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Before the Netflix documentaryAmerica’s Sweethearts,a 7-part series that examines the wild world of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, author and journalist Sarah Hepola created and hosted the Texas Monthly podcast America’s Girls and she has stories that didn’t make it into the Netflix series.

In this wide-ranging conversation with Mia Freedman, Sarah talks about the sexual exploitation, the injuries, the pay gap, the body image issues…and so much more.

Are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders a harmless piece of beloved American culture? Or are they emblematic of a system and ideal that is harmful for women and girls? Mia and Sarah discuss it all in this episode of No Filter.

You can listen to Sarah’s DCC podcast here.

Her Substack Podcast, Smoke Em if You Got Em, is here.

And Sarah’s own podcast is here.

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Host: Mia Freedman

You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Naima Brown

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.

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Almost 40% of relationships begin online and while there are plenty of success stories, there are also some horror stories. This is one of those stories. In 2019, Mia Freedman interviewed Stephanie Wood, the author of Fake, which is now a hit TV series starring Asher Keddie and David Wenham. This is the true story behind the show.

When Stephanie Wood decided to go on a date with a guy she met online she had no idea it would change the course of her life forever.

Because Stephanie quickly fell in love with a man she barely knew. And who, it turned out, was a massive conman.

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Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Stephanie Wood.

Buy her book Fake here: https://bit.ly/2m5rZmv 

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio edited by Daryl Missen

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Dassi here. 

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In this searing episode of No Filter, Dassi Erlich talks to Mia Freedman about growing up in an extreme ultra-Orthodox religious community in Melbourne and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her school principal, Malka Leifer.

Dassi shares the story of how she fought back against both Leifer and the community that failed to protect her - a battle that took far too long. It is a story of deep betrayal and abuse, but also a story of strength, hope, and the incredible will of the human spirit.

You can find Dassi’s book, In Bad Faith, here.

If this conversation brought up hard feelings and you need some help, please call Lifeline here.

And if you recognise yourself or someone you love in Dassi’s story - SECASA can help you connect to the police and to the support you need.

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Executive Producer: Naima Brown

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.

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Welcome to a brand new podcast from Mamamia's parenting podcast This Glorious Mess called Little Love Stories.

Little Love Stories is an open-hearted conversation with someone who has love and gratitude to share, whether it's about a person, an object, or an event.

In this first episode, This Glorious Mess co-host Annaliese Todd shares the love story she wrote to herself. No one plans on becoming a single parent, but through this journey of self-discovery, Annaliese is breaking down stigmas and finding love for herself as she navigates the dark days.

Little Love Stories explores gratitude through written form and heartfelt conversation. The world is full of little moments of love and magic—it's time we started to notice them.

Want more This Glorious Mess? Click here. 

You can read Annaliese's full essay here. 

Got a Little Love Story you want to share? We’re listening! Send us a voice message or email us at tgm@mamamia.com.au.

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Host & Producer:Grace Rouvray

Guest: Annaliese Todd 

Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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The Jimmy & Nath show is the biggest weeknight radio programs in Australia. Hosted by best mates, Jimmy Smith and Nathan Roye.

Jimmy and Nath joined Mia Freedman in the Mamamia studios for a candid conversation about their careers, their successes, their friendship, as well as the ways that they're using their platform and their audience to discuss some really important things - from mental health to domestic violence. We also hear about what it’s like when your best mate gets married, how to fight back against the influence of Andrew Tate, and why Jimmy didn’t like Nath when they first met. This is a must-listen episode of No Filter with Mia Freedman.

If you or anyone you know needs to speak with an expert, please contact your GP or in Australia, contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) or Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), all of which provide trained counsellors you can talk with 24/7.

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Kimberley Braddish & Naima Brown

Audio Producers: Leah Porges & Thom Lion

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.

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If you're a girl or a woman who doesn't think she wants to have kids - where are your role models for what your life could look like? 

Portrayals of happy mums are everywhere, but rarely do we see women who choose not to have children shown in a positive light. 

Ten years ago, journalist and editor Farrah Storr decided to be a non-parent. In the years since that decision, she has learned so much about the many ways a woman can live a rich, connected and fulfilling life without having children. And lucky for us, she’s turned her observations into a list of aha moments and beautiful surprises that we can all learn from, whether we are parents or non-parents, and she shares them with Mia Freedman in this episode of No Filter.

You can read Farrah’s substack “Things Worth Knowing” here.

And you can follow her on Instagram here.

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Kimberley Braddish & Naima Brown

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.

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When you’re feeling exhausted - like so many of us are - what do you do? Most of us think we need more sleep. But, it turns out, sleep and rest are not the same thing. In fact, we can be tired in different ways, and each one of those ways requires a different kind of rest.

In this episode of No Filter, Mia talks to Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith about the 7 different kinds of rest that will prevent you from burning out and help you show up to your life with all the energy you need.

Take Saundra’s Free Rest Quiz here.

Saundra’s book “Sacred Rest: is available here.

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Kimberley Braddish & Naima Brown

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Sam & Nia here. 

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What would you do if your husband cheated? And what if you found out about it at the same time the whole world did. That’s what happened to Nia. She found out her husband, Sam, had been unfaithful to her when all the data from the Ashley Madison website was leaked in one of the largest data breaches ever.

Sam & Nia participated in a documentary about Ashley Madison on Netflix - but in this episode of No Filter, they share parts of their story with Mia that they haven’t shared before.It’s a raw, honest conversation with a couple who have been through so much and a really intimate look at the complexities of infidelity and of forgiveness.

Sam & Nia’s Memoir: Live In Truth is available here.  

Here’s a link to their YouTube channel. 

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Kimberley Braddish & Naima Brown 

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.

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Some friendships have everything a romantic relationship has, they’re just as intense but without the sex. Why aren't they seen as equally important?

In this episode of No Filter, Rhaina Cohen is asking: what if our friends are our soulmates? And she shares some powerful friendship stories, from those who have chosen each other in all different ways, like co-parenting or co-owning a home. While unconventional, is it really that strange? 

Rhaina Cohen's book The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center is available here. 

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Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

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.

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When Remington and his husband Alain welcomed three children into their home 18 months ago, as foster parents, they knew their lives would never be the same. What they didn't know is how long their children would stay.

In Australia, thousands of children find themselves in foster care for various reasons: neglect, abuse, trauma or simply their biological parents can't afford to raise them.

Remington Meyer talks to Mia Freedman in this No Filter episode about the deeply emotional journey of bringing kids into their lives and what it's like shifting your world from just a quiet couple to a vibrant house of five.
And he answers the question: how do you open your heart knowing you might have to say goodbye?

If you’re interested in being a foster carer, please contact Anglicare Southern Queensland via their website or call 1300 000 828 or head to Barnardos Australia.

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Gia Moylan & Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Leah Porges

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Lauren Jackson is the GOAT in Australian women's basketball. Her last Olympic games was in 2012 and she retired from the sport in 2016 after a routine leg wax while recovering from an ACL injury went bad.

Then, in 2022, aged 41, she made a comeback to the sport and now at 43 she is part of the team who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

In the third episode of this special No Filter mini-series, Lauren talks to guest host Libby Trickett about how guilty she feels leaving her two young boys to travel for work and what she puts her body through every day. And is she going to Paris? 

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Host: Libby Trickett 

Producers: Kimberley Braddish & Courtney Ammenhauser 

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Patric here. 

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Patric Gagne is not what most people picture when they hear the word ‘sociopath’. For example, she’s married and has two children. She’s a functioning member of society. She has friends.

Sociopaths tend to lie, break laws, act impulsively and they have little regard for their own safety because they simply don’t have fear or guilt. All these things are true for Patric.

