Meshel Laurie's Nitty Gritty Committee
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMeshel Laurie interviews ordinary people about extraordinary things. Stories about the guts and the glory of life.
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2024 is going to be BIG!
January 02, 2024 21:59 - 58 minutes - 56.1 MB2024 is going to be a HUGE year and we would love you to come and be a part of the "Can We Be Real?" community. Search "Can We Be Real? on all major podcasts platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can We Be Real? The Secrets!
July 25, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 51.1 MBIntroducing "Can We Be Real?" - a new podcast that delves deep into the realm of authenticity and vulnerability. Join us as we encourage our listeners to share their most intimate secrets, creating an atmosphere of connection and openness. In this episode, we're thrilled to unveil some of our favourite secrets shared by our incredible listeners. Prepare to be moved, entertained, and inspired as we explore the depths of human emotions and experiences. Simply search for "Can We Be Real?" on ...
Mark Bouris - Can We Be Real?
July 10, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBMark Bouris recently had Meshel on his podcast called Straight Talk so we have dropped it in the feed for you today. Make sure you come and join my new podcast "Can We Be Real?" with new episodes out every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NEW PODCAST: Can We Be Real?
July 06, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes - 43.3 MBI've launched a brand new podcast and I would love you to come over and check it out. It's called "Can We Be Real?" and you will find on this podcast app... Just search "Can We Be Real?" and join me every Tuesday. Recently I was interview on Jess Rowes podcast and I really enjoyed the chat so I'm dropping it in here for you today. Enjoy and make sure you come and join the "Can We Be Real?" community. Would love your support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can We Be Real?
May 15, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes - 42.5 MB🚨 NEW PODCAST ALERT 🚨 You are the first to find out about a new podcast project I've been working on and it's called "Can We Be Real?" I've really missed connecting with you on a range of different topics and now every Tuesday we can catch up, share secrets, chat life and discuss taboo topics going on in the world. I would really love your support today... Please search "Can We Be Real? on your favourite podcast platform. Subscribe on Apple, follow on Spotify so you get the latest episod...
Lynne McGranger (Yes, it's Irene!)
January 27, 2021 23:59 - 8 minutes - 19.2 MBHi friend. Here's a new show I thought Nitty Gritty listeners might like. It's called Calm ya Farm. It’s a short drop of practical wisdom from unlikely gurus. This one is Home and Away’s Irene! More calming ideas at our website. Thank you to Uncle Jack Charles for the Acknowledgement of Country. How do YOU #CalmYaFarm? Leave us a voice message via our Speakpipe! It's free! And we'll share our favourites in upcoming podcasts / newsletters. Record your message here. Hosted on Acast. See a...
October Astrology with Maggie Kerr
September 29, 2020 06:02 - 28 minutes - 64.9 MBOctober Astrology with Maggie Kerr. You can connect with her here. https://www.universalastrology.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Electric Blue – Superheroes and Supervillains
September 01, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBPaul Verhoeven, author of Loose Units is back with a second book about his father John’s time in NSW police and it’s another fantastic, action-packed and funny read. There’s a deeper, darker side this time too, as the Verhoeven’s confront the brutal bullying Paul suffered during his childhood and the decisions his parents made around dealing with it. This is an intriguing conversation about father son dynamics. Thanks to Paul Verhoeven & John Verhoeven, and Professor Stephen Cordner. If...
Constance Hall is Magic
August 26, 2020 01:51 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBEveryone needs a magical friend like Constance Hall. https://www.facebook.com/mrsconstancehall/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Julie is an Aged Care worker in Melbourne
August 20, 2020 06:40 - 27 minutes - 63.6 MBMelbourne is losing more Aged Care residents due to COVID-19 than almost any other city in the world and Aged Care workers are copping a lot of the blame. Julie is passionate about her career and has some things to tell us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tania Lacey - My First Idol
August 13, 2020 05:01 - 57 minutes - 132 MBShe was the brightest star on Australian television in 1990 and literally everything I wanted to be. We need to talk about what happened to Tania Lacy. http://tanialacy.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Astrologer Maggie Kerr
August 06, 2020 06:41 - 43 minutes - 98.9 MBMaggie Kerr returns to Nitty Gritty this week to give us an astrological update. Your host is Meshel Laurie With thanks to guest Maggie Kerr https://www.universalastrology.com.au/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/The-Nitty-Gritty-Committee-with-Meshel-Laurie-782980195220726/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Urzila Carlson
July 22, 2020 07:08 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBSouth African/New Zealand comedian Urzila Carlson is in quarantine in a hotel in Sydney because she’s replacing Lindsay Lohan as a judge on Australia’s Masked Singer. She might be the perfect woman for our times. https://www.facebook.com/UrzilaCarlsonComedian/ Urzila’s 2nd Netflix special, Overqualified Loser is available now on Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lisa Westgate
July 14, 2020 18:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBLisa Westgate is a life coach. Meshel Laurie is in Covid lockdown again and in desperate need of some coaching! How about you? https://lisawestgate.com/#:~:text=Lisa%20Westgate%20has%20outgrown%20PTSD,positive%20Impact%20on%20the%20world.&text=After%20a%20decade%20as%20a,roof%20when%20the%20toaster%20popped. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gemini Rules Breathing - Astrologer Maggie Kerr
July 08, 2020 03:00 - 26 minutes - 61.8 MBMaggie Kerr is an astrologer of over 30 years’ experience. She says everything that’s happening right now is just down to patterns and it’s all linked to things that’ have happened before. Today, Maggie’s telling us what patterns are playing out right now and in our immediate future. Your host is Meshel Laurie With thanks to guest Maggie Kerr https://www.universalastrology.com.au/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/The-Nitty-Gritty-Committee-with-Meshel-L...
