Good Sheilas

In this episode we unpack Claire's history of getting and erasing terrible tattoos, including incorrect Latin, ex-boyfriends, and backpacks. So cool. We also talk Mamamia's habit of pitting women against each other, and how competitive we can be- and whether this is fun or toxic. Why not both? Strap yourselves in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're in the studio talking about Taylor- who is Matty Healy, why is she dating him, and why should we care? We also talk gentle parenting, the philosophy driving modern approaches to breeding- are we utilising a good way to raise kind and emotionally regulated people, or are we breeding a fresh generation of lily-livered, self-examining snowflakes? We also pay homage to the magnificent Tina Turner and her mark on modern Australian culture- including salivating over NRL players and the Nutbush dance, which apparently nobody else in the world knows or does at every wedding after half a bottle of cheap savvy b. They're missing out. So are you if you miss this episode. Strap yourselves in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the beginning of MICF and we're feeling a bit silly. We talk about where the heck we find energy in this complicated life, online influencers (all the way back to ancient Rome) and where we can find modern day fulfilment. And also ducks. Strap yourselves in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hello! We're in the studio! We're a bit cross! We talk about our disappearing act on the request of a few listeners- and why it's all going to be ok, in the studio, forever. We're talking about a woman who has it all, if paying $7000 on laser treatments, sculpting and nail salons can be considered self care. Finally, we talk about some violating recent experiences that have left us feeling both outraged and exhausted. Is anything going to change? Will we stop having so many kids? Why are we yelling? Strap yourselves in  xSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're in a professional studio! We're in the same city! We're back! Holy dooley! Today we talk middle age- are we allowed to have it? What does it mean if it's dead? Do we get a purple rinse perm and lovely loose linens, or do we have to be young forever? We also look at parents projecting on our kids- what does it mean when we're pushing our issues on them? Should we protect them from our own mistakes? Or do we just let them find their own way? Strap yourselves in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back, and having a catch up chat about all sorts of things- comedy, Christmas, ancient civilisations, moving house, accidentally yelling at strangers on the street and the enduring power of community- the one we've built and share with you. It's a silly joy to be here. Strap yourselves in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sound is no good, but we are. We discuss Celeste Barber and recent backlash- is she a bully, or doing good for a culture where being a hot babe is still critically important above all else? We also talk sacrifice- having it all is dead, and what do you let go of to have what's left? We report on what we've both missed out on happily- and what we miss. Strap yourselves in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back. Where the heck did we go, and what the devil happened? We explain why we vanished and why we decided that this is the very important bees knees to us. Updates on life, Britney, the Kardashians, Stranger Things (not Bron), space (also not Bron), winning massive national competitions (Bron), the power of friendship and the lessons we continue to learn and learn and learn. We love you. Welcome home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! Season 3! We talk about having a break from Good Sheilas, and the low bar of dadhood and why it's got us riled up. We talk about fourth wave feminism and how the brand we grew up with has let us down, and what the new face of feminism looks like. We then talk about all the reasons we make terrible decisions: cognitive biases, learned behaviours and all the ways you can stay on track (we are trying!). Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode was recorded before we got Covid and marks the LAST episode for SEASON TWO! We barely remember what we said as we upload this because our brains are addled mushy tomatoes. What we DO remember is that we unpack on the Sex and the City reboot and whether it could AND should have been a better show (we disagree here, SURPRISE SURPRISE). We then talk about belonging and family after the most fractitious, tricky time of the year and how it feels to fit in- or not. Strap yourslves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we navigate Taylor Swift's re-recording of Red and how All Too Well has got us all in the heart - but what does it say about Taylor's attachment style, and how women navigate relationships with men generally? Attachment styles are big right now as we collectively take long, hard looks at ourselves after months of lockdown - what is an attachment style, how are they formed, and WHAT ARE WE? Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're BACK team- out of quarantine and into the world! We talk about the physiology of heartbreak and the science behind it (also, nervous poos). We then unpack the Bachelorette- the new season features Brooke Blurston, a proud Noongar-Yamatji woman who is bisexual and bringing diversity to the white-washed franchise. Does it rescue the series? Should we watch? Or is it still a broken quagmire of misogyny? We UNPACK. Finally we talk about seeing the bits of ourselves in our kids that we do not like and what that feels like - and maybe we have some deep breakthroughs of our own. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've had a big few weeks and so has Australia and we're here to UNPACK: Gladys is gone, and why do we care about a bloke named Daryl from Wagga and his place in all of it? As a nation, we care about FOOTY and FOOTY is important: why is it more important than everything else in the midst of a devastating pandemic when we're trying to get vaccination rates high enough so that shitloads of people aren't at risk? Finally, we talk about having a broken heart: Claire has had her poor old heart kicked in the proverbial dick and she unpacks what has helped the anguish over the last couple weeks. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! We're here! And we're a bit cross at our youth broadcaster Triple J who rubbed it in that we're not allowed to listen, and at the same time put a spotlight on the lack of diversity in both what they play and who they employ! We also talk about the impact of Covid on our kids, as well as the hover of weight in our lives after a recent article unpacked how fixated women remain on dieting and weight gain well into their twilight years. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi sheilas! This week we talk drinking - what are we doing in our perpetually locked-down country, what's healthy, and how do we approach the bottle? We also talk about coping mechanisms- how do we both react to when stuff gets tough, and how does it impact our personal relationships? Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk Bezos, Musk and all the other billionaires catapulting themselves into space while the rest of the world burns. What do they owe us with their remarkable wealth, and is their commercial space race for the greater good? We touch on male paternalism with the AOC's run in with Premier Palaszczuk's, before unpacking why the heck we're so dreadful at asking for help but bend over ourseles to give it. Strap yourselves in!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Good Sheilas we've had a couple of drinks and we're feeling fiery. We talk shit blokes in footy and a media that adores them, why blokes talk about each other's dicks to put each other down, and how toxic and unproductive this form of masculinity is. Finally we unpack the things we accept in womanhood- from infrastructure that's not meant for us to medicine that doesn't consider our bodies. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Good Sheilas we unpack a universe that heard free Britney and freed Bill Cosby instead. We talk about the science behind female friendship- it makes us better, stronger, and probably wizards (last bit not backed by research). Finally, we discuss birth control and the rubbish times we've both had on it- why is it still so shit? Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about Chrissy Teigen's enormous fall from grace, and whether you should ever be able to claw back your reputation as a celebrity from being a bully. We also discuss when your brain and body is yelling at you to take a break, and why we can't hear it- and share our own stories of what happens when we stop listening. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back after a slog of shared low points with knackered bodies but hearts full of hope. This week we talk resilience- does what doesn't kill you truly make you stronger, or does the research say otherwise? We unpack this idiom in the face of yet another Melbourne lockdown and another newborn! We also talk Robodebt- last week the Federal Court ripped the government a new one over the utterly unlawful scheme but nobody is in trouble. Is it because of the PM? Finally, we talk mother's groups after having a baby- good for the soul and source of best mates forever, or toxic competitive parenting quagmires? Strap yourselves in!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're talking kids and consent after an Australian Mum hit the media for allowing her toddler to decide what happens to her own body. Spoiler alert: a bunch of unhappy grandparents occurred! We also talk about our funniest regrets- talking to dogs, eating dog food, and many tattoos. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk Andrew Laming and ADHD and how it feels to be adult-diagnosed while grown men use a later-life diagnosis as an excuse for being a dreadful human being. Then we get on to tiny baby Ari and his very hard start to life with terrifying hospital stays and invasive medical treatments, and where they are now. This one has big feels. Strap yourselves in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello sheilas! We're back with a brand new post-human delivery episode and we're pumped to talk about just how many people are separating from their partners and exactly what the wrong thing to say is. The Khloe Kardashian photo that made internet waves is on the agenda and we unpack whether the family's anguish over its release is understandable or whether they're part of the evil machine that makes us loathe our bodies. Bron shares the story of the birth of baby Ari, and we end on a cliffhanger (our favourite!) about how his arrival precluded the scariest experience of her life. