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Dana Berkowitz and the Feminist Dilemma of Botox
January 22, 2017 23:59 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBGender studies Professor and feminist Dana Berkowitz was strongly opposed to Botox. She would lecture students on body image and beauty culture, and was researching for a book on anti-aging practices in society. And then, while researching it, she had it. What followed for her were compliments. Many compliments. And she found herself at the centre of a conflict so many women have: Is there a feminist way to have Botox? Is using it to improve your appearance proof of a woman's right to cho...
What Kasey Chambers Did Next
January 16, 2017 03:02 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBShe’s won 11 Aria Awards. 22 Golden Guitars. Released 10 albums. And somewhere in between all that had three kids and written an autobiography. There is no denying that Kasey Chambers has done a lot into her 40 years of life. But behind the many golden guitars is a person who, at the age of 30 was diagnosed with anorexia and has spent the past ten years dealing with her relationship with food and working out what is best for her. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to speci...
Georgie Stone, the Teen Who Changed Gender
January 09, 2017 01:21 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBKids say some funny things sometimes. So when two-year-old Georgie Stone said 'Mum, I want a vagina', it seemed like an innocent, cute kid comment. And Mum barely blinked. But Georgie knew already that she was born in the wrong body. That she was transgender. And as the years unfolded, it became apparent. In 2015 - at just 15 years old - Georgie publicly came out as transgender. She did so to advocate for other trans kids not just in the media... but in the legal system, where delays in pro...
Jane McGrath's Legacy is More Than Just Pink
January 03, 2017 00:32 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAs our Australian Cricketers turn the SCG into a blushing meadow for the Pink Test, it's a reminder of Jane McGrath's legacy. The mother of two, and wife to cricket fast bowler Glenn McGrath formed a foundation that has changed lives. But she also forged a friendship like no other. This is not a story about breast cancer, it's the story of Jane McGrath and her hilarious best friend, Tracy Bevan. Their relationship went to the darkest places you can imagine and then lifted them higher than th...
Don't Call Sarah Harris A TV Star
January 01, 2017 19:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBShe’s the co-host of Studio 10, is often on the cover of magazines and often has headlines written about her post pregnancy body. But if you call Sarah Harris a TV star or a celebrity, chances are she will laugh in your face and say she is just a journalist. But there is no denying that her life has changed since she changed TV networks and jobs. She speaks to Mia Freedman about being followed by paparazzi, what it was like when viewers started commenting on her baby weight and why she will ...
Jodi Picoult: the Woman Behind the Novels
December 25, 2016 19:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIf you had written 23 novels - and had nine of them debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list - would you still reply to every fan email you received and every tweet that popped up in your notifications list? Probably not, but for American author Jodi Picoult, she wouldn't have it any other way. She joins Mia Freedman to talk about her new book, Small Great Things, biases, living in a bubble and the incredible moment her son came out to her. It's the perfect holiday listen. ...
Antonia Kidman is Reinventing Herself
December 18, 2016 19:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThe past two years have not been easy for Antonia Kidman. In 2014 she lost her dear father to a heart attack. Just seven months later, came the tragic and sudden death of her former husband and the father of her four older children. It was a double blow of mammoth proportions for Antonia and even more so for her family. What happened next, and the path she’s chosen to follow as her kids are growing up is a surprising one. Now, the mother of six has emerged from the rubble of grief very centr...
BONUS: Mia Bursts Her Bubble With Andrew Bolt
December 13, 2016 21:01 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBMia Freedman is still on a mission to burst her bubble. And today, she’s taking to it with a pitchfork. She’s calling up Andrew Bolt. A right-wing conservative who writes Australia's most-read political blog. And it's a conversation to make you think, to make you question, and to perhaps re-order some of the opinions and ideas that may have been cemented in your mind. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Andrew Bolt This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratli...
Beccy Cole's Great Australian Love Story
December 11, 2016 23:41 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBYou’re 27. You’ve just gotten divorced after a very brief marriage. And you’re watching your favourite show on TV. It’s about an all women’s soccer team. Two girls kiss. And then it hits you. You’re a lesbian. You’re also a huge country music star. And you don’t know how your fans will react. So you don’t tell anyone. You raise your son. You pour everything out on stage, but then you go on living your life in secret. When Beccy Cole, one of Australia’s most successful, talented and award...