In this conversation Patric talks to Mia Freedman about the emotions she doesn't feel, the signs that popped up when she was a child and what it's like being friends with a sociopath.

It’s believed just under 5% of the population are sociopaths, that’s one in 25 people. That’s why Patric wrote her memoir Sociopaths, to share what it’s really like.

Patric's book Sociopaths is available here

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

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.

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In the second episode of our 3-part No FIlter mini-series featuring interviews with Olympians before they head to Paris to compete, Matilda's star Katrina Gorry opens up to guest host Libby Trickett in a way that takes them both by surprise.

Gorry captured our hearts at the Women’s World Cup in 2023- as did her two-year-old daughter Harper. Coming back to work after having a baby is difficult for any parent, particularly when your job involves playing for your country. Still, Katrina had the highest number of tackles of any player and covered the most ground.
Now Katrina and her partner Clara Markstedt are expecting another baby, just in time for the Paris Olympics.

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Host: Libby Trickett 

Producers: Kimberley Braddish & Courtney Ammenhauser 

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

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The first time Keri Kitay’s mother Terry forgot where she parked her car, she was surprised and annoyed. But she wasn’t alarmed. It wasn’t until years later that she would realise it was one of the first signs of early onset Alzheimers which would slowly dismantle her mother’s life.

There are around 15 Australians per 1,000 living with dementia and a tiny percentage of those are relatively young.

This is the story of one person and the way her family said their long goodbye.

Keri's book The Long Goodbye is available here. 

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Gia Moylan & Kimberley Braddish 

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.

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When Vanessa Low was 15, she accidentally stumbled off an overcrowded platform and was hit by a train. She lost both her legs around the knee, broke multiple other bones and was placed in a coma.  A couple years later she was competing internationally.

She’s now a Paralympic gold and silver medallist, six-time World Championship medallist and is the reigning world record holder in the women’s long jump T61.

Vanessa Low's preparation for the Paris Paralympics is a little different as she's now the mother to an almost-two-year-old, Matteo. Vanessa doesn't fight change, she embraces it.

In the lead-up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, guest host Libby Trickett is jumping into the No Filter seat to talk to some of Australia's most inspiring athletes. 

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Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

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Rowan Mangan never expected to be part of a throuple. Neither did her two partners, Martha Beck and Karen Gerdes who had been together for several decades before Rowan came into their lives.

Today, the three women are in a monogamous relationship with one another and are raising a toddler after Rowan gave birth to their daughter during the pandemic.

In this No Filter episode Mia Freedman asks Rowan how it all works. How did they decide they wanted to be together? How did their families react? How do they deal with jealousy? And who has to sleep in the middle because that seems like it would be uncomfortable.

Rowan is on Instagram here. Rowan & Martha's podcast Bewildered is here. 

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Producers: Gia Moylan & Kimberley Braddish 

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Johann here. 

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This is a story about a massive dilemma we're all about to face. What if there was a 'magic pill' that could turn off your appetite? Would you take it?

Ozempic and other weight loss injections are predicted to have as much impact on our culture as smartphones.

Johann Hari is a journalist and best-selling author who has been taking Ozempic for more than a year and it's changed his life. For better and for worse. He joins Mia Freedman to talk about weight loss, body image, celebrities, lies, risks and benefits.
His new book is called The Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits And Disturbing Risks of the New WeightLoss Drugs

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Host: Mia Freedman

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Audio Producer: Leah Porges

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Marian Keyes, one of the most successful authors in the world, has forgotten how to read three times.
Once when she fell into a pit of depression that lasted four years and nearly cost her her marriage and her life. Once at the start of Covid. And last year, after her father died. 

Marian joins Mia Freedman to reveal how she got through it, as well as how she let go of bitterness and grief that came with not being able to have children with her husband.

And despite thinking alcohol was the love of her life she’s managed to stay sober for 30 years. Why does she still call herself an alcoholic? 

Marian's new book My Favourite Mistake is available here.

Marian's many other novels and her cook book are available on her website here.

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On September 10, 2023,  17-year-old Fletcher Crowley’s life changed in an instant when an ordinary day out with his mates went bad. In that moment, his whole family was impacted in ways they’re only just starting to understand. So six months later, how are they doing? Fletcher and his parents, Nicky and Pat join Mia Freedman to talk about that day and the unexpected aftermath.

You can help the Crowley family and many others by signing this petition to get PBS approval for a life-saving drug for those with the rare form of cancer called VHL like Levi.

Fletcher's foundation Get Silly is here, if you want to buy a jumper or shirt and support spinal cord research and rehab.

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Tammy Hembrow is rich, famous and entirely self-made. At just 29, she has two thriving businesses worth an estimated $50m, three kids, two ex fiancés, she’s getting married in a few months to a man she insists is the love of her life.

Yes, back in 2018 she had an unfortunate incident at Kylie Jenner’s 21st that was a low point in her life. It was made far worse by the fact it was captured by paparazzi whose photos went viral. 

But in a way, it was a good thing because it changed the direction of her career for the better.

Tammy joins Mia Freedman in the No Filter studio to talk about her big life and why she’s barely done any interviews until now.

Tammy's new book Show Up is available here. 

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James Foley’s death was unimaginable. He was a journalist held hostage by ISIS for two years in Syria and killed in 2014 as a threat to America. Footage of him wearing an orange jumpsuit, forcibly reading a message before being beheaded was posted to Twitter. The media coverage of the event had the second most recognition in recent American history after 9/11.

His mother Diane Foley’s determination to understand her son’s fate led her to meeting with one of the men responsible.

This episode is about the profound impact of James’ life, he saw light in everything and everyone. His mother has been through the complexities of grace and empathy in the face of an unthinkable loss.

American Motherby Colum McCan with Diane Foley is available here. 

Watch the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story on Amazon Prime or Apple TV. 

You can donate to the James Foley Legacy Foundation here.

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At the intersection of sex, marketing and the gig economy, you will find Annie Knight, who has been branded ‘Australia’s Most Sexually Active Woman’.
Annie is a 27-year-old Brisbane woman who makes her own sex content and sells it to subscribers via Only Fans where she is in the top 0.02% of creators on the platform.

Only Fans became wildly popular during the pandemic, with thousands of Australians creating accounts in the hope of converting home made content - usually sexually explicit photos and videos - into cash.

But OnlyFans isn’t the golden goose of the gig economy. The vast majority of creators make very little money. And then there’s Annie. So how much does she make? And what exactly does she have to do for it?

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Annie's podcast Double Dose is available here.

Watch the ABC documentary about Only Fans called Nude Next Doorhere. 

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When Kayla Itsines’ fitness empire was at its peak, she’d just had her first baby. Behind the scenes she was feeling her absolute worst and was internally screaming “when is this gonna get better?”

She ended her relationship with her business partner and fiance Tobi Pearce and they later sold their company for hundreds of millions of dollars.
They’ve just bought it back. They’re now co-owners and co-parents, while Kayla is now married to someone else and has had her second child.

In this conversation Kayla tells guest host Kate Langbroek about how she decided her relationship wasn’t right, how she ended up with her best friend and why she bought back her business: “It’s my baby and I want it back”.

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Kate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.

Producer: Kimberley Braddish

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Audio Producer: Leah Porges

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With the news that a man has been charged with the murder of Samantha Murphy after she disappeared in Ballarat when she went for a Sunday morning run near her home six weeks ago, women are feeling heartsick and despairing and furious and so very tired at what seems like the impossible task of staying safe while trying to live our lives.

In this special episode, Mia Freedman has a message for our brothers, our fathers, our partners, our lovers, our friends, our sons and our workmates… here’s something the women in your lives would like you to know.

