From The Hip

Mish and Kath challenge each other's belief systems.

Do they have a faith? Yes, but in what may surprise you.

These two leave behind institutionised religion, to find solace in ritual, shared values, and the connection of music.

But there ain't no harps in this convo, no siree.

Up until now, Kath's been more circumspect about beer (due to bloating) but Mish didn't  mind a craft brew straight out of the bottle.

Then they met The Beer Diva herself Kirrily Waldhorn, who's forged a brilliant career in a blokey industry.

Kirrily explains why a good head is vital in the glass, where beer was invented (by accident), and why women lead the world in having the best beer palates!

Kath & Mish bring along their fave beers, and all three pop their caps and compare tasting notes. 

Unmissable.

https://www.instagram.com/beer_diva/

Kirrily’s Current Top 10 Beers and their Brewers
1. Molly Rose - When Life Gives You Lemons
https://mollyrosebrewing.com/
2. Akasha - Super Chill
https://akashabrewing.com.au/
3. La Sirene - Citray Sour
https://www.lasirene.com.au/
4. Hawkers - XPA
https://hawkers.beer/
5. Boatrocker - Miss Pinky
6. Stomping Ground - Nectaron of the Gods
https://www.stompingground.beer/
7. Philter - XPA
https://www.philterbrewing.com/
8. Big Drop - IPA
https://au.bigdropbrew.com/
9. Two Birds - Taco
https://www.twobirdsbrewing.com.au/
10. Wildflower - Common Ground Spring Ale

In Part 2, Dhana takes Kath & Mish deeper into her life in Osaka as she accepts the offer of marriage from a member of the Yakuza, a.k.a the Japanese mafia.

What follows are tales of lavish parties for the Yakuza kingpin, losing  her  lifestyle of wealth, and discovering where imprisoned Yakuza embed their pearls.

Years later, Dhana returns to Japan, bringing her 20 year old daughter.

In so doing, Dhana is reminded of the dangerous life her younger self found so hard to leave behind.

Tokyo Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgmW3gjdu8

The Vanished: The "Evaporated People" of Japan in Stories and Photographs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28695789-the-vanishedhttps://galleries.page.link/PGiYs

From Dhana…’This is hands down the best book on Japan I have ever read. It's not about hostessing per se, but it gives a wide overarching view of the society, including sexual harassment, hostessing and yakuza.' 

From the Japanese: A Journalist in the Empire of the Resigned
 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2303603.From_the_Japanese

Kath is agog as From The Hip deep dives into hostessing in Japan with our first international guest.

Dhana Musil, a former gaijin hostess who Mish met at an improv class in Osaka in 1996, is now a writer and living back in her birthland of Canada.

This episode is about living in the night.

It's also about making shitloads of money during the hedonistic economic bubble in Japan.

A world of allure and illusion...

Tokyo Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgmW3gjdu8

The Vanished: The "Evaporated People" of Japan in Stories and Photographs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28695789-the-vanished https://galleries.page.link/PGiYs

From Dhana…’This is hands down the best book on Japan I have ever read. It's not about hostessing per se, but it gives a wide overarching view of the society, including sexual harassment, hostessing and yakuza.' 

From the Japanese: A Journalist in the Empire of the Resigned
 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2303603.From_the_Japanese

If you don't enjoy dogs, there really is nothing for you here.

Unless you're partial to a couple of turtles called Alan and Timothy?

Kath & Mish pay homage to the special canines in their first half centuries on this planet, as well as take you on tangents into kennel cough, dog hotels, and why riding your bike whilst exercising the family boxer isn't always going to end well.

And then there's Alan and Timothy...

https://saveadog.org.au/

Kath & Mish came to good lingerie later in life, and have come to appreciate its personal power in readiness for a world that may never even see they're wearing it.

For Mish, it was the joy of a well fitted bra, and for Kath? Well, she's gone all 'matchy-matchy' and colour coded!

From The Hip invited lingerie expert Tracy Rudich to tell stories of transformation from Wagga Wagga to Mount Isa, with women who had been starved of what their bodies deserved.

Raw, insightful and pants down funny...

https://www.intimo.com.au/philosophy-new/
https://www.intimo.com.au/a-virtual-bra-fitting-with-twice-blessed/
https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/our-standards/standard-100-by-oeko-tex

Self proclaimed good cooks Kath & Mish reflect on their favourite meals, often the most simplest of dishes, and why they remain memorable.

Mish mixes food with art, and gets to exhibit the plates of her family history.

Kath takes us to that first mouthful of Italian home-made ricotta, and Mish proclaims the lamb sausages in Kath's meal they'd just eaten the best she's ever had.

BIG shoutouts to everyone and everywhere we've mentioned in their EP for becoming part of our food memory bank!

Indigo Valley Lamb
https://indigovalleylamb.com.au/
Templo Restaurant
https://templo.com.au/
Hotham Street Ladies
https://www.hothamstreetladies.com/
Vin Italy
https://www.vinitaly.com/
Breaking Bread
https://youtu.be/qbxk3UhF34M

We would LOVE pics and anecdotes of your own food memories and recipes. Drop them into   From The Hip Facebook page.

Remember when travelling overseas was, like, a thing?

Kath & Mish bring out their solo travelling stories of New York, Quito, India and beyond, and wonder out loud whether it's a different ballgame when you're a single female traveller in your fifties?

Jump on the From The Hip Facebook page and share your tales of global adventure....at least we can still dream about travel...

Kath and Mish both have hair in places they'd rather it wasn't.

So Kath tends to shave, while Mish has been a steadfast waxer for nearly 40 years.

In this follicle filled episode Mish invites in Lisa Sheppard, the primo vagina designer of 27 years standing, who actually saved (not shaved) Mish's life! True story.

What flows is a convo around hair removal, the staying power of the Brazilian, and how men are also lining up for a back, sac and crack.

In the same era that Ted Mulry was being just a tiny bit creepy, Mish and Kath were jumping into their own first cars and living the Australian dream.

Admittedly, Mish's cars are generally way cooler than Kath's, but there's no doubt  Kath has risked more lives in her days as a notorious speed demon. Wait til you hear that story!

As for getting some hot car action, well, you'll discover how that can go terribly wrong...