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Nikki Gemmell Doesn't Want To Have Sex Anymore
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Nikki here... A few weeks ago, an article in The Australian entitled ‘Sex? I’m Over It’ infiltrate...
Rob Mills Isn’t Who You Think He Is
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia When Australian Idol first graced our television screens 20 years ago, audiences fell in love with a 21 year old 'Millsy', a larr...
The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elfy Scott was thirteen when she came across some medication with her mum’s name on it. After Googling the name of it and seeing the words schizophr...
The Moment Jessica Watson’s Life Flipped Upside Down
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia The story of Jessica Watson's unbelievable solo sailing trip around the world at age 16 has been etched into Australian lore. Mor...
BONUS: Why Mia Tried To Quit This Podcast
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia No Filter has been around for 8 years this year, and just last week, we hit 50 million downloads. But only a few weeks ago, Mia w...
The Moment Sally Hepworth Realised She Had ADHD
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Sign up to our free ADHD newsletter When Sally Hepworth’s daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, alarm bells went off for her. Becau...
On Mindy Kaling: A Discussion About Hollywood & Cancel Culture
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Mindy Kaling is one of the most successful and powerful women in Hollywood but currently, she is facing criticism for the way she...
The Panic Years
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia There is something that happens to a lot of women between their mid twenties and early forties. It's a feeling, the anxiety that ...
The Conversation That Changed Narelda Jacobs’ Life
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on No Filter, we’re proud to welcome back Narelda Jacobs as our guest host. In October 2022, hundreds of people were gathering across the ...
Cathrine Mahoney & What Nobody Says About Getting Divorced
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Cathrine Mahoney was married to one of the most famous sportsmen in Australia for 13 years. So when they got divorced, she was re...
From ‘Blackout’ Drunk To Sobriety: Sarah Hepola’s Story
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia You might have heard the phrase ‘black out drunk’ before, which might evoke images of someone asleep or passed out. But that’...
What Happened When Trinny Woodall Came To Mamamia?
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can watch Mia and Trinny's interview in full here. When Trinny Woodall stepped into the Mamamia office for this special live No Filter interview, ...
Deborah Hutton Is Only Getting Started
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Since she was 16, Deborah Hutton has been on the covers of magazines, ads, and our television sets. Now, at 61, she’s lived an ...
The Girl Who Fell From The Sky
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Emma Carey here. When Emma Carey was in Switzerland on a once in a lifetime holiday, she decided to go...
Best Of 2022: Ellidy Pullin: The Gift Of Sperm Retrieval & Life After Death
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the second half of Mia's interview with Ellidy here. Over the next three weeks we’ll be dropping the top three No Filter episodes of the...
The Ultimate Diana Insider On Harry, Wills & King Charles
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Mia and Holly on a bonus episode of Mamamia Out Loud discussing the first three episodes of Harry & Meghan's documentary here. The Bri...
Best Of 2022: Julia Haart’s Unorthodox Life: Part One
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Find part two of Mia's conversation with Julia here. Over the next three weeks we’ll be dropping the top three No Filter episodes of the year into y...
Jessica Knoll Is The Luckiest Girl Alive
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia It’s the biggest tabboo for a woman… saying you want to be rich. So what happened when a young, female author told the world ...
Best Of 2022: 804 Days In An Iranian Prison: Kylie Moore-Gilbert
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of Kylie? Listen to Mia’s bonus episode with her here. Over the next three weeks we’ll be dropping the top three No Filter episodes of t...
Kathleen Folbigg: Serial Killer Or Wrongly Convicted?
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Nearly 20 years ago, Kathleen Folbigg was sentenced to 40 years in jail for the murder of three of her children, and the manslaug...
How To Lose Friends & Influence White People
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Antoinette Lattouf was only a teenager when her father gave her some advice. Drop out of school, get a job and start a family, be...
Laura Byrne & Brittany Hockley Still Experience 'Friendship Envy'
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Laura and Britt's bonus episode with Mia here about cancel culture. When Brittany Hockley was ‘dumped’ on the reality show The Bachelor,...
Suddenly Single: Life & Sexuality After Marriage
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Mamamia Kate and Nelly were both in their late 40s when they decided to leave their husbands. The thing they have in common, other than b...
Jeni Has 2682 Personalities. This Is Her Story
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Watch Jeni's interview in video form here Subscribe to Mamamia After experiencing an unthinkable trauma, Jeni Haynes created multiple personalities to...
When Your Soulmate Says No
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to part two of Mia's conversation with Amanda here. Amanda was on a trip with her husband, in an attempt to reconnect after a rough few years...
