No Filter

Imagine if your biggest professional rival was also your sister. And imagine if your profession was one of the most unforgiving in the world. Cate and Bronte Campbell have been competing against one another for almost all their lives and yet in 2016, during the 100m freestyle at the Rio Olympics, something went horribly wrong for Cate. What happened next would affect both sisters and change Cate's attitude to swimming for a long time. In this episode, Cate and Bronte join Mia Freedman to discuss the behind-the-scenes reality of their careers as professional swimmers, growing up in Africa before moving to Australia, what it's like to date a professional athlete and how they manage to be each other's greatest rivals and biggest supporters. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guests Cate and Bronte Campbell   Producer: Elissa Ratliff If you are after something else to listen to, check out Mia's interview with Leisel Jones GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The day Marguerite Edwards died began like any other day. The family woke up, got their 3 daughters ready for school. Marguerite’s husband Iain headed off to work at his Orthodontist clinic which was a 5-minute drive up the road. Marguerite dropped the girls at high school and went to an aerobics class. It was the ‘80s after all.   But at 6 pm that night Iain got a phone call from his neighbour. Marguerite hadn’t picked the girls up from school, so the neighbour had collected them. When the neighbour had gone to the house to check on her friend Marguerite, she found the front door open and blood visible on the carpet. Iain raced home, entered his house, walked up the stairs to their bedroom and found his precious wife lying on the floor.  At just 41 years old, Marguerite Edwards had been murdered. And life as Iain and his girls knew it, really did change forever... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Dr Iain Edwards. And if you need help dealing with grief, check out Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re OK living a life of frequent and often crushing disappointment, you’ll be able to handle a career as a professional cyclist. That’s the advice Dr Bridie O’Donnell was given by a fellow cyclist when she decided to make cycling her career. She was not at the point in her life’s journey where you would expect someone to choose the path of a professional athlete - she was 32 years old, a doctor and, as one coach told her bluntly, she was ‘too old, too fat and too slow' to make it in one of the toughest, most physically and emotionally demanding sports on earth. But she did make it. Bridie became a world record breaker after taking an astonishing leap of faith, with no previous history in the sport, she decided to become an elite cyclist. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Bridie O'Donnell. Find her book here: https://bit.ly/2kw2Ely  Producer: Elissa Ratliff   This episode of No Filter is brought to you by Go Daddy, your one stop shop for everything you need to get your idea, or business online   GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode contains a discussion of suicide.  If this brings up any issues for you please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Trinny Woodall spent the early 2000s giving women makeovers with her partner in fashion crime, Susannah.  Their books and TV series, What Not to Wear, were iconic in the 2000s.  Now Trinny has a makeup company called Trinny London, which she launched at the age of 53 after her show was cancelled and her income dried up overnight. Trinny has had had a lot of ups and downs in her life. She tried for a long time to get pregnant before finally having her daughter Lyla when she was 40.  Then after 10 years of marriage, Trinny divorced Lilly's father Johnny in 2008. But they remained good friends until tragically, Johnny, who battled with addiction and other issues, took his own life. So how did she get through that?  And what does it look like when you have to rebuild yourself and your brand when you're already famous and in your 50s? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Trinny Woodall. Producer: Rachael Hart  GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why has this happened to me? Will I ever stop comparing my child? What will our future look like? For the past 3 years, these are just some of the questions that have floated in and out of Melanie Dimmit’s head. Questions she felt she shouldn’t be expressing. Until now.  Melanie is a journalist. She’s also the mum of two little kids under the age of three - Arlo and Odie. She hadn’t planned to have two kids under 3,  but after the birth of her firstborn, Arlo, she didn’t have a choice. When Arlo was born things didn’t go exactly to plan. Surprising for a birth story, I know. But this one was more unusual than others. Mel needed an emergency caesar, and Arlo was left without oxygen for 10 minutes.  Six months later, Mel and her partner Ro found out that Arlo was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Mel didn’t know what to do. Or how to handle it. There was a fear around everything. From the way she spoke about Arlo to how she felt about her situation. She couldn’t find anything to read that she could relate to. So she decided to write it. In a book... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Melanie Dimmit. Find her book here: https://bit.ly/2m3L8Fq  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here. This episode of No Filter is brought to you by the Toyota Kluger.     Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s something about Angie Kent's honesty and no BS attitude to love and life that have people rooting for her. When Angie agreed to be the Bachelorette she was walking in as a 29 year old woman who'd never been in love.She sits down with Mia Freedman to talk about what goes on behind the scenes of one of Australia's favourite reality shows and lets us in on some of her back story you might not know about.From her beginnings on Gogglebox to her detox in the jungle, Angie's come a long way from her life living with Yvie in Sydney.And of course, she spills a little bit of tea on her current relationship, because yes, she's in love. