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Subscribe to MamamiaIn the early 2000's there was an Australian girl band that everyone was obsessed with, they were called Bardot. And Belinda Chapple was one of the members. Chances are you might remember their hit song Poison. Or you may have watched Popstars where the band was created. But what you might not know is that a lot of things went on behind the scenes. On this episode of No Filter, Belinda joins Mia to share the stories she’s wanted to tell for twenty years. From their quick rise to fame, to the absurd amount of money they were paid, to what happened when they split…Belinda gave everything up for a dream that didn’t work out, so where is she now? THE END BITS: Belinda's new book: The Girl In The Band Bardot a Cautionary Tale will be available here. Follow her on instagram here. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find

Subscribe to MamamiaIt’s been a big year for Mackenzie Arnold. She’s gone from being able to walk down the street without getting recognised to being approached on the street by strangers.In her first podcast interview since the FIFA World Cup, Mackenzie sits down with Mia Freedman to chat about it all. From having the whole country thanking you for what you did, to pre game rituals, superstitions and playing with your best mates.You’re not going to want to miss this chat… THE END BITS: Follow Mackenzie on instagram here.  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish & Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. W

You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Elizabeth here.  Subscribe to MamamiaThree weeks before Elizabeth Day’s 39th birthday, she had a bad romantic break-up. It had been her first long-term relationship after her divorce and she felt like a total failure when it ended. She was looking down the barrel of turning 40 as a single woman without the children she so desperately wanted.Fast forward to today and Elizabeth is one of the most successful podcasters in the world, and she’s also a friendship addict. On this episode of No Filter Elizabeth talks to Mia about friendship, failure and everything in between.  THE END BITS: Elizabeth's new book Friendaholics is available here.  Follow Elizabeth on Instagram here.You can find her article on fertility privilege here.  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Insta

Subscribe to Mamamia Natalie Barr has worked at Channel Seven for 29 years and has been an original member of their #1 rated breakfast TV show, Sunrise, for 20 years. But when she was offered the top job of host in 2021? Her first reaction was hell no.  On this episode of No Filter, Nat gets candid about her career and reservations about taking on the hosting gig, turning 50, motherhood, and her long-standing marriage.  We have a feeling you’re going to love this interview... THE END BITS: Follow Nat on Instagram here. Watch her on Sunrise every morning.  Listen to Mia's first ever episode of No Filter with David Koch here. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producers: Kimberley Braddish &  Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Tradi

Subscribe to Mamamia In 2017, Emily Hall was 37 weeks pregnant and preparing for a beautiful future with her husband Matt, when the unthinkable happened. Matt died suddenly one weekend and she found herself joining a club she never wanted to be a part of … a widow at 30. In this conversation, Mia speaks to Emily about how she balanced soaking in the joy of being a new mother, while also grieving the sudden loss of her husband, and finding love again. THE END BITS: Read more of Emily's story here. And support her business El Zapato here. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the

Listen to part two of Mia and Sharon's conversation here. Subscribe to Mamamia Samantha Azzopardi spent 10 years receiving care as a troubled teen. It would be years before the truth came out that she was actually an adult woman.  Her scams stretched decades and impacted families, friends and even children, in Australia and abroad. But it wasn’t money that she wanted…    In this conversation, Mia speaks with investigative journalist Sharon Davis, who has spent the past few years working on the successful podcast Finding Samantha. Sharon worked with colleagues Tim Desmond, Nicoline Greer and Liam O'Brien from RTE in Ireland, tracking Samantha's crimes. What she didn’t expect was the way her own life would become entangled in this story.  THE END BITS: With thanks to Sharon Davis - check out the podcast Finding Samantha here. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS:

Subscribe to Mamamia After gracing our screens on reality TV Erin Barnett had a battle on her hands… to get doctors to take her seriously. The 28 year old quickly became a public figure after starring on Love Island Australia, and surviving the jungle on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here, sharing her difficult journey with Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with thousands of adoring fans. In this conversation, Erin shares how she landed on the decision to change her life by getting a hysterectomy, and why so many doctors tried to change her mind. THE END BITS: With thanks to Erin Barnett - grab a copy of her book Endo Unfiltered Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeli

Subscribe to Mamamia Caitlin Moran is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and successful writers, columnist, novelist and world famous feminist icon. Caitlin knows a lot about talking to women, in fact she’s written two books specifically about it How To Be A Woman and More Than A Woman. But her latest book What About Men looks into how the problems of feminism are also the problems of men.And on this episode of No Filter she joins Mia to ask the question, is it harder to be a man than a woman in this day and age? THE END BITS: With thanks to Caitlin Moran - grab a copy of her book What About Men? Check out Mia's previous interview with Caitlin Moran: Caitlin Moran Is An Optimistic Feminist Hero Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas Exec

Listen to part two of Mia and Jessie's conversation here.  If you're struggling with anxiety & depression, reach out to Beyond Blue here. Anxiety and depression are mental health issues that so many Australians will experience in their life. But for Jessie Stephens, her experiences with mental health issues were almost inevitable.  Jessie’s latest book, Something Bad Is Going to Happen is her most personal project yet. Jessie taps into her own experiences with mental health to create an incredible fictional story that follows the character of Adella, a woman nearing the end of her late twenties who has found herself in a psychiatric unit, recovering from a mental breakdown.  In this conversation, Jessie candidly opens up about her very real and personal battle with anxiety and depression and what happened during pregnancy.  THE END BITS: With thanks to Jessie Stephens You can find her book Something Bad Is Going To Happen here. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at p

Listen to part two of Mia's conversation with Nicole here. Subscribe to Mamamia Journalist Nicole Madigan, was stalked for three years by a woman she didn’t know. A woman who became so obsessed with Nicole, that she tried to ruin her life. Nicole found herself in a constant state of anxiety for herself, her children and her partner. And on this episode of No Filter she joins Mia to share her story…  THE END BITS: With thanks to Nicole Madigan. You can find her book Obsession here.  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producers: Cassie Merritt & Emeline Gazilas Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects

Subscribe to Mamamia A few weeks ago, Mia inhaled a newsletter titled ‘Is Going Camel Mode Inevitable For Parents.’ Camel mode is a time in your life when you power down to focus on one task, it might be for an aging parent, dealing with a separation or a chronic illness, or in the case of both of our guests today, parenting little kids.   On the show today, Mia explores the concept of camel mode with writer Katheryn Jezer-Morton, and the day-to-day routine of it with a friend of the podcast, Amelia Lester.  And the idea of it will truly change your life. THE END BITS: With thanks to Katheryn Jezer-Morton - read her article on Camel Mode here. & thanks to Amelia Lester.  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

Subscribe to Mamamia Emma Gannon had a successful podcast, had written multiple books and a career as a high profile journalist in the UK. She also had a happy personal life, and on paper everything looked great…but she was unhappy. And burnt out. Which is when she realised that no amount of success is worth your health.  Her new book, The Success Myth, Letting Go Of Having It All dives in to why all the things we measure as successful - being rich, famous, even having kids - are, in fact, myths. This conversation between Mia and Emma will make you question everything you think you know about what success actually means… THE END BITS: With thanks to Emma Gannon Find The Success Myth here.  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Producer: Cassie M

Subscribe to Mamamia In the early 1990s, 21-year-old Paul Denyer terrorised the Victorian suburb of Frankston. He preyed on the local women; stalking, abducting, and eventually murdering three young victims. Their names were Elizabeth Stevens, Deborah Fream, and Natalie Russell. David Limbrick was Natalie Russell’s boyfriend at the time. He was just 19 when Natalie was found, and his life was forever changed. David went on to become a member of the Victorian Parliament, representing the suburb of Frankston. So in 2021, when Paul Denyer applied for parole for a 2023 release, David, along with other family members of the victims started a very public campaign. This is his story… THE END BITS: With thanks to David Limbrick Listen to our True Crime Conversations episode about The Frankston Killer here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/true-crime-conversations/the-frankson-murders-parole/amp/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Find more Mamamia po

