After Work Drinks
Episodes
The Chunky Monkeys VS DFD
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: Adele’s comeback, decoding who the chunky monkeys are, why group chats should never go to court, and who the bad art friend is ...
Lady And The Tramp
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: Chiara Ferragni on the cover of Vogue Italia and what it says about editorial shakeups at Conde Nast; the Margot Robbie-produced Margar...
What's A Soul Patch?
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: Elizabeth Holmes embarrassing texts, Reviewing the Netflix 'Britney vs Spears' doc and the poor fashion choices of men in 07; i-D's pie...
Who Even Sends An E-mail?
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: #Hazelnutgate; Izzy's British Vogue piece on 'high functioning depression'; the new season of Sex Education; the messy ethics of the Ga...
A Mouse In The House
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: A Met Gala red carpet debrief, our thoughts on AOC's tax the rich dress, Lorde's surprise te reo Māori album, & should psychedelic...
What Isla Fisher Had For Breakfast
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: Angelina Jolie's juicy 'The Guardian' interview; the Atlantic piece on why women are "leaning out" of work altogether; Vogue Italia's o...
The Panic Years
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: How do you know if you're with the right person or settling? When is the right time to have kids—and how do you know you're doing it ...
Kind Of Long But Full Of Suspense
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
POA for today: Revisiting the original Gossip Girl 14 years on; Maggie Zhou's piece on bisexual imposter syndrome for Refinery29 Australia; a dummy's ...
A Healing Girl Holiday
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the agenda: What the ‘authority gap’ is; how your points of reference dictate everything; and why women are swapping a hot girl summer for a he...
Refurbished and ready
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi angels! Firstly and most importantly: how sexy do we look in these new pics? Secondly, we now have a Patreon (!!) and a whole second AWD episode pe...
Thin Bagels
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello pea brains. This week: would you bous a billionaire? Are millennials too old to get their belly buttons pierced? Is Bennifer real? and other mus...
Muffin Hemingway
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. This week on the agenda: Jennifer Coolidge is finally getting the TV vehicle she deserves; what the leaked '...And Just Like That' scrip...
I Did Not Grow Up Poor
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Reviewing season two of Too Hot To Handle, Caroline Calloway’s defence of Lena Dunham, the Gossip Girl reboot, and then, of course, a dee...
Under The Tuscan Sun
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the lineup today: Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles pashing in Tuscany, the BBC's Belle Gibson documentary, the Sha'Carri Richardson weed scandal, Netf...
Death to Dating Apps
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week: a brief moment for the UK's horny Health Minister before all the info to know about an arguably more famous sex scandal—belonging to P...
Foul Energy
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the agenda this week: an overdue Instagram detox, a shameless Victoria's Secret rebrand, former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay's tell-all, Billie Eili...
Inside Job
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week: the hype surrounding Bo Burnham's quarantine Netflix special 'Inside', the New York Times' profile on 'Covid widow' Amanda Kloots, the b...
The DeVil's Advocate
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week: the return of FOMO, the real Zola, Ryan Murphy's Halston, a deep dive into the new Cruella movie, an idiot's guide to the Covid lab...
Class Is In Session
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. Up this week: Naomi Osaka being a legend, a discussion about recreating trauma on screen, why we should all be talking more about class,...
A Blessed Romance
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the agenda this week: reviews of The Underground Railroad and S3 of Master of None; A$AP Rocky declaring Rihanna the "love of his life" in GQ; the ...
A Pea Brain Prince
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello muffins. This week: Ask Polly leaves The Cut and we track the history of the advice column. How The Row is being co-opted by celebrities (or is ...
The Agony And Ecstasy Of Bennifer 2.0
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Izzy and Grace discuss the Bennifer Reunion, Matthew Perry's TikTok ousting, the awkward politics of millionaire celebrities running Covid r...
Are You A Cheug?
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week: Billie Eilish's internet-breaking moment, how nationalism is slowing down the pandemic recovery, redefining cheugy, and jareh moments of...
The Devil Wears Dior
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week: a final goodbye to Kimye and a big hello to Lisa Vanderpump, an analysis of the Oscars, Anna Delvey's truly iconic 60 Minutes Australia ...
One Night In Amsterdam
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week: why the terms limerence and languishing should be in your vocab, Seth Rogan's weed empire prompts a discussion on the need to be involve...
White Boy Summer
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Izzy and Grace talk about inherited wealth off the back of Emerald Fennell's BAFTAs sweep, do a deep-dive on Chris Kraus' 1997 classic 'I Love Dick', ...
