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Mamamia Out Loud

Mamamia Out Loud

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Australia's #1 podcast for women is where smart women come for good conversation — with an occasional side serve of chaos. Covering news, pop culture and big ideas, plus the small stuff that matters, Mamamia Out Loud is hosted by journalists and authors Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright. It's your daily dose of conversation that's like catching up with your best, funniest and sharpest friends in the group chat, offering conversation at its most addictive.

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  • Our Most Talked About Conversations: Micropettiness & The Fight You Need To Have With Your Parents

    Our Most Talked About Conversations: Micropettiness & The Fight You Need To Have With Your Parents
    Dec 30 2025

    In 2025, we went viral for a concept that was maybe a little too relatable – micropettiness. If you've been feeling slightly annoyed with loved ones over the holidays, maybe a little bit of micropettiness is perfectly acceptable for this time of year.

    Plus, hoarding, throwing, selling and Swedish death cleaning — we’re talking about 'stuff' and why what we do with it goes far deeper than just clearing clutter. We discuss why you either love having lots of things around you (or not) and the reasons why many people – particularly parents – hold onto random objects. If you’ve spent the past week surrounded by a growing pile of presents and wrapping paper, we think you’ll enjoy this conversation.

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    What to read:

    • We asked women to share their acts of micro-pettiness. Prepare to take notes.
    • Dear Millennials, it's time to bury another one of our beloved staples.
    • It's time we addressed the micro-pettiness in the room.
    • 'My house is always a mess after Christmas. Then I found the easiest decluttering hack.'
    • 'I just discovered this very specific hack for decluttering your kitchen drawers.'

    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 @mamamiaoutloud

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    21 mins
  • We're Not Done Yet. Our Best Reccos 2025 — Part 2

    We're Not Done Yet. Our Best Reccos 2025 — Part 2
    Dec 28 2025
    Celebrity Traitors UK. Adolescence. The Studio. Lily Allen. A matte primer and a Japanese eye mask. What's worth your time, your attention and your money this year according to Mamamia Out Loud? These are just some of the recommendations Amelia Lester, Emily Vernem, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright are pulling out from the very long list of recommendations they made in 2025 for the second half of their comprehensive list of how to spend your holiday. Feel free to add to it. Support independent women's media TV & Movie Recommendations Holly recommends The Celebrity Traitors UK and The Four Seasons Jessie recommends We Live In Time Amelia recommends The Beast In Me Em recommends The Studio and One Of Them Days Book Recommendations Holly recommends Lonely Mouth by Jacqueline Maley Jessie recommends The Wedding People by Alison Espach Amelia recommends Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan Em recommends A Court of Thorns and Roses and the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas Beauty Recommendations Holly recommends La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ Jessie recommends the Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating Amelia recommends the Bobbi Brown Lip Liner in Rum Raisin Em recommends the Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System Best Random Reccos Holly recommends Lily Allen's West End Girl and CMAT's EURO-COUNTRY Album Jessie recommends giving blood and levelling up your smoothie. Amelia recommends using the MegRhythm Gentle Steam Eye Mask by Kao Em recommends the analog bag. What To Listen To Next: Don't miss an episode of Mamamia Out Loud 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. Watch Mamamia Out Loud: Mamamia Out Loud on YouTube 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 @mamamiaoutloudBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    34 mins
  • Summer Book Club: Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry

    Summer Book Club: Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry
    Dec 27 2025

    It’s the second episode of our Summer Book Club and this time, we’re diving headfirst into Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry.

    So then, it was the book that promised joy, mess, meaning and maybe a mild existential spiral — did it deliver? 👀

    In this episode, Em V, Jessie and Holly unpack:

    • Why this story hits differently when you read it in summer

    • The characters we wanted to hug… and the ones we wanted to gently shake

    • Big love, big choices and the pressure to live a 'beautiful' life

    • Whether this book is hopeful escapism or a mirror held a little too close

    • And the one question it leaves you asking long after the last page

    It’s warm, emotional, occasionally unhinged (in a good way) and exactly the kind of book you want to argue about with friends.

    Read it. Feel things. Then come scream about it with us.

    Summer Book Club Episode 3 drops on January 25 when we'll be discussing the Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin.

    Support independent women's media

    Don't miss an episode of Mamamia Out Loud

    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.

    Watch Mamamia Out Loud on YouTube

    What to read:

    • 'I’m obsessed with audiobooks, here are 10 of the best I’ve ever heard.'
    • 11 of the very best beach reads to lose yourself in this summer.
    • If you loved A Court of Thorns and Roses, here are 6 romantasy books to read next.
    • The 8 best spicy reads that aren't all-out smutty.
    • The 22 best books Reese Witherspoon has recommended.

    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 @mamamiaoutloud

    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    40 mins
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Relevant, though provoking, entertaining and empathetic. Feels like a conversation with your smartest beasties. I listen to all the free content and will probably crack and subscribe at some point.

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If you love listening to multiple points of view about what's what right now, this is the podcast you've been waiting for. Funny and often times thought provoking. love this podcast.

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I love the way the hosts speak about the news in a relatable way each week. They're the best

Love Love Love these ladies

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