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SUMMER SERIES: The Ghost Stories That Still Haunt Us

23 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia Is Proximity Friendship a thing? We unpack the story of a woman who made 22 of her friends move to her suburb. Plus, we explain w...

SUMMER SERIES: The Absolute Worst Sex And The City Boyfriend

21 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia On the hunt from some new pals… this ‘click or clash’ personality test will help you find your people. Plus, introducing Ba...

SUMMER SERIES: The Scientific(ish) Reason You’re More Likely To Cry On Your Birthday

18 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia Have you ever felt sad during life moments where you thought you’d feel the exact opposite? We dive into “perfect moment synd...

SUMMER SERIES: Ladies, Stop The ‘Humble Brag’

14 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia Should you get extra credit if you’re also a mother? From Barbie director Greta Gerwig to Matilda's football star Katrina Gorry...

SUMMER SERIES: “Uh Oh… I Think I’m Entering My Canon Event”

11 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia What is a Canon Event and does everyone really have one that defines them? We think, the answer is yes and hopefully we can help ...

SUMMER SERIES: Your Email Sign Off Is Ready For An Upgrade

07 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia What is formal language in 2023? Is the old “Yours Sincerely" email sign-off being replaced by "Slay all day"? And are we okay ...

SUMMER SERIES: Why Mia Is Not A People Pleaser

02 Jan 2024

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Subscribe to Mamamia In 2023, Jessie Stephens’ first novel Something Bad is Going to Happen hit bookshops around the country and we could not be mor...

Word Of The Year 2024

31 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia It’s the first day of a brand-new year, and that means it's time for our Word Of The Year episode! New Year's resolutions are n...

The Must See Movies And TV Shows We Loved In 2023

28 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Looking for something to watch or stream over the summer break? Mia, Jessie and Holly have put in the hours to bring you a beauti...

SUMMER SERIES: The 2023 Maths Equation We Didn't Know We Needed

24 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Do you need to justify a ridiculous purchase? This episode Clare Stephens teaches us how to employ the genius of girl math. Plus,...

Em Rata Just Fell Into The Relatability Trap

22 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Em Rata is “trying” to be relatable for a female audience while Kim Kardashian had one of her assistants fill her bath tub wi...

Finally, Harry's Revenge

20 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Revenge at last for Prince Harry who’s just won his infamous phone hacking lawsuit. But he didn’t do it for the money, so why...

Is Oprah's Weight Everybody's Business?

18 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Oprah Winfrey has openly discussed her body for 35 years. Recently, she shared that she’s using weight loss medication, but did...

The Australians Who You’re Still Allowed To Hit

15 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Apparently, one in four Australians still think smacking is “necessary” to properly raise kids. But it’s now illegal in 60 ...

One Of Us Is Triggered By The ATAR Chat

13 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Is a university degree worth striving for in 2023? As Year 12 students around Australia receive their ATARs this week, university...

Time Magazine’s Grudge Of The Year

11 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Can you hold a grudge as well as Taylor Swift and Jessie Stephens? Apparently, there’s still bad blood between Kanye and Taylor...

Strife Behind-The-Scenes (Part 3): The Scenes That Didn't Make It

10 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Welcome to the final instalment of our exclusive series going deep behind-the-scenes of Binge’s new show Strife! We've made it...

Strife Behind-The-Scenes (Part 2): Being Exposed On Live TV

09 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Welcome to the second instalment of our exclusive series going deep behind-the-scenes of Binge’s new show Strife! Today we’re...

Strife Behind-The-Scenes (Part 1): Ending Your Marriage Over A Flat White

08 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Welcome to our exclusive series going deep behind-the-scenes of Binge’s new show Strife! It’s loosely based on the creation o...

Whatever You Do, Don't Date Rob

08 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia ‘Chadfishing’ verb Men who use dating apps to stand up women as revenge. This episode we unpack this disturbing trend and wh...

