Shameless

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June 17, 2018 The evolution of Steph Claire Smith
Steph Claire Smith is well-known for her presence on Instagram, but how has her approach to the platform changed as her following has boomed? We get her onto the show to ask her about the finite details of a social media presence that demands engagement of young girls.
PLUS! Sylvia Jeffreys called out Woman's Day this week for posting lies about her relationship, so how in the world do they get away with publishing utter lies? In the wake of Rebel Wilson's case struggling on appeal, we go deep on why tabloids can get away with lying. And, of course, the flammable state of Posh and Becks' marriage: What in the world is going on?
You can watch the Media Watch video here on how magazines doctor images, and the piece on Broadly from a woman who once worked in women's magazines.
As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected].
Oh oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.
And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.
This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.
50 min
June 10, 2018 Kate Spade and clickbait culture
Hello listener friends!
Coming up on today's show: How did the media do in handling the tragic suicide of Kate Spade? The coverage was pretty deplorable if you ask us. Plus, does Miss America dumping the swimsuit section from their competitions mean pageants are feminist? AND we really need to deep dive into the strange underground world of female fitness influencers injecting themselves with steroids.
If you would like to skip our segment on Kate Spade and suicide, please pick back up at 35m 15s. Help is always available at Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Click here for Guy Raz's interview with Kate Spade on How I Built This.
And here for Zara's Mamamia.com.au story on celebrities and mental health.
Aaaaand here for Jordan Camilla's YouTube video on PED culture amongst Instagram influencers.
As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected].
Oh oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.
And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.
This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews with royalty free music from Bensound.

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51 min
June 10, 2018 Kate Spade and clickbait culture
Hello listener friends!
Coming up on today's show: How did the media do in handling the tragic suicide of Kate Spade? The coverage was pretty deplorable if you ask us. Plus, does Miss America dumping the swimsuit section from their competitions mean pageants are feminist? AND we really need to deep dive into the strange underground world of female fitness influencers injecting themselves with steroids.
If you would like to skip our segment on Kate Spade and suicide, please pick back up at 35m 15s. Help is always available at Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Click here for Guy Raz's interview with Kate Spade on How I Built This.
And here for Zara's Mamamia.com.au story on celebrities and mental health.
Aaaaand here for Jordan Camilla's YouTube video on PED culture amongst Instagram influencers.
As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected].
Oh oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.
And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.
This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews with royalty free music from Bensound.
52 min
June 04, 2018 The secret behind celebrity sex
Don't mess with celebrities and their clandestine sex lives; such was the message that come through this week, thanks to Love Island. Contestant Natasha not-so-subtly hinted to spending "two nights" with old mate Justin Bieber, but she'll be damned if she tells us much more. So what's the deal with water-tight NDAs around both sex and abuse?Plus, Hugh Grant was married this week in a spectacularly low-key affair, so is he officially Britain's most reluctant celebrity? And of course, the crazy White House world welcoming Kim Kardashian into its throes. Send help. This is too much.As mentioned in the show, you can read all about the scandalous history of celebrity NDAs here, and Hugh Grant's full statement to the Leveson inquiry here.As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected] oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.
47 min
June 04, 2018 The strange secret behind celebrity sex
Don't mess with celebrities and their clandestine sex lives; such was the message that come through this week, thanks to Love Island. Contestant Natasha not-so-subtly hinted to spending "two nights" with old mate Justin Bieber, but she'll be damned if she tells us much more. So what's the deal with water-tight NDAs around both sex and abuse?Plus, Hugh Grant was married this week in a spectacularly low-key affair, so is he officially Britain's most reluctant celebrity? And of course, the crazy White House world welcoming Kim Kardashian into its throes. Send help. This is too much.As mentioned in the show, you can read all about the scandalous history of celebrity NDAs here, and Hugh Grant's full statement to the Leveson inquiry here.As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected] oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.
47 min
June 03, 2018 Gotta sign that NDA
Don't mess with celebrities and their clandestine sex lives; such was the message that come through this week, thanks to Love Island. Contestant Natasha not-so-subtly hinted to spending "two nights" with old mate Justin Bieber, but she'll be damned if she tells us much more. So what's the deal with water-tight NDAs around both sex and abuse?
Plus, Hugh Grant was married this week in a spectacularly low-key affair, so is he officially Britain's most reluctant celebrity? And of course, the crazy White House world welcoming Kim Kardashian into its throes. Send help. This is too much.
As mentioned in the show, you can read all about the scandalous history of celebrity NDAs here, and Hugh Grant's full statement to the Leveson inquiry here.
As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected].
Oh oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.
And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.
This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.

