Hi friends! Happy new week! What a time to be alive! We're almost at the end of winter, HOORAY! Coming up on today's show: the sneaky new way to buy Instagram followers. Plus, how the royal family became embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, and why the media finds Miley Cyrus so goddamn difficult. This week Mich recommended Sam Cavanagh's interview with the Daily Talk Show boys. Listen here. We'd give you Zara's recommendation, but it's kinda... not a thing. It's not a thing whatsoever. Cravin...
Aug 18, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Happy Thursday wonderful people! Today we are joined by Tanya Hennessy, the woman who knows millennials inside out. If you haven't seen Tanya in your Facebook newsfeed with her witty videos, you've probably read her best-selling book 'Am I Doing This Right' or heard about her in-demand comedy tour, 'Low Expectations'. In this conversation, we cover everything from finding your career calling, to mental illness and trolling. Want more from Tanya? OF COURSE YOU DO! Follow her on Insta @tanhennessy...
Aug 14, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Happy Monday wonderful people! Coming up on today’s episode: the influencer who ended her career by uploading the wrong Youtube video. Plus, the New York Times wants you to get “strong” for your wedding day, but by “strong” we’re pretty sure they mean “skinny”. Also, what’s with all these television reboots? Mich recommended this profile on Taylor Swift: https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-cover-september-2019 Zara recommended this episode of ABC's Conversations with Richard Fidler: https...
Aug 11, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 99
HAPPY THURSDAY! Today on the show we have the inimitable Emma Issacs. Emma is a serial entrepreneur: she is the global CEO of Business Chicks, Australia’s largest business community for women and last year published her first book, Winging It. We sat down with Emma in our tiny makeshift studio at Zara’s house to chat all things success, failure and building brands. For more from Emma, you can buy her book here or follow her on Instagram. Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.
Aug 07, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 98
HAPPPPY MONDAAAAAY! On today's episode of Shameless: the two Youtube stars who got (fake?) married, our thoughts on the new season of The Bachelor Australia, and the popularisation of polyamory. Mich recommended the latest ep of She's On The Money, 'A rookies guide to investing', here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/shes-on-the-money/id1468033698 Zara recommended this pod interview with Ricky Gervais: https://samharris.org/podcasts/163-ricky-gervais/ Thanks so much to Sportsgirl's Be That...
Aug 04, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Happy, happy, happy Thursday! Today on the show we are joined by the one and only Georgia Love. You probably have all the background in the world on who Georgia Love is, but let us quickly recap: Georgia is a journalist, our former Bachelorette and television personality who is sunny and kind and one of the warmest people we have ever met. In this episode we talk about everything from grief, to starring on reality TV and falling in love to what comes next. For more from Georgia, you can find her...
Jul 31, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Happy Monday beautiful people! Coming up on today's episode: the Novak Djokovic rumours that just won't go away. Plus, is Masterchef doomed now that its three hosts have walked away? And how Diet Prada is achieving what mainstream media never could. Mich recommended two things this week! The MCoBeauty Instant Brows pencil (here: https://modelco.com/shop/mcobeauty/instantbrows) and Grotti Lotti prints for your next impressive present (here: https://grottilotti.com.au). Zara recommended the Phoebe...
Jul 28, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Happy Thursday, Shameless family! Today we're sitting down with Polly 'PJ' Harding, one half of KIIS FM's Jase and PJ breakfast show. In this chat, we covered everything from moving overseas to pursue your passion, what it's like to have a story about your 'coregasm' go viral, and being asked to hone your best (or... worst) Aussie accent by watching episodes of Home and Away. If you love Polly as much as we do, find her on Instagram @pjdeeday. We are @shamelesspodcast! Thanks so much to Clinique...
Jul 24, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Hello! Happy Monday, gorgeous listener friends! Today we're sharing the unpopular opinion on Instagram removing likes. Plus, the Adam Goodes documentary that every Australian needs to watch and how brands are being pulled into influencer controversies. Read Zara's recommended article here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-help-a-grieving-friend_n_5aa9801fe4b0004c0406d2fb Today's epic remix is from Stephanie Alexopoulos. Thank you for the lols, Stephanie! Today's sponsor is Tribe Skincare. G...
