We would love for you to welcome to MAE the fellas that we've spent lots of time talking about on the pod over the last 60+ episodes - our lovely husbands!

It felt like a bit of a double date, but without the pints and snacks and we had a lot of fun bringing Chris and Dave in for a good old chat and a little spousal quiz...

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This epsiode also heavily features the escapades of another one of our sheroes; Mel's mother in law, Iris. Enjoy!

Tune in this week to hear about all the small things that are making us ridiculously happy.

From This Is Us to cowboy boots to good old fashioned boiled sweets like your granny always had in her pocket, Mel and Gabs are dishing out some of the things giving them a spring in their step right now.

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This week Mel has some beef to get off her chest about the way Americans say things and then hot on the heels of some big political moments in both our countries, this week we are talking about what it looks like to engage with politics, contentious issues and be an ally in private and public.

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This week Gabby shares about her very real, very relatable rogue facial hair. We confirm the randomness of how the child naming process goes and deep dive into the emotional rollercoaster that is a long distance romance. And friendships! What about long distance friendships - how do we make sure all of the above stand the test of time and kilometres. 

This weeks episode features a lengthy chat on why people aren't called by their ACTUAL names and some of the ways we sometimes think we're letting the side down as feminists. 

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You guys gave us some EXCELLENT fodder for this epsiode when you sent us through all the things that give you culty vibes. From peloton to Hillsong, essential oils to coffee - we're discussing all the elements of cult followings with humour and full disclosure that we subscribe to these cults too 😂 Any shownotes worth mentioning will be found here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes

Ok, we're for sure going to get things wrong in this conversation because it's a delicate one, but we thought it was worth chatting a little bit about what it means to be a critical thinker these days. Can you call people to accountability without shame? Is cancel culture ruining our ability to handle difference maturely? Lots to think about here so come join us for a conversation!

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