Em Rusciano is a Try Hard
December 05, 2016 01:51 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBMarriage is hard. Kids are hard. Carving a career in the music industry is hard. Luckily, Em Rusciano is a try-hard. You might know her from her brutally honest facebook page, from her time on Australian Idol, her brekkie radio gigs, her side-splitting standup, maybe you ran alongside her at athletics or your kids go to school with hers. But this refreshingly honest conversation gets to the core of who Em Rusciano is. Because when you spend your life on show for others, you have to work out...
BONUS: Mia bursts her bubble with Rowan Dean
November 30, 2016 05:52 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBMia Freedman is trying to figure out what the hell just happened with the US election. And the main thing Mia's realised is that she lives in a bubble. It's a pretty crowded bubble of like-minded centre lefties who cannot fathom how 'the most influential nation on earth' could elect Donald Trump. So, in a bid to burst the bubble, Mia has decided to call up four people she knows who think differently to her. Rowan Dean is the third bubble burster. Editor of Spectator, Courier Mail columnist ...
Robin Bailey is a Fighter
November 28, 2016 01:12 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBTwo years ago, Brisbane breakfast radio star Robin Bailey lost her husband. In the aftermath, stricken with grief, she poured herself into work. Then last month, after ten years on air at the radio station, she lost her job. In her first interview since being let go from the 97.3 Brisbane breakfast team, the mother of three opens up to Mia Freedman about grief, the first thing she did after she was sacked and how she plans on maintaining a stable life for her three sons. As always, Robin is ...
Lisa Wilkinson on Marriage, Karl & Her Latest Project
November 21, 2016 00:04 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThe thing about being on live TV for 20 hours a week is that you can’t fake it. Pretenders don't last. So the Lisa Wilkinson you know from ten years on the Today Show is the same Lisa Wilkinson you meet in real life. Mia Freedman talks to her former boss about what happens when you realise your husband is drinking and eating too much, the hardest part about marriage, and how Karl Stefanovic, her ebullient co-host, is dealing with a very public seperation. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freed...
BONUS: Mia bursts Her Bubble with Miranda Devine
November 17, 2016 02:28 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBMia Freedman is trying to figure out what the hell just happened with the US election. And the main thing Mia's realised is that she lives in a bubble. It's a pretty crowded bubble of like-minded Centre Lefties who cannot fathom how 'the most influential nation on earth' could elect Donald Trump. So, in a bid to burst the bubble, Mia has decided to call up four people she knows who think differently to her. The second? Columnist and Commentator Miranda Devine Show Notes Your host is Mia Fr...
BONUS: Mia Bursts Her Bubble with Paul Murray
November 16, 2016 02:21 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBMia Freedman is trying to figure out what the hell just happened with the US election. And the main thing Mia's realised is that she lives in a bubble. And it's a pretty crowded bubble of like-minded Centre Lefties who cannot fathom how 'the most influential nation on earth' could elect Donald Trump. So, in a bid to burst the bubble, Mia has decided to call up four people she knows who think differently to her. The first? Sky News TV host, Paul Murray. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman....
Meshel Laurie is Not Your Average Buddhist
November 14, 2016 01:11 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBYou’re a successful comedian who is married to a man who doesn't want children. Suddenly, the ticking of your biological clock is the only sound you can hear. The story of what happened when you forced him into IVF is one that will shape both your lives. This is Meshel Laurie’s story. The radio host, author, feminist, podcaster, social justice warrior, mother, ex-wife, Tinder survivor and Buddhist is one of the most dynamic, fierce, sensitive, introspective, caring, determined women Mia Fre...
Bonus: Mia discusses the US election with author Jodi Picoult
November 09, 2016 00:08 - 10 minutes - 9.35 MBThe day Mia has been waiting for is here. It’s the US election. So it’s no surprise that when the American bestselling author Jodi Picoult came into the office, Mia asked her all about her take on Trump and Clinton. From asking where Oprah is, to talking about how the polling works, Jodi Picoult has all the answers. The full No Filter interview with Jodi is coming soon. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Jodi Picoult. The full interview with Jodi will be ...
