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The Thinkergirls Pod Channel

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Stacey June and Kristie Mercer have trouble with authority. They are commonly known as The Thinkergirls. They are BFF’s, inquisitive beings and find the funny in the f*cked. This Pod Channel is the home of conversations full of thoughts you are thinking but not saying and giving space for questions those are often too scared to ask about love, politics, how often you tan (and why) and the complexities of relationships, health and friendships. You may have heard the girls on their national radio show ‘The Thinkergirls’, or seen them on the telly – they are also known to throw a killer live event. Watch out for their live recordings at a city / town near you. For enquiries / bookings, please contact hello@thinkergirl.com.au www.thethinkergirls.com.au

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Episodes

EP 140: Stace is uncomfortable in other peoples' space + Kristie can gauge her headspace from the way she speaks to her mum

On EP 140 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag to discuss how Stace is uncomfortable in other people's space when she's travelling and Kristie's realised that the way she speaks to her mum is an indicator of her headspace at the time. 4:49 – Stace was bed hopping during her weekend in Melbourne. 7:03 – Stace is high maintenance. 8:21 – Has Stace always been uncomf...

Nov 22, 201827 minEp. 140

EP 139: The 411 - Is it easier for Schoolies to get drugs today? + We review Christmas presents for teachers

On EP 139 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... Kristie is grateful that she grew up in a time when drugs weren't so accessible + Stace reviews Christmas gifts for teachers (basically, don't get them a mug or make them a candle!). 2:32 – Was Kristie sheltered as a teenager because she wasn’t ...

Nov 20, 201830 minEp. 139

EP 138: Matt Preston on Masterchef chemistry, embracing individuality and being a romantic

On EP 138 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest… Masterchef Australia judge, food critic and writer, fashion icon and reluctant sex symbol Matt Preston! 3:47 - Matt, George and Gary have such amazing chemistry, how did that friendship originate? 6:45 - The Masterchef boys do the casting for the show, it’s not producers behind the scenes. 11:48 – What r...

Nov 18, 201838 minEp. 138

EP 137: The 411 - Will and Jada's conscious relationship + The Obamas' lessons from couples therapy

On EP 137 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... Jada Pinkett Smith interviewed her Husband, Will Smith on her show Red Table Talk and they addressed all the rumours about their relationship + Michelle Obama has written a book in which she shares her fertility struggles and reveals she and Bar...

Nov 14, 201836 minEp. 137

EP 136: Gretel Killeen on managing her own career and staying true to her values

On EP 136 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest… Australian Media personality, author, comedian and TG friend Gretel Killeen! 4:15 - Gretel is too nice. She doesn’t tell people what she really thinks of them. 7:41 - Tall Poppy Syndrome in Australia. 8:20 - Gretel gave Stace some great advice back in the day… 10:51 - Why does Gretel prefer to manage her...

Nov 13, 201833 minEp. 136

EP 135: How does Stace overcome Gratitude Journal writers block + Kristie was asked for Sex Feedback!

On EP 135 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag to discuss what Stacey does when she has writers block and she needs to write in her gratitude journal + Kristie was asked for sex feedback legit MINUTES after the sex in question and it totally threw her off guard. 4:35 –Stace has writers block for her gratitude journal / list. 7:03 – Twice a day every day, Stacey wr...

Nov 11, 201835 minEp. 135

EP 134: Stacey on what's classified a "risky" age to have a baby + Kristie's move is making her nostalgic'

On EP 134 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag to discuss the "risky" age for women to have babies... does it even exist anymore? And Kristie is moving house and getting caught up in the nostalgia of packing. 5:35 – Stace’s bestie fell pregnant around the same time as her miscarriage. 8:18 – Why does the maternity / pregnancy / childbirth industry see women in the...

Nov 08, 201836 minEp. 134

EP 133: The 411 - The Spice Girls Reunite + Gambling culture at the Melbourne Cup

On EP 133 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... The Spice Girls have announced a tour + Stace loves the races but hates gambling. 6:17 – The Spice Girls have announced a reunion tour… minus Posh Spice! 8:57 – The tour isn’t coming to Australia… 10:33 – Posh released a statement today explaini...

Nov 06, 201832 minEp. 133

EP 132: Trinny Woodall on Aussie Style, Designing a makeup range and choosing not to regret

On EP 132 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest… Stylist, TV Icon and Makeup Guru Trinny Woodall! 5:34 - Being in a partnership, over time you become the Yin and the Yang. 8:02 - What is Trinny Time and why does she love it so much? 12:07 - Trinny has so much self-confidence. How did she get to that point in her life? 14:36 - How did Trinny’s makeup OC...

