Alex Lee on mum-fluencers, cracking TV and taking on Alan Jones
The Briefing8 Elo 2025

Alex Lee on mum-fluencers, cracking TV and taking on Alan Jones

Alex Lee is a face you'll recognise from TV, whether it's from The Feed, Saturday Night Rove, Celebrity Mastermind, Spicks and Specks, The Checkout, Win the Week or What the FAQ.
And as the journalist-turned-comedian points out, not ALL of those shows got axed.

Alex recounts how shock jock and alleged sexual predator Alan Jones once tried to sue her over a comedy skit she made making fun of him. That would have been pretty darn stressful but she says that pales into comparison to the stresses of becoming a mum and feeling like the internet is constantly trying to guilt you into buying junk for your small human.

In this chat with Antoinette Lattouf, Alex also unpacks how mum-fluencers inspired her podcast Baby Shoes, part comedy, part therapy, and all-too-relatable for exhausted parents trying not to lose the plot.

Weekend list with Helen Smith

Follow The Briefing:
TikTok: @thebriefingpod
Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast
YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom
Facebook: @LiSTNR Newsroom

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaksot(2525)

QAnon: where do conspiracies go to die?

QAnon: where do conspiracies go to die?

The world watched on as the QAnon conspiracy theory circled over the White House during the Trump years. Trump has gone, what now for the QAnon believers and their claims? We’re joined by New York...

3 Helmi 202119min

The Tokyo Olympics. Risk v reward?

The Tokyo Olympics. Risk v reward?

Today on the Briefing we discuss the chances of the Tokyo Olympic Games going ahead as planned in July. The Olympic Games is the biggest event in the world – and Tokyo’s Games were postponed last ye...

2 Helmi 202120min

The impact of the Covid-induced wealth divide

The impact of the Covid-induced wealth divide

Today on the Briefing we discuss how billionaires are getting richer – and the rest of us are picking up the crumbs. We’re joined by Andrew Leigh, a Labor MP and former economist who explains how an...

1 Helmi 202118min

Happy tenth birthday, the Dark Web

Happy tenth birthday, the Dark Web

In today's Briefing, we explain what the dark web is... and what’s happened in the ten years since Silk Road first launched. Silk Road was the first big dark web marketplace to gain notoriety... bu...

31 Tammi 202118min

The Weekend Briefing with Thomas Mayo

The Weekend Briefing with Thomas Mayo

Jamila Rizvi chats to Thomas Mayo, a campaigner for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and celebrated indigenous author.   Thomas has travelled around Australia to promote the statement’s vision for a...

29 Tammi 202121min

NEW: The Weekend Briefing is here!

NEW: The Weekend Briefing is here!

Jamila Rizvi skips the small talk and goes deep during her conversations with celebrities, opinion shapers and newsmakers. Join The Weekend Briefing on Saturday mornings to slow down, lean back and ...

28 Tammi 20211min

You’ve seen the ad. Will you get the vaccine?

You’ve seen the ad. Will you get the vaccine?

Does the federal government’s new Covid-19 ad campaign make you more likely to get the vaccine shot when it becomes available later this year? The grim reaper AIDS campaign in the 80s scared Austral...

28 Tammi 202122min

The incredible story of Asia’s el Chapo

The incredible story of Asia’s el Chapo

Today we discuss the arrest of the man they call Asia’s el Chapo. It’s estimated, Tse Chi Lop oversees a drug empire worth $90 billion a year. Considering Mexico and South American drug lords trade ...

27 Tammi 202118min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

aikalisa
tervo-halme
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
politiikan-puskaradio
viisupodi
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-podme-livebox
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
otetaan-yhdet
linda-maria
io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rikosmyytit
rss-polikulaari-humanisti-vastaa-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
viela-yksi-sivu
rss-uusi-juttu
rss-aika-ankkuri
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat