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Being a teenager has changed. A lot. There's TikTok, vaping, dick pics, snap chat maps...and all the things that were once thought as fixed - like gender and identity - are fluid and open to interpretation.  Dr Ginni Mansberg and clinical psychologist Jo Lamble have over 20 years experience as clinicians and parents. They know first hand what concerns parents today about raising adolescents, and they see it daily in their practices. So they've written a book about it called The New Teen Age. Because that's exactly what it is. And they join Mia now to talk about it…   THE END BITS: With thanks to Dr. Ginni Mansberg & Jo Lamble Find their book The New Teen Age here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-new-teen-age-ginni-mansberg/book/9781922351258.html  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hugh van Cuylenberg's job is to teach resilience. He was a primary school teacher volunteering in Northern India when he had a life-changing realisation. Despite the underprivileged community, the children were from, they were remarkably positive. But back in Australia? Well, people found it hard to be happy and they had so much. Which is how The Resilience Project came to life. He learned that there are three key traits and behaviours that are the keys to resilience. And now he teaches it to others at conferences, in his podcast, The Imperfects, and in his book called The Resilience Project. So if you're feeling a bit shit right now - or you've ever felt a bit shit - this one is for you. THE END BITS: With thanks to Hugh van Cuylenburg. You can find out more about him here: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/  Find his book, The Resilience Project at any good bookstore.  Listen to his podcast The Imperfects in your podcast app now.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an episode about pronouns but it's not really. It's actually about love and shame and freedom and acceptance and painful struggles and life-changing revelations. Deni Todorović grew up in regional Victoria and from a young age, Deni knew they were gay. But coming out to their Jehovah's Witness parents in the family home? Well….it wasn't easy. Nor was coming out to their parents 10 years later as non-binary, but, they did it. And their story is why we're here today. Deni is a stylist, a writer, an activist, and the former Fashion Editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine. And they join Mia today, to share their story... THE END BITS: With thanks to Deni Todorović, who you can follow on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/stylebydeni/?hl=en  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, you're going to hear a story about a family. A family just like half a million other families around Australia. A family with two people in it who have an intellectual disability. And like so many others, this story is one full of love and challenges and heartbreak and humour. This is the story of 63-year-old Michel and her 35-year-old son, Simon... THE END BITS: With thanks to The Stephens Family, Michel, Simon, Pop, Pete, Lisa & Jessie GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This interview nearly didn't happen, and it's really important that you know why. A few weeks ago, Mia had her first Covid-19 vaccination and marked the occasion with a selfie she posted on Instagram. She mentioned how excited she was to be vaccinated, the wonderful experience she had at the mass vaccination hub she attended, and how lucky she felt to get her jab. But a day or two later, the abuse began... In the first part of this episode, Mia talks to Jane Hansen, a journalist who has reported on the toxic, dangerous anti-vax movement for more than a decade. And in part two, Mia speaks with Professor Mary Louise McLaws, an epidemiologist with expertise in hospital infection and infectious diseases control, and member of the World Health Organization (WHO), who answers all your questions about the Covid-19 vaccine. THE END BITS: With thanks to Jane Hansen. Big Shots: Anti-Vaxxers Exposed is available to watch on Foxtel. & Professor Mary Louise McLaws  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Camilla Franks founded the luxury, bohemian fashion-label in 2004 as an outsider to the fashion industry. Fast forward 18 years and everyone from Oprah to Beyonce to Kylie Jenner wears her clothes. She's a big deal. And she's also been through a heck of a lot.  On this episode of No Filter, Mia and Camilla chat about mental health, work life balance, losing her brother, growing her brand, becoming a mum and getting older. THE END BITS: With thanks to Camilla Franks https://www.instagram.com/camillawithlove/?hl=en  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2000, Ada Nicodemou joined the cast of Home and Away, Australia's second longest-running soap opera, after Neighbours. She signed on for a 6-month contract to play the role of Leah Patterson-Baker. But 21 years, and a few near-death experiences and a few husbands (Leah's had way more husbands than Ada who has only had one) one of Australia's best-known and most-loved actors is still at Summer Bay.  On this episode of No Filter, Ada and Mia discuss everything from love, to loss, to loyalty…. THE END BITS: With thanks to Ada Nicodemou https://www.instagram.com/adanicodemou/?hl=en  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In September 2020, 32-year-old Annabel Walker was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of a string of fraud and deception convictions. She stole $17,000 from her former employer, hotel operator Australian Leisure Group, by using a corporate credit card. She used other people's money to pay for rent, bills, and clothes. She sold things on Facebook marketplace but never posted the items. Now? Well, she's out of prison. And she wants to talk.  