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All the celebs are up the duff. It's a Hollywood baby boom. Why does it make some women feel so terrible? There are calls to boycott Fifty Shades Darker, we examine the rules for fashion-at-a-certain-age, can teachers secretly play Kill, Marry, F*ck about students? Jessie roadtests Air-Tasker for a Valentines Day date, Monz found the best Kick Arse Women Doing Kick Arse Things of Kickarsery, and Mia Freedman ran into Anna Wintour in New York. No biggie. Show notes Your host and producer is Monique Bowley with Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens Get the selfie light up thingymabob at lumee.com Mia recommends The First Monday in May - on iTunes Thanks to Truvee wines for sponsoring the show And Chemist Warehouse for sponsoring the AFL women's segment For Questions, comments, and general chitty chat: facebook.com/mamamiaoutloud Email us: outloud@mamamia.com.au To find any books mentioned in Mamamia podcasts go to apple.co/mamamia where you'll find all of our shows and books by our guests in one place. Sign up for Mia's newsletter, and Monz's newsletter here Tell a friend about the show. Actually, just take their phone off them and subscribe them yourself. Don't look at their pics, you might see something weird, just go straight to the App Store, download the Mamamia Podcast app, or push straight onto the Podcast App on their iPhone and subscribe them to this show. Much thanks. Many hugs. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Helmi 201754min

What happens when you give women a wine and say 'tell us what you really think'? This. We talk the Kardashian Book Club, sex lives of celebrities that we have no business in, when you commercialise your kids for your own monetary gain (looking at you Beyonce), whether career women make bad mothers, and it's Jessie's most daring love experiment yet. You'll need a Mintie after this one. Show notes Your host and producer is Monique Bowley with Jessie Stephens and Jackie Lunn. Mia Freedman was on a plane and will be back next week. For Questions, comments, and general chitty chat: facebook.com/mamamiaoutloud Email us: outloud@mamamia.com.au To find any books mentioned in Mamamia podcasts go to apple.co/mamamia where you'll find all of our shows and books by our guests in one place. Sign up for Mia's newsletter, and Monz's newsletter here And the weekly challenge (apart from trying out cheesy one-liners), is to tell a friend about the show. Actually, just take their phone off them and subscribe them yourself. Don't look at their pics, you might see something weird, just go straight to the App Store, download the Mamamia Podcast app, or push straight onto the Podcast App on their iphone and subscribe them to this show. Much thanks. Many hugs. Thanks to Truvee wines for the wine time. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Helmi 20171h 4min

Is Tziporah Malkah the most interesting woman on TV right now? She has some stiff competition because this week the NSW Minister for Women admitted she's pro-life, meteorologists said we need to dump the term 'weather girls', Melania Trump continued to look utterly despondent, and there was a crazy ex-girlfriend on Married At First Sight. It's not all bad news though; we talk the AFL women's launch, and the kitchen trick that will transform your cheap wine into expensive tasting plonk. Show notes Your host and producer is Monique Bowley with Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens For Questions, comments, and general chitty chat: facebook.com/mamamiaoutloud Email us: outloud@mamamia.com.au To find any books mentioned in Mamamia podcasts go to apple.co/mamamia where you'll find all of our shows and books by our guests in one place. Sign up for Mia's newsletter, and Monz's newsletter here And the weekly challenge (apart from trying out cheesy one-liners), is to tell a friend about the show. Actually, just take their phone off them and subscribe them yourself. Don't look at their pics, you might see something weird, just go straight to the App Store, download the Mamamia Podcast app, or push straight onto the Podcast App on their iphone and subscribe them to this show. Much thanks. Many hugs. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Helmi 201751min

We have a new Premier, a new President, and it's a new period. This week, it's kick arse women doing kick-arse things of kick-arsery: Gladys Berjiklian, Serena Williams and the Women's AFL are making us happy. There's A Dummies Guide to the Hottest 100, to get you through any conversation with your cool-factor intact. Is asking a dad permission for marriage completely outdated? And should having children be taught at school? Jessie road-tests a dating guru's advice with interesting results. The peculiar habit of never having enough tampons in the house, unfortunate overseas chemist experiences, and the game-changing podcast, brilliant film, and trashy TV show you need to get onto, pronto. Show notes Your host and producer is Monique Bowley with Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens For Questions, comments, and general chitty chat: facebook.com/mamamiaoutloud Email us: outloud@mamamia.com.au To find any books mentioned in Mamamia podcasts go to apple.co/mamamia where you'll find all of our shows and books by our guests in one place. Sign up for Mia's newsletter, and Monz's newsletter here And the weekly challenge (apart from trying out cheesy one-liners), is to tell a friend about the show. Actually, just take their phone off them and subscribe them yourself. Don't look at their pics, you might see something weird, just go straight to the App Store, download the Mamamia Podcast app, or push straight onto the Podcast App on their iphone and subscribe them to this show. Much thanks. Many hugs. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Tammi 201755min