Subscribe to Mamamia Nearly 20 years ago, Kathleen Folbigg was sentenced to 40 years in jail for the murder of three of her children, and the manslaughter of her fourth. She was described as Australia’s worst female serial killer. Earlier this week, she was pardoned of her crimes.  Mia Freedman sits down with journalist Jane Hansen to hear Kathleen's story...Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to part two of Mia's interview with Elise, here.  You’d probably recognise Elise Loehnen’s face because, in her role as Chief Content Officer at Goop, she hosted the Goop Lab TV show on Netflix and the Goop podcast alongside the company's founder, Gwyneth Paltrow. But that fact is probably the least interesting thing about Elise Loehnen. In 2021, Elise walked away from her extremely high-profile job to launch a podcast and write her book. And her book On Our Best Behaviour, has blown our minds. As women, we congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office kitchen. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We put others' needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. But Elise is asking…does it?  This book and this conversation has changed the way Mia see’s the world and the way she sees herself...and we’re excited that it’s going to do the same for you. THE END BITS: With thanks to Elise Loehnen.  Find her book On Our Best Behaviour here Feed

Subscribe to Mamamia When Sophie Matterson was 31, she broke up with her long-term boyfriend. Soon afterward, she packed all her belongings into saddlebags and decided to trek from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay on the east coast with five camels. For 13 months Sophie crossed deserts, salt lakes, and cattle stations, often without seeing another person. But somehow, along this journey, Sophie found love. She joins Claire Murphy to tell her all about it... THE END BITS: With thanks to Sophie Matterson  You can find her book The Crossing in any good bookstore. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Producer: Emmeline Peterson  Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Na

Listen to part two of Lisa and Sarah's story here.  Lisa Messenger always thought she’d be an entrepreneur, not a mother.  But one day, after 15 years of running multiple businesses including publishing company The Messenger Group and later Collective Hub, Lisa decided it was time to try. But what happened next wasn’t easy.  Over 8 years, Lisa had 16 rounds of IVF and spent over $500,000 trying to conceive. She even came close to adopting.  But it wasn’t until her friend Sarah Megginson offered to help that she had a chance. And now, her baby is due in August…  THE END BITS: With thanks to Lisa Messenger & Sarah Megginson.  Follow their journey here at Mummy At Last  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mama

Listen to the second half of Mia and Kate's conversation here.  Kate Reid has lived three very different lives. The first, as an engineer who worked at the most elite level of Formula 1 car racing. The second as a young woman consumed by anorexia to the point where she nearly died. And the third as the owner of a croissanterie called Lune, where she now makes some of the best croissants in the world.  On this episode of No Filter, Kate Reid shares with Mia Freedman how the lowest moments in her life led her directly to where she is now... If you or a loved one is dealing with anorexia, please get in touch with The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673.  THE END BITS: With thanks to Kate Reid Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Producer: Emmelin

If the name Megan Phelps-Roper doesn’t immediately ring a bell for you, her former church and home might - the incredibly controversial and almost universally despised Westboro Baptist Church. Megan was raised in the church and from just 5 years of age, was on the picket line day and night hoping to save those her family believe needed to be saved.  10 years ago, Megan left the church. And she’s since made a living by using her own example of how her belief system could be challenged to show the power of changing people’s minds through conversations in good faith. Which, is what led her to this year, make a podcast called The Witch Trials Of J. K. Rowling.  Megan sat down with Rowling and discussed why she believes the things she does. It’s been met with a fair amount of controversy, but it’s not about choosing a ‘side’ for Megan. It’s about listening, learning, and conversation THE END BITS: With thanks to Megan Phelps-Roper.  You can buy her book Unfollow at any good bookstore, and listen to The Witch Trial

We've got a new Mamamia podcast we want to tell you about.  In your 40s, 50s or 60s? Welcome to the 456 Club. Hosted by Narelda Jacobs and Cathrine Mahoney each week, we’ll discuss the topics in your world from sex, dating, menopause, ambition, motherhood, not-motherhood, and what you’re not supposed to say about aging bodies. And on today's episode? We’re talking about menopause, perimenopause and everything in between. The 456 Club is proudly made in partnership with Priceline Pharmacy If you like what you hear, come and follow us here.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.