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Angie Kent Producers: Rachael Hart & Daryl Missen GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Stephanie Wood decided to go on a date with a guy she met online she had no idea it would change the course of her life forever. Stephanie is an award-winning journalist and author, she’s a smart woman in her late 40s who doesn’t stand for bullshit.  But when she met Joe, all of that fell by the wayside.  Because Stephanie fell head over heels in love with a man she barely knew and all was not as it seems. These days, almost 40% of relationships begin online and while there are plenty of success stories, there are also some horror stories too.  This is one of those stories. Stephanie has written a book about her experience called Fake, and she joins Mia now to talk about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Stephanie Wood. Follow her on Twitter here: https://bit.ly/2m0fgSl   Buy her book Fake here: https://bit.ly/2m5rZmv  Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio edited by Daryl Missen GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might have imagined this chat would be all about Libby Trickett's golden swimming career, but there's much more to Libby's story than swimming.  When she retired for the second time, Libby found herself like a fish out of water... literally. Coming from a world where your whole life is set out in a schedule made by someone else, to now having to find her passion on her own. After struggling with post-natal depression with her first daughter, Libby is now pregnant with her third child. She's also now an author. Libby sits down with Mia to share her story... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Libby TrickettYou can purchase Libby's new book here; https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/Beneath-the-Surface-Libby-Trickett-9781760632823 Producers: Rachael Hart & Hannah Bowman GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 12th of September 2014, a mother called 000 to report her son missing. Five years later, he still hasn't been found. William Tyrrell, the little boy in the spiderman suit, was born in 2011 to his biological parents whose names we aren’t legally allowed to tell you. At 9 months, William was placed into foster care with his older sister and at 3, William was playing outside his foster grandmother’s house in Kendall NSW when he went missing.  So what actually happened on that day? Did he wander off or was he taken?  And is there a chance he is still alive? Journalist Caroline Overington has spent the past year looking into the disappearance of William Tyrrell for her podcast Nowhere Child.  On the show she speaks to William’s biological father, grandmother and members of the public who were involved in this ongoing case. And she joins Mia now to talk about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Caroline Overington.  Listen to Nowhere Child here: https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/nowhere-child  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.      Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Griffiths has been telling stories for the past 25 years of her life.  Whether it’s through movies like Muriel’s Wedding or TV shows like Six Feet Under or Brothers and Sisters - each of which she starred in for years, she’s built her career out of playing interesting characters. But now, she’s decided to create interesting characters.  You see Rachel was at a BBQ on Melbourne Cup day in 2015 when a lightning bolt of an idea hit her. She was watching the race surrounded by her friends, when the race caller said the words Michelle Payne.  What happened next went down in history. Michelle Payne became the first ever female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. And Rachel knew in that moment that she had to turn it into a film. Four years later she's done just that and she joins Mia to talk about it.  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Rachel Griffiths. Head to your local cinema to see Ride Like A Girl and support this great Aussie movie.   Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.      Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's easy to forget celebrities have to work and that being famous doesn't pay the bills.  Dannii Minogue has been working hard since she was seven years old. From the ages of seven to 16 Dannii was a cast member on one of the biggest TV shows of the time, Young Talent Time. Then at 17 she signed her first record deal and moved to New York. By 23 she was married to actor and son of a former Prime Minister, Julian McMahon and everything seemed to be on track but nothing has ever come easy.  Dannii has worked her butt off to build the brand she's got and she joins Mia to talk about it now... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Dannii Minogue. Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/danniiminogue/ Watch her on The Masked Singer on Ten now.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pia Miranda has a cracker of a year. Until recently, she was best known for her starring role as Josephine in the cult Australian coming-of-age film 'Looking For Alibrandi' where she played a schoolgirl. She's worked solidly for the past 20 years since then as an actress and voiceover artist and she's had two kids.But in early 2019, Pia received an email that would change her and her family's life. It was an invitation to be on Australian Survivor, the reality show where you get dropped on a deserted island and you have to....survive, via a series of physically and mentally grueling challenges, with almost no food. At 46 years old and far from a professional athlete, Pia played hard. Hard enough to win. And what happened next came as a brutal shock, on that she's still trying to process. You don't have to be a Survivor fan to enjoy this episode. Pia's story is fascinating. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Pia Miranda: https://www.instagram.com/_piamiranda/?hl=en Producer: Rachael Hart GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole Haddow didn’t expect to be living at home with her parents with an unstable income, a bunch of maxed-out credit cards and $11k's worth of debt when she turned 30. But that's where she found herself.  Nicole’s story will be familiar to a lot of millennials. In a world that demands we show off our best clothes, holidays and experiences on Instagram, it can be easy to find yourself in debt as you try to keep up. And that’s what happened to Nicole. She applied for her first credit card when she was 22 and next thing she knew she had more debt than she could handle and no idea how to get out of it. Nicole has written a book called Smashed Avocado that explains how she went from that moment to owning her own home two years later. Something she never ever thought she’d be able to do... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Nicole Haddow: https://www.instagram.com/nicolehaddow/  Find her book Smashed Avocado here: https://bit.ly/2lJPW2Q  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do when you get the worst news of your life?  Hide? Cry? Surround yourself with your nearest and dearest? Make a video about what may be the scariest journey you’ve ever been on? Briony Benjamin did all those things and more when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 31.  Briony was our Head Of Video here at Mamamia for 2 years and produced some of the most viral videos our company has ever had. And watching her go through this dreadful disease was heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same time. Which is why today, we wanted to share Briony’s story with you, because it's so important that you listen to your body and don't take no for an answer. September is Lymphoma Awareness month. To donate head to https://www.lymphoma.org.au/ Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Briony Benjamin https://www.facebook.com/BrionyBvideos/  Follow her new business here: https://www.instagram.com/social_parade/  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was 2018. Late at night. Melissa Hopkins was sitting in her bed. She was about to reveal something deeply personal about herself to the world, something that she had been suffering with for over 20 years but had never spoken about publicly, but on the eve of R U OK day in 2018, a suicide prevention day in Australia that aims to start conversations about mental health, Melissa decided to speak out. You see Melissa is the Head of Consumer Marketing at Optus which essentially means she is a very important person in a very big company but unbeknownst to her colleagues, both past and present, Melissa had been suffering from severe depression since she was a teenager.  It was something she didn’t talk about publicly in case people’s perception of her changed as a person and as a boss.  But since that moment, her world has gotten so much better. She joins Mia to talk about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. Visit R U OK day's website here: https://bit.ly/2maid2B  If you need help, call Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Melissa Hopkins https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissafhopkins/?originalSubdomain=au  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 17 years, Jo Elvin was the Editor In Chief of the UK's biggest magazines, Glamour. But in 2017, Jo lost her job. And her world as she knew it shifted. Jo, who was born and raised in Sydney and started her career at Dolly Magazine had moved to the UK to further her career. Glamour was her dream gig. And she was bloody good at what she did, but one morning after a meeting with her boss, she found herself jobless. So how do you handle a set back like that in your 40s, a time in your career when you are really good at what you do and have a hell of a lot to offer?  How do you get back out there? And how do you start again? On this episode of No Filter Jo and Mia discuss everything from magazines to motherhood and what actually happens when your life gets turned upside down.  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Jo Elvin Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jo_elvin/?hl=ur  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right now, across the country two out of three young women between the ages of 12 and 18 have been asked to send a nude photo of themselves to someone.  But what happens after they send it? Sophie Hyde is an Australian film director, mother and the creator of the hit SBS show The Hunting that is a four part series about teen sexting and scandal.  She spent months researching why teens send nude selfies, and what she found was incredibly surprising. She joins Mia now to talk about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Sophie Hyde. You can watch The Hunting on SBS On Demand here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-hunting.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tully Smyth rose to fame after appearing on Big Brother in 2013.  She also unintentionally became the show's villain when she cheated on her longtime girlfriend with a guy she met in the house.   Since then, Tully has lived a lot of her life in the public eye and has carved out a living as an influencer.  A term she really struggles with.   Tully is the host of our brand new podcast, Social Squad, which goes behind-the-scenes of the perfectly curated lives of some of Australia's most successful influencers. But before we handed her the microphone and got her to ask the questions, Mia had some questions of her own. And when you hear about what Tully has been through, especially in the four weeks leading up to this interview, you’ll understand why.  Here’s part two of Mia’s conversation with Tully... SUBSCRIBE TO TULLY'S NEW PODCAST SOCIAL SQUAD HERE: https://omny.fm/shows/social-squad/playlists/social-squad Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Tully Smyth: https://www.instagram.com/tee_smyth/ Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tully Smyth rose to fame after appearing on Big Brother in 2013.  She also unintentionally became the show's villain when she cheated on her longtime girlfriend with a guy she met in the house.   