Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Mia has a question she's too embarrassed to ask, and it's about a dinner party, a nude photo, and OnlyFans. Our MAFS correspondent, Jessie Stephens, is here to enlighten her. Plus, two powerful men are arguing about weight. Is the Prime Minister really “bullying” his opponent about his changed appearance? And our best and worst of the week, which range from forgetfulness to nude paintings to Jessie’s… everything. The End Bits: Recomme...
Mar 18, 2022•40 min
Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud "Welcome to anti resilience... Recovery is long, often boring, and almost always uncomfortable." Jessie is back. Her leg is broken, but she is back, and she wants to talk about something called anti-resilience. Plus, the logo that’s got everyone mad this week...Have we outsourced focus groups to the internet? What is really important in this conversation? And the live, on-air protest from a Russian journalist we can’t look away from. ...
Mar 16, 2022•32 min
Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud What does it take to succeed as a woman in business? According to Kim Kardashian, the answer is simple: You just have to work. Plus, it’s Mia’s turn to be in Covid iso. How are our brains bending to this very strange stage of the endless pandemic? And the pre-date screening hack that Emma wishes she knew a few months ago and could change your dating life. The End Bits: Recommendations: Emma wants you to follow Recess Therapy on Instag...
Mar 14, 2022•29 min
Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Who would you want to play you in the movie of your life? Madonna is searching for an actress to play….her. And those up for the job could be forced into an intensive bootcamp led by Madonna. We’re talking singing, acting, and 11-hour dance sessions to answer one question; Is anyone good enough to take on the Material Girl? Plus, A tiny, tiny skirt has taken over the Internet, but how do we react when teenagers want to wear it? And ou...
Mar 11, 2022•31 min
Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Is International Women's Day Cancelled? An Instagram post from Abbie Chatfield has got us wondering what it is we actually want from IWD. Plus, Hollywood maths is nonsense. Actor Emmy Rossum, who is 35, has been cast as the mother of Tom Holland, who is 25, in an upcoming TV show. Why are women playing the mothers of men who are basically the same age and is it… sexist? And, the reality TV conversation that sparked a storm about the w...
Mar 09, 2022•38 min
Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud For a lot of people, the death of Shane Warne feels like the final straw, but of course, there’s so much suffering going on around Australia and the world. Here in NSW, the devastation is continuing on the Northern Rivers, where more support is desperately needed. We chat to Madeleine West, who's on the ground in Lismore, to find out what the clean-up effort looks like. Plus, A woman has asked her partner to pay her to have their baby...
Mar 07, 2022•36 min
Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Last night, a man was kicked out of the Q&A audience. Was it an attack on free speech or the important silencing of a Putin apologist? Plus, why women would never, ever get away with behaving like Kanye West, who has just recorded an entire video that is a death threat to his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. And our best and worst of the week, which involve the climate crisis, gossip and… eyebrows. Recommendations: Mia wants you to try th...
Mar 04, 2022•37 min
Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has COVID. We’re not doing a segment on that though, because it is so far from the biggest story in the country right now. In fact, it’s been relegated to a quick headline at the bottom of most news sites. If anything though, it signifies a massive shift in how we think, and talk, about COVID. Have we lost all patience? Plus, it’s 2022, we’re getting back in the skies and apparently, we still want to make flight attendants wear heels and make-up. And o...
Mar 02, 2022•34 min
Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud It's been a horror weekend in Queensland and northern NSW. Thousands have been displaced as the death toll climbs. When the news is relentlessly bad, some of it affecting us directly, some of it not, how are we supposed to be in the world? Plus, an argument about explicitly admitting you want to cheat on your husband - Ali Wong style. And… why the influencers are not ok. Recommendations: Mia wants you to watch Better Things on Binge The...
Feb 28, 2022•37 min
Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud With more than 40,000 Aussie citizens of Ukrainian descent and more than 80,000 of Russian descent, we're not as far away from this war as you might think. We discuss how the situation in Ukraine has developed in the last 24 hours, and hear from an Australian/Ukrainian Outlouder feeling scared and powerless. Plus, what the Opposition leader’s “hot Albo” makeover says about the lengths pollies will go to, to win us over in an election ye...
