Mamamia Out Loud

We Just Went Full Vag

17 Mar 2023

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Listen here to find out what Mia, Holly & Jessie's partners all have in common Sex negativity is the new sex positivity. Why is celibacy so hot ri...

Come On, Mate: The Toxic Commentary About Andy Lee's Relationship

15 Mar 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia The 95th Annual Academy Awards took place on Monday, when, the Red Carpet was swapped out for a ‘champagne’ one. As the dust...

The Kids Of Influencers Have Something To Say

13 Mar 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Over the weekend, UK television was completely disrupted by a single Tweet. Programs went on without hosts, others had to be scr...

Why Your Boyfriend Can’t Come To My Wedding

10 Mar 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia An update on a court case Australia is obsessed with - and it's not about a grisly crime, it’s about grisly working hours.  P...

A Viral Job Ad & The Elephant In The Room

08 Mar 2023

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Listen to us unpack everything that has happened since Prince Harry's memoir was released. Subscribe to Mamamia It’s International Women’s Day an...

We Feel Weird About Harry's Live Diagnosis

06 Mar 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Would you pay money to watch Prince Harry get a live therapy session? Plus, Tanya Plibersek has spoken candidly about her decisi...

Are We Entering Our Messy House Era?

03 Mar 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia The Peltz-Beckham fiasco is back in the headlines. An update on the chaotic celebrity wedding Mia can’t look away from. Plus, ...

The Sensory Room Debacle

01 Mar 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Unpacking the storm over sensory spaces at a Harry Styles concert. Plus, the Biden’s ordered the same meal at a restaurant and...

Prince Harry Is The Worst Kind Of Wedding Guest

27 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Unpacking the boycotting of one of the country’s biggest music festivals, thanks to one very cancelled band.  Plus, how old d...

In Defence Of The Other Woman

24 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Unpacking the rise of the 'girl-failure' - is she the more palatable descendant of the girl boss? Plus, a listener dilemma about...

The Taunting Of Madeleine McCann’s Family

22 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia A young Polish woman has come forward, claiming she’s Madeleine McCann. Are we missing something, or is this gross exploitatio...

When A Woman’s Past Her Prime. According To A Man

20 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia No more ‘fat’, no more ‘ugly’... Roald Dahl’s classic kids’ books have been given a 2023 edit, but not everyone agree...

Submitting To My Husband Like It’s 1959

16 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Spy balloons, UFOs and conspiracies: Should we be preparing for a wave of extraterrestrial sightings? Plus, unpacking the rise o...

When Being Good In Bed Is Bad

15 Feb 2023

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Listen to Mia and Holly's fight Subscribe to Mamamia Rihanna’s iconic Superbowl performance broke the internet on Monday. Is it changing the face - ...

Harry Styles Has P*ssed Off The Internet (Again)

13 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia From The Grammys to The Brits, Harry Styles has dominated the music industry's awards season. But it's not his music everyone's ...

Introducing: HER with Sophie Cachia

10 Feb 2023

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Introducing Mamamia's newest podcast HER with Sophie Cachia Sophie Cachia was a married mum-of-two when her life changed unexpectedly after meeting…...

The Friendship Breakup Text You Should Never Send

10 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Some very passive-aggressive media coverage this week has us unpacking society’s big problem with women who aren’t with thei...

The Concern Trolling Of Madonna’s Face

08 Feb 2023

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Listen to Holly's One Piece of Baby Advice for Jessie The weight-loss “miracle drug” that Hollywood stars have co-opted from the people who actual...

Armie Hammer & The D*ckhead Test

06 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Armie Hammer has broken his silence, admitting to a “very intense and extreme lifestyle,” but denying allegations of sexual ...

The Music Video That Divided The Internet

03 Feb 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia On today's show, we're unpacking the contradictions and coded bigotry surrounding the outrage over Sam Smith's new music video. ...

Marie Kondo Has Gone Goblin Mode

01 Feb 2023

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Listen to Mia's Botox Surrender Subscribe to Mamamia We thought it was behind us, but the retro trend of sunbaking is on the rise across social media,...

Australian Of The Year: Not Everyone's Happy

30 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia In news that will surprise no one, not everyone is happy with the choice of the Australian Of The Year - again.  Plus… the Mi...

Jelena Dokic & A Woman’s ‘Acceptability Window’

27 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Jelena Dokic has been the target of online abuse amidst a controversial Australian Open. What does the horrific trolling of a fo...

Grandma Has Had Enough Of Your Sh*t

25 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia Why did Beyonce's first live performance in five years leave fans accusing her of “abandoning her principles”? Plus, how a b...

