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Jock Zonfrillo’s Last Shot
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might know Jock Zonfrillo as the Scottish judge who wears a three-piece suit on Australia’s Masterchef. But what you might not know about Jo...
Dick Pics, TikTok & Vaping: The Hectic Lives Of Teenagers
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being a teenager has changed. A lot. There’s TikTok, vaping, dick pics, snap chat maps...and all the things that were once thought as fixed - li...
If You’re Struggling Right Now, This Is For You
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh van Cuylenberg’s job is to teach resilience. He was a primary school teacher volunteering in Northern India when he had a life-changing rea...
Not A Man, Not A Woman: Meet Deni Todorović
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode about pronouns but it’s not really. It’s actually about love and shame and freedom and acceptance and painful struggles...
The Story Of Michel & Simon
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, you’re going to hear a story about a family. A family just like half a million other families around Australia. A family with two people ...
The Episode We Were Nearly Harassed Into Cancelling
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This interview nearly didn’t happen, and it’s really important that you know why. A few weeks ago, Mia had her first Covid-19 vaccination ...
Camilla Franks Is Living For Two People
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla Franks founded the luxury, bohemian fashion-label in 2004 as an outsider to the fashion industry. Fast forward 18 years and everyone from Opra...
Why Ada Nicodemou Stayed
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2000, Ada Nicodemou joined the cast of Home and Away, Australia’s second longest-running soap opera, after Neighbours. She signed on for a 6-...
Annabel Walker Is Out Of Jail & Wants To Talk
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2020, 32-year-old Annabel Walker was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of a string of fraud and deception convict...
The Two Different Types Of Sex
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chantelle Otten is a psycho-sex therapist who spends her days in other people’s sex lives, helping them to feel comfortable in their own skin. S...
The Toxic Truth About Young Doctors
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yumiko Kadota always dreamed of being a doctor. And it happened. She made it happen. And at first, she thrived in the high-pressure, high-performance ...
Delta Goodrem: The Big Reset
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At only 36, Delta Goodrem has lived a very big life. She’s been a teen star, a cancer survivor, an actress, a judge on The Voice, and, of course...
Kirsten Was 28 When She Had Her Stomach Removed
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This story starts with a dinner. Six friends are gathered to celebrate a farewell in a fancy restaurant in inner city Sydney. For one of them, a young...
The Devil Wears Zimmermann
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justine Cullen is a former beauty editor, award-winning fashion magazine editor, and now author. And she lives a very interesting life. On this ...
My Life In Mortuary Scrubs & G-Strings
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Jane Holmes grew up knowing she wanted to work in the funeral industry and be a dancer. Little did she know she’d end up doing both of thin...
Introducing Extraordinary Stories Magazine Queens: Ita Buttrose, Kerry Packer & The Birth Of Cleo
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing our new show Extraordinary Stories. If you like what you hear, head to mamamia.com.au/mplus In a chaotic Sydney share-house in the Spring...
The Private Tragedy Of Magazine Queen Nene King
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nene King is one of Australia’s most successful Magazine Queens. She’s been the Editor and Editor-In-Chief of Woman’s Day, Australia...
The Many Complicated Lives Of Kyle Sandilands: Part Two
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 of Kyle Sandilands' No Filter interview, Australia’s highest-paid breakfast radio host spoke about his traumatic childhood, how he bec...
The Many Complicated Lives Of Kyle Sandilands: Part One
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Sandilands has lived a lot of different lives over the past 50 years. He’s been a survivor of family abuse, a scared homeless kid, a graspi...
Dating Men & Sleeping With Women: Nadia Bokody’s Open Relationship
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When sex columnist Nadia Bokody decided to open up her relationship with her current partner, she set some ground rules. One-night stands only. No emo...
There Is No "I" In Threesome
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before exchanging “I do’s”, there was something important documentary-maker, Ollie Lucks and his fiancee Zoe felt they needed to do....
What Tanya Plibersek Wants Every Woman To Know
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The past few weeks in Australia have been tumultuous...especially if you're a woman. Women are angry, we're sad and we want change.Tanya Plibersek MP ...
Josh Frydenberg's Very Busy Year
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the past year, Josh Frydenberg has had arguably one of the toughest jobs in Australia. When thousands of people lost their jobs due to the pandemi...
