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Introducing Lady Startup Stories: How Flex Mami Made Herself Into A Brand
July 16, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBWe're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of Lady Startup Stories with you. Flex Mami is a 26 year old slashie: she’s a DJ, TV presenter, podcast host, author and the owner of Flex Factory which makes products. She’s part of a new generation of businesswomen who have built their brand and business on Instagram and in this interview Flex and Mia Freedman discuss personal branding, content creation and product development in the age of the influencer. If you like what you he...
Pop Up: How Flex Mami Made Herself Into A Brand
July 16, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBWe're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of Lady Startup Stories with you. Flex Mami is a 26 year old slashie: she’s a DJ, TV presenter, podcast host, author and the owner of Flex Factory which makes products. She’s part of a new generation of businesswomen who have built their brand and business on Instagram and in this interview Flex and Mia Freedman discuss personal branding, content creation and product development in the age of the influencer. If you like what you hea...
Rebekah Robertson: The Trailblazing Mother Of A Trans Child
July 12, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBRebekah Robertson had twins. Both assigned male at birth. Despite what was written on their birth certificates, Rebekah’s twins were very different to one another. And so began the story of a little person called Georgie who knew deep inside that she was a girl. In this conversation Rebekah explains when she first realised Georgie was transgender and how she handled everything from school to clothes to friends and doctors. She also talks about why the way she has parented her trans child ...
Teresa Palmer's Very Un-Hollywood Life
July 05, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWhen Teresa Palmer was nineteen, she walked into Hollywood's biggest talent agency and told them she was happy to have a career, but her biggest plans involved being a mother. And, she hasn't gone back on that. Even though she's scaled the heights of life as a Hollywood movie star, appearing in movies with people like Adam Sandler and Rosario Dawson, it's her family that are the focus of her life. She's in a happy blended family who spend their lives between her hometown Adelaide and L...
Bikram: Yogi. Guru. Predator.
June 28, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThis interview was recorded in January 2020. This is a story about fame and power and money and celebrity. And…..yoga. And the point at which all of those things meet is at the bare feet of a man named Bikram Choudhury. Wearing signature tiny black Speedos and his long hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, Bikram Choudhury was the king of an empire built on sweat, obsessive devotion and, as we learn in a recent Netflix documentary called Bikram, sexual harassment, rape and maniacal con...
Narelda Jacobs' Big Life Has So Many Plot Twists
June 21, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBNarelda Jacobs grew up in a big, rambunctious family. Her mother, an Irish trailblazer, came out to Australia and married Narelda's dad, a member of the Stolen Generation who went on to become a religious minister. Narelda Jacobs is a proud Whadjuk Noongar woman and there’s so much to her story: a strictly religious upbringing, four older sisters, teen pregnancy, a shotgun marriage, a divorce…..there are many plot twists in her life and she recounts them with such warmth, wisdom and humour....
When Elizabeth Gilbert Fell In Love With Her Best Friend, Rayya
June 14, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB*NOTE: This interview was recorded before the Black Lives Matters protests that are sweeping the world* You fall in love with your best friend, she tells you she's terribly sick and you leave your husband to be with her. Together with her ex-wife and ex-girlfriend, you're there when she passes away 18 months later. And that's just the short version of Elizabeth Gilbert's extraordinary life over the past few years since she last spoke with Mia. It's been two years since Rayya died and Liz ...
A Note About This Week’s Show
June 07, 2020 20:00 - 35 seconds - 589 KBBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 parents, 4 kids, 3 states: Andrew Solomon's Beautiful Modern Family
May 31, 2020 20:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBAndrew Solomon always wanted a family of his own, but he grew up in a time where that wasn't a reality for someone who was gay. Over the years, he tried to fight his sexuality - with conversion sex sessions, with relationships with women. When he finally accepted his true identity, Andrew met the love of his life and together (with four other parents) they created the ultimate modern family. He also wrote several best-selling, prize-winning books and delivered some extraordinary Ted Tal...
