NELLY HAS THE RONA! Dearest Nelly finally got the Covid... she's been hit hard and is resting up. BUT, don't fear, we have some stuff we've been saving for a rainy day! This episode features some never-before-heard material from the Live Show in Sydney with Yumi Stynes, Benjamin Law and Chris Ryan. It also has some clips Sammy has kept aside from previous eps. And don't fear, Nelly is getting better and we will be back to regular programming very soon. The Dear Nelly Team xxx DEARNELLYPODCAST.CO...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 61
Kirsty Webeck Thirsty Thirds: love and other catastrophes! Dear Nelly favourite - and one of Nelly's bestie - Kirsty Webeck is back for our first ever Thirsty Thirds episodes. Nelly and Kirsty talk about formative film experiences, Kristy's early dating and Kirsty's new tour. Kirsty and Nelly take two great calls; one about dating with kids and the other about how to explore same-sex attraction without using someone as an "experiment". JUICY! We also spend quite some time talking about Nicole Ki...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 60
HILARY HARPER: SINGLE, OVER 50 AND BACK ON THE BLOODY APPS! Hilary Harper is the host of Life Matters on Radio National. A very accomplished and well-known woman in Australia's media, she's also a mum and human with a personal life. That personal life includes becoming single about 18 months ago when her long-term relationship ended. We chat about what the last 18 months have been like and what it's like dating again. Spoiler alert: she jumped on the apps (not fancy ones, just normal ones like t...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 59
DEAR NELLY LIVE: a recording of our live show at the Malthouse Outdoors (Feb 2024) Starring Lizzi Hoo , Kirsty Webeck and Sami Shah! An hilarious and heartfelt episode with a stellar panel. Features some very funny stories, some heartbreak and some fabulous listener letters. Go to the BRAND NEW DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM website for all show info, resources and everything else you need. SUSBRCIBE TO DEAR NELLY VIA PATREON Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subsc...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 58
Professor Clare Wright: Sit in the Shit and Keep it Classy Professor Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media. Clare is currently Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University. Twelve months ago her marriage of 36 years ended and she was thrust into single life - and living alone - for the first time since she was a teenager. We threw out the usual running order f...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 57
DANNY BLAY: is anyone in the house scared of you? Danny Blay is a old mate and colleague of Nelly's. They worked together for many years collaborating on sexual health and respectful relationships shows for young people. Danny and Nelly have a long chat about respect, family violence and working with men who use violence against women and children. They also talk about Danny's relationship history, discuss a cracker meme and an awesome listener call about LAT (living apart together). A hard disc...
Feb 21, 2024•57 min•Ep. 56
Celia Pacquola: I fell in love with a guy I'd never met! We are joined today by comedian, actor and super-star Celia Pacquola. Celia met her now partner on the internet and THEY DECLARED THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER BEFORE THEY EVER MET IN REAL LIFE! Celia and I talk about recovering from being cheated on and gaslit, what it's like to have rumours spread about you and how to recover from all that. We take a ripper listener call from a woman whose niece got her back on the apps and encouraged her to...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 55
Jacinta Parsons: Single Life, Solitude, Bob Hawke and Do I bloody date again? Today we are joined by ABC personality and author Jacinta Parsons. Jacinta has been single for 18 months after the end of a 25 year relationship. She's now embracing the single life and really leaning into solitude after a period of loneliness and adjustment. We discuss her brilliant article on loneliness and solitude and also, the effect of chronic illness on her life and relationships. We take an incredible listener ...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 54
KIRSTY WEBECK: GRILLS NELLY ON THE HARD LAUNCH! One of Nelly's favourite mates, comedian Kirsty Webeck, is back for SLOPPY SECONDS. Kirsty and Nelly talk about breaking old patterns (of choosing the wrong people), Nelly's new romance (woot: gossip!) and they take a great listener call on how to handle a "Friends With Benefits" relationships when someone catches feelings. A wonderful and reflective episode with a Dear Nelly legend. KIRSTY'S TOUR DATES FOR " I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT " HERE TICKET...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 53
Quah Ee Ling: you can't heal in a sick situation Today we are joined by academic Quah Ee Ling who has research specialities in divorce, intersectionality and cultural studies. I met Ee Ling at an event in Sydney last year and fell in (friend) love with her immediately. I just adore this intelligent, kind and sensitive soul. Ee Ling and I talk about marriage migration, PTSD, social anxiety and the idea that couples that grow and change together have the best chance. We talk about what romance act...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 52
Tom Ballard: I'm coming in hot and fully potenched! Comedian Tom Ballard is back for Sloppy Seconds and he asks Nelly a HUGE question: what is the lesson you have had to learn repeatedly throughout life and, have you learned it yet? Tom and Nelly talk about Tom's partner and ... Nelly's new sweethear t! Yes, she went back on the apps and it ACTUALLY WORKED. Tom and Nelly take a listener call about "weaponised incompetence" and respond to a letter about loving the chase and not the relationship. ...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 51
