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HELLO, LOVELY LISTENERS! On today’s show: Australia has its own local and modern-day gossip girl - Celeb Spellcheck - so what happens when influencers are determined to track her down and expose her identity? Plus, Kim Kardashian West thinks her seven-year-old daughter North is Picasso, why the Golden Globes are more irrelevant than ever, and then, why Janet Jackson was trending on Monday, some 17 years after the term ‘nipplegate’ entered the zeitgeist. This week, Mich recommended the new documentary, Framing Britney Spears, and Zara recommended watching The Undoing. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Maybelline New York and their Fit Me foundation. Head here to check it out. For that ABC piece on the Golden Globes and I May Destroy You, head here. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

10 Feb 202152min

HEY FRIENDS! Today on the show, we bring you the whip-smart Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Yassmin is a media personality and a writer, yes, but she’s also a woman who worked for years as a successful engineer and social justice advocate who, at just 16, started the youth charity Youth Without Borders. In 2010 she was named Young Queenslander of the year, and in 2015, she was named Queensland Australian of the Year. Her 2014 TED Talk has been watched by more than 3 million people worldwide, she’s written a memoir, and now she’s turning her hand to YA fiction, releasing You Must Be Layla in 2019, and her newest book, Listen, Layla, which was released this week. In this chat, we talk about everything: from being a teenage overachiever, to the precipice of burnout, to what it feels like to grieve her younger self. For more from Yassmin, follow her on Instagram @yassmin_a and grab a copy of her latest novel, Listen, Layla. If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend you also listen to our chat with fellow writer Jamila Rizvi. You can find that one right here. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Quay. Head here to check out their awesome sunnies. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

7 Feb 202144min

Why hello there, lovely people! On today’s show: Jennifer Coolidge is suddenly absolutely everywhere, a lil' collection of stories from the week that prove some male celebs are truly the worst, Adele’s divorce settlement has a sneaky catch, and then! The question from a Rolling Stone profile that had Dua Lipa stewing for days. This week, Mich and Zara both recommend you watch It’s a Sin on Stan. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. For 20% off their Power Leggings and all other items (oh!!! and free shipping!!!), use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout here. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

3 Feb 202151min

HIYA FRIENDS! Today on the show, we bring you the ever-so-sweet Bonny Rebecca. For the unacquainted, Bonny Rebecca is a content creator and influencer with one hell of a story to tell. In 2018, at the height of the plant-based Instagram movement, Bonny - someone who had built a life and a career based on the lifestyle - decided to tell the world that she was leaving veganism for good. Cue: total internet outrage. Outrage so bad that Bonny found her name and face in massive publications like VICE. In this chat, we asked Bonny: What’s it like to find yourself in the eye of a social media storm? Is that corner of the internet really a bit like a cult? And how do you find yourself again when everything you once defined yourself as comes crashing down? For more from Bonny, follow her on Instagram @bonnyrebecca. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. Don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout for 20% off. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

31 Jan 202141min

Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1P6d02a7tL2b9rZsYNO7aw?si=0670cc460f2546cf Happy Saturday book club pals! This month, we tore through Daisy Jones & The Six - the sixth novel from bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid that looks at the whirlwind rise of a fictional, iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup. Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle talk about the love-hate relationship between Daisy and Billy, the book's interview format, and what the story said about love, monogamy, drugs, loneliness, and fame. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Penguin Books Australia and The Chase by Candice Fox. Head here to pick up a copy. If you’d like to share your thoughts on our February pick, ‘Just Like You’ by Nick Hornby, record a voice message and send it to hotline@shamelessmediaco.com (that's *CO*.com). Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too. Grab yourself a copy of ‘Just Like You’ and join our convo next month! We’d love to have you! Head here to purchase it. To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. Shameless Podcast is run by three women in their twenties, and thrives on the support of our incredible listeners - that's you! So, if you’d like to support the show, we would like that very much. Hit ‘follow’ on Spotify, and leave a review if you’re feeling especially generous. Then sit back and bask in our eternal, abundant love. Your hosts are Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1) and Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald). This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

29 Jan 202150s

HELLO! HAPPY THURSDAY! On today’s show: An Aussie fashion designer’s Instagram posts about Invasion Day leave everyone confused, raising questions about performative activism online. Plus! Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas’s bizarre breakup, the latest on Harry Styles’s relationship with Olivia Wilde, and finally, a deep dive on the worldwide sensation that is Jojo Siwa, who came out as a member of the LGBTIQ+ community this week. This week, Mich recommended the You’re Wrong About podcast episode, ‘The Obesity Epidemic’. Zara recommended the Tiger Woods documentary, Tiger. To read that Buzzfeed article on Armie Hammer by Anne Helen Peterson, head here. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Pepsi Max. If you want to take part in the Pepsi Max Taste Challenge, make sure you tag @pepsimaxaus on Instagram with the hashtag #allittakesisasip. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

27 Jan 202153min

A very happy Monday to you, wonderful friends! Today on the show, we bring you the electric Deni Todorovic. You may well know Deni by their moniker, Style by Deni - a nod to their successful career as a fashion editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine and now GT magazine, and work as a celebrity stylist. In this chat, we go everywhere: from the moment as a kid they knew they were different, to working in the magazine industry as it was slowly dying, to coming to grips with their own gender identity. For more from Deni, follow them on Instagram @stylebydeni. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Somersby Mango & Lime. Head here to find out more. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

24 Jan 202143min

HELLO! MAN OH MAN ARE WE HAPPY TO BE BACK! And HELLOOOO to Thursday, you fresh, sexy day! So glad we could make it! What a delight! What a time! What a year! On today’s show: A big ‘ol recap of the stories that dominated this summer and boy do we have a show for you. From Hilaria Baldwin’s Spanish controversy, to Armie Hammer’s deer heart ways, and Olivia Rodrigo’s viral chart-topping song - we’re covering every story we missed over the break. This week, Mich had a few watch recs! The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix, Bump on Stan, and of course, Bridgerton on Netflix. Zara recommended you read Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. To read that Hilaria Baldwin interview in The New York Times, head here. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Sweaty Betty. For 20% off their Power Leggings and all other items, use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout here. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

20 Jan 202153min