No Filter
575 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 164 ratingsRiveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.
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Serena Williams Wants You To Touch Yourself
September 29, 2018 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBSerena Williams is one of the greatest athletes of all time. But in the 48 hours before Mia was due to sit down with her, the US Open happened, and Serena Williams was all over the news for all the wrong reasons. So we waited for her to cancel. But she didn’t. Instead, Serena Williams did what working women and working mothers do, she got on with it. She sucked up her personal feelings and met her commitments. In this very candid conversation with Mia, Serena talks about the first thing sh...
Olivia Newton-John Just Gets On With It
September 23, 2018 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBIt’s hard not to fangirl over Olivia Newton-John. She's Sandy from Grease! 69-year-old Olivia has had some incredible highs in her life and some crushing lows. She’s had breast cancer, lost her beloved sister, miscarried, been divorced and her former partner disappeared in mysterious circumstances. But she’s also had an incredible career, a beautiful daughter and a life full of laughter, love and adventure. Olivia has turned 70 and while her cancer has returned for the third time, she’s...
Sneak Peek: Serena Williams
September 23, 2018 03:59 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MBAfter the fall out from the US Open, Mia Freedman sat down with Serena Williams to talk about what it's like when the world's eyes are on you, how her daughter Olympia comforted her when she got off the court and how motherhood has changed her. This is a sneak peek of the interview. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Serena Williams. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https:...
Part 2: Katie Horneshaw's Sister Killed A Man
September 16, 2018 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBOn the last episode of No Filter, you heard from Mary Pershall whose daughter Anna, murdered the man she was living with during a descent into mental illness and drug addiction. One of the aspects of Anna’s story that gripped the nation was that at the time she committed the crime she was 18 weeks pregnant. So what happened to Anna’s baby? Her sister Katie stepped in and took on the role of parent and this is Katie's story... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest ...
Part 1: Mary Pershall's Daughter Killed A Man
September 09, 2018 23:33 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWhat do you do when you receive a phone call saying that your daughter has murdered someone? Mary Pershall spent 28 years trying to shield her youngest daughter Anna from her demons. First, it was anorexia, then other mental health issues and later drug use including marijuana and ice. But one act of rage in 2015 changed the course of Anna and her mother's life forever. So how do you deal with the fact your daughter is a murderer? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mi...
Germaine Greer Won't Be Defined By Her Rape
September 06, 2018 03:56 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThis podcast will deal extensively with the subject of rape and won't be appropriate for all listeners. If this podcast does bring anything up for you then please call 1800 RESPECT. When people think of feminism, they think of Germaine Greer. Her manifesto The Female Eunuch was released in 1970 and is still shaping conversations 48 years later. But what happens when an icon - whose job it is to be provocative - exists in a culture of outrage? Most recently, the release of her Melbourne Un...
Moana Hope Insists She’s Not A Hero
September 02, 2018 22:50 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBMoana Hope is the breakthrough superstar of the AFL women’s competition, kicking goals first for Collingwood and now North Melbourne. But funnily enough, sport is probably the least interesting about Moana. She’s one of 14 kids and quit school at the age of 10 to take care of her dying father. At 26 she became the sole carer for her disabled sister Lavinia. She also runs her own company and wants to have a big family with her girlfriend Isabella Carlstrom. So how does she manage it all? In...
Kyl Myers Is Letting Her Child Choose Their Gender
August 26, 2018 23:57 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB"Aw, are you having a boy or a girl?" It's what every parent-to-be is asked as soon as the lines appear on the pee stick. But Kyl Myers and her partner Brent are two of a growing number of parents who refused to answer that question and made the choice to raise their child as "gender creative". Kyl and Brent have never publicly disclosed the biological sex of their child Zoomer, and they don’t use the pronouns 'he' or 'she'. They intend to let Zoomer decide on what gender to identify as, if...
Malcolm Turnbull Hasn't Lost Everything
August 24, 2018 05:22 - 9 minutes - 9.19 MBToday Malcolm Turnbull was replaced as Prime Minister of Australia by former treasurer Scott Morrison after months of speculation political in-fighting. Since becoming PM he’s been seen as a bit of a disappointment. Too robotic, too soft and not the Malcolm we signed up for. Back in 2017, Mia sat down with Malcolm to talk politics, gay marriage and the most important relationship in his life. The one with his wife, Lucy Turnbull. As he stood behind the lectern addressing the nation, L...
Osher Günsberg Is Not Who You Think He Is
August 19, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBOsher Gunsberg is not who you think he is. Yes, he is the guy who hosts The Bachelor and The Bachelorette and is the boss of the roses. And yes, he did used to host another massive reality show called Australian Idol back when he was called Andrew G. But throughout his life, Osher had things to hide. But now, he’s talking about them. He’s written a book called Back, After The Break, where he writes about his life, how he’s battled and overcome OCD, anxiety, body dysmorphia and even psychosi...
Rick Morton Was Born Into Rural Royalty. Suddenly, He Was Dirt Poor
August 12, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBRick Morton was born the son of a cattle baron in far western Queensland. His backyard consisted of hundreds of thousands of acres. He went to school by school of the air. And his family home was 500kms from the nearest town. But in just 24 hours, Rick’s life went from being something of an idyllic outback childhood to poverty. So how do you go from rural royalty to dirt poor? What’s it like growing up gay and closeted in a small town? Rick has written a book about his life called 100 Year...
Lucy Peach Is A Period Unicorn
August 05, 2018 23:29 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBLucy Peach is a folk singer turned comedian turned period hacker. Yes, period hacker. Lucy has worked out the secret to using your period for power. And on this episode of No Filter, she gives practical advice about how to harness the different phases of your cycle. After you listen to this you'll never think of your period the same way again. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Lucy Peach. Find out more about her live show...
Kerry Tucker Loved Being In Prison
July 29, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBHow do you prepare for prison? How do you tell your young daughters that you aren’t going to see them for a very long time?Kerry Tucker was jailed in 2004 for one of the biggest white-collar crimes committed by a female in Victoria at the time. She’d been stealing money from her employers. She owned up to it, went through the process and spent 4.5 years behind bars in a maximum security prison away from her two daughters. Surprisingly for Kerry, jail was the making of her and she’s written a...
Amy Molloy Was Widowed At 23
July 22, 2018 23:30 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAmy Molloy has lived a big life. She’s survived anorexia, was widowed at 23, divorced her second husband in her late 20’s, forged a new career, married for the third time and has had two babies. And she’s only 33. Amy has written a book about her life so far, called The World Is A Nice Place, and she joins Mia to talk about why, after so much hardship, she's filled with hope…. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Amy Molloy Bu...
Wren and Ayla's Story: When Your Wife Is Trans
July 16, 2018 00:19 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBWren Holdom had been with her partner Ayla for almost a decade when a revelation in a Chinese restaurant turned their lives upside down. Learning that her spouse was transgender was just the beginning of a journey that included difficult conversations with family, being outed by the tabloid press at Prince William's wedding and ultimately strengthening their bond and cementing their commitment to one another. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks ...
Caitlin Moran Is An Optimistic Feminist Hero
July 08, 2018 19:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBCaitlin Moran is a writer, columnist, novelist, dramatist and one of the most optimistic and funny writers on the planet. She’s published six books, writes two columns a week for the UK Times and is a mum to two teenage girls. And because she's not busy enough she's just written her second book in a trilogy, How To Be Famous. In this intimate interview, Caitlin and Mia catch up and discuss the issues of Me Too, feminism, fame and getting older. This one will feel like eavesdropping on a c...
A message from Glennon Doyle...
