Spencer Ricks

Spencer Ricks was a male advice columnist at The Daily, who according to Phoebe, was a "misogynistic pig that's a fraud." In 2003, Phoebe was loosing readership over her advice column to Spencer Rick's one, since he "drummed up publicity by being controversial". Elise suggested to Phoebe that she should do a photoshoot by 415 Magazine, to defeat the competition. However, during the photoshoot, Phoebe was under the influence of a spell, and wanted to kill him.

Phoebe meets him at his newspaper and turns him into a turkey. She was about to kill the turkey/Spencer Ricks, but the spell was reversed, and Ricks was turned back human afterwards. (House Call )

In Soul Survivor, Elise hired Spencer Ricks away from the competition to work for Phoebe. Elise wanted them to pick a letter each and give advice on it. Annoyed at Spencer's chauvinistic remarks at work, Phoebe turned him into a turkey once again, but thought about it and changed him back.

Later, Piper holds up a newspaper with both Phoebe's and Spencer's advice column in it.