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Subscribe to Mamamia In the early 2000's there was an Australian girl band that everyone was obsessed with, they were called Bardot. And Belinda Chapple was one of the members. Chances are you might remember their hit song Poison. Or you may have watched Popstars where the band was created. But what you might not know is that a lot of things went on behind the scenes. On this episode of No Filter,...

Subscribe to Mamamia It’s been a big year for Mackenzie Arnold. She’s gone from being able to walk down the street without getting recognised to being approached on the street by strangers. In her first podcast interview since the FIFA World Cup, Mackenzie sits down with Mia Freedman to chat about it all. From having the whole country thanking you for what you did, to pre game rituals, superstitio...

You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Elizabeth here.  Subscribe to Mamamia Three weeks before Elizabeth Day’s 39th birthday, she had a bad romantic break-up. It had been her first long-term relationship after her divorce and she felt like a total failure when it ended. She was looking down the barrel of turning 40 as a single woman without the children she so desperately wanted....

Subscribe to Mamamia Natalie Barr has worked at Channel Seven for 29 years and has been an original member of their #1 rated breakfast TV show, Sunrise, for 20 years. But when she was offered the top job of host in 2021? Her first reaction was hell no.  On this episode of No Filter, Nat gets candid about her career and reservations about taking on the hosting gig, turning 50, motherhood, and her l...

Subscribe to Mamamia In 2017, Emily Hall was 37 weeks pregnant and preparing for a beautiful future with her husband Matt, when the unthinkable happened. Matt died suddenly one weekend and she found herself joining a club she never wanted to be a part of … a widow at 30. In this conversation, Mia speaks to Emily about how she balanced soaking in the joy of being a new mother, while also grieving t...

Listen to part two of Mia and Sharon's conversation here. Subscribe to Mamamia Samantha Azzopardi spent 10 years receiving care as a troubled teen. It would be years before the truth came out that she was actually an adult woman.  Her scams stretched decades and impacted families, friends and even children, in Australia and abroad. But it wasn’t money that she wanted…    In this conversation, Mia...

Subscribe to Mamamia After gracing our screens on reality TV Erin Barnett had a battle on her hands… to get doctors to take her seriously. The 28 year old quickly became a public figure after starring on Love Island Australia , and surviving the jungle on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here , sharing her difficult journey with Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with thousands of adoring fa...

Subscribe to Mamamia Caitlin Moran is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and successful writers, columnist, novelist and world famous feminist icon. Caitlin knows a lot about talking to women, in fact she’s written two books specifically about it  How   To Be A Woman  and  More Than A Woman.  But her latest book  What About Men  looks into how the problems of feminism are also the problems of men. And...

Listen to part two of Mia and Jessie's conversation here.  If you're struggling with anxiety & depression, reach out to Beyond Blue here. Anxiety and depression are mental health issues that so many Australians will experience in their life. But for Jessie Stephens, her experiences with mental health issues were almost inevitable.  Jessie’s latest boo k, Something Bad Is Going to Happen is her...

Listen to part two of Mia's conversation with Nicole here. Subscribe to Mamamia Journalist Nicole Madigan, was stalked for three years by a woman she didn’t know. A woman who became so obsessed with Nicole, that she tried to ruin her life. Nicole found herself in a constant state of anxiety for herself, her children and her partner. And on this episode of No Filter she joins Mia to share her story...

Subscribe to Mamamia A few weeks ago, Mia inhaled a newsletter titled ‘Is Going Camel Mode Inevitable For Parents.’ Camel mode is a time in your life when you power down to focus on one task, it might be for an aging parent, dealing with a separation or a chronic illness, or in the case of both of our guests today, parenting little kids.   On the show today, Mia explores the concept of camel mode...

Subscribe to Mamamia Emma Gannon had a successful podcast, had written multiple books and a career as a high profile journalist in the UK. She also had a happy personal life, and on paper everything looked great…but she was unhappy. And burnt out. Which is when she realised that no amount of success is worth your health.  Her new book, The Success Myth, Letting Go Of Having It All dives in to why...

Subscribe to Mamamia In the early 1990s, 21-year-old Paul Denyer terrorised the Victorian suburb of Frankston. He preyed on the local women; stalking, abducting, and eventually murdering three young victims. Their names were Elizabeth Stevens, Deborah Fream, and Natalie Russell. David Limbrick was Natalie Russell’s boyfriend at the time. He was just 19 when Natalie was found, and his life was fore...