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While it appears Samantha was killed by a stranger, a woman reports domestic or family violence every 2 minutes in Australia. Help her start again with RizeUp.

Mamamia has partnered with community-driven charity RizeUp to help women escape these situations and start their lives again. We’re asking Australians to donate $2 per week to help reduce the number of women being killed and support them to start their lives again free from family violence.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

Producer: Gia Moylan

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.

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You can hear the second half of Kate's conversation with Nicho here. 

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How far would you go to help your parents if they were in trouble?

Nicho Hynes is a loyal son and has devoted himself to his mum in unfathomable ways after she was involved in a high profile drugs case.  The NRL star is well known as a famous football player but he’s recently begun to receive acclaim for the way he’s being so candid about mental health. Nicho has endured some huge challenges with his mum going in and out of jail as he grew up and it’s shaped the man he is and the intense love and admiration he has for his mother.

Guest host Kate Langbroek spoke to Nicho about what really happens when you have to choose between career and a family who really need you.

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Nicho Hynes and Marlee Silva's podcast When We Grow Up is available here.

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Kate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.

Producer: Kimberley Braddish

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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.

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Victoria Vanstone started drinking at 11 but it took several decades and two children to realise her drinking was a problem. For her and for others. An embarrassing problem she could no longer ignore.

In this episode of No Filter, guest host Kate Langbroek speaks to Victoria about the massive red flags she missed in her twenties and thirties. 

So what exactly was it that turned ‘the life of the party’ towards sobriety? And does she feel like she’s lost her identity now that she is no longer a ‘party girl’?

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Victoria Vanstone's new book A Thousand Wasted Sundays is available here. 

Victoria co-hosts Sober Awkward podcast here. 

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Host: Kate Langbroek

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Producer: Kimberley Braddish

Executive Producer: Mia Freedman

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.

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You can hear the second half of Kate's conversation with Abbey and Liam here. 

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Is having sex with other people the key to a happy marriage?

Abbey and Liam have been together for 12 years. They have slept with other people for the majority of that time alongside navigating raising their five year old son. 

Non-monogamy is not a new thing, but it is becoming a term more people are open to. But can it really be that easy?

In this No Filter episode, guest host Kate Langbroek discovers how they decided an open relationship was right for them. They describe what their first threesome was like and how they organise their dating schedules around their marriage.

And Kate uncovers what it’s really like when you enjoy the thought of your partner being with someone else. 

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Abbey writes about non-monogamy on her Substack here.

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Kate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.

Producer: Kimberley Braddish

Executive Producer: Mia Freedman

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.

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Jacqueline Alnes was fit and healthy until one day she collapsed. That was the start of it. Her search for answers took her down a rabbit-hole of disordered eating that led to the Fruitarian movement where eating 30 bananas or 20 mangoes a day was considered 'treatment'.

So how does anyone get swept up in such a strange and dangerous movement? Guest host Kate Langbroek finds out in this episode of No Filter.

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Jacqueline Alnes' new book The Fruit Cure is available here.

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Host: Kate Langbroek

Kate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.

Producer: Kimberley Braddish

Executive Producer: Mia Freedman

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Andy Lee is one of the most successful and loved people in the Australian entertainment industry and he puts some of his biggest successes down to luck, which isn’t true. 

In this chat with Kate Langbroek, Andy opens up about how important it is to tell your friends how you feel, how he and Hamish haven’t always vibed with certain projects, the nosy people on Instagram after he posts photos of his girlfriend and how he thinks failure is when you aren’t happy, not when you’re not making money.

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Andy’s children’s book’s including Do Not Open This Bookare available here.

Andy Lee is on Instagram here.

Hamish and Andy's podcast is available here. And Hamish and Andy's Remembering Project podcast is here. 

Kate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.

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Host: Kate Langbroek. You can find Kate on Instagram here.

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Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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In 1991, Poppy King launched a range of seven matt lipsticks, named after the seven deadly sins. She was 19 years old.

Within three years, the company had grown to be one of the biggest cosmetic companies in Australia. In 1995 she received the Young Australian Of The Year award and that year the company made a profit of $6.5 million.
A few years later though, Poppy shut it down and moved to the US.
Poppy has always been a leader, not a follower and she’s always been an original thinker in a way that has not necessarily made it easy for her.

Which is what makes her next move so unexpected.

Check out Poppy King's cult classic lipsticks from the 90's, re-released here.

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Poppy King is on Instagram here.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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This isn’t just another ghost story. This one has far too many creepy and strange coincidences.

Journalist Tristan Redman had unexplained things happen in his childhood bedroom. And he wasn’t the only one. There was another family, who lived in the same house, who had similar stories. The house really did seem… well… haunted. Then things got even weirder.

Tristan discovered his wife’s great grandmother was murdered in the house next door. 
Could that have anything to do with the ghost of Tristan’s childhood? The more Tristan dug the more questions he had, not just about the paranormal, but about the murder itself.

In this No Filter, Tristan talks about an extremely complicated murder plot, how he went to see psychic mediums and why he chose to keep investigating this mystery (and create a hit podcast in the process) despite it causing enormous friction within his wife’s family.

Tristan's podcast Ghost Story is available on Wondery here, Spotify here, or Apple Podcasts here. 

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Ghost Story from Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios. Listen on Wondery+, Amazon Music and everywhere you get your podcasts. 

Read more about the origin Tristan Redman's Ghost Storyhere, and the six things his podcasts didn't tell you here.

Mamamia podcast True Crime Conversations is available here. 

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Host: Jessie Stephens and Mia Freedman. You can find Jessie on Instagram here.
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Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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No Filter is back with new episodes for 2024, up first: Kim France was a successful magazine editor and she’d been married for a few years when she realised her marriage was in trouble. At a time in her life when she was going through enormous upheaval in her health and her career, she had an affair. It changed everything.

Kim is an author, journalist and was the founding editor of Lucky Magazine. She has a successful newsletter called Girls Of A Certain Age and she lives in New York.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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After experiencing an unthinkable trauma, Jeni Haynes created multiple personalities to help her deal with the pain. 2681 personalities, in fact. And during the course of this conversation, we meet seven of them.

This is Jeni’s incredible, and ultimately inspiring story.

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With thanks to Jeni Haynes. You can buy her book The Girl In The Green Dress here.

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Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Want more from Johann? Listen to the rest of his chat with Mia here

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Does your brain feel a bit like a marshmallow lately? Do you find it hard to concentrate? Do you pick up your phone only to find that an hour has passed and you’re down some obscure rabbit hole that’s landed you on the Facebook page of your high school English teacher and you’ve forgotten why you picked up your phone in the first place? You're not alone.

It has been SO HARD to focus lately. So hard to hold our attention for longer than a goldfish can. Is it COVID? Is it technology? And….is it our fault?

If you ask Mia's guest today, Johann Hari, author of the best-selling book Stolen Focus - he’ll tell you it’s not. Because we haven’t lost our focus… it’s not like something we misplaced. Our focus has deliberately been stolen from us.

And this is how to get it back.

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With thanks to Johann Hari. Stolen Focus is available now.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Listen to Part Two of Mia's interview with Betty here.

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Betty Klimenko was conceived in a police cell, then adopted by a billionaire. This is one of the most interesting life stories you could imagine.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Leah Porges & Madeline Joannou 

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There’s a good reason why Ben Crowe is Australia’s most in-demand professional mentor and leadership coach.  

Before he started his own business, called MojoCrowe, Ben worked in the ‘Just Do It’ team - helping Nike’s athletes work out who they are outside the sport they were famous for. He’s worked with everyone from Ash Barty, to Dylan Alcott, Andre Agassi, to Stephanie Gilmore. He’s worked with special Ops Forces, teenagers, world champions, and world leaders.