Nov 04, 201837 minEp. 132

EP 131: The 411 - The truth behind The Block + A Star Is Born shares the reality of addiction

On EP 131 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... Kristie delves into the truth behind this season of The Block and how they've impacted the homeless and drug addicted community in St Kilda + Stace shares part 2 of her A Star Is Born chat, this time going deeper to share how realistic a depicti...

Oct 31, 201837 minEp. 131

EP 130: PART 2 Tim Dormer on the complexities of same sex relationships + monogamy

On EP 130 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest... podcaster, Insta influencer and reality TV star Tim Dormer! 5:12 - Tim was a virgin till he was 28. 5:50 - How did Tim’s Big Brother journey start? 8:31 - The Marriage Equality debate felt like a fight to defend his relationship. 9:28 - Tim thinks that Same Sex couples go through different issues and o...

Oct 30, 201832 minEp. 13

EP 129: Tim Dormer On Why Having To 'Come Out' Is BS + Posting Our Lives Online As Content

On EP 129 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest... podcaster, Insta influencer and reality TV star Tim Dormer! 5:48 - Tim’s podcast is all about going behind the scenes of reality TV and he finds it really cathartic. 7:15 - Separating your public life and private life was never something Tim could do. 8:26 - Tim hates that the LGBTQ community needs to ...

Oct 29, 201827 minEp. 129

EP 128: Who will your ex end up with after you + skinny doesn't equal healthy

On EP 128 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag to discuss who our exes end up with after us and whether we can predict the kind of person their new partner will be when you look at the parts of yourself that worked and didn't work in the relationship + Kristie weighed herself for the first time in 7 years and was really surprised at the result 3:12 – Who will your...

Oct 28, 201835 minEp. 128

EP 127: Stacey re-introduces herself + Kristie's refining her dating list

On EP 127 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag to discuss how Stacey has had to re-introduce herself to some of the people she is closest too after the incredibly transformative year she's had and Kristie is constantly learning about the partner she's looking for as she meets more and more people who don't make the cut. 2:50 – This year has been incredibly transfo...

Oct 25, 201830 minEp. 127

EP 126: The 411 - Lady Gaga has done a mic drop with A Star Is Born + Why do we compare Meghan Markle to Princess Diana?

On EP 126 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... Lady Gaga's performance in A Star Is Born is so good that there is no way she can top it in her career + Kristie is sick and tired of people comparing Meghan Markle to Princess Diana. 3:48 – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have done a mic drop. 5:4...

Oct 24, 201833 minEp. 126

EP 125: Bronte Campbell helps TG Posse Member Karen who's struggling to socialise with dietary requirements

On EP 125 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia chat with Aussie Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer Bronte Campbell, to help TG Posse member Karen. Karen's friends are excluding her from social events because they're worried that self proclaimed "Exercise Bunny" Karen will judge their food choices. 2:03 – Karen aka Exercise Bunny needs our help… 3:02 – Why is it in Australia that we judge peo...

Oct 22, 201813 minEp. 125

EP 124: Bronte Campbell on passion, Aussie sporting culture + her sister being her fiercest rival

On EP 124 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest... Aussie Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer Bronte Campbell! 4:07 – Bronte is one of 5 kids; are her siblings often forgotten because she and Kate are so famous, just like the third Smith child is outshone by Willow and Jaden? 6:23 – What was the move from Africa to Australia like for a 7 year old Bronte? ...

Oct 21, 201837 minEp. 124

EP 123: Why Kristie's going back on the pill + What is the zero to three movement?

On EP 123 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag... Kristie is going back on the pill after a year off, and Stace's mum told her about something that happened when Stace was 3 that explains so much of her psychology now! 6:00 – Kristie never knew the side-effects of the pill. 10:30 – Women are cyclical beings, we need the cycle of our period. 13:13 – Kristie is goal...

Oct 18, 201836 minEp. 123

EP 122: The 411 - The truth about the Spice Girls reunion + Cosmo says goodbye

On EP 122 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... The Spice Girls reunion tour that's never going to happen and Cosmopolitan announced it's closing; what does that mean for the media industry in Australia? 4:30 – There have been a couple of false announcements that there would be a Spice Girls ...

Oct 17, 201835 minEp. 122

EP 121: Rae Morris on learning through fear, the highs of her career and what editorial really means

On EP 121 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another incredible guest... celeb makeup artist and all round badass woman; Rae Morris. 4:20 - The reality of publishing a book is terrifying. 7:51 – What does it mean to be an editorial makeup artist? 12:01 - Rae explains the benefit of using a makeup brush on your hair. 14:03 - Rae embraces the scary people because they’re gonn...