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're unpacking the hot mess that is the LNP and just what on earth we should do with the state of AusPol - from wanking in the office to large scale cover-ups of allegations, it's all a bit cooked and we're feeling a bit cross. We also reflect on the biggest learnings from our last year- we've become braver and more vulnerable, celebrated the strength of other women and found it in ourselves. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! After being Very Busy (one of us making HUMANS and the other making SPAGHETTI) we're joined by the gigantically kind, glorious and beloved Claire Hooper who has written a kids book like the magnificent baller she is. Princess Benjamina Has a Very Cheeky Bum is in all good bookstores right now and it's a beautifully crafted tale about your inner voice, when it's kind to share and finding safe spaces to speak. We chat with Claire about having big chats about hard stuff with kids and how on earth you navigate politically charged and emotionally difficult conversations. We also talk getting older ungracefully- what's it feel like? Are we getting better at talking across the generations? Why is Claire Hooper drawing sexy horses? Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are feeling a bit exhausted From the apex of Federal politics to t-shirts emblazoned with gendered slogans (hi, 'have fun and smile' for little girls and 'I run this game' for little boys at Big W), it all feels a bit ruined. Following the marches this week, we're talking honestly and openly about how it feels to carry the weight of changing the conversation, and we call for men to step up and do the same.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trigger warning: this episode of Good Sheilas contains a discussion relating to sexual violence and sexual assault. This week on GS we unpack the current state of private schools in Australia: hotbeds of gendered violence and inequality, feeding right into the most powerful jobs in our community. We explore the very strong link between the culture and environment and Australia's elite all-boys schools and the scandals rocking the Federal Government, and pay credit to the remarkable woman exposing the shit show. We also touch on the dreadful movies that filled our teen years: do they stand up? Nah. Are we gonna watch some of them again? Probs. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we unpack the feelings of Melbourne and the feelings of humans after lockdown the third? Fourth? Where on Earth are we? What is time? We go through reports on blokes who have been locked down with their families (we're not impressed) and play silly billies unpacking who on Earth we'd be if we could not be us (the curtains do not end up matching the drapes). Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat with Director, writer, voice actor and deadset legend Stef Smith. She’s directed narrative drama, comedy, sci-fi, mockumentary, factual, observational documentary, music videos, worked with kids heaps and she has two of her own! We talk inter-generational debate over fashion and what it feels like to keep striving toward a goal before you quite get to where you want to be. Strap yourselves in!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we re-record after technical failures made possibly the greatest episodes of all time lost to history! We unpack Valentines Day - why haven't we ever had it, is it a corporate scam, and do we actually want it a little bit? Adele is divorced and there are some unfair parameters impacting her songwriting, and we set fire to our brains over what a banana her ex must be. Finally, Bron and Claire talk being diagnosed with adult ADHD and what it's like to be mates with someone whose mind is the most fastest, frantic thing around. Strap yourselves in!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about Sex and the City returning to our screens- should it? Where's Kim Cattrall? Is the show going to be problematic as ever? Do we need another show about rich white people? Why is everybody yelling? We also talk about millennial burnout, a concept by Anne Ellen Peterson. We're really knackered and overwhelmed and it's definitely probably because of boomers. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Season 2, Episode 2 Bron and Claire talk about the strangely contentious subject of celebrities opting for surrogates to grow their babies rather than being pregnant themselves. Kimmy K grew two of her babies herself, and then paid other women to grow her other two. Is pregnancy an important part of being a mother? Some of us love it, some of us pretend to love it, and some of us wish they were in a coma for 9 months instead of experiencing a horrible minute of it.  