It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield

The trolling online has reached new lows, and some of these people have just completely lost touch with reality!! Also, everyone told Abbie she was overreacting about Trump's re-election, and now he's threatening to invoke the insurrection act... LINKS This American Life ep that Abbie referenced: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/868/the-hand-that-rocks-the-gavel  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all want to make a good impression on a first date, but this might not be the way to do it... LINKS Follow Max on IG @max_balegde  Follow Max on TikTok @max_balegde  Listen to Max's podcast The Useless Hotline @theuselesshotlinepod  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Max Balegde @max_balegde Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may know Max Balegde from his red carpet chats, his hilarious TikTok, or his time on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' - but today we're lucky enough to have him on the pod!! Max chats with Abbie about so many things including his path to social media fame, their shared experiences being on I'm A Celeb, and the traumatic event that led to Max embracing his sexuality.  LINKS Follow Max on IG @max_balegde  Follow Max on TikTok @max_balegde  Listen to Max's podcast The Useless Hotline @theuselesshotlinepod  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Max Balegde @max_balegde Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A woman takes a chance on a vape ambassador, and it's all downhill from there... LINKS Send your Nightmare Fuel to hello@itsalotpodcast.com Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abbie was honoured to sit down with the incredible Rosie O'Donnell at her hotel in Melbourne, ahead of her final performance of her new show 'Common Knowledge' at Hamer Hall on Sunday. They bond over their hatred of 'the orange blob', and the pendulum of mass adulation and mass hatred, and the idea of 'celebrity'. LINKS Buy tickets to Rosie's show Common Knowledge - Sunday October 19th at Hamer Hall https://premier.ticketek.com.au/Shows/Show.aspx?sh=ROSIEOD25  Follow Rosie on IG at @rosie  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Rosie O'Donnell @rosie Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. If any of the topics discussed is triggering for you, please seek help by visiting Lifeline's website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14.  Surya McEwen is one of six Australians who made headlines recently after being kidnapped from international waters and detained by Israeli forces. He sat down with Abbie after only 2 days back in Australia to talk about time he's spent on the ground in the West Bank, his journey with the Flotilla, and the treatment he and others faced in their detention.  LINKS Follow Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza  Listen to the episode with Dr Mohammed Mustafa https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/dr-mohammed-mustafa-we-need-to-humanise-gazans  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED Boe Spirim's Frontier War Stories https://open.spotify.com/show/62EVJzHijzm9uYjDErGC4P International Solidarity Movement https://palsolidarity.org/  Youth of Sumud https://www.instagram.com/youthofsumud/?hl=en Eye on Palestine https://www.instagram.com/eye.on.palestine/?hl=en Radiance in Pain and Resilience by Dr Samah Jabr https://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product/radiance-in-pain-and-resilience/  CREDITS Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gazaExecutive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After hearing Tom Ballard's wild second-hand story, Abbie HAD to tell a second-hand story of her own... LINKS Listen to Tom's NMF: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/tom-ballards-nmf-filling-the-hole-with-love  See Tom's Melbourne Fringe show JKS: A Comedy(?) https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedy  Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcballard  Send your Nightmare Fuel to hello@itsalotpodcast.com Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Tom Ballard @tomcballard Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Watson, founder of HASSL, shares her mission to combat street harassment and gendered violence through education and community engagement. She discusses her personal journey, the flawed stats around harassment, and highlights various forms of street harassment. Amy emphasizes the importance of engaging men and introduces innovative workplace training programs. They explore the impact of online abuse and clarify the differences between misogyny and misandry, urging for a collective dismantling of patriarchal systems to benefit everyone.

Anisa Nandaula is here with some primo in-law awkardness, and tales of her mum yelling at men in Uganda.  LINKS Watch Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation on 10Play https://10.com.au/talkin-bout-your-generation  Follow Anisa on IG @anisa_nandaula  Follow Anisa on TikTok @anisa_nandaula  Send your Nightmare Fuel to hello@itsalotpodcast.com Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Anisa Nandaula @anisa_nandaula Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's impossible to talk about politics online, people thought the rapture was going to happen, medical disinformation is being spread by the US government, women are being sold lies about their 'place' in society... Everything is kinda hell right now tbh. BUT, Adam is nominated for an ARIA which is so fab and we're so happy for him! LINKS Vote for Dancing2 for Best Video at the 2025 ARIA Awards https://www.aria.com.au/vote  'The Hypocrisy is the Point' explainer by Abbie Richards https://www.instagram.com/p/DOwkbRMjxd-/?hl=en  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram  Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.