Oct 15, 201837 minEp. 121

EP 120: Women are pusher-through-ers when dating and Stace is re-learning the single gal lessons she clocked years ago

On EP 120 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag... Kristie has realised that women are pusher-through-ers when it comes to dating, and Stace shares how she has had to relearn the lessons she thought she'd clocked when she was single... 4:15 – After a year of single life, Kristie has realised that even if she’s not in the mood, she’ll go to every date she commits to...

Oct 11, 201837 minEp. 120

EP 119: The 411 - The giphy debate + Meghan Markle was too eager after her first date with Prince Harry

On EP 119 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... The Giphy debate and being too eager too soon in a relationship, like Meghan Markle was guilty of doing with Prince Harry. 3:27 – The Gif/Jif debate leads to a discussion of the pros of Jiffy 6:21 – The NY times reported on this… in 2003! 8:16 –...

Oct 09, 201830 minEp. 119

EP 118: Shirleene Robinson on Australia's history with LGBTQ rights in the military

On EP 118: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another amazing guest... Shirleene Robinson; co-author of Serving in Silence?: Australian LGBT servicemen and women and board director of the Australian Marriage Equality Campaign. 6:18 - How does a co-writing process work, and how did Shirleene create this book? 9:10 - Where has Shirleene’s interest in LGBTQ history come from? ...

Oct 07, 201839 minEp. 118

EP 117: The 411 - Ultimate Bachie Finale Recap

On EP 117: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about. This week is our very last Bachie Live event, and The Bachelor finale (in which - SPOILER ALERT - Nick chose no one?! WTF!). Jake Ellis from Georgia Love's season of The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, joins us to chat behind the scenes of Bachie. 2:59 – What are the ...

Oct 05, 201840 minEp. 117

EP 116: Sam Wood helps TG Posse Member Sarah who wants to know if Dads feel excluded because there's such a "Mummy" culture?

On EP 116 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia chat with fitness Guru and new dad Sam Wood, to answer TG Posse Member Sarah's question on whether modern dads feel excluded because of "mummy" culture? 4:03 - Sam and Snez love to parent together, as a family. They don’t like to divide time with the girls between them. 5:57 - There’s been a shift where Dad’s are playing more into the traditio...

Oct 03, 201813 minEp. 116

EP 115: Sam Wood on The Bachelor, blended families and communicating in a relationship

On EP 115 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia chat with another incredible guest; former Bachelor star and fitness guru Sam Wood! 8:09 - How did Sam and Snez deal with that 5 month gap between filming the Bachelor finale and it airing on TV? 11:44 - Evie was a very important part of Sam and Snez’s journey. 15:38 - What was going on in Sam’s love life pre-Bachie? 17:12 - Sam shares the sto...

Oct 02, 201842 minEp. 115

EP 114: The 411 - Bachie Live Recap with Yvie from Gogglebox

On EP 114: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about. This week is our seventh and second last Bachie Live event. Kristie chats with Yvie from Gogglebox to break down the home visits and the drama that unfolded. 1:31 – Yvie is a professional TV watcher, so what unique perspective can she bring to Bachie? 3:47 – This season has ...

Sep 28, 201831 minEp. 114

EP 113: There are two types of friends + Kristie doesn't want a boob job

On EP 113: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly chinwag and cover the different types of friends you have and which type you should be dedicating more time to, as well as delving deeper into our chat with Karissa Pukas as Kristie shares her journey from wanting a boob job to realising she's perfect without one. 5:08 – You can gauge your friends by whether they’re doing ou...

Sep 26, 201838 minEp. 113

EP 112: Karissa Pukas helps TG Posse Member Liz deal with her long distance relationship

On EP 112 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia chat with Beauty Vlogger Karissa Pukas to give TG Posse Member Liz some advice on long distance relationships... 2:08 – Liz’ boyfriend is moving to London. She loves him so much but she’s so scared of doing a long distance relationship. 3:33 – Karissa suggests you have a plan going into a long distance relationship, so that you have an end goa...

Sep 25, 201814 minEp. 112

EP 111: Karissa Pukas on Breast Implant Illness and loving her body after explant

On EP 110 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia chat with Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Vlogger Karissa Pukas about her struggle with Breast Implant Illness. 7:20 - Karissa’s breast implant story; why did she get them removed? 8:43 - Karissa started showing symptoms of BII about 6 months after the surgery. 11:12 - What was the breaking point where Karissa realised her breast implants were t...

Sep 24, 201838 minEp. 111
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