Shannon Garner: the Woman Who Will Let You Borrow Her Uterus
November 07, 2016 00:35 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWhat happens when you give birth to a baby girl who isn’t yours? You will never breastfeed her, never live in the same house as her, and will never, ever be called 'mum'. This was Shannon Garner’s experience not that long ago. The mother-of-two decided to be a surrogate for a gay couple she had never met, and around 12 months later, Shannon gave birth to their baby Elsie. Unsurprisingly, Mia had SO many questions about surrogacy. How do you endure the heartache of leaving that hospital with ...
Andrew Denton On Leaving Life Gently
October 30, 2016 19:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBYou can’t cure death. But you can try and make it kinder. And that is what Andrew Denton plans on doing for many chronically ill Australians. The iconic journalist and former host of Enough Rope has made it his mission to understand voluntary euthanasia since the death of his own father. Denton's created a podcast called Better Off Dead, and now he’s using his profile to make changes in government. It’s a conversation that Mia didn’t want to have. But now, she’s glad she did. Show Notes Yo...
Sally Faulkner is Living Every Mother's Nightmare
October 24, 2016 04:03 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBHow far would you go to get your children back if they had been taken from you? Would you travel to a foreign country? Hire a person skilled in the recovery of child abductions? This is exactly what Brisbane mother-of-three Sally Faulkner did to be reunited with her two children Lahela and Noah. But things didn’t exactly end up going to plan. This is the story behind the botched 60 minutes recovery operation. The operation that landed the news team, journalist Tara Brown, and Sally Faulkner ...
BONUS: The Final US Presidential Debate, Unpacked
October 20, 2016 07:49 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBWho’s the biggest supporter of women? According to himself, it’s Donald Trump. But then again, he also thinks Aleppo is a 'fat' supermodel. Mia Freedman is joined in the studio again by Amelia Lester, the Editor of the Good Weekend - and gatecrasher and resident Trump impersonator Rosie Waterland. So what happened today? What does this mean? Did Hillary just nail it? And what now? Show Notes For more US politics try: Slate's TrumpCast Keeping It 1600 Follow: Jon Favreau, Obama's speec...
Nas Campanella is a Newsreader Who Can't See
October 17, 2016 00:17 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBIf you've ever listened to Triple J news, you'd be familiar with the smooth-talking tones of newsreader Nas Campanella. What you might not know, though, is that she's completely blind. A national newsreader who can't read the news, and doesn't use braille. So how does she do her job? How does she text, date, cook, and buy clothes? And why, at 29, do people still treat her like a child? For a woman who heard "how the hell can you be a journalist?" many times over, the stories of her life and...
Donald Trump, Sex Tapes and WTF America
October 10, 2016 07:51 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBMia Freedman has a new hobby. It's not knitting, or even sport. It’s American politics. Actually, that’s a lie. It’s Donald Trump… and how much she hates him. He’s a name caller. He makes fun of people with disabilities, of grieving mothers who have lost their soldier sons, of women. Soooo many women. So she decided to invite Amelia Lester, the former Managing Editor of the New Yorker, on to talk Trump. Show Notes For more US politics try: Slate's TrumpCast Keeping It 1600 Follow: Jo...
Everyone Needs a Friend Like Tracy Bevan
October 02, 2016 23:03 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThis is not an interview about breast cancer. This is an interview about an extraordinary friendship between two hilarious women. Tracy Bevan lost her best friend, Jane McGrath to breast cancer, but that’s not what defined their connection. Their relationship went to the darkest places you can imagine and then lifted them higher than they thought possible, over and over. It’s a friendship that has transcended death in the most surprising way. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With tha...
Liane Moriarty Knows How To Write a Best-Seller
September 26, 2016 00:50 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBShe’s been called the 'Obama of popular fiction'. An author whose books all turn to gold. But at home, Liane Moriarty is considered to be a suburban housewife who writes for a hobby. Australia’s most successful author, this mother-of-two from Sydney has sold over six million books. She's one of the few authors in the world to ever have three books on the New York Times bestseller lists at the ONE time. So how did she do it? She joins Mia to discuss her latest book, rubbing shoulders with ...
