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Justin Hamilton: (un)Confirmed Bachelor Justin Hamilton is one of Australia's most beloved comedians. He also happens to be a straight, middle-aged dude in the wild. We talk about dating, ethics, comedy and a whole lot more. Justin's Website HERE DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential in...

Final Episode of the Year: Raw Dogging it through the festive season This episode you get an update on Nelly's dating journey and, she spends the entire rest of the episode taking fabulous listener calls. Enjoy! DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential information, counselling and support...

Adam Richard and Nelly dedicate an episode to some juicy listener questions DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential information, counselling and support service that is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence: CLICK HERE  ...

HARLEY BREEN AND WADE DUFFIN: DUDES, DADS AND FEWLS The best mates are back to talk mental health, parenting, healthy relationships and other stuff. A glorious episode with two of my faves. DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential information, counselling and support service that is availa...

Alicia Sometimes : poet, broadcaster, scientist, introvert and neurospicy queen joins us this month to talk marriage, dating and car bonnets.    DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential information, counselling and support service that is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 day...

NELLY IS COMING AT YOU SOLO! This month you're getting Nelly solo - fresh on the heels of her birthday, a solo holiday and a NEW LOVE. Nelly gets into some great culture shares, she talks about what it's like to start dating again at 51, and how to holiday alone. She takes some incredible listener calls and gets into a hard but necessary discussion about abuse perpetrated by women. CULTURE SHARES:...

Jacinta Parsons: I'd been to paradise but I'd never been to me! Author and ABC personality Jacinta Parsons came out of a very long-term relationship a few years ago and swore off dating. Then she met a bloke in an airport lounge and now they're loving each other sick, mate! Jacinta's dating story is like a rom-com that wrote itself. We talk about this, her INCREDIBLE NEW BOOK and, we take a brilli...

Adam Richard: age is just a number, until it's not The Fabulous Adam Richard is back to talk about something very special - his thesis on DEAR NELLY! Nelly and Adam also talk about aging, we get an update on Adam's new adventures in Ethical Non-Monogamy, life admin and some other stuff. Nelly and Adam take a raw and real listener call about se*ual boundaries and how they are NOT NEGOTIABLE. A wond...

Poh Ling Yeow: BONUS episode BONUS for MAY 2025! DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential information, counselling and support service that is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence: CLICK HERE   13YARN 24-ho...

Poh Ling Yeow: I just can't face the bloody apps babe! Poh joins us this month to talk about being friends with your ex, being long term single and why she can't face all the messaging and shenanigans of the apps. Nelly also takes some great listener calls. A fabulous episode with a national treasure. MasterChef Australia: Back to Win continues Sunday at 7pm, and Monday to Wednesday at 7:30pm on 1...

APRIL 2025 EPISODE This month we are joined by T-Rex - the President of the Melbourne chapter of the iconic Dykes on Bikes. T-Rex and I chart her journey from dirt-bike farm-girl to two marriages, some difficult relationships and ultimately, to finding herself and her person. T-Rex's journey is that of so many of us - a long and winding road to self-discovery and happiness with some pot-holes and...

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU: NELLY COMING AT YOU SOLO WITH LISTENER CALLS AND LETTERS This month Nelly is going commando - no co-host - to tackle your listener calls and letters. We have everything from how to get hope back, to coercive control, to dating dilemmas. A solo ep with Captain Thomas at the helm. Enjoy! TICKETS AND INFO FOR KIRSTY WEBECK'S TOUR HERE Interview with Rebecca Solnit, “Hope in the Da...

DO NOT DATE WHILst ON THE HORN: THE BAR will be TOO LOW! THE FABULOUS ADAM RICHARD is back with Nelly to tackle some listener letters and questions that they didn't get to last time. These range from how to set up your profile, to dating while s*x-starved to community to parenting whilst living with a mental illness. As always, they are hilarious and highly inappropriate.   DEARNELLYPODCAST.C...

