Helloooooo, legends! Welcome to part two of our Marilyn Monroe series. She was the blonde bombshell who won hearts the world over. But the story of Marilyn Monroe’s life extends far beyond glamour, wealth and fame to something much darker. Head here to check out ‘Marilyn Monroe: The Biography’ by Donald Spoto, and here for ‘Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon’ by Charles Casillo. If the content within this episode was triggering for you, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Got some thoughts...
Dec 05, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 344
Good morning, lovely people! On today’s show: The social media comments about Zara that sparked a conversation about women, smugness, and “pick me” culture. Then, Brooke Blurton’s Bachelorette finale makes Twitter erupt, the celebrity cheating rumour that’s looking increasingly legit, and then, a curious Shameless mailbag: what to do when you’re shamed in front of hundreds of thousands of people. This week, Zara recommended getting your hands on the cookbook ‘Everything I Love To Cook’ by Neil P...
Dec 01, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 343
Good morning, pals! Today, we’re heading back to 1926. She was the blonde bombshell who won hearts the world over. But the story of Marilyn Monroe’s life extends far beyond glamour, wealth and fame to something much darker. As we mentioned in this episode, head here to check out ‘Marilyn Monroe: The Biography' by Donald Spoto. 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 tha...
Nov 28, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 342
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xCwY68RS1vfKqfnqwenBO?si=e62c6ae1b3d44ec0 Happy Saturday, book worms! This month, we took on our first non-fiction book, a memoir from the now 28-year-old North Korean defector and activist, Yeonmi Park. Published in 2015, Yeonmi tells the story of the first 22 years of her life - from her first 13 years growing up in North Korea as it was consumed by famine, to fleeing over the border to China where ...
Nov 26, 2021•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 341
Heeeeey, friends! On today’s show: The Aussie reporter who butchered his million-dollar interview with Adele, the oddest couple of 2021 - Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson - step out with… hickeys. Plus, Married At First Sight scrambles to fix a massive casting blunder, Jennifer Lawrence is back, and finally, we open the Shameless mailbag. This week, Zara recommended the podcast ‘When Diana Met…’ by CNN. Mich recommended reading My Body by Emily Ratajkowski. Got some thoughts on today’s episode y...
Nov 24, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 340
Hello, lovely people! Welcome to part two of our Miranda, Orlando and Justin series. The 2012 Victoria's Secret catwalk was one of the biggest nights of Miranda Kerr’s career - almost 10 million people watched her walk the runway. Only, what happened behind the scenes that night, would have tabloids confused and captivated for years to come. 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 @shamelessp...
Nov 21, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 339
G’day, mates! On today’s show: Kendall Jenner’s outfit to her best friend’s wedding sparks an inteeeeresting debate on TikTok, how the “Bimbo Summit'' of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan looks very different 15 years on, the Bachelorette couple that, um, isn’t a couple at all? And then, yes, we simply must talk about the cultural phenomenon of Taylor Swift’s 10-minute version of All Too Well. This week, Mich and Zara both recommend you check out the Shameless Gift Guide, a collatio...
Nov 17, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 338
Hello! Happy Monday! Today, we’re revisiting a scandal you may very well have forgotten about. It’s not every day that an Australian model, a British actor, and an American pop star find themselves embroiled in a love triangle. So, what exactly happened between Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom, and Justin Bieber, and how the hell did all their paths cross? 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 @...
Nov 14, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 337
A very happy Thursday to you, friends! On today’s show: The Instagram post that made everyone turn on Chris Pratt, Em Rata reveals her connection to a controversial billionaire, influencer Elly Miles is called out for faking her spon con, a Bachelor fan saw Brooke Blurton entering a contestants’ home, and the fallout from Astroworld: Travis Scott’s festival turns into a nightmare. This week, Zara recommended reading This Is Water, David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech to the Kenyon College ...
Nov 10, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 336
Happy Monday, peeps! Welcome to part two of our Fleetwood Mac series. It's one of the most iconic albums ever made, with the tracks from Rumours still trending and, yes, charting even today. But the stories behind those songs of lust, drugs and betrayal might just be more memorable than the album itself. 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 ...