July 08, 2018 07:44 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBDONATE TO TOGETHER RISING HERE Check out Glennon Doyle's No Filter interview with Mia Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Teacher's Pet
July 01, 2018 23:36 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBLyn Dawson was 33 years old and the mother of two little girls when she went missing in January 1982. She was married to her high school sweetheart, rugby league star turned teacher, Chris Dawson. They lived on Sydney’s Northern beaches on the same street as Chris’ twin brother Paul and his wife. But then one day, Chris moved one of his students, 16-year-old Joanne Curtis, into their family home and things were never the same. Since Lyn’s disappearance in 1982, two coroners found, in 20...
Tara Westover Was Actively Planning For The End Of The World
June 24, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBTara Westover was 16 when she stepped into a classroom for the first time. She didn’t know how to talk to her peers, had never heard of the Holocaust and thought that she was sitting amongst heathens. Today Tara holds a PHD in intellectual history and political thought from Cambridge University. She’s attended Harvard as a fellow, and has just written her first book, a memoir called Educated. So how did she get here? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman Wi...
Maz Compton Doesn't Drink Anymore
June 17, 2018 19:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBMaz Compton knew she had a problem with alcohol when she couldn’t stop saying yes to it. But she didn’t classify herself as an alcoholic. She was high-functioning, kicking huge career goals and her personal life was great. She wasn’t unwell or out of control. She didn’t seem to tick any of the boxes on the label marked "alcoholic"…..except one. She didn’t know how to manage the amount of alcohol she drank. What she decided to do next was radical and not everyone was impressed... Click her...
The Reinventions Of Alannah Hill
June 10, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBAlannah Hill the brand is one of the most iconic fashion labels in Australia but what about Alannah Hill the woman? Mia first met Alannah 20 years ago when she was one of the biggest names in fashion. Since that time, Alannah has had a baby and raised him as a single mum. She’s also lost her own mother, her beloved business and for a while her identity. She shares her hardships and successes in her memoir, Butterfly On A Pin and she's sitting down with Mia to talk about it. Click here to ...
A Message About Milan...
June 08, 2018 02:51 - 1 minute - 1.49 MBA couple of months ago you may have heard my interview with Marilee Mai, the mother of a little girl called Milan who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last July and who I met when I spent some time in the hospital with one of my kids at the end of last year. Many of you have been asking for updates as to how Milan is going and it’s with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you know she passed away this week.... For Milan’s parents, Marilee and Min and for her little sist...
Elle Halliwell Faced Life And Death On The Same Weekend
June 03, 2018 19:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIn April 2016, Elle Halliwell was going about her life as fashion editor and showbiz reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She was fit, she ate healthily and she only drank on weekends. Everything was fine...until she got a call that would change her life. Elle found out she had Leukemia and 48 hours later she found out she was pregnant. So what were those 48 hours like? What happens when cancer and motherhood collide? And how do you keep living a normal life when your world is turned upsid...
Jessica Rowe Is Not Vanilla
May 27, 2018 19:45 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBWhen self described crap housewife, journalist and presenter Jessica Rowe announced she would be leaving her job as co-host on Studio 10 to spend more time with her daughters Allegra and Giselle, people cared. Because when high profile women lean out of their jobs, it seems like the decision is being made on behalf of all women. So how did she know when it was time to lean out of her job and lean in to her family? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With...
Liz Ellis Doesn't Like To Lose
May 20, 2018 19:45 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBFor the first 37 years of her life, Liz Ellis never planned on having kids. The former Australian Netball captain met her husband, rugby union player Matthew Stocks, when she was in her early 20s. After the birth of her first daughter, Evelyn, Liz knew instantly she wanted more kids. But the next chapter of her life was not going to be easy. For 5 years, Liz suffered from secondary infertility. Now she has written a book filled with expert information called If At First You Don’t Conceive...