Jul 21, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 93
Today on the show we have the warm, generous and stupidly clever Georgie Dent. Georgie is a former lawyer, a journalist, an old editor of ours and the author of the new and best-selling memoir, Breaking Badly. At 24, things were going pretty good for Georgie. She’d landed a job at a prestigious Sydney law firm, was living with her boyfriend and had so much head of her. But, in her own words, she broke. By 25, Georgie was unemployed, back living with her parents and suffering such crippling anxie...
Jul 17, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Heya! On today's show: Rebecca Black is officially back and so is Aziz Ansari. And later, how do we feel about women photoshopping their bodies to be larger than they are? Zara recommends Uroll.Me and Mich recommends listening to Extremes by Vice. (Royalty free music for Michelle's weird remix c/o Artistic Maniacs.) Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.
Jul 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Today's In Conversation episode is with one firecracker of a human, Em Rusciano. We adore Em for her wit and intelligence, but most of all her honesty and vulnerability. She is one of a kind and we hope you enjoy this chat about career, family and life in the public eye. Oh, and a note before we dive in - Em talks with her hands, which means you might hear some noises here and there! Just pretend you’re right there in the studio with us! If you adore Em as much as we do, follow her on Instagram ...
Jul 10, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Happy Monday! On today’s show: the strange furore around the re-imagination of Disney’s Ariel, how Taylor Swift’s fans are pushing her feud with Scooter Braun into dangerous territory and the Byron Bay influencers who graced the pages of the world’s best article in Vanity Fair. Thanks so much to the very lovely Stephanie Alexopoulos for this week's remix! If you want to get involved and remix one of Zara's best sayings, please email your mp3 submission to [email protected] - we thank yo...
Jul 07, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Happy Thursday! Today on the show we have the very lovely, very bubbly, Brooke Blurton. You may remember Brooke from her time on The Bachelor and The Bachelor in Paradise, but in truth, Brooke’s story is about far more than her short foray on reality TV. Our conversation covers her childhood, her identity and her love of her job as a youth worker. If you love Brooke as much as we do, find her on Instagram @brooke.blurton. We are @shamelesspodcast! Thanks again to Urban You for sponsoring this ep...
Jul 03, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Happy Monday, Shameless family! Coming up on today’s show: the radio campaign that uses silence to talk about mental health. Plus, we need to talk about the Logies and that Tom Gleeson speech, and the celebrity sexual assault story that slipped through the cracks this week. Want to try Mich's recommendation recipe? You can do that here! https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/speedy-mince-haloumi-one-pot-recipe/t8yhqacv Want to support Shameless? The best way to do that is to click 'subscribe' on Apple...
Jun 30, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Today we are doing things a little differently. In fact, today’s episode is brought to you live from the Mercedes Me store in Melbourne, where we sat down with beauty writer, podcaster and all-round genuine legend Gemma Watts. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY X
Jun 26, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 86
WE BAAAAAAACK. It's been a two-week break but it feels like a lifetime lovely people. So, what's on the agenda today? How a couple of former AFL Footballers proved exactly why this podcast exists, the accusations that Taylor Swift is co-opting the gay rights movement and why the hell hummus and Keanu Reeves have gone viral. Mich recommends Breaking Badly by Georgie Dent and Zara recommends More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth. To go in the running to win that killer winter getaway with Baby-G, c...
Jun 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Happy Thursday, lovely Shameless listeners! Today, we’re sitting down with the inimitable Flex Mami - a wildly talented DJ, television personality, podcaster and author. We sat down at her home in Sydney to talk about career, intersectional feminism, and harnessing your own unique voice. Follow Flex Mami on Instagram @flex.mami and listen to her brilliant podcast, Bobo and Flex, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Thanks so much to Nourished Life for sponsoring this episode of Shameless.
Jun 05, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 82
HELLO AND HAPPY MONDAY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! On today's episode: the dating app for private school kids, is influencing actually a "hard job", and why Leonardo DiCaprio exclusively dates women under the age of 25. Loved this week's remix? Go check out Oh Boy on Insta @OhBoyMusic or on Spotify. Thanks so much to GoodnessMe Box for making this episode possible. Use the code 'SHAMELESS' at checkout to receive 15% off your winter wholefood market tickets! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/goodnessme-box-wint...