How The Office Cake Became Problematic

23 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia The Harbour Bridge was shut down over the weekend for Ryan Gosling & A Hollywood Blockbuster. Just last month, a woman was s...

The Clarke-Karlos Circus: An Unpopular Opinion

20 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia The Prime Minister of New Zealand/feminist icon, Jacinda Ardern, has resigned. So what, if anything, can we learn from the frank ...

What You've Never Noticed About Your Friends

18 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia It's awards season in Hollywood and our very own Cate Blanchett is cleaning up, but she's calling BS on the whole thing. What is...

The Surprising Prince Harry Take

16 Jan 2023

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Listen to our deep dive into Prince Harry's new book Subscribe to Mamamia Does Prince Harry have a problem with women? Dissecting a fresh take from h...

SUMMER SERIES: 'As A Mother' Respectfully, We Disagree

08 Jan 2023

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Subscribe to Mamamia to catch up on all our subscriber-exclusive episodes Every year, we discuss around 700 topics on Mamamia Out Loud. Seven. Hundred...

Word Of The Year 2023 & A Special Announcement

31 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia to catch up on all our subscriber-exclusive episodes It’s the first day of 2023, happy new year, Outlouders. You know what time...

SUMMER SERIES: Our Favourite Recos Of 2022

25 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia to catch up on all our subscriber-exclusive episodes Every episode of Mamamia Out Loud wraps up with a recommendation to help you...

SUMMER SERIES: Our Best & Worst Moments Of The Year

24 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia to catch up on all our subscriber-exclusive episodes From war breaking out to monarchs dying, grown men slapping each other, cele...

The Fight We Forgot About This Year

22 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia to catch up on all our subscriber-exclusive episodes It's our last regular show of 2022, so we're casting our minds back to ponde...

The Celebrity Nepo Baby Conspiracy

21 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Nepo-babies. Chances are, you’re seeing them all over your social media and television screens. So what are they, and what’s ...

The Vile Opinion That Should Never Have Been Published

19 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to MamamiaWe thought we might have a royal-free episode, until an unspeakable troll came back from lunch with Camilla, opened his laptop, an...

Harry & Meghan Just Blew The Whole Thing Up

16 Dec 2022

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Listen to our bonus episode unpacking Volume II of Harry & Meghan here 'Institutionalised gaslighting,' brothers at war, and more drama than a Whi...

Our New Guru Is A Cheating Wife

14 Dec 2022

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Listen to our episode unpacking the entire The White Lotus finale here. An ordinary Monday afternoon in Australia. Six people dead by gunfire in what ...

The Unspoken Hell Of Forced Friendship

12 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia The media have had a big old dig at Harry and Meghan for invading their own privacy, and they’ve had a dig right back. So what’...

Harry & Meghan: The Verdict

09 Dec 2022

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Listen to our bonus episode about Harry & Meghan’s doco here You'll never guess what we're talking about on today's show...Christmas has come ea...

When Celebrity Weight Loss Became Uncool

07 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia ​​Yesterday, news broke that age 71, Kirstie Alley had died. Actress. Comedian. Writer. Mother. Wife. Scientologist. Like man...

Team Sussex Vs. Team Wales: Choose Your Fighter

05 Dec 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Are you Team Sussex or Team Wales? Wherever you land on the Harry & Megs versus Wills & Kate argument will tell us exactl...

The Influencers' ADHD Wars

30 Nov 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Everyone is talking about China and the wave of protests across the country, but what does it have to do with the FIFA World Cup ...

An Argy Bargy About Period Leave

28 Nov 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Miscarriage, menstruation, and menopause. With all we have to deal with, should women be entitled to extra leave from their jobs?...

The Most Important Decision You'll Ever Make

25 Nov 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Last night's ARIA awards were supposed to be about gender inclusivity, but with only a handful of non-male winners, what is the f...

Bec Judd Has Changed Her Business Model

23 Nov 2022

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Peter Helliar has announced he's leaving The Project, as changes to the panel continue to dominate headlines. With more choice than ever before about ...

Lisa Wilkinson’s Exit & ‘Targeted Toxicity’

21 Nov 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Lisa Wilkinson has announced she's leaving The Project. What does it tell us about 'targeted toxicity' and the extra job women in...

Demisexuals & The New Coming Out

18 Nov 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Elon Musk has come up with a new workplace mantra, and it’s the opposite of ‘quiet quitting’. So, what does being “hardco...

Trump Is Running Again And Nobody Panic

16 Nov 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia It's official. Donald Trump is back. The former U.S President has announced his intention to run for the Republican party candida...

