Good Sheilas

This week we chat about bullies and how we love to think they only thrive in high school. Hint: they don't. And we shake the shit out of the Courtney Stodden and Chrissy Steigen saga- is there a good and bad guy here, or should we see the shades of grey and complexity? Hint: no. There's definitely a bad guy. And lastly, we punch on over Ellen, is she an evil multi-millionare, or a misunderstood superhero? Hint: she's both, but who isn't? (Us.) Hint: it's also Claire. You should see her rank carpet. 

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This week we're unpacking the state of our bodies and brains deep into iso with our lovely mate Shannon Crowe, one of the world’s most awarded and sought after copywriters, the mastermind behind some of the most successful advertising campaigns globally, a passionate university lecturer at RMIT, and an advocate for equality. We talk hairy legs, lost toenails and giving up on looking 'good' in lockdown, and whether it's ok to complain in the context of other people's experiences- especially when they're doing it harder. 

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This week on Good Sheilas we're thinking about the psychology of worrying and exactly how we should approach these strange pandemic days. To get some context and warm our souls, we speak with Bunny Grandma who has lived through World War II, polio and diphtheria pandemics, two recessions, the Cold War, three kids, nine grandkids and too many great grandkids to count, and now, COVID-19. She shares her life from sheltering under tables in suburban Sydney from invading forces to navigating ageing, loss and a very necessary nightly wine. 

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We open this episode with the Lockdown Song, about living in the midst of a global pandemic and desperately searching for the silver lining in being under house arrest with your annoying family. This ep we chat from different houses about how being in jail with pantries has reawakened the inner mean voice we thought was dead! We also have a disagreement about whether 50 year old JLo, queen on the bathroom selfie, is someone to feel sorry for or be cross with*. So stay home and strap yourselves in, isolated mongrels! We love you!
*There was more wine in this episode than usual, so we are almost certain that is what it was about. Who knows, but. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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This week we admit that our friendship was strained because we deal with pandemics extremely differently. We also give our top ten tips on how to get through self isolation, including low key bullying of the people you live with.

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This week we share our thoughts on what we've learned is the gigantic myth of the nesting period. Do us women embark on it because we feel magically compelled to scrub the toilet, or is it social pressure disguised as pregnancy urges? We also shed light on how broken social media is for our real life relationships. Why, oh why do our partners not look at us like we're goddesses, and why do our mongrel kids continue to refuse to be #blessings?

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This week we talk about the royal family, Megxit and why the heck we are so invested in whether a grown woman wears beige pantyhose under her expensive designer dress that we can't afford. We unpack body politics at the pool, diving in without trimming bikini lines in Speedos, and discuss various bear species. Strap yourselves in, mongrels!

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Bron and Claire introduce themselves to the podcast world and discuss the St Kevins College scandal, if there is still a place for single sex private schools, and whether you can appear younger at the bottleshop by pretending your baby daughter is a tiny drunk friend. We talk about a troubling event where one of us was dubbed 'the ugly friend' by a stranger (while he tried to hit on the other one of us!) and how it made us feel about the male gaze and our aging faces. Strap yourself in, mongrels! 

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