Jun 02, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Today we’re sitting down with the charming and effervescent Edwina Bartholomew - a journo and television personality who has covered some of the country’s biggest stories and interviewed some of the world’s brightest minds. You can find more from Eddie on Instagram @edwina_b. As for us, you’ll find us there too @shamelesspodcast. Thanks so much to Bed Threads for making this episode possible. Use code 'SHAMELESS' at checkout to receive 10% off!
May 29, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Iiiiiit's Monday! Happy Monday! On today’s show: why do we care so much about Kim Kardashian’s spelling mistakes? Plus, the rise and rise of astrology amongst young women, and why an airplane flight and plate of beef has seen Emma Thompson be labelled a “first class hypocrite”. You can read Glamour's profile on Aurora Perrineau here. Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.
May 26, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Happy Thursday, Shameless family! Today, we’re sitting down with the very witty, very warm Jadé Tuncdoruk - a woman who has garnered an audience of almost 500,000 on Instagram through her funny captions, stunning photography, and down-to-earth musings. We cover everything from bullying, to seeking psychological help and building a personal brand from the ground up. Find Jadé on Instagram @jadetunchy and @therealjadetunchy. We are @shamelesspodcast. Thanks so much to Frank Body for sponsoring thi...
May 22, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 78
AS PROMISED SHAMELESS FAM... keep listening for the world's worst remix of Zara quoting Bhad Bhabie. On today’s show - an embarrassing confession about Lizzo, how James Charles became a pop culture pinata, and how some of the world’s most famous faces have railed against America’s abortion law crisis. If you're interested in the Ask Polly column Zara recommends, you can here. Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.
May 19, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Happy Thursday you Shameless humans! On the show today we have the legend that is Kate Wasley. You might know Kate from her time as one half of AnyBody.co, a movement she co-founded that encouraged women to brace their bodies, no matter the size. As an in-demand model and influencer herself, Kate has graced the coveted pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2018. But perhaps her most important role is the one she plays in our conversations about body image online. We caught up with ...
May 15, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Hey wonderful Shameless friends! Coming up on today’s show: the royal bebe, The Daily Mail’s intense interest in Margot Robbie's grandmother's funeral, and - OF COURSE - the Met Gala. To read Zara's Harper's Bazaar recommendation, click here: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a27259689/toxic-masculinity-male-friendships-emotional-labor-men-rely-on-women/ Want to meet us at Meccaland? Use the code SHAMELESS to receive 50% off a double-pass for you and your best friend! http://bit.ly/...
May 12, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Hello Shameless family! Today we are joined by the powerhouses that make up The Veronicas - arguably Australia’s most recognisable female band. We caught up with twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso in Brunswick to chat about the meaning behind their new hit single, Think Of Me, and what it’s like to become very very famous when you’re just teenagers. Thanks so much to today's sponsors, Forever New, for making this episode possible. Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.
May 08, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Monday fam! Hello! Welcome back. On today’s show: Justin Bieber's strange defence of Chris Brown, The Sports Illustrated shoot that sparked quite a conversation in our Facebook group and the proliferation of cancel culture: Why don’t we ever let people muck up without demanding they die? To read Sophie Aubrey's piece on Sri Lanka, you can here. Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.
May 05, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 73
This week on the show, we are joined by the absolutely delightful Laura Byrne. You might remember Laura from her time on The Bachelor, where she won Matty J’s heart and the affection of the country, too. Outside of reality television though, Laura runs Toni May, a jewellery company full of hand-crafted pieces that started selling at markets for a fun outside of her day job. We meet a lot of people in this job, but we have to say, Laura is one of the kindest, warmest, most down to earth women we’...
May 01, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Happy Monday beautiful people! Coming up on today’s show: Instagram toys with a future without likes, while Bachelor in Paradise shows us the difference between love and obsession. Plus, what did we think about Taylor Swift's new single, ME? Thanks to this week's sponsor Goodness Me Box for making this episode of Shameless possible. Use the code 'SHAMELESS10' at checkout to receive $10 off your first order. This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews.
Apr 28, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Today, we are joined by a person who has influenced Zara and I more than any “Instagram influencer” or “YouTube vlogger” ever has. Her name is Natalie Fornasier, and she has 839 Instagram followers. Your eyebrows might be raised right now, and you might be wondering how a normal Sydney girl with a normal social media following could be so influential. Well, last year, Natalie sat down with Byrdie.com.au for a story titled “I’m 24 and Living With Advanced Melanoma—This Is My Story”. Natalie’s wor...
Apr 24, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 70