The Very Real Life Of Sex Worker And Author Rita Therese
May 24, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBThere’s a content warning on this episode: talk of suicide, and there’s also some graphic language Rita Therese is her pen name. Gia is her sex worker name. Her real name is a secret, to protect her privacy. After beginning as a waitress at bucks' parties, Rita Therese has spent most of her twenties earning a living in the sex industry - as well as topless and nude waitressing, working in brothels and as a FIFO sex worker in mining towns. Now, she's written a memoir called COME, which sh...
It Was Invisible...
May 20, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIf you’ve never experienced an unhealthy relationship, one where passion and power and control insidiously morphs into abuse…..this episode might confuse you. But even if you’re one of the women who has never been through that kind of relationship, is not going through it now…..I bet you know someone who has. Or is. Abusive relationships come in 50 shades. The one most commonly understood is physical abuse. It’s a very clear line when you’re physically harmed by someone who claims to love y...
Glennon Doyle's Life Was Totally Upended In A Single Evening
May 17, 2020 20:06 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIt was 2016 and Glennon Doyle was a wife, a mother and the author of a book called Love Warrior, that was about to be released. The book was a memoir about repairing her marriage after discovering her husband's longterm infidelity and Oprah had chosen it for her bookclub. This was big-time. And Glennon was about to begin a national promotional tour across America. What happened on the first night of that book tour was definitely not part of the plan. But it turned out to be the best thing ...
When Andrew Met Anne: A Son's Story
May 13, 2020 20:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBWe've wanted to bring you this story for a while now - because it's a story that's played out in our extended Mamamia family. Anne Stephens (mother of Mamamia's Clare Stephens and Jessie Stephens) was twenty-two and finishing her teaching degree when she discovered she was pregnant. It was 1982 and things were different then. She couldn't see where she could give the baby the life she wanted for him. 37 years later, he found her. After a mission and a half. Here's Andrew's story. Anne'...
When Anne Met Andrew: A Mother's Story
May 09, 2020 20:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWe've wanted to bring you this story for a while now - because it's a story that's played out in our extended Mamamia family. Anne Stephens (mother of Mamamia's Clare Stephens and Jessie Stephens) was twenty-two and finishing her teaching degree when she discovered she was pregnant. It was 1982 and things were different then. She couldn't see where she could give the baby the life she wanted for him. 37 years later, he found her. You'll hear Andrew's story later this week on No Filter....
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Dr Norman Swan
May 06, 2020 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBToday, I’m Skyping with Dr Norman Swan, who's become one of Australia's most well known faces during the COVID19 crisis. Every night, he's been on our televisions keeping us up to date with the latest science on the pandemic, with his gentle Scottish accent and no nonsense warmth. His podcast Coronacast has become a daily must listen. So, what's it like with everyone listening to everything you say about a life or death situation? How has he been coping with the pressure? Credits Host:...
Malcolm Turnbull's New Life
May 03, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBEveryone in Australia has an opinion about Malcolm Turnbull's time as Prime Minister - including and most especially the enemies who brought him down. So, what happens when the dust has settled after being ousted in a political coup? Twice. What do you do with the rest of your life? Malcolm Turnbull has written a book called A Bigger Picture that tells the story of his life. It's a big book about a big life, and on today's show, Malcolm talks about his marriage, being a father and why he ...
How Are You Doing? Amanda Gordon On COVID19 Anxiety
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBToday, I’m Skyping with Amanda Gordon, one of Australia's most well known and well respected psychologists. We're catching up about anxiety. Which is a real thing right now. There are real things to be anxious about: the possibility of illness, job insecurity, kids at home all day, and it goes on and on... How do you know you whether you're anxious, or have Capital A Anxiety? We talk through all of this. And if you’re suffering from anxiety and need some support, check out our online ...