Nov 07, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 335
Good morning, wonderful people! On today’s show: The fall out from all those Gigi, Zayn and Yolanda allegations. Plus, the influencers who are making the AFR’s Young Rich List, Kim Kardashian is snapped holding hands with Pete Davidson, Hailey Bieber speaks about her marriage to Justin with pretty remarkable candour AND THEN, another juicy shameless mailbag. This week, Mich recommended watching Maid on Netflix. Zara recommended the debut novel from Diana Reid, Love & Virtue. Got some thoughts on...
Nov 03, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 334
Hello, everybody! Today, we’re heading back to 1948. It's one of the most iconic albums ever made, with the tracks from Rumours still trending and, yes, charting even today. But the stories behind those songs of lust, drugs and betrayal might just be more memorable than the album itself. 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 Prene Bags for making this episode p...
Oct 31, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 333
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cnR7JPXfbdZegoCkKcsVW?si=11875c1abc114a6e Hey, book club besties! This month, we read the incredible debut novel by Alka Joshi titled the Henna Artist. Following protagonist Lakshmi - one of Jaipur’s most in-demand Henna Artists - the novel tells the story of a woman running away from her past in 1950s India in order to forge her own path. But of course, there’s only so far she can run before her ex-h...
Oct 29, 2021•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 331
Hellooooo! Happy Thursday! On today’s show: Everything you need to know about that tragic Alec Baldwin shooting, a series of articles suggest John Mulaney and Olivia Munn have broken up, unpacking the dire Bachelorette ratings, making sense of those Grant Denyer paparazzi photos, and then!! My Two Cents! This week, Zara recommended the profile in The Cut titled ‘Katie Couric Is Not For Everyone’. Mich recommended watching Couples Therapy on SBS on Demand. Got some thoughts on today’s episode you...
Oct 27, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 332
Good morning, beautiful besties! Today, we’re heading back to 2014. In 2014, Blake Garvey became Australia’s “most hated man”. As Bachelor, he proposed to Sam Frost in the finale episode. Within weeks they had split, and a month after that he had moved on with the show’s second runner-up, Louise Pillage. 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 makin...
Oct 24, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 330
Howdy, everyone!!! On today’s show: Georgia Love’s emails are leaked to the media, the Bachelorette Australia debuts with its very first bisexual star, the Today Show war between Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson enters another round, and then! We open the Shameless Mailbag and tackle a listener’s big influencer-wedding dilemma. This week, Zara recommended the Charlotte Tilbury product, Hollywood Flawless Filter. Mich recommended Modern Love season 1 episode 2, as well as a life hack! Compile a...
Oct 20, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 329
Hiya lovelies! Today, we’re heading back to the 90s. She was a successful actress and pop star, he was a music icon with the world at his feet. So, how exactly did J.Lo and P. Diddy find themselves on the run from the police, accused of firing a gun in a nightclub? 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 Calming Blankets for making this episode possible. Don’t...
Oct 17, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 328
A very happy Thursday to our favourite humans!!!! On today’s show: Sam Frost hits headlines and deactivates Instagram for all the wrong reasons. Plus, Lisa Wilkinson casts subtle shade at former colleague Karl Stefanovic, Kim Kardashian hosts SNL, Love Island debuts to… lacklustre ratings, and then!!! ‘Tis the season of Adele. The singer starred on two separate Vogue covers this week and all we want to do is talk about it. This week, Mich recommended LuLaRich on Amazon Prime. Zara recommended wa...
Oct 13, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 327
Hey, legends! Welcome to the final part of our three-part series on Posh and Becks. Their marriage was rocked by some of the most highly publicised cheating scandals of the decade. So, how exactly did the Beckhams survive it all and make a cool billion dollars in the process? 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 Quay Australia for making this episode possib...
Oct 10, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 326
Hey friends! On today’s show: How a random guy named Robbie, sitting on a couch with three women who were not his girlfriend, became the biggest trend on the internet this week. Then, a controversial Australian podcast interview draws attention for all the wrong reasons, and Shakira gets… mugged… by wild boars. Then, finally, a new Shameless segment: My Two Cents, where one of us comes to the table with a potentially terrible opinion. This week, Zara recommended downloading the Vivino app. Mich ...
