Mamamia Out Loud

The Theory That Explains Everything About Ben Affleck

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has proposed a $300 cash bonus for vaccinated Australians.  Meanwhile, New York City will soon implement a vac...

Emma McKeon & The Mistake We Keep Making

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There were so many highlights at the Olympic Games over the weekend, with Emma McKeon sitting at the top of that list. The 27-year-old from Wollongong...

Thrusting, Slapping, Crying: A Very Different Olympic Roundup

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All we want to talk about is the Olympics. This week, work has really been getting in the way of our Olympic schedule. Swimming conflicting with ...

Why Simone Biles Quit

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most famous athletes in the world has made headlines everywhere, after pulling out of the women’s team gymnastics final in Tokyo. So ...

BONUS: Our Sealed Section Is Back

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mamamia's sex podcast Sealed Section is back, and this time, it's all about you! Host and sexologist Chantelle Otten has spent her entire career helpi...

Saturday Just Broke Us

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters marched in major Australian cities over the weekend. It’s estimated at least 3500 people marched through S...

A Very Public Scolding

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, you would have been hard-pressed to miss a pretty shocking 'mansplaining' moment from a press conference happening over in Japan. It came a...

BONUS: If You’re Struggling Right Now, This Is For You

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Outlouders. Dropping this No Filter episode into your feed in case you need it this week. It's all about resilience, something many of us are stru...

We Have Some Demands For Prince Harry

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Something is happening on Instagram. A growing number of influencers are outing themselves as anti-vaxx. What should you do? Unfollow? Report them? An...

We’re Thirsty For Hamish Blake

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Holly, Jessie and Mia suspect Aussie women are starved for good-dad content after Hamish Blake set our collective hearts on fire with his funny/wholes...

The Fear Of Other People’s Opinions

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most of the country is locked down, everyone is yelling and it’s all a bit stressful, so today Holly, Jessie and Mia discuss Ash Barty’s c...

‘Not That Cute’: A Brutal Job Rejection

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The billionaires are pissing Jessie off. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe await a vaccine, climate change threatens us all and the pand...

The Ad That Has Australia Gasping

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talking about the covid vaccine TV ads. These are our first look at the long-awaited campaign by the government to encourage more Australi...

Bonus: The Story Of The Great Emu In The Sky

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Outlouders! We're dropping into your feed to bring you a really special episode of That's Incredible. It's hosted by Andrew Daddo, and is a podcast...

The Rise Of The ‘Pick-Me’ Girl

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a week, so we're talking about some of the news headlines that brought us joy over the past few days. Surprisingly, many of them involve spo...

The Queue Jumping Dilemma

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An elite private school in Sydney has sparked controversy after NSW Health arranged for Pfizer jabs for 160 Year 12 students. People are furious, but ...

Why Everyone Is Breaking The Rules

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jessie needs to rant. It's about the social media eruption of anger towards too many people out and about amidst a lockdown. While we bunker down, una...

How Success Bombing Ruins Friendships

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the most shocking story we've seen this week. Bill Cosby is a free man. What's happened and what does his release from prison mean for the surviv...

Melbourne, We Need To Apologise

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Australia looks very different from what it did only a week ago. 12 million Aussies, including two of us, are currently in some sort of lockdown. With...

The Celebrity House That Divided Us

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Model/Actor Cara Delevingne has taken the world on a tour of her lavish home. From a ball-pit to a costume room to a vagina tunnel, what is it about t...

Kids' Birthday Parties Are The New Weddings

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you missed it, one of the biggest stories in the world right now is about Britney Spears finally speaking out about her conservatorship. We're...

One School's "Build A B*tch" List

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A worksheet handed to year 10 students at a Sydney Anglican school has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. What does it tell us about attitudes in s...

What We Now Know About The Royal Oprah Interview

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Australia has a new Deputy Prime Minister. After this morning's National Party leadership spill,  Michael McCormack has been ousted and Barnaby J...

What Happens When Mean Girls Grow Up

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Billie Eilish is in hot water this week. The 19-year-old singer has been accused of queer-baiting, racial slurs, and she's being called out for having...

The Birth Control Conversation No One Wants To Have

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Did you miss the Four Corners special on Scomo and QAnon? We watched it so you don't have to, and we're breaking down the controversial investigation ...

