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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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Mar 13, 2023 • 41min
The Kids Of Influencers Have Something To Say
Subscribe to Mamamia Over the weekend, UK television was completely disrupted by a single Tweet. Programs went on without hosts, others had to be scrapped or cut in half… So what was said, and why should we care? Plus, can you protect kids from oversharing parents? One European country is trying to. And, the ‘click or clash’ personality test that will help you find your people The End Bits: Listen to Fill My Cup to hear Allira's conversation with Dr Ali Walker, about why we click with some people immediately and why we might clash with others. Take the Click/Clash Connection Test here! RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to watch Shrinking on Apple TV+ 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 Claire MurphyProducer: Emma Gillespie Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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 10, 2023 • 43min
Why Your Boyfriend Can’t Come To My Wedding
Subscribe to Mamamia An update on a court case Australia is obsessed with - and it's not about a grisly crime, it’s about grisly working hours. Plus, do you have to invite your friend’s boyfriend to your wedding if he’s a dud? We unpack a listener dilemma. And, our best and worst of the week, ranging from teen bribery to eggplant emojis, mini breaks, and physio appointments. The End Bits: Listen to our latest episode: Inside Mia's Wardrobe RECOMMENDATIONS: Holly wants you to watch The Last Of Us 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: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Claire MurphyProducer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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 8, 2023 • 41min
A Viral Job Ad & The Elephant In The Room
Listen to us unpack everything that has happened since Prince Harry's memoir was released. Subscribe to Mamamia It’s International Women’s Day and the national broadcaster says its female reporters are under attack. Plus, it’s International Women’s Day and we’re unpacking the viral job ad that sounds a lot like… outsourcing a wife. And, it’s International Women’s Day and the Internet is divided about the woman who dared to say her husband used to be hot. The End Bits: Listen to our latest episode: Harry, Meghan, An Eviction & A(nother) Tell-All Interview Watch: Mamamia's International Women's Day video Read: I Want A Wife by Judy Brady (1971) Find out more: Endometriosis Australia RECOMMENDATIONS: Emma wants you to call on the good men in your life to call out their bad friends, with the help of this brilliant post from Lucy 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: Jessie Stephens, Holly Wainwright, and Emma GillespieProducer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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 6, 2023 • 41min
We Feel Weird About Harry's Live Diagnosis
Subscribe to Mamamia Would you pay money to watch Prince Harry get a live therapy session? Plus, Tanya Plibersek has spoken candidly about her decision not to pursue the biggest job in politics,. And, Chris Rock has addressed that Oscar slap in full for the first time, and it’s not really Will Smith who bears the brunt… but his wife, Jada. We discuss. The End Bits: RECOMMENDATIONS: Holly wants you to watch Queerstralia on ABC iView 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Holly WainwrightProducer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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 3, 2023 • 30min
Are We Entering Our Messy House Era?
Subscribe to Mamamia The Peltz-Beckham fiasco is back in the headlines. An update on the chaotic celebrity wedding Mia can’t look away from. Plus, who wants to put the toaster away after using it or own candles they never burn? Are we entering the era of the messy house? And, our best and worst of the week - ranging from magpies to ‘me time’ to some awkward feedback about the podcast. The End Bits: Listen to our latest episode: Inside Jessie's Wedding Group Chat Listen to: Are Mia, Holly And Jessie 'Best Friends'? RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to watch Page One: Inside the New York Times, to rent or buy on YouTube 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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 1, 2023 • 38min
The Sensory Room Debacle
Subscribe to Mamamia Unpacking the storm over sensory spaces at a Harry Styles concert. Plus, the Biden’s ordered the same meal at a restaurant and the internet is in a panic. What does it mean? Normal, or co-dependent? And, the London Fashion Week trend that's started a whole new panic about women's bodies, & what it says about the relevancy of luxury brands. The End Bits: Listen to our last episode: Are Mia, Holly And Jessie 'Best Friends'? RECOMMENDATIONS: Jessie wants you to use Go-To Skincare's Much Plumper Skin. 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Emma Gillespie Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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.

Feb 27, 2023 • 41min
Prince Harry Is The Worst Kind Of Wedding Guest
Subscribe to Mamamia Unpacking the boycotting of one of the country’s biggest music festivals, thanks to one very cancelled band. Plus, how old do you think you are? Is it different from your actual age? You're not alone & some clever people have used science to explain why. And, can an apology get Prince Harry to the King’s coronation, or will it just take cold, hard cash? The End Bits: RECOMMENDATIONS: Holly wants you to watch The Menu 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Emma Gillespie & Lize Ratliff Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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.

Feb 24, 2023 • 52min
In Defence Of The Other Woman
Subscribe to Mamamia Unpacking the rise of the 'girl-failure' - is she the more palatable descendant of the girl boss? Plus, a listener dilemma about friendship and what not to do when it comes to the other woman. And, our best and worst moments of the week, ranging from dental crises to cake to wedding hacks. The End Bits: Listen to our last episode: An Argument For A Sexless Marriage RECOMMENDATIONS: Jessie wants you to listen to The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Emma Gillespie Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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.

Feb 22, 2023 • 42min
The Taunting Of Madeleine McCann’s Family
Subscribe to Mamamia A young Polish woman has come forward, claiming she’s Madeleine McCann. Are we missing something, or is this gross exploitation? Plus, what did Chelsea Handler do to make so many people angry about a day in the life of a childless woman? And, whatever happened to sex scenes? Inside the theory that sex scenes are canceled. The End Bits: Find out more: The Daniel Morecombe Foundation. Listen to our last episode: What Would It Take To Give Up Your Smartphone? RECOMMENDATIONS: Emma wants you to read Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our recos 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Emma Gillespie Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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.

Feb 20, 2023 • 37min
When A Woman’s Past Her Prime. According To A Man
Subscribe to Mamamia No more ‘fat’, no more ‘ugly’... Roald Dahl’s classic kids’ books have been given a 2023 edit, but not everyone agrees it was a necessary move. Plus, a viral TV moment and what it tells us about a woman’s 'prime'. And, please explain - what is buccal fat removal - the trend taken up by everyone from Gigi Hadid to Barney the purple dinosaur? A new fad, or is it just a different version of the same old theme? The End Bits: Listen to our last episode: Submitting To My Husband Like It's 1959 RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to read using a Kindle. Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our recos 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: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio Producer: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Susannah Makin 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.