Nato Green: I cock-blocked myself! Nato Green is a US comic and union organiser and Nelly is a huge fan of his. Nelly and Nato discuss his 20+ year marriage, how he thought he was unlovable and was super nervous about expressing vulnerability, how he wanted to date but just couldn't work out how until he was in his 20's and, how he had lots of platonic friendships with women that perhaps could have turned romantic. Nelly and Nato take two amazing listener calls - one on navigating your first Chr...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 50
Nelly is having a week off but don't worry, Producer Sammy has pulled together a brilliant ep of the highlights from our first year! Listen, enjoy, share! BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW ON FEB 8TH 2024 HERE SUSBRCIBE TO DEAR NELLY VIA PATREON Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a Bonus Episode a Month. SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: Send Nelly a Voicemail HERE if you have a question or comment. Nelly's w...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 49
Van Badham: a fool in love! Van Badham is an author, playwright, Guardian columnist, broadcaster and general all 'round ratbag. Van and I talk about how she'd given up on love and then fell in love at Trades Hall, across a crowded room at the age of 39. We take a brilliant listener call on what single life can look like in your 60s and get into Van's dating dealbreakers and "he's a ten but...". A wonderful episode with a wise and thoughtful woman determined to wait for the best (chuck out the re...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 48
Spankie Jackzon: Winner of Drag Race Down Under! This week I am joined by my favourite Drag Queen Spankie Bloody Jackzon. Spankie is LTS (long-term-single) and not prepared to settle for less. We talk about Fairytales and how much of a barrier they are to real love, how Spankie was going for "the wrong type" of men and how BME (Big Mum Energy) can get in the way of connection. We take a great listener call on preparing kids to be good grown-ups (who are ready for dating) and another call on peri...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 47
AMANDA HAMPSON: from teen mum to acclaimed author Today we talk to author Amanda Hampson. Amanda in now a 69 year old author, but was once a scared teen mum, kicked out of home and giving her child up for adoption. She's gone on to have more children and a couple of marriages but is avowedly - and happily - single. We talk all that stuff as well as why quitting is for winners, how petty divorce can get and we take a wonderful listener call about how we can see past relationships in a very differ...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 46
BONUS CHRISTMAS EPISODE WITH BEV KILLICK! Bev shares her top celebration./event tips: refuse to take on perfection be naughty and nice enjoy your guilty pleasures take the pressure down presentation is key - not the amount of money spent go where the love is Bev and I also take some wonderful listener calls on navigating a tricky Christmas with step-kids and dealing with other people's ex's at Chrissy. We also take great listener letters on navigating your first Christmas without your kids and, ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Alice Fraser: Learn How to Fight! We are joined today by comedian Alice Fraser. Alice is beyond description - a wonderfully intelligent, thoughtful and insightful woman who is such a deep soul that I'm not sure I kept up! Alice and I talk about hacking the brain you have (and accepting it), how to embrace and handle conflict, about abuse and madness, Russian princesses, rejection and how chronic illness can affect relationships. We take a brilliant listener call on resentment about "weaponised i...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 45
Renee The Celebrant: Who's ya Daddy? This week we are joined by Renee Thompson - wedding celebrant, DJ, MC and massive horn-bag. Renee talks to us about being in a non-monogamous relationship and how to keep that rolling along in a healthy way. She talks kink and how it's connected to her conservative upbringing and, the "red and green" flags she sees as a wedding celebrant. We take an excellent listener call on a mid-life sexual awakening and all the usual stupid shit an ex has done and, Renee'...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 44
Kaz Cooke: I am more interested in being happy than with someone! Award winning author and journalist Kaz Cooke joins us to talk about being single after a series of duds in her younger years and coping with the end of a long-term relationship. We do a deep-dive into menopause and how it can affect sex, dating and relationships. We talk about developing a sense of worthiness as we age and how friends provide sustenance. We take a listener call on what it's like to have a facial difference and be...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 43
Matt Kelly: I just wanted love! We're joined today by children's entertainer Matt Kelly. Matt shares his late-start to dating, how he was love-sick and swept up in the feels and how eventually he found his lovely beau. We talk about hope, change and knowing when you're done. We take a very important call about protecting yourself financially when you start a new relationship and whether or not you need to be friends with an ex (hot tip: hurt, hate, heal first). We read a letter about social medi...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 42
CHRIS RYAN: CAN LONG DISTANCE WORK? Comedian Chris Ryan joins us to talk long distance relationships, how to heal a broken heart, why rushing in a sign you need to love yourself more and why you should never be grateful for "just enough". CHRIS RYAN'S WEBSITE HERE HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART TED TALK HERE SUSBRCIBE TO DEAR NELLY VIA PATREON Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a Bonus Episode a Month....