Why Daisy Turnbull Loves Taking A Risk
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Resilience is one of the biggest self-development buzzwords. Everybody wants to be more resilient yet anxiety and depression in young children has hit...
The Rebirth Of Ronni Kahn
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
18 years ago, Ronni Kahn's life looked very different. She was the owner of a successful events company and was in a relationship with a man who she t...
Aminata Was Kidnapped When She Was 18
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1999, Sierra Leone was in the midst of a brutal civil war. Citizens would wake up everyday and face relentless violence. Rebel soldiers would vicio...
The Truth About Having A Baby Alone
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, 37-year-old Ally Collier was living the dream. An accomplished playwright in New York, she shared an apartment with her boyfriend of five-yea...
Life After Penguin Bloom
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013, Sam Bloom was on holidays in Thailand when the balcony she was standing on collapsed. Sam fell twenty feet and crashed onto the blue tiles be...
Penguin Bloom: The Origin Story
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally published in 2016... In 2013, mother-of-three Sam Bloom’s world changed. A freak accident on a family holiday in T...
BONUS: Claudia Karvan On Making A Hit Show During Covid
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make a TV show during a pandemic? Where do you film when all the hospitals are full up? How do you find a newborn baby? C...
Claudia Karvan On Fame & Family
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
She's the woman we all grew up with. From Love My Way, to The Secret Life Of Us, Claudia Karvan has earned a special place in our hearts. With a caree...
The Secret Life Of Gladys Berejiklian
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
State Premiers. They're the rockstars of the COVID era. We wait for their updates and we hang on every word. We cheer their great decisions and endles...
Chronic Illness: A Love Story
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcaster Jacinta Parsons was 22 when she started feeling unwell. The kind of unwell that….well, lingered. Some days she couldn’t get o...
Narelda Jacobs On Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate January 26th
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on No Filter, we’re proud to introduce Narelda Jacobs as our guest host. Narelda is a proud Whadjuk Noongar woman. She’s a...
An Intimate Conversation About Friendship
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A reason, a season or a lifetime. They say friendships only fall into three categories, and these tend to be them. Mia Freedman and Bec Sparrow'...
The Most Powerful Australian In Hollywood
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big Little Lies, Queen America, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Dry. These TV shows and movies have been some of the biggest created over the past coup...
What Life As A Twin Is Actually Like
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next 3 weeks on No Filter, we'll be bringing you a special series on sisterhood, made possible by Frozen The Musical. Clare and Jessie Stephe...
The Diary Of A Lap Dancer
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what goes on in a strip club? How lap dances actually work? How the women who strip and dance for a living in these clubs feel ...
BONUS: Rick Morton Was Born Into Rural Royalty. Suddenly, He Was Dirt Poor
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping into your feed to reshare a special episode of No Filter with you. Earlier this week on No Filter you heard from Rick Morton, all about...
Rick Morton On Growing Up Poor
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Morton is a journalist and author. He’s also learnt to memorise phone numbers. Specifically ones from debt collectors. Because up until rec...
2020: The Year Of Little Griefs & How To Process Them
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas. It’s often talked about as the most wonderful time of the year. But at the end of an unspeakable year, it feels like we are all crawl...
Silvia Colloca Hates Labels
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ospite di oggi su No Filter è Silvia Colloca. For those who don't speak Italian, today's guest on No Filter is the delightful Silvia Colloca. S...
Caroline Hirons: The Most Influential Woman In Beauty
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Hirons is 50. A mum of four. A grandma of one. An author. And she’s the most influential woman in beauty right now. A review from...
What Happened To Stan Walker
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of Stan Walker, you probably think of Australian Idol, and that catchy song ‘Black Box’ he released straight after he won i...
Introducing What I Eat When
04 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...
Inside The Life Of A Secret Alcoholic
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the past 5 years, today's guest has kept a secret. She’d wake up and start drinking to get through the day. She’d leave work...
The Day Shanna Realised She Was An Alcoholic
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the difference between a party girl and an alcoholic? For today's guest, it was about 20 years, a series of traumas, and a large dose of denial...
Candice Warner Has Climbed Back From Rock Bottom. Again
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Candice Warner is an ironwoman. She’s also the wife of Australian cricketer David Warner, and the mother of three girls. Most recently you would...
Constance Hall Has Had One Hell Of A Year
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has been a terrible year for so many people, but Constance Hall? It’s been tougher than most. The business owner, mum of seven, and social ...
