Mamamia Out Loud

What is happening in Minneapolis and why is it being called a “watershed” moment for Trump’s America? Sorry, Amelia Lester, you are not getting a week off from explaining something distressing happening in the USA. And, while we’re at it, what is with the Melania documentary, and why is it opening in cinemas in Australia this week?

How are you meant to behave when your relationship ends in a very public mess not of your choosing? Hide away and lick your wounds? Spill every ugly detail in 25 Instagram stories? 2026 has other ideas and we have a new playbook for “wronged wife”, thanks to Australian former ’WAG’ Jules Neale. 

Also, Amelia, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright consider whether Coco Gauff should have been allowed to have a tennis tantrum in peace. What’s the latest with the Beckham family meltdown and what do leaked celebrity text messages tell us about our own group-chats?

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What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen: A Royal Summer Update Of Very Big Feelings
• Listen: The Productivity Hack Jessie Swears By & Rogue Habits We Can't (Won't) Quit
• Listen: "Hold On, I Just Need To Vent"
• Listen: Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did Over The Holidays
• Listen: Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Revealing Texts & A Masterclass In Awkward Conversations
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham, That ‘Inappropriate’ Dance & The Downfall Of A Family Brand
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
• Listen: The Superstar Podcaster Who’s Been ‘Red-Pilled’ & Was JLo Really That Rude?
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts 

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What to read:

• Everything you need to know about the Australian Open 2025: draw, key dates and where to watch.
• Why the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is so significant.
• Okay, but where is Melania Trump?
• Learning how Taylor Swift and Blake Lively drifted apart hurts more than expected.
• 'This b*tch.' Taylor Swift's unsealed texts about Justin Baldoni.
• Why we haven't touched the Jules Neale story until now.

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Are you one productivity hack away from finally nailing your life? We’ve got you. In this ‘special little treat’ episode (IT'S A DOUBLE EP, OUTLOUDERS 💃) Amelia Lester, Jessie Stephens, and Claire Murphy dive deep into the doable productivity hacks that might actually transform your working life - from the mental clarity of 'hard pants' to why Taylor Swift treats her energy like a luxury item.

Then, keep your listening ears turned on for the next part of this banger of a double EP as Em Vernem joins Claire and Jessie to carry on the conversation. Our trio bring you the delightfully unhinged content you didn’t know you needed by dissecting the niche social media rabbit holes we go down late at night.  From 'Hot Dudes Reading' to 'Girls Carrying Shit' or the oddly soothing world of 'Rate My Spoon' (it’s a thing, promise), we’re celebrating the corners of the internet that keep us scrolling long after we should have been asleep. It’s fun, it’s a little bit weird, and it’s exactly what we’re into. Dive in, Outlouders — your algorithm will thank you.

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What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to our latest episode: "Hold On, I Just Need To Vent"
• Listen: Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did Over The Holidays
• Listen: Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Revealing Texts & A Masterclass In Awkward Conversations
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham, That ‘Inappropriate’ Dance & The Downfall Of A Family Brand
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
• Listen: The Superstar Podcaster Who’s Been ‘Red-Pilled’ & Was JLo Really That Rude?
• Listen: We’ve Entered The Year Of Friction-maxxing
• Listen: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts

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What to read: 

• 'I tried the "save the day" method for two weeks. It's made me more productive at work.'
• ‘The 5 habits of highly productive people, and exactly what happened when we tried them.’
• "I tried a 'shutdown routine' to end my workday feeling productive. Here's how it went."
• You're not imagining it, we've all stopped posting on social media in 2025.
• HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: '9 reasons women have never been hornier.'

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Outlouders, welcome to the third and final instalment of our Summer Book Club where we’re going out strong. 🔥

Em Vernem, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright dissect Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin — the Australian debut crime novel we did not see coming and now can’t stop thinking about.

This episode has it all: small-town secrets, outback noir vibes, corrupt cops, missing women, a brilliant Indigenous protagonist, and a twist that genuinely divided the hosts. We talk sense of place, why crime novels are such powerful social mirrors, and yes — the chickens. (You’ll understand.)

⚠️ Full spoilers ahead — this one’s for listeners who’ve read the book and are ready to argue lovingly about pacing, plausibility and that ending.

Plus: why we’re thrilled Angie Faye Martin is writing a sequel and why Renee Taylor is a protagonist we want to follow anywhere.

📚 Outlouders, we know how many of you love these special episodes so... would you like us to keep the MMOL Book Club going? Let us know by emailing [email protected].

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What to read: 

• A definitive list of the books everyone will be reading this summer.
• The 40 best books to inhale in a weekend, according to Mamamia readers.
• 'I’m obsessed with audiobooks, here are 10 of the best I’ve ever heard.'
• 11 of the very best beach reads to lose yourself in this summer.
• The 22 best books Reese Witherspoon has recommended.

What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to our latest episode: "Hold On, I Just Need To Vent"
• Listen: Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did Over The Holidays
• Listen: Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Revealing Texts & A Masterclass In Awkward Conversations
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham, That ‘Inappropriate’ Dance & The Downfall Of A Family Brand
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
• Listen: The Superstar Podcaster Who’s Been ‘Red-Pilled’ & Was JLo Really That Rude?
• Listen: We’ve Entered The Year Of Friction-maxxing
• Listen: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Listen: Summer Book Club: All Fours - Miranda July
• Listen: Summer Book Club: Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts

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Heated Rivalry is only the tip of a very sexy ice(hockey)berg. Straight women make up at least 60% of the audience of the booming MM (male to male) queer romance book market. Why? Holly Wainwright, Jessie Stephens and Emily Vernem unpack the theories behind the biggest TV hit of the Summer.  

Also, no, you're not imagining it. Every streaming show you watch is talking to you like you're a little bit... dumb. Matt Damon knows why. 

And, everyone has a venting friend. Sometimes, everyone is a venting friend. But now, 'venting' has been labelled toxic friendship behaviour. We want to know who we can vent to about that. 

Plus, our recommendations. Find them below. 

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Recommendations

Em recommends Chicago Fire the bingeable TV show that she's currently obsessed with.

Jessie recommends underpants. Yes, treat yourself to an underwear refresh. 

Holly recommends the movie Hamnet that was released in cinemas on January 15.  

What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to our latest episode: Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did Over The Holidays
• Listen: Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Revealing Texts & A Masterclass In Awkward Conversations
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham, That ‘Inappropriate’ Dance & The Downfall Of A Family Brand
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
• Listen: The Superstar Podcaster Who’s Been ‘Red-Pilled’ & Was JLo Really That Rude?
• Listen: We’ve Entered The Year Of Friction-maxxing
• Listen: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Listen: A Spectacular Writers' Festival Collapse & The Jennifer Lawrence Dog Drama
• Listen: Why Mia Really Left... And Why She's Back
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts

Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.

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What to read: 

• Heated Rivalry forced me to ask myself a fundamental question. You're thinking it, too.'
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's new Netflix thriller will keep you guessing until the very last second.
• The insane true story that inspired Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new crime drama.
• 'Hamnet is the buzziest film of the year you're probably too scared to see. Allow me to change your mind.'
• Holly Out Loud on Substack

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Emily Vernem, Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright

Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Audio Producer: Leah Porges

Video Producer: Josh Green

Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz

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Outlouders, this is your sneak peek of today's subscriber episode. Listen to the full episode of Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did On Our Holidays at 5pm today. Not a subscriber? You know what to do.

So, Jessie Stephens is pregnant with twins and she just got some very inconvenient news. In this episode, Mia Freedman quizzes Jessie on that and all manner of babies' updates, from how much longer she has to go to why the twins already seem to love annoying their mum. 

Plus, what Jessie, Holly and Mia did on their holidays, which ranges from terrible hosting to absolutely nothing to sinking into a slow, dawning panic. 

And everything Mia Freedman read, watched and bought over the break. Have your notes app ready. 

This is just a taste, a little treat, if you will. The full feast lands at 5pm for subscribers.

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What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to our latest episode: Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Revealing Texts & A Masterclass In Awkward Conversations
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham, That ‘Inappropriate’ Dance & The Downfall Of A Family Brand
• Listen: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
• Listen: The Superstar Podcaster Who’s Been ‘Red-Pilled’ & Was JLo Really That Rude?
• Listen: We’ve Entered The Year Of Friction-maxxing
• Listen: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Listen: A Spectacular Writers' Festival Collapse & The Jennifer Lawrence Dog Drama
• Listen: Why Mia Really Left... And Why She's Back
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts 

Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.

