Ladies, We Need To Talk

The ugly side of the beauty industry with Jess DeFino

22 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Botox, vampire facials, bone smashing and now cadaver fat fillers: the beauty industry is expert in selling extreme (and painful) treatments in our e...

The women who've never had sex

15 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We live in a sexed-up world. From chiselled fictional teenagers in steamy high school dramas to Sabrina Carpenter’s innuendos, it feels like everyo...

I’m in love with a narcissist

08 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Love bombing. Gaslighting. Coercive control. Narcissists can crash into your life on the charm offensive. They begin with intense affection, compli...

The health gap no one talks about

03 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For all her life, Chloe Hayden, star of Heartbreak High, has struggled to get doctors to take her health complaints seriously. And she’s not alone....

The relationship spectrum

03 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"It can be difficult…when your approach to socialising and relationships doesn't look like what other people might expect."There's a long-held ster...

Girls don't get autism

03 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For decades autism was thought of as a "boy thing" and girls were overlooked by science. According to research, three boys are diagnosed with autism ...

Either I'm autistic, or I'm a cat

01 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"It's only been in recent years that I've had a public platform and people have asked me specifically about being autistic."In the first episode of t...

Introducing — Autistic AF with Grace Tame

31 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"I was bullied for being quirky… I would have these very intense special interests."Join Australian of the Year Grace Tame for a special four-part ...

Orgasm coach Dr Lori Brotto

25 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The female orgasm deserves better PR. Straight women are climaxing way less than the men they are banging (by about 35%). We know this but what can w...

I love you but I hate your politics

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You've found your person, but you can't stand their politics. Awks! It's a phenomenon that's been on the rise in the last 30 years. Around the world,...

Antoinette Lattouf opens up on fight with the ABC

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2023, Antoinette Lattouf was asked to leave ABC Sydney. Since that day, her life has never been the same.A seasoned broadcaster, she was ...

Are you mum or grandma? Having a baby at 47

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mid-life is hard enough, but what happens when you add a baby to the mix?The average maternal age has been creeping up over the past twenty years, wi...

One true love or many: Monogamy vs. open relationships

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is monogamy a tired social contract — or a deeply meaningful way to build a life with someone you love? Is opening up your relationship an act of h...

Goodbye uterus: Life after a hysterectomy

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The uterus is central to womanhood: it's the baby house, and allows for menstruation. So, what's it like to have it removed?Each year around 30,000 A...

Is your attachment style messing with your love life?

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ever been called too clingy? Or felt overwhelmed by your partner's needs? Blame your attachment style!Attachment theory is a cornerstone of modern ps...

Family Feuds: Is estrangement the new normal?

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Beckhams know about it. Hilary Duff's been through it. Harry and Meghan could write a handbook. Family estrangement is brutal, but when there's a...

Felicity Ward on motherhood, depression and a sexual rebirth

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Felicity Ward started having the best sex of her life after the worst time in her life. After years of fertility struggles, Felicity finall...

Felicity Ward: Welcome to the F*ck zone

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Felicity Ward started having the best sex of her life after the worst time in her life. After years of fertility struggles, Felicity finall...

Felicity Ward on motherhood, depression and a sexual rebirth

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Felicity Ward started having the best sex of her life after the worst time in her life.After years of fertility struggles, Felicity finally ...

Where the hell is my husband? Women who can't find a partner

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Life as a perennially single woman can be lonely. Coupled-up friends often too busy to catch up, family constantly asking "So, have you met anyone ye...

Queers are meant to have kids

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Narelda Jacobs and Karina Natt announced their pregnancy online. Then came the trolls.The pair were over the moon about starting their rainbow family...

Sex Disasters with Lizzy Hoo

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We all want to sex to be hot, intimate and above all else, enjoyable. But sometimes when we're getting it on, things can go south and disaster ensues...

Why are we exercising less than men?

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the exercise race, women are falling behind. Two out of five women aren’t moving enough and it’s bad for our health. Between being time squee...

I didn’t love my baby: The shame of perinatal depression

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if, instead of being the best time of your life, new motherhood was miserable? Perinatal depression and anxiety affects one in five women in Aus...

‘I’m leaving you,’ Belle’s husband became a stranger overnight

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when your husband suddenly becomes someone you don’t recognise? One cold day in 2020, Belle Burden’s partner of 20 years told her he...

