Tell Me It's Going To Be OK

Tell Me It's Going To Be OK

Foreign Policy editor Amelia Lester reassures her Australian friend Mia Freedman that despite a bankrupt, washed up reality star with a criminal record leading the free world things might be... fine. 

  1. Michelle Obama, JLo & Bad Bunny Have Entered The Election Chat

    1 DAY AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Michelle Obama, JLo & Bad Bunny Have Entered The Election Chat

    The race to the finish line for the US presidential election next week is fast approaching. Anyone else feeling nervous? Never fear; special guest Amelia Lester is on board to get us across all the latest news and curveballs to pop up in the campaign. From Kamala Harris’s landmark speech, which stands in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s controversial New York rally, to Michelle Obama, JLo, and Bad Bunny joining the conversation in the most powerful of ways, Amelia decodes it all. And we explain what “anticipatory obedience” is and what it has to do with the election -- and men like Jeff Bezos. Plus, the problematic vote that Donald Trump is desperate to tap into. What to listen to next:  Listen to our latest episode: Mia's Only Fans Account Dilemma More US Election: Trump's Doing Work Experience & Other Election Plot Twists More US Election: Melania Is Not Afraid To Name Names More US Election: Mansplaining & Resting Worried Face - VP Debate Debrief More US Election: "I'm So Sorry, They're Inside". The Impact of January 6 More US Election: Forget The Shooting, Everyone's Talking About Trump's 'Girlfriend' More US Election: The Prosecutor & The Angry Orange Man More US Election: The Big Trump Conspiracy Theory More US Election: Donuts, Bl*wjobs And The US Election Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts  Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our recommendations and behind-the-scenes content in one place.  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 CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright Special Guest: Ame

    26 min
  2. Trump's Doing Work Experience & Other Election Plot Twists

    24 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Trump's Doing Work Experience & Other Election Plot Twists

    Picture this. You're driving through Maccas desperate for a cheeseburger, only to be greeted by Donald Trump. Not a hairnet in sight. Which part of this scenario you find the most disturbing? That's entirely up to you. But to unpack exactly why Trump was cosplaying this week at McDonald's, Amelia Lester, joins us to explain not only this but the crucial difference between poll predictions and election vibes. Plus, the man from Fox News who always calls the election early — and correctly. What's he got to say this time? What to listen to next:  Listen to more Mamamia Out Loud: We Know What Your House Really Looks Like More US Election: Melania Is Not Afraid To Name Names More US Election: Mansplaining & Resting Worried Face - VP Debate Debrief More US Election: "I'm So Sorry, They're Inside". The Impact of January 6 More US Election: Forget The Shooting, Everyone's Talking About Trump's 'Girlfriend' More US Election: The Prosecutor & The Angry Orange Man More US Election: The Big Trump Conspiracy Theory More US Election: Donuts, Bl*wjobs And The US Election Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts  Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our recommendations and behind-the-scenes content in one place.  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 CREDITS: Hosts: Jessie Stephens & Holly Wainwright Special Guest: Amelia Lester Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Senior Producer: Emeline Gazilas Audio Producer: Leah Porges 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 to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    21 min
  3. Bonus: The Biggest Revelations From Melania Trump's Memoir

    14 OCT

    Bonus: The Biggest Revelations From Melania Trump's Memoir

    Follow The Quicky for all our US election coverage A former First Lady putting her story to publication may not be unusual, but Melania Trump's memoir feels hotly anticipated.  With very little shared ahead of its release, except of course her pro-abortion revelation, we've all been left wondering... what is she saying with this book?  And is the timing of this memoir release suspicious? Were on the case. THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia Check out The Quicky Instagram here Check out Kate Andersen Bower's latest book The Hill: Inside the Secret World of the U.S. Capitol here Liked this episode? Listen to these: We Watched The Vice Presidential Debate So You Don’t Have To From Abortion Rights To Celeb Endorsements: The Democratic National Convention 2024Harris Is Officially In The Race, But Trump's Women Are Rallying Behind Him Women In Power; Why Kamala Harris Understood The AssignmentProject 2025 & Another 4 Years Of Trump: What You Need To Know GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.auand one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. CREDITS Host: Grace Rouvray With thanks to:  Amelia Lester, Deputy Editor of Foreign Policy Magazine  Kate Andersen Bower, Journalist & Author Alix Nicholson, Writer & Weekend Editor at Mamamia Senior Producer: Taylah StranoAudio Producer: Jacob Round & Thom Lion Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 min
  4. 27/06/2022

    Bonus: Amelia & Mia On WTF American Women Do Now

    Subscribe to Mamamia Australians woke up on Saturday morning to the news that the US Supreme Court had voted to overturn the constitutional right for American women to access abortion. Amelia Lester is an Australian journalist living in Washington D.C, she joins us to help unpack what’s happening on the ground over in the U.S. Plus, a few weeks ago, we had a vibrator dilemma that broke the Internet. Now, there’s another one… And we’ve got our Jessie back at last. So, what DID she do on her holidays, how much do cocktails cost after inflation? And what does she want you to know about what it's really like traveling in a post-Covid world? The End Bits: Subscribe to Mamamia RECOMMENDATIONS: Jessie wants you to read Magpie by Elizabeth Day Sign up to the Mamamia Newsletter here  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Hosts: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright Producer: Emma Gillespie Audio producer: Leah Porges Executive producer: Elissa Ratliff  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 to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au   Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    38 min

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Foreign Policy editor Amelia Lester reassures her Australian friend Mia Freedman that despite a bankrupt, washed up reality star with a criminal record leading the free world things might be... fine. 

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