Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DE63ZzOef240bv3X3sJjj?si=1e64f004df3e4948 Halloooooo, fellow book clubbers! This month, we are looking at best-selling author Luanne Rice’s pacey thriller, The Shadow Box. This book jumps before and after the day artist Claire Chase was brutally attacked, to explain just what happened to her. Claire survives before going into hiding and has her suspicions on who her attacker likely was - her admired h...
Mar 26, 2021•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 269
Hello, lovely people! On today’s show: What does a billionaire like Kylie Jenner owe the people around her? Plus, Orlando Bloom is getting roasted online for his morning routine, Celeb Spell Check all but disappears from Instagram, the Hembrows are getting a reality show and then!!! Demi Lovato bares so much of her trauma - including what led to her 2018 overdose - for a new documentary. This week, Zara recommended listening to the interview with Will McMahon on The Imperfects. Mich recommended ...
Mar 24, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 268
HELLOOO EVERYONE! Today on the show, we bring you the serene Chantelle Otten. Chantelle is best known as one of the countries leading psycho-sexologists who works out of Melbourne with a team of more than 20. To put it simply, Chantelle is the authority on sex, not just for Australian women, but for Australians from all walks of life. She has built an incredibly successful career being one of the leading voices shattering taboos around sex: about what the average sex life should look like, about...
Mar 21, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Oh haaaiiii! Happy Thursday! On today’s show: Bec Judd’s op shop donation causes an influencer storm, J-Lo’s engagement is on, then off, then on again, and the slut-shaming of Melbourne socialite Mia Fevola. Finally - last but not least - a chat about the Grammys and what the performance line-up told us about the legacy of music’s bad boy, John Mayer. This week, Zara got a Kindle and hates it! So, she recommended you give her tips on how to enjoy using hers! Mich recommended watching ‘Making The...
Mar 17, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 266
GOOD MORNING LISTENER FRIENDS!!!! Today on the show, we bring you the most famous person we’ve ever had the privilege of interviewing on this podcast, Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Priyanka has more than 60 million followers on Instagram, is one of the biggest Bollywood actors and producers of her generation, has managed to pull off a seamless transition into Hollywood, is married to a Jonas brother, and just published a New York Times best-selling memoir. As you can imagine, getting to where Priyanka ...
Mar 14, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 265
Good morning lovely people! On today’s show: Stellar Magazine posted a bunch of topless men on their cover to celebrate IWD we have a few questions, Dolce and Gabbana sues Diet Prada for a stupid amount of money, the next Bachelor is announced as a past Bachelorette gets married, and then! OF COURSE, Meghan, Harry, Oprah, and that history-making interview. This week, Zara recommended Honeybee and the Instagram account, MipsChips. Mich recommended reading Priyanka Chopra’s memoir, Unfinished. Hea...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Good morning wonderful Shameless community. Today on the show, we bring you the absolute force that is Grace Tame. When Grace was just 15 years old, she was repeatedly groomed and raped by a 58-year-old maths teacher who taught at her Tasmanian high school. While - after serving his jail sentence - her perpetrator was allowed to speak about his crimes with the media, Grace legally wasn’t: she was prevented by law from sharing her story with the world. So, she decided to do something about it. To...
Mar 07, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 263
Hellooooo! Happy Thursday!!!! On today’s show: Taylor Swift blasts Netflix to her 88 million followers, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin’s big baby mystery, the Married at First Sight “hotness ranking” challenge that made the reality show’s “experts” look more like evil masterminds, and life through the eyes of Billie Eilish - how the teen star’s rise to the top has been very different to those who have gone before her. This week, Zara recommended HBO’s documentary miniseries, Allen v. Farrow. If you’re...
Mar 03, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 262
Happy Mondaaaaay everybody! Today on the show, we bring you the remarkable Celeste Barber. We have no doubt you know precisely who Celeste is - she does have 10 million followers across Instagram and Facebook - but we’ll introduce her to you anyway. Celeste began her career as an actress, but over the last six years, has channeled her talent for making people think and laugh into a movement she calls ‘Challenge Accepted’. The premise is simple and brilliant; via her Instagram page, Celeste parod...
Feb 28, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7aYSmwZekgTofjWGy1LGX3?si=7c50e5683df149c5 G’day book club friends!!! This month, we read best-selling author Nick Hornby’s eighth novel, Just Like You. The book follows two protagonists, 22-year-old Joseph and 42-year-old Lucy, who fall in love despite coming from two different worlds. Joseph is a young Black DJ trying to find his place in the world, while Lucy is a white English teacher and mum of tw...