Jamelle Wells Knows Why We Are Fascinated With True Crime
May 13, 2018 22:37 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBJamelle Wells has spent the past ten years in New South Wales courtrooms. She’s not a judge, a lawyer or a serial criminal, she's a Court Reporter. Since 2008 she's has been working for the ABC, covering some of the biggest cases in the country. From the trial of Hey Dad star, Robert Hughes to the Sydney Siege, Jamelle has covered it all. So how does she do her job without taking what she hears in the courtroom home? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Jamelle Wel...
Sarah Ferguson On Losing Her Mum
May 12, 2018 20:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBSarah Ferguson is an award winning journalist, author, mother, wife and daughter. A little under a year ago she received a phone call from her brother who told her their mother had suddenly, unexpectedly died. This week, Sarah is facing her first Mother’s Day without her beloved mum Marjorie. She’s written a book On Mother that captures the days, weeks and months after her mother's death... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Sarah Ferguson. Buy her book On Mothe...
Don’t Tilt Your Head At Barry du Bois
May 06, 2018 19:45 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBBarry du Bois is a great bloke. Everyone who knows him will tell you that. And even if you don't know him, he's one of those guys you see on TV and you just want to be mates with him. So last year, when the former builder got his second cancer diagnosis and announced it on The Living Room, people had a lot of feelings. The outpouring of support proved that people don't just love Barry, they love him hard. Which is why he’s decided he’s not going anywhere... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedma...
Two Female Comedians Walk Into A Studio
April 29, 2018 19:50 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBMandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs are two comedians from Byron Bay who tour the country with their stand up show Women Like Us. Between them, they have seven kids. Publicly and privately, they discuss everything from menopause, to moon cups, to being sandwiched between parents that need you and teens that need you too - even if they pretend they don’t. And because their conversations on stage have resonated so much with a group of women who society often glosses over, Mandy and Ellen have writte...
The Bachelor Phenomenon Explained
April 22, 2018 20:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBHave you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of The Bachelor? What the audition process is like? What it's like to be filmed on a first date? Amy Kaufman is an LA Times reporter who writes a lot about TV, film and pop culture and her book, Bachelor Nation: Inside the World Of America's Favourite Guilty Pleasure reveals how The Bachelor sausage is made. So, what really goes on inside the mansion when the cameras are turned off? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special...
Constance Hall Really Is A Queen
April 15, 2018 19:53 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBIn 2016 Constance Hall’s world changed forever after a Facebook post about 'parent sex' went unexpectedly, next-level viral. Constance had been sharing honest stories about raising her four kids online for years, but it was this one that kicked her into the stratosphere and made her Australia’s best known ‘Mummy Blogger.’ It’s also when things went very nuts. Hate groups were formed, but so too was a community of women who backed her, calling themselves ‘Queens’. And her private life became...
Milan & Me: A Story Of Love And Hope
April 08, 2018 20:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWhat would you do if your 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer? Last year Marilee Mai's daughter Milan was feeling under the weather so they took her to the hospital. Little did they know it was a place they'd be in and out of for the next year. So what do you do when you're faced with this completely unexpected and terrifying reality? How do you act? How do you make sure your other two kids are ok? And how do you stay positive for your daughter when you don't know what's ...
Text Me When You Get Home
April 01, 2018 20:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBHave you ever finished a night out with one of your girlfriends and asked her to text you when she gets home? American author Kayleen Schaefer has written a book about. Kayleen wanted to examine and celebrate female friendship, in pop culture and in life. How has it changed? Why is it so powerful? And why isn’t it celebrated more? Listen, then text it to your girlfriend. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Kayleen Schaefer Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is pre...
Blanche d'Alpuget Spent 25 Years Longing For Bob Hawke
March 26, 2018 00:21 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBBlanche d’Alpuget has spent 62 of her 74 years exploring lust, longing and a lifelong quest for love. It was 1970 in Jakarta when a then married Blanche met a then married Robert Hawke. She thought his name was Robin. Little did she knew he would go on to become the great love of her life. Six years later, in 1976, she met Robert again. Their affair began and continued on and off until 1995 when they married. In person, Blanche is extraordinarily beautiful down-to-earth, quick to laugh, s...