The Questions We Have About Strife, Answered

06 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Is Evelyn based on Mia? Did THAT scene really happen? How does a book become a TV show? Holly asks Jessie and Mia all the questio...

An Open Letter To Influencers

06 Dec 2023

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LAZY GEWL GIVEAWAYS!!! Why do people love to hate influencers? Tech founder, (and influencer) Michelle Battersby, has gone viral in their defence. Plu...

A Debate About Filming Sex At Schoolies

04 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Female OnlyFans creators have rocked up at Schoolies in search of new talent to "collab" with. Is there something overtly icky ab...

The Two Royal Names We’ve Been Arguing About All Day

01 Dec 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Two senior royals have been named as alleged ‘racists’ in the Dutch copy of Omid Scobie’s new biography, Endgame: Inside t...

117 Reasons Not To Have Kids

29 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia One woman has gone viral for listing all the reasons why she doesn’t want to have kids (including vaginal changes, swelling and...

The Dating Trend We Didn't Expect

27 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Are you hearing the term “both-sidesism”? We dive into what it is and why senior Australian media figures have called it out....

Matt Rife: Hot Comedian Tells Bad Joke

24 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia We need to talk about season 6 of The Crown. Holly’s been shouting at the TV, while Mia’s obsessing over the Princess Diana p...

What Kyle & Jackie O’s $200M Tells Us About Class

22 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia The largest Australian radio deal of all time has just been announced, locking in another 10 years for Kyle & Jackie O for a ...

What About Me. It Isn't Fair

20 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Harry Styles might be balding and Justin Timberlake is definitely dad-dancing. Has ageism finally come for the famous men? Part o...

Okay Fine. We'll Tell You Our Ghost Stories

17 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia There are two types of people: A) the person who invites everyone to everything and B) the person who wants a strict guest list w...

In Defence Of Whinging Young Women

15 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia It’s been three weeks since Matthew Perry died, and all of the predictions he made in his memoir have reigned true. We discuss ...

Is Taylor Swift Crowdsourcing A Husband?

13 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were filmed kissing next to a portaloo at her latest Eras Tour show, and like Mia, the Swifties are...

Princess Mary’s Very Bad Week

10 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Every public school kid in Queensland is celebrating today after finding out the state government is introducing a four-day schoo...

The Friendship Dip Is Coming For You

08 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Have we all just forgotten how to work? One barefooted man seems to think we have and he’s given us some tips to get back into ...

The Questions That Make You Rude

06 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia On the show today, we discuss the 'Good Bloke' myth after the headmaster of a prestigious Sydney school faced criticism for comme...

Shut Up. The Weight-Loss Chat You Can’t Have

03 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Do we have a right to talk about weight loss injections? Or does the body positivity movement have a point? We discuss. Plus, thi...

What We Wish We’d Never Told You

01 Nov 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia What happens after you share something personal without entirely thinking it through? The “vulnerability hangover” kicks in. ...

The One Where We Lost A Friend

30 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Beloved actor Matthew Perry, known for his 10-year role as Chandler Bing on Friends, unexpectedly passed away this weekend. We un...

Revisiting Our Conversation About Matthew Perry’s Memoir

29 Oct 2023

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In November 2022, Mia, Holly and Jessie recorded a special subscriber episode about a celebrity memoir that was far from the norm. Matthew Perry's aut...

Your Boss Wants To Know Less About Your Breakup

27 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia After experiencing heartbreak, is it better to tell the boss or cry privately in the bathroom? We discuss ‘heartbreak leave’ ...

‘Our Generation Did It. So Maybe You Could Just Shut Up?’

25 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia For almost 25 years Britney Spears’ image was treated and controlled like a product. Now she’s free to do what she wants, she...

Sis, Is This Your Man?

23 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia There's a 'discipline crisis' in Australian schools. We dive into what that means for students and teachers.  Plus, how long doe...

One Of Us Missed The Marriage Window

20 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Madonna, radical icon of ageing or an artist who hasn’t ‘grown up’? The 65 year old is currently on her Celebration Tour an...