XOXO, QAnon
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Izzy and Grace talk about post-pandemic socialising, including a cautionary tale about how bottomless champagne brunches can lead to you finding yours...
5 People Outside In A Park
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Discovering Kaley Cuco, why Clubhouse is a thing (and Instagram might finally be over), and the Lil Nas X and FKA Twigs pole dancing drama.You can fol...
Sometimes I Look At A Cow And Think, That's The Most Beautiful Thing Ever
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the perfect mix this week: Orlando Bloom’s chaotic daily routine, how robots taking over the world will be both bad (Scarlett Johansson sex rob...
That Relationship Does Seem Doomed
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Izzy reviews Judas and the Black Messiah, and Grace recommends an episode of This American Life that takes us on a deep-dive about ‘everyo...
They're Clearly Bousing
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two lots of us in one week—how did you get so lucky? This week we're back on the royals checking in on the fall-out of the Meghan and Harry Oprah in...
*BREAKING* That's A Loaded Piece Of Toast
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You asked, we listened: welcome to an emergency AWD episode recorded immediately after we illegally streamed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's sit-down...
What Age Is Pea Brain?
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week—Izzy's alter ego 'Pea Brain' gets psychoanalyzed (and discovers 'Indian Matchmaking'), and we talk about the new Adam Curtis doc, Christia...
Stoked To Announce
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels! Up this week: Australian influencer and content creator Margaret Zhang is officially Vogue’s youngest editor-in-chief; the Reply All p...
In Defence Of Sex And Parties
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vanilla-shaming has become the new kink-shaming on TikTok, which leads us to discuss the kink community and how our misunderstanding of it has allowed...
First Dates And Freud
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Izzy gives us a beginner's guide to Freudian psychology (and a rundown of First Dates), Grace recommends a new book dubbed "the first genuin...
Nobody Ever Hears About John Krasinski's Bad Behaviour
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. On the agenda today: the fuckery that is the Golden Globes, the legend that is SOPHIE, why AOC is being criticised for speaking out abou...
A Very Ultra Summer With... AJ Clementine
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. In our last installment of our #VeryUltra summer (we're heartbroken too), we’re thrilled to be talking to Tik Tok sensation—830,000 ...
The Shower Is A Sad Place
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the controversy surrounding the delightful new Disney movie Soul; how the cult new TV series 'It's A Sin' is shedding ne...
A Very Ultra Summer With... Mavournee Hazel
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. In the latest installment of our #VeryUltra summer, we’re talking to the talented, wonderful Mavournee Hazel. Mav is, to us, the defin...
Is It Unethical To Lie About Getting Botox?
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the horny new HBO series 'Industry', a fave new podcast called 'Bad Gays', and New York magazine's investigation into so...
A Very Ultra Summer With... Alyssa Limperis
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment in AWD’s #VeryUltra Summer. This week, we’re setting our sights on LA, speaking to one of our...
Sorry Losers And Haters
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lots on this week, angels. First up, of course, the Harry styles and Olivia Wilde romance we didn’t see coming. Then, Kimye is over - and there are ...
A Very Ultra Summer With... Kath Ebbs
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello muffins. This week we’re thrilled to be talking to Kath Ebbs, the Australian model, vlogger, and influencer who has a growing audience of 60,0...
You Can Find Him In A Basement
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello gorgeous’! We're back with our first official episode of the new year, and there's a lot on the slate to discuss. Including: How the Sopranos ...
A Very Ultra Summer With... Charlee Fraser
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels, and a happy new year! This week we’re talking to actual ray of sunshine Charlee Fraser—one of the most successful models to come out...
How Do You Say Cucumber In English?
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! This week Izzy has a boatload of recommendations, including but not limited to: Why Eyes Wide Shut is the best Christmas movie; Oscar Pistorius...
A Very Ultra Summer With... Abbie Chatfield
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking to Abbie Chatfield, the most iconic human to come out of the 'The Bachelor' Australia universe, who single-handedly took on th...
A Very Ultra Summer With... Sophia Roe
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’re chatting to the inimitable Sophia Roe. Sophia is a chef and wellness advocate whose entire career is built on the basis that food...
That Time Of The Month: Period Sex, Vagina Shame, STIs And Everything You Don’t Want To Ask Your Mum About
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone and welcome back to That Time of the Month. This is our last episode in our three-part series, so we wanted to get down to the nitty-gritt...
The Battle Of The Pop Feminists
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi! This week we've got a lot on the agenda, including but not limited to: Jessica Simpson's surprisingly fascinating (and dark) life story; the new N...
