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We kick off with a deep and extremely necessary debate about jean-washing frequency (there is a day, and you know the day), plus Britt's new favourite purchase that solves the dreaded camel toe problem. Then Britt drags Laura back into ghost territory with fresh evidence her house is haunted, courtesy of her very unsettled dog, Delilah.

From there we get into the new rom-com everyone's talking about: a woman builds herself the perfect husband out of rattan, and the internet cannot get enough. It's got us talking about the viral dating trend taking over TikTok, male yearning, and why women are so drawn to men who wear their feelings on their sleeve. 

Then we shift into a much heavier conversation. We unpack what happened with Perez Hilton's TikTok live stream, and the bigger questions it raises about live broadcasting, consent, morbid curiosity, and our collective responsibility as viewers when something like this unfolds in real time. Please note: this section includes discussion of self-harm, so skip ahead if you need to.

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TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 – Intro & how often should you wash your jeans
• 04:50 – Britt's haunted house update: Delilah and the dining table ghost
• 12:20 – Wicker: the new rom-com about a woman who builds her own husband
• 20:30 – Male yearning: the dating trend taking over TikTok
• 35:00 – ⚠️ Trigger warning: Perez Hilton's TikTok live stream
• 44:00 – Morbid curiosity, "car crash" psychology & why we can't look away
• 54:40 – Suck and Sweet

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Hey Lifers!
Welcome back to Ask Uncut, where we answer your deepest, darkest and burniest questions.
This week Laura kicks off with a nit-related trauma flashback (there may or may not be an epidemic).
Vibes & Unsubscribe

Britt - motion sickness setting. Go into your settings -> accessibility -> choose motion -> select Vehicle Motion Cues -> turn it on
Laura - unsubscribe from appliances that require apps
Vibe - Refa s carat face roller 

Then we get into it:

Q1: CAN I DATE A CRIMINAL?
I work at a bank. About a year ago, this tall hot man came in; not objectively hot, but there was something about him, you know. He came to my counter, and when I asked for some ID, he said he didn't have any. I asked for a phone number, and he said he didn't have one. I asked for an address, which he also didn't have. Understandably, I was confused, and he went on to say that he had just gotten out of prison and needed help accessing his accounts. I was able to help him and he was very polite and very grateful. Of course, I went home and googled his name, but I couldn't find anything. Over the next month or so, he came in a bit as we were sorting through all his bank accounts. We would have a nice chat each time. He seemed like a really nice guy. Then I didn't see him for months, until… I was scrolling through Tinder one night last week and I saw him on there. He had liked me, so I liked him back. Now he has messaged me and said he would like to take me out for a drink. What do you think I should do?

For context, I'm 40 years old. I live in a regional town where the pool is very small. I was with my ex-husband for 20 years until a few years ago, when I found out he'd been having a year-long affair. I've worked on myself and I love my single life, so I'm not desperate to meet someone, but it's been three years now, so it would be nice if it was with the right person. I've dated here and there, but no one worth giving up my single life for yet. I also have two children, a tween and a teen, so they're quite independent now. I have never introduced anyone I've dated to them, and I would only do it if I knew it was really serious. My question is, should I go on a date with this guy not knowing what he was in prison for? If I do go out with him, do I have to ask what he was in prison for, or is it too risky? Help!

Q2: IS SUGAR BABYING CHEATING?
Is sugar babying cheating? I know the pod has dabbled in the wide realm of cheating and where each thing falls on the spectrum, so I would love your opinion on this. I personally think it is, but I am just an outsider looking in.

There is a girl I work with, and in the past, when she was single, she had done some sugar babying and had sugar daddies pay for some really expensive things for her. For example, cosmetic surgery (pop off, queen, to be honest). Now, apparently she had stopped when she started dating her current partner, though this can't be confirmed or denied, it's just her word. For a little background on her and her relationship: she moved away from her current partner to a different state for work at the beginning of this year, and he's going to be joining her next year. I have come to find out that since moving, she is sugar babying again. I did not find this out by admittance, but by another coworker finding her on a sugar-baby-seeking website. After discovering that, a lot of things that she's said or done started to become a little clearer, and it's obvious she's doing it again. I can guarantee the boyfriend does not know about this. Also for context, I don't have any idea what the depths of her sugar babying are. I'm pretty sure she's been on some dates since being in the new state; however, I'm unsure if anything physical has happened , just dates, or even just online stuff.
Is this cheating, or is some aspect of it fine?

