Mamamia Out Loud

Mia’s on the show and Amelia wants a word.
Also: Post-Karl breakfast TV has some personnel problems. We have some ideas of how to fix them.
The Out Loud hosts have handpicked their all-time favourite reads and one subscriber is winning the entire 12-book stack. Subscribe to Mamamia to be automatically entered to win. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. T&Cs apply.
On Monday some people dismantled their phones and buried them in the garden.
Fast Fashion might have missed the plane.
And Jennifer Aniston’s woo-woo guru boyfriend has a new mantra - and it’s about her helping him promote his book.
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What To Listen To Next:
Listen to our latest episode: ‘Wait. Is this book about me?’
Listen: The Meghan Masterchef Theory & A Very Public Family Performance Review
Listen: The Podcast Seat We’re All Fighting For
Listen: Do You Have A Hassler Friend? (You Do.)
Listen: Barnaby’s 'Imaginary' Dog & You Can't Get Into This Club
Listen: The Cool Girls Are Wearing 'Fecal Matter'
Listen: Posh Wasn't At Sporty's Wedding & Non-Parents Need Holidays Too
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What to read:
Today, every Australian phone will sound an alert. For some women, it could be catastrophic.
Karl Stefanovic has given his first interview since his sacking. His wife became the story.
Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend just shared how their love story began.
With five words, Jennifer Aniston just blew up the Jennifer Aniston playbook.
'How quitting fast fashion completely changed my style.'
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Outlouders, enjoy this free taster of Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright & Emily Vernem on our subscriber-only episode. You can listen to the full conversation here: ‘Wait. Is this book about me?’
Usher's onstage stunt just backfired and the internet definitely noticed.
Plus, two Manhattan lawyers were caught mid-pash by a TikToker who wouldn't stop filming: is it the new Coldplay kiss cam, or proof we've lost the right to be private in public?
And, Rachel Cusk's new novel reads suspiciously like the life of her friend Natalie Portman — and neither of them is commenting.
The theme remained the same: nobody asked for any of this.
The Out Loud hosts have handpicked their all-time favourite reads and one subscriber is winning the entire 12-book stack. Subscribe to Mamamia to be automatically entered to win. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. T&Cs apply.
Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%
What To Listen To Next:
Listen to our latest episode: The Meghan Masterchef Theory & A Very Public Family Performance Review
Listen: The Podcast Seat We’re All Fighting For
Listen: Do You Have A Hassler Friend? (You Do.)
Listen: Barnaby’s 'Imaginary' Dog & You Can't Get Into This Club
Listen: The Cool Girls Are Wearing 'Fecal Matter'
Listen: Posh Wasn't At Sporty's Wedding & Non-Parents Need Holidays Too
Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts
Got questions or things you'd like Mia to talk about? Email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au
Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.
SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media
You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see
Mamamia Out Loud on Apple
What to read:
Rose McGowan said Natalie Portman was not "brave". And Natalie Portman agreed with her.
Kristin was at the centre of the Coldplay kiss cam video. She just shared her side of the story.
It was the 'affair' that broke the internet. Nobody saw Astronomer's next move coming.
THE END BITS:
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GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au
Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message.
Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show.
Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A theory about why Meghan, Duchess of Harry, went on Masterchef Australia last night.
The well-worn strategy behind Pauline Hanson’s family violence comments.
The Out Loud hosts have handpicked their all-time favourite reads and one subscriber is winning the entire 12-book stack. Subscribe to Mamamia to be automatically entered to win. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. T&Cs apply.
Why Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon’s new boyfriends are right on trend.
And when Chelsea Handler gave her whole family a very public performance review, did she hand us a faultless guest etiquette guide?
Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%
What To Listen To Next:
Listen to our latest episode: The Podcast Seat We’re All Fighting For
Listen: Do You Have A Hassler Friend? (You Do.)
Listen: Barnaby’s 'Imaginary' Dog & You Can't Get Into This Club
Listen: The Cool Girls Are Wearing 'Fecal Matter'
Listen: Posh Wasn't At Sporty's Wedding & Non-Parents Need Holidays Too
Listen: You’re ‘Too Old’ For A Present & We Got A Cheerleader In Trouble
Listen: Mia: "I Was 17, He Was 33."
Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts
Check out the Mamamia Out Loud newsletter.
Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.
SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media
You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see
Mamamia Out Loud on Apple
What to read:
The world is convinced Meghan Markle is feuding with an Aussie celebrity and it's exhausting.