The Moral Minefield Of Britney Spears’ Memoir

18 Oct 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: 'My Friends Have A Not-Kourtney Group Chat. I'm The Kourtney.' Subscribe to Mamamia The very first excerpt from Bri...

Yes, No, And What Just Happened

16 Oct 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: Holly's Weirded Out By The Beckhams Subscribe to Mamamia Australia has voted ‘No’ to having an Indigenous Voice ...

BONUS: Nothing To Wear

13 Oct 2023

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The 5 best sneaker trends to shop right now Introducing Mamamia's brand-new fashion podcast, Nothing To Wear. Prefer comfort over fashion? Well lucky ...

The Pressure To Post About Everything This Week

13 Oct 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: Holly's Weirded Out By The Beckhams Subscribe to Mamamia From the atrocities of terrorism and now war in Israel, to ...

If You Light A Candle Before Sex, I'll Scream

11 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Listen to our subscriber episode: An Argy Bargy About Rich People The noise-cancelling industry is booming. We discuss the surpri...

The Beckham's Unpack Their Sticky Stuff

09 Oct 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Heartbreaking scenes continue to unfold in Israel after Hamas launched an attack over the weekend, killing hundreds of civilians....

This Group Chat Is Ruining My Life

06 Oct 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: An Emergency Meeting About Taylor Swift's 'Fake' Boyfriend Subscribe to Mamamia Why are Jason Momoa, a.k.a. Aqua Man...

The Great Wrinkle Reckoning Of 2023

04 Oct 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: What We Each Most Dislike About Our Appearance Subscribe to Mamamia There’s a very silly feud between two Kardashi...

Bonus: How To Build A Human

01 Oct 2023

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Introducing Mamamia's early childhood parenting podcast, How To Build A Human.  There's a big wide world out there, and everyday is an opportunity fo...

Your Rich Friends Should Pay For Dinner

29 Sep 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: Why Mia And Holly Won’t Shut Up About The Super Models Subscribe to Mamamia Yes, you read that right. We'll be dis...

Come On Barbie Let's Go Get Divorced

27 Sep 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: A Fight About How To Get Ahead In The Workplace Subscribe to Mamamia Dan Andrews has resigned as Premier of Victoria...

The Four Women We Can’t Agree On

25 Sep 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: Emergency Meeting About The Direction Of The Show Subscribe to Mamamia ‘The Super Models’ documentary starring L...

If Kanye West Offers To Dress You, Run.

22 Sep 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: Emergency Meeting About The Direction Of The Show Subscribe to Mamamia Rupert Murdoch has announced he's stepping do...

What We Want From The Wives Of Bad Men

20 Sep 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: The Times We Lie Subscribe to Mamamia Do the wives of problematic men owe us anything? We unpack the scrutiny Bijou ...

Hugh Jackman’s Divorce Is Really All About Us

18 Sep 2023

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Listen to our subscriber episode: Mia’s Unexpected ADHD Symptom Subscribe to Mamamia The world continues to send sobbing emojis after learning about...

Your Hard Questions About The Voice, Answered.

15 Sep 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia In this special bonus episode, we invited Quandamooka woman and ABC National Indigenous Affairs reporter Carly Williams on the sh...

My Boobs Are Having A Moment

15 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: A Crisis Expert On Where Ashton And Mila Went Wrong Subscribe to Mamamia Big boobs are back and they are ever...

Nicole Kidman & The Silliest Fight On Instagram

13 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: The Traits We Hate Most About Ourselves Subscribe to Mamamia Amy Schumer's recent Instagram post of Nicole Ki...

Ashton Kutcher & When The Monster Is Your Friend

11 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: Mia’s Unexpected ADHD Symptom Subscribe to Mamamia 'That 70's Show' actor Danny Masterson has been sentenc...

More Free Bleeding, Less Soft Trolling

08 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: Mia’s Unexpected ADHD Symptom Subscribe to Mamamia What is free bleeding? We unpack the latest trend of pe...

