Mamamia Out Loud
Episodes
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...
The Man Kim Kardashian Tried To Save
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Holly explains Kim K's push over the weekend to save a man from death row. The reality juggernaut turned criminal justice activist counted down with h...
Introducing What I Eat When...
12 Dec 2020
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...
Stop Telling Women To Stop Being Busy
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An article on GOOP has turned the idea of 'not being busy' into a badge of honour. But is it an enormous privilege to not be busy? Is busyness really ...
The Wellness Craze For Your...
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vagina sunning has become a thing, after a Brazilian model caused a stir on social media, for suggesting you should engage in a practice that would in...
JLo Has A Joyful Heart
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Lopez has upset a lot of people...by saying she doesn’t get botox because she’s ‘not that kind of person.’ It’s...
Why Isn't The PM Wearing Black?
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if, instead of calling people out, we called them IN? A professor in the U.S is working with young people to re-structure the cancel culture narr...
The Taxi Light Dating Theory
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Holly puts on her foreign correspondent hat to help us make sense of what's going on between the Australian and Chinese governments right now. P...
The Men Who Don't Know How To Have Sex
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The sexual assault trial against former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne and the rape trial against Jack De Belin are back in the spotlight as their cou...
Run The Dishwasher Twice
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meghan Markle spoke out this week about miscarriages, and the importance of asking each other if we're ok. Meghan's decision to open up about this kin...
The Great Australian Witch Hunt
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Morrison has switched up his Instagram game lately, so is he really the 'daggy dad' his social media suggests, or is it a carefully thought out ...
You Can Spot A Favourite Child From Miles Away
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a week for arguments about who gets to play who on stage and on screen in 2020. A Sydney production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch has b...
Introducing The Undone...
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for something to listen to this weekend? Why not check out our new podcast The Undone...https://omny.fm/shows/the-undone/dating-in-your-20s&nb...
The Pre-Dinner Sex Rule
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re watching The Crown, you may be at peak Princess Diana obsession right now. But it’s another Diana TV show that’s become th...
Pete Evans And The Butterfly Effect
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You might have noticed Pete Evans has been back in the headlines this week, after he posted a Nazi symbol on his social media. Mia explains why we're ...
The Politics Of A $30,000 Face
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships in the workplace and Hugh Marks: Is it ever ok to date your boss? Over the weekend a high-profile media executive resigned suddenly afte...
The Salad Rule
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the NSW Premier came out in support of a push to change the lyrics of Advance Australia Fair, from "for we are young and free" to "for we a...
The Canberra Sex Bubble
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monday night’s Four Corners episode discussed the culture for women in Australian politics with investigations into the conduct of two senior Li...
BONUS: Mia & Amelia Lester Debrief On The US Election
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need to debrief about the US Election? Unpack Joe Biden's speech? Praise Kamala Harris? Ask what the heck is going to happen to the Trump famil...
The Woman The World Is Talking About Today
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has (finally) secured enough votes in the U.S election to be declared the winner, making Kamala Harris Vice President Elect. As celebrations...
Quizzish: Does Celia Pacquola Know More Than Luke McGregor?
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Quizzish! Mamamia’s podcast that’s about friends and facts and gin and trivia. Every week, host Kelly McCarren will be joined b...
The Meltdown Of An Injured Narcissist
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Holly, Mia and Jessie answer some of your U.S election questions, to arm you with the knowledge you need to chat about it with friends this weekend. M...
US Election: It's Going To Be A Long Week
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mia, Holly and Jessie meet for a late afternoon debrief about the U.S election to chat what we know so far and, rather, what we know we don't know. Bi...
Why You're Wrong About Your Personality Type
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
THIS IS A US ELECTION-FREE ZONE. On today's show, in case you missed it, everyone is sharing sex toys on Instagram and Jessie's mum feels weird about ...
FOGO Is The New FOMO
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Post Lockdown Anxiety has seen a rise in 'Fear Of Going Out' or FOGO. There's plenty of excitement around the lockdown bubble bursting, but what about...
There's No Good Way To Talk About An 18 Year Old's Body
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the internet tutted and muttered about megstar Adele’s so-called 'body reveal' when she hosted Saturday Night Live. But Holly doesn't...
Australians Will Talk About This Day For Generations
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne has officially made it out of lockdown with shops, cafes, pubs and more reopening from today, and restrictions eased significantly. Our Melb...
Fake Melania 2.0
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a rumour about Melania Trump that's gaining international attention. It started with the theory there's been a "fake" Melania standing i...
The Incredible Cost Of Melbourne's Lockdown
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The city of Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria have been living in lockdown, under some of the toughest restrictions in the world for most of 20...
Nobody Needs To See That On Zoom
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SAS Australia premiered on Aussie screens this week and it's making a lot of headlines. Mia explains why audiences can't look away and takes us throug...
Not All Nipples Are Created Equal
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two election wins over the weekend showed us two very different versions of politician's personal and family lives. Holly tells us about Jacinda Arder...
How To Tell If You're Rich In Australia
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What makes you ‘rich’ in Australia in 2020? The Prime Minister started a bit of a ding-dong this week when he suggested that someone earni...
Australia's Worst Boyfriend
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been an interesting week so far for one of Australia’s most prominent women - The Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian. Holly exp...