THE END BITS: Guest: Annabel Walker https://instagram.com/bellebellewalker?utm_medium=copy_link GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Audio Producer: Leah Porges  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chantelle Otten is a psycho-sex therapist who spends her days in other people’s sex lives, helping them to feel comfortable in their own skin. She’s also a Lady Startup who employs 13 sexologists in Melbourne.  On this episode of No Filter Chantelle sits down with Mia in the Mamamia studios to talk about why every relationship needs a sex menu, the conversations we should be having around sex with our kids and what she says when she gets asked about her own sex life.  THE END BITS: With thanks to Chantelle Otten, find out more about her here: https://chantelleotten.com/   GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yumiko Kadota always dreamed of being a doctor. And it happened. She made it happen. And at first, she thrived in the high-pressure, high-performance environment of the public hospital system. Until she didn’t. It culminated in a total breakdown at which point Yumiko had no choice but to resign. On her way out, she wrote a searing, emotional blog post that gave an inside account of how a broken system was breaking young doctors - and it went viral. So what went wrong? And how is she now? THE END BITS: With thanks to Yumiko Kadota, find out more about her here: https://www.instagram.com/mindbodymiko/ The Ugly Side Of Becoming A Surgeon: https://mindbodymiko.com/the-ugly-side-of-becoming-a-surgeon/ Emotional Female:  https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/n14LbV  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At only 36, Delta Goodrem has lived a very big life. She’s been a teen star, a cancer survivor, an actress, a judge on The Voice, and, of course, an award-winning singer. But in 2018, Delta faced one of her biggest reset moments yet, when she lost the use of her voice. She wasn’t ready to talk about it then, but she is now…. THE END BITS: With thanks to Delta Goodrem https://www.instagram.com/deltagoodrem/?hl=en  Find her new album Bridge Over Troubled Dreams on Spotify now. Find her book Bridge Over Troubled Dreams in any good bookstore.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This story starts with a dinner. Six friends are gathered to celebrate a farewell in a fancy restaurant in inner city Sydney. For one of them, a young woman in her twenties called Kirsten Bookallil it would be a last meal of sorts. Because the next day, Kirsten was having her stomach removed. Kirsten and Mia have been friends for over 20 years, and on this very raw and open episode of No Filter, Kirsten shares her story about love and loss and four generations of women. THE END BITS: With thanks to Kirsten Bookallil If you have a story like Kirsten's you want to share, email us at nofilter@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justine Cullen is a former beauty editor, award-winning fashion magazine editor, and now author. And she lives a very interesting life.  On this episode of No Filter, Justine gets candid about motherhood, her life in magazines and managing the logistics of co-parenting with three good men. THE END BITS: With thanks to Justine Cullen: https://www.instagram.com/justine_cullen/?hl=en  Find her book Semi-Gloss here: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/BXnKEW  Find more about Extraordinary Stories: Magazine Queens at www.mamamia.com.au/mplus  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Production: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma Jane Holmes grew up knowing she wanted to work in the funeral industry and be a dancer. Little did she know she’d end up doing both of things, simultaneously. In her 20s and 30s, Emma Jane worked as a mortician and an adult dancer, and on this No Filter she answers all of Mia’s questions.  So what does a mortician do? And how does she deal with death? Here’s Emma Jane Holmes…  THE END BITS: With thanks to Emma Jane Holmes  Read her extract on Mamamia.com.au here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/what-does-a-funeral-director-do/   Her book is called One Last Dance: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rnQ64D  Find more about MPlus at www.mamamia.com.au/mplus  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Production: Leah Porges Assistant Producer: Lucy Neville  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing our new show Extraordinary Stories. If you like what you hear, head to mamamia.com.au/mplus In a chaotic Sydney share-house in the Spring of 1972, a disheveled actor was lying naked on the fraying couch of an inner-city living room. The woman who had paid Jack Thompson $400 was wondering if the actor’s left hand was really big enough to cover his modesty and get her history-making magazine past the conservative censors who’d decide if it would make it to newsagent shelves. The Editor? Ita Buttrose. The magazine? Cleo.  On this first episode of Extraordinary Stories: Magazine Queens, Australian icon Ita Buttrose, historian Bridgette Griffin-Foley and others who lived through it take us back to the birth of a sensation: Australia’s Cleo Magazine.  