Ben’s all about helping people find a balance between confidence & happiness, and balancing achievement…with fulfillment.

It feels like we have never needed a mindfulness coach more than we do right now during this crazy time. So what advice can Ben give us?

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Download Ben Crowe's course and app, MojoCrowe here.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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When you think of a psychopath, you probably imagine someone like serial killer Ivan Milat. But according to David Gillespie, it's more likely to be your boss or your grandma. Five to 10 per cent of the population qualify as psychopathic, and the rate can be as high as 20 percent among corporate leaders and politicians. 

So how do you spot them? What do you do if you have to work for or with them, or better yet, date them? Grab a cup of tea and get ready to go ‘OH MY GOD’...

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With thanks to special guest David Gillespi and his bookTaming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopathshere. 

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Kylie here.

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On the 12th of September, 2018, Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arrested at Tehran’s International Airport in Iran. She spent 804 days incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin and Qarchak prison for espionage, a crime she never committed.

She was an innocent Australian stuck in a foreign prison...with no way of getting home. Kylie’s story about her imprisonment, and what happened after she was finally released is unbelievable. Except it really happened.

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With thanks to Kylie Moore Gilbert. Find her book The Uncaged Sky here.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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There’s something we need to talk about more.

Naomi Watts, Alison Brahe-Daddo & Dr Ginni Mansberg sat down with Mia Freedman to talk about the Bermuda Triangle of women’s health. The funny and the not so pleasurable, hot mess stuff.

They get real about the rollercoaster that is menopause and peri-menopause. The chaos, brain fog, sex drive and silver linings.

Prepare for a huge flow of beautiful stories and some new found IDGAF attitudes.

You are getting this as a bonus episode, on top of our usual weekly episodes.

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You can find Naomi Watts on Instagram here. 

Alison Brahe-Daddo is on Instagram here. 

Dr Ginni Mansberg is on Instagram here. 

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Anthony here.

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Anthony Field was a founding member of the Wiggles and decades later, he’s the only one still performing with the group in his iconic blue skivvy.

In the No Filter studio, Anthony opened up about his crippling panic attacks and depression, how he managed his mental health while touring nine months a year, what happened after he was named Australia's most eligible bachelor by Cleo magazine and how money and the business of being a Wiggle really works.

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You can follow Anthony on Instagram here.

The Wiggles documentary is available for streaming on Prime Video here. 

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Asher Keddie has been one of Australia’s most acclaimed and beloved actors for decades. From Love My Way to Offspring, Paper Giants, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, she has won awards and hearts in equal measure.

She is now starring in the dramedy Strife, about an imperfect woman who leaves a high profile job as a glossy magazine editor to start a women’s website and try to grow a media company.

Sound familiar? The show was loosely inspired by Mia Freedman’s memoir, Work, Strife, Balance but it’s not about Mia. It’s about every woman who has felt like her life is…..a lot.

So what happened when Mia finally lured Asher into the No Filter studio after seven years of asking?

A very, very candid conversation about friendship, fame and how Asher Keddie feels so different in her 40s than she has at any other time in her life.

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Watch Strife here on Binge.

Check out what Mia & Asher were wearing here on the No Filter Instagram page.

Mia's memoir Strifeis available here.

You can listen to Mamamia's Strife companion podcast: Behind The Scenes Of Strife Part 1 here. 

You can listen to Mamamia Out Loud, where they talk about things in Strife that actually happened in real life, here.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Journalist and best-selling author, Julia Baird opens up about grace and how you can’t see it until it happens. How people look after people, love those who may seem unlovable and how being kinder can change everything. 

Mia and Julia speak about nurses, killers and the surprising places grace can be found.

Julia tackles complex topics with clarity, passion and depth and she’s done just that with grace at even the darkest of times of her own life. 

She has released a new book called Bright Shiningand it’s all about recognising grace.  

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Julia Baird did another No Filer, which you can listen to here. She spoke about when her life took an unexpected twist and led her to write Phosphorescence: On Awe And Wonder And Things That Sustain You When The World Goes Darkand it's an incredibly uplifting book all about the ways in which Julia found the light in life again and again and again.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Trinny Woodall is in a new era. She’s not quite sure what it’s called but it’s definitely a new life stage. Her beauty company is wildly successful. She’s newly single after a decade-long live-in relationship. Her daughter has left home. And she’s living with two men in their 30s.  As flatmates.

At age 59, she also posed naked on a horse. Not everyone liked that.
As always, Trinny is candid, funny, vulnerable and an utter delight.

Trinny has a new book called Fearless.It's a manual about how to dress, defining your style, finding your colours and understanding the right beauty routine for your skin. 

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To hear Trinny Woodall talk about style and fashion and how so many women give up - listen to Mamamia podcast: Nothing To Wear here. 

Trinny Woodall spoke to Mia on another No Filter about her incredibly successful business and why her 50's were her favourite, you can listen here. 

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Amalia Melis’ husband died suddenly in the middle of the night. What happened next sounds like something from a true crime podcast but it was her life.

First, the police believed she murdered him. And then, three years later, she was forced to exhume his body as part of a custom in Greece that all families must experience due to over-crowded cemeteries.

Amalia’s story of her life after her husband’s death is moving and unexpectedly beautiful.

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Amalia is looking for an agent for her first novel "WHERE ARE ALL THE WHITE HOUSES?,three generations of immigrant women from one family seek "home" and identity. Check out Amalia's work here.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Cassie here.

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After she was caught trying to smuggle 5.8kg of cocaine out of Colombia in 2017, the media nicknamed her ‘Cocaine Cassie’. But Cassie Sainsbury’s life in a tough Colombian prison was so much more complicated. And interesting.

In this episode, she speaks to Mia Freedman about prison life: the abuse, the relationships, the sex. And what happened afterwards. 

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Cassie Sainsbury has launched an online fitness programme, inspired by her time in Bogota. You can access here.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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In this conversation, Mia speaks to Paula Joye about working with the original 90’s supermodels: Christy, Cindy, Linda and Naomi.

She shares behind-the-scenes stories from magazine shoots and backstage at fashion shows and explains the exact moment when designers completely turned against them.

For many years, Paula was one of the most successful magazine editors in Australia, editing Cleo and launching Madison and Shop Til You Drop. She is now an author and digital content creator. Her first book is called The Glow Up.

If you want to hear her iconic skincare advice, listen to Mia interview her about that on You Beauty.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Mitch here.

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Mitch Larsson is a former male escort with stories you would not expect from someone who was paid for sex.

Mitch was a lawyer and stay at home dad but decided he wanted to change careers. And at first, his wife was supportive.

In this episode he tells Mia about the time a client’s mum walked in on them, a lady in her 70’s who booked him regularly, a woman trying to get over a cheating ex and the woman who broke his heart wide open.

You can get Dan/Mitch's book Time For Her - a Memoir of True Romance here. 

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Follow Dan/Mitch on Instagram here. 

Dan is taking on new clients, including men looking to become a companion for women and also women who want advice on how to navigate their emotions once they've seen a male escort - see his coaching page here.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Jackie O here.

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In this conversation, Mia speaks to Jackie O, the equal highest paid person in the media industry in Australia. After working together for 23 years, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie completely dominate breakfast radio.  

She talks to Mia about the long recovery from divorce, co-parenting, being on Hinge, the media being obsessed with her weight and behind the scenes of negotiating a huge radio contract. 

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Follow Jackie on Instagram here. 

Tickets to Gwyneth Paltrow on 27th October in Sydney are from $100 via Ticketek.