Since then, Tully has lived a lot of her life in the public eye and has carved out a living as an influencer.  A term she really struggles with.   Tully is the host of our brand new podcast, Social Squad, which goes behind-the-scenes of the perfectly curated lives of some of Australia's most successful influencers. But before we handed her the microphone and got her to ask the questions, Mia had some questions of her own. And when you hear about what Tully has been through, especially in the four weeks leading up to this interview, you’ll understand why.  Here’s part one of Mia’s conversation with Tully... SUBSCRIBE TO TULLY'S NEW PODCAST SOCIAL SQUAD HERE: https://omny.fm/shows/social-squad/playlists/social-squad Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Tully Smyth: https://www.instagram.com/tee_smyth/ Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tiddas 4 Tiddas is a podcast series where Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman Marlee Silva sits down with some incredible Indigenous women for some candid conversations, and today on No Filter, we wanted to share one of those stories with you.   On this episode, Marlee’s guest is 22-year-old activist and writer, Vanessa Turnbull Roberts.Growing up, Vanessa had a very different childhood to other kids. On the day Kevin Rudd apologised for the Stolen Generation she was being taken from her family and pushed into the foster care system.  She was 11-years old. As an activist, law student and writer, Vanessa channels her frustration about being removed from her family into a passion to drive change for her people.  This discussion includes talk of suicide and depression. If you find any of the content unsettling, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. If you liked this episode please follow this link to subscribe to Tiddas 4 Tiddas: https://omny.fm/shows/tiddas-4-tiddas/naidoc-week-vanessa-turnbull-roberts  CREDITS:  Host: Marlee Silva Producers:  Elissa Ratliff and Amelia Navascues Follow Tiddas 4 Tiddas on Instagram here.  GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia Tiddas 4 Tiddas is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here. The Tiddas 4 Tiddas artwork is made possible by Call Time on Melanoma and artist Keeley Silva. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brisbane based singer/songwriter Amy Sheppard spent years altering the way she looked in her Instagram photos. Like most women who upload images to their feeds, she wanted to look polished, smooth, perfect.  And then she realised that she was making the women, both young and old who follow her, feel bad about their bodies.  So she decided to stop. She stopped editing out her cellulite. Stopped smoothing her legs. She stopped making herself look airbrushed.  And instead, she started a movement called Kiss My Fat Ass - that promotes normal features such as cellulite, rolls, and scars. You see Amy is a member of Aria award-winning Aussie band Sheppard - alongside two of her siblings. And aside from making hit songs like Geronimo and now Kiss My Fat Ass, she has decided to make Instagram and the world a better place. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Amy Sheppard https://www.instagram.com/amysheppardpie/?hl=en  Watch her #KissMyFatAss video clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjqjvD8He70&t=78s Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachael Casella met her husband Jonny when she was training to be a police officer and he was one of her instructors. Nothing happened until the training was finished, but then, the pair fell in love.  They got married. And as they went on their honeymoon, they started trying for a baby. But, like so many things in life, nothing followed a simple plan.  Rachael did eventually fall pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Mackenzie. But Mackenzie had Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Rachael and Johnny only got to hold her for seven months. Rachael’s story is difficult but incredibly important to hear.  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Rachael Casella. Read more of her story here: https://www.mylifeoflove.com/blogme  Follow her on Instagram here: @mylifeof_love Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When American author Candace Bushnell released her first book Sex And The City, she had no idea the impact it was about to have on the world.  That book and those stories would go on to form one of the most iconic characters of the 21st century, Carrie Bradshaw. And that character was roughly based on Candace Bushnell’s life.  And since that moment, things have never been the same for Candace. Her life has had many ups and downs and when I found out she was releasing a new book called Is There Still Sex In The City?  About marriage and divorce and friendships in your 50s and tinder in your 50s and ageing, and Mia and her speak about it all. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Candace Bushnell Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian actor Richard Roxburgh has an 'uneasy' relationship with fame. Most Australians would recognise him from his work in TV shows such as Rake or movies such as Moulin Rouge. But chances are, most Australians wouldn't know much about his off-camera life. Until now. In this episode of No Filter with Mia, Richard Roxburgh speaks candidly about why he has chosen not to live in Hollywood, his marriage to fellow actress and chef Sylvia Colocca and why he is so passionate about telling Australian stories.   Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Richard Roxburgh.  You can watch The Hunting on SBS now.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What were you doing on Boxing Day morning in 2004?  Sarah Ayles was on a beach in Sri Lanka, putting on a mask about to go snorkelling with her business partner and ex-boyfriend, when her life changed forever.  The Boxing Day Tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean and experts say it had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs.  227,898 people lost their lives across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand but Sarah survived. And now, she’s going on Australian Survivor to push herself even more... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. Listen to Sam Bloom's inspiring story here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/an-extraordinary-tale-of-tragedy-and-beauty  CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Sarah Ayles. You can watch her on Survivor now.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show we spoke to psychic medium John Edward, who over the last three decades has helped thousands of people communicate with loved ones who have crossed over to the other side.  But when Mia finished her interview with John, she realised she forgot to ask him one very important question.  What about lost babies? Do they ever come through? John’s answer may make you a little teary, but if you believe in it, it is worth a listen. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest John Edward. Find out about his Australian tour here. Listen to the original interview with him here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/john-edward-interview  Join our Never Forgotten Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamamianeverforgotten/  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Edward is a psychic medium who over the last three decades, has helped thousands of people communicate with loved ones who have crossed over to the other side. In fact, if you were around in the early 2000’s you probably saw his show Crossing Over on television.  But when he was young John grew up being very skeptical about psychics.  And he had good reason to be. He lived with his grandmother, in Long Island New York, and she was a psychic. She also had lots of psychics visit her house. But John didn’t want a bar of it. So what changed that? Well, as he tells Mia, a lot... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest John Edward. Find out about his Australian tour here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the start of the year, we had an episode of No Filter that we got a lot of feedback about so we thought we’d revisit this story... For years, Leigh Campbell, our executive editor here at Mamamia kept a secret.  It was about her fertility. And the struggles she had to fall pregnant.  Leigh and her husband Rich had been trying to have a baby for years.  They had countless rounds of IVF. Failed attempts and miscarriages that almost broke them.  On this updated episode of No Filter, we revisit Leigh’s story and share some very happy news that arrived just over three weeks ago... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. Listen to Leigh Campbell's birth story on This Glorious Mess here: https://omny.fm/shows/this-glorious-mess/leigh-campbell-birth-story  Join our Never Forgotten Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamamianeverforgotten/  CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Leigh Campbell. Follow her on Instagram @leighcampbell Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Lisa Taddeo set out to write a book about female desire she had no idea she would spend eight years inserting herself into three very different women’s lives. Tracing their history, capturing their stories and being a fly on the wall when it came to their sex lives.  Lisa is an American writer and journalist. She’s a wife, a mother and her new book Three Women is one of the most anticipated reads of 2019.  Elizabeth Gilbert has compared it to Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’. Gwyneth Paltrow is obsessed. This book is incredible, and Lisa joins Mia now to talk about it.  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Lisa Taddeo, find her book Three Women here.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every family has a secret. But some secrets are more shocking than others. Some secrets take longer to come out. Angela Hamilton always had an inkling that there was something not quite right with her dad. She hated him and feared him. He was violent towards his wife and three children throughout their lives and prone to explosive racist outbursts. He rarely spoke about his past but it always seemed like he was running away from something. And it turns out he was. There’s a new SBS series called Every Family Has A Secret and the makers of the show helped Angela to unearth the brutal truth of hers... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Angela Hamilton, watch her episode of Every Family Has A Secret on SBS on demand here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1535724611931/every-family-has-a-secret-angela-hamilton-and-david-field  Listen to Eddie Jaku's episode of No Filter here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/hes-98-and-surprisingly-hes-the-happiest-man-on-ea Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To subscribe to our new podcast Tiddas 4 Tiddas, click here.  Marlee Silva is 23 years old. She grew up in suburban Australia with her sister and her parents, not realising that some people perceived her family as different.  All that changed one day when she was 12 years old and it marked a turning point in Marlee’s life as a proud Kamilaroi, Dunghutti woman. Marlee is the host of our new podcast Tiddas 4 Tiddas, where every week she will be speaking to some of the brightest and most interesting Indigenous women in Australia, but today we wanted Marlee to share her story. Because it’s a great one... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Marlee Silva. Follow Tiddas 4 Tiddas on Instagram here and to subscribe to our new podcast Tiddas 4 Tiddas, click here.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Lowenstein first met Michael Hutchence when he was 23 making music videos for the likes of Hunters & Collectors and Cold Chisel. Michael liked what Richard made and commissioned him to make some music videos for INXS.  Little did Richard know almost 40 years later he’d be the man making a documentary about his best mates life. The good. The bad and all the mysteries that followed him until the very end.  