Welcome To Hell: Rachel Berger Part 2
June 24, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 89.4 MBThis week on Welcome To Hell, we’re sharing part 2 of our chat with comedian, actress and writer Rachel Berger. We talk about the role of women as nurturers, how Rachel's parent's survival story helped her through isolation, and buddhism. This is the last episode of Welcome To Hell. Thank you for listening and joining Nelly and Meshel every week in isolation. Tune in again soon for season five of Meshel Laurie's Nitty Gritty Committee as we return to telling stories of the guts and glory o...
Welcome To Hell: Rachel Berger Part 1
June 18, 2020 03:25 - 36 minutes - 83.7 MBThis week on Welcome To Hell, Meshel and Nelly are joined by comedian, actress and writer Rachel Berger. This is part one of our chat, because there was just too much to fit into one episode! We chat about what it’s like to be a female comedian, why Meshel wants to be like her father and how Rachel’s career success in the early days was a result of sacrifice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome To Hell: Eddie Perfect
June 11, 2020 06:14 - 39 minutes - 91 MBNelly and Meshel loved him well before he was Mick on Offspring, and they love him still now. Our guest in Hell this week is Eddie Perfect, and we talk about what it was like for Eddie to move back to Australia from New York in the early days of the pandemic, the future of the arts industry in Australia and flu vaccines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome To Hell: Nat's What I Reckon
May 06, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 81.9 MBYou won’t believe it but that beautiful swearing cooking guy everyone sends you links to, Nat’s What I Reckon has joined us in Hell! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome To Hell: Jackie Kashian
April 29, 2020 06:36 - 32 minutes - 74.7 MBAre you wondering how L.A. lockdown is going? Or how brilliant comedians do gigs on zoom? Well we have those answers from our very flash guest, American comedian Jackie Kashian! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome To Hell: Fahey Younger
April 22, 2020 01:54 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MBNelly remembered another friend of ours who’s very useful. Fahey Younger who used to be a famously weird comedian in a duo called Miss Itchy, now she’s a secretly weird real estate advocate. She has lots a words of comfort and good advice for renters and mortgage payers alike. So many kinds of Hell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome To Hell: Steve Ellen
April 16, 2020 05:54 - 39 minutes - 91.1 MBWe’re back in homeschooling hell at our place, so I’m sharing my office with my two kids, which might be why Nelly Thomas brought us a real live psychiatrist! He’s not even just a psychiatrist, he is many, many things. His name is Steve Ellen, but we can call him Professor Steve Ellen if we want to. You might’ve seen him on TV or heard him on the radio or bought his excellent book called Mental, which he wrote with comedian Catherine Deveney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Welcome To Hell: Helen Thorn
April 06, 2020 07:07 - 23 minutes - 32 MBThe Scummy Mummies are comedy duo Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn. They’re based in London, but Helen’s quite Australian, and she joined Nelly and I to tell us how her lockdown’s going, given that she’s been at it about a month longer than us. She’s also got an extra degree of difficulty, in the form of a little relationship fracas that happened at the worst possible moment. Nelly and I will be having Friday night drinks from 6pm live on youtube, again this week, on the Australian True crime ...