DEAR NELLY FAVOURITE SCOTT BRENNAN IS BACK TO HELP NELLY FIGURE SH*T OUT One of our favouite homosexuals is back to help Nelly answer some straight lady questions from listeners. Why? Because, why not. Scott has been sitting in the sh*t and we get into that. We take questions on hooking up with a work friend, sex toy etiquette and, how to enjoy big events on your won. We also take an inspiring cal...

The Fabulous Adam Richard : how do we set up an open relationship? In addition to your guaranteed monthly episodes, Nelly will now drop in solo and/or with a guest to talk sh*t and take listener letters when she has time. We start today with a very long episode with Nelly's old mate The Fabulous Adam Richard. Adam and his long-term partner have just opened up their relationship and Adam is loving...

This month Nelly is solo - not by her own choice, she had a fresh episode ready to go, but sadly due to technical issues here we are! An overall update on what's been going on with Nelly over the last little while - a real honest and raw update.   DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confident...

NOVEMBER 2024 EPISODE: DATING STORIES, MOLLS! This month Nelly has had a rough time and so she's decided to embrace the joy, mess and debauchery of life by making an entire episode out of dating stories. You'll hear the good, the bad and the ugly and if you don't cry/laugh multiple times, go get your pulse checked. An absolutely glorious episode.   DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE...

SERENA WALKER: COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST IS BACK TO GET INTO IT Serena Walker is back to talk about all the things! We get into humour, hope and intentionality and how important they are to connection. We talk about a 30-day texting challenge, a 2-week sex challenge and how to honour grief and change. We get into Tina the Musical and a couple of memes. We take a beautiful listener call about recove...

Rusty Berther: Starting Again at 50 as a Straight Man in the Wild! Rusty Bertha's marriage of 27 years ended when he was 49 and he was shitting in the shit . Flash forward 7 years and he is happily remarried after doing a shitload of therapy and then meeting a wonderful woman on the apps. YES, IT DOES HAPPEN. Nelly and Rusty talk about all of that plus what sort of flirt he is and do's and don'ts...

TOXIC PEOPLE THRIVE IN SILENCE In this ep, Nelly drops in to ponder how toxic people rely on silence and how liberating it is when you find your voice. She also muses on how egocentric we are when it comes to divorce, dating and all the things. She invites you to WWRPD - what would Ru Paul do - and ask yourself how important your current situation is in the Grander Scheme of Things. So you got div...

Fifty, Fabulous and Facing the F'n Sh*t! Nelly turned 50 last week and she drops in to take some birthday calls and talk about the bug 5-0 milestone. Nelly gets into "un-fu*king" yourself and how aging can be an opportunity to shed all the negative crap that has held us back and, how joy is there to be taken. She also shares what she's reading, listening to and watching.   DEARNELLYPODCAST.CO...

Rebecca De Unamuno: I don't know if you're interested until my pants are around my ankles! Bec and I talk about being long-term-single, how to flirt (or not) and why rending to your own garden is the most important thing. We take a great listener call from someone who is NOT embracing being single and a letter about a pash n' dash. A great ep with a golden girl of comedy.   DEARNELLYPODCAST.C...

AUGUST BONUS: NELLY'S ADVICE STINKS! Nelly drops in take a listener call telling her she WAS WRONG (she sort of was?), to rant about Fake on Paramount Plus and some other stuff. You'll really love this episode if you've dated a fantasist/pathological liar/ predator. Info on FAKE here Info on The Dating Gamble (INSIGHT) here DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON...

BONUS EPISODE: IT GETS BETTER! This week Nelly drops in with a Bonus ep dedicated to listeners and the stuff she's reading and watching. I AM CELINE DOCO HERE MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS HERE COUPLES THERAPY HERE DR GABOR MATE HERE DEARNELLYPODCAST.COM: HERE   SUBSCRIBE TO DEAR NELLY PLUS VIA PATREON HERE   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: HERE   1800RESPECT is A Confidential information, c...

HARLEY BREEN IS BACK: what do we do if we catch feelings for our Friends with Benefits ? In an era of smaller and smaller families, how on earth did comedian Harley Breen end up living in Queensland with 4 kids? He blames Psilocybin! Harley and I discuss navigating the ups and downs of coparenting after divorce, feeding 4 kids and, who broke the world. We have a good chat about Love Languages and...