Summer Series: the “cancelled” Australians who returned to the spotlight in 2023

While Something To Talk About takes a break over Christmas and New Year, we are revisiting some of the most revealing and candid moments from the almost 50 guests who have joined us in conversation on the podcast over the past year.

In the first episode of the Something To Talk About summer series, we speak to some of the famous Australians who took centre stage once again in 2023 after being “cancelled”. Whether taken to task for voicing an unpopular or controversial opinion, publicly shamed after having an intimate moment splashed across the headlines; roundly condemned and fired for an error of judgement; or even vilified for the way they laugh; each of the four very different women you’ll hear from today have found themselves dealing with public backlash on a scale very few of us can imagine.

From Georgia Love, who was famously cancelled after a social media post prompted accusations of casual racism, to Kate Langbroek who has vowed to keep speaking her mind with a directness she knows can be dangerous on national TV. And from Jessica Rowe, whose ill-fated time on breakfast television 15 years ago unleashed a barrage of cruel commentary to Candice Warner, who survived a scandal that haunted her for years, impacting her career, her family and her mental health.

At a time when we constantly hear about the concept of cancel culture, these are people who have experienced it first hand - and have emerged to share their stories about what happens on the other side of getting cancelled.

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Hear the full conversation with each of the four guests featured in this episode here:

Listen to Kate Langbroek here. 

Listen to Georgia Love here. 

Listen to Candice Warner here.

Listen to Jess Rowe here.

Something To Talk About will return with brand new episodes in late January 2024

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