Welcome To Hell: Yvie Jones
March 30, 2020 05:10 - 24 minutes - 55.7 MBWe caught up with Yvie Jones from Gogglebox and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here for a YouTube Livestream on Friday night. Here are some highlights. We’ll be doing it again this Friday from 6pm and we’d love you to join us on the Australian True Crime Podcast YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Hell: The Wheels are Falling off
March 25, 2020 07:54 - 57 minutes - 132 MBHome schooling is way harder than school schooling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Hell #2
March 23, 2020 01:15 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBLocked even further down, whether you're into it or not. Why can't Australian's socially distance? Are bottle shops essential services? How shit is it to work in a supermarket? What's that bastard Kevin done now? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Welcome to Hell: Essential Services
March 23, 2020 01:15 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBLocked even further down, whether you're into it or not. Why can't Australian's socially distance? Are bottle shops essential services? How shit is it to work in a supermarket? What's that bastard Kevin done now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Hell, Family Lockdown
March 20, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBMeshel Laurie is locked in her house with her children and her mother. Nelly Thomas has been home schooling for ages and no one cared until now. Hell is other people, and we could be locked inside with them for a very, very long time. Let's virtually hang out, and at some point secretly drink in the shed. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Welcome to Hell: Family Lockdown
March 20, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBMeshel Laurie is locked in her house with her children and her mother. Nelly Thomas has been home schooling for ages and no one cared until now. Hell is other people, and we could be locked inside with them for a very, very long time. Let's virtually hang out, and at some point secretly drink in the shed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Hell: Family Lockdown
March 20, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBMeshel Laurie is locked in her house with her children and her mother. Nelly Thomas has been home schooling for ages and no one cared until now. Hell is other people, and we could be locked inside with them for a very, very long time. Let's virtually hang out, and at some point secretly drink in the shed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Did Joanna Break The Greens?
November 26, 2018 10:26 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBJoanna Nilson became a political scandal when her old Facebook posts were sent to the media while she was standing for the Greens in the Victorian State election. When and what can we forgive and forget? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who Broke Barnaby?
November 18, 2018 20:22 - 38 minutes - 36.3 MBDaily Telegraph journalist Sharri Markson won the 2018 Kennedy Prize for Journalist of the Year her story exposing the Barnaby Joyce affair. The only problem is that the entire story had already been published by David Donovan at Independent Australia, months before. We speak to David about this and the other massive stories he's broken online, his independence enabling him to print the entire truth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Making a Villain, Ken Kratz
November 10, 2018 09:34 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBNetflix greatest villain Ken Kratz confesses all of his sins, and then lays out, once again, a very compelling case against Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. He also has some interesting new questions for the makers of Making a Murderer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tully Smythe has a lot on her mind.
November 26, 2017 17:23 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBI've never paid much attention to reality tv stars or to social media influencers, but there's always been something about Tully Smythe, aka Instagram's @tee_smythe, that I've found compelling. There's always seemed to be a depth there, but I never knew why. Now I do. Tully was 15 and the eldest of 3 kids when her mother was diagnosed with dementia. To this day, the family employs various strategies to cope with the disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How did Lynne Panayiotis end up in that wheelchair?
November 13, 2017 19:20 - 47 minutes - 44 MBA couple of weeks ago my sister Sherri said to me, "I reckon my friend Lynne would be a good nitty gritty. She’s in a wheel chair, and she’s very prepared to tell the story of how she ended up in it." Quite simply, I dare you to hear this story and not feel like a complete wimp by the time it’s over. The thing about Lynne though, is that she’s obviously been a bad arse since the day she was born. This ep features beautiful traditional Tibetan music from my friend Tenzin Choegyel and there's l...
Mr Josh Thomas
November 06, 2017 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBThe creator and star of Please Like Me, Josh Thomas ruminates on everything from ADD medication to moving his dog to America and his fears for the outcome of the stupid Same Sex Marriage survey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MH370 Danica Weeks and the promise to her husband Paul.
October 29, 2017 17:10 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBPaul Weeks was one of the 227 passengers onboard MH370 when it disappeared. Danica weeks is his wife, and she talks about her life before and since the mystery began. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dilruk Jayasinha
October 23, 2017 05:45 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBSri Lankan/Australian comedian Dilruk is living his dream, making people laugh and working with his idols. He's found the key to maintaining gratitude, but like many of us, he has a few personal obstacles he struggles to overcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jody Turner Ghost Hunter
October 15, 2017 17:15 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBWe're back! After a long break to focus on my other podcast, Australian True Crime, it's time to have some interesting conversations about other things, and what a place to start - suburban ghost busting with the big, beautiful, brash personality that is Jody Turner. Be warned, Jody's ghost hunting requires a lot of swearing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vale Julia Watson.
December 20, 2016 14:52 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWhat happens at the end of life when cancer finally catches up? For Julia Watson there was a wonderful feeling of being overwhelmed with love. Humanitarian, mature age student, published author, mother and wife Julia passed away on Sunday 18th December 2016. In January of 2015 she was given 6 to 9 months to live, which she managed to stretch out into almost two joy-filled years. Listen to Meshel Laurie speak to Julia from her bedside in a touching conversation about life, love and family, th...
Final Days And Death Cafés
November 15, 2016 15:58 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBLet’s talk about the very thing we like to talk about the least. From why we need to teach our kids about it, to what makes a nice death and what happens in your final days. Through conversations with a palliative care nurse who has seen many a last breath and has some eerie ghost stories to share, and a woman who runs ‘death cafés’, Meshel Laurie explores the guts and glory of death. We can’t avoid it (despite our best efforts) so let’s talk about it. Show notes With thanks to Jenni from ...
