It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield

Over the weekend, the so-called 'March for Australia' occured. One of the key aims as stated on its website is to 'end mass immigration', however, the foundation this is based on is shaky to say the least. Abbie breaks down the ridiculous hypocrisies behind protests like this, and Oscar speaks about a person he knows who was for the protest.  Note: This episode was recorded before the march took place LINKS ABC News: Investigation finds links between white nationalist views and March for Australia organisers  Watch the Media Watch segment on Ben Fordham and the ABS immigration data: 'Stop the Boeings' 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.

Was losing friends over this really worth it?? 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.

This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, eating disorders, and mental ill-health. If this raises any issues for you help is available 24 hours/7 days via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or at www.lifeline.org.au and via 1800Respect by calling 1800 737 732 or at www.1800respect.org.au. Now for the fun(?) stuff! Bella talks about her experience on The Bachelors, and her and Abbie unpack the debate the feminist critiques of appearing on The Bachelor franchise. Plus, they talk about the pros and cons of fame, and how Bella met her fiance Harri James. LINKS Follow Bella on IG @spicyjohnston  Follow Bella on TikTok @spicyjohnston  Listen to Harri James' episode HARRISON JAMES: "My Stepmum Fell Pregnant With My Daughter" 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: Bella Johnston @spicyjohnston 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bella Johnston, a cancer survivor and former Bachelor contestant, shares her harrowing journey through misdiagnosis and medical misogyny. She discusses her alarming experiences with chronic symptoms that were repeatedly dismissed and how this led to a late cancer diagnosis. Bella reflects on the influence of wellness fraudster Belle Gibson and the dangerous allure of alternative treatments. The conversation also touches on systemic issues in healthcare and the personal impacts of navigating such trauma, providing a compelling look at resilience and accountability.

American Tourists Don't Be Loud and Annoying Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) 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.

For all you chookies who've been asking how Adam and Abbie got together, this one's for you! Catch up with this chat from last year and hear how they met, who asked who out on a date first, and who went for the first kiss? LINKS Listen to Adam's new song Dancing2 https://groupspeed.lnk.to/Dancing2  Follow Adam on IG @keliholiday 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: Adam Hyde aka Keli Holiday @keliholidayExecutive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballExecutive Producer and Editor: Lem Zakharia @lemzakhariaDigital 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.

Lem is back for a classic weird dating NMF!  LINKS Send your Nightmare Fuel to hello@itsalotpodcast.com Listen to Twice Displaced on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen to Adam's new song Dancing2 https://groupspeed.lnk.to/Dancing2 Follow Lem on IG @lemzakharia  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.

This episode contains discussions of homophobia, and mental health. If this raises any issues for you help is available 24 hours/7 days via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or at www.lifeline.org.au and via 1800Respect by calling 1800 737 732 or at www.1800respect.org.au. This is part 2 of Abbie's two-part chat with former producer of It's A Lot, and all-round amazing human – Lem Zakharia. They chat about Lem starting from scratch when she moved to Australia, becoming a parent, her mum's mental health, and her relationship with the term refugee. LINKS Listen to Twice Displaced on Spotify. Listen to Twice Displaced on Apple Podcasts. Follow Lem on IG @lemzakharia  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: Lem Zakharia @lemzakhariaExecutive 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 discussions of homophobia, sexual assault, family violence and mental health. If this raises any issues for you help is available 24 hours/7 days via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or at www.lifeline.org.au and via 1800Respect by calling 1800 737 732 or at www.1800respect.org.au. Lem Zakharia, friend of the show and former producer of It’s A Lot, has been hard at work creating an incredible podcast memoir about her life called Twice Displaced. In the first part of the chat, Lem talks to Abbie about growing up as a queer woman in Jordan, her experience of the patriarchy, and how she feels colonialism impacted places like Jordan.  LINKS Listen to Twice Displaced on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow Lem on IG @lemzakharia  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: Lem Zakharia @lemzakhariaExecutive 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 first (and worst) boyfriend story has SO MANY twists and turns, and it's not for the faint of heart... To this chook who didn't know if her story 'Nightmare Fuel worthy', honey, you're in the hall of fame! 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.