Bringing Women Back To Life: The Dr Catherine Hamlin Story
April 26, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBImagine being ousted from your community, from your family, your whole life, because of a condition you'd developed during childbirth. A condition that most Australian women can have fixed relatively quickly and easily. Dr Catherine Hamlin wasn't having any of that. She and her husband created the legendary Hamlin Fistula Hospital and began saving women's lives back in the 1960s. Over her sixty years in Africa, Catherine became a national treasure of Ethiopia and Australia and we didn't ...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Trinny Woodall
April 22, 2020 20:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBToday, I’m Skyping with Trinny Woodall: TV host, author, fashion and makeover expert, founder of beauty company Trinny London. Trinny is isolating in her London home with her family, including her teenaged daughter Lyla and her partner, 76 year old advertising executive Charles Saatchi. Her mother, in a care home, has been diagnosed with COVID19 and is a super-carrier. I asked her about that, and how she's going running her business from home. You can listen to Trinny on No Filter HERE...
Viagra VS The Peri-Menopausal Vagina With Tracey Cox
April 19, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBTracey Cox knows about sex. She's been writing about it since before she was even having it. Her books have taught generations of women how to receive and give pleasure in a way that gives them complete agency over their sex lives, and now she's turned her pen towards women around menopause and beyond with her new book Great Sex Starts At 50. She's got advice and stories for every woman's sexual appetite: whether you like penetrative sex or don't, whether the spark is there or has vanishe...
Let's Talk About Sex With Tracey Cox
April 19, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBTracey Cox knows about sex. She's been writing about it since before she was even having it. Her books have taught generations of women how to receive and give pleasure in a way that gives them complete agency over their sex lives, and her new book is called Great Sex Starts At 50. She's got advice and stories for every woman's sexual appetite: and she also reveals the surprising thing that can put a dampner on your sex life. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman . You can find Mia on Instagram...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Osher Gunsberg
April 15, 2020 20:22 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBToday, I’m Skyping with Osher Gunsberg: TV host, podcast, author, mental health advocate and new dad. He and his partner Audrey recently had a baby called Wolfie and now they’re a family of four along with Audrey’s teenage daughter from a previous marriage. Osher had been three weeks into shooting the new season of the Bachelor when the decision was taken to close down production ,clear out the bachelor mansion and send everyone home. I asked him about that, about life as a new dad and abo...
A Happy Update From The Happiest Man Alive, Eddie Jaku
April 14, 2020 01:45 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBWe wanted to update and revisit an interview I did with Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, who describes himself as The Happiest Man Alive. Today his 100th birthday (I called up his granddaughter Danielle to find out how he's planning to celebrate) but as well as that, people are looking for wisdom and perspective and joy right now. Eddie is full of life, advice and stories about a world few people remember. A world that few people survived. A world that many people want to forget about. But ...
Simi Polonsky Returns With Some Beautiful News
April 10, 2020 20:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThe first time Simi Polonsky Hoffman was on No Filter, she was deep in grief. Her husband, Shua, had died of a sudden illness, leaving her with two children and another on the way. Simi and her sisters run a clothing line in New York City inspired by their Orthodox Jewish Faith and without Shua, she didn't know what her future looked like. But there's a new chapter in Simi's story that we are so happy to bring you today. Join us on No Filter to hear the story of hope we all really need...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Turia Pitt
April 08, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBToday, I’m Skyping with Turia Pitt- mining engineer, athlete, motivational speaker, author, mother and bloody legend. I wanted to ask her about how to cope with adversity and she has some sage advice. You can listen to the other two No Filter interviews I’ve done with Turia HERE and HERE. And you can buy her books and courses HERE. Listen to Turia on No Filter here, and here. Recommendations: Tiger King, Dear Edward Credits: Host: Mia Freedman . You can find Mia on Instagram and get...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Alison Brahe-Daddo
April 06, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBToday, I’m Skyping with Alison Brahe-Daddo - the iconic Australian model who married the iconic Australian TV host, Cameron Daddo, moved to LA, had three children and then moved back home a couple of years ago to start again. Again. Here's my first No Filter interview with Alison ‘The Original Aussie Supermodel’ and my interview with Cameron Daddo. And the podcast they do together called Seperate Bathrooms. Join Mamamia's Anxiety Course - learn how to grow your confidence, identify your...