Everyone Wants To Know What Laura Brown Will Do Next
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've heard the name Laura Brown before, you're probably a fan. And if you haven't, you're about to be. She's Australia's most successful fashio...
Ellidy Pullin: The Gift Of Sperm Retrieval & Life After Death
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the second half of Mia's interview with Ellidy here. Ellidy Pullin lost the love of her life, Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, when he was only 3...
At 50, D’Leanne Lewis Just Gave Birth For The Third Time
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the second half of Mia's interview with D'Leanne here. D'Leanne Lewis has just had her third baby at 50. This episode of No Filter was recor...
Abi Morgan’s Husband Woke Up & Didn't Remember Her
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the second half of Mia's conversation with Abi here. The last few years of Abi Morgan’s life would make an incredible TV show, although ...
What Happened When Mia Freedman Was Diagnosed With ADHD At 49
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear Mia's interview with Caroline Hirons about her ADHD here. At 49, Mia Freedman was diagnosed with ADHD. Today she shares her story with Claire Mur...
How The Sexual Revolution Failed Women
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Part Two of Mia's interview with Louise here. Louise Perry is a journalist and author who has written a book called The Case Against The ...
When Your Baby Is Born In A War Zone
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After years of facing unimaginable hurdles, Jessica van Nooten and her husband Kevin Middleton turned to surrogacy. They sent their embryo across the ...
How The Last Two Years Have Affected Our Mental Health
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One in 16 Australians are currently experiencing depression, and one in 7 Australians are currently experiencing an anxiety condition. And in a post-p...
Conceived In A Police Cell, Adopted By A Billionaire: Betty Klimenko’s Incredible Story
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Part Two of Mia's interview with Betty here. Betty Klimenko was conceived in a police cell, then adopted by a billionaire. This week on No...
Australia’s Highest Paid Escort Has Quit
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Goff was once Australia’s highest paid escort. Under the pseudonym Samantha X, she appeared on TV regularly, wrote books and even started her...
Olivia Newton John: Hopelessly Devoted To You
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Olivia Newton-John walked out of the lift and into the Mamamia office in 2018 on a Wednesday morning, she was fragile but somehow full of energy ...
"My Career Can Wait. I Just Want To be A Mum."
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Tapscott describes herself as university-educated, career-oriented and ambitious. She also has four children under the age of six and she doe...
Julia Haart’s Unorthodox Life: Part One
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Find part two of Mia's conversation with Julia here. Until she was 40, every aspect of Julia Haart’s life, was tightly, tightly controlled. What she...
Tracey Spicer’s Life With Long Covid
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three years ago, Tracey was named the NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, accepted the Sydney Peace Prize alongside Tarana Burke for the Me Too Movemen...
Mia Freedman: The Accidental Entrepreneur
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mamamia started as a blog and evolved into an empire. And it can be all traced back to the moment Mia Freedman was sitting on her living room floor cu...
Kelly McCarren Never Thought Motherhood Would Be Like This
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Kelly? Find her extra No Filter episode here. If you're expecting, a new mum, or wrangling a toddler, we have all the best resources fo...
The Vulva Photographer
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Ellie? Find her extra No Filter episode here. Today, you’re going to hear a conversation about vulvas. And it’s not something we sp...
The Life Natasha Sholl Never Expected
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Natasha? Find her extra No Filter episode here. When Natasha Sholl was 23 years old, she sat down to a Valentine’s Day dinner with he...
Why Leigh Sales Really Quit
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2022, Leigh Sales announced she’d be stepping down from her role as host of ABC’s 7:30. Now, Leigh is approaching her final week of wo...
Introducing Mamamia Daily: Beyoncé, Plus-Size Shopping & Y2k Brows Back
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping into you feed to introduce our new show, Mamamia Daily, bringing you the stories you need to hear today, read by the women who wrote th...
The Dolly Model Who Dared To Grow Older
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Ali? Find her extra No Filter episode here. If you picked up a magazine in the late 80s or early 90s, chances are Alison Brahe Daddo wa...
Tom Tilley: Speaking In Tongues
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Tom? Find his extra No Filter episode here. Tom Tilley was just 10 years old when he began speaking in tongues. Best known for hosting ...
What Happened To Tara Moss
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Tara? Find her extra No Filter episode here. Tara Moss is a name most Australians know well. She’s a former model, best-sel...
What Really Happened To Melissa Caddick?
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Kate? Find her extra No Filter episode here. When Melissa Caddick went missing in November 2020, Kate McClymont knew that there w...