Kokomo Private Island 5 day besties retreat from 3rd-7th December are available from $11,500 per person via besties.au -Speakers include Pip Edwards, Celeste Barber, Three Birds Renovations, Dr Justine Corry, Jackie O and more.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Shanelle Dawson was just four years old when her mother disappeared and was convinced by her father for decades that her mum didn’t love her or her younger sister anymore. The truth is Chris murdered Lyn and moved his 17 year old girlfriend into their family home just two days later.

Shanelle spent her entire life looking for answers and being manipulated.

The Teacher’s Pet podcast series unearthed compelling evidence which led to the case being reinvestigated in 2018 and Chris’ arrest, conviction and sentence to life in jail.

In this conversation Shanelle speaks to Mia about what it was like growing up in that house, her relationship with her family now, the chilling things multiple psychics told her and her powerful victim impact statement.

Shanelle’s written a book about her search for answers, it's called My Mother’s Eyes.

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Listen to Hedley Thomas on True Crime Conversations here.

The Teacher's Accuserpodcast by The Australian is available here.

Shanelle is passionate about raising money for Women's Community Shelters and advocating for victims of domestic violence. 

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Laura and Matt here. 

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In this episode, Mia speaks to TV personalities Matty J & Laura Byrne about their marriage, parenting and living their private life in the public eye.
They met on the Bachelor, got pregnant nine months later and because neither had a blueprint for what a healthy marriage looked like, they created their own. Matt is the primary carer of their two daughters and Laura works three jobs.

In this wide ranging conversation, Laura and Matt talk about how they navigate the gender roles within their relationship and how having kids changed everything. They also talk about how they deal with the opinions of others about the content they post on social media. Sometimes, it’s a lot.

Laura and Matt host podcasts with their mates, Laura co-hosts Life Uncut and Matty J co-hosts Two Doting Dads.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Hamish here

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Hamish Blake takes us beyond Radio and TV and into the personal life of the funniest bloke in Australia.

Hamish speaks about accidentally discovering the gender of his first baby, his existential crisis every time he realises his six year old daughter can do things on her own and the hilarious advice he has about his kids and their schoolyard dramas and the value of money.

He tells Mia how he deals with a bunch of strangers interrupting his family’s life all the time, what he thinks of paparazzi taking photos of his children and amid the glorious chaos of parenthood, how he keeps his romantic life alive.

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Hamish's podcast How Other Dads Dad is available here.

Hamish & Andy's podcast is available here.

A fifth season of Hamish & Andy's Remembering Project is coming by the end of 2023.

Follow Hamish on Instagram here.

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Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Jamie here. 

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The Believe in Magic charity was set up by a 16 year old girl and her mother. Megan and Jean’s charity helped grant wishes to sick children in a make-a-wish sort of way and some kids, including Megan even got to meet One Direction members.

The charity was founded because Megan was diagnosed with a rare brain condition and a few years later a brain tumour.

A group of internet sleuths became suspicious after Jean tried to raise money for an emergency trip to see a doctor overseas.
So was Megan really sick? And if she wasn’t, then how did she die? Journalist Jamie Bartlett has joined Mia for this episode of No Filter, as he got involved later down the track and what he discovered will send shivers.

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Jamie's podcast Believe in Magic is available here. 

Follow Jamie on Twitter here. 

Read Jamie's book The Missing Cryptoqueen here.

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Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Emeline Gazilas & Cassie Merritt

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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As two of Australia's most well-known and successful journalists, Leigh Sales and Lisa Millar have witnessed and reported on the most significant news events in the past 30 years. They’re also best mates.

Leigh and Lisa both work for the ABC and share a passion for journalism but they're very different. One wakes up at 3am, loves strangers and does park runs on the weekend. While the other looks for the exit at parties, is learning to play the cello and has interviewed every living Australian Prime Minister.

In this conversation, Mia speaks to Leigh Sales and Lisa Miller about their meet cute, divorce, online harassment and friendship.

Leigh and Lisa are working together on The Newsreader Podcast:a weekly companion podcast for the ABC’s hit drama The Newsreader.

Leigh Sales has a new book: Storytellers and Lisa Millar is working on Muster Dogs from Pups to Pros.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Alisha here. 

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Alisha Aitken-Radburn was a contestant on the Honey Badger’s season of The Bachelor (2018) and got the dreaded ‘villain edit’. It nearly destroyed her. So why did she then decide to sign up for two seasons of Bachelor In Paradise and does she regret it? What about the time she had sex with a camera in the room?

Or having a cheating scandal with her now-husband play out publicly?
Alisha has written a book called The Villain Edit, and she’s ready to talk about what really goes on behind the scenes of reality TV.

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Alisha's new book The Villain Edit is available here. 

Follow Alisha on Instagram here.

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Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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Brendan Watkins was eight years old when he and his brother were told they were adopted from different families. He spent decades  trying to track down his biological mother and father. 

It wasn’t until his 29th birthday he requested his original birth certificate and from that he was told his mother was a nun. 

In this conversation Mia speaks to Brendan about the lengths he went to, in order to uncover his birth parents. And he’s taken her through an even more difficult journey of finding out who his father was. 

He’s written a book about it too:Tell No One.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish & Elissa Ratliff

Producers: Cassie Merritt 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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In the early 2000's there was an Australian girl band that everyone was obsessed with, they were called Bardot.And Belinda Chapple was one of the members.

Chances are you might remember their hit song Poison. Or you may have watched Popstars where the band was created. But what you might not know is that a lot of things went on behind the scenes.

On this episode of No Filter, Belinda joins Mia to share the stories she’swanted to tell for twenty years. From their quick rise to fame, to the absurd amount of money they were paid, to what happened when they split…Belinda gave everything up for a dream that didn’t work out, so where is she now?

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Belinda's new book: The Girl In The Band Bardot a Cautionary Tale will be available here.

Follow her on instagram here.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish 

Producers: Emeline Gazilas, Cassie Merrit & Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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It’s been a big year for Mackenzie Arnold. She’s gone from being able to walk down the street without getting recognised to being approached on the street by strangers.

In her first podcast interview since the FIFA World Cup, Mackenzie sits down with Mia Freedman to chat about it all. From having the whole country thanking you for what you did, to pre game rituals, superstitions and playing with your best mates.
You’re not going to want to miss this chat…

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Follow Mackenzie on instagram here. 

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish & Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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.

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You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Elizabeth here. 

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Three weeks before Elizabeth Day’s 39th birthday, she had a bad romantic break-up. It had been her first long-term relationship after her divorce and she felt like a total failure when it ended.

She was looking down the barrel of turning 40 as a single woman without the children she so desperately wanted.

Fast forward to today and Elizabeth is one of the most successful podcasters in the world, and she’s also a friendship addict.

On this episode of No Filter Elizabeth talks to Mia about friendship, failure and everything in between. 

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Elizabeth's new book Friendaholics is available here. 

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram here.

You can find her article on fertility privilege here. 

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producers: Kimberley Braddish &  Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Natalie Barr has worked at Channel Seven for 29 years and has been an original member of their #1 rated breakfast TV show, Sunrise, for 20 years. But when she was offered the top job of host in 2021? Her first reaction was hell no. 

On this episode of No Filter, Nat gets candid about her career and reservations about taking on the hosting gig, turning 50, motherhood, and her long-standing marriage. 

We have a feeling you’re going to love this interview...

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Follow Nat on Instagram here.

Watch her on Sunrise every morning. 

Listen to Mia's first ever episode of No Filter with David Koch here.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producers: Kimberley Braddish &  Elissa Ratliff

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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In 2017, Emily Hall was 37 weeks pregnant and preparing for a beautiful future with her husband Matt, when the unthinkable happened. Matt died suddenly one weekend and she found herself joining a club she never wanted to be a part of … a widow at 30.