The Evolution Of Zoe Foster Blake: Part Two
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to part one of Mia's interview with Zoe here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/zoe-foster-blake-interview How do you become an accidental ...
The Evolution Of Zoe Foster Blake: Part One
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Foster Blake is an entrepreneur, author of 10 books, mum of two, writer, producer and columnist. She’s the brains behind cult beauty brand&n...
Parenting, Polyamory & Surviving A Refugee Camp
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline Nguyen has lived a very big life. When she was 3 years old her family left Vietnam by boat. They spent six days on the South China Sea a...
Magazine Queens: The Editors Who Influenced A Generation
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the 1980s to the 2000s, before the Internet arrived, magazines were tops. Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Dolly, Harper's Bazaar... there were so many....
BONUS: Coping With Pregnancy Loss
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping into your feed today on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day to share an episode of Get Me Pregnant that m...
Loneliness: The Silent Epidemic
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Loneliness. In Australia, it impacts one in four people. But since COVID, there’s been a lot more people across the country and the world feelin...
What Happened To Sophie Delezio
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2003, a two-year-old girl captured the hearts of Australians when she was involved in an accident at her NSW childcare centre. Her name was Sophie ...
Cathy Oddie Made The Best Of Her Worst
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just a heads up, this is a conversation about domestic and family violence. If you or someone you love needs help, please call 1800 Respect. Thi...
Vivian McGrath Never Thought She’d Find Love Again
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just a heads up, this is a conversation about domestic and family violence. If you or someone you love needs help, please call 1800 Respect. Thi...
Courtney Ugle Isn't Letting Her Past Dictate Her Future
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just a heads up, this is a conversation about domestic and family violence. If you or someone you love needs help, please call 1800 Respect. Thi...
RBG, Hillary & Trump
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As if 2020 hasn't already been enough, over the weekend we learnt that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, feminist icon and Associate Justice of the American Suprem...
Nikki Boyer: Dying For Sex
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode about an epic friendship between two women. It transcends marriages, divorce, miscarriage and sex and ends in the most poignant, tr...
Madeleine West Has Found Her Voice
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a fan of Australian TV, then chances are you know the name Madeleine West. From Neighbours, to Playing For Keeps, to Underbelly ...
Layne Beachley Had Three Mothers
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Layne Beachley has done a lot in her life. She’s held world records, won world titles and is regarded as the most successful female surfer in hi...
BONUS: William McInnes On Being The Best Single Dad Possible
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Father's Day. And whether it's a happy, sad or complicated day for you, here at No Filter we wanted to share a special episode that serves as...
Miriam Margolyes' Very Extraordinary Life
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Miriam Margolyes is an actress, comedian, documentary maker and all-round incredible woman. If you don’t know Miriam’s name, you’ll ...
A Wedding, A Funeral And A Beard That's Saving Lives
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's No Filter episode features a man with a beard. But it's not just any beard. Jimmy Niggle's life changed forever 10 years ago when he was...
Dotty Charles On Outrage: Why Everyone Is Shouting And No One Is Talking
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It all started with a holiday to Thailand and a hoodie with a picture of a monkey on it. That’s how Dotty Charles knew that the world had ...
Why Everyone's In Love With Michael From Love On The Spectrum
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Australians, and now the world, have fallen in love with a man named Michael. And if you don’t know why, you’re about to. At the end...
A Hollywood Life In Lockdown
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a fan of Stan's hit show The Bold Type, you'll definitely recognise today's guest. And if you’re not, then let me introduce you t...
Introducing Me After You
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of our new podcast, Me After You, with you. No matter how it happens, motherhood changes you...
The One Thing Julia Gillard Wished She’d Done Differently
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Gillard has been busy this year. Very busy. She’s written a book called ‘Women and Leadership’ with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala w...
At 30, Sophie Cachia Turned Her 'Perfect' Life Upside Down
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To her many Instagram followers, it seemed like the 'Young Mummy' Sophie Cachia had a pretty rosy life. She had a successful influencer career and pyj...
Introducing Lady Startup Stories: How Flex Mami Made Herself Into A Brand
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of Lady Startup Stories with you. Flex Mami is a 26 year old slashie: she’s a DJ, TV p...
Rebekah Robertson: The Trailblazing Mother Of A Trans Child
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebekah Robertson had twins. Both assigned male at birth. Despite what was written on their birth certificates, Rebekah’s twins were very differ...
