Good Sheilas

Today on the podcast we are very excited to have a special guest, the very funny, wildly clever radio presenter and comedian and celebrant Annie Louey! We talk #freebritney and the shift of Spears from everyone's idol to a conspiracy theory on a conservatorship and how on Earth you recover from something that feels like the end of the world- from life-threatening injuries and bullying to baby-sleep deprivation. Strap yourselves in, mongrels!

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This week we are having a VERY GOOD TIME and that is FINAL. We're turning our heels on the binfire that is the world and only looking at the good bits. We take on yelling at fjords, fake grannies and an accidental European invasion before we talk to our younger selves. What would we tell them about what we've learned? Spoiler: it includes Alanis Morisette, long leg hairs and growing up gracefully. Strap yourselves in, mongrels!

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This week we are joined by the wildly clever author, activist and social worker Jess Sanders. Her phenomenally successful books, including bestseller 'Love Your Body', have been sold in 25 different countries and she is the founder of Reshape, a social enterprise dedicated to building positive body image in young people. What a woman. We chat to Jess about keeping up self care during lockdown (good news: it's fine to eat and drink our feelings), KFC parties and carpeted toilets before unpacking body image in little girls, male feelings and how to raise kind, caring, happy boys. Strap yourselves in, mongrels! x

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This week we touch on the awful and utterly unsurprising news of sexual harassment in the highest court in Australia and discuss the terrible normalcy of our own experiences of shoddy behaviour in the workplace. We get our teeth into the Hollywood tradition of transitioning into the invisible Mum in your 30s- why do we suddenly become redundant when we're seen as the Mum? Strap yourselves, in mongrels. With love from your Mums. 

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Well well well, here they go again! Episode 14: VALIDATE ME! has landed and she is a needy moll. This week we have a special guest, up-and-coming Melbourne comedian Laurence Driscoll who joins us in a chaotic chat about how celebrities are using the injustices of the world to boost their profiles, see: #itakeresponsibility. Then we seamlessly segway into what it means shift careers when you aren't 21, and shit all over anyone who patronisingly refers to that as 'brave'. Laurence reminisces about his time growing up gay in the Riverina, Bron can't stop talking about Courtney Stodden and Claire pretends she can play the trombone. 
Get stuck in, mates! We love you! GS. xx

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Get ready for one of us to be seriously white-wine-wasted for this, and the other to have brutal adult acne - only one will be obvious to you. This week we discuss the importance of saying sorry, even if you were an accidental dick in the very distant past. Then, true to form, we expose too much about our friendship! Woo! This time through the lens of mental health as one of us explains how she falls deep into the depths of depression every winter, and the other justifies why her second-hand experience with the 'black dog' means she can't be the mate that helps. 
It's a touch serious this week, mongrels. Definitely discussions of horrible mental illness, so if that's triggering for you, give this one a miss. If you are suffering, please know that you will get through this, and there are so many people who can help. 

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This week we chat with nurse and comedian Catherine McClintock about the sexist bin fire that is government policy following the pandemic, who is currently cancelled and what it actually means when you do and say terrible things on the internet, the aftermath of homeschooling and the weird Canadian pastime of living underground.  Strap yourselves in, mongrels!

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In light of 2020 running over the planet with a flaming, hate-filled bulldozer, we have a chat about the women that Australia loves to chuck under the bus: The Karen. We unpack the pervasiveness of the Karen meme and its recent resurrection in days where privilege and entitlement are deeply political. We ask, where are the male Karens (we're looking at you, Waren) and whether Karen is misunderstood, misdirected, or just should be given a miss. We also talk about the very different levels of vulnerability we both hold, from Bron's utterly unflappable toughness to Claire's much thinner skin. Strap yourselves in, mongrels!

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We mark the lifting of lockdown with many, many wines and the BIG REVEAL. We discuss how our current relationships fared after 200 years of compulsory lockdown: one of us grew closer to their partner, and the other is now navigating life without hers as a single parent. Who is who?  

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There's been a delay, but we're back. Life got REALLY REAL for one of us. To record these episodes, we drank many many wines: so get ready for a double whammy! Episode 9 and 10 have officially landed: The Great Divide Part 1 and Part 2. 

Part 1 is a CLIFF HANGER, but before that we chat about the past relationships that made us the women we are: one who will chase a bloke down the street with no shoes on, and one who will vomit on her knees if she received a mixed CD. Claire makes a metaphor about the letter Y that makes us wonder how she got into uni, and Bron reveals the very moment a boy turned her into the ice maiden she is today. TRIGGER WARNING FOR THIS ONE - One of our stories involves family violence. 

Part 2 is the BIG REVEAL. We discuss how our current relationships fared after 200 years of compulsory lockdown: one of us grew closer to their partner, and the other is now living apart from hers as a single parent. Who is who?  

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