Oct 06, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 325
Helllloooooo, everybody! Welcome to part two of our three-part series on Posh and Becks. Victoria and David Beckham were British royalty. With her career as a pop icon, his career as a soccer star, and tabloids calling their mansion ‘Beckingham Palace’, surely nothing could go wrong. Enter, David’s assistant, Rebecca Loos. 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 ...
Oct 03, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 324
Happy Thursday, lovely people! On today's show: The Honey Badger saved a sheep from a wire fence and was that all it was going to take to win back the hearts of Australian women? Plus, the Sydney socialites making headlines, Will Smith talks non-monogamy with GQ, and then, another verrrrry intriguing mailbag: Would you tell someone you don’t know - ie. an influencer - if you saw their partner cheating on them? This week, Mich recommended the podcast episode, ‘How Mail Order Marriages Work’, on S...
Sep 29, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 323
Happy Monday, besties! Today, we’re heading back to the 90s. When David Beckham met Victoria Adams, he was so besotted he could barely speak. Little did the footballer know that together, they’d become one of the most powerful, famous, and yes, scandalous couples of the nineties and noughties. 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 FOREO for making this episo...
Sep 26, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 322
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/66sRsUb76DWcJ4sKuOHGSA?si=f71eb2f8b07e4904 Why hello there, book clubbers! This month, we read ‘You and Me on Vacation’ by Emily Henry, and boy oh boy did it deliver on its promise to be a sugary, frothy read. Protagonists Alex and Poppy have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car-...
Sep 24, 2021•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 321
Hiya pals! On today’s show: The Gabby Petito true crime case that tore through TikTok this week. Then, the Brownlow blue carpet begs a question about redemption stories, Kim Kardashian lets us know we’ve all been utterly deceived, and finally - magazines have called Emma Chamberlain “the most popular girl in the world”. So, who is Emma, and how has she managed to redefine influence as we know it? This week, Zara recommended the Schumacher documentary on Netflix. Mich recommended watching season ...
Sep 22, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 320
Hello, friends! Welcome to part two of our special series on Heath Ledger’s extraordinary life. On January 22, 2008, news broke: homegrown Australian actor turned Hollywood megastar Heath Ledger had been found dead in his apartment. He was just 28 years old. To read the New York Times profile we mentioned in this episode, head here. Check out Beyond Blue and all their great work right here. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc)...
Sep 19, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 319
Happy Thursday everyone! On today’s show: The Met Gala of course, and boy is there a bunch of stuff to unpack. Plus, Britney Spears is engaged, some thoughts on reality shows that pre-film endings, and then, the Olivia Munn/John Mulaney baby scandal that has all of Hollywood talking. This week, Mich had two recommendations! The Apple TV show Morning Wars, and the podcast episode ‘Break Ups That Burn’ on Where’s Your Head At. Zara recommended listening to the podcast The Dropout by ABC News. Got ...
Sep 15, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 318
Good morning everyone! Welcome to part one of our special series on the extraordinary life of Heath Ledger. Heath Ledger was seventeen when he left his hometown in Perth and traveled across the country to Sydney. There, his raw talent and iconic golden boy good looks would catapult him towards global stardom. To check out Beyond Blue and all their great work, head here. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo ...
Sep 12, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 317
Good morning legends!!! On today’s show: Two stars get very flirty on the red carpet while their spouses look on, fans slam former Bachelorette Georgia Love’s racist Instagram post, and then, one of our favourite celebrity wedding dresses ever. Finally, we end with a biiiiiig bumper segment on the Nadia Bartel ‘white powder’ controversy that Australians of all ages are talking about - and what we’d do if we were Nadia’s PR managers. This week, Zara recommended the new podcast, Everybody Knows by...
Sep 08, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 316
Hello there, fabulous friends! Welcome to part two of our Khloe Kardashian series. Khloe was hours away from going into labour when Tristan Thompson’s secrets were revealed to the world; he had cheated, and not just once. It was the beginning of a never-ending scandal that’s yet to die down, three years later. 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 FRANKiE4 F...
Sep 05, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 315