Meghan Markle has only just arrived in Australia, but the most damning story about her has already been written.
'My mum did exactly what Pauline Hanson suggested. She died trying.'
Pauline Hanson just referred to domestic violence as a "two-way street". We need to talk about it.
THE END BITS:
Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com
GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au
Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message.
Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show.
Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Protein-maxxing meets Queue Culture: Someone decided frozen yoghurt is the new juice and now there are lines around the block.

Put your phone down and sit on a Scrolly Chair.
How A-listers decide who sits where on a talk show and what it tells you about your dinner out. Also, why does Holly want the centre pod chair so bad?
The Out Loud hosts have handpicked their all-time favourite reads and one subscriber is winning the entire 12-book stack. Subscribe to Mamamia to be automatically entered to win. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. T&Cs apply.
Recommendations
Mia recommends: A hairdryer diffuser, and Colour Wow Dream Coat For Curly Hair.
Em recommends: Ride or Die, a buddy comedy series starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer. All 8 episodes are out on Prime Video.
Holly recommends: Her latest lip obsessions: Model Co. Sheer Tint Lip Balm in Girl Boss $15.40. Mecca Max Pout Pencil in classy with some clear lip balm over the top - or Dr Lipp Lip Tint in Elderberry
AND for spenny - Violette FR - Lip Nectar in Pois De Senteur $48 - a gloss AND a stain.
Oh, and… The Weights Program on Move by Mamamia.
Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%
Keen for more? Check out the Mamamia Out Loud newsletter.
What To Listen To Next:
Listen to our latest episode: Do You Have A Hassler Friend? (You Do.)
Listen: Barnaby’s 'Imaginary' Dog & You Can't Get Into This Club
Listen: The Cool Girls Are Wearing 'Fecal Matter'
Listen: Posh Wasn't At Sporty's Wedding & Non-Parents Need Holidays Too
Listen: You’re ‘Too Old’ For A Present & We Got A Cheerleader In Trouble
Listen: Mia: "I Was 17, He Was 33."
Listen: Goodbye Sam, WTF Charlize & One Very Messy Celebrity Split
Listen: Lena’s Revenge, Harry’s Secret Tea & Clare Calls In
Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts
Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.
SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media
You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see
Mamamia Out Loud on Apple
What to read:
'My phone addiction was genuinely taking over my life. This is the only thing that fixed it.'
"He was just exhausting." Graham Norton shares his best and worst guests.
'Sorry to all booth lovers': An extremely controversial ranking of the best and worst places to sit at restaurants.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: Just 13 rules for friends' dinners in 2026.
The exercise app for any body, anywhere. Move by Mamamia.
THE END BITS:
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GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au
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Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud
CREDITS:
Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Emily Vernem
Acting Group Executive Producer: Emeline Gazilas
Executive Producer: Grace Rouvray
Video Producer: Josh Green
Associate Producer: Tessa Kotowicz
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
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“Sit down!” Barnaby Joyce’s pet explosion and the revenge of Pistol and Boo.
A woman spent weeks trying to party at the world’s coolest club, until she took one thing off to finally get inside. No, not that.
The Out Loud hosts have handpicked their all-time favourite reads and one subscriber is winning the entire 12-book stack. Subscribe to Mamamia to be automatically entered to win. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. T&Cs apply.
Britain has a new Prime Minister, but no hot lecturn guy. A shit-skirt and Binface update.
And, the culture’s creative geniuses have something in common: Claiming they don’t have a smart phone. And, they keep getting lost.
Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%
What To Listen To Next:
Listen to our latest episode: The Cool Girls Are Wearing 'Fecal Matter'
Listen: Posh Wasn't At Sporty's Wedding & Non-Parents Need Holidays Too
Listen: You’re ‘Too Old’ For A Present & We Got A Cheerleader In Trouble
Listen: Mia: "I Was 17, He Was 33."
Listen: Goodbye Sam, WTF Charlize & One Very Messy Celebrity Split
Listen: Lena’s Revenge, Harry’s Secret Tea & Clare Calls In
Listen: Airport Divorce & The Podcast Cutting Our Grass
Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts
Check out the Mamamia Out Loud newsletter.
Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.
SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media
You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see
Mamamia Out Loud on Apple
What to read:
There's only one way to enjoy The Odyssey, the biggest movie of the year.
'I bought my daughter a landline for her birthday. I didn't expect her reaction.'
Why putting down your phone might be the best thing you ever do.
What should be done with Barnaby Joyce?
THE END BITS:
Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com
GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au
Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message.
Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show.
Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.