Happy Monday, mates! In a matter of months, Justin Bieber had gone from near obscurity to a worldwide pop sensation. But once he’d ascended to the top? His brattish antics would make him one of the world’s most hated celebrities. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Calm for making this episode possible. Head over to CALM.COM/SHAMELESS for 40% Calm’s premiu...
Nov 13, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 447
Hello, everyone! On today’s show: Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk are back on we would like to know if we are the only ones that care about that? Plus, rumours about Pheobe Bridgers and Paul Mescal being engaged are veering into conspiracy theory territory, Johnny Depp makes a controversial appearance at Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty show and drama at the finale of the Block. Then, of course, we need to talk about Selena Gomez’s new documentary Mind and Me and Selena fans have such a problem with her ...
Nov 09, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 446
Happy Monday, mates! Justin, Selena, Hailey - three names we’ve read side-by-side for years. So, what exactly is the story behind one of the world’s biggest pop stars, his first love, and his now-wife? And what were the many PR nightmares littered along the way? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Hey Tiger Chocolate for making this episode possible. Hey T...
Nov 06, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 445
Hello hello! On today’s show: People are mad about Billie Eilish’s Halloween costume, and we have a potentially unpopular opinion on it all. Rihanna’s released her first single in six years, Nicola Peltz-Beckham is back in the headlines for the 4000th time this year, radio’s golden girl Kate Ritchie is reportedly on the out, Matthew Perry’s arch nemesis is… Keanu Reeves? And then, we hear Zara’s two cents: is this the smartest celebrity on the internet right now? This week, Zara recommended list...
Nov 02, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 444
Hey, friends! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on the Olsen twins. TV stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen endured the leering eye of the world’s media for all of their teenage years. But once they turned 18? They were ready to channel their fame and power into something else entirely: fashion. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Youswim for ...
Oct 30, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 443
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GE2gcv3W20yNKAHaWphWu?si=68074612b7ed419d Hello, book clubbers! This month, we read Aussie author Diana Reid’s second novel, Seeing Other People. Seeing Other People follows two sisters, Eleanor and Charlie, living two very different lifestyles in Sydney after lockdown. When the novel begins, Eleanor has a corporate job and is in a relationship with Mark, Charlie is an actress living in a sharehouse w...
Oct 28, 2022•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 442
Hellooooo, everyone! On today’s show: Who is YungSweetRo and what do we make of the rumours that Travis Scott has been cheating on Kylie? Sophie Cachia announces that her engagement to professional basketballer Maddie Garrick has been called off, who the hell is advising James Corden right now? We can now name the A-lister who reportedly had a fling with Harry Styles before Olivia Wilde, and then: the biggest moment in music in the last decade - Midnights, the tenth studio album by Taylor Swift ...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 441
Happy Monday, everybody! Today, we’re heading back to 1986. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were the sisters you likely grew up watching: twins who took the television industry - and the world - by storm when they were just babies. But growing up under the spotlight came with countless challenges. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Extra Gum for making this ep...
Oct 23, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 440
Hello, mates! On today’s show: Em Rata has launched a podcast that seems… an awful lot like another podcast. Why James Corden was banned - then unbanned - from a New York City restaurant, Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber had a way better plan than leaving a love heart emoji on each other’s TikToks, Drew Barrymore explains why she’s A-OK with going years without sex, and then: the nanny has spoken. Oh, god, has the nanny spoken. Which means the extremely messy split between Olivia Wilde and Jason S...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 439
Happy Monday, everybody! Welcome to part two of our series on Bec and Lleyton Hewitt. In 2005, Australian women’s magazines were in love with the Hewitts. But in the space of a year or two, the mood completely changed. So, how did Bec and Lleyton go from being the tabloid’s darlings, to being the tabloid’s enemies? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Calm ...