Melinda Hildebrandt Is Parenting By The Seat Of Her Pants
March 18, 2018 22:11 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBFor the past six years, Melinda Hildebrandt has been parenting by the seat of her pants. Melinda had always dreamed of becoming a mother and that dream came true in 2012, when she gave birth to her daughter Amelia. When Amelia was two, she was diagnosed with severe deafness and autism. To help her cope with her experience of mothering a little girl who was very different to the one she’d imagined having, Melinda started blogging. And last year she released a book - Amelia and Me - on deafn...
Glennon Doyle's Life Has Blown Up Three Times
March 11, 2018 21:42 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIn her 41 years, Glennon Doyle has worn a lot of very different capes.The best selling American author has been a recovering bulimic, alcoholic, drug user, wife, mother, Christian mummy blogger, and activist but her most recent cape, is the one that really changed her life. In 2016, Glennon wrote her New York Times bestselling book, Love Warrior, about putting her marriage back together after her husband had cheated on her. The book went on to become part of Oprah’s Book Club selection and ...
Celeste Barber Will Accept Your Challenge
March 04, 2018 19:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBDon’t underestimate Celeste Barber. Just because you’ve seen her recreating celebrity photos on Instagram doesn't mean that's all she's about. Celeste Barber is an actress, comedian and writer. She’s also not rolling in cash, despite being one of the world’s most famous Instagrammers with over 3 million fans. So apart from being a woman who can get the Kardashians and Tom Ford to repost her photos who is Celeste? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Celeste Barber ...
Laura Brown Is The Funniest Woman In Fashion
February 25, 2018 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB16 years ago, Australian journalist Laura Brown packed up her surburban life and moved to New York. Today, she is a media superstar and powerhouse as the Editor-In-Chief of InStyle Magazine where she is revolutionising the fashion and magazine industries with her very Australian humour and her ability to get her celebrity friends to do anything she asks. So how did a girl from Camden land one of the most kickarse jobs in the world? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest...
Sami Lukis Has Been Dating For 30 Years
February 18, 2018 21:32 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBSami Lukis doesn’t count sheep before she goes to sleep. She counts men. Specifically the ones she has slept with. The 47-year-old presenter and radio host has been dating for 30 years. And she’s taken her dating stories and turned them into a book, Romantically Challenged. She talks to Mia about the good, the bad and the ugly of the dating world. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Sami Lukis Find Sami's book Romantically Challenged at apple.co/mamamia Producer: E...
Aly Raisman Is Not “A Little Girl Dancing”. She Is Fierce
February 11, 2018 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBAly Raisman is one of the most famous, successful and popular gymnasts in the world. She's a six time olympic medalist and captained the gold medal winning US team in both 2012 and 2016. She’s also one of 250 young girls who was abused by the Doctor of the American Gymnastics team, Larry Nassar. She talks to Mia about her experience and how she’s advocating for change... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Aly Raisman Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call th...
When Your Child Has Anorexia. A Mother's Survival Story
February 04, 2018 19:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBAnne Tonner didn’t know much about eating disorders. As a human rights lawyer and mother of four, she knew they existed but she didn’t know how they could take someone to the brink of self-destruction and sometimes beyond. But then one day her 13-year-old daughter Chloe told her she wouldn’t drink water because she thought it would make her fat and suddenly she was faced with a frightening reality. Anne has written a book about that time, called Cold Vein, in the hopes she can educate people...
The Blurred Lines Of Consent with Vanessa Grigoriadis
January 28, 2018 20:25 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBVanessa Grigoriadis has spent years thinking about consent. The American journalist and author interviewed 120 students, 80 administrators, victims, perpetrators and accused for her book Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus. What she found out was that, when it comes to sexual assault, things sometimes aren't black and white. Vanessa seeks to discover whether, when the lines are blurred and one person believes consent was given and the other doesn't, can both things b...
