G’day, everybody!!! Welcome to the final part of our Kylie Minogue series. By her 30s, Kylie Minogue had established herself as the most successful Australian pop star of all time. But the media? Well, all they wanted to talk about was her love life. 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 episode possible. You can find CeraVe’s products...
May 01, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 386
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ErhB2hnpJostmk6iVeTvO?si=ef5ac01ec9834236 Happy Saturday, book club besties! This month, we read An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. The book follows newlyweds, Celestial and Roy. She’s an artist on the rise, he’s a young executive. They’re as happy as ever, until Roy is wrongfully imprisoned for a reprehensible crime. Celestial knows he is innocent, and their families and wider community trust that...
Apr 29, 2022•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 387
Good morning, lovely people! On today’s show: ASAP Rocky’s arrest over an LA shooting, the latest on that ugly Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, Elon Musk splashes his pocket money on buying Twitter, the rise of the coastal grandma trend and THEN! We rummage through the Shameless mailbag, what if you only uncover your partner’s lie, a year after it’s been told? This week, Mich recommended the Diary of a CEO podcast episode with Ben Francis. Zara recommended watching White Hot on Netflix. Got so...
Apr 27, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 385
Halllooooo, friends! Welcome to part two of our Kylie Minogue series. By the time she was 20 years old, Kylie Minogue was an international phenomenon. She was also, it turns out, on the cusp of overhauling everything. To check out the music video for Better The Devil You Know that Mich and Zara are playing on repeat, head here. And to watch Paula Yates interview Michael Hutchence, head here. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc...
Apr 24, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 384
Happy Thursday, besties!!!! On today’s show: Coachella, of course! But are we crazy for sensing a vibe shift all the way over in Palm Springs this year? Plus, Elle Ferguson is forced to quit The Block three days in, the brand-new Kardashian show is here in the same week they’re being sued for $100 million and then we absolutely need to unpack those absolutely wild and false rumours about Rihanna and ASAP Rocky that had the internet in a stranglehold over the weekend. This week, Zara recommended ...
Apr 20, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 383
Hey there, legends! Today, we’re heading back to 1968. She’s Australia’s biggest pop icon, selling more than 80 million albums around the world. But the journey there? Well, it wasn't exactly smooth sailing. 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 Cashrewards for making this episode possible. If you want to give Cashrewards a go yourself, use the code ‘SHAMELE...
Apr 17, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 381
G’day, lovely people! On today’s show: Weddings! Divorce! Babies! Britney is pregnant, Ed Sheeran sheds fascinating light on all those copyright cases in the music industry right now, JLo and Ben are engaged again and Lorde’s iconic “shooshing” moment. And then, all the details from Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s Palm Beach wedding and how one decision they made - to combine their names - sparked a veeeery interesting conversation in the Shameless office this week. This week, Zara didn’t ha...
Apr 13, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 382
Hello, wonderful humans! Welcome to part two of our Pamela and Tommy series. If Pamela and Tommy thought an employee stealing the home video of their honeymoon was bad news, they had something way worse coming: a magazine had a copy of their sex tape. And they were hellbent on writing about it. 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 Elite Eleven for making th...
Apr 10, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 380
Happy Thursday, pals!!!! On today’s show: Bruce Willis’s aphasia diagnosis presents a dilemma: what happens to someone’s agency when they’re slowly slipping away? Plus, every headline that came out of the Grammys including Kourtney and Travis’ Vegas elopement, MAFS is finished for another year, and then, we open the mailbag: your best friend cheats on her partner. So, what happens to your friendship? This week, Zara recommended watching this episode of INKtalks with Josh Radnor. Mich recommended...
Apr 06, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 379
Happy Monday, fam! Today, we’re heading back to 1967. Pamela Anderson was the star of the world’s biggest-ever TV show, but it was the notoriety that came from a one-hour long home video, filmed on her honeymoon, that changed her reputation forever. 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 White for making this episode possible. You can find Extra White s...