The Smear Campaign Against Sophie Turner Has Begun

06 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: Jessie Stephens On The First 8 Weeks Subscribe to Mamamia Everyone is talking about Joe Jonas and Sophie Turn...

Roxy Jacenko And A Weight Loss Drug Warning

04 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: The Meanest Things Anyone Has Ever Said About You Subscribe to Mamamia Roxy Jacenko has shared a cautionary t...

Jessie Stephens: Something Bad Is Going To Happen

01 Sep 2023

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Listen to part two of this interview Jessie Stephens: Something Bad Is Going To Happen: Part Two Subscribe to Mamamia If you're struggling with anxiet...

Hamish Blake & The New Wave Of Dadding

01 Sep 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode: The Meanest Things Anyone Has Ever Said About You Subscribe to Mamamia Jessie Stephens’ first novel Somethi...

The Influencer Who Really Hates Her European Holiday

30 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest subscriber episode where we tackle new listener dilemmas Subscribe to Mamamia The private diary entries of Amy Winehouse will so...

"Fake Feminists Are Trying To Kill Me"

28 Aug 2023

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Listen to our recap of the And Just Like That finale episode: Samatha Came For 74 Seconds Subscribe to Mamamia It's the unsolicited sporting field ki...

Jennifer Aniston, We Have Questions…

25 Aug 2023

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Listen to our recap of the And Just Like That finale episode: Samatha Came For 74 SecondsSubscribe to Mamamia If you thought you knew everything abou...

How Carrie Bradshaw Became A Monster

23 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest episode Ask Us Anything: Mia And Holly's Friendship here Subscribe to Mamamia Is Carrie Bradshaw a monster? With the finale of A...

Hot Girl Glimmers

21 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest And Just Like That recap here... Subscribe to Mamamia The Women’s World Cup finished with a glorious performance by Spain, so ...

Re-Introducing Cancelled: Emily "We Get It, You’re Hot" Ratajkowski

19 Aug 2023

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Hi Outlouders. Jumping your feed to give you a laugh and re-introduce you to Cancelled the show hosted by our very own Clare and Jessie Stephens.  Th...

Everybody’s Fighting About A Fake Nose

18 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest And Just Like That recap here... Subscribe to Mamamia Bradley Cooper's new movie is causing controversy after the trailer showed ...

Don’t Interfere. This Is My Canon Event.

16 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest 'Ask Us Anything' subscriber episode here... Subscribe to Mamamia On this podcast, we worship the Matildas… however, there’s ...

Can We Talk About The Matildas’ Personal Lives?

14 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest And Just Like That recap here... Subscribe to Mamamia On Saturday night, the Matildas beat out France for a spot in the World Cup...

A Sleeping Woman & What A Man’s Prepared To Do On Camera

11 Aug 2023

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Listen to our latest And Just Like That recap here... Subscribe to Mamamia Earlier this week, two cast members were sent packing from Below Deck Down ...

‘Lonely-Kid’ Content. Heartwarming Or Creepy?

09 Aug 2023

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Listen here to find out the one thing Christopher Nolan bans from his movie sets Subscribe to Mamamia Is there a path back to the spotlight for Mr Big...

The Bizarre Magic Of 'Girl Math'

07 Aug 2023

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Listen here for our recap of And Just Like That episode 8... Subscribe to Mamamia In 2023, we know our weight has nothing to do with our self-worth…...

What Lizzo Didn't Do

04 Aug 2023

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Get our latest And Just Like That recap here (BYO Pepper mill, please)... Subscribe to Mamamia A sex club. A lawsuit. Many many Instagram statements. ...

The Most Famous Thigh Tattoo On The Internet

02 Aug 2023

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Are you a 'girl's girl'? Apparently Ariana Grande is not. We discuss here... Subscribe to Mamamia According to experts, teachers are quitting in drove...

The Logies Is Having An Identity Crisis

31 Jul 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia The Logies is trapped between two worlds. And it makes for awkward viewing. We unpack the television’s ‘night of nights’ an...