Jana Pittman Is Not Your Usual ‘Former Athlete’
January 21, 2018 19:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWhen you think of Jana Pittman, the first thing that usually comes to mind is hurdles. Right? Hurdles, the Olympics, and maybe that memorable headline - “Drama Jana.” But what if we told you that was by far the least interesting thing about the former two-time world champion? Because it’s the truth. Jana is 35 now and she’s a single mum to three kids - how that happened is a fascinating story. And, because she likes a challenge, she is studying medicine and the type of doctor she wants to...
Chelsea Bonner Thinks You Have A Great Body
January 14, 2018 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBIf you open up a fashion magazine in Australia you'll most likely be greeted by a group of size six models smiling/grimacing back at you. Sure, they're beautiful and their clothes are amazing but they only represent 20% of the population. And this is what model, agent and soon to be author, Chelsea Bonner is trying to change, one body positive model at a time... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Chelsea Bonner Find out more about Bella Management here. ...
Jelena Dokic Is Unbreakable
January 07, 2018 19:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBJelena Dokic has lived a very extraordinary life in just 34 years. From the outside, she seemed to have the perfect story. She was a refugee turned world number four on the tennis circuit and by 16, she had defeated world number one Martina Hingis at Wimbledon. But on the inside, Jelena was struggling. Her father and coach, Damir, started abusing her when she was just six years old. He’d beat her, take her money, lock her out of hotel rooms and taunt her. At one stage, he even made her cha...
Magda Szubanski Is An Australian Icon
December 31, 2017 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBOver the next two weeks, we will be dipping back into two of Mia's favourite episodes. The second? Magda Szubanski... Magda Szubanski has written and created some of Australia's best comedy shows and characters. And this year, she's even been instrumental in changing the law when it comes to Marriage Eqaulity in Australia. So what is it like being Magda? What's life been like since coming out? And how has her family history impacted on her life now? Mia chats to her about it all... Show...
Don't Call Turia Pitt An Inspiration
December 24, 2017 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThis is the first of a two-part series over the Christmas break where we'll look back at some of Mia's favourite interviews. This week it's Turia Pitt. At the age of 24, Turia Pitt was caught in a bushfire while running an Ultramarathon in Western Australia. She suffered burns to 65 % of her body and has since had over 200 operations to get back to full health. Turia could have been defined by that fire in every sense. But she wasn’t. She has gone on to become one of the most influential...
Anne Helen Petersen Wrote A Book Called Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud
December 17, 2017 20:56 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBAmerican journalist Anne Helen Petersen has been writing about celebrities since she was at uni and over that time she's noticed one thing - the rise of unruly women. Unruly is described as disorderly, disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control. And, if you look around Hollywood you'll see this kind of behaviour everywhere. So Anne decided to collect her thoughts and research into a book and that’s how Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud was born. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman...
Andrew Daddo Was Always The Good Guy
December 10, 2017 19:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBAndrew Daddo does a lot of things. From writing kids books, to hosting parenting podcasts to acting in Round The Twist. Oh....and being a dad to his three kids. But behind the public profile he's just a normal guy who likes to make his own surfboards and hang out with his family. So what was life like inside the famous Daddo household? How did he wind up in the jungle on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here? And how easy it is to write a children’s book? Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedma...
Sophie Monk Says Don’t Sleep With Someone Too Soon
December 04, 2017 03:14 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBSophie Monk has been a celebrity for almost 20 years. During that time she has been in a girl band, been a solo singer, an actress, a TV star, engaged 2.5 times, posed for Playboy, starred alongside a cast of famous faces for UberEATS Australia and most recently been Australia’s 2017 Bachelorette But that last fact is probably the least interesting thing about Sophie. She spent a decade in Hollywood being told she was too thin, too fat and too blonde. She developed a thick skin. And she r...