Apr 03, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 378
Good morning, besties! On today’s show: A jam-packed quick and dirty! Zendaya stuns on the Oscars red carpet, influencer Ruby Tuesday Matthews finds herself in a slightly awkward public predicament and the rise of short kings. And then? Oh, you already KNOW what’s coming after that: a big bumper segment on the slap that seized the world: Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars and we have oh so very much to talk about. This week, Mich recommended the episode of The Imperfects call...
Mar 30, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 377
Halllooooo, wonderful people! Welcome to part two of our Ben Affleck and the nanny series. Ben Affleck had it all. Good looks, great talent, and a brilliant wife. Only, almost ten years into his marriage with Hollywood’s sweetheart, Ben decided to seek comfort in the arms of - you guessed it - his children’s nanny. 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 James...
Mar 27, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 376
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0893TqbWh6acJLxtfKhSve?si=dce26294e56f4bb4 Good morning, lovely book clubbers! This month, we read Violeta by New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende. This novel tells the epic story of Violeta del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century - the dissolution of a family fortune, a tempestuous marriage interspersed with...
Mar 25, 2022•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 374
Happy Thursday, lovelies! On today’s show: Georgia Love’s influencer holiday to Saudia Arabia is slammed, Kylie Jenner’s baby isn’t called Wolf anymore, Molly-Mae makes a surprising move regarding her new home, NSW police are investigating that MAFS nude photo scandal, and then, a pretty wicked mailbag: is it OK to be offended if you’re not in a close friend’s bridal party? This week, Zara recommended the miniseries WeCrashed on Apple TV+. Mich recommended Bad Vegan on Netflix. Got some thoughts...
Mar 23, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 375
Happy Monday, mates! Today, we’re heading back to 1972. Ben Affleck had it all. Good looks, great talent, and a brilliant wife. Only, almost ten years into his marriage with Hollywood’s sweetheart, Ben decided to seek comfort in the arms of - you guessed it - his children’s nanny. 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 Dementia Australia and their Eat Play Re...
Mar 20, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 373
HIYA, FRIENDS! On today’s show: Grimes and Elon Musk have a baby that should be called X but will be known as Y. We can’t stop googling Kris Jenner’s church, Hailey Bieber is hospitalised for a blood clot in her brain, two Aussie vitamins companies are brawling on Instagram, and then, a Kim-athon. Kim Kardashian is typically all over the news cycle, but this week? Well, this week was something else. It's been a wild ride, from calling everyone lazy, to becoming Insta official with Pete Davidson,...
Mar 16, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 372
Hello, wonderful humans! Welcome to part two of our nanny diaries series. Jude Law was the world’s sexiest man, Sienna Miller was the It Girl of the moment. They were the tabloid media’s most sellable couple. But when he slept with the nanny? Sienna got revenge in spectacular 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 Bed Threads for making this episode ...
Mar 13, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 371
Good morning, besties!!!!! On today’s show: The time has officially come - Netflix’s reality series Byron Baes has premiered and you better believe we have things to say about the first episode. Then, the death of Australian icon Shane Warne, Kanye West releases a music video depicting violence against Pete Davidson, and then, we open the Shameless mailbag: one listener had sex with a problematic A-list celebrity, and she’s full of regret. This week, Zara recommended listening to The Ash London ...
Mar 09, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 370
G’day, friends! Today, we’re heading back to 1972. They were the golden couples of all golden couples - Jude Law, the world’s sexiest man, and Sienna Miller, total style icon. But then, one day in 2005, one woman’s diary entries changed everything. 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 possible. Head to quayaustralia.co...
Mar 06, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 369
Hiiii, legends! On today’s show: Two aspiring food bloggers absolutely cop it for asking a restaurant for free food, Amanda Bynes files to end her conservatorship after 9 years, and former Bachelor Locky Gilbert can’t believe you all work 9-5!!! How mundane! Plus, let’s talk about those headlines that claim influencers will soon be banned from spruiking things like skincare and sunscreen. Is it all as it seems? This week, Mich recommended season two of Love is Blind on Netflix. Zara recommended ...