THE END BITS: With thanks to Ita Buttrose and Bridget Griffen-Foley Find out more about Extraordinary Stories here: https://omny.fm/shows/extraordinary-stories/playlists/extraordinary-stories  Find out more about MPlus at www.mamamia.com.au/mplus    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nene King is one of Australia’s most successful Magazine Queens. She’s been the Editor and Editor-In-Chief of Woman’s Day, Australian Woman’s Weekly and the Deputy Editor of New Idea. She has had an extraordinary life, but it hasn’t always been easy. In 1996, Nene’s beloved husband Patrick disappeared in a diving accident. His body was never recovered. And Nene was never the same again.  On this episode of No Filter, she talks about her life since Magazines, her relationship with Patrick and what happened after he disappeared. THE END BITS: With thanks to Nene King Find out more about Extraordinary Stories here: https://omny.fm/shows/extraordinary-stories/playlists/extraordinary-stories  Find more about MPlus at www.mamamia.com.au/mplus  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 1 of Kyle Sandilands' No Filter interview, Australia’s highest-paid breakfast radio host spoke about his traumatic childhood, how he became homeless as a teenager, and his relationship with women. You can listen to that episode here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/kyle-sandilands  In this episode, Kyle talks to Mia Freedman about feminism, fatherhood, body image, his relationship with his co-host Jackie O, and the time he offered to give some of his salary to her.  THE END BITS: With thanks to Kyle Sandilands Find out more about Kyle here: https://www.instagram.com/kyleandjackieo/?hl=en  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyle Sandilands has lived a lot of different lives over the past 50 years. He’s been a survivor of family abuse, a scared homeless kid, a grasping regional radio presenter, a multi-millionaire celebrity, a heartbroken divorcee, a nightclub king, and someone who has nearly lost his job several times at the peak of his career.  Kyle is also - along with his breakfast radio co-host, Jackie O - the highest-paid person in the Australian entertainment industry. He reaches millions of people with his words. Over the next two episodes, he joins Mia Freedman on No Filter for a very candid and surprisingly vulnerable conversation. THE END BITS: With thanks to Kyle Sandilands Find out more about Kyle here: https://www.instagram.com/kyleandjackieo/?hl=en  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When sex columnist Nadia Bokody decided to open up her relationship with her current partner, she set some ground rules. One-night stands only. No emotional connections. And not at home.  Nadia doesn’t identify as polyamorous. She identifies as monogamish. Why? Because she didn’t open her relationship up for love, it was for the sexual variety.  On this episode she talks to Mia about having the conversation with her partner and whether open relationships work. THE END BITS: Listen to No Filter with Ollie Lucks, the man behind, There Is No "I" In Threesome:  https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/there-is-no-i-in-threesome/  Watch There Is No "I" In Threesome on Binge: https://binge.com.au/shows/show-there-is-no-i-in-threesome!9652   Listen to the Mamamia podcast, Lady Startup; Desiree Deravi Started Interning In Her 30s: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/swf-boutique/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Nadia Bokody: https://www.instagram.com/nadiabokody/?hl=en  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before exchanging “I do’s”, there was something important documentary-maker, Ollie Lucks and his fiancee Zoe felt they needed to do. Have sex with other people and film it. Using their iPhones, the pair recorded their six-month exploration of polyamorous love for the world to see in the HBO Max documentary, There Is No "I" In Threesome. Ollie chats to Mia about navigating polygamy, jealousy and making a documentary about it. THE END BITS: Watch There Is No "I" In Threesome on Binge: https://binge.com.au/shows/show-there-is-no-i-in-threesome!9652   Do you need to get on top of your finances? Listen to Mamamia's new podcast What The Finance: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/what-the-finance/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Ollie Lucks: https://www.instagram.com/janoliverlucks Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The past few weeks in Australia have been tumultuous...especially if you're a woman. Women are angry, we're sad and we want change. Tanya Plibersek MP is the Shadow Minister for Women and the Shadow Minister for Education and Training, and she has been crucial in the conversation about violence against women. Last week, she walked out of Parliament house to join the March4Justice, and the next day she delivered over 135,000 petitions calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to take action. Now, she talks to Mia about the culture in parliament and what she hopes the future will hold. THE END BITS: Where to find support if you have been impacted by rape, sexual assault, or domestic violence: National Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Counselling Service 24-hour helpline 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 Lifeline (24 hour crisis line): 131 114 Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636 GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Tanya Plibersek MP: https://www.instagram.com/tanyaplibersek/?hl=en  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the past year, Josh Frydenberg has had arguably one of the toughest jobs in Australia. When thousands of people lost their jobs due to the pandemic, they turned to the Treasurer like they never had before.  But Josh never planned on being a politician.  