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49 min
June 03, 2018 Gotta sign that NDA
Don't mess with celebrities and their clandestine sex lives; such was the message that come through this week, thanks to Love Island. Contestant Natasha not-so-subtly hinted to spending "two nights" with old mate Justin Bieber, but she'll be damned if she tells us much more. So what's the deal with water-tight NDAs around both sex and abuse?
Plus, Hugh Grant was married this week in a spectacularly low-key affair, so is he officially Britain's most reluctant celebrity? And of course, the crazy White House world welcoming Kim Kardashian into its throes. Send help. This is too much.
As mentioned in the show, you can read all about the scandalous history of celebrity NDAs here, and Hugh Grant's full statement to the Leveson inquiry here.
As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected].
Oh oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.
And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.
This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.
50 min
May 27, 2018 Love Island Australia is white. Too white
In case you missed it, 2Day FM radio star Em Rusciano isn't here to be meek and mild. The presenter and comedian has been at the centre of a media storm this week, and we can't help but feel like the entire debacle is a little bit gendered.

We also dive into what Love Island Australia will be like (... can we have just a TINY BIT of diversity, please?) and Johnny Depp's career, two years after he was accused of domestic violence against Amber Heard.
Read/hear the New York Times' interview with the cast of Arrested Development here.
The Sydney Morning Herald's scathing (and questionable) portrayal of Em Rusciano is here.
Are you a member of our Shameless Celebrity Gossip Facebook group yet? If not, GET IN THERE. It's like the sisterhood of the travelling pants. Except with no pants. Just great chats.
You can find us on Instagram here. Zara keeps telling everyone about that time I was on The Daily Mail for being "extremely intoxicated" and I don't appreciate it. Or, if you are shy/refuse to contribute to Zuckerberg's rise to global domination, email us at [email protected].
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD. We still can't believe how supportive and lovely you have all been. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I'm going to stop being gushy and embarrassing now.
This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. Royalty free music from Bensound.

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49 min
May 27, 2018 Love Island Australia is white. Too white
In case you missed it, 2Day FM radio star Em Rusciano isn't here to be meek and mild. The presenter and comedian has been at the centre of a media storm this week, and we can't help but feel like the entire debacle is a little bit gendered.
We also dive into what Love Island Australia will be like (... can we have just a TINY BIT of diversity, please?) and Johnny Depp's career, two years after he was accused of domestic violence against Amber Heard.
Read/hear the New York Times' interview with the cast of Arrested Development here.
The Sydney Morning Herald's scathing (and questionable) portrayal of Em Rusciano is here.
Are you a member of our Shameless Celebrity Gossip Facebook group yet? If not, GET IN THERE. It's like the sisterhood of the travelling pants. Except with no pants. Just great chats.
You can find us on Instagram here. Zara keeps telling everyone about that time I was on The Daily Mail for being "extremely intoxicated" and I don't appreciate it. Or, if you are shy/refuse to contribute to Zuckerberg's rise to global domination, email us at [email protected].
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD. We still can't believe how supportive and lovely you have all been. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I'm going to stop being gushy and embarrassing now.
This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. Royalty free music from Bensound.
50 min
May 20, 2018 It's a royal wedding extravaganza
It’s like Christmas, but better (!!!) with fashion and weddings and grandeur and tabloid drama.
Yes, it’s royal wedding week and we’ll be damned if we aren’t spending (almost) the whole show on it. From the Great Markle Debacle to the dress of the century to the aisle walk that demanded more headlines than the wedding itself: We go deep and wide and, well, everywhere.
Plus, Kim Kardashian’s sucky (ha) Instagram post that landed her in a boiling pot of hot water. Silly, Kim.
You can find the cringe Ryan Seacrest moment here, listen to Wil Anderson’s interview with Em Rusciano here and read the Jezebel piece on Kim Kardashian’s dangerous post here.
As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at [email protected].
Oh oh oh oh and we’re on Instagram now, too. Follow us here.
And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show.
This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.

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52 min