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Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xuIS9m0yhNfm0uJYoENp3?si=2e36aea4308f4061 Hello, book club friends! This month, we read ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman. This number one best-seller takes place in a peaceful retirement village, where four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a bruta...

Hello, pals! On today’s show: A big old quick and dirty, from Roxy Jacenko’s $40,000 “mastermind mentoring program” that’s causing a stir, the rise and rise of buccal fat removal, a tell-all memoir about an Aussie media boss’s many affairs, another Instagram post from Megan Fox about Machine Gun Kelly, and what we make of the comments left on a TikTok video by Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber. This...

Hey, mates! Welcome to the third and final part of our series on Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. They were the filthy rich 20-somethings who landed one of the biggest reality TV opportunities of the 2000s. So, what exactly made Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton the ‘It Girls’ of their time? And what exactly brought their childhood friendship undone? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share?...

Hiya, friends! On today’s show: Rihanna took the stage for the first time in years and proved it was her Superbowl. Plus, The Daily Telegraph reckons if you’re good at your job you’re due for a divorce, Penn Badgley’s interesting comments about sex scenes and fidelity, MGK and Megan Fox appear to be falling apart and why is Ozempic suddenly everywhere? Unpacking the crazy lengths celebrities are r...

Hello, friends! Welcome to part two of our series on Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. They were the filthy rich 20-somethings who landed one of the biggest reality TV opportunities of the 2000s. So, what exactly made Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton the ‘It Girls’ of their time? And what exactly brought their childhood friendship undone? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re alllll...

Hello, everybody! On today’s show: the best and worst moments from the 2023 Grammys - including Harry Styles’s claim that “this doesn’t happen to people like me very often”. Plus! The modern etiquette rules that have divided social media, a new era of influencer non-apologies, Prince Harry’s older woman isn’t even that old, and what on Earth is happening in J Lo and Ben Affleck’s marriage: two vir...

Happy Monday, everybody! They were the filthy rich 20-somethings who landed one of the biggest reality TV opportunities of the 2000s. So, what exactly made Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton the ‘It Girls’ of their time? And what exactly brought their childhood friendship undone? Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the co...

Hiya, friends! On today’s show: Blake Lively will star in the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best selling book It Ends With Us, and people have lots to say about that casting decision. Plus, The Bachelors finale delivered some… interesting results, a couple of Aussie actors might have “beef”, while two American actors publicly resolve theirs. And then - the pop culture story of the week. Tik...

Hello, mates! Welcome to the third and final part of our series on Lindsay Lohan. If there was ever the ultimate celebrity annus horribilis, Lindsay Lohan’s 2007 would come close. And yet, despite all of the doubters, the brightest star of the early noughties would eventually pick herself back up again. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodie...

Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wP79hKVP05GwnmoSfdWsS?si=3971df674d744214 Happy Saturday, bookworms! This month, we read ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ by best-selling author Gabrielle Zevin. The novel is, at its core, a love story between two brilliant gamers, but not a love story in the way you’d expect. Sadie and Sam form a...

Hello, everyone! On today’s show: deep diving the The Great Australian Brawl - how did some of our biggest local celebrities have their argument filmed, sold and shared to the country last week? Then, Kylie Jenner’s baby officially has a name almost one year after being born, we need to talk about those viral Aaron Taylor-Johnson cheating rumours, Austin Butler’s new voice might be here to stay, a...

Hello, everybody! Welcome to part two of our series on Lindsay Lohan. By the time she was 19, Lindsay Lohan was on top of Hollywood. She had more talent and charisma than directors had seen in years. Only, sometimes fame, money and attention can be the last thing a young person needs. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join...

G’day, friends! On today’s show: The 27-year-old Melbournian who is now “married” to Kanye West, the rise of Amelia Dimoldenberg and her red carpet chemistry with Andrew Garfield, Selena Gomez’s new boyfriend is an… interesting character, and Miley Cyrus has cemented herself as the Queen of the revenge hit: her new song ‘Flowers’ is everywhere right now, and there are plenty of reasons to believe...

Happy Monday, legends! You likely know her and love her for her starring roles in The Parent Trap and Mean Girls. But Lindsay Lohan’s life away from the big screen? It was more troublesome than you can probably imagine. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Fl...

Hello, everyone! We’re baaaaack! And boy do we have some catching up to do. Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers may well be over, we obviously need to talk about the Fitzroy Garage Party, a former reality star and another white powder scandal, and then, since when did Selena Gomez and Nicola Peltz Beckham become best friends? Plus, the fast rise of Tiktoker Alix Earle, the Bachelors premieres to disma...

Happy Monday, friends! Welcome to the third and final part of our series on One Direction. It was always pretty obvious that Harry Styles was the brightest star in the band. So when One Direction split in 2016, it was no surprise that he doggedly pursued a solo career. Here, we chart his ascension to total superstardom. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, e...

Hey, wonderful people! Welcome to part two of our series on One Direction. They’d gone from total obscurity to smashing records not even the Beatles had achieved. But behind closed doors? Everything was about to come tumbling down for One Direction. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @sham...

Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/14CUMdJOw5adOtThHdk04K?si=c28253ae0346439c Hiya, book clubbers! This month, we read You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi. This is a book that flips the romance genre utterly on its head. It’s been five years since protagonist Feyi lost her husband in a car accident. Feyi isn’t ready...

Happy Monday, everybody! They were five boys from the UK, each with a dream to make it in music. Only, when Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles wandered into X Factor, nobody could have predicted where they’d end up. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @sha...

G’day, everybody! On today’s show: the 2022 SEOYAs - that is, the 2022 Shameless End of Year Awards. Today, we’re recapping some of our favourite recommendations of the year, and we’re looking back at the pop culture stories that shaped 2022. We’re also going to share with you a little bit of ‘behind the scenes’ - what segments we loved, what we have slight regret about maybe, and what we’re takin...

Hello, friends! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on Chrissy Teigen. She was the media’s go-to cool girl - a celebrity adored for her wit and sharp tongue. Only, Chrissy Teigen would soon learn that when it comes to the internet, there are receipts. And those receipts will come back to haunt you. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, he...

Hello, everyone! On today’s show: Kate Ritchie slams the Daily Mail for a gross intrusion of privacy. Say hello to Taylor Swift’s directing era, The White Lotus cements itself as the most culturally relevant TV show of 2022, Abbie Chatfield sparks a national conversation about slut-shaming, and last but certainly not least, our thoughts on the first three episodes of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix ser...

Happy Monday, everybody! She was the media’s go-to cool girl - a celebrity adored for her wit and sharp tongue. Only, Chrissy Teigen would soon learn that when it comes to the internet, there are receipts. And those receipts will come back to haunt you. To read the Vanity Fair profile of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, head here. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ear...

Hey, friends! On today’s show: The Good Morning America extra-marital affair that’s absolutely dominating the headlines. Then, the full trailer for Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docu-series is here and, naturally, the internet is bursting with opinions. Plus, Britain’s biggest influencer Molly-Mae has shed some light on what her relationship has been like while pregnant, and, well, we wade through ou...

Happy Monday, legends! She was the Tasmanian-born marketing director who, in the most literal of ways, lived out a real-life fairytale. Because upon meeting Prince Frederik at a bar, Mary Donaldson’s typical Aussie life changed forever. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast....