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Life Uncut

Life Uncut

By: Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne
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Talking all things love, life, lust, and a bunch of other stuff. Nothing is off limits in this podcast that navigates relationships and dating in the modern day. Brought to you by two bachelor finalists Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne.

2025 Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Ask Uncut - Underwhelming Proposal. I Dread When People Ask The Proposal Story and I Find Myself Embellishing It

    Ask Uncut - Underwhelming Proposal. I Dread When People Ask The Proposal Story and I Find Myself Embellishing It
    Nov 16 2025
    Hey Lifers! Welcome back to ask uncut where we unpack your deep and burning questions. First up, an Aussie celeb has said that he loves dogs so much, he had two of them that passed away taxidermied. They live in his current house alongside his dog that is still alive. Would you ever taxidermy your pet? What’re your thoughts about Scotty’s stuffed pets?Vibes for the week:Keeshia - @Emilydbaker Britt - Chilli and Charli PJs Then we jump into your questions! SOMEONE TOLD MY DAUGHTER THEY’RE HER HALF SISTER - HELPOk strap in for this one. A little background I have a daughter, she’s 12 and in highschool. Her dad unfortunately was murdered and passed away 8 years ago, big trauma for both of us etc.. So fast forward to this week, my daughter has a friend at school. She's known her since primary school but they’ve gotten quite close this year. My daughter came home Wednesday and told me her friend told her a big secret and not to tell me or anyone else. This friend proceeds to tell my daughter that she’s her half sister because her mum used to be with my daughters dad’s best friend and when they were trying to get pregnant he couldn’t so my daughters dad “donated sperm”. Now while this sounds insane and like an episode of home and away, there were some key facts that were too correct to ignore, for one they knew the name of my daughters dad’s best friend so at a minimum they knew each other. After doing some digging I found out that this best friend had a kid with a woman who my daughter’s dad was friends with, and it was a girl and would be around the same age as my daughter. My question is WTAF do I do? I’ve given the school my details and asked them to pass it on to the mother because they won’t give me her details. Do I ignore this and move on? But I can’t, my daughter goes to school with this child. Also if it is true me and him would have been together at the time, either pregnant with our daughter or planning it when he “donated sperm” to someone and didn’t tell me. This has severely rocked my kid (she’s in therapy) but still. Help!! UNDERWHELMING PROPOSALMy partner recently proposed, and I wasn’t expecting anything big or over the top, just something thoughtful and meaningful. But the moment felt rushed, unplanned and unromantic, and now I feel disheartened and oddly disconnected. I dread when people ask the proposal story and I find myself embellishing it. I feel shallow for feeling this way, but I can’t shake it. Am I horrible? Should I tell him how I’m feeling, or is that unfair? I would really appreciate some guidance, because I feel guilty, confused and alone sitting with this. NORMAL TO THINK ABOUT EX?I am 32 and have been with my current partner for 5 years. We have always had a solid stable relationship and have a one year old baby boy together. I love my partner - he is very kind, loyal, and reliable. I feel safe and secure with him. He is a great dad and very committed to our family. However, our relationships lack intimacy/physical connection (has since before the baby) and it often feels like we are more friends and co parents. We rarely have sex and minimal kissing/cuddling. My ex and I were together for 6 years from 19-25 (so we broke up 8 years ago). I was deeply in love with him. We had a really strong connection and were absolutely crazy about each other. We had an amicable breakup because he had to move for work and we decided to go our separate ways. As hard as I’ve tried to move on, I still think about him often after 8 years (I’m so sick of it lol)! I find myself looking back on our relationship and longing for that connection we had. As much as I love my partner and our life together, I have this niggling feeling that my ex was the one/the loml /penguin etc and it makes me sad that I’m never going to feel that way again with my partner. Is this a common feeling to have? How do I finally get over my ex? You can watch us on Youtube Find us on Instagram Join us on tiktok Or join the Facebook Discussion Group Hosted by Britt Hockley & Keeshia Pettit Produced by Keeshia Pettit Video Produced by Vanessa Beckford Recorded on Cammeraygal Land Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because WE LOVE LOVE! XxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • The Best of The Pick Up - Would You Clone Your Pet?

    The Best of The Pick Up - Would You Clone Your Pet?
    Nov 14 2025

    It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP.

    You can watch us on Youtube

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    Every week we live across the country at 3pm on the KIIS Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week!
    For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials.

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    33 mins
  • How Sporty Spice Fell In Love With An Aussie! Uncut with Melanie Chisholm

    How Sporty Spice Fell In Love With An Aussie! Uncut with Melanie Chisholm
    Nov 13 2025

    Today’s guest is someone who defined an entire generation.
    As one-fifth of the most iconic girl group in history, the Spice Girls, she helped shape pop culture, redefine girl power, and influence how millions of young women saw themselves.

    Melanie C or Sporty Spice as many of us first knew her is a dancer, singer, songwriter, author, and performer whose career spans nearly three decades. Today we wanted to chat with Melanie about what that journey was really like behind the scenes, how she carved out her own path with her solo career, the various things she is doing now and what it meant to her to have such an impact on our culture.

    We chat:

    • Mel being recognised during a medical appointment
    • Recording her 9th studio album here in Australia
    • Why Melanie feels connected to the Australian culture
    • How Mel met her Aussie boyfriend
    • How the Spice Girls started
    • The brutality of the UK media and all of their phones being hacked
    • How being so young in the public eye affected Mel and contributed to her having an eating disorder
    • How the Spice Girls didn’t choose their own nicknames
    • They love like sisters and bicker like sisters
    • How Geri choosing to leave affected them all differently
    • The Spice Girl that Melanie is now closest to
    • Starting her solo career
    • Whether they could all live off of royalties now and if they ‘choose’ to work

    You can find everything from Melanie including her new song ‘Sweat’ at her website

    You can follow Melanie on Instagram

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    59 mins
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