Dont Make Me Call Her

Procrastinating on something right now? Perfect, you’re in the right place. This week on DMMCH, we talk about rewiring your brain for the tasks you hate. Your brain is a drama queen, and the task is almost never as bad as the 59 minutes you spent dreading it. We share some tools to think differently but the big secret is this: start small, stop overthinking it. Don't forget to check out their...

Another episode no one has asked for LOL. Forget WTF and IDK This week on Don’t Make Me Call Her , Grace and Jason go deep on acronyms: who TF still uses them? they share some that only make sense at Casa Capo-Lam. Grace has a particular GL way of using her own versions, and it’s not always obvious what she means. Jason has opinions. Don't forget to check out their new baby ' GRACE LAM STY...

Grace Lam Style Creative Class Has Launched! This week on DMMCH, announcing our second baby to the world 'Grace Lam Style Creative Class' my brand new online styling and fashion course for those women who want to change their image but don't know how, and yes, I’m shamelessly promoting it to my 20 loyal listeners (you know who you are, and thank you for getting your credit card out). W...

Festive season is coming sooner than we think. Which means obligatory work parties, relatives you see once a year for a reason and your annoying boss who somehow always finds you in a crowd. You’re going to need help. Good news — Grace is here and she is an absolute master of small talk. This week she hands you the survival guide you didn’t know you needed. How long do you actually have to stay at...

Pack your bags people! This week Grace and Jason are hunting down their number one listener - out of their fifteen loyal fans. This episode they are taking you on a world tour of every city they've called home. From Hong Kong to London, New York to Paris, then Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, the couple compare notes. Where would they never, ever go back? The big question: is Melbourne the best pl...

We went to Hong Kong for a family vacay and it delivered. Every. Single. Time. This week — a city where people walk fast and talk loud, and no that does not mean they are rude, it means they have somewhere to be and something important banter to share. Food is the number one priority in Hong Kong, if you don't like to eat...don't go to Hong Kong. We're talking one Michelin Star spicy f...

We're back. Nobody asked, but here we are. This week — it's official, our smartphones are our meal companions. We've all just collectively agreed that our phones are better company than the people sitting opposite us. Then, Melbourne baristas — talented, passionate, devoted to their craft — but do they think they're the coffee GOD? Grace is a self-proclaimed non-animal person and y...

This week we return to our favourite format: Two nobodies, zero plan, whatever's on our minds. First up a big shout-out to our 14 loyal listeners, who show up every Wednesday for reasons we genuinely cannot explain and frankly don't deserve. Then we get into why "where are you from?" has somehow become a very loaded question and why an entire generation now watches live concerts...

We eavesdropped on our teen's phone call recently, purely for research purposes, and came away with more questions than answers. No time was agreed. No location was mentioned. At no point did anyone say a full sentence. And yet, apparently, plans were made. This week we take a good hard look at how younger generation communicate, compare to the Gen X and Boomer approach and try to work out how...

This week on Don't Make Me Call Her podcast, We are running an unofficial masterclass in one of Grace's most well-practiced skills: taking a completely minor inconvenience and turning it into a full-blown disaster, entirely inside her own head. Dramatic much Grace Lam? We break down the actual psychology behind it because apparently this isn't just Grace being dramatic, experts narrow...

This week on Don't Make Me Call Her, we ditched the structure entirely and just fired random questions at each other because we can. No theme, no notes, pure vibes. Topics include: modern dating etiquette, AI boyfriends and girlfriends, mean boss behaviour and what happens at Cannes Film Festival doesn't stay at Cannes. Oh — and there's a special "inchident." You'll just...

This week on Don't Make Me Call Her, we're pulling back the curtain on what it's actually like sharing a bed with me — and no, we are not getting into the spicy stuff, nobody needs that mental image. Instead, Jason is finally airing every annoying bed habit he's been quietly cataloguing for years, and I am, unfortunately, fighting back with receipts of my own. Covers get stolen. Someone talks too...

This week on Don't Make Me Call Her, Grace and Jason lay down the modern survival guide nobody asked for but everybody needs. First up: how to dodge scammers by essentially becoming your own personal FBI field agent — trust no one, verify everything, treat every unexpected text like a national security threat. Then it's an intervention on emoji dependency because apparently a carrot, an ap...

