Ladies, We Need To Talk

You've found your person, but you can't stand their politics. Awks! It's a phenomenon that's been on the rise in the last 30 years. Around the world, women are increasingly leaning left and men right. In 2022, 50% of Australians voted for a different political party than their partner. 
Having different preferences to your partner is a given. But political views can get under our skin in ways that can threaten the entire relationship. So how do you manage, say, if you’re a greenie and your husband is a raging capitalist? What if you’re a carnivore and she’s a vegan? And can you have a fulfilling relationship when you’re misaligned at the ballot box? 
Some couples sweep their disagreements under the rug, some couples erupt in heated arguments at dinner parties, while others are pushed to breaking point. Yumi Stynes meets the women who’ve fallen in love across the political divide and how they’ve navigated the highs and lows. 
This episode features:  
Associate Professor Cynthia Peacock from the University of Alabama 
This episode will answer questions like:  
How much does politics matter in relationships? 
Can you have a great relationship and disagree on politics? 
What makes someone more likely to be in a politically dissimilar relationship? 
How does politics impact relationships? 
Are younger people more likely to be in politically different relationships? 
Are people happier if they share the same political views as their partners? 
What to listen to next: 
Antoinette Lattouf opens up on fight with the ABC
Is your attachment style messing with your love life?
Are men stealing our exercise time?
Family Feuds: Is estrangement the new normal?
What to read next:
Why these women have never had a partner - ABC News
Two mums on having babies in their 40s
This episode contains references to relationships, dating, politics, division, left wing, right wing, partners, looksmaxing, progressive, conservative, Gaza, Israel, conflict, war, news, Voice to Parliament, Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson.

In December 2023, Antoinette Lattouf was asked to leave ABC Sydney. Since that day, her life has never been the same.
A seasoned broadcaster, she was part way through a week-long stint hosting local radio. Behind the scenes however, a coordinated lobbying effort was underway to have Antoinette taken off air.
The flashpoint was a Human Rights Watch post she shared on her personal socials. Soon after, she was told to collect her bags and leave.
But Antoinette refused to accept the decision, taking the ABC to Federal Court for unlawful termination. Inside the court room, her life was pulled apart in forensic detail. Outside it, the press scrutinised every move and outfit.
In her first interview back in the building, Antoinette sits down with Yumi Stynes to unpack the legal fight, who gets to speak and who gets silenced, and her next chapter, starting an independent Australian media company with journalist Jan Fran.
Antoinette Lattouf's book Women Who Win is published by Penguin Books Australia.
Content Warning: this episode contains discussion of suicidal ideation.
This episode will answer questions like:
What happened to Antoinette Lattouf?
Why did Antoinette Lattouf leave the ABC?
Did Antoinette Lattouf win her court case?
What is Ette Media?
What is Antoinette Lattouf doing now?
What did Antoinette Lattouf post?
What to listen to next:
'I'm leaving you,' Belle Burden's husband became a stranger overnight — ABC listen
Parenting blind, with Nas Campanella — ABC listen
Julie Goodwin finally has the recipe for happiness — ABC listen
What to read next: 
ABC ordered to pay $150,000 fine for unlawfully sacking journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf — ABC News
Why these women have never had a partner
The women staying single by choice in a world of relentless dating pressure
This episode contains references to: ABC, media, legacy media, independent media, Australian legal system, Antoinette Lattouf, Jan Fran, Ette media, Women who win, Gaza, middle-east conflict, Israel, Lebanon.

Mid-life is hard enough, but what happens when you add a baby to the mix?
The average maternal age has been creeping up over the past twenty years, with more women than ever becoming first time mums in their 40s, delaying motherhood to build careers, travel, find the right partner, secure housing, or navigate infertility.
Having a baby later in life can be exhausting. Sleep is elusive, many women are edging perimenopause and the risks to both mother and baby can increase. Then there's the judgement — the sideways looks, the inevitable question: are you the mum or the grandma?
Yumi Stynes meets two first time mums who fell pregnant in their mid-40s to talk about the challenges and the joys of being an older mum.
Plus women's health expert Dr Karin Hammarberg weighs in on the risks- and rewards- of waiting.
This episode will answer questions like:
Can I get pregnant after 40?
Can you get pregnant when you're 45?
Why do women delay getting pregnant?
Should I wait to get pregnant?
What are the chances of getting pregnant over 40?
What is a geriatric pregnancy
Is it harder to get pregnant after 40?
What to listen to next:
Surrogacy: why women carry babies for others — ABC listen
Is your attachment style messing with your love life? — ABC listen
Felicity Ward on motherhood, depression and a sexual rebirth — ABC listen
Last shot pregnancy — ABC listen
What to read next: 
Why these women have never had a partner — ABC News
The surprising health benefits linked to having a baby at 35 and older — ABC News
 This episode contains references to pregnancy, dating, marriage, babies, toddlers, children, conception, TTC, sex, IVF, in vitro fertilisation, motherhood, donor eggs, maternity, parenthood, cancer, geriatric pregnancy, Advanced maternal age, pregnancy after 40, fertility after 40, Hilary Swank, Gisele Bundchen

Is monogamy a tired social contract — or a deeply meaningful way to build a life with someone you love? Is opening up your relationship an act of honesty and freedom, or just another complicated commitment in an already overbooked life?
Roll up, Ladies, as monogamy and Ethical non-monogamy go head-to-head. Arguing in favour of fidelity is comedian and Deadloch actor, Nikki Britton. Meanwhile, sex therapist, Aleks Trkulja goes in to bat for ENM.
Will one relationship style prevail?
This episode will answer questions like:
What is Ethical non-monogamy?
Should I open my relationship?
Was Lindy West in an open marriage?
Are there rules in an Non-Monogamous relationship?
How can I date more than one person?
Is monogamy the same as marriage?
Is ENM the same as Polyamory?
What to listen to next: 
What we need men to know about sex — ABC listen
Is your attachment style messing with your love life? — ABC listen
Is everyone having better sex than me?
The case against hookup sex with Hannah Ferguson — ABC listen
What to read next: 
Why these women have never had a partner — ABC News
The women staying single by choice in a world of relentless dating pressure
What happens to your sex life during perimenopause?
This episode contains references to dating, monogamy, non-monogamy, heterosexuality, ethical non-monogamy, ENM, polyamory, sex, relationships, orgasms, partnerships, tinder, bumble, Hinge, dating apps, ghosting,

The uterus is central to womanhood: it's the baby house, and allows for menstruation. So, what's it like to have it removed?
Each year around 30,000 Australian women have a hysterectomy — to relieve pain, to treat cancer, or as part of gender affirming care.
The path to surgery isn't always straightforward or quick. It can involve years of heartache, confusion and BS from specialists. But for most women, a hysterectomy is a game changer, bringing lasting relief and restoring quality of life.
Yumi Stynes speaks to women who've a had hysterectomy and finds out what led to their decision and what life is like on the other side.
Plus, gynaecologist and endometriosis specialist Dr Pav Nanayakkara explains the reasons we might need to get a hysterectomy, how to navigate the side effects of having your reproductive organs removed and whether we can still achieve the big O post-surgery.
Helpful resources:
Ausralian Endometrosis Foundation
Jean Hailes Foundation
 This episode will answer questions like:
What is a hysterectomy?
Why do people get a hysterectomy?
What are the different types of hysterectomy?
What happens after a hysterectomy?
Do I need my uterus?
Will a hysterectomy cure my adenomyosis pain?
Will a hysterectomy cure my endometriosis?
Did Lena Dunham get a hysterectomy?
What to listen to next:
"Where the hell is my husband?" Women who've never had a partner — ABC listen
Will we ever have a cure for endometriosis? — ABC listen
The new way to date — ABC listen
Family Feuds: Is estrangement the new normal? — ABC listen
You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.
What to read next:
Why Kate chose to 'stay flat' after breast cancer surgery — ABC News
Why these women have never had a partner — ABC News
This episode contains references to hysterectomies, hysterectomy, uterus, medical misogyny, surgery, ovaries, gender affirming care, relationships, orgasms.