Mar 02, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 368
Helloooo, lovely people! Welcome to the final part of our Miley Cyrus series. It was the VMAs moment that changed pop culture forever - Miley Cyrus up on stage, gyrating with Robin Thicke. Only, one person was missing from the audience that night: her fiance, Liam Hemsworth. To read that piece in Rolling Stone that we mentioned in this episode, 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 over on our Ins...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 366
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QwEMnlkuViVnaE47tVSug?si=3924aaf4f17f4bd1 Happy Saturday, book club fam! This month, we read If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. The novel is set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, and follows four young women making their way in a world defined by impossibly high standards of beauty, secret room salons catering to wealthy men, strict social hierarchies, and K-pop fan mania. Today on the show, we chat about...
Feb 25, 2022•50 sec•Season 1Ep. 367
Happy Thursday, pals! On today’s show: What in the vibey hell is a Vibe Shift and why does everyone keep saying it’s coming? Plus, Britney’s Big Book Deal, how Brooke Hogan’s Instagram stories sparked a conversation in the Shameless office, and then, one of the more interesting mailbag entries we’ve read in ages. This week, Zara recommended the series by The Cut called Both Sides Of A Breakup. Mich recommended the podcast Twin Flames by Wondery. Got some thoughts on today’s episode you wanna sha...
Feb 23, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 365
Happy Monday, everyone! Welcome to part two of our Miley Cyrus series. She was - quite literally - the biggest star the Disney Channel had ever seen. But as Miley Cyrus grew into a teenager, the growing pains made for perfect tabloid fodder. 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 Bed Threads for making this episode possible. Take 10% off the entire range righ...
Feb 20, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 364
GDAY MATES! On today’s show: the triiiicky story behind the top-trending show on Netflix right now, Inventing Anna. Abbie Chatfield announces she’s in an open relationship, Kanye can’t stop posting about ‘Skete Davidson’, and finally - Mich comes to the table for My Two Cents: what’s up with young people and condoms? To read that piece for Time Magazine by Rachel Deloache Williams, head here. This week, Mich recommended watching the movie, King Richard. Zara recommended Tinder Swindler on Netfli...
Feb 16, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 363
G’day, friends! Today, we’re heading back to 1992. Miley Cyrus became famous for playing Hannah Montana, a girl living a double life. Only in the real world, when she was still just a teenager, Miley found herself straddling two different worlds: child stardom and adulthood. To check out that Jezebel article about pop stars and purity rings, 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 over on our Insta ...
Feb 13, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 362
Hey, legends!!! On today’s show: Well, there’s a lot. So much, we’re about to bring you the world’s most jam-packed quick and dirty, well, ever. We’re talking Kylie Jenner’s new baby, the potential end of iconic Aussie TV show Neighbours, an uncomfortable update on Armie Hammer, a royal typo to end all typos and then, world war Kardashian - Kanye and Kim air their grievances on social media, and how do we make sense of all of it? This week, Zara recommended the Mark Manson episode of The Diary O...
Feb 09, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 361
Happy Monday, pals! Welcome to the final part of our series on Yoko Ono and John Lennon. After meeting Yoko Ono, John Lennon decided to turn his life upside down: he was leaving his wife, as well as the biggest band the world had ever seen. 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 Azclear Action for making this episode possible. Purchases can be made at your lo...
Feb 06, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 360
Happy Thursday mates! Coming up on today’s show: what the f**k is going on over at Spotify right now? Rihanna is pregnant and her announcement was the most Rihanna thing ever. Former TV star Andrew O’Keefe is accused of assaulting a woman - again. And THEN we open the Shameless Mailbag! Is this listener an asshole for judging her little sister’s quest for TikTok fame? This week, Mich recommended a two-part series on This American Life called ‘A couple walks into a house’ and ‘A city walks into a...
Feb 02, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 359
Editors note: an earlier version of this audio mentioned George Harrison’s name incorrectly on one occasion. This has now been fixed. Hiya, lovelies! Today, we’re heading back to 1940. She’s the woman you’ve likely heard disparaging remarks about since you were a little kid. So, who was Yoko Ono? And what exactly was her influence over the most successful band in music history? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in th...
Jan 30, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 357