Feb 26, 2021•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 260
Heeeeey mates! On today’s show: Kimye have finally filed their divorce papers and the betting markets have gone wild on who Kim is going to date next. Plus, why Emma Watson may have just retired from acting, Gwyneth Paltrow thinks she was the first person to wear a mask, and then, the fall of NRL great Sam Burgess and what it says about our obsession with sporting stars. This week, Zara recommended The Split on Stan. Mich recommended reading this Frank Ocean profile from The New York Times. Than...
Feb 24, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 259
Helloooooo pals! Today on the show, we bring you the brilliant Bridget Malcolm. Bridget is a classically-trained musician, best known as an international model who walked for Victoria’s Secret in their 2015 and 2016 fashion shows, as well as walking for brands like Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney. But Bridget’s story in the fashion industry isn’t just one of glitzy catwalks and endless travel. Instead, Bridget spent much of her early and prominent years modelling battling a relentless eating d...
Feb 21, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 258
Happy Thursday legends!!! On today’s show: Scott Disick is dating… yep, another teenager. Then, Justin Timberlake’s apology, an Aussie magazine’s huge Meghan and Harry blunder, and finally, a big bumper discussion about the Bondi paparazzi: How Aussie tabloids and their seedy photographers are slowly - and insidiously - influencing the way you think about women in the public eye. This week, Mich recommended checking out your nearest plant delivery service, and Zara recommended watching the movie...
Feb 17, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 257
Happy Monday folks! Today on the show, we bring you the vibrant Martha Kalifatidis. You’re likely familiar with the makeup artist and reality star after she appeared in one of the country’s most-watched seasons of Married at First Sight. Yes, she may well be known for a certain **wine throwing** incident, but she also left the show with a huge and fiercely loyal group of fans who fell in love with how confident, unapologetic, and yes - if we may use a buzzword to round this list out - authentic ...
Feb 14, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 256
HELLO, LOVELY LISTENERS! On today’s show: Australia has its own local and modern-day gossip girl - Celeb Spellcheck - so what happens when influencers are determined to track her down and expose her identity? Plus, Kim Kardashian West thinks her seven-year-old daughter North is Picasso, why the Golden Globes are more irrelevant than ever, and then, why Janet Jackson was trending on Monday, some 17 years after the term ‘nipplegate’ entered the zeitgeist. This week, Mich recommended the new docume...
Feb 10, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 255
HEY FRIENDS! Today on the show, we bring you the whip-smart Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Yassmin is a media personality and a writer, yes, but she’s also a woman who worked for years as a successful engineer and social justice advocate who, at just 16, started the youth charity Youth Without Borders. In 2010 she was named Young Queenslander of the year, and in 2015, she was named Queensland Australian of the Year. Her 2014 TED Talk has been watched by more than 3 million people worldwide, she’s written...
Feb 07, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 254
Why hello there, lovely people! On today’s show: Jennifer Coolidge is suddenly absolutely everywhere, a lil' collection of stories from the week that prove some male celebs are truly the worst, Adele’s divorce settlement has a sneaky catch, and then! The question from a Rolling Stone profile that had Dua Lipa stewing for days. This week, Mich and Zara both recommend you watch It’s a Sin on Stan. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. For 20% off their Power Leggings and all other it...
Feb 03, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 253
HIYA FRIENDS! Today on the show, we bring you the ever-so-sweet Bonny Rebecca. For the unacquainted, Bonny Rebecca is a content creator and influencer with one hell of a story to tell. In 2018, at the height of the plant-based Instagram movement, Bonny - someone who had built a life and a career based on the lifestyle - decided to tell the world that she was leaving veganism for good. Cue: total internet outrage. Outrage so bad that Bonny found her name and face in massive publications like VICE...
Jan 31, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 252
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1P6d02a7tL2b9rZsYNO7aw?si=0670cc460f2546cf Happy Saturday book club pals! This month, we tore through Daisy Jones & The Six - the sixth novel from bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid that looks at the whirlwind rise of a fictional, iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup. Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle talk about the ...
Jan 29, 2021•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 251
HELLO! HAPPY THURSDAY! On today’s show: An Aussie fashion designer’s Instagram posts about Invasion Day leave everyone confused, raising questions about performative activism online. Plus! Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas’s bizarre breakup, the latest on Harry Styles’s relationship with Olivia Wilde, and finally, a deep dive on the worldwide sensation that is Jojo Siwa, who came out as a member of the LGBTIQ+ community this week. This week, Mich recommended the You’re Wrong About podcast episode, ‘T...