BONUS: The Kennedy Women: When Jackie Met Jack

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No show today for the public holiday, instead, we wanted to give you an episode of the latest season of Extraordinary Stories. It's the podcast that d...

Time’s Up For The "Pervs" Of Australian Swimming

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maddie Groves is one of Australia’s best swimmers, so why has she pulled out of Olympic Trials,  and in doing so basically burned her chanc...

The Anti Self-Care Hero We Need This Week

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Biloela Family. It's the story we can't look away from this week. What is going on, more importantly, why, and how can this be happening in Austra...

How Our Listeners Unravelled Jessie's Secret

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We need to talk about Lilibet. From the significance of the name and the reaction around the world to Harry and Meghan's next steps, Holly, Jessie, an...

Do We Owe Missy Higgins An Apology?

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aussie singer/songwriter Missy Higgins appeared on Anh Do's Brush With Fame this week. She spoke about the pressure put on her at a young age by the m...

BONUS: Needles & Stitches: The Surprising Birth Story Of Fiona Falkiner

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise! We have a new podcast called The Delivery Room hosted by our very own Jessie Stephens, and we wanted to share it with you...Follow The Deliv...

Mia's List Of Mother-In-Law Rules

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We talked about Naomi Osaka on Monday but a lot has happened since her announcement she'd be boycotting post-match press conferences. The tennis star ...

An Argument About Naomi Osaka's New Rule

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has made headlines around the world, after announcing her refusing to carry out post-match press conferences, for her own ment...

The 'Gender Face Gap' At The Friends Reunion

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria is back in lockdown. It's an all too familiar scene but this time around, the people are mad. Is the latest Melbourne outbreak a timely remin...

An Unpopular Opinion About Boundaries

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Here we go again” is what many Melburnians have been saying to each other over the last 24 hours. 15 new cases of Covid have been reporte...

Chrissy Teigen & Toxic Femininity

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why is everyone canceling Chrissy Teigan and what does it have to do with toxic femininity?  Plus, Jessie read a great opinion piece over the wee...

Prince William Has Cancelled The BBC

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

William and Harry have released furious statements about one of the most famous television interviews of all time. It's after an independent enquiry r...

The Birth Text Message That Divided Us

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The rumour mill is in overdrive about the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates. Allegations of affairs, media leaks and a very calculated PR plan are amo...

We Need To Talk About Craig McLachlan: The Musical

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Channel Seven's 'tell all' interview with Craig McLachlan aired last night. It's the first time the actor has spoken out since he has found not guilty...

We Listened To The Prince Harry Interview So You Don’t Have To

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are we a victim of our own Covid success here in Australia? An article from Amelia Lester has gone viral this week, striking a nerve with Australians ...

The Viral 'Two Inch' Grief Theory

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's budget time! Why should you care? Mia tells us why this year the federal budget is a win for women, but there are always losers at budget time, s...

Basic Bitch 2.0

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk is in the news this week after he appeared on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. It feels like pop culture just doesn’t quite know ...

What We Can Finally Say About Jarryd Hayne

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison, for sexual assault. What does it mean for survivors...

So, What Really Happened Between Bill And Melinda Gates?

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Affleck is making headlines again, but it's not the JLo rumours we need to discuss, it's a Tik Tok video. Creepy or sexy? We discuss. Plus, what&r...

Life Lessons From A Billionaire

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Morrison won’t stop talking about identity politics. So what does he actually mean, what are identity politics? Is this a new buzzword to ...

Do Not Follow This Man

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's a story some of us haven't been able to look away from this week. Alex 'Shooter' Williamson is a 32-year-old Aussie comedian with a million Ti...

How Religious Is Scott Morrison, Really?

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Olympic Games are just around the corner. 86 days away in fact. Over 2000 Australian athletes and officials will be vaccinated and allowed to go t...

The Reason Your Friend Is Blowing You Off

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Oscars went ahead today. The show must go on, but of course, not without the pandemic treatment. There's another awards show we want to talk about...

The Period-Gloves Come Off

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What in the world is a period glove? In case you missed it, there’s a new period product on the market and it's got us all thinking, why are two...

Sir, Nobody Wants Your Milkshake

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today is a day that will go down in history after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd. But what d...