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What to read: 

• I Love LA has been called the new Girls, but it's so much more than that.
• JESSIE STEPHENS: On being pregnant with twins. As a twin. With twin brothers.
• 'This one small change has completely changed how I connect with my teens.'
• 'I finished it in 3 days.' 5 of the best books, based on how fast I read them.
• 'I went to Mecca to try Victoria Beckham's beauty products. Here's what I would (and wouldn't) buy.'

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The word "nuzzle" is being used and Victoria Beckham's humiliation is complete. Yes, we have an update on the devastating private family breakdown playing out in the most public of ways. Including: Why was Brooklyn Beckham's name trademarked to his mum? Why are wedding guests posting, and then deleting their recollections of 'that' dance? And what does the 'Atlantic Gap' have to do with all this? It's all here. 

Also, there have been four shark attacks in New South Wales in just 48 hours, with devastating repercussions. So, is it time Australia got better and louder about shark education?

And, do you have an age-gap friendship? Amelia Lester, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright discuss an article that argues every 20-something woman needs a 40-something friend. What do both sides of that dynamic get out of those relationships? And why do they confuse everyone? 

Plus: The meaning behind Naomi Osaka's "catwalk" moment at the Australian Open. 

OH, and if you can't get enough Beckham news, Mia Freedman hosted a subscriber episode for Outlouders, and you can listen to it, here. 

What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to The Quicky: Are Shark Attacks On The Rise? & Clare Stephens On The Beckham Family Feud
• Listen to our latest episode: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
• Listen: The Superstar Podcaster Who’s Been ‘Red-Pilled’ & Was JLo Really That Rude?
• Listen: We’ve Entered The Year Of Friction-maxxing
• Listen: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Listen: A Spectacular Writers' Festival Collapse & The Jennifer Lawrence Dog Drama
• Listen: Why Mia Really Left... And Why She's Back
• Listen: Our Notes On The Golden Globes & Hollywood's 'Toxic Mums' Group
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts 

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What to read:

• HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'To understand the Beckham family estrangement, we need to go back to 1999.'
• Brooklyn Beckham is done with his family. David just gave a calculated response.
• CLARE STEPHENS: 'Please indulge my retelling of the Greatest Wedding Drama of the 21st Century.'
• Brooklyn Beckham just torched the Beckham family fairytale.
• The Beckham family and the girlfriend problem that won't go away.
• OPINION: 'Oh Victoria, your husband is not on your team.'

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The full conversation is now live! Enjoy the taster? Listen to the full episode here.

Outlouders, Brooklyn Beckham went nuclear on his Instagram stories this morning so, gather around because this is your sneak peek of the emergency podcast meeting Mia Freedman instantly called for subscribers. It was 6am. We had not had coffee.

We have literally just stopped recording and are sprinting this straight to you because at 5pm today the entire subscriber episode drops. No waiting. No edging. Full chaos.

Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright join Mia because they are deep in the whole sad, sorry saga of the Beckham/Peltz family drama: big opinions, unexpected detours, emotional whiplash and at least one moment where someone says, “Should we cut this?” (We did not.)

This is a taste. The full feast lands at 5pm for subscribers.

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• Listen to our latest episode: SUBS: Brooklyn Beckham Goes Nuclear: An Emergency Meeting
  Listen: A Spectacular Writers' Festival Collapse & The Jennifer Lawrence Dog Drama
• Listen: Why Mia Really Left... And Why She's Back
• Listen: Our Notes On The Golden Globes & Hollywood's 'Toxic Mums' Group
• Listen: One Of Us Has No Charisma & The New Dating Vocabulary
• Listen: The Fingering Renaissance
• Listen: Mel Robbins Knows Exactly What's Wrong With You & The Exact Science To Keep You Enjoying Your Job
• Listen: The Six Roles In Every Family. Which One Are You?
• Listen: Ugly Female Friendships & There's A Reason You're Stuck
• Listen: Is It OK To Flirt Outside Of Your Relationship?
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What to read: 

• HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'To understand the Beckham family estrangement, we need to go back to 1999.'
• CLARE STEPHENS: 'Please indulge my retelling of the Greatest Wedding Drama of the 21st Century.'
• Brooklyn Beckham just torched the Beckham family fairytale.
• The Beckham family and the girlfriend problem that won't go away.
• OPINION: 'Oh Victoria, your husband is not on your team.'