The Right To Bare Bottoms
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Should we be teaching school kids about fertility clocks, egg-freezing and IVF? A fertility expert is calling on high school students to be taught abo...
Don't Spend Your Money On These Beauty Products
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie saw a headline this week that read 'I’m a Beauty Editor, and these are the products I’d never splurge on'. She immediately clicked ...
Remember When Trump Had Covid?
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In another 2020 moment, The President of the United States has Covid-19. The news about Trump and the first lady contracting COVID rocked the world la...
Hugh Jackman Is The Lucky One
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deborra-Lee Furness is sick of people saying she’s ‘lucky’ to be married to Hugh Jackman. This week, the Aussie actor and producer c...
Mia Feels Sick
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a big week in the U.S...A bombshell report on Trump's tax return got a lot of people talking. Then today, the world watched on as Dona...
Warning: Do Not Date This Man
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ICYMI, Victoria's Health Minister Jenny Mikakos has resigned in a shock departure. It comes after Premier Daniel Andrews blamed her for the botched ho...
Holly's Cranky at Prince Harry
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Harry and Meghan broke royal protocol around ‘political neutrality’ this week, with a video posted online ahead of the US election. Buckin...
The Problem with Rich-People Skin
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a pandemic tale familiar to many, Mia has become obsessed with putting skincare on her face and she might have gone too far. So, why are skin produ...
Honey, Jennifer Aniston Just Won
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston read sexy lines to each other over the weekend and Holly lost her freakin’ mind. The former couple were doing a c...
The Hardest Part About Being Extremely Beautiful
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Ratajkowski wrote an article for The New York Times about the defining moments in her career, and it's got us thinking about how women are often...
The Year Of Loneliness
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday night, ABC’s Q&A was all about loneliness. And it got us thinking... why, in a world where we’ve never been more connected, ...
Elle Macpherson’s Dodgy Boyfriend
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How responsible are we for the views of people we date? That’s a question we want to ask Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson, who is currently dat...
Get Off Our Television
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a show starting on Sunday night that sounds exactly like the kind of car-crash reality TV we need right now. It’s called The All N...
The Kardashians Won The Game We're All Playing
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Case You Missed It, after the 20th season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians airs early next year, the show will be over for good. Sharin...
May I Join Your Sex Bubble?
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Case You Missed It: Daniel Andrews has unveiled his four-step plan to ease Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown. People living alone will be able ...
BONUS: A Father's Day Of Mixed Emotions
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this bonus episode of Mamamia Out Loud, hosts Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright are joined by Osher Gunsberg & Mamamia’s...
America Is Not Ok
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What’s really going on in America right now? We call up our US Election correspondent and the former co-host of our Trump podcast, Tell Me It&rs...
The Celebrity Photos We’re Not Meant To Talk About
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are four different photos of celebrities filling your feeds this week and the conversation is somehow all about weight. Is it ever okay to talk ...
Births, Deaths and Brad
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What’s it like giving birth in the middle of a pandemic in a city that’s locked down? We’re joined by our former host and new mum, M...
We Tried Those Vulva Masks
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Holly, Mia, and Jessie freed up 20 minutes of their day to try their newly purchased vulva masks. We discuss. Also, let’s draw ...
We Stand With Magda
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Actress, writer and kickass woman Magda Szubanski has been featured in a Victorian ad campaign aiming to encourage Victorians to stay strong and focus...
BONUS: I Give My Marriage A Year
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Wainwright has written a book. Her third book. It’s called I Give My Marriage A Year, and on this very special episode of Mamamia Out Loud...
We Have A Question About Childbirth
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews has worked for 7 weeks straight and is looking more exhausted by the minute. Should he be taking a day off? ...
Wanted: One Sexy Lesbian
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Hi. I’m trying to find a girlfriend. Please spread the word. Thank you.” Social media influencer Caroline Calloway is looking for a...
Why You're Consumed With Envy Right Now
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nail polish, sashimi, yoga poses at dawn, and some other dull details are sprinkled through the latest book about Harry and Meghan, ‘Finding Fre...
The Strange Story Behind #SaveTheChildren
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You might’ve seen the hashtag #savethechildren circulating on social media, but it doesn’t mean what you think it does. Jessie explains.&n...
Jessie's Leaving Home
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Australian writer and feminist Clementine Ford is being criticised for making money. We discuss whether there’s a bit of a double standard, and ...
We Need A Mop And Bucket
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In case you missed it, today, we celebrate Senator Kamala Harris becoming the first Black and South Asian American woman chosen as a presidential cand...
Where Reality Stars Can Go To Make Real Money
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nowadays, working from home means you can do a load of washing, cook dinner, and fold the laundry - all while on a Zoom call with colleagues. But is t...
Pop Up: The Quicky: Stories From Inside Melbourne's Stage Four Lockdown
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne is in Stage Four Lockdown. It's the second time the city has had to shut themselves away. How does it feel this time? Is it different ...
The Gwyneth Paltrow Essay We Need To Unpack
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Christmas Day for Holly Wainwright because she gets to talk about… Gwyneth Paltrow! The woman behind Goop has opened up about her ma...
The Aussie Man Who Broke Donald Trump
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever noticed that no one ever asks President Donald Trump follow up questions in interviews? Well, that’s exactly what US-based Austral...