Harry, William And The Sad Queen Meme

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, the world watched the funeral of Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Why is everyone talking about two photographs, one of the Que...

The Dancers Who Were Thrown Under A Ship

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you seen a group of twerking ladies in your newsfeed? What do they have to do with a formal ceremony to officially commission a $2 billion additi...

The Woman Who Refused To Be Cancelled

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Has your newsfeed been flooded with images of a woman in suffragette white, her face a picture of defiant rage, calling for an apology from the Prime ...

What No One Is Saying About The Death Of Prince Philip

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Prince Philip died, at 99 years of age, with his wife, The Queen, by his side. Among a sea of tributes, are there some darker truths being ...

An Argument About Gwyneth's Beauty Routine

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you missed it, there have been some important changes to the Covid vaccine rollout around the country. Our newshound, Fauziah Ibrahim, breaks ...

The Photo The Kardashians Are Trying To Bury

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You might’ve seen or read about a picture of Khloe Kardashian doing the rounds online this week. It's after the juggernaut Kardashian PR machine...

Jessie's Heartsick

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our very own Jessie's highly anticipated debut, Heartsick, has finally hit bookstore shelves. Holly and Mia interview the (ahem) INTERNATIONALLY BEST ...

How Did We End Up With A 'PM For Women'?

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Did you hear? The women of Australia have a new Prime Minister. No, not another spill, but a cabinet reshuffle. So who's doing what now? Holly breaks ...

The Elastic Band Relationship Theory

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You might have read about a big ship over the last week. A very big, very stuck ship. On Tuesday of last week, a 400 meter long, 200,000-tonne ship be...

What Meghan Markle Taught Us About In-Laws

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a bad-news free show! We're taking a hiatus from the news cycle that continues to depress us, and today's episode is a place of joy. Starting ...

We Don't Want To Talk About This Anymore

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For what feels like the last 100 episodes, we have led the show with the topic of sexual assault. And we’re sick of it. We’re not sick tha...

The Woman Whose Messy House Went Viral

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Unprecedented. Once in 100 years. Never-before-seen. These are the terms Australians are becoming very, very sick of. So what's it like for residents ...

Introducing What The Finance...

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for something to listen to this weekend? Why not check out our new podcast What The Finance... Welcome to What The Finance, Mamamia's new podc...

You're Uninvited To My Wedding

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the country’s top police officers has ­proposed using technology to record ­consent before sex, to combat rising sexual assaults....

An Unpopular Opinion On Kate VS Meghan

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The reckoning at Parliament House has broken out of the Coalition Cabinet and gone bipartisan. Who is Nicole Flint? What is she asking of the oppositi...

The (Particularly) Feminist Edition

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today 100,000 women across the country are marching. They're marching because they're angry. They're marching because they're tired. They're marc...

The Most Insufferable Person On Instagram

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How complicit are you in the bullying of female celebrities? In light of Meghan’s Oprah interview, the Britney doco and the re-examination of th...

The Man With Balls Bigger Than His Brain

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone’s talking about Piers Morgan. The English broadcaster, journalist, and television host of Good Morning Britain has quit his host role a...

Meghan, Harry & Oprah: A Debrief

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise, it's the Mamamia Out Loud bonus ep no one asked for, but we absolutely couldn't be stopped from making it! We're dissecting all the big head...

The Box Of Clothes Every Woman Has

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's International Women's Day! While every day at Mamamia is IWD, we're shining a spotlight on what we feel like celebrating today; how far we've com...

Christian Porter & The Conversation Australian Women Are Having

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a full-on few weeks to be a woman, as the allegations of sexual assault in Australian politics and Australian schools just keep coming...

Two Babies In Five Months

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talking about last night's episode of Married At First Sight. Jessie recaps the MAFS hotness rating. For a show we don't expect much from,...

Prince Harry Spills The Tea

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In case you missed it, a lot of news came out of Canberra over the weekend, more has emerged today and none of it is good. You may have heard or read ...

The Boys Who Don’t Brunch With Girls

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talking about high school boys, after the head prefect at Cranbrook Senior School stood in front of a full assembly and told his mates the...

The 5:30am Club

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a growing movement of people choosing to get up earlier and earlier - they say they are “shunning sleep for a better self," and ca...