Jan 27, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 250
A very happy Monday to you, wonderful friends! Today on the show, we bring you the electric Deni Todorovic. You may well know Deni by their moniker, Style by Deni - a nod to their successful career as a fashion editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine and now GT magazine, and work as a celebrity stylist. In this chat, we go everywhere: from the moment as a kid they knew they were different, to working in the magazine industry as it was slowly dying, to coming to grips with their own gender identity. For ...
Jan 24, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 249
HELLO! MAN OH MAN ARE WE HAPPY TO BE BACK! And HELLOOOO to Thursday, you fresh, sexy day! So glad we could make it! What a delight! What a time! What a year! On today’s show: A big ‘ol recap of the stories that dominated this summer and boy do we have a show for you. From Hilaria Baldwin’s Spanish controversy, to Armie Hammer’s deer heart ways, and Olivia Rodrigo’s viral chart-topping song - we’re covering every story we missed over the break. This week, Mich had a few watch recs! The Queen’s Ga...
Jan 20, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 248
We're baaaaaack and BOY is this a goodie to officially kick off 2021! Today on the show, we bring you the delightful Tayla Damir. You may know Tayla from her time on Love Island season one where she fell in love, won the reality show, and promptly found out her boyfriend - the one she won beside - actually had a girlfriend on the outside the entire time. Now, with an Instagram following of more than half a million people, Tayla Damir has proven to be so much more than her Island experience and t...
Jan 17, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 247
Hiya friends! Today on the show, we bring you the powerhouse that is Alyce Tran. For the unacquainted, Alyce is an entrepreneur to be reckoned with. She is the brains behind The Daily Edited, an accessories label that makes personalised, monogrammed clutches, phone cases, and luggage - the must-have pieces of the moment. In this chat, we talk about the glamour of running your own empire, but also the grit and the ugly parts, too. Particularly, when it comes to the delicate tightrope act of juggl...
Jan 13, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 243
Hellooooo friends! Today on the show, we bring you the glorious Allira Potter. Allira has curated an incredible career by being herself and embracing what the universe throws at her. Despite having numerous hurdles in her path since her mother’s death when she was a teenager, Allira has flourished and thrived. Allira is a body positive warrior who helps her audience practice self-love every single day. In this chat, we talk with Allira about processing grief after her mother’s passing, how spiri...
Jan 06, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Goooood morning, everyone! HAPPY LAST DAY OF 2020! Today on the show, we bring you the formidable Samantha Wills. You likely know Samantha’s name from her eponymous jewelry line, Samantha Wills. Back in 2004, Sam decided to invest her last $500 to showcase her jewelry - jewelry she was then selling at the Bondi markets at Australian Fashion Week. People fell in love, and very soon, she was overwhelmed with orders. Three years in though - despite boasting a successful and very popular business - ...
Dec 30, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0D39Y5QgX53l9PngQlT7AS?si=239a0943f6854fef OHHH, it's the last book club for 2020, friends! This month, we read Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi - a novel that centres around Gifty, a neuroscientist at Stanford who studies addiction and depression neural circuits through experimenting with mice. This, we come to learn, is no coincidence. Transcendent Kingdom deals with grief, mental illness, and relig...
Dec 25, 2020•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 244
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE, FAVOURITE PEOPLE! Today, we bring you a very special episode with you guys, the Shameless community! We think there’s no better time to reminisce on the year that was, all while hearing your thoughts on everything from your favourite pop culture stories of 2020, to which Shameless interviews have stayed with you the most, and what lessons you’ll be taking into 2021. We will be back with normal programming on January 18! In the meantime though, keep an eye out for our summer ...
Dec 23, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 246
HELLOOOO AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! On today’s show: Exactly what’s gone down between The Slumflower and Florence Given, Cody Simpson randomly pops up in Australian Olympic trials, a definitive ranking of all of the best and worst Christmas songs of all time, and a wrap on the year that was. What has 2020 taught us about ourselves and the world? This week, Zara recommended Zoe Foster Blake’s dinner playlist on Spotify and Mich recommended watching Geordie Shore (lol). Thank you so much to today...
Dec 20, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 242
Happy Thursday friends! Today on the show, we bring you the hilarious Nazeem Hussain. Nazeem is a comedian, actor and TV personality who has performed stand-up at comedy festivals all around the world. Nazeem created and starred in the SBS show ‘Legally Brown’, the sketch comedy series ‘Orange Is The New Brown’ on Channel 7, and has his very own, critically-acclaimed Netflix Special called ‘Nazeem Hussain: Public Frenemy’. In this chat, we spoke with Nazeem about the close bond he has with his y...
Dec 16, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 240
