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Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Kate Langbroek.

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Jul 29, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min
Kerry Tucker Loved Being In Prison
How do you prepare for prison? How do you tell your young daughters that you aren’t going to see them for a very long time?Kerry Tucker was jailed in 2004 for one of the biggest white-collar crimes committed by a female in Victoria at the time. She’d been stealing money from her employers. She owned up to it, went through the process and spent 4.5 years behind bars in a maximum security prison away from her two daughters. Surprisingly for Kerry, jail was the making of her and she’s written a book all about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Kerry Tucker. Buy her book The Prisoner at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 22, 2018 · 41 min
Amy Molloy Was Widowed At 23
Amy Molloy has lived a big life. She’s survived anorexia, was widowed at 23, divorced her second husband in her late 20’s, forged a new career, married for the third time and has had two babies. And she’s only 33. Amy has written a book about her life so far, called The World Is A Nice Place, and she joins Mia to talk about why, after so much hardship, she's filled with hope…. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Amy Molloy Buy her book The World Is A Nice Place at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 16, 2018 · 56 min
Wren and Ayla's Story: When Your Wife Is Trans
Wren Holdom had been with her partner Ayla for almost a decade when a revelation in a Chinese restaurant turned their lives upside down. Learning that her spouse was transgender was just the beginning of a journey that included difficult conversations with family, being outed by the tabloid press at Prince William's wedding and ultimately strengthening their bond and cementing their commitment to one another. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guests Wren and Ayla Holdom. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 8, 2018 · 55 min
Caitlin Moran Is An Optimistic Feminist Hero
Caitlin Moran is a writer, columnist, novelist, dramatist and one of the most optimistic and funny writers on the planet. She’s published six books, writes two columns a week for the UK Times and is a mum to two teenage girls. And because she's not busy enough she's just written her second book in a trilogy, How To Be Famous. In this intimate interview, Caitlin and Mia catch up and discuss the issues of Me Too, feminism, fame and getting older. This one will feel like eavesdropping on a conversation between girlfriends and we think you are going to love it. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Caitlin Moran. Buy her new book How To Be Famous at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 8, 2018 · 16 min
A message from Glennon Doyle...
DONATE TO TOGETHER RISING HERE Check out Glennon Doyle's No Filter interview with Mia Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min
Tara Westover Was Actively Planning For The End Of The World
Tara Westover was 16 when she stepped into a classroom for the first time. She didn’t know how to talk to her peers, had never heard of the Holocaust and thought that she was sitting amongst heathens. Today Tara holds a PHD in intellectual history and political thought from Cambridge University. She’s attended Harvard as a fellow, and has just written her first book, a memoir called Educated. So how did she get here? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Tara Westover. Buy Educated at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 17, 2018 · 39 min
Maz Compton Doesn't Drink Anymore
Maz Compton knew she had a problem with alcohol when she couldn’t stop saying yes to it. But she didn’t classify herself as an alcoholic. She was high-functioning, kicking huge career goals and her personal life was great. She wasn’t unwell or out of control. She didn’t seem to tick any of the boxes on the label marked "alcoholic"…..except one. She didn’t know how to manage the amount of alcohol she drank. What she decided to do next was radical and not everyone was impressed... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Maz Compton. Buy The Social Rebellion here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2018 · 1 hr 12 min
The Reinventions Of Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill the brand is one of the most iconic fashion labels in Australia but what about Alannah Hill the woman? Mia first met Alannah 20 years ago when she was one of the biggest names in fashion. Since that time, Alannah has had a baby and raised him as a single mum. She’s also lost her own mother, her beloved business and for a while her identity. She shares her hardships and successes in her memoir, Butterfly On A Pin and she's sitting down with Mia to talk about it. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. If you are feeling impacted by this episode contact 1800 Respect or Lifeline on 13 11 14. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Alannah Hill. Buy her book here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 8, 2018 · 1 min
A Message About Milan...
