Mamamia Out Loud

Mamamia Out Loud

Smart, often silly and sometimes surprising. Absolutely everything is up for discussion: from pop culture to politics, body image to motherhood, feminism to fashion. Join Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens as they dissect the news and issues of the week.

  1. Our Most Talked About Conversations: The Woman No One Wants To Hear From At A Dinner Party

    2 HR AGO

    Our Most Talked About Conversations: The Woman No One Wants To Hear From At A Dinner Party

    The burden of caring for babies, sick friends and elderly parents - is it time to recast care work as a privilege? We discuss why women often find themselves in caring roles and how society really values it (or not).  Today, we are sharing you one really important conversation we had in 2024 about the most societally undervalued, yet most important job of all.  Support independent women's media Get your tickets to the Mamamia Out Loud Live 2025 All or Nothing Tour Presented By Nivea Cellular  What To Listen To Next:  Listen: Get The F*ck Out Of Our Village (Please) Listen: The Job Every Woman Wants To Quit Listen: Listener Dilemma: Escort On A Bucks Night Listen to Mid: The Cure For Burn-Out Is Cooked To enter Mamamia x Belong's More of The Good Stuff competition Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts  END BITS:  Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our recommendations and behind-the-scenes content in one place.  Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  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 CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Jessie Stephens Executive Producer: Emeline Gazilas Audio Production: 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. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 min
  2. SUBSCRIBER: Is It Cheating If I…?

    1 DAY AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    SUBSCRIBER: Is It Cheating If I…?

    What does micro-cheating actually look like? What lengths would you go to with digital sleuthing? What does it mean to like a photo? To leave a comment? To send a goodnight text? An “x” at the end?  In this episode, Holly, Mia and Jessie unpack what constitutes "cheating" and micro-cheating. Plus, whether sending reels and memes to another person while you're in a relationship is a no no.  What to listen to next:  Listen: The Breakup Text We Got This Week Listen: Em Rata And A Universal Truth About Divorce Listen: A Baby, A Cat And A Late Onset Psychopath 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: Holly Wainwright & Em Vernem Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Executive Producer: Emeline Gazilas Audio Producer: Jacob Rounds 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. Our Most Talked About Conversation: F*ck First — And Other Cheat Codes For Life

    2 DAYS AGO

    Our Most Talked About Conversation: F*ck First — And Other Cheat Codes For Life

    Outlouders, as we settle into the new year we just had to share with you one of our most talked about conversations.  Don't make 2025 harder than it needs to be... start the year by embracing cheat codes for life. So what are some of the secrets to making life easier? Do you need one, what are they, and what are ours? We let you in on some of our best kept secret advice.  Support independent women's media Get your tickets to the Mamamia Out Loud Live 2025 All or Nothing Tour Presented By Nivea Cellular  What To Listen To Next:  Listen: The Heated Ozempic Debate We Had To Have Listen: Demure Nudes & Digital Cheating Listen: Ugh. Are You The Affirmation Friend? To enter Mamamia x Belong's More of The Good Stuff competition 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.  Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  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 CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Jessie Stephens Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Executive Producer: Emeline Gazilas Audio Production: 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. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 min
  4. SUBSCRIBER: A Flaky Mother-In-Law & Boundary Setting With 'The Nicole'

    3 DAYS AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    SUBSCRIBER: A Flaky Mother-In-Law & Boundary Setting With 'The Nicole'

    If an Outlouder has a problem, Holly, Mia and Jessie swoop in with some words of wisdom, and today is no exception. In this episode, we help an Outlouder going on an overseas trip with friends to set some boundaries with the overly-excited Nicole of the group without upsetting anyone. Plus, what happens when your overbearing mother-in-law offers to babysit your baby... but is flaky as f*ck. Fortunately, we've got some experience in this department and can offer some sound advice.  What to listen to next:  Listen: Our 5-Year Plans, Pay Gaps & Relationship Eras Listen: Jessie's Great Big Mother-In-Law Dilemma Listen: Get The F*ck Out Of Our Village (Please) Listen: Sexy Movie Night With Mummy Listen: The Job Every Woman Wants To Quit 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: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Jessie Stephens  Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Executive 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.

    18 min
  5. Our Most Talked About Conversations: Which Colour Season Are You?

    4 DAYS AGO

    Our Most Talked About Conversations: Which Colour Season Are You?

