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Gah, it’s our last In Conversation episode for a little while!!! And what a show we have for you today.

Tarang Chawla is an Indian-born Australian lawyer, writer and anti-family violence advocate. In 2015, Tarang’s younger sister Nikita was murdered by her then-husband at the age of just 23. In the years since, Tarang has become one of the country’s leading campaigners for gender equality and advocates for women and children’s safety from family violence. In 2017, he was named a Young Australian of the Year finalist in Victoria and has written across topics including men's violence against women, discrimination, racism, masculinity and human rights.

After discussions with Tarang, Shameless Media has made the decision to donate $500 to Djirra to support Aboriginal women experiencing violence, as well as a further $500 to Dhadjowa Foundation, stopping black deaths in custody.

For more from Tarang, follow him on Instagram at @tarangchawla.

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Gooooood morning all!

On today’s show: What do we make of the rumour that Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick… kind of hated each other? The Aussie influencer who’s the first person to be officially slapped on the wrist by an advertising standards board, Taylor Swift’s fresh album brings about fresh questions on her past, and - last but not least - the Byron Baes: Netflix has snapped up a reality show about Australia’s celebrity capital. So, will we be tuning in?

This week, Zara recommended watching Dancing with the Stars on Channel 7 and the book, The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. Mich recommended Formula 1: Drive to Survive on Netflix.

Watch the TikTok videos by @celebritymemoirbookclub about the Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively feud right here.

Head here for Shareena Clanton’s statement about her experiences of racism on the set of Neighbours, and here for Sharon Johal’s.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Maybelline New York and their new Superstay Activewear foundation. Head to your local Priceline store now to check it out.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

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This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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A very happy Monday to you, Shameless frens!

Today on the show, we bring you the incredibly warm Mari Andrew. If you don’t recognise Mari’s name, which you likely do anyway, you’ll no doubt know and adore the illustrations she posts on her Instagram account @bymariandrew. In 2015 after her father passed away, Mari began posting a watercoloured illustration a day onto her Instagram page, as a way to express grief, yes, but to also spread light. Now, Mari boasts over one million Instagram followers and is a New York Times best-selling author too, who has published two books, Am I There Yet and My Inner Sky - the latter of which she wrote while recovering from an unexpected illness that left her paralysed for an entire month while living in Spain.

In this chat with Mari, we talk about why she’s so unafraid to harness loneliness, her relationship with grief, and how she manages to write deeply private stories for her public audience without unleashing past trauma.

For more from Mari, follow her on Instagram at @bymariandrew. And to grab a copy of her book, My Inner Sky, head here. If you enjoyed this interview, we recommend you listen to our In Conversation episode with Zoë Foster Blake here, who Mari has created a lot of book illustrations for.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. Check out their new high-waisted power leggings here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout for 20% off your entire order.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Happy Thursday legends!!!

On today’s show: The unapproved photo of Khloe Kardashian that was swiftly removed from every corner of the internet this week, Australia loses a fashion icon in Carla Zampatti, YouTuber James Charles finds himself in yet another scandal, and then! Australian media personality and influencer Abbie Chatfield jumps on the hottest trend in health and wellness right now: sex toys.

This week, Zara recommended Claire Christian’s book, It’s Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake. Mich recommended listening to Marie Antoinette from the You’re Wrong About podcast.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Calming Blankets. Head here to check them out, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout for $115 off your order.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Gooooood morning, wonderful listeners!

Today on the show, we bring you the brave Yumiko Kadota. Yumiko, as you’d read in her new memoir Emotional Female, has been an over-achiever her entire life, studying medicine at university and deciding to enter the perilous surgical stream when specialising as a doctor. Only, it was when Yumiko found herself trying to become a surgeon that she encountered the true, brutal nature of Australia’s hospital culture. Yumiko was subjected to such a ridiculous work schedule, colleagues who were unflinching in their coldness, and institutionalised sexism and racism that she was pushed to a mental breakdown in her late twenties, prompting her to take extended leave from her career and spend time as an inpatient in a psychiatric facility.

In this chat, we talk about the highs and the lows of being a female doctor in Australia, as well as what can be done to ensure the next generation of female surgeons aren’t pushed to a place they can’t come back from.

For more from Yumiko, follow her on Instagram at @mindbodymiko. And to grab a copy of her book, Emotional Female, head here.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Quay Australia. Head here to use the code ‘SHAMELESS20’ at checkout for 20% off.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Hey pals!