Subscribe to Mamamia Nearly 20 years ago, Kathleen Folbigg was sentenced to 40 years in jail for the murder of three of her children, and the manslaughter of her fourth. She was described as Australia’s worst female serial killer. Earlier this week, she was pardoned of her crimes.  Mia Freedman sits down with journalist Jane Hansen to hear Kathleen's story... Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://w...

Listen to part two of Mia's interview with Elise, here.  You’d probably recognise Elise Loehnen’s face because, in her role as Chief Content Officer at Goop, she hosted the Goop Lab TV show on Netflix and the Goop podcast alongside the company's founder, Gwyneth Paltrow. But that fact is probably the least interesting thing about Elise Loehnen. In 2021, Elise walked away from her extremely high-pr...

Subscribe to Mamamia When Sophie Matterson was 31, she broke up with her long-term boyfriend. Soon afterward, she packed all her belongings into saddlebags and decided to trek from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay on the east coast with five camels. For 13 months Sophie crossed deserts, salt lakes, and cattle stations, often without seeing another person. But somehow, along this journey...

Listen to part two of Lisa and Sarah's story here.  Lisa Messenger always thought she’d be an entrepreneur, not a mother.  But one day, after 15 years of running multiple businesses including publishing company The Messenger Group and later Collective Hub, Lisa decided it was time to try. But what happened next wasn’t easy.  Over 8 years, Lisa had 16 rounds of IVF and spent over $500,000 trying to...

Listen to the second half of Mia and Kate's conversation here.  Kate Reid has lived three very different lives. The first, as an engineer who worked at the most elite level of Formula 1 car racing. The second as a young woman consumed by anorexia to the point where she nearly died. And the third as the owner of a croissanterie called Lune, where she now makes some of the best croissants in the wor...

If the name Megan Phelps-Roper doesn’t immediately ring a bell for you, her former church and home might - the incredibly controversial and almost universally despised Westboro Baptist Church. Megan was raised in the church and from just 5 years of age, was on the picket line day and night hoping to save those her family believe needed to be saved.  10 years ago, Megan left the church. And she’s s...

We've got a new Mamamia podcast we want to tell you about.  In your 40s, 50s or 60s? Welcome to the 456 Club. Hosted by Narelda Jacobs and Cathrine Mahoney each week, we’ll discuss the topics in your world from sex, dating, menopause, ambition, motherhood, not-motherhood, and what you’re not supposed to say about aging bodies. And on today's episode? We’re talking about menopause, perimenopause an...

It is with deep sadness and shock today we learnt about the passing of Jock Zonfrillo. The chef, best-selling author, and philanthropist was best known in Australia for his role hosting  MasterChef  – quickly becoming a crowd favourite after taking on the job in 2019.  Today Mia reflects on her friendship with Jock, his warmth and the legacy he leaves behind.  This interview was recorded in August...

Nobody plans to be divorced before they turn 30. But that’s exactly where Charlotte Ree found herself after the breakdown of the relationship that had consumed her whole adult life. Charlotte moved out and into an apartment by herself, and 24 hours later the country went into lockdown. She threw herself into her other love, food, and started baking and cooking for neighbours, friends and even firs...

Subscribe to Mamamia TV shows like Sex & The City and Friends would have us believe that we all need a tight-knit group of best friends who will always be there for us. But in reality making, and keeping friends, can get harder and harder as life gets in the way. That’s why friends Rebecca Sparrow, Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills created The Friendship Project; a six-part audio series that dives d...

Listen to Clare's off mic chat with Mary Coustas here Mary Coustas has graced Australian screens as 'Effie Stephanides' for over 30 years; the big haired, stand out character from Acropolis Now . But behind the scenes, Mary is an open book. And when it comes to speaking about her experience as a later in life mother, growing up as a first generation Greek-Australian, and the pain of losing her fat...

Subscribe to Mamamia We're dropping into your feed to reshare a special episode of No Filter with you. Wellmania  is the Netflix show that everyone has been talking about for the last few weeks. Celeste Barber plays Liv who is on a wellness journey...whatever that means. The show is based on a book by Bridget Delaney, and in 2017 she joined Mia to talk about 'detoxing', dieting, and her 101 day fa...