He talks to Mia about life before parliament and the question at the back of everyone's minds...what he thinks about the current parliamentary climate. THE END BITS: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP: https://www.instagram.com/josh.frydenberg.mp/?hl=en  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Resilience is one of the biggest self-development buzzwords. Everybody wants to be more resilient yet anxiety and depression in young children has hit an all time high. Daisy Turnbull knows this all too well. The author, mother of two, and director of wellbeing at St Catherine's School has researched different parenting styles extensively and one thing is clear. The rise of helicopter parents, who are protecting their kids from risk is leaving us with a bubble wrapped generation with stunted independence. So what can we do as parents? And what does it mean to be a good mother? She chats to Mia about parenting and the surprising link between risk-taking and resilience. THE END BITS: Daisy's book: 50 Risks To Take With Your Kids Sign the petition for high quality, universally accessible and affordable early learning and childcare:  https://thrivebyfive.org.au/mamamia/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Daisy Turnbull: https://www.instagram.com/mrsdzt/?hl=en  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 years ago, Ronni Kahn's life looked very different. She was the owner of a successful events company and was in a relationship with a man who she thought was her second shot at love. But one conversation changed the direction of her life forever. Unable to turn a blind eye to the vast amounts of food she was throwing away at the end of each work day, Ronni began delivering the untouched food to homeless shelters around Sydney. It was the beginning of a journey that unlocked another side of Ronni, and founded OzHarvest. Today, Ronni leads hundreds of staff and thousands of volunteers with the goal to nourish Australia. She talks to Mia about how she got there. THE END BITS: Ronni's Book: A Repurposed Life OzHarvest  https://www.ozharvest.org/  Listen to Ronni on Lady Startup Stories here: https://omny.fm/shows/lady-startup/ronni-kahn-ozharvest  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Ronni Kahn: https://www.instagram.com/ronni.kahn/?hl=en  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1999, Sierra Leone was in the midst of a brutal civil war. Citizens would wake up everyday and face relentless violence. Rebel soldiers would viciously amputate civilians and enslave women, raping them repeatedly during captivity. Aminata Conteh-Biger was one of those women. Snatched from her father’s arms when she was 18-years-olds, Aminata was held captive for months before her captors finally released her. But she still wasn't safe. She talks to Mia about hope, resilience and surviving some dark, dark places. THE END BITS: Aminata's Book, Rising Heart https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760784966/  The Aminata Maternal Foundation https://aminatamaternalfoundation.org/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Aminata Conteh-Biger https://www.instagram.com/aminata_conteh_biger/?hl=en  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2016, 37-year-old Ally Collier was living the dream. An accomplished playwright in New York, she shared an apartment with her boyfriend of five-years and was ready to start a family. But her boyfriend didn’t feel the same.  What followed was a tumultuous few years. From dating to find a prospective father to dealing with her parents fears about her becoming a solo mum, Ally chats with Mia about the ups and downs of a solo IVF journey. NB: In this episode, Ally uses the word 'dibling' to refer to donor-conceived people who share a donor. We apologise if this is offensive to anyone. THE END BITS: If you're interested in assisted fertility, check Mamamia's podcast, Get Me Pregnant https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/get-me-pregnant/ Follow Ally and her journey of solo parenthood: https://www.instagram.com/alexandracollierwrites/  Support groups and resources for solo parents: National Facebook Group: Australia Solo Mothers by Choice - SMC - Mum   There are also groups for some states: ASMBC Victoria, ASMBC NSW, ASMBC ACT, ASMBC QLD Solo Mums by Choice: https://smcaustralia.org.au/  Ally is also a member of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority solo mum's support group that meets six times per year. Facebook group - Solo IVF mamas. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Ally Collier: https://www.alexandracollier.com/  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2013, Sam Bloom was on holidays in Thailand when the balcony she was standing on collapsed. Sam fell twenty feet and crashed onto the blue tiles below. Her three young sons saw the whole thing. Sam survived but for a while, she wished she hadn’t. Paralysed from the chest down, Sam and her family had to adjust to a new life. One without surfing, running and independence. But then an injured magpie, called Penguin, turned her life around.  She joins Mia to chat about her extraordinary tale of tragedy and resilience. THE END BITS: Follow Penguin the magpie: https://www.instagram.com/penguinthemagpie/?hl=en  Find out more about Penguin Bloom: https://roadshow.com.au/titles/movies/roadshow/2021/penguin-bloom  Listen to the original story:  https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/sam-bloom-part-one  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Sam Bloom: http://sambloom.com.au/about/ Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This interview was originally published in 2016... In 2013, mother-of-three Sam Bloom’s world changed. A freak accident on a family holiday in Thailand left her paralysed from the chest down. Her three young sons and her husband Cameron rallied around her. But it wasn’t until the family found a baby magpie who had fallen from his tree that things started looking up for the Blooms. Cameron wrote about Penguin, the Magpie who pulled his family from a dark, dark place. THE END BITS: Follow Penguin the magpie: https://www.instagram.com/penguinthemagpie/?hl=en  Find out more about Penguin Bloom: https://roadshow.com.au/titles/movies/roadshow/2021/penguin-bloom  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Sam Bloom: http://sambloom.com.au/about/ Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you make a TV show during a pandemic?  