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JLo has been accused of being rude when she didn't say "Hi" to the Glambot Guy on the red carpet at the Golden Globes last week. We all love stories of snooty celebrities but is this just an extension of telling women to "Smile"?

Our (literal) foreign policy expert Amelia Lester is back and we have questions for her about Greenland. Namely, where is it? Why does Trump want it? And what happens if he gets it? 

Also, one of the most listened to men in the world is being accused of 'red-pilling' his audience. But what is that, and has it happened to Steven Bartlett of Diary of a CEO? 

Plus, on your Instagram it's 2016. So why are we so attracted to recent nostalgia, and what are the tell-tale signs that a pic was taken the year the whole world lurched towards the flaming bin?

All that and other excellent stuff too on today's Mamamia Out Loud with Holly Wainwright, Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester. 

What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to our latest episode: We’ve Entered The Year Of Friction-maxxing
• Listen: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Listen: A Spectacular Writers' Festival Collapse & The Jennifer Lawrence Dog Drama
• Listen: Why Mia Really Left... And Why She's Back
• Listen: Our Notes On The Golden Globes & Hollywood's 'Toxic Mums' Group
• Listen: One Of Us Has No Charisma & The New Dating Vocabulary
• Listen: The Fingering Renaissance
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts 

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What to read: 

• 'Everyone is nostalgic for 2016. But I can't romanticise a place I barely escaped.'
• 'This podcast framed itself as a debate on feminism. It was the opposite.'
• Over 80 babies dead and food fast running out: The Venezuela crisis explained.
• Every single look from the 2026 Golden Globes red carpet.

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Could you have guests over without cleaning all the way up? What about turning off the GPS when you're driving? How about not tracking your kids and partner, no matter what?

This year, it's all about friction-maxxing. Learning to live without a few of the conveniences that have become crutches, all in the pursuit of becoming - no big deal - more human. Em is horrified and Jessie is inspired by this essay in The Cut by Kathryn Jezer-Morton. 

Also, Holly's favourite Dax Shepard says that he will pay for his daughter to freeze her eggs when she turns 18. Is this genius, generous parenting, or snow-plough dadding in action? 

And, is everyone brushing their faces now? 

Plus, our recommendations include something glowy for your face, the best coffee pot in the world, and a book Jessie cannot stop thinking about. 

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Recommendations

Em recommends a Moka Coffee Pot 

Jessie recommends Heart the Lover by Lily King.

Holly recommends the L’Oreal Lumi Glotion. 

What To Listen To Next: 

• Listen to our latest episode: Our Best Heated Rivalry Theory & Taylor Swift's Mum
• Listen: A Spectacular Writers' Festival Collapse & The Jennifer Lawrence Dog Drama
• Listen: Why Mia Really Left... And Why She's Back
• Listen: Our Notes On The Golden Globes & Hollywood's 'Toxic Mums' Group
• Listen: One Of Us Has No Charisma & The New Dating Vocabulary
• Listen: The Fingering Renaissance
• Listen: Summer Book Club: Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry
• Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts 

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What to read: 

• 'My word for 2026 is "discomfort." Without it, we're unravelling.'
• Kristen Bell, a bad joke, and the age of 'moral ammunition'.
• Why people are face brushing for better skin. Yes, face brushing.

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Emily Vernem, Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright

Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Audio Producer: Leah Porges

Video Producer: Josh Green

Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

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Since when did cosy chats about books suck up quite so many headlines? Adelaide Writers' Week is the longest-running literary event in Australia and this week it collapsed under the weight of its own controversy. So, Em asks Holly and Jessie, what are writers' festivals for, anyway?

Jennifer Lawrence re-homed her dogs after she had a baby and Jessie wants to know why nobody warned her that talking about that will ruin her life. And Jessie would know.  

When does a situationship become a boy/girlfriend? And when does a boy/girlfriend become a partner? And does anyone (apart from Raye) like the word husband? Thanks to Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, we have a new commitment ladder for relationships in 2026.

Also, the job choice that can predict your age and stage. 

And the new endo test that could change everything for women tired of waiting for an answer about why they're in agony. 

Oh, and did Holly just get fleeced by Harry Styles? 

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