Q3: MY HUSBAND SAYS HE NEEDS A "RESET" BEFORE HAVING KIDS
My husband and I are in our mid-30s and have been together since uni. The last six years have been relentless, moving home from Europe during Covid, buying at the peak of the market, significant financial stress, family conflict over property, and now infertility. We're both emotionally exhausted. He still wants children but says he doesn't feel the same desperation to have them anymore, and he feels he needs a "reset" before becoming a parent. I understand he's burnt out, but I am terrified of waiting. I have suggested taking a break from work or seeing a therapist, but he won't commit to either. I feel stuck between respecting that he needs space and feeling like time won't be on our side if we spend too long in indecision from not doing IVF. How do we navigate this without ending up resentful of each other?

Q4: AM I THE ASSHOLE FOR HATING MY HUSBAND'S ONESIE?
This is a bit of a silly one, but genuinely wondering if I am the asshole for hating my husband's onesie. I know they're super popular and warm, and Aussie homes are not great for winter, but oh my god, my husband literally lives in his fucking onesie. He gets all dressed up for work, which I love, and then within two seconds of getting home, he's in his onesie with no shirt underneath and just a pair of tracks. He sleeps in his onesie, does the whole breakfast routine with our kids in it, and gets ready for work 15 minutes before leaving the house and then he's back in his onesie within five seconds of coming home again in the evening. Also, the added laundry headache with his incessant wearing of it is a pain in the ass because he won't wash it. He knows I hate it, but he just says he's cosy. He definitely has other warm home clothes. I even got him thermal tops to wear under his usual hoodie. It gives me the ick so bad, and I'm finding my husband less attractive because all he wears is a onesie. How do I get over this?

Timestamps

• 0:00 — Intro: the great nit epidemic debate & a hairdresser horror story
• 6:00 — Vibes & Unsubscribes
• 14:48 — Q1: Can I date a criminal? A bank teller, a man fresh out of prison & a Tinder match
• 24:46 — Q2: Is sugar babying cheating if it happened before the relationship?
• 36:28 — Q3: My husband needs a "reset" before we have kids — after 6 brutal years
• 47:56 — Q4: Am I the asshole for hating my husband's onesie?

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Hey Lifers! Welcome to Offcuts, the stuff that got left in the group chat because there just wasn't room for it in the main episode!

Lola is in her recorder era and Laura no longer has a need for an alarm clock!

This week we yap about: 

• TikTok has declared 2026 the year of "nun girl summer.” We get into why choosing to be single feels so different for this generation compared to a decade ago. 
• Then things get messy in AFL land. A dad's public comment on Annie Knight's post spirals into a full-blown scandal involving a locker room dance video. 
• We debate whether Robert Irwin's Bonds campaign really was "just for the animals." 
• There's a viral pitch deck a guy sent a girl over email that might be the most iconic slide of all time. 
• And we close out with the story of a seven-year-old boy's birthday letter to his dad in heaven, and the Royal Mail worker who wrote back.

Timestamps

0:00 — Intro: matching cardigans & Lola's 6am recorder concert

2:58 — "Nun girl summer"

12:16 — AFL's OnlyFans scandal: a dad's public comment & Annie Knight's comeback

23:11 — Robert Irwin's Bonds campaign: the rebrand, the reptiles & "it was just a platform for the python"

30:49 — The viral "pitch deck" email that broke the internet

36:55 — The most wholesome story of the week: a boy's birthday letter to his dad in heaven

Ep Mentioned: Uncut with Julia Morris - Apple I Spotify

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Hey Lifers!
Today's guest has to be one of the most recognisable personalities in Australian entertainment. It’s  TV host, comedian, five-time Gold Logie nominee and, until this year, the queen of the jungle herself, Julia Morris.