Where do you film when all the hospitals are full up?  How do you find a newborn baby?  Claudia Karvan never thought she'd be creating during COVID-19, but that's exactly what happened when she started making Stan's hit new original series, Bump. She tells Mia how she pulled off the impossible...and where she finds three-month-old baby actors... And if you haven't, listen to Part 1 of our interview with Claudia here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/claudia-karvan-interview  THE END BITS: Watch the Stan original series, Bump https://www.stan.com.au/watch/bump GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Claudia Karvan https://www.rgm.com.au/voices/female-voices/claudia-karvan/ Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She's the woman we all grew up with. From Love My Way, to The Secret Life Of Us, Claudia Karvan has earned a special place in our hearts. With a career beginning at age 10, the actress and producer has seen it all. Now she joins Mia to talk about everything from the evolution of sex scenes to becoming a stepmother in her early 20s. THE END BITS: Watch the Stan original series, Bump https://www.stan.com.au/watch/bump Check out The Quicky, here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest, Claudia Karvan https://www.rgm.com.au/voices/female-voices/claudia-karvan/ Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State Premiers. They're the rockstars of the COVID era. We wait for their updates and we hang on every word. We cheer their great decisions and endlessly debate their controversial calls. But one in particular has spent more time in the spotlight than her peers.  From the bushfires to COVID-19, to a dodgy boyfriend, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been through a lot this past year. And she joins Mia to talk about it all... THE END BITS: Keep up to date with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian  https://www.instagram.com/gladysb/?hl=en  Check out our new Mamamia podcast, What I Eat When https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/what-i-eat-when/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian  Producer: Melanie Sauer Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcaster Jacinta Parsons was 22 when she started feeling unwell. The kind of unwell that….well, lingered. Some days she couldn’t get out of bed. Other days she couldn’t eat. But one thing remained the same, every day she woke up feeling like crap. And her Doctors? They had no answers. Since her early 20s, Jacinta has been living with an invisible illness. It’s one that affects over 75,000 Australians and isn’t talked about often. Which is why Jacinta has written a book about her experience called Unseen: The Secret World of Chronic Illness and she joins Mia now to talk about it all... THE END BITS: Find Jacinta's book here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/unseen-jacinta-parsons/ebook/9781922400444.html  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Jacinta Parsons https://www.instagram.com/jacintaparsons/?hl=en  Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on No Filter, we’re proud to introduce Narelda Jacobs as our guest host.  Narelda is a proud Whadjuk Noongar woman. She’s also the host of Ten News First and co-host of Studio 10, and last year she joined Mia for her very own No Filter chat. But today, in a No Filter first, Narelda is sitting in Mia’s hosting chair.  January 26th means different things to different people. But to Narelda? Changing the date is a subject really close to her heart. And on this episode of No Filter, she speaks to three incredible first nations women, Robyn Smith Walley, Kezia Jacobs Smith and Teela Reid about what changing the date means to them... THE END BITS: Recommendations to read and watch… Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/jMZgM In My Blood It Runs https://vimeo.com/showcase/inmyblooditruns Teela’s book recommendations:  Talkin' Up to the White Woman by Aileen Moreton-Robinson - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k7Z30 Song Of The Crocodile by Nardi Simpson - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/1aRLD  Bindi by Kirli Saunders - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XQOAG  Find out more recommendations here:  https://www.instagram.com/blackfulla_bookclub/?hl=en  CREDITS: Host: Narelda Jacobs, follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/narelda_jacobs/?hl=en.  With thanks to our guests: Robyn Smith Walley, Kezia Jacobs Smith and Teela Reid  Producer: Leah Porges and Emma Gillespie  Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A reason, a season or a lifetime. They say friendships only fall into three categories, and these tend to be them.  Mia Freedman and Bec Sparrow's friendship started for a reason.  They met 10 years ago, bonding over the grief of the daughters they had both lost via miscarriage or stillbirth. And over the years, their friendship continued to grow. Through work, an interstate move, more children, another miscarriage, and the many ups and downs of life. But in 2020, like with a lot of friendships, Mia and Bec struggled.  