Age Of Light Martini Night
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello our favourite people in the world and welcome to a brand spanking new episode of AWD. What's on the slate this week? The Michaela Coel x Louis T...
That Time Of The Month: How To Harness Your Cycle For Productivity
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels and welcome back to the second installment of That Time of the Month, a biweekly three-part series all about womxn's health. A few weeks ...
I Love A Good Vibe
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. We're back and better than ever, discussing super-recent recommendations like Dawson's Creek, which Grace has finally started watching. ...
We've Become Princess Diana Conspiracy Theorists
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello muffins and welcome to a brand spanking new AWD episode. This week, we pay a quick homage to 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' on its 10 year ...
That Time Of The Month: WTF Even Are Hormones? And How Do They Affect Your Mental Health
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, lovely angels! This week we’re bringing you the first of a three-part series all about womxn’s health. For episode one, we’re starting at...
Is Harry Styles Wearing A Dress Really Groundbreaking?
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello y'all (sorry). We're back and better than ever in our humble tipsy opinion, covering every topic you want to hear about: Porn; Harry Styles wear...
Becoming (Super) Famous In Quarantine With Benee
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello favourites, this week we are so excited to bring you our interview with BENEE, the New Zealand music sensation being called 'the next Lorde'. Ea...
Let's Never Talk About The Orange Bitch Again
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everybody and welcome to the new world order. We recorded this episode the morning after Donald Trump lost the election, and a have a good long ...
What Will It Take For #MeToo To Happen In Australia? With Bri Lee
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello muffins. This week we are so excited to bring you our conversation with Bri Lee, author of 2018’s award-winning smash hit book Eggshell Skull....
The Lost Girls
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In true AWD fashion, this is quite the chaotic episode, which starts with us being emo about lockdown and the incredibly stressful time it’s been, t...
A Misplaced Sext
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we discuss the far-from-over Lily James scandal, including new rumours (from someone suspiciously 'close to' Armie Hammer's ex-wife) claiming th...
How To Make Magazines Work In 2020, According To gal-dem's Liv Little
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello gorgeous listeners. We’re very excited for this week’s episode with the truly brilliant Liv Little. Liv is the creator and former editor of ...
A Royal Fuckboy
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After we left you all last week, the wild Dominic West drama unfolded in truly unexpected ways, including a random paparazzi shoot that literally no o...
The Case For A Hook Up Sabbatical With Flex Mami
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re so excited to be speaking to the wonderful Flex Mami. Flex is a self-described multidisciplinary millennial in media: A DJ, an MTV p...
How Far Would You Drive For A Bous?
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello our favourite humans on planet earth and welcome to another episode. This week, Izzy's fleeing from fighting Karens on the tube, Grace is contin...
Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are so excited about this week’s episode featuring Drag Race royalty, Trixie Mattell and Katya Zamolodchikova. As any Drag Race fans will know, T...
Do We Need Celebrities To Be Nice?
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone! Welcome to the second year of AWD, which we celebrated a week late because we had a big ol’ bust up lol. So naturally, we’re talki...
Is Brad Pitt Even That Hot? With Raven Smith
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels. This week we’re so excited to be speaking to Raven Smith. Raven is a Vogue columnist, freelance creative director, guest lecturer at C...
The Unsimple Life
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're talking about a rumoured Harry Styles romance that we can truly get behind; the question of whether we’re all ageing right (or comp...
Can You Meditate Your Way To Better Orgasms? With Liz Goldwyn
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello lovely humans and welcome to another weekend edition of After Work Drinks With… This week we’re speaking to the remarkable Liz Goldwyn. Liz ...
Is It Empowerment Or Exploitation?
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome everyone to the first proper AWD episode in six (!) whole months, where we’re seated in the same room drinking from the same bottle of wine ...
Making Rap A Women's Sport With JessB
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello lovely angels. Welcome to another episode of After Work Drinks With… This week we’re speaking to JessB, who, over the last couple of years, ...
Is It A Boy, A Girl Or A Raging Wildfire?
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Up this week, we discuss the legend that is Naomi Osaka, how Katie Holmes is seemingly dating a Type-A Fuckboy and how Zac Efron found a cute Aussie g...
We All Misunderstood Alexis Neiers
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re talking to Alexis Haines, who you will probably know her by her maiden name, Alexis Neiers. Alexis was a pop culture sensation in th...
Should You Ever Get Back With Your Ex?