Oct 16, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 438
Happy Thursday, pals! On today’s show: Kanye West has his social media accounts locked and draws the ire of Gigi Hadid, why Prince Harry’s memoir might never be released, Carrie Bickmore departs The Project, the oh-so juicy claims that this year’s Miss USA pageant was “rigged”, and then, it feels like every corner of the internet is declaring “thin is in”. If that’s the case, who’s to answer for it? This week, Mich recommended watching Marriage on ABC iView and reading ‘What I Know’ by Jessica K...
Oct 12, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 437
Happy Monday, pals! Today, we’re heading back to the noughties. He was the bad-tempered tennis star with frosty blonde tips. She, the homegrown soapie actress everyone adored. So when Bec Cartwright and Lleyton Hewitt got together, they became the most talked about celebrity couple in the country. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to CeraVe for making this ...
Oct 09, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 436
Hello, friends! On today’s show: Best mates Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne are involved in some ugly headlines about a paparazzo, the Beckham’s family feud might just be over, Bella Hadid is *the* face of the modelling industry right now, whoever is doing Emma Chamberlain’s PR deserves a raise, and then: Zara’s two cents - why, after so many years, will Hailey Bieber still not say Selena Gomez’s name? This week, Mich recommended going to see Don’t Worry Darling. Zara recommended Mel C’s inter...
Oct 05, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 435
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on James Charles and Tati Westbrook. On May 10, 2019, Tati Westbrook posted the ‘Bye Sister’ video, which brought James Charles’s career crashing down. Only, within 12 months, the story behind YouTube’s biggest scandal ever would be totally and utterly flipped on its head. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspod...
Oct 02, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 434
Gday gday gday. We have much to discuss. On today’s show: YouTubers The Try Guys announce they’ve dumped Ned for cheating on his wife, The Bachelor has been very… suspiciously… postponed, the publicity machine of Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo goes into overdrive, new music from Rihanna may well be on the horizon, and then! We need to talk about that viral TikTok video: is being an influencer really that hard? This week, Zara recommended watching Tell Me Lies on Disney+. Mich recommended watchi...
Sep 28, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 433
Happy Monday, everyone! Today, we’re heading back to 2018. James Charles was one of the brightest stars of YouTube’s beauty community. Only, just as he was reaching the top of the mountain, his longtime friend and competitor Tati Westbrook released a video that would bring it all crashing down. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Scratch for making this ep...
Sep 25, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 432
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CPf7JPJv66eMj53jUNXf1?si=19ed6e08e3e3427b Hey there, book clubbers! This month, we read the debut novel from author Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake. Black Cake is a novel that spans 60 years in the life of one Caribbean-American family. Byron and Benny’s mum, Eleanor Bennett, has died. She has left them a voice recording in which everything Byron and Benny ever knew about their family is upended. Got ...
Sep 23, 2022•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 431
Hellooooo mates! On today’s show: Blake Lively is pregnant with baby number four, Kim Kardashian and Scott Disick are being sued for tens of millions, everyone is talking about the state of Tammy Hembrow’s relationship, Trisha Paytas’s baby name is… not what we were expecting… and then: Adam Levine has been publicly accused of cheating on his supermodel wife, Behati Prinsloo. And - apparently - he wanted to name their unborn child after his mistress. This week, Zara recommended listening to Lewi...
Sep 21, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 430
Good morning, friends! Today, we’re heading back to 1986. For almost a decade, Jenna Marbles felt like everyone’s internet best friend. But after rising through the ranks to become one of the most followed women on YouTube, one night Jenna gave it all away for good. Head here to watch Dave Portnoy’s video titled, ‘I finally got my chance to confront Jenna Marbles’. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over ...
Sep 18, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 429
Hellooooo, wonderful people! On today’s show: The Queen’s death sparks just about a million headlines, Gisele Bündchen’s marriage is on the rocks, we finally have the answers to a curious mid-noughties scandal involving Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, are Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio dating, and the very imprecise maths behind standing ovations at Venice: what do they mean, and why? This week, Zara recommended subscribing to Jo Elvin’s newsletter called ‘My Goodness!’. Mich r...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 428
Happy Monday, everyone! In 2018, Tana Mongeau was already one of YouTube’s most controversial personalities. But her decision to throw a self-titled content creator festival to rival VidCon? Well, that would make her name so notorious, even New York Magazine couldn’t look away. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to JSHealth Vitamins’ brand new haircare range...