In this conversation, Mia speaks to Emily about how she balanced soaking in the joy of being a new mother, while also grieving the sudden loss of her husband, and finding love again.

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Read more of Emily's storyhere.

And support her business El Zapato here.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to part two of Mia and Sharon's conversation here.

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Samantha Azzopardi spent 10 years receiving care as a troubled teen. It would be years before the truth came out that she was actually an adult woman. 

Her scams stretched decades and impacted families, friends and even children, in Australia and abroad. But it wasn’t money that she wanted…   

In this conversation, Mia speaks with investigative journalist Sharon Davis, who has spent the past few years working on the successful podcast Finding Samantha.Sharon worked with colleagues Tim Desmond, Nicoline Greer and Liam O'Brien from RTE in Ireland, tracking Samantha's crimes. What she didn’t expect was the way her own life would become entangled in this story. 

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With thanks to Sharon Davis - check out the podcast Finding Samantha here.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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After gracing our screens on reality TV Erin Barnett had a battle on her hands… to get doctors to take her seriously. The 28 year old quickly became a public figure after starring onLove Island Australia, and surviving the jungle on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here, sharing her difficult journey with Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with thousands of adoring fans.

In this conversation, Erin shares how she landed on the decision to change her life by getting a hysterectomy, and why so many doctors tried to change her mind.

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With thanks to Erin Barnett - grab a copy of her book Endo Unfiltered

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Caitlin Moran is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and successful writers, columnist, novelist and world famous feminist icon. Caitlin knows a lot about talking to women, in fact she’s written two books specifically about it How To Be A Woman and More Than A Woman. But her latest book What About Men looks into how the problems of feminism are also the problems of men.

And on this episode of No Filter she joins Mia to ask the question, is it harder to be a man than a woman in this day and age?

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With thanks to Caitlin Moran - grab a copy of her book What About Men?

Check out Mia's previous interview with Caitlin Moran: Caitlin Moran Is An Optimistic Feminist Hero

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to part two of Mia and Jessie's conversation here. 

If you're struggling with anxiety & depression, reach out to Beyond Blue here.

Anxiety and depression are mental health issues that so many Australians will experience in their life. But for Jessie Stephens, her experiences with mental health issues were almost inevitable. 

Jessie’s latest book, Something Bad Is Going to Happenis her most personal project yet. Jessie taps into her own experiences with mental health to create an incredible fictional story that follows the character of Adella, a woman nearing the end of her late twenties who has found herself in a psychiatric unit, recovering from a mental breakdown. 

In this conversation, Jessie candidly opens up about her very real and personal battle with anxiety and depression and what happened during pregnancy. 

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With thanks to Jessie Stephens

You can find her book Something Bad Is Going To Happenhere.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas 

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to part two of Mia's conversation with Nicole here.

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Journalist Nicole Madigan, was stalked for three years by a woman she didn’t know. A woman who became so obsessed with Nicole, that she tried to ruin her life. Nicole found herself in a constant state of anxiety for herself, her children and her partner. And on this episode of No Filter she joins Mia to share her story… 

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With thanks to Nicole Madigan.

You can find her book Obsession here. 

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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A few weeks ago, Mia inhaled a newsletter titled ‘Is Going Camel Mode Inevitable For Parents.’

Camel mode is a time in your life when you power down to focus on one task, it might be for an aging parent, dealing with a separation or a chronic illness, or in the case of both of our guests today, parenting little kids.  

On the show today, Mia explores the concept of camel mode with writer Katheryn Jezer-Morton, and the day-to-day routine of it with a friend of the podcast, Amelia Lester. 

And the idea of it will truly change your life.

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With thanks to Katheryn Jezer-Morton - read her article on Camel Mode here.

& thanks to Amelia Lester. 

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Emma Gannon had a successful podcast, had written multiple books and a career as a high profile journalist in the UK. She also had a happy personal life, and on paper everything looked great…but she was unhappy. And burnt out. Which is when she realised that no amount of success is worth your health. 

Her new book, The Success Myth, Letting Go Of Having It All dives in to why all the things we measure as successful - being rich, famous, even having kids - are, in fact, myths.

This conversation between Mia and Emma will make you question everything you think you know about what success actually means…

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With thanks to Emma Gannon

Find The Success Mythhere. 

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Cassie Merritt 

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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In the early 1990s, 21-year-old Paul Denyer terrorised the Victorian suburb of Frankston. He preyed on the local women; stalking, abducting, and eventually murdering three young victims.

Their names were Elizabeth Stevens, Deborah Fream, and Natalie Russell.

David Limbrick was Natalie Russell’s boyfriend at the time. He was just 19 when Natalie was found, and his life was forever changed. David went on to become a member of the Victorian Parliament, representing the suburb of Frankston. So in 2021, when Paul Denyer applied for parole for a 2023 release, David, along with other family members of the victims started a very public campaign. This is his story…

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With thanks to David Limbrick

Listen to our True Crime Conversations episode about The Frankston Killer here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/true-crime-conversations/the-frankson-murders-parole/amp/

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Nearly 20 years ago, Kathleen Folbigg was sentenced to 40 years in jail for the murder of three of her children, and the manslaughter of her fourth. She was described as Australia’s worst female serial killer.

Earlier this week, she was pardoned of her crimes. 

Mia Freedman sits down with journalist Jane Hansen to hear Kathleen's story...

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Listen to part two of Mia's interview with Elise, here. 

You’d probably recognise Elise Loehnen’s face because, in her role as Chief Content Officer at Goop, she hosted the Goop Lab TV show on Netflix and the Goop podcast alongside the company's founder, Gwyneth Paltrow.

But that fact is probably the least interesting thing about Elise Loehnen. In 2021, Elise walked away from her extremely high-profile job to launch a podcast and write her book. And her book On Our Best Behaviour,has blown our minds. As women, we congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office kitchen. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We put others' needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. But Elise is asking…does it? 

This book and this conversation has changed the way Mia see’s the world and the way she sees herself...and we’re excited that it’s going to do the same for you.

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With thanks to Elise Loehnen. 

Find her book On Our Best Behaviourhere

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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When Sophie Matterson was 31, she broke up with her long-term boyfriend. Soon afterward, she packed all her belongings into saddlebags and decided to trek from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay on the east coast with five camels. For 13 months Sophie crossed deserts, salt lakes, and cattle stations, often without seeing another person. But somehow, along this journey, Sophie found love. She joins Claire Murphy to tell her all about it...

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With thanks to Sophie Matterson 

You can find her book The Crossing in any good bookstore.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Producer: Emmeline Peterson 

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to part two of Lisa and Sarah's story here. 

Lisa Messenger always thought she’d be an entrepreneur, not a mother. 

But one day, after 15 years of running multiple businesses including publishing company The Messenger Group and later Collective Hub, Lisa decided it was time to try. But what happened next wasn’t easy. 

Over 8 years, Lisa had 16 rounds of IVF and spent over $500,000 trying to conceive. She even came close to adopting. 

But it wasn’t until her friend Sarah Megginson offered to help that she had a chance.

And now, her baby is due in August… 

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With thanks toLisa Messenger & Sarah Megginson. 

Follow their journey here at Mummy At Last 

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to the second half of Mia and Kate's conversation here. 

Kate Reid has lived three very different lives.

The first, as an engineer who worked at the most elite level of Formula 1 car racing. The second as a young woman consumed by anorexia to the point where she nearly died. And the third as the owner of a croissanterie called Lune, where she now makes some of the best croissants in the world. 