Parenting blind, with Nas Campanella

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What’s it like to parent when you can’t see your kid? Nas Campanella, the ABC’s National Disability Affairs reporter, knows there’s many ways...

I love you but go away: Women taking marriage sabbaticals

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Marriage sabbaticals aren't a divorce, or an excuse for guilt-free frotting but a chance to reset priorities. But do they work?It can be hard to figu...

Who the f*ck is Madeline? Getting cheated on

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How does it feel to be betrayed by the person you love most? Women open up to Yumi Stynes about being cheated on and picking up the pieces of their s...

How pop culture f*cked us up, with Sophie Gilbert

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Millennial pop culture has a lot to answer for. From Britney Spears' sexy schoolgirl outfit to an underage Kate Moss on the cover of Vogue and Paris ...

Going gay in middle age

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What’s it like to switch teams mid-season? Nicola was married to a man for 25 years before she fell in love with a woman. Jennifer and Marija were ...

Julie Goodwin finally has the recipe for happiness

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MasterChef’s Julie Goodwin has a bubbly exterior but underneath are demons she’s fought for decades.  The celebrity cook opens up to Yumi Styn...

Great sex: What we wish men knew

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever been with a guy who thinks jackhammering is a virtue or who can't tell your clitoris from your clavicle, this episode is for you! (Pss...

How swapping a husband for a wife made this economist better off

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Corrine Low says heterosexual relationships are costing women financially. And she’s got the life experience and the data to back it up.  When ...

Where's my village? Esther Perel tells us how to build community

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Esther Perel is on a mission to make us feel less alone. The world renowned psychotherapist says we've lost touch with the village but she's here to ...

Life without boobs: Meet the women staying flat after breast cancer

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re told boobs are sexy! Bouncy! Nutritious food banks even! But what happens when they betray you? Every year in Australia, around 20,000 women...

Embracing imperfection was the key to Astrid’s success

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When she was 16, Pub Choir's Astrid Jorgensen wanted to be a nun. So how did she end up in pubs, night after night, teaching people to sing?For years...

Getting to the bottom of IBS

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Up to one in five people have irritable bowel syndrome and women are three times as likely to be affected. From bloating, cramping, constipation and ...

Love ya guts! What to eat to feel your best

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With "wellness" advice from influencers flooding our feeds, it's hard to sort fact from absolute nonsense and know what to eat to feel good.Enter Lau...

We want your sex disaster stories!

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ladies, we want to hear your sex disasters stories for an upcoming episode!Have you queefed at the worst possible moment? Maybe you screamed out your...

Turia Pitt is a selfish woman

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Turia Pitt was doing it all — working, mothering, wifeing — and she was exhausted. Being everything to everyone came at a huge cost to her mental...

Stepmums: Why do they get such a hard time?

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

She's one of the great cultural villains; the evil stepmother. Stepmums are up against it. Besides fighting bad press generated by endless pop-cultur...

Mental health: Loving someone with an addiction

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Standing by watching a loved one's addiction can be heartbreaking and confusing. One in ten Australian's struggle with a substance disorder and one i...

Mental health: Anxiety and how to beat it

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition facing women. One in three will be diagnosed in her lifetime. From overwhelming worry to spirallin...

Have you taken a break from your relationship?

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey ladies, we are working on an episode about women who’ve taken a break from their long-term relationship, to follow their own path for a little ...

Mental health: Overcoming depression

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One in six women will get depression in their lifetime, compared with one in ten men. So, is it hormones or circumstances or a combination of both th...

INTRODUCING – The mental health mini-series

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One in three women in Australia will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in their lifetime and one in six will experience depression. This Mental H...

Clare and Jessie Stephens on twinning, pregnancy and envy

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Twins Clare and Jessie Stephens have been by each other's side for all of life's firsts. The first day of school, first job, first love, first pregna...

Deepa Paul on opening her marriage

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Married mum Deepa Paul didn’t have ‘sleeping with strangers’ on her bingo card. She grew up in the Catholic and conservative Philippines and ma...

A meditation for chronic pain

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a guided meditation to help with chronic pain.  Endometriosis hurts. It can be a gnarling, twisting, stabbing, relentless source of pain. Fi...

Endometriosis: Pain, periods, medical gaslighting

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Around one million Australian women live with endometriosis. That's around one in seven, so chances are you know someone dealing with debilitating pa...

AI Misogyny: The new age of sexism, with Laura Bates

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial Intelligence is supercharging a new era of misogyny. There are more weapons than ever for men to use against women to silence and shame us...