What Killed The World's Most Famous Marriage

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kimye are over. Not many of us are shocked but there are plenty of us who care. They WERE pop culture, so where are we without them? Plus, In Case You...

WTF Is Happening With Facebook?

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Quicky's Claire Murphy takes us through all the things we need to know about Facebook banning Aussies from accessing and sharing news on the socia...

Chestfeeding, Please Explain

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chestfeeding. What is it? A story started in the UK recently, talking about how doctors there are changing the way they speak to their parents. The st...

Six Signs You're Uncool

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our Outlouders in Victoria have told us what they're doing and how they're feeling after news of a five-day lockdown last week. Health authorities say...

BONUS: The One Thing To Eat When You're Heartbroken

13 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of our new podcast, What I Eat When, with you: https://omny.fm/shows/what-i-eat-when/playlis...

The Two Types Of Burnout

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Justin Timberlake Cancelled? On Wednesday we discussed Framing Britney Spears, the new New York Times documentary, and one theme that has emerged i...

Holly Wants To Apologise To Britney Spears

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talking about Britney Spears, after the release of a new documentary. Holly talks about her days in tabloid magazines and admits her indus...

Childless By Circumstance

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is it time to rethink hotel quarantine? It’s been just short of a year since anyone who arrived in Australia from overseas has had to undergo tw...

Dating Burnout & Little Heartbreaks

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, the Golden Globes nominations were released and it’s a firm… no. From everyone. But one piece of commentary that’s emerg...

Marilyn Manson & The Boy Who Slept Through Covid

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a name you might have been hearing a lot this week. Craig Kelly. He's a federal Liberal Party MP whose areas of special interest are vac...

The Problem With Women In Their Thirties

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As most of WA is returned to lockdown for the next five days, we're talking about a brand of vaccine hesitancy emerging in women of a certain age.&nbs...

When Famous Mums Have Sex

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles are dating and it's another case of the internet having lots of opinions about two famous people getting together. Olivi...

Meet Susan, She's Your Worst Nightmare

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An all-female lineup has been recognised in each of the Australian of the Year categories for 2021. We discuss the impact of the four amazing women ho...

How To Have A Conversation About Changing The Date

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Holly, Mia and Jessie are passing the mic to three talented First Nations women today, for a very special episode of Mamamia Out Loud. Shahni Wellingt...

The Tattoo That Divided Us

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been an entire year since someone in Australia first tested positive for the Coronavirus.  Holly poses the question, imagining where we were...

Trump's Final Humiliation & Mia's Neck

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the inauguration conversation Out Louders have been waiting for. Mia, Holly and Jessie dissect the highs and lows of a week in Washington the wor...

How The Tennis Fiasco Became About A Woman's Hair

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Open lockdown saga is continuing, but it's a player's partner who's making headlines this week. Vanessa Sierra is the 26-year-old girlf...

Trump's Cancelled, Celebrity Cannibals & Sexy Sex Scenes

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! And a lot has happened since we last spoke.  America gets a new president this week, so Holly is taking us through the current climat...

BONUS: Best Books To Read This Summer

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a year many of us struggled to find the energy and attention span for a lot of reading, Holly, Jessie and Mia are here with the page-turners you...

BONUS: Word Of The Year

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the first day of 2021 and that means it's time for our Word Of The Year episode! New Year's resolutions are notorious for falling over, so ...

BONUS: Best TV Shows To Binge This Summer

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Holly, Jessie and Mia are here to save your holidays with a list of recommendations, shortlisting the very best in television, from a year we spent lo...

BONUS: Inside Mia, Holly & Jessie's Beauty Bags

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mia, Holly and Jessie are going rogue and taking over one of Mamamia's most beloved podcasts, You Beauty. Listen for their beauty learnings of 2020 an...

BONUS: Recap Of The Year

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jessie is back with one of her famous recaps to take Mia, Holly, and the rest of us through the strange, scary, and surreal that was 2020. From fires ...

The Betrayal Worse Than Cheating

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An elegance coach has revealed the five things that make you unattractive to ‘high quality men’ for us to all have a laugh at. Things ladi...

The Friendship Ghosting Dilemma

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A column appeared in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week suggesting Dr. Jill Biden should drop her ‘honorific,’ the ‘doctor&rs...