Episodes

  • SUBS: MAMAMIA OUT LOUD TASTER — Jessie and Clare Stephens' Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder

    SUBS: MAMAMIA OUT LOUD TASTER — Jessie and Clare Stephens' Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder
    Feb 13 2026
    Enjoy this free bite of Mia Freedman exploring what we're (scientifically) calling 'weird twin shit' with resident Mamamia twins, Jessie (pregnant with twins) and Clare Stephens (she has news). Catch the full chaos of Jessie And Clare Stephens’ Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder by subscribing. Not a subscriber yet? Honestly, why wait? Jessie Stephens is pregnant with twins — which feels cosmically aggressive when you remember she is a twin (to Clare Stephens — keep up, people). Especially when you consider that Jessie and Clare were raised by a woman who had two sets of identical twins herself. And yes, Anne Stevens would like the universe to calm down. On this subscriber episode, Mia Freedman gets Jessie and Clare in the studio to unpack eerie twin intuition (just one example: Clare knew Jessie had two heartbeats going on in her womb before Jessie even told her), and the very real logistics of carrying two babies at once. We talk: Why some people say “How exciting!” at the news of twins while others go instantly grey The science vs superstition of twins having twins Miscarriage, sibling timing, and the emotional whiplash of joy and fear Collapsed ribs, reflux, and the indignity of sleeping upright Plus, there’s debate about birth-room access, grandparent maths, and whether 'weird twin shit' is now officially hereditary. It’s intimate. It’s chaotic. It’s extremely twin-coded.Remember, this is your free sample of Mamamia Out Loud's subs episode. Listen to the full Clare and Jessie debrief by subscribing. What To Listen To Next: Listen to our latest episode: An Affair Confession Live On AirListen: The Best (And Worst) Generations Of Parents. A Leaderboard!Listen: The Most Bizarre Celebrity Profile We’ve Ever ReadListen: Do I Matter? & The Bathroom TabooListen: The Female Emaciation Era — Holly & Jessie Weigh InListen: An Urgent Theory About Kim Kardashian & Lewis HamiltonListen: Scurrilous Gossip - Karl Stefanovic, Melania Trump & Sydney Sweeney, Oh MyListen: Fertility Vampires & The Murkiness Of 'Affair Baiting'Listen: Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did Over The HolidaysConnect 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 Watch Mamamia Out Loud: Mamamia Out Loud on YouTube What to read: JESSIE STEPHENS: On being pregnant with twins. As a twin. With twin brothers."We lived 30 years as fraternal twins. Then, two weeks ago, we took a test."CLARE STEPHENS: 'The story of how I became a (very viral) meme.'CLARE STEPHENS: A rude stranger, a note from a neighbour and the age of utter intolerance. 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 @mamamiaoutloudSupport the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    4 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: What It Means To Give Birth On Country

    SUMMER LISTENING: What It Means To Give Birth On Country
    Jan 8 2026

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    Serenity Mackay had always wanted to give birth in water. She loved the beach and swimming, and that's where she felt most comfortable. But unfortunately when she fell pregnant, water birth wasn’t an option at her local hospital.

    Nevertheless, as a proud first nations woman with ties to the Biripi nation, Serenity was determined to feel connected to the earth on which she gave birth. So she sought the help of the Waminda Birthing On Country program to make her delivery as culturally significant as possible.

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Serenity Mackay & Melanie Briggs

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

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    23 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Anne Stephens Gave Birth To Two Sets Of Twins In 2 Years

    SUMMER LISTENING: Anne Stephens Gave Birth To Two Sets Of Twins In 2 Years
    Jan 6 2026

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    What happens when you give birth to two sets of twins in 2 years? A bloody good story, that’s what.

    Today on The Delivery Room, Jessie Stephens is sitting down with her mother Anne to find out what happened when Anne found herself pregnant, with twins, two times in a row.

    The first time, Anne had a vaginal birth. But the second? She needed a C-Section, this is her story...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Anne Stephens

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

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    26 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: What A Mermaid Birth Is Actually Like

    SUMMER LISTENING: What A Mermaid Birth Is Actually Like
    Jan 4 2026

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    When Louisa Dow found out she was pregnant, she had a feeling she was having twins. She had no proof… but it was just a feeling she couldn’t shake. And of course, she was right. But what Louisa and her partner Mick didn’t know was that their twins shared the same placenta. This made Louisa’s pregnancy extremely high risk. And extremely rare. Then, 32 weeks into the pregnancy, Louisa had a ‘veiled birth’... or a ‘mermaid birth’. Which in some cultures, they believe are magic...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Lousia Dow

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

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    26 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Prue Didn’t Realise She Was Pregnant Until She Went Into Labour

    SUMMER LISTENING: Prue Didn’t Realise She Was Pregnant Until She Went Into Labour
    Jan 1 2026

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    Prue Thomas was 19 and setting up for a function at work when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. As the day went on, the pain increased, so Prue and her mum headed to the hospital. It was here, that Prue found out that her pain was actually labour. Prue was about to give birth, and up until that point, she didn't realise she was pregnant.

    This is her story...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Prue Thomas

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

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    24 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Burning Flesh and VBACs - The Realities Of A Planned C-Section

    SUMMER LISTENING: Burning Flesh and VBACs - The Realities Of A Planned C-Section
    Dec 30 2025

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    It was early 2010, and Fran and her husband of 3 years, Tom, decided to take the next step in their relationship. They bought a dog. But a month later? They were pregnant. And the level of responsibility they had wanted went up. A lot. And while Fran was excited to have a baby on the way, she was also a little scared of the idea of actually giving birth.

    On this episode of The Delivery Room, we learn all about a planned C-Section…

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Fran Romano

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

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    30 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Needles & Stitches - The Surprising Birth Story Of Fiona Falkiner

    SUMMER LISTENING: Needles & Stitches - The Surprising Birth Story Of Fiona Falkiner
    Dec 28 2025

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    Model and former Biggest Loser host Fiona Falkiner and her fiance, journalist Hayley Willis, didn’t really have a birth plan. Fiona did know two things. She wanted to be induced. And she didn’t want to see a pair of forceps in the room with her.

    So, did her birth wishes come true?

    In this episode of The Delivery Room, Fiona and Hayley join Jessie to discuss the long road that led them into the birthing suite in March 2021.

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Fiona Falkiner & Hayley Willis

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

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    28 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Hypnobirthing: That’s... Not The Baby’s Head

    SUMMER LISTENING: Hypnobirthing: That’s... Not The Baby’s Head
    Dec 25 2025

    This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast.

    Childbirth with no pain, that's the dream right? You get the beautiful bundle of joy without the discomfort that comes with a tiny human exiting your body.

    Well on this week's episode we talk to Sam Oliver, who used hypnobirthing techniques to manage the pain of delivering her baby...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Samantha Oliver & Hayden Foster

    Producer: Gia Moylan

    Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

    GET IN TOUCH:

    Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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    The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

    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.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    38 mins