You may know Max Balegde from his red carpet chats, his hilarious TikTok, or his time on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' - but today we're lucky enough to have him on the pod!! Max chats with Abbie about so many things including his path to social media fame, their shared experiences being on I'm A Celeb, and the traumatic event that led to Max embracing his sexuality. 

LINKS

• Follow Max on IG @max_balegde 
• Follow Max on TikTok @max_balegde 
• Listen to Max's podcast The Useless Hotline @theuselesshotlinepod 
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment
• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Max Balegde @max_balegde
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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A woman takes a chance on a vape ambassador, and it's all downhill from there...

LINKS

• Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected]
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
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CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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Abbie was honoured to sit down with the incredible Rosie O'Donnell at her hotel in Melbourne, ahead of her final performance of her new show 'Common Knowledge' at Hamer Hall on Sunday. They bond over their hatred of 'the orange blob', and the pendulum of mass adulation and mass hatred, and the idea of 'celebrity'.

LINKS

• Buy tickets to Rosie's show Common Knowledge - Sunday October 19th at Hamer Hall https://premier.ticketek.com.au/Shows/Show.aspx?sh=ROSIEOD25 
• Follow Rosie on IG at @rosie 
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment
• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Rosie O'Donnell @rosie 
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. If any of the topics discussed is triggering for you, please seek help by visiting Lifeline's website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14. 

Surya McEwen is one of six Australians who made headlines recently after being kidnapped from international waters and detained by Israeli forces. He sat down with Abbie after only 2 days back in Australia to talk about time he's spent on the ground in the West Bank, his journey with the Flotilla, and the treatment he and others faced in their detention. 

LINKS

• Follow Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza 
• Listen to the episode with Dr Mohammed Mustafa https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/dr-mohammed-mustafa-we-need-to-humanise-gazans 
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
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OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Boe Spirim's Frontier War Stories https://open.spotify.com/show/62EVJzHijzm9uYjDErGC4P
• International Solidarity Movement https://palsolidarity.org/ 
• Youth of Sumud https://www.instagram.com/youthofsumud/?hl=en
• Eye on Palestine https://www.instagram.com/eye.on.palestine/?hl=en
• Radiance in Pain and Resilience by Dr Samah Jabr https://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product/radiance-in-pain-and-resilience/ 

CREDITS

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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After hearing Tom Ballard's wild second-hand story, Abbie HAD to tell a second-hand story of her own...

LINKS

• Listen to Tom's NMF: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/tom-ballards-nmf-filling-the-hole-with-love 
• See Tom's Melbourne Fringe show JKS: A Comedy(?) https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedy 
• Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcballard 
• Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected]
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
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• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Tom Ballard @tomcballard 
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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After growing sick of the rhetoric around women's safety, and how women were supposed to 'protect themselves' from harassment, Amy Watson started the social enterprise Hassl. The organisation is focused on addressing the root issues behind harassment and assault, and in a year has gained a massive following online. Abbie sits down with Amy to discuss her journey to starting Hassl, how to engage with men on the issue, and why she thinks the stats around harassment and assault are flawed.

LINKS

• Learn more about HASSL https://hassl.uk/ 
• Follow HASSL on IG @hasslofficial 
• Follow HASSL on TikTok @hasslofficial 
• Follow Amy on IG @hustl_behind_hassl 
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
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• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Amy Watson @hustl_behind_hassl
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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Anisa Nandaula is here with some primo in-law awkardness, and tales of her mum yelling at men in Uganda. 

LINKS

• Watch Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation on 10Play https://10.com.au/talkin-bout-your-generation 
• Follow Anisa on IG @anisa_nandaula 
• Follow Anisa on TikTok @anisa_nandaula 
• Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected]
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment
• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield 
Guest: Anisa Nandaula @anisa_nandaula
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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It's impossible to talk about politics online, people thought the rapture was going to happen, medical disinformation is being spread by the US government, women are being sold lies about their 'place' in society... Everything is kinda hell right now tbh. BUT, Adam is nominated for an ARIA which is so fab and we're so happy for him!

LINKS

• Vote for Dancing2 for Best Video at the 2025 ARIA Awards https://www.aria.com.au/vote 
• 'The Hypocrisy is the Point' explainer by Abbie Richards https://www.instagram.com/p/DOwkbRMjxd-/?hl=en 
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram 
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment
• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield 
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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Some red flags you can forgive, others linger like, well, a bad smell...

LINKS

• See Maddie in the London production of Back to the Future: The Musical https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/london/ 
• Follow Maddie on IG @maddiegracejepson 
• Follow Maddie on TikTok @maddiegracejepson 
• Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected]
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
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• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Maddie Grace Jepson @maddiegracejepson 
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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It's the collab you've all been waiting for... Maddie Grace Jepson is here!! She shares her journey from a theatre kid to going viral on TikTok and now being a leading woman on the West End. Maddie and Abbie also discuss how the perception of influencers can impact other opportunities, the struggles women face in the media industry, and SO much more!

LINKS

• See Maddie in the London production of Back to the Future: The Musical https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/london/ 
• Follow Maddie on IG @maddiegracejepson 
• Follow Maddie on TikTok @maddiegracejepson 
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment
• Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment
• Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Maddie Grace Jepson @maddiegracejepson 
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon 
Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

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