No jacket? No job. When Channel 9’s Amber Sherlock's had an off-air spat leaked, the world cried “bully”. But was her behavior really so disgraceful? The latest Australia Day lamb ad has received widespread acclaim, but there are some people who aren't impressed. And calling all single ladies; we have the one phrase you can say to someone that will make them fall for you in an instant, and we want you to roadtest it. Write it on your hand, (hopefully you don’t get too sweaty and it rubs off), and go for it. We dare you. Show notes Your host and producer is Monique Bowley with Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens. When have you tried to get out of a gym membership? Let us know: 02 8999 9386 For Questions, comments, and general chitty chat: facebook.com/mamamiaoutloud Email us: outloud@mamamia.com.au To find any books mentioned in Mamamia podcasts go to apple.co/mamamia where you'll find all of our shows and books by our guests in one place. Sign up for Mia's newsletter, and Monz's newsletter here And the weekly challenge (apart from trying out cheesy one-liners), is to tell a friend about the show. Actually, just take their phone off them and subscribe them yourself. Don't look at their pics, you might see something weird, just go straight to the App Store, download the Mamamia Podcast app, or push straight onto the Podcast App on their iphone and subscribe them to this show. Much thanks. Many hugs. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Tammi 201747min

Ahh, Summer. A time of binge-watching, binge-listening and binge-reading. If you're looking to fill your eyeballs and ears with all the good stuff, here's the best shows, podcasts, books and apps that Mia Freedman, Monique Bowley and Jessie Stephens are recommending for your life. TV: Bright Lights; Starring Debbie and Carrie - on Foxtel Blackish is on iTunes Insecure is on Foxtel Girls is on Foxtel Thirteenth is on Netflix Minimalism is on Netflix Family Rules is on SBSLa La land is at the movies BOOKS Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld published by Penguin Random House and also on the Book Club podcast Hillbilly-Elegy by J D Vance is published by Harper Collins Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult and listen to her on No Filter Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty published by Pan MacMillan The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton PODCASTS Casefile Stranglers Word For Word on itunes Dear Prudence podcast Show your work by Lainey GossipBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Tammi 201723min

It's Hollywood awards season and Meryl Streep has played the Trump card in her acceptance speech. Can she be our President instead? Because the Devil doesn't wear Prada, he wears a fake tan. Planning on quitting your job in January? Join the queue of everyone else with a holiday hangover. We've got the straight HR advice no one is nice enough to tell you. And can you treat dating like a KPI? Plus, your words, pledged for 2017. Recommendations will drop this FRIDAY. Show notes Your host and producer is Monique Bowley with Mia Freedman and Jessie Stephens. Thanks to Nicolle Stuart.This show was sponsored by Telstra Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband. Connect the whole family to Australia’s largest mobile network this summer with a Telstra Pre-Paid 4GX Wi-Fi Plus portable hotspot. Want to chat? Leave us a message on the pod phone: 02 8999 9386 For Questions, comments, and general chitty chat: facebook.com/mamamiaoutloud Email us: outloud@mamamia.com.au To find any books mentioned in Mamamia podcasts go to apple.co/mamamia where you'll find all of our shows and books by our guests in one place. Sign up for our newsletters here Could you tell a friend about the show? Actually, just take their phone off them and subscribe them yourself, if that's not too forward. It's the fanciest and cheapest way to say "You're awesome and here's something you should get into.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Tammi 201749min

Resolutions? Bah. This year it's all about the revolution of one word. Something that encapsulates your focus for the year. It's simple, it's powerful, it's minimalism for resolutions. And we want yours. Dial us up on 02 8999 9386 and tell us, or record a voice memo in your smartphone and email it to podcast@mamamia.com.au. Think of us as your word pals. Like Oprah. After all, she's one word and it worked for her. 02 8999 9386 or email podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Tammi 20172min