Hacking online dating with Prof. Jennie Young

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trying to find a life partner on a dating app who's not a gun toting, fish wielding weirdo can be like trying to find a needle in the haystack. But a...

The new way to date

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dating apps are a drag. And women are ditching them in droves. Beyond the swiping, more of us are daring to date in real life. Yumi Stynes chats to w...

PCOS: Infertility, beards and BS

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As part of Women's Health Week we're bringing back our episode on Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and the difficulty of getting a diagnosis. Weigh...

PMOS: Infertility, beards and BS

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After years of campaigning, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) finally has a name change: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).According to ...

Sashi Perera on reinvention

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stand-up star Sashi Perera called off her wedding at the last minute. There were tears and tantrums but that wasn't the final time the lawyer-turned-...

Shedding the shame of herpes

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A herpes diagnosis can come with a whole lot of stigma, but it shouldn't. Around 15% of us carry the antibodies to genital herpes, making it one of t...

Paying for sex at 70

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Approaching her 70th birthday, Gail Rice booked herself an appointment with a sex worker. She'd never done anything like it in her life. As a younger...

Has Ozempic killed body inclusivity?

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ozempic has entered the group chat. Since GLP-1 agonist drugs burst onto the scene, they've been hailed as a weight-loss game changer, but they've al...

How to have better sex, with Emily Nagoski

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Having blah sex? You've CUM to the right place.Dr Emily Nagoski has the tools for you.The renowned sex educator and author of Come as You Are, Burnou...

The price of perfectionism

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unrelenting standards, high expectations and a fierce, reprimanding inner critic. Perfectionism is often celebrated, but striving for flawlessness co...

Sex on screen with Hannah Diviney

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Diviney never saw herself reflected in pop culture. And she definitely didn't see herself as the object of desire. Growing up with cerebral pa...

The psychology of the ick, from All in the Mind

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever experienced 'the ick'? It's that sudden, visceral feeling of being put off by someone you're dating. Maybe it's their flat cap, the way...

Body image and babies with Turia Pitt and Sophie Walker

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

'Bounce back' culture can find someone else to pick on, we're celebrating bodies who've given birth.And this episode isn't just for the mums. It's fo...

Emotional labour with Rose Hackman

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emotional labour is the overlooked cousin of the mental load. It's managing the feelings of people around us, from being a shoulder to cry on to chee...

Swinging: What's it like to swap sexual partners?

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the world of swingers, where the libidos are high but so are the stakes. Join Yumi Stynes as she heads to a swinger's club and learns what...

Rosie Waterland and Jamila Rizvi's broken brains

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Jamila Rizvi was dealing with the emotional sucker punch of a brain tumour diagnosis, she needed a friend who understood what she was going thro...

Relationship resuscitation — coming back from the brink

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does your partner feel more like a housemate than a lover? Have you lost your spark in the overflowing laundry basket? Resentment got you snarking at...

Jessie Tu, on miscarriage and doing motherhood her way

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A morning phone call from her doctor confirmed Jessie Tu's worst fears. She'd lost the baby she was carrying. Jessie and her partner had tried for mo...

Botox and fillers – facing up to the new normal

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fillers, Botox, and injectables — they're everywhere! There was a time when getting needles in your face was a big deal. But these days, getting a ...

Is everyone having better sex than me?

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a sex saturated world, it's easy to think that everyone's having hotter, kinkier, more interesting sex than you are. But are they really?Yumi Styn...

Sandwich generation — the women looking after everyone

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your parents are elderly. Your kids need you. And it's up to you to tend to the needs of everyone. Welcome to the sandwich generation.The bad news is...

Calling out wellness bullsh*t with Dr Jen Gunter

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Coffee enemas? Healing jade yoni eggs? Raw milk? No, nope, nup. Dr Jen Gunter is calling bullsh*t on the internet's wellness industry.Dr Gunter is on...

Loneliness — you're not alone

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Loneliness hurts. And we know it's bad for us, worse than smoking or obesity. Even though a third of us are lonely, we're embarrassed to say so. So, ...

Can you train yourself to pee less? From 'What's That Rash?'

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you need to pee at all hours of the day? Pelvic floor got you down? Are things a getting saggy down there like like a rogue bit of pizza dough or ...

How to give zero f*cks with Gina Chick, Jessie Tu and Anna Broinowski

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When filmmaker Anna Broinowski turned 50, she stopped giving any f*cks about what other people thought of her. Stopped prettying herself, being conce...