Then, keeping to the parenting theme, Bron consoles poor old Claire because she is in the midst of attempting to survive her adorable, yet very violent two-year-old. Do we always have to like our kids? What do we want people to say when we complain about them? When are we allowed to ask Kimmy’s surrogate to be their mum for a bit?  Another week in your ears! You best believe it! Love youse!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Season 2 of Good Sheilas, by longtime friends, short-time Mums and lifetime dickheads Bron, a Brisbane comedian and Claire, a Melbourne human rights lawyer. Join us as we tackle the news and what makes us all tick. This week we take on emotional new years resolutions - what do they mean after the quagmire of 2020, what does it mean to be liked less, and what on earth does not going mad look like? We tackle Hilaria Baldwin - from mispronounced cucumbers to a fake accent, is this the greatest celebrity grift of all time? Finally, we navigate unwanted advice from older people- from the importance of drawing boundaries to the acceptance that we all need to feel relevant. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're cross about being a lowly renter vs a home buyer and owner- why is one cohort treated like the schleps of society by estate agents while the other have their feet kissed? Claire shares her strong views about capitalism and Bron shares her strong views about Claire's DIY abilities. We then unleash on pre-Christmas campaigns- what is a bikini body? Why the heck would you want one? Wait, do we actually have them? Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're joined by award-winning lawyer Laura Vickers, founder of innovative law practice Nest Legal and all-around excellent human. We talk Pete Evans, protesting in front of the queen (half naked) before sharing the 5 things women need to know about their legal affairs. It involves dickheads, wills, and other clever things that we didn't know about. She's brilliant. We were also there. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're looking at Hanson- we see you, Isaac, Taylor and Zac and your Mum's clumsy naming conventions and also your covert racism and white supremacy? Whaattt? That's the hearts breaking of many teenage girls, including our own. We also go through advice on the words we use (thanks for nothing, Claire's Godhusband) and the biggest changes we're making from here- to coping with postpartum mental health by moving to Brisbane to understanding the ways your kids brains work- which may just be the secret to unlocking your own. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about sexy robots in your home with very clever Dr Jenny Kennedy. Jenny is a post-doc fellow at RMIT who is an expert on how AI and automation has a gendered impact. Her new book, The Smart Wife, looks at the gendered impact of feminized digital assistants who are friendly and sometimes flirty, occasionally glitchy but perpetually available. We unpack why we should care that Google Home, Alexa, Siri and other home helpers have feminine personalities, and what on earth it means for the future of automation and our homes. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Northface! Dan's face! We're, pumped sheilas! We're sharing our top 10 lockdown learning curves- what not to do with your kids, your fitness, your homes, your body and your relationships. Because we did them. We did them all. We love you, Victoria! And the rest of the States, let us in! We fixed it! Dan said! Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we unpack women in leadership, sexism and why we love our mates across the ocean and their re-elected PM. We chat about the perils of book week, being a sub-par Mum, Bron's thieving past and Claire's awful/wonderful dirty dip addiction. A thoughtful, clever listener shares a story about her experiences with internalised misogyny and how it has impacted her relationship with other women and we unpack how we've seen other women through our lives and the incredible value they give us now. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TWO NEW EPISODES ARE UP! Two? YES! We have another cliff hanger because we’re fun mums. The first ep we force you to reflect on whether you’re a good or bad person because you wanted Trump to get a bit unwell, so that’s cute. Then we move on to THE MYSTERIES OF THE FEMALE FORM. Both Claire and Bron have female bodies, and they are both experiencing what that means more then ever before. We both have stories. We both have opinions. We both have vaginas. We’re both not sorry if we make you uncomfortable with this one. Love you sheilas! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TWO NEW EPISODES ARE UP! Two? YES! We have another cliff hanger because we’re fun mums. The first ep we force you to reflect on whether you’re a good or bad person because you wanted Trump to get a bit unwell, so that’s cute. Then we move on to THE MYSTERIES OF THE FEMALE FORM. Both Claire and Bron have female bodies, and they are both experiencing what that means more then ever before. We both have stories. We both have opinions. We both have vaginas. We’re both not sorry if we make you uncomfortable with this one. Love you sheilas! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Righto sheilas! Episode 26 is here! Or is it 27? WHO CARES, WE RECORDED A NEW EPISODE, STOP YELLING! This week’s ep, ‘Tinder Turd Tom and Our Quest for Romance’ explores national dickhead, Tom McGuirk who used dating apps to harass women when they rejected him. Sure, he was busted, but is his behaviour super unique? Hint: Nah! Also, we chat about the weight women place on romance. Is it a socialised and artificial capitalist tool or is it something we need? Guess who cares not for it? Guess who is trying her hardest NOT to care but STILL cares too much despite her proliferate shitty experiences and personal ideologies? THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING US! Love you guys! Bron and Claire. xx See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we've got lockdown-mad partners doing online movie reviews and are honest about having had just about a-bloody-nough. We celebrate the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and unpack why her death and a gap in the US Supreme Court matters in Australia when it comes to the reproductive rights of women. We also talk about seeing the bits we don't like about ourselves in our kids, pancake vs peach bottoms and birthing the slowest human snail on planet Earth. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! Bron has a backyard trampoline and Claire has mild concussion and is mispronouncing more words than ever. This week we unpack the downsides of social media, from targeted advertising and body shame to the pitfalls of the personalised news feed. Then: parks are back! But at what cost? Turns out we're both massive playground weirdos who have no idea how to behave with other human beings and that there's a lot of playground etiquette to uncover. Strap yourselves in!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're running late because what is time anymore? We unpack shrinking celebrities and why we're mad for slimmed-down versions of Rebel Wilson, Adele and how it invalidates the 'old' versions of their bodies and selves, and reflect on how weight loss and gain has made us feel. We explore loss in Covid and the multitudes of things we've missed out on, with Bron telling her beautiful Moth-winning story of losing a loved on during lockdown. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we unpack how very much we haven't achieved when we've had limitless time to do stuff- it's called surge capacity and it means we're all allowed to feel a little bit useless because our lizard brains are waiting for a saber-tooth tiger that will just never pounce. We also talk about what the manic pixie dream girl means in our 30s- who is the perfect woman? Why is she so good at surfing and pottery and effortless beauty while eating a gigantic burger and being one of the boys? Are we trying to be her? Strap yourselves in!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we're being frank about our failings and committing to being better. We unpack how ageist jokes are the opposite of funny, how we were accidentally elitist, and how Mum wine memes aren't something to be celebrated. Amongst the mea culpas, we talk insemination for art, cryptic love poems, and travelling back in time to cringe at Facebook. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello Sheilas and welcome to our bi-centenary (we still refuse to learn what that means) episode! We're joined today by national treasure and magnificent funny human Claire Hooper who is a comedian, telly star, radio expert and all things incredible human. Claire helps us to dangle our crystals and get mystical by looking ahead and predicting what on earth life will be like next year. There will be complex stranger behaviours, extreme cinema and princesses of destiny. The stock market is welcome and so are you. Strap yourselves in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Righto, mongrels! Episode 19 is FINALLY here. Presenting ‘Karen About the Law’! The wait will be well worth it because we give you a very sophisticated comparison of a cult classic film and the Stage 4 shit storm that is currently Victoria. Claire finally says some words that resemble legal terms when she explains why some the people who are anti-maskers without a medical reason are not only morons, but law-breaking morons. Then we disagree heaps about why everyone is ultra sensitive right now, and whether that is a good thing, or super garbage. Hint: Claire loves feelings, and Bron is probably had enough of them at this point. Lastly, of you ever lost a pet mouse, this episode will shed some light on exactly where it went. Thanks for your patience, Sheilas! We love you tit loads! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the podcast we are very excited to have a special guest, the very funny, wildly clever radio presenter and comedian and celebrant Annie Louey! We talk #freebritney and the shift of Spears from everyone's idol to a conspiracy theory on a conservatorship and how on Earth you recover from something that feels like the end of the world- from life-threatening injuries and bullying to baby-sleep deprivation. Strap yourselves in, mongrels! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.