Happy Thursday everybody!!! Today, we bring you the enigmatic Florence Given. For the unacquainted, Florence is nothing short of a force to be reckoned with. The 21-year-old feminist illustrator, writer, and activist released her debut book, Women Don’t Owe You Pretty, in June this year, and has gone on to become a number one Sunday Times bestseller. Florence now has a social media following of more than half a million people, and has single-handedly carved out one of the most engaged spaces for...
Nov 18, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 230
Hiya friends! On today’s show: The most brutal riches to rags story that we’ve read in a very long time. Plus, the future of shoppable shows like Euphoria, an internal crisis on why we give so many effs about the love lives of teenage Tik Tokkers, and the Hillsong "hypepriest" who ruined his career with an extra-marital affair. This week, Zara recommended The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty on ABC iView . Off the back of last week’s Christmas movie chat, Mich recommended the show A Moody Christmas ....
Nov 15, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 229
Why hello there! Today, we bring you the very warm Nakkiah Lui. Nakkiah is a Gamilaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman who writes for both the theatre and television. Nakkiah has co-written and starred in the ABC’s Black Comedy, created and starred in Kiki and Kitty for the ABC, co-hosted the Buzzfeed podcast series Pretty for an Aboriginal, and in 2019, released her debut novel, Black Is The New White. This year, Nakkiah also released her Audible Original Podcast alongside Miranda Tapsell, Deb...
Nov 11, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 228
HELLO LISTENER FRIENDS! On today’s show: The explosive Bachelorette finale that took us by surprise after quite a lacklustre season. Plus, the baby rumours that Hailey Bieber is having none of, and then, how one of Netflix’s most-streamed films in 2020 also happens to be one of the worst Christmas movies we’ve ever seen. This week, Mich and Zara recommended some top-quality/kinda niche Christmas movies you should spend your time watching instead of Holidate - While You Were Sleeping and Home Alo...
Nov 08, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 227
Hiiiii lovely people! Today, we bring you the remarkable Sophie Delezio. If Sophie’s name sounds familiar, you were probably first introduced to her story more than 16 years ago, when a car crashed into Sophie’s daycare centre and trapped Sophie underneath. In that incident, she suffered burns to more than 85% of her body, lost both of her feet, a number of fingers, and an ear. A few years later, Sophie’s life was threatened again by a serious car accident, where, after being thrown from her whe...
Nov 04, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Hey there! On today’s show: Is James Corden the next to fall down to cancel culture? Plus, the celebrity baby boom, David Beckham’s massive Netflix’s deal, and the Kardashian birthday story that split Shameless listeners right down the middle. Is it a bit gross to celebrate your 40th birthday on a private island and post about it on social media, all in the midst of a pandemic? Or, should we just accept that rich people are going to live their very best lives, no matter what the rest of us are d...
Nov 01, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/600Rgh3RDus8kKPuHsfQwF?si=b78c69ef8eef4e7b HEY THERE BOOK CLUB FRIENDS! This month, we’re talking all about the critically acclaimed, worldwide bestseller from Swedish columnist and blogger Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove. Ove is the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. H...
Oct 30, 2020•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 224
Happy Thursday friends! If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! But wait! There’s more! Our back catalogue of In Conversation interviews . Follow Shameless on Insta...
Oct 28, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 223
Happy Monday lovely people! On today’s show: The influencer who reportedly held up a Jetstar flight because she was busy shucking oysters, an examination of Blake Lively’s very confusing shoes, and then, a discussion on that scene in the new Borat movie. Finally, we do a deep dive on the most talked-about story of the week: Bec Judd’s now-infamous 'Free Melbourne' t-shirt. This week, Zara recommended the movie ‘ Brexit: The Uncivil War ’ on Stan. Mich recommended watching ‘ Borat Subsequent Movi...
Oct 25, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Haaaaappy Thursday friends! Today, we bring you the wonderful AJ Clementine. AJ is an influencer and content creator, well known for her LGBTQI advocacy, sense of style, and bright personality. AJ knew from the youngest of ages that she wasn’t born in the right body and began medically transitioning at the age of 18. Now 24, she is the first transgender person to model for a Bonds campaign, has walked the runway at VAMFF, and cemented herself as a leading voice for young Australians with over 10...
