
The cult of celebrity: Part two
Happy Monday pals! Welcome to part two of our Scientology series. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were married, in love, and the parents of two children when the Church of Scientology identified Nicole as a threat. They wouldn’t rest until Tom - their crown jewel - was firmly in their grasp again. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to MECCA and their new podcast MECCA Talks for making this episode possible. Access the MECCA app via the App Store, and don’t forget to subscribe to MECCA Talks on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
1 Elo 202145min

BOOK CLUB: Malibu Rising
Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UUrSdqrilCxv1tHk4DYON?si=6c33bad6f1f648e1 Happy Saturday, friends! This month we read ‘Malibu Rising’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid - the same author of our most popular book club pick yet, Daisy Jones and The Six. Malibu Rising follows four famous siblings as they throw an epic party to celebrate the end of summer in 1983. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle talk all things characters, that chaotic Riva party, and the recurring generational patterns of family ties. Grab a copy of next month’s book club pick, Fault Lines, via our affiliate link here. Got some thoughts on our August pick, Fault Lines by Emily Itami? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too. Big thanks to Libra for making this episode possible. If you want to give their new Period Proof Undies a go, head to your local Coles supermarket or right here. And don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS20’ at checkout for 20% off. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamelesspodcast/?hl=en Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
30 Heinä 202150s

Tough titties, back home you go
HEY BESTIES! On today’s show: How many wedding dresses are too many dresses? Ange and Brad’s never-ending divorce hits another hurdle, the strangest kind-of-feud between Lisa Wilkinson and Khloe Kardashian, an investigation into whether J Lo and Ben Affleck are absolutely trolling us and then, finally, a conversation, in the wake of The Bachelor airing, about why we so rarely give reality stars the benefit for the doubt. This week, Zara recommended Tom Daley’s interview with Desert Island Discs. Mich recommended, well, watching the Olympics. Ground breaking. You can fill out our Shameless survey here! Thanks so much for your help in advance on this one - it really does help us make sure we are producing exactly the kind of content you want to hear. Got some thoughts on today’s episode you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Bed Threads for making this episode possible. Check out their glorious sheets right here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS10’ at checkout for 10% off your entire order. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
28 Heinä 202153min

The cult of celebrity: Part one
Goooood morning all! It’s the church-meet-cult that’s famous for indoctrinating celebrities - Elisabeth Moss, John Travolta, and most notably, Tom Cruise. So, what the hell do we know about Scientology? And how does it have such a star-studded list of devotees? Head here to read that LA Times piece on Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard, and here for Laura Prepon’s interview with Celebrity Magazine. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Libra for making this episode possible. You can find their new Period Proof Undies exclusively at Coles Supermarkets or right here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS20’ at checkout for 20% off the Period Undies range. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
25 Heinä 202149min

Steak for breakfast, anyone?
Happy Thursday mates! On today’s show: Former Aussie Bachelorette Elly Miles is slammed for promoting a diet where you only eat meat, old mate Jeff Bezos popped on a cowboy hat and left the planet, a script has been leaked from the set of the new Sex and The City spinoff, and - finally - what the hell were Channel 7 and Big Brother thinking when it came to casting well-known bigot and troll Katie Hopkins? This week, Zara recommended Line of Duty on Netflix. Mich recommended Luxe Listings Sydney on Amazon Prime. Got some thoughts on today’s episode you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Bed Threads for making this episode possible. Check out their glorious sheets right here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS10’ at checkout for 10% off your entire order. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
21 Heinä 202154min

Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Elevatorgate: Part two
Hiya legends!!! Welcome to part two of our Elevatorgate series. When CCTV footage of Beyoncé, Solange and Jay Z in an elevator leaked to the media, the public had no idea what to make of it. Then, two years later, we were introduced to Becky with the good hair. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to CeraVe for making this episode possible. Registrations for our CeraVe Skin Chat opened on the 13th of July via CeraVe’s #SkinChat microsite right here, and keep your eyes peeled for our Instagram giveaway with CeraVe in the coming weeks. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
18 Heinä 202145min

Ah, the beauty of good PR
Hellooooo friends! On today’s show: Why Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian’s cosmetic brands (as we know them) are disappearing, almost overnight. Plus, Love Island is back, but is it doing enough to protect its contestants' mental health? And then, the bizarre story of Princess Charlene, Monaco’s runaway bride. This week, Zara recommended two books: Fault Lines by Emily Itami and Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason. Mich recommended listening to the ‘Pieces of Britney’ podcast by Pandora Sykes and BBC Radio 4, and reading ‘Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare’ in the New Yorker by Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino. For that clip of Princess Charlene crying at her wedding, head right here. Got some thoughts on today’s episode you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Maybelline New York for making this episode possible. Find their new Colossal 36H Mascara and Tattoo Smokey Pencil Liner in-store and online here. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
14 Heinä 202155min

Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Elevatorgate: Part one
Good morning everyone! Today, we’re heading back to 2014. When we watched Jay Z and Beyoncé walk the Met Gala in 2014, we saw a blissfully happy husband and wife. Only, when a black-and-white video leaked a week later, the public realised there had been a trick mirror all along. Got some thoughts on this scandal you wanna share? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast. Big thanks to Libra for making this episode possible. You can find their new Period Proof Undies exclusively at Coles Supermarkets or right here, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS20’ at checkout for 20% off the Period Undies range. Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe’ on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow’ on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS’ newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
11 Heinä 202141min






