The Casting Decision That’s Killed The Crown

14 Nov 2022

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Vote for Mamamia Out Loud as Listeners' Choice in the Australian Podcast Awards What happens to the people we canceled during the pandemic? An article...

Respectfully, We Disagree About Jennifer Aniston

11 Nov 2022

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Vote for Mamamia Out Loud as Listeners' Choice in the Australian Podcast Awards Jennifer Aniston has opened up about her struggle to get pregnant. Wha...

Introducing Here If You Need: Where Women's Sport Comes First

10 Nov 2022

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Outlouders! We've got a new podcast we want to tell you about.  It's called Here If You Need, and it launched today. Join Olympic swimmer Cate Campb...

Fake 'Sad Girls' & The Elon Garbage Fire

09 Nov 2022

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Vote for Mamamia Out Loud as Listeners' Choice in the Australian Podcast Awards Everyone’s worried about Elon Musk being in charge of Twitter. So, w...

The Complication In Aaron Carter’s Death

07 Nov 2022

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Vote for Mamamia Out Loud as Listeners' Choice in the Australian Podcast Awards  What does the death of a noughties pop star teach us about grief, ad...

Rihanna x Johnny Depp: The Decision We Don’t Understand

04 Nov 2022

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Vote for Mamamia Out Loud as Listeners' Choice in the Australian Podcast Awards  In a turn of events we didn't see coming we're cranky with Rihanna. ...

Is Your Relationship ‘Beautiful People’ Proof?

02 Nov 2022

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Claim a free ticket to our virtual tour show An elderly man was attacked with a hammer in his own home, and somehow this has become a ‘debate’ abo...

The Influencers’ Melbourne Cup Dilemma

31 Oct 2022

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Claim a free ticket to our virtual tour show The spring racing carnival in Melbourne kicked off over the weekend, which got us thinking about the infl...

Zoe Foster Blake & The Viral House Tour

28 Oct 2022

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Claim a free ticket to our virtual tour show Prince Harry has announced the title and release date of his forthcoming memoir. We are salivating. Plus,...

Is Taylor Swift 'Fatphobic'?

26 Oct 2022

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Claim a free ticket to our virtual tour show Taylor Swift is being accused of fatphobia, thanks to the music video for her recent release, Anti Hero. ...

The Netball Australia And Gina Rinehart Divide

24 Oct 2022

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Claim a free ticket to our virtual tour show Subscribe to Mamamia This episode we explore the divide around Netball Australia and Gina Rinehart, and d...

James Corden & The ‘Nice Guy’ Police

19 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. James Corden is in the headlines after he was accused of mistreatin...

Boyfriend Breakfasts & Stay-At-Home Girlfriends

17 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. Why is Britain’s new Prime Minister being compared to a head of l...

Parents Of Toddlers, We've Got A New Show For You: Introducing How To Build A Human

15 Oct 2022

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Listen to How To Build A Human here When it comes to parenting toddlers, there’s a lot of advice…everywhere. And sometimes, it can be hard to know...

Carrie Bickmore & The Hard Truth About Decisions

14 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE.What Carrie Bickmore leaving the Project tells us about self-doubt a...

What Is The Internet’s Problem With Lena Dunham?

12 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. What does the latest kerfuffle in Princess Mary’s House of Denmar...

What We Can't Say About Kanye

10 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. We don’t know how to talk about Kanye West… but we have an idea...

The 'Inclusion' Debate Everyone's Having

07 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. The biggest debate this week centers around the man who was appoint...

Mother In Law Lessons From Victoria Beckham

05 Oct 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. A couple of big stories within the fashion world have shed more lig...

Change Your Type, Khloe Kardashian

30 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE.Have we reached ‘peak’ mental health? Jessie has an unpopular id...

The Problem With The "Lose Weight" Prescription

28 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE.Olivia Wilde had three choices for her career's second act, and she ...

The Woman Who Bought Her 13yo A Vibrator

26 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. Why is Cara Delevigne being compared to Britney Spears? Have we lea...

The Audacity Of Adam Levine

23 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. Protests around the world, women cutting their hair and burning the...

'Feminism, Get Out Of My Marriage'

21 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. A man walked out of prison thanks to a podcast this week, two weeks...

The Relationship Departure Lounge

19 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. The Queen’s funeral is tonight but the coverage, of course, has a...

A Very “Reprehensible” Woman

16 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE.Jessie knows a lot about the Queen's coffin, and the remake of the L...

Royal Marriages Are Really Weird

14 Sep 2022

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Subscribe to MamamiaJessie can't stop clicking on articles about the body language between the Prince and Princess of Wales. How do royal marriages di...