Oct 21, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Hellooooo wonderful people! On today’s show: The Dominic West and Lily James affair we never could have predicted but care so very much about. Plus, Cardi B and Offset are back together AGAIN, Billie Eilish is trolled for having... a body... and then, why everyone cannot stop talking about Netflix’s, Emily In Paris. This week, Zara recommended The Comey Rule on Stan . She also recommended mixing up your washing powder! Don’t knock it ‘til you try it! Mich recommended watching Junior Masterchef o...
Oct 18, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Happy Thursday, Shameless pals! Today, we bring you the electric Dolly Alderton. Dolly is a British columnist, author and podcaster, best known as the co-host of the widely popular current affairs podcast, The High Low. She is also the author of the bestselling memoir, Everything I Know About Love, but is now trying her hand at fiction, on the cusp of releasing her very first novel, Ghosts . In this chat, Dolly explains what it's like to have half a million people know about her life - both the ...
Oct 14, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 219
HAPPY MONDAY FRIENDS!!! On today’s show: The Fleetwood Mac and cranberry juice TikTok that has exploded online. Then, The Bachelorette’s relevancy problem and what to make of the rumours that Naya Rivera’s ex-husband and sister have become romantically linked in the wake of her death. And finally, two Daily Mail stories were published on the weekend that epitomise absolutely everything grotesquely wrong with the publication. This week, Zara recommended listening to our upcoming In Conversation e...
Oct 11, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Why hello there, listener friends! Today, we bring you the very clever Cole Brown. Cole is a twenty-five-year-old author and writer who has just published his first critically acclaimed book, Greyboy. It’s a series of essays written about life at the intersection of class and race, where in it, Cole shares so many valuable personal insights on white privilege, racism, and black identity. In this chat, Cole talks about what it’s like growing up black in America when you don’t quite fit the stereo...
Oct 07, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Happy Monday pals! On today’s show: What is ‘Surge Capacity’ and why are people like Brené Brown talking so much about it? Plus, Kylie Jenner dresses daughter Stormi in a $16,000 backpack. And then, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s harrowing loss. **Just a warning before listening to this episode: Our final segment discusses pregnancy loss and bereavement, and may be triggering for some listeners. If you need, reach out for support from SANDS here .** This week, Zara recommended listening to the...
Oct 04, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Happy Thursday, Shameless fam! Today, we bring you the lovely Bella Varelis. Whether you’re a fan of The Bachelor franchise or not, you’ll likely know Bella’s name after its finale aired last Thursday, when Locky told Bella and this season’s winner, Irena, that he loved them both. In this chat, we ask Bella about it all: From what compelled her to apply for The Bachelor, to the friendships she made and lost on the show, and the relentless online abuse she’s been receiving these past few months. ...
Sep 30, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 215
HEY FRIENDS! On today’s show: TikTok is creating superstars overnight - but at what cost? Plus, The Bachelor finale that had the most controversial finale since The Honey Badger chose no-one, and then, Sir David Attenborough joins Instagram and the world loses its shit. This week, Zara recommended the podcast episode by The Cut called ‘Rich People Problems’ . Mich recommended watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix . To those VIP Shameless listeners who stayed til the end of this ep! Click here t...
Sep 27, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34sAPyThLPFoNb0KrINOit?si=534aa77cd2c74d0a Hiiiiya pals! This month, we’re talking all about Jessie Tu’s debut novel, A Lonely Girl Is A Dangerous Thing. It’s a novel about a young Taiwanese-Australian woman named Jena Lin, who - after being recognised as a prodigy throughout childhood - has re-introduced classical violin back into her life as a 20-something Syndey-sider. We see Jena navigate relations...
Sep 25, 2020•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 213
HELLO FRIENDS! Today, we are joined by the incredible Hamish Blake - a comedian, writer, and one half of Australia’s most iconic radio and podcasting duos, Hamish and Andy. Hamish is Australia’s funniest person, yes, but he is so much more than that, too. Behind the scenes, he is such a supportive and kind person in the industry who is very generous with his time, a switched on business person, and, of course, a father of two. In this chat, we explore the career failures that came his way in his...
Sep 23, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Greetings, good people! Happy Monday! On today’s show: We have some issues with the Instagram activity of this year’s bachelor, Locky Gilbert. Plus, how do we feel about J.K. Rowling’s books being removed from bookstore shelves in the wake of her transphobic statements? Then, a deep dive on model Emily Ratajkowski’s viral essay in New York Magazine’s The Cut this week, and an exploration of women’s bodies, the photographs of those bodies, and who actually owns them. This week, Zara recommended l...
