ben and Amber refocus on expanding their family, but when Amber receives notice that payment failed for both rounds of IVF, she begins to get very suspicious. Athena meets Chris's family in Michigan, they put their home up for sale and await the arrival of their beautiful baby boy. Ben shows Amber a very large sum of money that he earned from a side business he owns...but what is he really up to? Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a f...
May 11, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The relationship between Athena, Ben and Amber continues to deteriorate, leading to Athena filing for domestic violence. But, just when she thinks it's a slam dunk, Ben shows up in court with fake documents and emails he created. And while this is going down, Amber is living her own hell with a failed round of IVF and the death of her best friend. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to ...
May 04, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 20
Amber and Ben's relationship consists of extreme highs and bottomless lows as they fight about Athena, baby mama #1 drama and infertility struggles. In the meantime, Athena begins dating a new guy and finds herself pregnant. After an epic fight, the cops were called and Amber gets sent to the hospital. Everything is unraveling! Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victim...
Apr 27, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Out of the blue, Athena received a message from Amber to say that she was breaking up with Ben. It was now or never...time to tell her the REAL truth! Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com LIKE THE PODCAST? If so, please give us a 5-star rating and help us spread the word and protect oth...
Apr 19, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Amber starts to doubt Ben's story about how baby Opal came to be. And, after looking online for rape documents, she couldn't find anything. After she threatens to leave, he coughs up some legal documents to prove his story is real. She still can't shake the doubt she's feeling so she reaches out to her enemy, Athena, as a last resort in hopes of confirming the truth about baby Opal. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed...
Mar 16, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Amber finally gets to meet Athena, and she and Ben try to establish healthy boundaries by proposing to communicate through a family app. But, when Athena claims Ben has stage 3 lung cancer, the gloves are off! Amber continues to question Ben from the boy’s nights out to a supposed ‘dream’ home in Woodinville. But, when she stumbles across an email, Amber is dumbfounded when she learns the REAL story of Ben’s divorce from Athena. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben'...
Mar 09, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 16
After the engagement, Amber packed up and moved to Seattle. With a growing list of unanswered questions and an ex-wife that was proving to be a problem, reality hit her fast and furious when life wasn't as picture-perfect as she thought it would be. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com ...
Mar 02, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 15
After that initial first meeting, Ben and Amber were on a love high as they enjoyed the holiday season - attending parties, meeting friends and family - and within just six weeks he put a 'ring on it!' Blindsided by love, she said yes...but the honeymoon period didn't last long when she received an email with some devastating news. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other vi...
Feb 23, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Amber (ex-wife #2) meets Ben on a new matchmaking app called Tinder. While it wasn't love at first sight, things picked up fast and furious! By the second date, he dropped a major bomb about a child he fathered...or shall we say 'how she came about.' Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 13
When it rains it pours...Athena's marriage was crumbling before her and she finds out her best friend betrayed her. She lost her inner strength to fight, until a random phone call to Ben's boss lit a fire within her to take the initiative to file divorce. Enough was enough! But, when Ben didn't leave quietly, she was put to the ultimate test. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to prote...
Feb 02, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The wedding was over, and Athena was hoping for the best until she came across a burner phone with messages between Ben and another woman! She couldn't believe this was happening right before their honeymoon. Needless to say, their trip to Italy was less than ideal, and she had made up her mind that she would file for divorce. When it rains, it pours...and just when things couldn't get worse for Athena, she finds out her best friend has also betrayed her. Please Note: When launching this podcast...
Jan 26, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 11
After listening to Ben schmooze with another women in Vegas the night before her baby shower, Athena was DONE! But, desperate times call for desperate measures, so Ben threatened to throw himself off the balcony of his hotel room. Saying he feels 'a darkness within,' he promised to seek help, and over the next two years things were good - baby Sydney arrived and they were relishing in new parenthood, Athena's business was thriving and they even decided to pull the trigger and get married. That w...
Jan 19, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Athena struggles financially, but just when she's ready to be done with Ben forever she finds out she's pregnant....again! A butt dial from Vegas the night before her baby shower changes everything. Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com LIKE THE PODCAST? If so, please give us a 5-star ra...
Jan 12, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 9
After kicking Ben out of her home, Athena is set free to live it up during the summer of 2008. But, that was short lived when she began dating a new guy and the stalking began...but how far will Ben go? Will he kill for love? Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com LIKE THE PODCAST? If so,...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Athena begins seeing signs of jealously between Ben and Lexus, then she has a strange encounter with a woman from his past, and her dreams of owning a home are shattered. She's had enough...but is it over? Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com LIKE THE PODCAST? If so, please give us a 5-...
Dec 22, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Athena had just received an anonymous email stating that Ben had fathered a baby girl. In case Ben was indeed lying and hiding from his responsibilities as a new father, Athena decides to find the mother of the child on Facebook and send her a message. With Ben unaware of what Athena has done, he eventually answers a knock at the door and is served with paternity papers from the court. Is he or isn't Ben the father? Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-h...
Dec 15, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In less than a year of dating Ben, Athena had picked up on some serious red flags, from lying about building a home in Fremont to stalking her ex-boyfriend and now steroid abuse. The cracks were beginning to show in the facade of the sweet and kindhearted man she met online. The red flags were there, her intuition was on high alert...she knew what she needed to do. It was time to end things with Ben...and the next day she found out she was pregnant!!! How did Ben react? Let's just say, Athena sa...
Dec 08, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Ben moves back in with Athena after being caught in a lie about building a home in Fremont. But, just when things were back on track, Athena found out Ben had been stalking an ex-boyfriend of hers. Amber and Athena discuss a psychological manipulation tactic called FUTURE FAKING that was used by Ben - and other predatory men - to get Athena to take him back! Can it get any worse? It does. While Athena's daughter is cleaning out the fridge in preparation for Thanksgiving, she stu...
Dec 01, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Ben and Athena fall right into a relationship, as suspected, but unfortunately, Athena is not prepared for what will happen only a few months in. Will Ben be able to talk his way out of what he did to Athena and win her back, or is this where she says goodbye for good? Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name, 'Ben', for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWive...
Nov 17, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
It's time to start at the very beginning with Athena [Wife #1]. Her story begins in 2007 when she first met Ben. Even though she was fresh out of a divorce, her life seemed to be on an upswing. That was until one fateful night when she was bitten by a poisonous spider and forced to stay home and recover for a full month. What better way to pass the time than to do a little online dating? Will she see any red flags? Only time will tell. Please Note: When this podcast launched, we used the faux na...
Nov 10, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this jaw-dropping first season, hosts Amber Rasmussen and Athena Klingerman share the story of abuse by their mutual ex-husband. Ben wasn't your everyday, run-of-the-mill POS but a conniving and manipulative con man who shocked even his most loyal followers. But that's how a psychopath works, right? They make the victim out to be the crazy one. It turns out that his worst nightmare came true when two women [his ex-wives] whom he pitted against one another for years came together and brought t...
Oct 30, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1