After 12 years hosting I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Julia found out the show wouldn't be returning to its old network and she joined us fresh off processing that huge identity shift. We get her Accidentally Unfiltered story (a very unfortunate wrong recipient text sent the night before the Gold Logies), what actually goes on behind the scenes in the South African jungle, and how redesigning her life. “Adapt or Die” she says. And hate clean!

Julia also gets real with us about leaving a 16-year marriage, realising she'd been in a controlling relationship, and how being diagnosed with ADHD in her 50s helped explain patterns she'd never noticed. She talks candidly about "the great unfucking" of perimenopause and redesigning her whole life with her friends and being a mum to older girls.

And because we are absolutely not impartial: Julia is up for her fifth Gold Logie nomination this year, and we want her to win it. Link to vote is HERE 

You can find more from Julia Morris on her Instagram 

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 — Welcome Julia Morris + why we're campaigning hard for Gold Logie nomination
• 3:35 — Accidentally Unfiltered: the text message meant for a writer that went straight to Larry Emdur instead
• 6:42 — Finding out I'm A Celebrity wasn't returning after 12 years, and life behind the scenes in the jungle
• 13:23 — Redesigning her life post-jungle
• 20:37 — Opening up about leaving her 16-year marriage
• 26:17 — Getting diagnosed with ADHD in her 50s after her daughters urged her to get tested
• 38:32 — Media bias in action: the Gold Logie headline that left every woman off the list
• 44:20 — Final push: why this could finally be Julia's year, and where to vote

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Hey Lifers!

Do you like adventure or did you also pretend? Britt kicks things off with the story of the time she nearly lost her fingers on a bungee jump, which sends Laura down memory lane to her own bungee-related panic attack and the moment she realised she might not be as "adventurous" as she thought; cue a chat about being a bit of a relationship chameleon over the years.

Britt then shares a personal update on her fertility and IVF journey and news about what's next for her and Ben. Laura shares the terrifying scare she had with her dog Buster last week, a health emergency that had her fearing the worst, and a reminder to always trust your gut when it comes to your pets.

Last week we (somehow) ended up speaking about ‘sex lists’ and the strange names we all attribute to some of our ‘experiences.’ Today we share some of your funniest sex lists!

Next up, we have a conversation that we've gone back and forth on having for a long time: Ariana Grande. Off the back of the release of her new music video "Petal" and the absolute onslaught of commentary about her body, we unpack where the line sits between genuine concern, public shaming, and who actually bears responsibility in moments like this.

Content warning: This episode contains a discussion of eating disorders and disordered eating. If this is triggering for you or you'd like to speak to someone, you can call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673, or visit butterfly.org.au. 

Timestamps

• 00:00 –Bungee jumping horror story and the "relationship chameleon" chat
• 09:07 – Britt's fertility and IVF update
• 31:40 – Laura's terrifying health scare with her dog Buster
• 36:37 – Round two of your unhinged sex list nicknames
• 42:36 – The Ariana Grande conversation
• 1:05:34 – Suck/sweet of the week

Listen back: 
Delilah's possum encounter: Apple I Spotify 
Britt shares her egg-freezing story: Apple I Spotify 

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Welcome back to Ask Uncut, where we answer your deep, dark and burning questions! Before we get into it, Britt has a story that will not be leaving her brain any time soon. Delilah went out for her last toilet break of the night and came back with an uninvited passenger.

Vibes of the week:
Britt — Abel Ceramics 
Laura — Feel Better Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee: "The Daily Habits That Protect Your Brain at Any Age" with Dr David Perlmutter 

Then it's into your questions!

HOW FAR DO I TAKE THE NAKED POLAROID TREND?
I'm getting married in September and my partner loves the trend where bridesmaids slip cheeky Polaroids to the groom on the wedding day. My question is: how far are we taking this? I'm all for a cheeky photo, but what if a naked photo of me falls out of his jacket pocket and is seen by a family member? Do I make them too explicit, or should they be more covered up? It's a little wild to have them at an event where everyone I know is there. If it gets picked up by the wrong person, they'll know exactly who it is.

MY FRIEND IS A MASSIVE TIGHT ASS
We're a group of friends, and one particular friend is always the tight ass. Small things like not paying you back for weeks, only splitting the bill if she's had more drinks than everyone else, always rounding down when we transfer money. Recently she organised a group activity and we figured out she actually profited off our contributions. How do we bring this up? Is it worth it, or do I just slowly moonwalk out of the friendship? She's definitely not struggling financially, she just has always been tight.