Sep 20, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Happy Thursday lovely people! Today on the show we have the formidable Jennifer Atilemile. Jennifer is an international model and writer who advocates for greater representation of racial and body diversity in the media, and who has very recently landed one of the biggest jobs of her career: A campaign with Victoria’s Secret. In this chat we cover everything from what she loves about the modelling industry, to why she feels every job she books is - in her own words - “a win for not just size div...
Sep 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 210
A happy, happy Monday to you all! On today’s show: Zac Efron has a new Aussie girlfriend, and we’re sorry, but it’s not you. Plus, why the hell is Wayne Carey one of the country’s biggest faces on TV, and then, what does the cancellation of Keeping Up With The Kardashians say about the changing nature of celebrity? This week, Mich recommended Concrete Jellyfish earrings , and Zara recommended Little Fires Everywhere on Amazon Prime . Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, TBH Skincare. Don’t forg...
Sep 13, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 209
G’day, wonderful humans! Last week, Zara interviewed Mich to celebrate the launch of their new book, The Space Between. Well, this week it’s Zara’s turn to be interviewed! Yay! Fun! Ok Less me (Annabelle, hey!) now, more them! In this chat, Mich asks Zara about it all: From how it feels to find out both your parents are sick with cancer, to having fears of infertility, working through chronic illness, and breaking down the self-doubt that often arises when you’re in a job as public and personal ...
Sep 09, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 208
HALLOOOOO, WONDERFUL PEOPLE! On today’s show: Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are officially back together for the third time, and do we have any right to massively roll our eyes at that fact? Then, singer Adele runs - hair first - into a sea of controversy, and finally, how many friends do you need to be happy, and in 2020 is it possible to be best mates with someone whose world view differs so greatly from your own? This week, Zara recommended listening/re-listening to this Spotify playl...
Sep 06, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 207
Hello! Surprise! It's Mich! In conversation! You guys have been asking for us to interview each other for quite a while now and we figured there was no better opportunity to do exactly that than the two eps following our book launch. In this chat, Zara asks Mich about the experience of her parents separating when she was in her early twenties, how she finds fulfilment in her work, and her final essay in The Space Between , where she generously shares a chapter of her life story that she's never ...
Sep 02, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 206
Hi everybody!!!! On today’s show: How does Stan culture function in 2020, and why do so many celebrities struggle with valid critique? Then, Pete Evans and Magda Szubanski lock heads on celebrity-led COVID ads, and finally, we remember Chadwick Boseman - a star gone too soon who left an indelible mark on the world. This week, Zara recommended this Caramilk pudding recipe . Mich recommended watching Suits if you haven’t already, which you can find on Netflix here . Thank you so much to today’s sp...
Aug 30, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 205
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uqMITiWOWN4yR5Uz5ierO?si=043dae8ac94c478b Correction: An earlier edit of this episode said the fictional town of Massacre Plains was based in the Northern Territory of Australia. This is incorrect - the town is based in New South Wales. HELLOOOOO BOOK CLUB PALS! This month, we’re discussing the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner, The Yield, by Tara June Winch. The novel tells the story of a wom...
Aug 28, 2020•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 204
HEY HEY! Happy Thursday! Today on the show, we bring you our good friend and resident foodie, Jess Nguyen. Jess is a home cook and recipe creator who, after being made redundant from her job at Mecca in March this year, made herself the go-to source of delicious, easy-to-cook meals. It’s not even been six months since her redundancy, and Jess has already worked with brands like Vogue Australia to bring joy to her rapidly growing Instagram following of almost fifty thousand people. In this chat, ...
Aug 26, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 203
Happy Monday morning, absolute faves! On today’s show: Does former Bachelorette Georgia Love have a right to complain about her wedding being cancelled for the second time? Plus, The Masked Singer Australia has been shutdown after seven crew members tested positive for COVID-19, and how do we feel about television shows being considered 'essential services'. Then, actress Olympia Valance had her intimate photos hacked from her phone and shared illegally online and the media coverage could not be...
Aug 23, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 202
IT’S A VERY HAPPY THURSDAY INDEED!!!!! Today on the show, we bring the incredible Jameela Jamil (a woman who probably doesn’t need an introduction, but of course, we’ll give her one anyway). Jameela is a British actress, former radio host, writer, and activist who rose to global fame through her role as Tahani Al-Jamil on The Good Place. She is also the brainchild behind the I Weigh movement - a force of more than one million people who band together to challenge dangerous diet culture on platfo...
Aug 19, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 201