On this episode of No Filter, Kate Reid shares with Mia Freedman how the lowest moments in her life led her directly to where she is now...

If you or a loved one is dealing with anorexia, please get in touch with The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673. 

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With thanks to Kate Reid

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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If the name Megan Phelps-Roper doesn’t immediately ring a bell for you, her former church and home might - the incredibly controversial and almost universally despised Westboro Baptist Church. Megan was raised in the church and from just 5 years of age, was on the picket line day and night hoping to save those her family believe needed to be saved. 

10 years ago, Megan left the church. And she’s since made a living by using her own example of how her belief system could be challenged to show the power of changing people’s minds through conversations in good faith. Which, is what led her to this year, make a podcast called The Witch Trials Of J. K. Rowling. 

Megan sat down with Rowling and discussed why she believes the things she does. It’s been met with a fair amount of controversy, but it’s not about choosing a ‘side’ for Megan. It’s about listening, learning, and conversation

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With thanks to Megan Phelps-Roper. 

You can buy her book Unfollow at any good bookstore, and listen to The Witch Trials of J.K Rowling in your podcast app.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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We've got a new Mamamia podcast we want to tell you about. 

In your 40s, 50s or 60s? Welcome to the 456 Club. Hosted by Narelda Jacobs and Cathrine Mahoney each week, we’ll discuss the topics in your world from sex, dating, menopause, ambition, motherhood, not-motherhood, and what you’re not supposed to say about aging bodies.

And on today's episode? We’re talking about menopause, perimenopause and everything in between.

The 456 Club is proudly made in partnership with Priceline Pharmacy

If you like what you hear, come and follow us here.

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It is with deep sadness and shock today we learnt about the passing of Jock Zonfrillo.

The chef, best-selling author, and philanthropist was best known in Australia for his role hosting MasterChef – quickly becoming a crowd favourite after taking on the job in 2019. 

Today Mia reflects on her friendship with Jock, his warmth and the legacy he leaves behind. 

This interview was recorded in August 2021. 

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville & 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.

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Nobody plans to be divorced before they turn 30. But that’s exactly where Charlotte Ree found herself after the breakdown of the relationship that had consumed her whole adult life.

Charlotte moved out and into an apartment by herself, and 24 hours later the country went into lockdown. She threw herself into her other love, food, and started baking and cooking for neighbours, friends and even first dates. However it’s her story of falling in love with herself which is truly extraordinary.

This is Charlotte Ree’s story.

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With thanks to Charlotte Ree. Order her book Heartbake here.

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Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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TV shows like Sex & The City and Friends would have us believe that we all need a tight-knit group of best friends who will always be there for us. But in reality making, and keeping friends, can get harder and harder as life gets in the way.

That’s why friends Rebecca Sparrow, Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills created The Friendship Project; a six-part audio series that dives deep into what makes adult friendships work and the factors which make them unravel. And that’s what they sit down and unpack with Mia Freedman on this episode of No Filter.

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With thanks to Rebecca Sparrow, Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills. Find out more about The Friendship Project.

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to Clare's off mic chat with Mary Coustas here

Mary Coustas has graced Australian screens as 'Effie Stephanides' for over 30 years; the big haired, stand out character from Acropolis Now.

But behind the scenes, Mary is an open book. And when it comes to speaking about her experience as a later in life mother, growing up as a first generation Greek-Australian, and the pain of losing her father, she's unflinchingly raw and honest.

This is Mary Coustas' story.

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With thanks to Mary Coustas. Click here to get tickets toThis Is Personal.

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CREDITS:

Host: Claire Murphy. Claire also hosts Mamamia's daily news podcast, The Quicky.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Wellmania is the Netflix show that everyone has been talking about for the last few weeks. Celeste Barber plays Liv who is on a wellness journey...whatever that means. The show is based on a book by Bridget Delaney, and in 2017 she joined Mia to talk about 'detoxing', dieting, and her 101 day fast.

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Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Kate here...

It was after a dinner with friends one night, that journalist and writer Kate Legge’s husband pulled her into their garage to confess; he’d been having an affair. And as she later found out, it wasn’t the first time.

Being a journalist, Kate ended up doing some digging, and what she found out about his family history was shocking…and also potentially explained why he was unfaithful.

This is Kate Legge’s story.

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With thanks to Kate Legge. Buy her book Infidelity and Other Affairs.

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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This week at Mamamia we launched a new podcast calledBut Are You Happy? And we thought you might like to hear it...

Over eight weeks, Clare Stephens is sitting down with 8 celebrities to ask them to get vulnerable with her. But before she does, it's only fair that Clare opens up first.

Clare sits down with the host of No Filter Claire Murphy to discuss her vulnerabilities - competing with the person you love the most, dealing with mental health, jealousy, ambition, and… whether or not she is happy. 

If you like this episode find out more about But Are You Happy? here. 

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Over the weekend, Dr Kyl Myers and her partner Brent were featured on an episode of 60 Minutes, resurfacing the national conversation around 'gender creative parenting'. Kyl spoke to Mia about her child Zoomer in 2018....this is her families story...

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What do Gwyneth Paltrow, Russell Brand, Pete Evans and Andrew Tate have in common?

With more and more influential figures emerging from corners of the internet promising everything from happiness, to more sex, to a healthier gut, modern ‘gurus’ are here to stay.

Helen Lewis is a journalist and the host of BBC podcast The New Gurus, and joins Mia Freedman to discuss this fascinating and at times, deeply disturbing new world of modern gurus.

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With thanks to Helen Lewis. Listen to The New Gurus and subscribe to her Substack.

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Pip here...

If you believe certain tabloids and websites, you'd be forgiven for thinking Pip Edwards is simply a socialite, an influencer, and the ex-girlfriend of a famous cricketer. But in reality, she's a successful businesswoman, a fashion mogul, and a single mum to her 16 year old son. And she's ready to talk.

In this conversation, she opens up about her business P.E Nation, life as a single mum and reality of co-parenting, and why she hasn't felt 'safe' in any of her relationships so far.

This is Pip Edwards story.

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With thanks to Pip Edwards.

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Kath Koschel had just achieved her dream of playing cricket professionally, when a terrible on-pitch injury meant she lost the use of her legs.

That was the beginning of a series of events that you truly have to hear to believe. But this isn't a story about tragedy. It about resilience, vulnerability and ultimately, kindness.

This is Kath Koschel's extraordinary story.

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With thanks to Kath Koschel. Buy her book Kindness: What surviving on the kindness of strangers taught me about perspective, connection and happiness.

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CREDITS:

Host: Claire Murphy. Claire also hosts Mamamia's daily news podcast, The Quicky.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Nikki here...

A few weeks ago, an article in The Australian entitled ‘Sex? I’m Over It’ infiltrated the group chats of Gen X women all across the country.

In it, author Nikki Gemmell put into words a feeling that so many other women have felt at some point in their lives: I’m tired, I don’t want to have sex, and I just want my own bed.

20 years and 4 kids on from her groundbreaking erotic novel The Bride Stripped Bare, Nikki has some different thoughts about sex. Mainly, that she’s over it. And she just wants a good night’s sleep.

Nikki is honest, hilarious, and truly has no filter. This is her story.

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With thanks to Nikki Gemmell.

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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When Australian Idol first graced our television screens 20 years ago, audiences fell in love with a 21 year old 'Millsy', a larrikin with blonde highlights, an eye brow piercing and an incredible voice.

In his personal life, however, Rob Mills relationship with alcohol, anxiety and the repression of his sexuality meant that life wasn't always smooth sailing.