This week on Don't Make Me Call Her, Grace and Jason tackle ageism — or as Grace calls it, the moment society decides you've expired like a carton of milk, except milk doesn't come with 20 years of experience and better judgment. Somewhere between "overqualified" and "not a culture fit," an entire generation quietly got filed under "no longer relevant," an...

This week Jason puts Grace in the hot seat, grilling her with listener questions — most of which boil down to some version of "how do I become as fierce as you?" Grace tells it how it is with no filter, no PR training, no agent whispering in her ear to be more likeable. We get into the actual logistics of clapping back. Jason, meanwhile, plays the calm one, gently suggesting that maybe not every i...

How the f#ck do these people keep finding me? This week on DMMCH, we're getting into the two schools of clap back: the Ginja-Ninja full Chinatown way — blunt, immediate, and leaving zero room for interpretation — versus Jason's "chill like a monk" way of dealing with idiots. As much as we want to spread kindness, some people do deserve a reminder of how to behave better. This week I'm digging into...

People get offended by everything these days—and we’re over it. In today’s episode of  DMMCH , we’re discussing why direct communication is being labeled as "rude" and how to find the middle ground when the world feels like it’s becoming increasingly fragile. We’re talking about the cultural clash of directness, the struggle of being "too blunt" in a "soft" society, a...

Let’s be real: our communication skills have hit rock bottom. We are currently living through the Great Email/Text/DM Apocalypse, where we’re expected to be available 24/7, yet somehow, nobody actually knows how to have a conversation anymore. In this episode, we’re calling out the digital madness. We’re breaking down the massive generational gap—from the Gen X “I’ll get to it when I get to it” co...

Don't let your age define you people! As a huge Lewis Hamilton fan for many years, I’m so thrilled to celebrate his first Formula One Grand Prix win with the world's most iconic team, Scuderia Ferrari. At 41, driving for Ferrari in his second season, Lewis just gave the middle finger to every cynic who said he was "washed up." If the 2025 season was a dumpster fire, Spain was the glorious and EPIC...

If you aren’t being called a “diva” or “difficult” at least once a week, are you even doing it right? This week on DMMCH, we’re weaponising the ‘Asian Discount.’ We’re moving past the supermarket haggling and looking at the real reason we do it: because you deserve what you’re asking for, and the world is counting on you to be too embarrassed to demand it. We’re peeling back the layers on why wome...

EP 9. Welcome to the cultural interrogation room. This episode, we are unpacking the endless cycle of family grilling. Why does reaching a certain age mean your aunties get a free pass to ask about your uterus, your bank account, and your relationship status? We dive into the heavy pressure to stay quiet just to 'keep the peace,' and share actual, practical ways to reject the traditional n...

We’ve all done it. You keep holding the door open for someone just because you have ten to thirty years of history together or because you share the same last name. But let’s get real: a long timeline or a bloodline isn’t a lifetime pass to wreck your mental health. It’s time to start issuing some "Access Denied" notices. In this episode, Jason and I are talking about how to spot the ult...

If you work in the creative industry or the freelance world, grab a matcha latte and sit down. This week, Jason and I are pulling back the curtain on the absolute circus of chasing what you’re actually worth. We’re breaking down the ultimate "Dos and Don’ts" of setting your rates, and exposing the oldest client trick in the book: the classic  "we just don't have the budget"...

If you want to know how Grace Lam claps back this one is for you. Apparently, the "sweet primary school" era has a much shorter shelf life than it used to. One minute you’re dealing with lost lunchboxes, and the next, the social dynamics have shifted into a low-budget teen drama—about three years ahead of schedule. In this episode, Jason and I discuss the "Year 7 Pivot." We’re...

Why are we all so terrified of a little chat? In this episode, we’re diving into the awkward, sweaty-palmed world of  confrontation . Most people would rather move to a different country than tell a friend they owe them money or tell a colleague their "reply all" habit is bloody annoying. We explore why everyone has become so sensitive and why "refusing to talk things out" is a...