And on this episode of No Filter, they sit down for a very candid conversation about it all... THE END BITS: You can listen to Mia's original No Filter with Bec here - https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/rebecca-sparrow-on-surviving-and-thriving-after-lo. You can learn more about The Lighthouse Plan here - https://rebeccasparrow.com/lhp-open/ And visit Bec's website here - http://rebeccasparrow.com.au/. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Rebecca Sparrow Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big Little Lies,Queen America, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Dry. These TV shows and movies have been some of the biggest created over the past couple of years. You know their names, and chances are you've seen a few of them, but what you might not know is they were all created by a very special Aussie sisterhood in Hollywood. And at the centre of that sisterhood, is a woman called Bruna Papandrea. Mia and Bruna have been friends for over 25 years and in this episode, they discuss everything from how COVID-19 has affected the film industry to how Bruna feels her career has impacted her friendships.  THE END BITS: You can listen to Mia's original No Filter with Bruna here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/bruna-papendrea-is-the-most-powerful-woman-youve-n/ GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Bruna Papandrea Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the next 3 weeks on No Filter, we'll be bringing you a special series on sisterhood, made possible by Frozen The Musical. Clare and Jessie Stephens are twin sisters, who both work at Mamamia. Clare is the Editor in Chief of the website, and Jessie is one of the hosts of Mamamia Out Loud, host of True Crime Conversations, and the Assistant Head of Content. She's also dating Mia's son. In this episode, Mia asks Jessie & Clare about how their twin relationship works and what it's like to work with your sister on a daily basis. THE END BITS: You can read Jessie's work here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/jessie-stephens-2/.  And Clare's work here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/clare-stephens/ Listen to Jessie on Mamamia Outloud here - https://omny.fm/shows/mamamia-out-loud/playlists/podcast.  And True Crime Conversations here - https://omny.fm/shows/true-crime-conversations/playlists/true-crime-conversations.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guests: Jessie & Clare Stephens Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered what goes on in a strip club? How lap dances actually work? How the women who strip and dance for a living in these clubs feel about their customers and their own bodies? Today's guest is a woman by the name of Samantha C. Ross. But, if you ran into Samantha in a strip club up until about 5 years ago, you would've known her as Sunshine.  That was her stripper name and the persona she took on every time she went to work. Now, Samantha has written a book about her time as a lap dancer, and she sat down with Mia to talk about it. THE END BITS: You can buy Samantha's book here - booktopia.kh4ffx.net/YE5rJ.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Samantha C. Ross Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're dropping into your feed to reshare a special episode of No Filter with you. Earlier this week on No Filter you heard from Rick Morton, all about money. Well, if you’d like to hear more about Rick’s back story, here’s a chat Mia had with him a few years ago about his remarkable life… Rick Morton was born the son of a cattle baron in far western Queensland. His backyard consisted of hundreds of thousands of acres. He went to school by school of the air. And his family home was 500kms from the nearest town. But in just 24 hours, Rick’s life went from being something of an idyllic outback childhood to poverty. So how do you go from rural royalty to dirt poor? What’s it like growing up gay and closeted in a small town? Rick has written a book about his life called 100 Years Of Dirt and he joins his old boss, Mia, to talk about it... Buy Rick's Book 100 Years Of Dirt here. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Rick Morton. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Morton is a journalist and author. He’s also learnt to memorise phone numbers. Specifically ones from debt collectors. Because up until recently, Rick was very bad with money.  So bad, that he used to borrow from everyone around him.  Rick was born the son of a Cattle baron in Central Queensland. But he grew up dirt poor in housing commission, and he’s spent his life overspending the money he has. His new book On Money examines the meaning of money to him and others, and looks into how society often views money as a substitute for morality.  This is Rick's story.  THE END BITS: You can check out Rick's book On Money here - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/1m6Jz. And his memoir One Hundred Years Of Dirt - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QZqZM.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Rick Morton Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas. It’s often talked about as the most wonderful time of the year. But at the end of an unspeakable year, it feels like we are all crawling to the finish line that is Christmas in 2020.  And for a lot of us, it’s filled with a feeling of grief. Grief for a year we didn’t have. Grief for family we can’t see. And grief for those we lost.  Two years ago I sat down with grief counselor Petrea King to talk about how to face Christmas when life is not as you know it.  