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Mamamia Podcasts
Australia's #1 podcast for women is where smart women come for good conversation — with an occasional side serve of chaos. Covering news, pop culture and big ideas, plus the small stuff that matters, Mamamia Out Loud is hosted by journalists and authors Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright. It's your daily dose of conversation that's like catching up with your best, funniest and sharpest friends in the group chat, offering conversation at its most addictive.
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Apr 5, 2023 • 40min
The Surprise Allure Of This Pathetic Man
Want a full breakdown of Jessie's wedding? Listen here... Two high-profile cases in the media this week and what they tell us about reaching a conviction in a sexual assault trial. Plus, the stealth marketing genius that has kids paying tens, hundreds, and thousands of dollars for… a bottle of soft drink. And the internet has a new Girlboss; Kendall Roy. What’s behind the allure of the pathetic man, and what does Succession tell us about the surprising status symbols of the uber-rich? The End Bits: Subscribe to Mamamia Our latest episode: Behind The Scenes Of Jessie's Wedding Hear the breakdown about Prime on The Quicky: Prime Energy Drinks: Why Are Our Kids Hooked On Them? RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to see Julia, a play by Joanna Murray-Smith. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman, and Jessie StephensProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 3, 2023 • 41min
When Your Co-Host Earns Twice As Much As You
Click here to see Jessie & Luca's wedding album Subscribe to Mamamia What happens when you find out your job-share “best mate” earns almost twice what you do? Kate Langbroek knows, and now she's had to clear the air (and her ex-co-host). Plus, we get a quick political round the grounds: Is Trump going to prison? And is Peter Dutton going to lose his job? And, we talk about highlights after Gwyneth Paltrow's meme-worthy trial... The End Bits Click here to see Jessie & Luca's wedding album. Listen to the 'gender-creative parenting' episode of No Filter: Kyl Myers Is Letting Her Child Choose Their Gender. Read more about Mia's Mother-Of-The-Groom outfit: 'I tried on 37 outfits for this wedding and I wasn’t even the bride.' RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to watch Wellmania on Netflix. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Claire Murphy and Mia FreedmanExecutive Producer: Talissa Bazaz Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 31, 2023 • 44min
Our New Favourite Nepo Baby Fiasca
Listen here as we triage Jessie's life...do you think she will accept Mia & Holly's help? Subscribe to Mamamia We need to talk about Sofia Coppola's daughter, TikTok, and a helicopter 'fiasca.' Plus, is what the media is ignoring today, what historians will study tomorrow? And what constitutes cheating? And, our best and worst moments of the week, which range from difficult dogs to Hen’s parties to retractions. The End BitsListen to our last episode: What Happened When We Tried To Triage Jessie's Life RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to try...moisturiser, plus she wants to know your favourite savey ones. Head to the Mamamia Outlouders facebook page to share your fave moisturisers. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Clare Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 29, 2023 • 40min
The 'Disgusting' Wedding Vows We Can't Agree On
Listen here to unpack the 'vanishingly small drama' that is the Selena/Hailey feud Subscribe to Mamamia Three children and three adults are dead after another school shooting in America. It’s hard to know what to do with the despair, but are there any answers in a Congressman’s Christmas card? Plus, does Reese Witherspoon’s divorce announcement tell us something about how non-famous people should share their break-up news? And, the viral wedding vows that everyone on the Internet has labelled ‘disgusting.’ The End Bits Listen to our last episode: Two Very Famous Women Are Having An Invisible Feud RECOMMENDATIONS: We all want you to watch Succession on Binge. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Clare Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 27, 2023 • 43min
The Men Trying To Ban Period Talk
Subscribe to Mamamia A very famous make-up boss says her husband has never seen her without makeup. We have questions. Plus… No Michelangelo, no period chat, and a book ban. Why the battle to control school kids’ information sources is getting weirder, and closer. And the four distinct people-pleasing personality types. Which one are you? The End Bits RECOMMENDATIONS: Holly wants you to try her egg things. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Clare Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 24, 2023 • 46min
Are We Narcissists: An Intervention
Listen to our disagreement about the Daisy Jones & The Six TV adaption Subscribe to Mamamia A discussion about an influencer's rental increase sparked backlash online this week. Who gets to complain about the cost of living? Plus, if everyone from Elon Musk to Meghan Markle is a narcissist, is anyone actually a narcissist? What one of the most over-used terms on the Internet actually means... And, our best and worst of the week including Shabbat, TV sets, surfing, and protests. The End Bits Listen to our latest episode: The One Thing Daisy Jones & The Six Got Wrong RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to read The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell. You can learn more about Books with Bec & Jane here. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 22, 2023 • 41min
Hollywood Has A New Difficult Woman
Listen here to find out how our 'first times' impacted the rest of our sex lives. Subscribe to Mamamia Rupert Murdoch is trying to beat Jessie to the altar, announcing this week that he’s getting married for the fifth time at 92. What drives a post-divorce proposal? Plus, there’s a narrative playing out in the news at the moment about Australian music legend Molly Meldrum. Should he just 'stay home'? And, a young actress has become very unpopular in Hollywood for openly questioning the writing on her hit show - so is Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega the new Katherine Heigl? The End Bits Listen to our latest episode: How Our First Sexual Encounters Shaped Our Sex Lives RECOMMENDATIONS: Jessie wants you to try Crodino. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 20, 2023 • 48min
The Gwyneth Paltrow Debate You’ve Been Waiting For
Subscribe to Mamamia Who is Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull and what did she have to do with the shocking scenes that unfolded at a Melbourne protest over the weekend? Plus, there's a new storm around Gwyneth Paltrow and her so-called 'wellness regimen.' We have been dying to talk about it. And, has Instagram and TikTok’s 'Get Ready With Me' craze gone too far when we’re doing ‘GRWM: Nan’s Funeral’ content? Or is it just glorious vulnerability? The End Bits RECOMMENDATIONS: Holly wants you to read Taken by Dinuka McKenzie. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 17, 2023 • 36min
We Just Went Full Vag
Listen here to find out what Mia, Holly & Jessie's partners all have in common Sex negativity is the new sex positivity. Why is celibacy so hot right now? We discuss. Plus, a listener dilemma about how to deal with over-enthusiastic colleagues on social media. And, our best and worst of the week ranging from Covid, vaginas, and gratitude for the faintest of wrinkles. Subscribe to Mamamia The End Bits: Listen to our latest episode: What Mia, Holly & Jessie's Partners All Have In Common RECOMMENDATIONS: Jessie wants you to watch try her favourite snacks: Tyrrells Crinkle Cut Mature Cheddar & Chives and Coles Ultimate Cookies 40% Triple Chocolate Cookies. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 15, 2023 • 38min
Come On, Mate: The Toxic Commentary About Andy Lee's Relationship
Subscribe to Mamamia The 95th Annual Academy Awards took place on Monday, when, the Red Carpet was swapped out for a ‘champagne’ one. As the dust settles on awards season, there are three big moments we need to discuss; Ozempic, Pedro Pascal & Hugh Grant's manners. Plus, what do the comments on an Aussie celeb couple's Instagram post tell us about the pity we throw at perfectly happy couples? The End Bits: Listen to our last episode: How Mia & Holly Did Maternity Leave RECOMMENDATIONS: Jessie wants you to watch MH370: The Plane That Disappeared. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our reccos from the week in one place. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Mia FreedmanProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.