The Child Sex-abuse Survivor Who Fought Back.
November 02, 2016 15:08 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBTrigger warning: this podcast discusses sexual abuse, mental illness and suicide. From the age of 11, Manny Waks was groomed for sex. The Jewish activist was brought up in an Orthodox-Jewish community and routinely abused. When he was 17, Manny became a whistle-blower on childhood sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community. He speaks to Meshel about the effects of his pursuit for justice on his family, plus his exile from Australia and his struggle to keep fighting through the depression...
Luke Williams Part 2: The Man Who Will Do Anything For A Story.
October 18, 2016 16:35 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBLast time we heard from Luke Williams, he was talking about that time he moved in with junkies to research addiction to crystal meth. Now he's back with Meshel for Part Two, to talk about his experiences with and as a money boy in Pattaya Thailand, the sex capital of the world, and how he started having sex for money when he was completing his law degree in Melbourne. Luke Williams is a freelance journalist and author of The Ice Age: a journey into crystal meth addiction. Leave comments o...
JonBenét Ramsey's Dad: My Son Is Innocent.
October 05, 2016 19:26 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBTwenty years on, the case of JonBenet Ramsey's murder remains unsolved. Her mother, Patsy, died in 2006. Now John Ramsey, and his son Burke, are possibly the only two people alive who know what happened to this 6-year old. My interview with John Ramsey goes deep. Into the night when it all unfolded. Into his memories of Jon-Benet as a normal little girl. To memories of Patsy, and how this mother, and wife, ever managed to move on with her life. How he has no doubt in his mind that there was...
Luke Williams: A Journalist Who Became Gripped By Crystal Meth.
September 26, 2016 21:23 - 48 minutes - 45 MBWhen Luke Williams moved in with junkies to research addiction to crystal meth, he had no idea it would go so wrong. He became an addict himself, and his story became one of psychosis, delusions of grandeur, and murderous plots. From the true frontline of the crystal meth epidemic, Luke Williams shares stories from the throes of addiction and his attempts to reconstruct reality. This is part one of the interview with Luke. Look out for part two, which delves into Luke’s experience in Pattaya...
Emily Webb Goes Inside Australia's Most Chilling Murders.
September 06, 2016 12:56 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBWhat makes a murderer? Ask Emily Webb. The true crime writer has been fascinated with murder since she was a kid, and now, she spends her days inside libraries, researching the stories of missing persons and strange deaths. From the woman who chopped her husband's head off and cooked it in a pot, to a nurse whose shift was dubbed "the death shift", she's written for years about the chilling dark heart of Australia. We delve deep into the stories that shocked a nation, the still unsolved murd...
When Food Is The Enemy.
August 23, 2016 23:09 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBAtypical anorexia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa. Binge-eating disorder. Purging disorder. Night-eating syndrome. No matter what name you put on it, says Meshel Laurie, everyone with an eating disorder is fighting the same demons. They're just using different tools. On this episode of Nitty Gritty Committee, Meshel talks to a woman who battled debilitating anorexia. J was in denial until she received a call from a surgeon that made her realise: 'this is going to kill you.' Leave comments on M...
BONUS: Making A Murderer's Ken Kratz On Brendan Dassey Walking Free.
August 15, 2016 20:52 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBUPDATE: Brendan Dassey, the teenage "accomplice" of convicted murderer Steven Avery has had his conviction overturned. Dassey, who was a 17-year-old with learning difficulties at the time of his imprisonment, must now be re-tried or walk free within 90 days. On the back of this news, Meshel checks in with Ken Kratz, the "villian" of the Making a Murderer documentary. Ken Kratz, the prosecutor who convinced a jury to find Steven Avery guilty of the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach. Kratz, ...
The People Who Flatly Refuse To Be Gay.
August 09, 2016 20:27 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBHave you heard of gay conversion therapy? It's the thriving industry built around the idea that you can "cure" people of their sexuality. There are hundreds of testimonials online from people who say they once were gay and are now very grateful that that is no longer the case. We don’t hear much about gay conversion therapy in Australia, but it’s definitley happening here. In fact, a friend of mine, Anthony, a comedian and producer, has his own story with gay conversion, right here in Aust...
The Many Conspiracies Of David Icke.
July 26, 2016 18:14 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBYou might have heard of David Icke. He is a former British football player, a BBC presenter, and arguably the world's most famous conspiracy theorist. He calls himself a full time investigator into who, or what, is really controlling the world. He has written 20 books. And he has some pretty incredible theories about what is really going on in the world. Like that the moon is a hollowed-out alien space station and that Hillary Clinton is actually half reptilian. So take a deep breath. Relax....