A couple of months ago you may have heard my interview with Marilee Mai, the mother of a little girl called Milan who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last July and who I met when I spent some time in the hospital with one of my kids at the end of last year. Many of you have been asking for updates as to how Milan is going and it’s with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you know she passed away this week.... For Milan’s parents, Marilee and Min and for her little sister Micah and brother Major and everyone who knew and loved Milan we extend our deepest sympathies and our most heartfelt love and sorrow for her loss. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 3, 2018 · 55 min
Elle Halliwell Faced Life And Death On The Same Weekend
In April 2016, Elle Halliwell was going about her life as fashion editor and showbiz reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She was fit, she ate healthily and she only drank on weekends. Everything was fine...until she got a call that would change her life. Elle found out she had Leukemia and 48 hours later she found out she was pregnant. So what were those 48 hours like? What happens when cancer and motherhood collide? And how do you keep living a normal life when your world is turned upside down? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Elle Halliwell. Buy her book here or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. This podcast was made possible by Toyota Hybrid. Like to have your opinion heard? Want to win $100? Take our short survey now for your chance to win 1 of 3 $100 gift vouchers. Head to www.mamamia.com.au/give-us-your-opinion/ Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 27, 2018 · 51 min
Jessica Rowe Is Not Vanilla
When self described crap housewife, journalist and presenter Jessica Rowe announced she would be leaving her job as co-host on Studio 10 to spend more time with her daughters Allegra and Giselle, people cared. Because when high profile women lean out of their jobs, it seems like the decision is being made on behalf of all women. So how did she know when it was time to lean out of her job and lean in to her family? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Jessica Rowe. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Like to have your opinion heard? Want to win $100? Take our short survey now for your chance to win 1 of 3 $100 gift vouchers. Head to www.mamamia.com.au/give-us-your-opinion/ Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2018 · 1 hr 11 min
Liz Ellis Doesn't Like To Lose
For the first 37 years of her life, Liz Ellis never planned on having kids. The former Australian Netball captain met her husband, rugby union player Matthew Stocks, when she was in her early 20s. After the birth of her first daughter, Evelyn, Liz knew instantly she wanted more kids. But the next chapter of her life was not going to be easy. For 5 years, Liz suffered from secondary infertility. Now she has written a book filled with expert information called If At First You Don’t Conceive to help other families going through what she went through... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Liz Ellis. Buy her book apple.co/mamamia or at any good bookstore. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2018 · 43 min
Jamelle Wells Knows Why We Are Fascinated With True Crime
Jamelle Wells has spent the past ten years in New South Wales courtrooms. She’s not a judge, a lawyer or a serial criminal, she's a Court Reporter. Since 2008 she's has been working for the ABC, covering some of the biggest cases in the country. From the trial of Hey Dad star, Robert Hughes to the Sydney Siege, Jamelle has covered it all. So how does she do her job without taking what she hears in the courtroom home? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Jamelle Wells. Buy her book The Court Reporter at apple.co/mamamia or at any good bookstore. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. This episode was brought to you by…The Australian Red Cross Blood Service: She Gives Birth, You Give Blood Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2018 · 49 min
Sarah Ferguson On Losing Her Mum
Sarah Ferguson is an award winning journalist, author, mother, wife and daughter. A little under a year ago she received a phone call from her brother who told her their mother had suddenly, unexpectedly died. This week, Sarah is facing her first Mother’s Day without her beloved mum Marjorie. She’s written a book On Mother that captures the days, weeks and months after her mother's death... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Sarah Ferguson. Buy her book On Mother here or at apple.co/mamamia.com.au Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 6, 2018 · 53 min
Don’t Tilt Your Head At Barry du Bois
Barry du Bois is a great bloke. Everyone who knows him will tell you that. And even if you don't know him, he's one of those guys you see on TV and you just want to be mates with him. So last year, when the former builder got his second cancer diagnosis and announced it on The Living Room, people had a lot of feelings. The outpouring of support proved that people don't just love Barry, they love him hard. Which is why he’s decided he’s not going anywhere... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Barry du Bois. Buy his book here or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 29, 2018 · 40 min
Two Female Comedians Walk Into A Studio
Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs are two comedians from Byron Bay who tour the country with their stand up show Women Like Us. Between them, they have seven kids. Publicly and privately, they discuss everything from menopause, to moon cups, to being sandwiched between parents that need you and teens that need you too - even if they pretend they don’t. And because their conversations on stage have resonated so much with a group of women who society often glosses over, Mandy and Ellen have written a book, also called Women Like Us... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs. Find out about their tour here, buy their book here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2018 · 50 min
The Bachelor Phenomenon Explained
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of The Bachelor? What the audition process is like? What it's like to be filmed on a first date? Amy Kaufman is an LA Times reporter who writes a lot about TV, film and pop culture and her book, Bachelor Nation: Inside the World Of America's Favourite Guilty Pleasure reveals how The Bachelor sausage is made. So, what really goes on inside the mansion when the cameras are turned off? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Amy Kaufman. Buy Amy's book here or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2018 · 52 min
Constance Hall Really Is A Queen
In 2016 Constance Hall’s world changed forever after a Facebook post about 'parent sex' went unexpectedly, next-level viral. Constance had been sharing honest stories about raising her four kids online for years, but it was this one that kicked her into the stratosphere and made her Australia’s best known ‘Mummy Blogger.’ It’s also when things went very nuts. Hate groups were formed, but so too was a community of women who backed her, calling themselves ‘Queens’. And her private life became very, very public. So what is it like being famous for being honest? How do you speak your truth when some people want to bring you down? And how the heck do you raise six kids with another on the way? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Constance Hall. Follow her on Instagram here, pre-order her new book here, buy her clothes here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 8, 2018 · 45 min
Milan & Me: A Story Of Love And Hope
What would you do if your 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer? Last year Marilee Mai's daughter Milan was feeling under the weather so they took her to the hospital. Little did they know it was a place they'd be in and out of for the next year. So what do you do when you're faced with this completely unexpected and terrifying reality? How do you act? How do you make sure your other two kids are ok? And how do you stay positive for your daughter when you don't know what's around the corner? This episode of No Filter is raw, emotional and full of love... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Marilee Mai. Find the Go Fund Me Page here: https://www.gofundme.com/6fnp68-milans-brain-cancer-battle Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2018 · 27 min
Text Me When You Get Home
Have you ever finished a night out with one of your girlfriends and asked her to text you when she gets home? American author Kayleen Schaefer has written a book about. Kayleen wanted to examine and celebrate female friendship, in pop culture and in life. How has it changed? Why is it so powerful? And why isn’t it celebrated more? Listen, then text it to your girlfriend. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Kayleen Schaefer Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is presented to you by Clinique, Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Want to win some skin care goodies? Head to www.mamamia.com.au/nofilterfeedback to tell us what you think. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.