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello our favourite batch of humans. Welcome to another cross-country episode! This week, Izzy is officially back in London but Grace is galavanting i...
Is Beauty The Last Feminist Hurdle? With Naomi Wolf
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are sooooo thrilled to be speaking to the iconic feminist author Naomi Wolf. This year is the 30th anniversary of her seminal book, The B...
Sex Workers Made OnlyFans A Success, Celebrities Are Now Ruining It
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got it all covered this week: book recommendations, drunk DMs, dating apps gone wrong and Brad Pitt HAS A GIRLFRIEND?! (who unfortunately isn’...
Why Politics Is Fucked, But We Need To Engage Anyway With Chlöe Swarbrick
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re from NZ, you’ll need no introduction to the powerhouse that is Chlöe Swarbrick who was elected age 23, making her the country’s young...
Paul Mescal's Stint On Raya And A Teenage TikTok Legend
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Izzy, pro surfer, has discovered a hot new gentleman who’s already pretty damn famous and Grace has finally listened to a recommendation: the brilli...
On Trans Inclusion With Jari Jones
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are so stoked that our first episode back from break is with Jari Jones, the incredible producer, model and activist whose Calvin Klein billboard, ...
Ask Everybody. Ask Jonathan, Your Producer
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, baby! Up this week: surfing Malibu with Jonah Hill and the one time a former Bachelor frontrunner slid into Grace's DMs. Then it's onto Ca...
Why Teenage Girls Are The F*cking Best With Caitlin Moran
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re so excited to be speaking with British journalist and feminist author Caitlin Moran, whose 2011 book ‘How To Be A Woman’ is cre...
Bitches Get Stuff Done
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi! It's our final ep before our mid-year break! This week, we're fangirling over Ziwe, the comedian you need to be following, who uses comedy to disc...
How To Be An Effective Ally With Brandon Kyle Goodman
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re so, so excited to bring you this week’s conversation with Brandon Kyle Goodman, an actor and producer who you probably know from the likes o...
How To Be Single
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to another episode of After Work Drinks. We're starting on a somber note today, as three of the biggest fashion magazines in Austral...
How To Stop 'Flattening' Yourself With Pandora Sykes
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome sweet angels to another episode of After Work Drinks With. This week, we're speaking with Pandora Sykes, journalist, author and co-host of the...
Masturbation, Dating And Figuring Out Your Sexuality With Florence Given
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels! We are so bloody excited for you to hear this one. On today's episode, we’re speaking to Florence Given, the British woman who became ...
Yeezy 2020?
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another jam packed episode. Up first, what the fuck is happening in Melbourne right now? A few TV and movie recommendations that you need t...
Taking On The Government, And Winning With Gina Martin
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello angels! Welcome to another episode of After Work Drinks With… This week we’re so thrilled to be talking to activist and author Gina Martin. ...
The Year The #Girlboss Died
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello fellow after work drinkers! This week we're fan-girling over Michaela Coel (again), investigating why Timmy Chalamet's bous tour of Cabo has enr...
Racism In Our Own Backyard With Madeleine Madden
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of After Work Drinks With. This week we are so excited to be talking to the incredible Madelei...
Why Do We Downplay Creepy Men When They're Hot?
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, hello! We kick things off on a really light note this week: with an existential crisis (seriously what is the point of life?) that started off as ...
On Britain's Problem With Racism, Internalised Homophobia And Guilty White Women With Char Ellesse
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to another episode of AWD With... This week, we're joined by the powerhouse Char Ellesse. A British model and activist, Char is best...
WTF Is Going On With The Wing?
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a big week for Instagram apologies, resignations and cancellations. We look at the mass controversy surrounding The Wing - once dubbed the '...
This is Not The Time For A TERF War
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
JK Rowling's terribly timed Twitter rant about trans women has us all googling 'TERF' - what is a 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist' and are they a...
Is Instagram An Actual Tool For Change?
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Lives Matter protests are still going in the US, prompting marches and tributes everywhere from NZ to London. In such a pivotal time for the...
How To Spot A Fuckboy With Mary Beth Barone
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to another instalment of After Work Drinks With… This week we’re talking to comedian and general legend Mary Beth Barone. Mary B...
Lana Del Rey And The Pitfalls Of White Feminism
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we talked about white fragility and white feminism, this week we're seeing it in action all over again. Queen of the Sad Girls™️ Lana De...
What Happens When It Really Is The End Of The F*cking World, With Jessica Barden
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's our second episode of After Work Drinks With and we are so very excited to be chatting to Jessica Barden. Starting as an actress in her early tee...