The Untold Story Of Reggie From Big Brother
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia first fell in love with Reggie Bird in 2003, when she became the third person in Australia to win Big Brother. The whole country knew Reggie...
Who Is Anthony Albanese?
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has woken up to a new Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese. So who is he? What's his story? At the end of 2021, Anthony Albanese sat down with M...
The Day Renee Found Out Her Father Was A Murderer
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, Renee McBryde thought she had an ordinary life. She was raised by a young, single mum in Sydney, spent time with her grandparents every we...
Lisa Curry Is Ready To Talk
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more with Lisa? Find her extra No Filter episode here. Lisa Curry has had many titles in her life. Olympian… IronWoman… Mrs K...
When Sophie Cachia Fell Hard For A Woman
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of Sophie? Listen to Mia’s bonus episode with her here about sex, marriage & expanding her family. The last thing Sophie Cachia ex...
Don’t Call Alex Fevola A WAG
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of Alex? Listen to Mia’s bonus episode with her here about having another baby in her 40s. Alex Fevola is the founder of the successfu...
Everyone Underestimates Abbie Chatfield
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of Abbie? Listen to Mia’s bonus episode with her here. In the space of a few short years, Abbie Chatfield has gone from reality TV vil...
A Message From Mia...
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No Filter is a podcast where people tell their stories very candidly and aren’t afraid to be vulnerable. Today, Mia turns the mic on herself to ...
When Ryan Shelton Decided To Be Vulnerable
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Shelton is a successful comedian, writer and podcaster but these days, he's perhaps best known for starting conversations that are uncomfortable ...
The Reality Of Being A Reality TV Villain, With Olivia From MAFS
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For anyone who may have missed it, the defining feud of this season of Married, At First Sight, has unfolded between two women named Olivia ...
804 Days In An Iranian Prison: Kylie Moore-Gilbert
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of Kylie? Listen to Mia’s bonus episode with her here. On the 12th of September, 2018, Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arr...
Languishing, Burnout & The Great Resignation
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the rest of Mia's interview with Adam Cast your mind back to the start of 2020. What was on your bingo card? Probably not words like burnout...
Geoff Huegill’s Biggest Wake Up Call
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more of Geoff? Listen to Mia’s bonus episode with him here. Geoff Huegill started swimming at the age of five. By the time he was 21, he&rs...
The Day Stephenie Rodriguez Lost Her Feet
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephenie Rodriguez was at a work conference in Nigeria in 2020 when she got bitten by a mosquito. At the time, she didn’t think anything of it,...
What’s A Woman Over 40 Meant To Look Like In 2022?
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a confusing time to work out what a woman over 40 is supposed to look like. Last week, two magazine covers were released. One with 56yo for...
My Sister's Secrets
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes really bad things happen in families. Things that aren’t spoken about. Things that are covered up to protect adults….at the exp...
The Resilience Guy Was Not Okay
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh van Cuylenberg’s job is to teach resilience. But when he realised that he wasn’t okay, he knew he had a problem. On this episod...
Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want more from Johann? Listen to the rest of his chat with Mia here Does your brain feel a bit like a marshmallow lately? Do you find it hard to conce...
Introducing Restart: The Moment Madeleine West Realised Her Relationship Was Over (1)
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Restart here. In case you missed it, we launched a new show with Madeleine West this week called Restart. If you’re one of the many...
Kirli Saunders Will Never Question Why She Loves Who She Loves
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on No Filter, we’re proud to introduce Narelda Jacobs as our guest host. Kirli Saunders is a storyteller, poet, artist, and teac...
Rhoda Roberts: “Now Is The Time To Awaken Those Sleeping Spirits”
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on No Filter, we’re proud to introduce Narelda Jacobs as our guest host. Rhoda Roberts is one of the most influential Australian...
The Day Madeleine West Hit Restart On Her Life
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you looked at Madeleine West’s Instagram 5 years ago, you would have easily presumed that she had the perfect life. She lived in a fabulous h...
How Matthew Reilly Came Back To Life
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just a heads-up, this interview touches on the themes of suicide. If you need help call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Matthew Reilly lives a very strang...
It’s Personal For Urzila Carlson
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Urzila Carlson’s life has been anything but ordinary. She grew up in South Africa, migrated to New Zealand in her late 20s, and didn’t dec...
The Unexpected Moment That Ended Lauren Jackson’s Basketball Career
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was February 2016, and Australian Basketball legend Lauren Jackson was looking down the barrel of her fifth Olympic Games in Rio. Lauren was alread...
The Empty Chairs At The Christmas Table
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas is often referred to as the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a day that's meant to be filled with joy and love. But what if you'r...