    It's no secret that one of our roman empires for 2024 was getting your colours done. So with that in mind we are sharing one of our most talked about conversations with you.  Have you had your colours done? Are you a warm autumn? A cool spring? Confused? Don't worry we are here to help! Seasonal colour analysis has made a big comeback since the 80s, with the trend going viral on tiktok and it's no secret that Holly, Mia and Jessie are all officially obsessed. In this special episode of Mamamia Out Loud, we invited fashion designer and colour analysis expert, Kim Crowley, to unpack everything you need to know about colour. From how to identify exactly what season you are, to the benefits of knowing what your colour season is, and the one colour that suits every single person.  Support independent women's media Get your tickets to the Mamamia Out Loud Live 2025 All or Nothing Tour Presented By Nivea Cellular  The End Bits:  What season are you? Take our colour analysis quiz. Listen to Nothing To Wear: Why You Need To Do Your Colours Immediately Check out Kim Crowley: Style Sense  To enter Mamamia x Belong's More of The Good Stuff competition 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.  Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  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 CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Jessie Stephens Guest: Kim Crowley  Executive Producer: Emeline Gazilas Producer: Tahli Blackman  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. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 min
  6. Holly Recommends MID: From No Sex To Best Sex At 49

    5 DAYS AGO

    Holly Recommends MID: From No Sex To Best Sex At 49

    Is it getting hot in here... or is it just peri? We have a sexy little treat for you Outlouders and it's an episode all about sex.  Overlooked, touched-out and too tired. That's how many MID women feel about sex. It's how Leslie Morgan felt, too. At 49, her marriage ended, and after not having sex for three years, she decided to change that. Over the next year, Leslie found five boyfriends and discovered her sexual self wasn't actually dead, she was just having a good lie down.  In this MID interview, Holly Wainwright speaks to author and advocate Leslie Morgan, to discuss what women really mean when they say they no longer care about sex, why you should never cover your wrinkles to attract a younger man (if you want one) and how it feels to have the best sex of your life after 50.  Support independent women's media Get your tickets to the Mamamia Out Loud Live 2025 All or Nothing Tour Presented By Nivea Cellular  LINKS:You can learn more about Leslie and find her books here.You can follow Leslie on Instagram here. THE END BITS:  Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Follow us on Instagram @MidbyMamamia or sign up to the MID newsletter, dropping weekly here.  Want to go in the running to win a $50 voucher? Answer this short survey. CREDITS: Host: Holly Wainwright Executive Producer: Naima Brown Content Manager: Talissa Bazaz Audio Producer: Thom Lion 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. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 2m
  7. How We Navigate Our Threesome

    6 DAYS AGO

    How We Navigate Our Threesome

    Have you ever wondered how Holly, Mia and Jessie navigate their threesome friendship?  Outlouders, we have a little treat for you -- a taste of the kinds of conversations that our subscribers get exclusively twice a week! In this episode, we help a listener unpack her own threesome friendship dilemma, after her friends went on the annual girls trip... without her. Plus, Holly, Mia and Jessie share their own personal take as a friendship threesome.  Support independent women's media Get your tickets to the Mamamia Out Loud Live 2025 All or Nothing Tour Presented By Nivea Cellular  The End Bits:   Listen: Jessie's Great Big Mother-In-Law Dilemma Listen: My Summer Vagina & Emotional Regulation Listen: "We Can See You... Could You Not?" Listen: A Very Awkward Sex Toy Dilemma Listen: A Friendship Dilemma Very Close To Home Listen to No Filter: Throuple Life: Rowan Mangan And Her Two Wives 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: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Jessie Stephens  Executive 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. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 min
  8. Our Most Talked About Conversations: ‘The Uncomfortable Case For Marrying An Older Man’

    2 JAN

    Our Most Talked About Conversations: ‘The Uncomfortable Case For Marrying An Older Man’

    Is there a case for marrying an 'older man'? A viral essay has brought up some strong feelings for Holly that she just has to unpack. Welcome to a special Hot Pod Summer episode, of one of our most talked about conversations from the show.  Support independent women's media Get your tickets to the Mamamia Out Loud Live 2025 All or Nothing Tour Presented By Nivea Cellular  The End Bits:  Listen: Some Things We Wish We Never Said Listen: What Every Woman Needs To Hear From Her Ex Listen: Get The F*ck Out Of Our Village (Please) Listen to Mia on No Filter  Sign up to the Mamamia Out Loud Newsletter for all our recommendations and behind-the-scenes content in one place.  Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Leave us a voicememo or email us at outloud@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Mia Freedman & Jessie Stephens Executive Producer: Emeline Gazilas Producer: Tahli Blackman 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. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 min

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Smart, often silly and sometimes surprising. Absolutely everything is up for discussion: from pop culture to politics, body image to motherhood, feminism to fashion. Join Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens as they dissect the news and issues of the week.

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