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 41
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO US: with PRODUCER SAMMY! OMG, we have hit the 40 episode mark. And to celebrate I am joined today by Producer Sammy! We talk his hopes for the future (he's a single, straight, cis man in the wild), confessions, controlling partners, holidays with dates and we rip into an absolute doosh who drops a woman for a surgery scar. Sammy talks about stupid shit an ex has done and his dating deal breakers... PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podca...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 40
Sloppy Seconds with Helen Thorn: I didn't know it could feel like this! We're back with comedian and author Helen Thorn. Helen was blindsided with infidelity a few years ago and her 20+ year marriage came to an end. She spiralled and has spent recent years slowly rebuilding. In wonderful news she has FOUND A NEW LOVE. First and foremost for herself and now, with a lovely bloke she met on Bumble and whom she didn't see coming. A hopeful and heartwarming episode with one of my dearest friends. PAT...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 39
A short message about darling Cal Wilson and a little glimmer for the molls. Nelly x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2023•4 min
Hey molls, Producer Fahey here. We are devastated by the news of the passing of darling Cal Wilson. Nelly's ride or die. A podcast favourite and the woman who single handedly kept the Glue Gun industry afloat. Nelly always referred to Cal as her Strawberry Friend. Someone you put a star next to in your contacts list, the person you could 100% rely on, call at any hour, the one you know would always be there. We can't believe she is gone. Our love to her beautiful boy and husband in their unimagi...
Oct 11, 2023•1 min
CATH DAVIS IS BACK FOR SLOPPY SECONDS AND SHE ASKS NELLY: DO YOU STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE? Nelly and Cath talk Miriam Margolyes, whether or not Nelly has given up on love, calling out a best friend who treats you like shit and, how to date when you're widowed. SYDNEY SHOW October 7th at the Comedy Store with YUMI STYNES, BENJAMIN LAW AND CHRIS RYAN Tickets and info HERE PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 38
SYDNEY SHOW! October 7th at the Comedy Store with YUMI STYNES, BENJAMIN LAW AND CHRIS RYAN Tickets and info HERE PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a Bonus Episode a Month. SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: Send Nelly a Voicemail HERE if you have a question or comment. Nelly's website HERE Fahey's website HERE Producer Boy website HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 37
BONUS EPISODE: LIVE RECORDING AT THE BRUNSWICK BALLROOM Nelly Thomas, Bev Killick, Adam Richard and Geraldine Hickey SYDNEY SHOW October 7th at the Comedy Store with YUMI STYNES, BENJAMIN LAW AND CHRIS RYAN Tickets and info HERE PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a Bonus Episode a Month. SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: Send Nelly a Voicemail HERE if you have a question or comment. Nelly's...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min
WADE DUFFIN IS BACK FOR SLOPPY SECONDS: KIDS OR NO KIDS, THAT IS THE QUESTION! Today we are joined for Sloppy Seconds with Wade Duffin! You remember Wade: he was a bit of a party boy in his younger days then met my friend and colleague comedian Claire Hooper and is now very much a family man. Indeed, he’s a stay at home dad who’s also just gone into screen writing. We talk about how he's been, dating requirements in middle age (get good pillows people!) and he asks whether it's easier dating peo...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 36