An Unpopular Opinion About The Vulnerability Epidemic

28 Jul 2023

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Listen to our latest recap of And Just Like That Episode 7 Subscribe to Mamamia Is it time for the rich and famous to stop telling us how miserable th...

Why Mothers Don't Deserve Extra Points

26 Jul 2023

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Listen to Emergency Meeting: Our Verdict On The New Barbie Film Subscribe to Mamamia Should you get extra credit if you’re also a mother? From Barbi...

The Question Everyone Is Asking About Barbie

24 Jul 2023

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Listen to our Episode 6 review of And Just Like That here... Subscribe to Mamamia It’s Barbie’s world and we’re just living in it! In todays epi...

When Your Face Is Everyone’s Worst Nightmare

21 Jul 2023

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Listen to our Episode 6 review of And Just Like That here... Subscribe to Mamamia The nation is in a glorious love bubble with 23 women - The Matildas...

The Commonwealth Games Of It All

19 Jul 2023

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Listen here for a personal chat about age-gap relationships... Subscribe to Mamamia A major sporting event for 56 nations has been cancelled. We unpac...

How To Avoid Cancellation: Cause Chaos

17 Jul 2023

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Listen to our latest And Just Like That recap here (BYO penis pump) Subscribe to Mamamia Is it harder to be a man than a woman in 2023? We unpack Mia’...

Emergency Meeting: Jessie’s Birth Story In Full

15 Jul 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia In this emergency episode, Jessie Stephens shares all the details of her birth story. From her 62 and a half hour labour, to the ...

The Subtle New Way To Rank Famous Women

14 Jul 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Why have some of Hollywoods biggest stars walked off the red carpet, and what does it mean for all our favourite movies and TV sh...

Is #GirlDinner Just The Way Women Eat?

12 Jul 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Should you get paid less if you want to work from home? We have some argy bargy about what a former Victorian Premier has propose...

Yes We’re Talking About Jonah Hill’s Boyfriend Boundaries

10 Jul 2023

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Listen to our Episode 4 recap of And Just Like That right here... Subscribe to Mamamia Weaponised therapy-speak, leaked screenshots, and controlling p...

We Have Wardrobe Notes For Margot Robbie

07 Jul 2023

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Listen to our Episode 4 recap of And Just Like That right here... Subscribe to Mamamia What is Threads? 30 million people have downloaded an app none ...

Emergency Meeting: Jessie Had A Baby

05 Jul 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia In this emergency episode, Clare and Mia share the behind the scenes of the arrival of baby Luna, and Jessie has sent a special m...

The Controversial New Birthday Rule

05 Jul 2023

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Listen to our Emergency Meeting about Jessie's baby here... Subscribe to Mamamia Why is everyone talking about cricket and WTF is the spirit of the ga...

The Epidemic Of Self-Diagnosing

03 Jul 2023

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LISTEN TO OUR 'AND JUST LIKE THAT' EPISODE 3 RECAP HERE Subscribe to Mamamia Does google say you have ADHD or OCD? Did tiktok tell you you’re lactos...

BONUS: And Just Like That…Carrie Won’t Talk About Her Vagina

30 Jun 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia to listen to our episode 3 recap here Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte are back and their friend group has officially expanded. The...

A Viral Apology We Can’t Agree On

30 Jun 2023

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LISTEN TO OUR 'AND JUST LIKE THAT' EPISODE 3 RECAP HERE Subscribe to Mamamia Some fans are paying up to $12k to secure tickets to one of Taylor Swift’...

The Onstage ‘Failure’ That Sparked An Epic Act Of Kindness

28 Jun 2023

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Is it ever okay to breakup with your family? We answer the question here... Subscribe to Mamamia A viral Glastonbury singalong is being shared in ever...

Is The Act Of Ageing Offensive?

26 Jun 2023

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Listen to our review of And Just Like That… Subscribe to Mamamia In 2023, is the act of ageing offensive? With familiar faces returning to our TV sc...