The Royals Left To Clean Up The Mess

12 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to our live tour thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. Is the admiration we have for the late Queen’s sense of duty and sacrifice outdated…...

The Queen’s Death. It’s Complicated.

09 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to our live tour thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. Queen Elizabeth II is dead. Only two days ago, we were talking about the Queen swearin...

We're Officially Worried, Darling

07 Sep 2022

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Get tickets to our live tour thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE.Not since The Oscars 'Slap' of January 2022 has a celebrity moment captured so much of ...

Are We Even Pretending To Get Along Anymore?

05 Sep 2022

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Don't miss out on tickets to our upcoming tour, sign up for the Out Loud newsletter:  https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/ US President Joe Biden g...

A Passionate Defence Of Leonardo DiCaprio

02 Sep 2022

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Don't miss any details about our upcoming tour, sign up for the Out Loud newsletter:  https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/ Subscribe to Mamamia Jes...

The Teacher’s Pet Verdict: A Debrief

31 Aug 2022

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Don't miss any details about our upcoming tour, sign up for the Out Loud newsletter:  https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/ Subscribe to Mamamia Yes...

BONUS: Mia & Jessie Grill Holly About The Couple Upstairs

30 Aug 2022

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The day has finally arrived! Holly’s new book, The Couple Upstairs, is officially out in the world. Mia and Jessie got to read it first, so in this ...

Everyone’s Wrong About Olivia Wilde

29 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia A basketball superstar and a Prime Minister walk into a press conference, and no one knows why... Over the weekend, Shaquille O’...

Some Very Honest Thoughts About Meghan Markle’s Podcast

26 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia It took two years but Meghan Markle has finally released her highly anticipated podcast, Archetypes. What do we really think abou...

The Surprise Rebrand Of Nicole Kidman

24 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia There’s a cover shoot that might have been passed around your group chats over the last 24 hours. What does it tell us about th...

How Is Brad Pitt Getting Away With It?

22 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Mia is ready to stage an intervention with Holly about Brad Pitt after an FBI report has revealed what actually happened on that ...

Injectables Have A Brand New Hype Guy

19 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia The latest celebrity ambassador for anti-wrinkle injections is a man and… we have a few questions about it.  Plus, in case you...

'Side-Hustle Scomo' Is The Biggest Story In The World

17 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia It’s been revealed this week that Scott Morrison held some ‘secret’ positions during his Prime Ministership - including Tre...

The Peach Test That’s Dividing The Internet

15 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Holly is back from holidays and has a lot of books she wants you to read, but that’s beside the point. And on the show today, w...

Why Andrew Tate Is The Most Viral Person On The Internet

12 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Over the last few weeks, you might have heard the name, Andrew Tate. He’s framed as the King Of Toxic Masculinity, and he appea...

A Throwdown About Staying Home With Kids

10 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Last week, Beyonce changed the lyrics of a new song after she was accused of using an ableist slur. It's the same thing Lizzo did...

Porn & The Ultimate Relationship Dealbreaker

08 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia 'Quiet Quitting' is the more refined, less impulsive cousin of 'The Great Resignation.' It means doing the bare minimum at work a...

A Catholic, A Muslim & A Jewish Woman Walk Into A Studio

05 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Mia found herself in the unexpected position of being accused of anti-semitism this week. And it has taught her about something S...

The Great Uncancellation Has Begun

03 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to MamamiaThis week, 28 year old Emma McKeon became the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning her 11th gold me...

The Topic We Shouldn't Have Discussed

01 Aug 2022

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Subscribe to MamamiaPrince William is at the centre of one of the most bizarre rumours we've heard in a while. Why are women talking about it, and wha...

Is Ghosting Really Emotional Abuse?

29 Jul 2022

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Subscribe to Mamamia Does ghosting classify as emotional abuse? According to a proposed bill, absolutely.  Plus, a spicy listener dilemma about infid...

The Big Jersey Debate

27 Jul 2022

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Want more Mamamia Out Loud? Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Out Loud, five days a week. A jersey, a boycott, and an apology. It's the sto...

TikTok Is The New Feedback Form

25 Jul 2022

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Want more Mamamia Out Loud? Subscribe to Mamamia for unlimited access to Out Loud, five days a week. In case you missed it, Splendour in the Grass hap...

BONUS: Got The Sunday Sads? This Will Help

23 Jul 2022

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Mamamia has a new podcast! Ever wake up on a Sunday feeling a bit... sick about the week ahead? Ever wished you had a guide to help you shake it off a...

A Conversation About ‘Birthing Parents’

22 Jul 2022

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Listen to yesterday's subscriber-only segment here: mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/empath-or-empathetic  Wanting to surround yourself with ...