Sam Frost Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve
September 19, 2016 00:33 - 1 hour - 55 MBShe enrolled in The Bachelor to 'shake things up' in her life. Two years on, Sam Frost is Australia's sweetheart: the loveable girl-next-door with a brekkie radio gig next to Rove McManus. But the path to get there was paved with pain. She had her heart smashed into a million pieces in front of the nation, which sent her spinning into despair and grief. But her belief that she would be happy again - and that the universe would lead her there- led her to a real life fairytale romance. She ...
Richard Fidler Doesn't Like Being Interviewed
September 12, 2016 01:47 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBHow do you make an ordinary person seem like a rock star? You put them in front of Richard Fidler. His cult ABC radio show, Conversations, is Australia's most popular podcast, downloaded more than 1.8 million times per month. And Richard is the puppet master; drawing you deep into the stories of people you have probably never heard of. Today, he is on the receiving end of the questions. He tells Mia Freedman how he got to where he is today; the skills it takes to make the driest topics int...
Keira Maguire: Cult Figure of The Bachelor
September 08, 2016 21:30 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBShe's feisty, funny, and after she scowled into the spotlight on The Bachelor Australia, she found herself as the crowd favourite. But for Keira Maguire, it came with a massive amount of scrutiny. After Woman’s Day revealed she grew up in a polygamist cult, the Bachelor star talks to Mia about being cast as the villain, growing up "different" and what she’s going to do next. The interview doesn't quite go to plan. But sometimes, when there is No Filter, things can get messy. Show Notes You...
Bruna Papandrea is The Most Powerful Woman You've Never Heard Of
September 05, 2016 04:57 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBShe's one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. She votes on the Academy, which decides who will get the Oscars. She’s produced box office smash hits Wild, Gone Girl, Warm Bodies and Milk just to name a few. And up until last week she had a production company with Reese Witherspoon. So how did Bruna Papandrea go from the outer Adelaide suburbs to a leading lady boss of Hollywood? This Aussie powerhouse is a friend Mia hadn’t seen in over 20 years. So when she arrived in the studio to...
Bruna Papandrea Is The Most Powerful Woman You've Never Heard Of
September 05, 2016 04:57 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBShe's one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. She votes on the Academy, which decides who will get the Oscars. She’s produced box office smash hits Wild, Gone Girl, Warm Bodies and Milk just to name a few. And up until last week she had a production company with Reese Witherspoon. So how did Bruna Papandrea go from the outer Adelaide suburbs to a leading lady boss of Hollywood? This Aussie powerhouse is a friend Mia hadn’t seen in over 20 years. So when she arrived in the studio t...
Ita Buttrose: On Botox, The Packers and The Joys of Doing Whatever You Want
August 29, 2016 04:29 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIta Buttrose is an Australian icon. She's the founding editor of Cleo Magazine. Cold Chisel once wrote a song about her. The author of 11 books. A former Australian of the year. Host of Studio 10. And when she sat down with another former magazine editor Mia Freedman for this interview, what did they talk about? Everything, obviously. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Ita Buttrose. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff CONTACT US Suggest a guest ...
Loren O'Keeffe: "I still forget Dan's not missing any more."
August 22, 2016 01:27 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn 2011, Loren O'Keeffe's world changed forever. Her 24-year-old brother Dan walked out of the family home and disappeared. Loren quit her job immediatley, set up a Dan Come Home movement and spent the next five years answering emails, trawling soup kitchens and chasing every lead that came her way. In March of 2016, all that came to a halt, when Dan's body was found under the family home. Today Loren joins Mia on a very raw No Filter to talk about her life now that Dan is no longer miss...
BONUS: Rebecca Sparrow on Love,Loss and Empty Arms
August 16, 2016 06:19 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBLook around you. Look at the women in your life. Did you know, one in three of them will have a miscarriage in their lifetime? And around 2000 women this year will have a stillbirth. That's a lot of women you know. I am one of them. And so is my very dear friend, Rebecca Sparrow. That’s why at Mamamia, we decided to establish a support group for these women. This week at Mamamia it's Pregnancy Loss Awareness Week, and to shine some light on the stories of these women that so often go unt...
Kathy Lette: "The Word Autism Was a Knife To My Heart."