Julia Baird Finds Light In The Darkness
April 03, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBYou may know Julia from her columns in Australian newspapers and the New York Times and from the TV where she hosts daily current affairs show, The Drum on the ABC. She’s also written several books including an award winning biography of Queen Victoria. Her latest book though, is much more personal. A few years ago, Julia's life took an unexpected twist that brought with it many challenges and led her to write a new book about finding the light. It's called Phosphorescence: On Awe And Wonde...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Susan Carland
April 01, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBToday I’m calling up Susan Carland - who is an academic, author, feminist and television presenter. She lives with her husband, Waleed Aly and their two children in Melbourne. Join Mamamia's Anxiety Course - learn how to grow your confidence, identify your anxious triggers and reclaim your life with simple and effective strategies. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman . You can find Mia on Instagram @miafreedman and get her free weekly column here https://bit.ly/2w7wP8o Guest: Susan Carland Pr...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Amelia Lester
March 30, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBToday I’m calling up one of my best friends, Amelia Lester who some of you may know if you listened to the podcast we used to host together about Trump’s America called Tell Me It’s Going To Be Ok. Amelia and I met when she was the editor of the Good Weekend magazine and living in Sydney - it’s her hometown but she’s lived most of her adult life in America ever since she moved there to go to Harvard on a scholarship in 2001. She came home to Australia a few years ago for that big job but l...
Sara-Marie Fedele: The Original Reality Star
March 27, 2020 20:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIt's been nearly twenty years since Sara-Marie Fedele bum danced her way into the heart of any Australian who had a TV, during the first season of Big Brother. Shortly after that, being one of the millions of Australians who fell in love with her, Mia put her on the cover of Cosmopolitan and nearly lost her job for it. Sara-Marie paved the way, unintentionally, in so many ways: in the body positivity movement, in reality television and negotiating a life after her three months of enormou...
The Extraordinary True Story of Susan Francis: Part Two
March 25, 2020 19:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBIt's time now to hear about what happened to Susan next, after meeting Wayne and going to Spain with tragic consequences - to hear the first part of her story, click here. Never has the cliche “truth is stranger than fiction” applied more than to the woman on today's episode. You couldn’t make Susan Francis’s life up - it has too many twists. It begins with an adoption story and the mystery of her biological parents, it includes a secret sister, a heartbreaking confrontation, unexpected l...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Libby Trickett
March 24, 2020 06:32 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBHey, it's Mia and I am dropping into your feed with a new series of mini-episodes of No Filter called How Are You Doing? - a special spin-off series of No Filter where I call someone to find out how they are doing in this strange new world we’re all living in. And what they're distracting themselves with! Today, I’m Skyping with Libby Trickett - the former Olympic Swimming Golden Girl with the best smile in Australia. You can listen to my No Filter interview with Libby here and read an ext...
The Extraordinary True Story of Susan Francis: Part One
March 22, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBNever has the cliche “truth is stranger than fiction” applied more than to the woman on today's episode. You couldn’t make Susan Francis’s life up - it has too many twists. It begins with an adoption story and the mystery of her biological parents, it includes a secret sister, a heartbreaking confrontation, unexpected love and a series of events that were so dramatic that she had to write them down in a memoir just to make sense of them. It’s called The Love That Remains. Read an extract ...