Celebrating our Sentimental Garbage with Caroline O'Donoghue

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are chick flicks and rom-coms your secret indulgence but you feel too embarrassed to admit it? Caroline O'Donoghue, host of the hit podcast, Sentimen...

How to treat bacterial vaginosis

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our lady gardens aren't meant to smell like roses but if things are overly whiffy downstairs it might mean something more serious is going on. Bacter...

Are our boys ok? Fighting online misogyny with Kate Scott

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does the manosphere and the rise of online misogyny mean for our relationships with boys and men?The Netflix drama Adolescence shows the violent...

Sugar babies — dating men for money

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte's sugar daddy took her to the fanciest restaurant in Melbourne. Soraya's gave her a trust fund. Meet the attractive young women dating rich...

'All Women Want' — how to have great sex, with Alyx Gorman

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Great sex isn't inevitable. If you're a straight woman, chances are you've enjoyed far fewer orgasms than your sexual partner(s). And yes, we know, i...

Perimenopause: but aren’t I too young?

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you think perimenopause is reserved for mid-life, think again.When other 20 and 30-somethings are out partying or decorating the nursery, how do y...

Perimenopause: how to have better sex

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to your sex life in perimenopause? When Salt-N-Pepa wrote Let's Talk About Sex, they didn't get to that bit. Well, Yumi Stynes is here t...

Perimenopause: lifting the brain fog

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is perimenopause brain fog jamming up your workday? Are you constantly in a bad mood or irrationally angry at your kids who are only as annoying as u...

Perimenopause: WTF is happening to our bodies

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hot flashes. Night sweats. Aching joints. Sore boobs. Welcome to your body in perimenopause!In episode one of this four-part series, Yumi Stynes spea...

INTRODUCING – The perimenopause diaries

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perimenopause: it's a huge physical, mental and sexual upheaval in a woman's life and yet, there's so much confusion as to how to make it through.Per...

Surrogacy: why women carry babies for others

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's it like to carry and give birth to a child for someone else? What compels a woman to take on something so profound? There's more to surrogacy ...

Should I have a kid? The mother of all decisions with Gina Rushton and Penny Greenhalgh

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Babies. Some women know they want them, others know they absolutely don't, and then there are the women who find themselves trying to make the call o...

The pain of friendship break-ups

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our best friends are our ride-or-die, snort-laughing, crisis solving buttresses. But what happens when a friendship ends?In a romantic break-up, ther...

Quitting men: Hope Woodard's 'boysober' movement

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Swipe, date, sex, repeat. So went the life of Hope Woodard, constantly on the apps and looking for validation in the form of male attention. This per...

The science of sex with Dr Rena Malik

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Dr Rena Malik posted a video on her YouTube channel called 'Where's the G-Spot?', twelve million people tuned in to hear the answer. The urologi...

Free to bleed: escaping menstrual shame

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Menstruating. An ordinary bodily function. Like breathing or sweating or digesting, it's as natural as the hairs on our heads, period (pun intended)....

Getting on: what ageing means for women

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Saggy boobs, leathery skin, becoming invisible... is getting older as grim as it sounds? Ageing presents a unique challenge to us ladies, and while t...

Sex life revival

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mind-blowing. Intoxicating. Earth-shattering. Meet the women having the best sex of their lives after years on end of ho-hum humping.Yumi Stynes spea...

The power of one: the single ladies owning it

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if being single wasn’t a problem to be solved but a state of bliss? For some women, living without an “other half” is the key to being com...

When drinking becomes dangerous

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cheers! For a lot of us alcohol is a reward after a hard day, a way to unwind, a key part of our celebrations, but our love of a drink comes at a cos...

The 'joy thief' — Penny Moodie on living with OCD

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Penny Moodie’s childhood was marked by catastrophic thoughts: that her parents would die in an accident, that she had contracted HIV, that she was ...

Hey Yumi! I'm sick of carrying the mental load

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ahh Christmas, the festival of eating, drinking and cranky mums. Because in order to have the beautifully set table, thoughtful presents and deliciou...

Inside the world of a dominatrix

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Note: This episode contains explicit content.What is it like to be a professional dominatrix? To indulge in the power play between dominant and submi...

Oh my kink! Pulling back the covers on BDSM

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Note: This episode contains explicit content. Kink, or BDSM is often played out behind closed doors. Because it's hidden from view, there's an assump...