Teresa Palmer's Very Un-Hollywood Life
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Teresa Palmer was nineteen, she walked into Hollywood's biggest talent agency and told them she was happy to have a career, but her biggest plans...
Bikram: Yogi. Guru. Predator.
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was recorded in January 2020. This is a story about fame and power and money and celebrity. And…..yoga. And the point at whic...
Narelda Jacobs' Big Life Has So Many Plot Twists
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Narelda Jacobs grew up in a big, rambunctious family. Her mother, an Irish trailblazer, came out to Australia and married Narelda's dad, a member of t...
When Elizabeth Gilbert Fell In Love With Her Best Friend, Rayya
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
*NOTE: This interview was recorded before the Black Lives Matters protests that are sweeping the world*You fall in love with your best friend, she tel...
A Note About This Week’s Show
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 parents, 4 kids, 3 states: Andrew Solomon's Beautiful Modern Family
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Solomon always wanted a family of his own, but he grew up in a time where that wasn't a reality for someone who was gay. Over the years, ...
The Very Real Life Of Sex Worker And Author Rita Therese
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a content warning on this episode: talk of suicide, and there’s also some graphic language Rita Therese is her pen name. Gia is he...
It Was Invisible...
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve never experienced an unhealthy relationship, one where passion and power and control insidiously morphs into abuse…..this episo...
Glennon Doyle's Life Was Totally Upended In A Single Evening
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was 2016 and Glennon Doyle was a wife, a mother and the author of a book called Love Warrior, that was about to be released. The book was a m...
When Andrew Met Anne: A Son's Story
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've wanted to bring you this story for a while now - because it's a story that's played out in our extended Mamamia family. Anne Stephens (mot...
When Anne Met Andrew: A Mother's Story
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've wanted to bring you this story for a while now - because it's a story that's played out in our extended Mamamia family. Anne Stephens (mot...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Dr Norman Swan
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m Skyping with Dr Norman Swan, who's become one of Australia's most well known faces during the COVID19 crisis. Every night, he's...
Malcolm Turnbull's New Life
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone in Australia has an opinion about Malcolm Turnbull's time as Prime Minister - including and most especially the enemies who brought him down....
How Are You Doing? Amanda Gordon On COVID19 Anxiety
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m Skyping with Amanda Gordon, one of Australia's most well known and well respected psychologists. We're catching up about ...
Bringing Women Back To Life: The Dr Catherine Hamlin Story
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being ousted from your community, from your family, your whole life, because of a condition you'd developed during childbirth. A condition tha...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Trinny Woodall
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m Skyping with Trinny Woodall: TV host, author, fashion and makeover expert, founder of beauty company Trinny London. Trinny is i...
Let's Talk About Sex With Tracey Cox
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tracey Cox knows about sex. She's been writing about it since before she was even having it. Her books have taught generations of women how to r...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Osher Gunsberg
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m Skyping with Osher Gunsberg: TV host, podcast, author, mental health advocate and new dad. He and his partner Audrey recently had a b...
A Happy Update From The Happiest Man Alive, Eddie Jaku
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to update and revisit an interview I did with Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, who describes himself as The Happiest Man Alive. Today his 100...
Simi Polonsky Returns With Some Beautiful News
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first time Simi Polonsky Hoffman was on No Filter, she was deep in grief. Her husband, Shua, had died of a sudden illness, leaving her with ...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Turia Pitt
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m Skyping with Turia Pitt- mining engineer, athlete, motivational speaker, author, mother and bloody legend. I wanted to ask her about ...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Alison Brahe-Daddo
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m Skyping with Alison Brahe-Daddo - the iconic Australian model who married the iconic Australian TV host, Cameron Daddo, moved to LA, ...
Julia Baird Finds Light In The Darkness
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You may know Julia from her columns in Australian newspapers and the New York Times and from the TV where she hosts daily current affairs show, The Dr...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Susan Carland
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m calling up Susan Carland - who is an academic, author, feminist and television presenter. She lives with her husband, Waleed Aly and t...
How Are You Doing? A Check In With Amelia Lester
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m calling up one of my best friends, Amelia Lester who some of you may know if you listened to the podcast we used to host together abou...
Sara-Marie Fedele: The Original Reality Star
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been nearly twenty years since Sara-Marie Fedele bum danced her way into the heart of any Australian who had a TV, during the first season of Big...