The Power of Female Friendship: Mandy & Kate's Story
March 15, 2020 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBBefore they met one another, Kate Jones and Mandy Hose were both pregnant with twins at the same time. They each gave birth prematurely and after white-knuckling their way through the terrifying world of the newborn intensive care unit, eventually got to bring their babies home. In time, both Mandy and Kate's twins would be diagnosed with additional needs and so began a new life for their two families; lives that neither was prepared for and which would take them both to some really unexpec...
The M Word: Why So Many Women Are Angry And Weepy
March 08, 2020 19:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIf you have a vagina or live with anyone who has one, this episode is a must-listen. Dr Ginni Mansberg joins Mia to talk about the very unexpected things that start happening to your body as early as your late thirties and can continue for up to a decade. Ginni is a GP in fifties who's just written a book called The M Word, which is full of things she wants everyone to know about menopause and it's little sister perimenopause. Ginni's own story is also lean-in interesting: she's mum of s...
Megan Gale Has Found Her Voice
March 01, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMegan Gale was a superstar in Italy before Australians knew who she was. She'd been ready to give up modelling when she landed a life-changing gig in Italy in the nineties. Her sudden fame overseas meant Australia finally learned her name and she spent a few years juggling careers in different countries. She was the face of David Jones for nearly two decades. When the time came to start thinking about life outside modelling, she had a crack at acting and found herself cast as Wonderwoman...
Gabbie Stroud Has A Few Things She Wants School Parents To Know
February 23, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBHere are some things worth knowing about school life: Teachers aren't on call for parents 24/7... and under no circumstances should a parent ever follow a teacher home from school to talk about their child. Seriously. That happens. Gabbie left teaching a few years ago and did odd jobs like cleaning while she wrote her first book, the best-selling 'Teacher'. She's back now with a new book, 'Dear Parents', a sometimes uncomfortable look at how easy it is for parents to cross boundaries wi...
Pop Up: How To Launch A Business In Six Weeks
February 18, 2020 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBFor anyone dreaming of starting their own business and being their own boss... the doors The Lady Startup Activation Plan are open for 2020! And we want you (and your business idea) to join us. Over six weeks, Lady Startup founder Mia Freedman will guide you through the steps you need to launch your business the right way, in a series of videos you can watch anywhere, anytime. So if you're ready to stop thinking about it, and actually take the first step towards becoming a Lady Startup cl...
When You Realise Your Parents Aren't Bulletproof
February 16, 2020 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThere is a stage in everyone’s life where you realise your parents are not bulletproof. For some of us that comes when our mum or dad starts forgetting things or when they go through a period of unexpected turmoil. But for many of us, it often comes when a parent suddenly becomes unwell. When journalist, author and screenwriter Amal Awad’s father was diagnosed with kidney failure, she made a surprising decision that changed so much for them and for her. In this episode, she joins Mia F...
Ellie Cole Defied Expectations
February 09, 2020 19:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBEllie Cole lost her leg to cancer when she was just 3 years old and shortly after, her family received a list of things from the doctor that she wouldn't be able to do. The list included things like rollerblading and riding a bike but Ellie had other plans. Ellie doesn't remember much about losing her leg and she grew up with a family who treated her like everyone else, so she set about ticking off every single item on that doctor's list. Since then, she has gone on to win 15 Paralympic...
Meghan, Diana & What Happens When Strong Women Stand Up To The Royals
February 06, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWhen Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced they were leaving the royal family the commentary went one of two ways: how very dare they and good on them. But so much of the vitriol was aimed at Meghan and if we look back at history, it tells a chilling tale of what happens to women when they don't fit the perceived idea of what a “princess” should be. In this episode, Mia is joined by journalist, author and broadcaster Dr Julia Baird, who along with having a PHD in history and a book on ...
Tim Minchin: Success, Failure, Family and Coming Home
February 02, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBHere's what we know about Tim Minchin. He's an actor, writer, composer, lyristist and director. But he’s also a self-described nerd, who became wildly famous after the success of Matilda and then fell from grace when an animated film he was working on for 4 years got shut down. In this interview, he talks to Mia about being battered by America, the feeling of knowing your most successful work could be behind you and how in his line of work he has made a choice to be monogamous and put fam...
