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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...

Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Kate here... It was after a dinner with friends one night, that journalist and writer Kate Legge’s husband pulled her into their garage to confess; he’d been having an affair. And as she later found out, it wasn’t the first time. Being a journalist, Kate ended up doing some digging, and what she found out about his family history was shocking…and also...

This week at Mamamia we launched a new podcast called But Are You Happy? And we thought you might like to hear it... Over eight weeks, Clare Stephens is sitting down with 8 celebrities to ask them to get vulnerable with her. But before she does, it's only fair that Clare opens up first. Clare sits down with the host of No Filter Claire Murphy to discuss her vulnerabilities - competing with the per...

Subscribe to Mamamia We're dropping into your feed to reshare a special episode of No Filter with you. Over the weekend, Dr Kyl Myers and her partner Brent were featured on an episode of 60 Minutes, resurfacing the national conversation around 'gender creative parenting'. Kyl spoke to Mia about her child Zoomer in 2018....this is her families story...   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mam...

Subscribe to Mamamia What do Gwyneth Paltrow, Russell Brand, Pete Evans and Andrew Tate have in common? With more and more influential figures emerging from corners of the internet promising everything from happiness, to more sex, to a healthier gut, modern ‘gurus’ are here to stay. Helen Lewis is a journalist and the host of BBC podcast The New Gurus , and joins Mia Freedman to discuss this fasci...

Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Pip here... If you believe certain tabloids and websites, you'd be forgiven for thinking Pip Edwards is simply a socialite, an influencer, and the ex-girlfriend of a famous cricketer. But in reality, she's a successful businesswoman, a fashion mogul, and a single mum to her 16 year old son. And she's ready to talk. In this conversation, she opens up ab...

Subscribe to Mamamia Kath Koschel had just achieved her dream of playing cricket professionally, when a terrible on-pitch injury meant she lost the use of her legs. That was the beginning of a series of events that you truly have to hear to believe. But this isn't a story about tragedy. It about resilience, vulnerability and ultimately, kindness. This is Kath Koschel's extraordinary story. THE END...

Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Nikki here... A few weeks ago, an article in The Australian entitled ‘ Sex? I’m Over It ’ infiltrated the group chats of Gen X women all across the country. In it, author Nikki Gemmell put into words a feeling that so many other women have felt at some point in their lives: I’m tired, I don’t want to have sex, and I just want my own bed. 20 years and 4...

Subscribe to Mamamia When Australian Idol first graced our television screens 20 years ago, audiences fell in love with a 21 year old 'Millsy', a larrikin with blonde highlights, an eye brow piercing and an incredible voice. In his personal life, however, Rob Mills relationship with alcohol, anxiety and the repression of his sexuality meant that life wasn't always smooth sailing. But these days, R...

Elfy Scott was thirteen when she came across some medication with her mum’s name on it. After Googling the name of it and seeing the words schizophrenia and psychosis , the ‘voices’ her mum often complained about hearing started to make sense. Schizophrenia is not uncommon, but often completely misunderstood by the general public. Elfy is a journalist who has written a book about this topic, The O...

Subscribe to Mamamia The story of Jessica Watson's unbelievable solo sailing trip around the world at age 16 has been etched into Australian lore. More than a decade after that achievement, the details of how she survived 210 days of severe storms, isolation and even her boat flipping upside down 15 feet underwater, will astound you. She still holds the record for youngest person to sail solo, non...

Subscribe to Mamamia No Filter has been around for 8 years this year, and just last week, we hit 50 million downloads. But only a few weeks ago, Mia was sure she wanted to quit hosting the show for good. But instead, we’re shaking things up in 2023. And on this special bonus episode, Mia is joined by Executive Producer and Head of Podcasts, Lize Ratliff and host of The Quicky Claire Murphy to lift...

Subscribe to Mamamia Sign up to our free ADHD newsletter When Sally Hepworth’s daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, alarm bells went off for her. Because a lot of the things her daughter was struggling with, Sally had experienced too, her whole life. Both Sally Hepworth and Mia Freedman have ADHD - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - and their diagnoses have changed their lives. In this very c...

Subscribe to Mamamia Mindy Kaling is one of the most successful and powerful women in Hollywood but currently, she is facing criticism for the way she depicts some of her characters. Today, on a special No Filter , Mia is joined by Emily Vernem and Laura Brodnik, two women who have their own unique perspectives on the criticism. Together they have an honest and open conversation about representati...

Subscribe to Mamamia There is something that happens to a lot of women between their mid twenties and early forties. It's a feeling, the anxiety that sets in as you make potentially the biggest decision of your life; whether or not to have a child. Writer and podcaster Nell Frizzell came up with a name for this period: The Panic Years. She explored this concept in her book of the same name, and jo...

This week on No Filter, we’re proud to welcome back Narelda Jacobs as our guest host. In October 2022, hundreds of people were gathering across the country to attend vigils for Cassius Turvey, the 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy who was tragically murdered last year. Along with Cassius’ mother, the woman who organised those vigils across the country was Megan Krakouer. Megan is the director of the...

Subscribe to Mamamia Cathrine Mahoney was married to one of the most famous sportsmen in Australia for 13 years. So when they got divorced, she was reckoning not only with the breakdown of her family in the public eye, but also a loss of her identity. But this isn’t a conversation about her ex-husband. It’s an honest and hilarious look at modern relationships and life after divorce... THE END BITS...

Subscribe to Mamamia You might have heard the phrase ‘black out drunk’ before, which might evoke images of someone asleep or passed out. But that’s not what it is. Blacking out is when you’re conscious and walking around, but can’t remember anything afterwards. And that’s what has happened to journalist Sarah Hepola, dozens of times. Drinking became a normal part of her life, like a lot of people;...

You can watch Mia and Trinny's interview in full here. When Trinny Woodall stepped into the Mamamia office for this special live No Filter interview, the atmosphere was electric. Because Trinny has an energy about her that is exciting, unafraid, and very fun. She joined Mia on the show a few years ago to speak about her life and career up to that point, but this time delved into the nitty gritty o...

Subscribe to Mamamia Since she was 16, Deborah Hutton has been on the covers of magazines, ads, and our television sets. Now, at 61, she’s lived an extraordinary life, with no intention of slowing down. She joins Mia on No Filter to discuss her career, including her long-term relationship with her manager, losing the love of her life, and the health scare that not only led to the most important ma...

Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Emma Carey here.  When Emma Carey was in Switzerland on a once in a lifetime holiday, she decided to go skydiving. But jumping out of that helicopter changed her life forever, because as the ground came up to meet her, her parachute didn’t go off. And Emma hit the ground. But Emma’s story is about so much more than this moment. And her insights on disa...