On today’s show: What the hell - literally - is going on with Lil Nas X right now, and why is he courting so much controversy this week? Then, why influencer’s mirror selfies are a big fat lie, Married At First Sight sparks important conversations about abusive relationships, and how one of Australia’s most iconic fashion brands, The Daily Edited, found itself in a bit of a PR debacle this week.

This week, Zara recommended watching Exposed: The Ghost Train on ABC iView. Mich recommended season 20 of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Check out Kara’s mirror selfie TikTok right here.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Bed Threads. Head here to check them out, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS10’ at checkout for 10% off your entire order.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Hiya! Happy Monday!

Today on the show, we bring you the effervescent Joel Creasey. Joel is best known as one of the country’s leading stand-up comedians, having begun performing at the age of just 16. He’s performed everywhere from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to the New York International Fringe Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. But beyond comedy, Joel is also an author, an actor, and TV presenter who, after a stint on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, became one of our most recognisable faces on television. But it was in 2020 when Joel got the call up to join Australia’s #1 drive program, replacing Marty Sheargold on Kate, Tim, and Marty.

For more from Joel, follow him on Instagram at @joelcreasey. If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend you listen to our interviews with fellow comedians Celia Pacquola or Matt Okine.

To grab tickets to Joel’s new show, Messy Bitch, head here.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. Check out their new high-waisted power leggings range right here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout for 20% off your entire order.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DE63ZzOef240bv3X3sJjj?si=1e64f004df3e4948

Halloooooo, fellow book clubbers!

This month, we are looking at best-selling author Luanne Rice’s pacey thriller, The Shadow Box. This book jumps before and after the day artist Claire Chase was brutally attacked, to explain just what happened to her. Claire survives before going into hiding and has her suspicions on who her attacker likely was - her admired husband and state attorney, Griffin Chase, who is also running for governor. On the day of Claire’s attack, she was about to launch a shadow box at her art exhibition, inspired by an unforgivable act she was convinced her husband was responsible for years ago. On that same day, one of Claire’s neighbours was also killed. Throughout this novel, as both investigations unfold, we learn exactly how both incidents overlap, and the extent of Griffin Chase’s power over the circle that surrounds him.

Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle ask allllll ze questions: Did Rice’s thriller keep us on our toes? What did we love about the book? And finally, were we satisfied with the ending?

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Bed Threads. Head here to check them out, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS10’ at checkout for 10% off your entire order.

If you’d like to share your thoughts on our April pick, It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, record a voice message and send it to [email protected] (that's *CO*.com). Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessmediaco.com.

Your hosts are Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1) and Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald).

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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Hello, lovely people!

On today’s show: What does a billionaire like Kylie Jenner owe the people around her? Plus, Orlando Bloom is getting roasted online for his morning routine, Celeb Spell Check all but disappears from Instagram, the Hembrows are getting a reality show and then!!! Demi Lovato bares so much of her trauma - including what led to her 2018 overdose - for a new documentary.

This week, Zara recommended listening to the interview with Will McMahon on The Imperfects. Mich recommended this four-part deep dive on Jessica Simpson from the podcast, You’re Wrong About.

To read that piece on Australian defamation laws from The New York Times, head here.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. Check out their new high-waisted power leggings range right here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout for 20% off your order.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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HELLOOO EVERYONE!

Today on the show, we bring you the serene Chantelle Otten. Chantelle is best known as one of the countries leading psycho-sexologists who works out of Melbourne with a team of more than 20. To put it simply, Chantelle is the authority on sex, not just for Australian women, but for Australians from all walks of life. She has built an incredibly successful career being one of the leading voices shattering taboos around sex: about what the average sex life should look like, about how common painful sex is, and about how sex can be pleasurable, no matter what body you live in.

In this chat, we covered everything: from why we are sold myths about sex from the moment we understand what it is, about how isolating sex can be if you feel like you’re doing it wrong, and why it’s important for her to be vocal about her own sex life with her Paralympian star boyfriend, Dylan Alcott.

For more from Chantelle, follow her on Instagram at @chantelle_otten_sexologist. If you enjoyed this chat, last year we sat down with Dylan Alcott and heard all about his life in professional sport - head here to listen.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, CeraVe. Check out their skincare right here.

If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!

To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com.

We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.

Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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