But these days, Rob is an open book. He has a flourishing career in musical theatre, and has written a book about his life and what it means to be a man in Australia. From his problematic first film clip, to the moment that led him to throw a punch at someone (twice), and now finding love, Rob is unflinchingly honest and open.

This is Rob Mills' story.

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With thanks to Rob Mills. Buy his book Putting On A Show, and see & Juliet.

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CREDITS:

Host: Claire Murphy. Claire also hosts Mamamia's daily news podcast, The Quicky.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Elfy Scott was thirteen when she came across some medication with her mum’s name on it. After Googling the name of it and seeing the words schizophrenia and psychosis, the ‘voices’ her mum often complained about hearing started to make sense.

Schizophrenia is not uncommon, but often completely misunderstood by the general public. Elfy is a journalist who has written a book about this topic, The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About, and joins Mia on No Filter to discuss her own experiences with her mum’s schizophrenia, and whether the stigma around complex mental health issues can hold people back, even more so than the disorder itself.

This is Elfy and her mum’s story.

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With thanks to Elfy Scott. Buy The One Thing We've Never Spoken About.

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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The story of Jessica Watson's unbelievable solo sailing trip around the world at age 16 has been etched into Australian lore. More than a decade after that achievement, the details of how she survived 210 days of severe storms, isolation and even her boat flipping upside down 15 feet underwater, will astound you. She still holds the record for youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world. No mean feat.

But that trip wasn't the only storm the now 29-year-old has had to endure. Speaking to Claire Murphy, Jessica reveals the challenge of working on her newly released Netflix biopic True Spirit, while her life was falling apart.

This is Jessica Watson's story.

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With thanks to Jessica Watson. Watch True Spirit on Netflix.

Find out more about the Stroke Foundation, and how to check your blood pressure.

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CREDITS:

Host: Claire Murphy. Claire also hosts Mamamia's daily news podcast, The Quicky.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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No Filter has been around for 8 years this year, and just last week, we hit 50 million downloads. But only a few weeks ago, Mia was sure she wanted to quit hosting the show for good.

But instead, we’re shaking things up in 2023. And on this special bonus episode, Mia is joined by Executive Producer and Head of Podcasts, Lize Ratliffand host of The Quicky Claire Murphy to lift the lid on No Filter and give you, our listeners, a peek behind the scenes of Australia’s Number 1 interview podcast. From our first ever guest, to our favourite episodes, and the ones that brought us to tears, this is No Filter with absolutely no filter.

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With thanks to Elissa Ratliff and Claire Murphy.

The No Filter episodes mentioned in this podcast are:
David Kosh
At 30, Sophie Cachia Turned Her 'Perfect' Life Upside Down
When Sophie Cachia Fell Hard For A Woman
Everyone Needs a Friend Like Tracy Bevan
Debbie Malone is a Psychic Investigator
Jeni Has 2682 Personalities. This Is Her Story
Sophie Monk Says Don’t Sleep With Someone Too Soon
The Girl Who Fell From The Sky
David Gillespie Knows How to Spot a Psychopath
Olivia Newton-John Just Gets On With It
The Day Stuart Diver Decided To Live

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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When Sally Hepworth’s daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, alarm bells went off for her. Because a lot of the things her daughter was struggling with, Sally had experienced too, her whole life.

Both Sally Hepworth and Mia Freedman have ADHD - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - and their diagnoses have changed their lives. In this very candid conversation, Sally shares how she manages her work as a bestselling author, the difference medication has made, and the unique high and lows that come with being neuro-diverse.

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With thanks to Sally Hepworth. Buy her new book The Soulmate.

Learn more about ADHD.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Mindy Kaling is one of the most successful and powerful women in Hollywood but currently, she is facing criticism for the way she depicts some of her characters.

Today, on a special No Filter, Mia is joined by Emily Vernem and Laura Brodnik, two women who have their own unique perspectives on the criticism. Together they have an honest and open conversation about representation in Hollywood, the burden of being a 'first' in your industry and why everyone seems to have such strong views about Kaling’s new animated remake of Scooby Doo, called Velma. 

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With thanks to Emily Vernem and Laura Brodnik. Listen to Laura on The Spill.

Teen Vogue - On “Velma,” Mindy Kaling, and Whether Brown Girls Can Ever Like Ourselves on TVby Sakeina Syed

Buzzfeed News - The Mindy Kaling Backlash Has Lost All Nuance by Izzy Ampil

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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There is something that happens to a lot of women between their mid twenties and early forties. It's a feeling, the anxiety that sets in as you make potentially the biggest decision of your life; whether or not to have a child.

Writer and podcaster Nell Frizzell came up with a name for this period: The Panic Years. She explored this concept in her book of the same name, and joins guest host Jessie Stephens to talk about how she made up her mind, what happened when her partner didn't agree, and the biological inequality of it all.

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With thanks to Nell Frizzell. Click here to buy her book The Panic Years.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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CREDITS:

Host: Jessie Stephens

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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This week on No Filter, we’re proud to welcome back Narelda Jacobs as our guest host.

In October 2022, hundreds of people were gathering across the country to attend vigils for Cassius Turvey, the 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy who was tragically murdered last year. Along with Cassius’ mother, the woman who organised those vigils across the country was Megan Krakouer.

Megan is the director of the National Suicide Prevention & Trauma Recovery Project. She is also the first person to answer the phone and show up in her community when a First Nations individual needs help or support, 24 hours a day.

On this episode of No Filter, Megan and Narelda have a frank conversation about how Australia is experiencing another stolen generation.

Please note that this conversation contains mentions of suicide. Please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 if you need support.

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With thanks to Megan Krakouer. Click here to support the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project's GoFundMe.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host: Narelda Jacobs. You can see her on NITV this January 26.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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Cathrine Mahoney was married to one of the most famous sportsmen in Australia for 13 years. So when they got divorced, she was reckoning not only with the breakdown of her family in the public eye, but also a loss of her identity.

But this isn’t a conversation about her ex-husband. It’s an honest and hilarious look at modern relationships and life after divorce...

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With thanks to Cathrine Mahoney. Buy her book Currently Between Husbands.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

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You might have heard the phrase ‘black out drunk’ before, which might evoke images of someone asleep or passed out. But that’s not what it is. Blacking out is when you’re conscious and walking around, but can’t remember anything afterwards. And that’s what has happened to journalist Sarah Hepola, dozens of times.

Drinking became a normal part of her life, like a lot of people; a social lubricant, a way to meet new people, and a party starter. But as the nights got more and more hazy, she realised she needed to make a change...

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With thanks to Sarah Hepola. Buy Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

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You can watch Mia and Trinny's interview in full here.

When Trinny Woodall stepped into the Mamamia office for this special live No Filter interview, the atmosphere was electric. Because Trinny has an energy about her that is exciting, unafraid, and very fun.

She joined Mia on the show a few years ago to speak about her life and career up to that point, but this time delved into the nitty gritty of owning her incredibly successful lady start-up, Trinny London. They chat about what it’s like launching a beauty brand, how she manages her time and staff, and why her 50s were her most interesting decade yet.

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With thanks to Trinny Woodall

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

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Since she was 16, Deborah Hutton has been on the covers of magazines, ads, and our television sets. Now, at 61, she’s lived an extraordinary life, with no intention of slowing down.

She joins Mia on No Filter to discuss her career, including her long-term relationship with her manager, losing the love of her life, and the health scare that not only led to the most important magazine cover of her career, but also gave her purpose.

This is Deborah Hutton’s story.

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With thanks to Deborah Hutton. You can buy her Canopy Bay hats here.

Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au

Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here.

CREDITS:

Host:Mia Freedman. You can find Mia onInstagram here and get hernewsletter here.

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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 or listening to our content, 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.au 

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.