Sharon Johal Is Stronger Than She Thought
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just a heads-up - this episode covers the difficult and emotional topic of miscarriage. If you’re a fan of the Aussie TV show Neighbours, then y...
The Private Life Of Anthony Albanese
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a teen, Anthony Albanese sat down with his mother for dinner. It was just the two of them, as it always had been. Albanese’s father had died ...
It’s Complicated: Grace Tame’s Experience As Australian Of The Year
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Picture this: You get a job that you didn’t apply for. You only have to do it for a year...but here’s the catch - the whole country is wat...
Rebecca Woolf Was Going To Leave Her Husband, Then He Died
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Woolf has done a lot of things before everyone else. She became a mum at 23 years old, had four children by the time she was 29 including twin...
When Fiona Met Hayley
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This love story starts with one woman sliding into another woman’s DMs. Fiona Falkiner is a model, she was a contestant and then a host on The B...
Phoebe Burgess Is Ready To Talk: Part Two
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For two years, Phoebe Burgess remained pretty silent when it came to the breakup of her marriage. And then her ex-husband went on a reality TV show ca...
Phoebe Burgess Is Ready To Talk
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you’d looked at Phoebe Burgess’ Instagram account three or four years ago, chances are you would have seen a happy family smiling back ...
Kate Langbroek Decided To Blow Up Her Life
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past two decades, Kate Langbroek's life has changed dramatically. Some of that change has been because of choices she’s made - like hav...
The Very Big Friendship of Leigh Sales & Annabel Crabb
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mia Freedman often says friendships are forged in the fire of shitty times as well as great ones. And that is the truth of the very strong, sometimes ...
The Story Of Amani Haydar
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amani Haydar was five months pregnant and excitedly preparing to become a mother for the first time. But on an ordinary day, Amani’s life change...
Lisa Wilkinson’s Life Wasn’t Meant To Be Like This: Part Two
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Across two episodes of No Filter, you’re going to hear the story of Lisa Wilkinson. But it’s Lisa Wilkinson like you’ve never heard ...
Lisa Wilkinson’s Life Wasn’t Meant To Be Like This: Part One
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next two episodes of No Filter, you’re going to hear the story of Lisa Wilkinson. But it’s Lisa Wilkinson like you’ve never...
The Private Life Of Emma Wiggle
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Watkins grew up wanting to be a ballerina. She’d watched dancers all her life on the TV, and on The Wiggles. But then she got injured, and ...
The Baby Catcher
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline de Costa started studying medicine at Sydney University when she was just 16 years old, after a few years off and a baby in between, Caroline...
The Day Stuart Diver Decided To Live
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was an ordinary day on the 30th of July, 1997 in Thredbo, but at 11:35pm the earth moved. Lives were changed and lost in just a few minutes. The Th...
Introducing Extraordinary Stories: Young Talent Time
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a child star factory that catapulted Dannii Minogue and Tina Arena onto the world stage and created the country’s first-ever teen heartth...
Australia’s New Queen Of Breakfast TV
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a good reason why breakfast TV hosts are among the biggest celebrities in the country. It’s an intimate and long-term relationship...
Navigating Gender & Identity With Zoe Terakes
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Terakes is 21 and they identify as non-binary and trans masculine. You would have seen Zoe on your screens or on the stage, maybe in the ABC&rsquo...
“I Was Flying An American Airlines Plane On 9/11”: Beverley Bass’ Extraordinary Story
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
September 11 2001 is etched in the minds of people all over the world. It changed the way we lived and traveled, fundamentally. But, it also gave us t...
Ben Crowe Knows How You Can Find Your Purpose
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a good reason why Ben Crowe is Australia’s most in-demand professional mentor and leadership coach. Before he started ...
Living With Relationship OCD
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has intrusive thoughts. But if you live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Well, it becomes something much more extreme. You get stuck on yo...
Everyone's Talking About Tony Armstrong
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Armstrong is the most talked-about new talent in the television industry right now. Everyone is talking about him. Every media company wanted to ...
Introducing Cancelled: Mamamia's First Comedy Podcast
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey! We've launched a new show and we want to tell you about it... Welcome to Cancelled, Mamamia’s brand new podcast that unpacks what happens t...
Pieces Of Britney With Pandora Sykes
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Britney Spears is one we’re guessing you’re familiar with. Child star from a small town makes it big in the city, only t...
Inside The Life Of An Elite Gymnast
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how much you know or care about gymnastics, you couldn’t have escaped the story of Simone Biles during the Tokyo Olympics. Every four ...