Richard’s documentary, Mystify: Michael Hutchence is a captivating movie filled with rarely-seen footage and intimate home videos of Michael’s life - at home, on holidays, backstage, on the road, even in bed. It also features stories from three of the four most important women in Michael's life - Michelle Bennet, Kylie Minogue and Helena Christensen. And it's truly fascinating.  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Richard Lowenstein - find more about the Mystify film here  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda Keller has been on our screens and in our ears for over 30 years. She’s done everything from host breakfast radio with Andrew Denton, and now Brendan Jones, to stick her head out of a submarine on national TV as a presenter on Beyond 2000. She’s made people laugh and think for three decades and now, because of that, Amanda Keller is nominated for a Gold Logie. The shining star of awards in Australia. But behind those laughs, has been a very private home life.  And she joins Mia now to talk about all of it. The highs, the lows and the bits that make life great. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Amanda Keller. You can vote for Amanda to win the Gold Logie by clicking on this link. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 20th of June this year, con-man Hamish McLaren was sentenced to 16 years in prison after stealing more than $7.5 million from his victims, including his ex-wife Bec Rosen. Today on No Filter we're revisiting Mia's chat with Bec. The first time Bec Rosen met Hamish McLaren she thought he was a bit of a tosser.  Bec was a single mum who had just ended a bad marriage and, along with her three young sons, she’d moved to Blueys Beach on the NSW North Coast. Bec’s family were in the early stages of rebuilding their lives when Hamish appeared and made himself indispensable.  So indispensable in fact, that Bec and Hamish got married in 2011. And that was when Bec started to uncover the extraordinary lies her husband had told and the twisted secrets he was keeping from her and her boys. If you've listened to the podcast Who the hell is Hamish? You already know a bit about Hamish McLaren...or Hamish Watson...or any of the other names he used.  But you haven't heard all of Bec's story.  Until now... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guests Bec Rosen To hear more of Bec's story listen to Who The Hell Is Hamish by The Australian https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/who-the-hell-is-hamish/id1451470931?mt=2  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Pauline Hanson was elected into politics in the mid-90s, author Benjamin Law was in high school on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. He’d grown up in a very white area. But up until that point, he hadn’t really considered his race. Sure, he was Asian Australian, but that had never really been a problem. And then, Pauline Hanson made her maiden speech in Parliament and all of a sudden, Ben’s ethnicity was associated with something negative. His family was seen as different....He was Asian Australian, his parents were divorced and he was gay. Ben Law has gone on to become one of Australia’s most respected journalists. He’s also the creator of the hit SBS show The Family Law, which is now in its third season. And he’s been in a relationship with his partner Scott for more than half his life. He’s a really interesting guy, a great ally to women, and this interview with Mia will make you laugh... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Benjamin Law Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Georgie Dent was asked when her nervous breakdown began, she had to think. Really think. Was it at 19 when she found herself diagnosed with a disease she’d never heard of? Was it a few months later when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease? Was it at 24 when by all accounts, her life was perfect - working as a lawyer at a prestigious firm in Sydney and living with her then boyfriend and now husband, Nick? Or was it all of those things, combined? And did it really matter? Because it happened. At the age of 24, Georgie Dent’s life fell apart. And she found herself in a psychiatric hospital. Georgie's written a book called Breaking Badly that details this part of her life and she joins Mia now to speak about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Georgie Dent Find her book here https://www.booktopia.com.au/breaking-badly-georgie-dent/prod9781925712780.html  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you prepare for an interview with a woman who changes people’s faces for a living? You look at your face for a very long time. At least that’s what Mia Freedman did before this interview with Dr Naomi McCullum, a woman also known as the doll maker. Dr. Naomi McCullum is a cosmetic physician who runs a luxury clinic in Sydney called The Manse, where she and her team sculpt women's faces using injectables, fillers, botox, and laser.  As you can imagine, Mia had a lot of questions... Just a note, this is a judgment-free interview, so leave your preconceptions at the door. If you want to hear more from Unity and Dr. Naomi, head to mamamia.com.au/video to see their interview with our incredible video team. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Dr. Naomi https://www.instagram.com/themanseclinic/?hl=en  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot can happen in 30 years of someone’s life. You can build a solid career. Meet the love of your life. Have a baby. Mourn the loss of your dad. Enjoy the family you’ve built. And then watch it implode. Over the past 30 years, Angela Bishop has become one of Australia’s best-known entertainment reporters. She’s been on every red carpet at every awards ceremony in Australia, Hollywood, and London. And she’s met a lot of celebrities. In fact, we wouldn’t be going out on a limb here to say she’s almost met every celebrity ever. But the past two years have been particularly devastating for Angela Bishop, and she joins Mia now to talk about it all. The ups, the downs and the moment that split her life in two.  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Angela Bishop https://www.instagram.com/angelabishop10/?hl=en  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One in four adults and one in five children currently suffer from anxiety. And yet two in five people believe the condition is not a treatable mental health illness. Anxiety, defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome is a debilitating illness that people still aren’t talking enough about. But today on No Filter, we’re changing that. Because today Mia Freedman is joined by Dr Jodie Lowinger, the founder and Principal Clinical Psychologist of the Sydney Anxiety Clinic to talk about how anxiety presents itself, what causes it and what people who suffer from it can do to treat it. If you’re suffering from anxiety make sure you speak to your GP and if you need support, visit Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/anxiety  Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Dr Jodie Lowinger https://www.sydneyanxietyclinic.com/  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 16th of May 2019, Bob Hawke passed away peacefully in his home with his wife Blanche d'Alpuget. Today on No Filter we're revisiting Mia's chat with Blanche.Blanche d’Alpuget has spent 62 of her 74 years exploring lust, longing and a lifelong quest for love. It was 1970 in Jakarta when a then married Blanche met a then married Robert Hawke. She thought his name was Robin. Little did she knew he would go on to become the great love of her life. Six years later, in 1976, she met Robert again. Their affair began and continued on and off until 1995 when they married. In person, Blanche is extraordinarily beautiful down-to-earth, quick to laugh, searingly honest and still madly in love with the man who has - along with her career and her son - been the big love of her life. She joins Mia to talk about Bob, love and her new book On Lust and Longing… CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Blanche d'Alpuget Buy Blanche's book at apple.co/mamamia or here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at [email protected] Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on No Filter, we're revisiting an episode that Mia did with Chloe Shorten on the 26th of April, 2017.... Chloe Shorten has attracted a lot of attention over the last few weeks. As the wife of Bill Shorten - who will potentially be our next Prime Minister - many have said that in this election campaign, they wished they could vote for Chloe. Chloe is a businesswoman, author, daughter of former Governor-General Quentin Bryce and mother of three. As a kid, she dreamed that she’d grow up, meet the love of her life, get married, have kids and grow old …..with that same person. But, like one in three marriages, Chloe’s life didn’t work out that way because her relationship fell apart. When Chloe Shorten separated from her husband of 10 years, she was concerned that it might affect her two young children. Then, when she remarried Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and blended her family, she got even more concerned. So, she went hunting for help. For books, for studies, for information about the best way to do everything from “the talk” when you sit your kids down to tell them their Mum and Dad aren’t going to live together anymore to introducing new partners, navigating custody and even, eventually introducing new step-siblings or new babies. She didn’t find a lot. So she made her own... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Chloe Shorten. Find her book, Take Heart, at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you really want to know? When preparing for an interview that’s the first question journalist, TV host and comedian Andrew Denton asks himself. Andrew has been interviewing celebrities and regular people for more than 20 years, first on his ABC show Enough Rope, and now on his new show on Seven, Interview. But he very rarely has the tables turned on him. Today, Andrew sits down with Mia Freedman to talk about dealing with depression, the ups and downs of his marriage to journalist Jennifer Byrne and what’s going through his head when he’s interviewing someone in front of an audience who doesn’t want to be there.  It’s an interview not to be missed... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Andrew Denton Andrew Denton’s Interview airs Tuesday’s at 9pm on Seven. Catch up on 7plus. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve ever been in a romantic relationship of any kind and you’ve been together a while, you will have probably encountered your partner’s mother. The image we have of a mother-in-law is pretty grim, generally. They don’t get great press. But for many women, their relationship with their mother-in-law is one of the most fraught in their lives and there are good reasons for this! They are intimately connected to your partner and so are you, obviously, but to one another, you’re pretty much strangers. Sally Hepworth noticed this when she started collecting stories for her latest novel, aptly called The Mother-In-Law. Women would tell her stories about their partners mothers bringing over a raw chicken after they’d just had a baby, or of mothers-in-law who have keys to their child's house and use them regularly. And so, her fifth novel was born. Sally is one of Liane Moriarty’s favourite Australian authors - she’s written five books, she has 3 children and she’s spent a long time talking to people who had issues with their mothers-in-law. So what is it about this relationship that makes it so high-drama? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Sally Hepworth https://www.sallyhepworthauthor.com/  Buy her latest book The Mother In Law at any good bookstore now. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In December 2017, Kristen Roupenian’s life changed forever when her short story in The New Yorker went viral. ‘Cat Person’, which was published in The New Yorker‘s December 11 issue, navigates a brief relationship between a 20-year-old university student named Margot, and an older man – Robert – who she meets while working in a movie theatre candy bar. You can read it here:  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person It’s not a complex plot. But, like all the best pieces of fiction, it articulates aspects of life and culture in a way the rest of us have never quite been able to manage. It resonated with millions of women around the world and was just before #MeToo really took off. But it also turned Kristen's life upside down. So what does her life look like two years on? She joins Mia now... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Kristen Roupenian https://twitter.com/kroupenian?lang=en Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s a fresh new face on breakfast TV and her name is Brooke Boney.   She describes herself as a proud Gamilaroi woman. And Brooke is proud. She grew up in a housing commission, was raised by a strong single mother and is the eldest of 6 kids.   So how did she end up as The Today Show’s entertainment reporter smack bang in the middle of some high drama and unimaginable public scrutiny?   She joins Mia now...   Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Brooke Boney https://www.instagram.com/boneybrooke/?hl=en  Support the Witchery White Shirt Campaign here: https://www.witchery.com.au/shop/woman/clothing/white-shirt?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1-CPgPPJ4QIVVRSPCh1npgyOEAAYASAAEgJxbfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sex, drugs and rock and roll. That’s what we used to worry about when it came to the things that would mess up kids. These days the rate of things like teen pregnancy, smoking, drinking and drugs have fallen off a cliff. But they've been replaced with phones, screens, social media and video games, all of which are potentially addictive. David Gillespie knows exactly how we get addicted to these devices and why the addiction looks different in men and women. He joins Mia to talk about what’s happening to our teens and what we can do about it... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest David Gillespie You can purchase David's new book here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/teen-brain-david-gillespie/prod9781760559465.html Listen to David's last episode of No Filter here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/david-gillespie-knows-how-to-spot-a-psychopath/ Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julie Bishop hasn’t been a private citizen for 20 years. But a few hours after this interview was recorded, that changed. An election was called and Julie's position as the Member for Curtain came to an end. She’s been present for some of the ugliest moments in politics, both in Canberra and around the world.  And she's dealt with it all with her signature class and style. She’s also always towed the party line.  But now she can say whatever she wants and she joins Mia to do just that... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Julie Bishop Support the Witchery White Shirt Campaign here: https://www.witchery.com.au/shop/woman/clothing/white-shirt?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1-CPgPPJ4QIVVRSPCh1npgyOEAAYASAAEgJxbfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds  Listen to The Quicky episode Mia mentions here: https://omny.fm/shows/the-quicky/does-the-australian-liberal-party-have-a-women-pro  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turia Pitt has been through an enormous amount in her 31 years. She was an engineer and ultra-marathon runner when she was caught in a bushfire in 2011. She's recovered from having 70% of her body burnt, learnt to walk again, written 3 books, got engaged to her long-term partner Michael, raised millions for charity and given birth to her baby boy Hukavai. Now Turia's latest book is a gift to young women about how to maintain your self-esteem in an Instagram-obsessed comparison culture  Four years after her first No Filter interview, she joins Mia to talk about how her life has changed. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Turia Pitt https://www.turiapitt.com/  Find her book Good Selfie at any good bookstore or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first time Bec Rosen met Hamish McLaren she thought he was a bit of a tosser.  Bec was a single mum who had just ended a bad marriage and, along with her three young sons, she’d moved to Blueys Beach on the NSW North Coast. Bec’s family were in the early stages of rebuilding their lives when Hamish appeared and made himself indispensable.  So indispensable in fact, that Bec and Hamish got married in 2011. And that was when Bec started to uncover the extraordinary lies her husband had told and the twisted secrets he was keeping from her and her boys. If you've listened to the podcast Who the hell is Hamish? You already know a bit about Hamish McLaren...or Hamish Watson...or any of the other names he used.  But you haven't heard all of Bec's story.  Until now... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guests Bec Rosen To hear more of Bec's story listen to Who The Hell Is Hamish by The Australian https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/who-the-hell-is-hamish/id1451470931?mt=2  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mandy Nolan has five kids to three different dads. Two of them she married and one was her defacto partner for many years. This is a woman who knows a lot about blending a family. And blending it again in a different way. And then again. The thing with blending though is that once you mix lives together, you can’t un-blend them. Once connected, the bonds Mandy and five kids have with all of their fathers and father figures are there for life in different ways. Mandy is the host of our new podcast about surviving separation and divorce….it’s called The Split and she sat down with Mia to talk about how to have a good breakup and how she manages to juggle the relationships she has with all her children’s fathers... Subscribe to The Split here.  CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Mandy Nolan Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here. This episode was made possible by Westpac.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.