Feb 25, 2022•37 min
Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Are there questions you're too embarrassed to ask? That feeling when a big news moment passes you by and you're worried you're too late to start finding out about it? Us too. We've roped in Claire Murphy to break down a big one for us; What's happening in Ukraine? Plus, there’s a vibe shift coming, and we might all be on the wrong side of it. And what happens when a woman says that yes, she wants to have kids, but no, she doesn’t want t...
Feb 23, 2022•35 min
Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Tonight the new season of SAS Australia will premiere on Channel 7, with Wayne Carey joining the lineup of contestants. The show describes Wayne Carey as an “AFL legend” but that’s not how we remember him. Plus, is retouching still bad for women if women are doing it to themselves? The debate about Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Courteney Cox, and mixed messages. And, are Gen Z roundly rejecting the notion of sex positivity? And what even is t...
Feb 21, 2022•32 min
SIGN UP TO THE OUT LOUD NEWSLETTER HERE. A horrific video has made its way through group chats and social media this week, with many people watching it by accident, and some seeking it out specifically. Is technology making us a little less human every day? Plus, what is a Platonic Life Partner, and is having one better than having the other kind of life partner? And our best and worst of the week, which includes sickness, eyelashes, and consent. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited acc...
Feb 18, 2022•31 min
SUBSCRIBE TO THE OUT LOUD NEWSLETTER HERE. Prince Andrew has settled the sexual assault case against him by Virginia Guiffre...for an undisclosed sum. So who will be paying for it? Plus, why Holly sent Jessie a story about Naomi Campbell and why it pissed Mia off. Does Naomi owe women an explanation around how she became a mum? And reading between the lines of Novak Djokovic's BBC interview, and the blurred lines between the anti-vax camp and the 'vaccine hesitant.' The End Bits Subscribe to MPl...
Feb 16, 2022•35 min
Listen to the first three episodes of Restart here. We're dropping into you feed to introduce our new show, Restart. Two years ago, Madeleine West hit restart on her life. She packed up her life in Melbourne and moved to Byron Bay, split up with her partner of 15 years and the father of her six kids and she started life again. And now she wants to find out why and how women from across the country are restarting their lives. For 10 weeks, Restart will look into why more and more women are pressi...
Feb 15, 2022•29 min
SUBSCRIBE TO THE OUT LOUD NEWSLETTER HERE. Is Jenny Morrison the Prime Minister's 'secret weapon'? The promos in the lead-up to last night's 60 Minutes special seemed to suggest that much... But what did we really learn about the PM's wife? And what has the interview revealed about what we expect from the partners of our leaders? Plus, a very famous Australian is about to become a dad for the first time at 50, and it’s sparked a conversation about fertility inequality. And, Jessie thinks her bra...
Feb 14, 2022•37 min
There are two types of people in Australia right now - the ones who watch MAFS, and there are well over a million of those… and the ones who don’t. It’s a show that people have very strong opinions about, but is there a place for it on our screens? Plus, has Leigh Sales kicked off the great resignation? And our Best and Worst of the week, which range from weddings to creative panic, to car expenses. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Read the Mamamia MAFS ar...
Feb 11, 2022•39 min
We need to talk about Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins, and 'Men Like That.' Plus, there are three words you’re probably hearing a lot lately: Religious Discrimination Bill. The government introduced its religious discrimination bill in November last year, in an attempt to secure extra protection from state-based discrimination laws. What does the bill actually entail, and what's happened since November? 2022 has been declared the year of the new age Bimbo. So how are women reclaiming Bimbo-ism? And...
Feb 09, 2022•45 min
Kim and Kanye's divorce is getting messier by the day. But separated parents everywhere are hard-relating to the recent Instagram tiff over whether their daughter North should be on TikTok. Plus, the journalist mocked all around the world after losing an exclusive Adele interview is getting help for his mental health: the real impact of a pile on. And, Prince Harry reckons our bosses need to give us time to do some "Inner Work." Why Harry's advice misses the mark despite his best intentions. The...
Feb 07, 2022•36 min
Married At First Sight is back for 2022, much to Jessie's joy and Holly and Mia's disappointment. With one of the contestants looking for a 'romantic' partner, what does that really mean today? What does it look like? And can romance be done without being weird and awkward? Plus, David Beckham likes food. He likes cooking and wine and posh restaurants. It’s such a passion that Beckham went on a podcast about it this week. But it’s what he said about his wife, Victoria’s food that's caused a fuss...