Why Tory Shepherd Doesn't Want Kids
January 26, 2020 19:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBTory Shepherd doesn't have kids and if you ask her why she’ll consider telling you that she lost her uterus in a tragic fishing accident. It's not actually true but she reckons that answer is easier for people to accept than the truth. Tory is 42 and a prominent Australian journalist who has written a book called On Freedom about women who choose not to have children and the stigma that comes with that choice. She joins Mia here to talk about it Click here to subscribe to No Filter. C...
Marlee & Keely Silva: What January 26 Means To Us
January 25, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBSeason 2 of Tiddas 4 Tiddas launches today, so we are popping into your feed to share the first episode! Today is January 26th and if you've ever wondered why this day causes so much controversy, or how it can affect Indigenous Australians, this episode is a must-listen. Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman, Marlee Silva, is joined by her sister Keely, to discuss what the day means to them, why they have handled it differently each year and what they want to see for the day in the future. Subsc...
Ondine Sherman Is Devoted To Animals
January 19, 2020 19:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBWhen Ondine Sherman was 7 years old, she wrote a letter to the Editor of her local newspaper declaring that she was planning to dedicate her life to helping animals. Now she's an animal rights activist, cofounding charity organisation Voiceless with her dad, Brian but she's also an author, mother of three and disability advocate for her twin sons. Ondine has a unique way of guiding people to see how animals could be treated better without judgment or guilt and she brings that same compas...
Celeste Barber Accidentally Raised $51 Million
January 17, 2020 06:13 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBCeleste Barber became the unexpected face of the bushfire relief effort. An attempt to raise $20,000 for the NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donations Fund turned into the biggest fundraising effort Facebook had ever seen, totaling over $51million. So, we thought we'd take a look back at the chat Mia had with Celeste about her long rise to 'overnight success' and find out more about the woman who accidentally raised $51million. Find Celeste Barber on Instagram here... https://www.inst...
Best Of: Gabbie Stroud Broke Up With Teaching
January 16, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBWelcome to our summer series where we play you some of our favourite episodes that you might have missed or might want to revisit. When Gabbie Stroud shut the door on her primary school classroom in 2014, she knew that she was leaving teaching forever. Between the growing curriculum, demanding parents and standardised tests like Naplan, Gabbie had begun to see her role not as a teacher, but as a data analyst. Now Gabbie has written a memoir, Teacher, which tells her story: How she came to...
Best Of: Angela Bishop's Life Imploded
January 12, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBWelcome to our summer series where we play you some of our favourite episodes that you might have missed or might want to revisit. A lot can happen in 30 years of someone’s life. You can build a solid career. Meet the love of your life. Have a baby. Mourn the loss of your dad. Enjoy the family you’ve built. And then watch it implode. Over the past 30 years, Angela Bishop has become one of Australia’s best-known entertainment reporters. She’s been on every red carpet at every awards ceremo...
Best Of: When Leigh Sales' World Turned Upside Down
January 09, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWelcome to our summer series where we play you some of our favourite episodes that you might have missed or might want to revisit. The day your life turns upside down usually starts like any other. It’s ordinary, it’s normal. And then, life smacks you in the head and everything changes in an instant. Leigh Sales has spent many years interviewing people whose lives have changed suddenly and tragically and, she's had a few of those days herself. In her new book, An Ordinary Day, she speaks c...
Best Of: The Story Of Marian Keyes
January 05, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWelcome to our summer series where we play you some of our favourite episodes that you might have missed or might want to revisit. Marian Keyes is one of the most successful authors in the world. She’s sold 35 million books in 35 languages and she’s done that by writing about women’s lives….in all their messiness. She writes the words and the feelings that are inside your head and she makes women feel seen and heard and understood. In a laugh out loud way. She’s able to do this because sh...