No Filter

Brisbane based singer/songwriter Amy Sheppard spent years altering the way she looked in her Instagram photos. Like most women who upload images to their feeds, she wanted to look polished, smooth, perfect. 

And then she realised that she was making the women, both young and old who follow her, feel bad about their bodies. 

So she decided to stop. She stopped editing out her cellulite. Stopped smoothing her legs. She stopped making herself look airbrushed. 

And instead, she started a movement called Kiss My Fat Ass - that promotes normal features such as cellulite, rolls, and scars.

You see Amy is a member of Aria award-winning Aussie band Sheppard - alongside two of her siblings. And aside from making hit songs like Geronimo and now Kiss My Fat Ass, she has decided to make Instagram and the world a better place.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Amy Sheppard https://www.instagram.com/amysheppardpie/?hl=en 

Watch her #KissMyFatAss video clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjqjvD8He70&t=78s

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Rachael Casella met her husband Jonny when she was training to be a police officer and he was one of her instructors. Nothing happened until the training was finished, but then, the pair fell in love. 

They got married. And as they went on their honeymoon, they started trying for a baby. But, like so many things in life, nothing followed a simple plan. 

Rachael did eventually fall pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Mackenzie. But Mackenzie had Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Rachael and Johnny only got to hold her for seven months.

Rachael’s story is difficult but incredibly important to hear. 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Rachael Casella. Read more of her story here: https://www.mylifeoflove.com/blogme 

Follow her on Instagram here: @mylifeof_love

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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When American author Candace Bushnell released her first book Sex And The City, she had no idea the impact it was about to have on the world. 

That book and those stories would go on to form one of the most iconic characters of the 21st century, Carrie Bradshaw. And that character was roughly based on Candace Bushnell’s life. 

And since that moment, things have never been the same for Candace. Her life has had many ups and downs and when I found out she was releasing a new book called Is There Still Sex In The City?  About marriage and divorce and friendships in your 50s and tinder in your 50s and ageing, and Mia and her speak about it all.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Candace Bushnell

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Australian actor Richard Roxburgh has an 'uneasy' relationship with fame. Most Australians would recognise him from his work in TV shows such as Rake or movies such as Moulin Rouge. But chances are, most Australians wouldn't know much about his off-camera life.

Until now.

In this episode of No Filter with Mia, Richard Roxburgh speaks candidly about why he has chosen not to live in Hollywood, his marriage to fellow actress and chef Sylvia Colocca and why he is so passionate about telling Australian stories.  

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Richard Roxburgh. 

You can watch The Hunting on SBS now. 

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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What were you doing on Boxing Day morning in 2004? 

Sarah Ayles was on a beach in Sri Lanka, putting on a mask about to go snorkelling with her business partner and ex-boyfriend, when her life changed forever. 

The Boxing Day Tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean and experts say it had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. 

227,898 people lost their lives across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand but Sarah survived.

And now, she’s going on Australian Survivor to push herself even more...

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Listen to Sam Bloom's inspiring story here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/an-extraordinary-tale-of-tragedy-and-beauty 

CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Sarah Ayles.

You can watch her on Survivor now. 

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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This week on the show we spoke to psychic medium John Edward, who over the last three decades has helped thousands of people communicate with loved ones who have crossed over to the other side. 

But when Mia finished her interview with John, she realised she forgot to ask him one very important question. 

What about lost babies? Do they ever come through?

John’s answer may make you a little teary, but if you believe in it, it is worth a listen.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest John Edward. Find out about his Australian tour here.

Listen to the original interview with him here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/john-edward-interview 

Join our Never Forgotten Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamamianeverforgotten/ 

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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John Edward is a psychic medium who over the last three decades, has helped thousands of people communicate with loved ones who have crossed over to the other side. In fact, if you were around in the early 2000’s you probably saw his show Crossing Over on television. 

But when he was young John grew up being very skeptical about psychics. 

And he had good reason to be.

He lived with his grandmother, in Long Island New York, and she was a psychic. She also had lots of psychics visit her house. But John didn’t want a bar of it.

So what changed that? Well, as he tells Mia, a lot...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest John Edward. Find out about his Australian tour here.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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At the start of the year, we had an episode of No Filter that we got a lot of feedback about so we thought we’d revisit this story...

For years, Leigh Campbell, our executive editor here at Mamamia kept a secret. 

It was about her fertility. And the struggles she had to fall pregnant. 

Leigh and her husband Rich had been trying to have a baby for years. 

They had countless rounds of IVF. Failed attempts and miscarriages that almost broke them. 

On this updated episode of No Filter, we revisit Leigh’s story and share some very happy news that arrived just over three weeks ago...

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Listen to Leigh Campbell's birth story on This Glorious Mess here: https://omny.fm/shows/this-glorious-mess/leigh-campbell-birth-story 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Leigh Campbell. Follow her on Instagram @leighcampbell

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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When Lisa Taddeo set out to write a book about female desire she had no idea she would spend eight years inserting herself into three very different women’s lives. Tracing their history, capturing their stories and being a fly on the wall when it came to their sex lives. 

Lisa is an American writer and journalist. She’s a wife, a mother and her new book Three Women is one of the most anticipated reads of 2019. 

Elizabeth Gilbert has compared it to Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’.

Gwyneth Paltrow is obsessed.

This book is incredible, and Lisa joins Mia now to talk about it. 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Lisa Taddeo, find her book Three Women here. 

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Every family has a secret. But some secrets are more shocking than others. Some secrets take longer to come out.

Angela Hamilton always had an inkling that there was something not quite right with her dad.

She hated him and feared him. He was violent towards his wife and three children throughout their lives and prone to explosive racist outbursts. He rarely spoke about his past but it always seemed like he was running away from something.

And it turns out he was.

There’s a new SBS series called Every Family Has A Secret and the makers of the show helped Angela to unearth the brutal truth of hers...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Angela Hamilton, watch her episode of Every Family Has A Secret on SBS on demand here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1535724611931/every-family-has-a-secret-angela-hamilton-and-david-field 

Listen to Eddie Jaku's episode of No Filter here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/hes-98-and-surprisingly-hes-the-happiest-man-on-ea

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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