Sep 11, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 427
Hey, friends! On today’s show: Lea Michele addresses the bizarre but increasingly popular conspiracy theory that she can’t read, Kanye West’s years-long collab with Adidas is on the brink of collapse, Spencer Pratt says Lisa Kudrow “is one of the worst humans I’ve come in contact with”, and Don’t Worry Darling has FINALLY premiered at Venice. Only, at the last minute, “Miss Flo” pulled out of her only proper media commitment. Yet again, we have sooooo much to talk about. This week, Zara recommen...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 426
Oh haaaiiii, lovely people! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on Kate Moss. She was the world’s biggest supermodel when a UK tabloid published grainy images of her snorting an illicit substance on their front page. The headline? ‘High As a Kate’. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Scratch for making this episode possible. Head to scratchp...
Sep 04, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 425
Helloooooo, everyone! On today’s show: Taylor Swift has a new album, a Bachelor couple is engaged, and a MAFS star is going global. Plus, Shia LaBeouf and Olivia Wilde’s feud goes nuclear, and then, we take a look at Australia’s first ever “Influence Index” that ranks Australia’s most influential personalities. This week, Mich recommended Look Both Ways on Netflix. Zara recommended reading the Anna Wintour biography, Anna. Got some thoughts on today’s episode you wanna share? We’re allllll ears ...
Aug 31, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 424
Happy Monday, legends! Today, we’re heading back to 1974. She was the world’s biggest model of the nineties and noughties. So, how did some grainy photos on the cover of a UK tabloid almost bring Kate Moss’s career completely undone? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Go-To Skincare for making this episode possible. Use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ on orders over...
Aug 28, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 423
Hello, everybody! Today, we’re heading back to 2011. We’ve given you the story of how Fergie and Prince Andrew met, married and broke up. Now you have that context, we have a more harrowing, but even more important story to tell: How Prince Andrew became involved with Jeffrey Epstein, and exactly the kinds of allegations levelled at him by Virginia Giuffre. Welcome to the third episode of a new series by Shameless Media - Andrew and Fergie: A Very Royal Scandal. A trigger warning for this one: i...
Aug 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 422
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1absaYb3dT0XpgPniym8S0?si=e83fbbce18a64858 Happy Saturday, book club fam! This month, we read the incredible memoir from writer Amy Bloom, called In Love. In January 2020, Amy traveled to Switzerland with her husband Brian where he was helped by Dignitas to end his life after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. The book details their love story, Brian’s slow decline, and Amy’s doggedness in ensuring her husban...
Aug 26, 2022•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 421
Happy Thursday, besties! On today’s show: The New York Times has officially jumped on the Matilda Djerf Bandwagon, Harry Jowsey’s determined to sleep with more people than his mum, it appears Abbie Chatfield and Konrad Bień-Stephen are over, Andrew Tate has been deplatformed by just about every social media site under the sun, Brooklyn Beckham has been slammed AGAIN, and then!!! The return of the Shameless Mailbag - what exactly should you do if your best friend’s fiance confesses his undying lo...
Aug 24, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 420
Hi, everybody! Welcome to part two of our new series on Prince Andrew and Fergie. He was the royal bachelor turned war hero. She was the fun-loving redhead who the public adored. But after their wedding? Well, just about everything started to fall apart. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Calm for making this episode possible. Head over to CALM.COM/SHAMEL...
Aug 21, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 419
Hellooooo friends! On today’s show: The image of Tommy’s Lee’s peen is now forever embedded into our brains, Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis’s court documents have been leaked to the media, are you guilty of “the millennial pause” and if you are, what does that mean? And then, Michelle’s Two Cents - why the hell do influencers keep trying to post on their ‘Close Friends’ Instagram story? This week, Zara recommended watching ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ on Amazon Prime or Apple TV....
Aug 17, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 418