HOW DO I FIND A GUY WITHOUT BEING A STALKER?
About a year and a half ago, my ex's friend asked me out and I said no. It was too soon, too close to home. I recently ran into him at his workplace and realised I'd actually like to go on a date with him now. I know he's single, but he's not on social media, I don't have his number, and I can't exactly show up at his work without looking desperate. How do I ask him out or spontaneously meet him?

SHOULD I TELL MY BOYFRIEND HE'S ESSENTIALLY PAYING OFF MY MORTGAGE?
I bought my apartment five years ago and only have about $80K left on the mortgage. My boyfriend is moving in, and since we'd be paying $400 a week each if we were renting, that's what I've asked him to contribute. The catch is my mortgage is interest-only and only costs $300 a month. So his contribution is basically paying it off super fast, and I haven't told him how little is actually left. I don't think it's unfair, since he'd pay the same renting anyway. What should I do?"

Timestamps

• 00:00 — Intro
• 05:33 — Vibes of the week
• 11:05 — Q1. How far do I take the naked Polaroids for my groom?
• 20:13 — Q2. My friend is a massive tight ass
• 28:47 — Q3. How do I find a guy without being a stalker?
• 35:06 — Q4. Should I tell my boyfriend he's paying off my mortgage?

Ep mentioned: Apple I Spotify I YouTube

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Welcome to Offcuts, where we chat about whatever piqued our interest this week in a light, fun little package to send you off on your weekend! Laura's kid just smashed 100 days of school (in the cutest granny costume you've ever seen), and we're diving into fantasy coffins; literal works of art you can be buried in. Penis-shaped or otherwise. We unpack Chelsea Handler's now-infamous, ultra-detailed family vacation manifesto and whether it's fair to publicly shame your own family for content. Then we get into Usher's dismissive, borderline-childish reaction to a fan who didn't want to be grinded on at his concert. And finally, the manager’s "one week's notice" gastro group chat text that's gone properly viral.

We chat:

• Lola's 100 days of school granny costume 👵
• Fantasy coffins; what would YOU be buried in?
• Chelsea Handler's viral 9-page family vacation manifesto
• Usher's very unimpressed reaction to a fan who didn't want to grind on stage
• The "gastro outbreak, one week's notice please" group chat drama

Timestamps

• 0:00 — Intro & Lola's 100 days of school (the granny costume!)
• 5:39 — Fantasy coffins: what would you choose to be buried in?
• 11:30 — Chelsea Handler's viral 9-page family vacation manifesto
• 25:50 — Usher's dismissive reaction to a fan who didn't want to grind on stage
• 32:38 — The "one week's notice" gastro group chat that broke the internet
  
  
  

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Edited by Keeshia Pettit, Vanessa Beckford & Lachy Pugsley

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This week we sat down with Alexa Leary; two-time Paralympic gold medallist, world record holder, and author of Sink or Swim. You might know her as Lex. You definitely know that viral clip of her dancing in Paris. In 2021, Lex was 19 and training to be a professional triathlete when a cycling accident left her with one of the most severe traumatic brain injuries Royal Brisbane Hospital had ever seen. She wasn't supposed to survive. She had seven brain operations. Doctors told her family twice to come and say goodbye. Three years later, she broke the world record in Paris.

Lex talks about what life with a TBI actually looks like day to day: the four years of memory wiped, waking up not knowing where she is, the boyfriend she couldn't remember, and the really dark period she's written about in her book for the first time. She is funny, warm, completely unfiltered, and has a really unique perspective on her second life.

We chat:

• The accident and the miracle chain of events that saved her
• Four to five years of memory wiped - including her relationship, her best friend, and a tattoo she has no memory of getting
• What a traumatic brain injury actually looks like from the inside & the stuff nobody sees
• The really low period in the middle of it all, and what she wants anyone in that place to know
• How swimming went from rehab to two gold medals and a world record in Paris
• The quantum healer who predicted her medal haul from the ICU and was right
• Her new book and the chapter she never thought she’d share

Timestamps

• 0:00 — Introducing Lex
• 8:40 — The accident, the miracle chain that saved her, and 111 days in hospital
• 17:10 — Four years of memory wiped — including her mum, her boyfriend, and a tattoo she doesn't remember
• 21:10 — The invisible side of TBI nobody sees behind the gold medals
• 28:20 — How swimming went from rehab to two gold medals in Paris
• 34:25 — Standing on the podium — and the viral dancing moment
• 42:00 — New music, the LA Paralympics, and what's next

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Hey Lifers! Grab the tissues for this one, it's Keeshia's very last episode with us.

Britt's off-the-shoulder wardrobe malfunction nearly gives poor Lachy a heart attack, the girls compare their infamous "keyword" notes, and we unpack the great Butter Yellow Instagram takeover of 2026 (and how the algorithm knows exactly which conspiracy theory to serve you next). There's also a deep dive into the emergency alert conspiracy rabbit hole, and a quiche-making disaster.

Then it's time to say goodbye. We take a walk down memory lane through five and a half years of Keeshia, from the 40-minutes-late first lunch meeting in Bondi, to the wedding dress airport security saga, to a truly staggering amount of bin chat. It's emotional, it's chaotic, and it's very, very us.

To close things out, we play the most divisive voice memo in Life Uncut history: a guy who sent his date an extremely detailed message about needing to "test sexual compatibility" on a second date, and debate whether brutal honesty like that deserves applause or side-eye. Naturally, that leads us back to the greatest voice memo of all time: the man who followed up a month of silence with a 10-second recording of a fart he found on the internet. We need your rogue voice memo stories, send them in.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro: Britt's see-through top mishap and the Butter Yellow Instagram takeover
05:30 - Keeshia’s Aus Alert conspiracy rabbit hole
10:00 - Laura’s quiche disaster
15:30 - Keeshia’s goodbye
22:30 - Keeshia's five-and-a-half-year walk down memory lane
32:30 - Voice memo etiquette and the viral "sexual compatibility"
48:30 - THE fart voice memo, plus sucks, sweets and Keeshia's final sign-off

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Welcome back to Ask Uncut where we answer your deep, dark and burning questions! If you missed last Wednesday's episode, yes, it's true, and yes we're still crying about it. This is Keeshia’s last ask uncut and vibe so she is doing a bit of a 5 in 1 recommendation.

Vibes and unsubscribes this week:
Keeshia: swapping the TV for a nightly run of five dinner-table games
Wordle
Worldle
Connections
Quizl
Cryptl
Britt: Cape Fear
Laura: World War II With Tom Hanks

Then we get into your questions!

HE'S KEEPING A SCORED LOG OF OUR SEX LIFE
I recently found out my partner keeps a log of our sex life - dates, locations, what we did, and a rating out of ten. He's also noted that he's not satisfied and that it's "too vanilla." Is this normal behaviour for a man in his 40s?

HE TOLD ME MY KISSING STYLE ISN'T FOR HIM
We've just started being intimate and he kindly let me know my kissing style isn't up his alley - apparently I move my jaw too much. I've only ever kissed one way. How do you actually kiss "differently"?

MY BOYFRIEND'S CONSERVATIVE VIEWS ARE MAKING ME QUESTION EVERYTHING
I'm a 28-year-old woman of colour who's found someone chivalrous, funny and affectionate except he doesn't believe in transpeople, is against workplace inclusivity, and thinks a woman's body count shouldn't exceed his. I lied about mine. Is this a dealbreaker?

CAN I PULL OUT OF BEING A BRIDESMAID A MONTH OUT?
My friend of 20 years is getting married in four weeks and I'm a bridesmaid, but I can't stand her fiancé and I'm starting to worry he might be controlling behind closed doors. Can I bail?

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Welcome back + catching up after last Wednesday's big news
• 05:53 – Vibes 
• 16:01 – Q1: He's keeping a scored log of our sex life
• 26:49 – Q2: He told me my kissing style isn't for him
• 34:37 – Q3: My boyfriend's conservative views are making me question everything
• 43:53 – Q4: Can I pull out of being a bridesmaid a month out?

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