August 15, 2016 02:29 - 55 minutes - 51 MBTo many, she's considered a fast-talking Aussie who created Puberty Blues. But when you dig a little deeper, you realise that author Kathy Lette is so much more than the vivacious outfits she wears. For most of her public life, she kept quiet about the fact that her eldest son Jules had autism. But in 2012, after unintentionally writing about it in The Boy Who Fell to Earth, Kathy realised that it was better to shine a light into a dark corner then just leave it in the dark. And that's exact...
Leisel Jones: From Olympic Gold to Hell and Back Again
August 07, 2016 22:37 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB“I won’t love anything as much as I love swimming." With nine Olympic medals, Leisel Jones is regarded as one of the greatest Australian swimmers ever. But when she stepped onto the Olympic platform at just 15 years old, it was a baptism of fire. Thrust into the limelight so young she reveals the constant pressure she was under – from coaches, from the media and from herself – to be perfect. From the 4:10am training starts to the bullying, dysfunction and body image issues, this is a story o...
The Ultimate Gift Of Love
August 01, 2016 03:39 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBDaniel Germanos was completing his HSC when he found out his kidneys were failing. He was 17. He played rep soccer, was fun loving, and had never had a problem with his health before. Yet, out of nowhere he got sick. His mum Rita and Dad George, along with his three older siblings were blindsided.The family knew they would have to do everything in their power to try and make him better. And that’s exactly what they did. Rita and George join Mia Freedman to talk about the reality of living on...
Taryn Brumfitt is a Body Image Warrior
July 25, 2016 01:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBFour years ago, Taryn Brumfitt was booked into surgery for a boob job, and a tummy tuck, when she had an epiphany. "If I go through with this, what am I saying to my daughter about body image? How am I going to encourage her to accept and love her body? What type of hypocrite or mother would I be?" Now, she has a dream. To change the way we see our bodies. She joins Mia to talk about her mission to address body image issues in society, before we raise another generation of humans who hate th...
Caroline Overington: The Woman Who Healed Oprah
July 18, 2016 04:12 - 1 hour - 55 MBNot many people can say they influenced Oprah, but Caroline Overington can. The award-winning author and journalist interviewed the most famous woman in the world at her Harpo studios last year, and it did not go as expected. A woman who believes in "fake it till you make it", she has twice won Australia’s most prestigious award for journalism, the Walkley Award for Investigative Journalism; and the Sir Keith Murdoch award for Journalistic Excellence. Her latest book is the thriller, The One...
Sarah Ferguson Is Not All Serious
July 11, 2016 00:13 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIf you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the top of the media tree, and how one of Australia's top journalists works and thinks, you are going to love this episode. Sarah Ferguson is a multiple Walkley-award winning journalist, the host of Four Corners, and is known for asking politicians the tough questions. She is also funny and sweary and beautiful. She's half of one of Australia's media power couples (and what she has to say about that is hilarious), and this episode rev...
Whatever Happened To Poppy King?
June 27, 2016 07:43 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBShe started making the lipsticks she would want to wear when she was 19. Within three years Poppy King was head of the biggest cosmetic company in Australia. She was one of the few young women in our pre-Internet public life and she changed the psyche of Australia in terms of what we could make and what we could export. And then she disappeared. Poppy moved to New York and Australia’s lips were never the same. Then, this year, Mia Freedman bought a new lipstick in a cool Sydney make-up sto...
An Extraordinary Tale Of Tragedy And Beauty
June 12, 2016 20:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn 2013, mother-of-three Sam Bloom’s world changed. A freak accident on a family holiday in Thailand left her paralysed from the chest down. Her three young sons and her husband Cameron rallied around her. But it wasn’t until the family found a baby magpie who had fallen from his tree that things started looking up for the Blooms. Now, Cameron has written a book about Penguin, the Magpie who pulled his family from a dark, dark place. Show Notes Your host was Mia Freedman With Cameron a...
Dave Hughes Likes Himself Better Sober
June 06, 2016 06:24 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBHe hasn't had a drink since he was 22 years old. And he reckons that’s the reason he’s made it in comedy. There’s no denying that Dave Hughes is one of our most popular comedians. From hosting the Logies to touring internationally, the former co-host of The Project joins Mia to talk about how his career started, his friendship with radio co-host Kate Langbroek and why he really left one of Australia's most popular weekly news shows. Oh, and why his wife made him get the snip. It is No Filt...
Gloria Steinem Feels Bad For Kim Kardashian
May 29, 2016 21:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBGloria Steinem has long been considered the mother of feminism. Since her days of political activism in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the journalist and author has spent her life campaigning for women’s rights. And at 82 years old, there’s still no stopping her. In this interview with Mia Freedman, Gloria discusses the idea of selfies as empowerment, why she feels sad for Kim Kardashian, plastic surgery and the future of feminism in popular culture. Show Notes Your host was Mia Freedman With thank...
One Family, Two Unthinkable Tragedies
May 15, 2016 06:06 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBRuby Rose lost her mum when she was only two years old... In 2009, the Heuston family's world changed for ever when Chloe Waterlow was murdered by her brother in Sydney's east. Chloe was mother to the three Heuston kids, then aged 5, 2 and 4 months. Those children would grow up without their mum. Their father Ben, lost the love of his life. Five years later, another unthinkable tragedy has struck the family. Ben and Chloe's only daughter Ruby Rose was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic L...
BONUS: Madison Missina is an award-winning porn star. And she's gay.
May 09, 2016 02:36 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBShe has slept with around 12,000 people. Many of them men. But for as long as she can remember, Madison Missina has lived part of her life in the closet. As an award-winning porn star, sex worker, sex therapist and business owner - she's gotten used to not revealing her real name, or any parts of her previous life. But now she is coming...out. In every possible way. She speaks to Mia Freedman about what it's like to be a gay woman, having straight sex on camera. And why it was time for ...
Julia Morris Wants A Gold Logie
May 01, 2016 20:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBThe much loved comedian and actor may have clocked a long career on stage and screen, a book, a battle with breast cancer and botox, but there's still something on the wish list. Julia Morris lays it all out in this hilarious interview with Mia Freedman, spanning topics from miscarriage to magazines, the papparazzi and how to best mask your menopausal rage. Your host is Mia Freedman Huge thanks to the divine Julia Morris Contact this show, suggest a guest, or leave feedback via twitter ...
Rebecca Sparrow on Surviving and Thriving After Loss
April 17, 2016 21:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB"I cannot believe that is how my cards fell. I cannot believe I should have a six-year-old daughter." Rebecca Sparrow is an author, columnist, mother, and Oprah worshipper. She's also one of the wisest women Mia Freedman knows. After the death of her daughter Georgie, these two women connected and forged an unlikely friendship. In this interview with Mia, Rebecca talks about the loss of her daughter Georgie, the surrealness of losing a baby, and her new role as a teenage agony ...
Natasha Stott Despoja
April 04, 2016 01:47 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBNatasha Stott Despoja famously walked into parliament, at age 26, wearing Doc Martens. It set the tone for a political career that would shake things up. The former Leader of the Australian Democrats Party and mother ot two was once asked if she could breastfeed on a schedule. Now as the Ambassador for Women and Girls, she joins Mia Freedman to talk about her life in politics, her children and why we never question men about their work/life balance and "having it all". Your host is Mia Fr...
Peter FitzSimons
March 24, 2016 06:56 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB"The dominant partner in any relationship will always sleep on the side of the bed closest to the door." So says Peter FitzSimons. It's one of his little theories of life, of which he has many. The author, columnist and former Australian rugby player has written 27 books, holds the record for the longest radio interview ever, and is the Chair of the Australian Republican movement. Peter FitzSimons rips the bandana off while talking to Mia Freedman. They cover love, writing, religion, phil...
'Hey Dad!' Actress, Sarah Monahan
March 08, 2016 08:33 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThe Hey Dad! child star blew the whistle on her TV dad. Robert Hughes, who played her father on the popular Australian TV show, was found guilty of repeatedly molesting her over a period of many years. Hughes was sentenced to a maximum of 10 years and nine months jail. But now, he's appealing for a second time. Monahan details the moment she 'snapped', facing Hughes in court, and why she's decided to never become a mother herself. Show notes Your host is Mia Freedman With thanks to Sar...