Feb 04, 2022•41 min
Yesterday our jaws collectively dropped as the Prime Minister was confronted after an address at The National Press Club. Was it an important moment in an election year? Or just a salacious distraction? Plus, what happens when the group chat gets too heated? Is there a graceful way to 'flounce'? And.. performative beer-sculling. Ash Barty is at the centre of a new conversation about Australia’s obsession with booze. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Recomme...
Feb 02, 2022•34 min
What do Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have to do with Joe Rogan? There's a war being waged against Spotify and Jessie explains why/if you should care. Plus, the tantalising, deeply problematic story doing the rounds about the movie star and the intern. And, in defence of blowing up your life. A whole lot of people have a whole lot of opinions about Miranda Hobbs leaving her husband on And Just Like That… we’re talking about the realities of changing everything. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for...
Jan 31, 2022•45 min
Outgoing Australian Of The Year, Grace Tame, snubbed the Prime Minister this week. And everyone has an opinion about it. Amanda Keller joins us again to discuss that Grace Tame moment. Plus, we’re discussing what Nick Kyrgios did this week, and why it made so many people uncomfortable. And our best and worst moments of the week, which include some COVID realities and some decluttering tips. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Recommendations: Jessie wants you...
Jan 28, 2022•37 min
It's January 26 and there’s no episode today. You might have noticed that Mamamia only refers to January 26 by its date. This is to acknowledge that it is not a day of celebration for all Australians. So instead of spending 30 or 40 minutes listening to an episode of us talking, today we want to point you in the direction of some First Nations-focussed content and stories. Jessie's recos: What to listen to: No Filter this week and next week, with Narelda Jacobs guest hosting Pretty For An Aborig...
Jan 25, 2022•7 min
In a few days, we'll have a newly appointed Australian of the Year. As we reflect on the change pushed for by Grace Tame, how do we treat people in the public eye forced to relive their trauma for progress? What is the role of Australian of the Year, and is what we want from them...fair? Plus, many of us are mourning the holidays… but what does it mean to create a life you don’t want a break from? Is that actually possible? And sex on the first date. Why it might just be a brilliant idea… The En...
Jan 24, 2022•34 min
The easing of WA's hard border has been delayed, again. It's a significant move by Premier Mark McGowan for Western Australians at home and interstate. The reaction has been mixed, so how are those impacted feeling today? Plus, what do Machine Gun Kelly and Kanye West have to do with 'performative toxicity'? And, our best and worst of the week, including a very fancy office chair and penguins. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mamamia Out Loud Recommendations: Claire wants ...
Jan 21, 2022•41 min
A Victorian woman's heartbreaking plea to politicians in response to a ban on IVF has gone viral. What does it tell us about our collective frustration, and is there ever really such a thing as 'elective' surgery? We need to talk about one of the characters in And Just Like That to whom some feel a grave injustice has been done. And, there are some things we’d like to apologise for already even though we’re only halfway through January. The End Bits Subscribe to MPlus for unlimited access to Mam...
Jan 19, 2022•36 min
We're back! It's our first official show of 2022 and we missed you. Have you had Covid? Holly has, and she needs to talk about brain fog and guilt. Plus, we asked Outlouders what we should talk about today. In even numbers, they asked us to please definitely talk about this, and please definitely don’t, but of course, we couldn’t not, the story that has swallowed much of the Summer news cycle, that of a particular Number One tennis player, Novak Djokovic And, we are going to talk about the thing...
Jan 17, 2022•38 min
Mamamia Out Loud returns Monday, January 17th! Search 'Extraordinary Stories' in your favourite podcast app to listen to episode five of Magazine Queens, or click here You can learn more about MPlus here Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 14, 2022•48 sec
Episode four of Extraordinary Stories - Magazine Queens - was originally released to MPlus subscribers. Subscribers get early access to Extraordinary Stories, and unlimited access to all Mamamia content. To subscribe head to mamamia.com.au/mplus What did it take to make a tabloid mag in the It Girl era? You know, the days when Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie or Lindsay Lohan were falling out of cars, in and out of rehab and a ruthless paparazzi pack was documenting all of it? It’s th...
Jan 12, 2022•35 min