She’s counselled over 120,000 people who are living with cancer and other life-challenging illnesses, or dealing with grief, loss, trauma and tragedy through her foundation, Quest For Life.  And because this year has really been life as we don’t know it, I thought it was time to talk to Petrea again. About grief. And about lowering the bar this Christmas. Because it’s okay not to be okay.  Here’s Petrea. THE END BITS: You can listen to Mia's 2018 chat with Petrea here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/the-empty-chair-at-the-christmas-table/.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Petrea King Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ospite di oggi su No Filter è Silvia Colloca. For those who don't speak Italian, today's guest on No Filter is the delightful Silvia Colloca. She's an Italian born cook, Opera singer, actress and the host of Mamamia's new podcast What I Eat When. Silvia wears a lot of hats and she hates being defined by labels; her age, who she's married to and how many children she has. But the one label that has always stuck is food lover. In this episode, Mia and Silvia chat about everything from how COVID has changed her relationship to her feelings about getting older. THE END BITS: You can check out Silvia's podcast What I Eat When here - https://omny.fm/shows/what-i-eat-when/playlists/what-i-eat-when.  And to get the recipe for the cake that Silvia made Mia, head here - https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/apricot-and-olive-oil-cake-torta-allolio-e-albicocche.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Silvia Colloca Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caroline Hirons is 50. A mum of four. A grandma of one. An author. And she’s the most influential woman in beauty right now.  A review from Caroline can make or break a product because she tells it like it is, and she’s got millions of fans around the world. Including Mia. So why do we care so much about skincare at the moment? Why is it seen as frivolous and not feminist? And what should we actually be spending our money on? Here’s Caroline Hirons... THE END BITS: You can buy Caroline's book here - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/1m6Jz.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Caroline Hirons Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you think of Stan Walker, you probably think of Australian Idol, and that catchy song ‘Black Box’ he released straight after he won it in 2009.  Stan was 18 when he started on Idol, and 19 by the time he won it. And to most of us, he was just Stan Walker from Australian Idol; the boy who made it big.  But what we didn’t know, and what we wouldn’t know until years later was that there was so much more to Stan’s story. Now, at 30, he's a survivor in more ways than one.  Just a heads up, this conversation deals with family violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call 1800RESPECT now. THE END BITS: You can buy Stan's book here - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/1m6Jz.  Listen to our new podcast What I Eat When here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/what-i-eat-when/ GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Stan Walker Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of our new podcast, What I Eat When, with you: https://omny.fm/shows/what-i-eat-when/playlists/what-i-eat-when  What do you eat when... you're alone? You're homesick? You're celebrating? What you eat when says a lot about you, about your culture, your taste, your family, and what matters to you. Food is so much more than just fuel, it’s an excuse to express who we are and what connects us. What I Eat When is a Mamamia podcast that’s all about meals, moments, and memories. And on our first episode host Silvia Colloca is joined by self-confessed 'Crap Housewife' Jessica Rowe.  So what does Jess eat when she's on holiday? Or when she's pregnant? And why does she match her hats with the dinner she's making?  Although she doesn't like cooking, as she explains to Silvia, she still likes eating. And food holds a lot of memories for her. As you're about to find out... CREDITS  Host: Silvia Colloca Guest: Jessica Rowe  Executive Producers: Zoe Ferguson and Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US If you want to send us feedback or a picture of your take on today's recipe, then send us an email at podcast@mamamia.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the past 5 years, today's guest has kept a secret. She’d wake up and start drinking to get through the day. She’d leave work for a coffee break and buy a bottle of white wine. She’d consume roughly around 80 standard drinks, within one week.  Heidi first sought help in 2018 for her alcohol addiction but she didn’t tell anyone.  Then last year she came across a call out on social media looking for people to participate in a free six month program if they were struggling with addiction.  So she applied.  That program would go on to be filmed for SBS’s documentary series Addicted Australia.  And all of a sudden, Heidi’s very private addiction became very very public.  This is her story. THE END BITS: You can watch Addicted Australia here - https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/addicted-australia. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Heidi Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the difference between a party girl and an alcoholic? For today's guest, it was about 20 years, a series of traumas, and a large dose of denial. Shanna Whan finally realised she was in serious trouble when she 'came to' in the Emergency Department after being found crumpled and bleeding at the bottom of a flight of stairs.  You see for a long time, like many ''high-functioning'' alcoholics, Shan convinced herself it wasn't a serious problem because she was a successful business woman by day, and didn't drink until ''after five'' ....  Growing up in rural Australia, heavy drinking was a culturally ingrained and glorified rite of passage she embraced wholeheartedly .. to try and fit in. But it wasn’t until her rock bottom in early 2015 that she knew she had to reach out and ask for help and take action, or die young. Fast forward six years, 15,000 volunteer hours, starting over from scratch, endless failures, knockbacks, and opposition - and now Shanna is the founder and CEO of a national charity called Sober In The Country.  This is her story... THE END BITS: Check out Sober In The Country here - https://www.soberinthecountry.org/. You can watch Shanna's episode of Australian Story here - https://www.abc.net.au/austory/last-drinks/11705194.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Shanna Whan Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candice Warner is an ironwoman. She’s also the wife of Australian cricketer David Warner, and the mother of three girls. Most recently you would have seen her on Channel Seven’s SAS Australia. Candice knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. The first time she was there was because of a short-lived relationship she had when she was 22, and the second time was Cricket Australia's Ball Tampering incident of 2018.  So how did she get through those tough times? And what she has learnt about herself because of it? GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Check out The Undone here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-undone/  Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Candice Warner Producer: Leah Porges & Zoe Ferguson Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 has been a terrible year for so many people, but Constance Hall? It’s been tougher than most. The business owner, mum of seven, and social media star has spent the better half of this year in a hospital caring for her husband Denim Cooke.  Denim was involved in a very bad motorcycle accident in August. And for a while there, it looked like Constance had lost her soulmate... Con has a lot on her plate at the moment, so we were very grateful she took the time to share her story.   THE END BITS Follow Constance on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mrsconstancehall/?hl=en  And subscribe to Lady Startup Stories to hear the second part of her interview: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/  Listen to Mia's first interview with Constance here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/constance-hall-really-is-a-queen/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Constance Hall Producer: Leah Porges Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to part one of Mia's interview with Zoe here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/zoe-foster-blake-interview  How do you become an accidental entrepreneur? Why is friendship so important in a marriage? Why is infidelity not a deal-breaker in relationships? And how do you juggle all the balls when your husband also makes a lot of things?  These were just some of the questions that Mia had during part two of her interview with Zoe Foster Blake. THE END BITS You can find Zoe's new Audible original Clean Slate here: https://adbl.co/3e7CfSp  And you can get all of her books here: https://bit.ly/3e8KCNu  Follow Zoe Foster Blake on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/zotheysay/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Zoe Foster Blake Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Production: Leah Porges  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoe Foster Blake is an entrepreneur, author of 10 books, mum of two, writer, producer and columnist. She’s the brains behind cult beauty brand Go-To and has over 700,000 people following her on Instagram, watching her every move.  So how did Zoe from Bundanoon in New South Wales’ Southern Highlands become a global sensation? A best selling author? And earn a cult following?  Over this two part episode of No Filter, Mia will be speaking to Zoe about all of it. Starting with how the heck she ended up where she is today - from a cigarette promo girl to an accidental entrepreneur. THE END BITS You can find Zoe's new Audible original Clean Slate here: https://adbl.co/3e7CfSp And you can get all of her books here: https://bit.ly/3e8KCNu  Follow Zoe Foster Blake on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/zotheysay/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Zoe Foster Blake Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Production: Leah Porges  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pauline Nguyen has lived a very big life.  When she was 3 years old her family left Vietnam by boat. They spent six days on the South China Sea and arrived at a Thai Refugee camp where they lived for a year, before settling in Australia.  Once in Australia, however, things weren’t easy for the Nguyen kids, and Pauline fled home when she was a teenager.  These days, Pauline is an award winning author, spiritual entrepreneur and co-founder of Sydney's Red Lantern restaurant. And in this episode of No Filter, she talks to Mia Freedman about everything from being in a polyamorous relationship to running away from home at 17 to breaking the cycle of abuse with her own children... THE END BITS You can visit Pauline's website here - https://www.paulinenguyen.com.au/. Check out Pauline's book here - booktopia.kh4ffx.net/xBZaO.  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Pauline Nguyen Producer: Melanie Tait & Leah Porges  Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.