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No Filter

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Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Kate Langbroek.

2026 Mamamia Podcasts Social Sciences
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  • Special Episode: Blanche D’Alpuget Has Died

    Special Episode: Blanche D’Alpuget Has Died
    Sep 9 2026

    Blanche d’Alpuget has died aged 82.

    To remember the celebrated author, activist and widow of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke listen back to this episode from 2018, when Blanche spoke to Mia Freedman about love, lust, longing and the great loves of her life.

    It was 1970 in Jakarta when a then married Blanche met a then married Robert Hawke. She thought his name was Robin. Little did she knew he would go on to become the great love of her life. Six years later, in 1976, she met Robert again. Their affair began and continued on and off until 1995 when they married.

    In person, Blanche was extraordinarily beautiful down-to-earth, quick to laugh, searingly honest and still madly in love with the man who has - along with her career and her son - been the big love of her life. She joined Mia to talk about Bob, love and her book On Lust and Longing…

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    Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now.

    What To Listen To Next:

    • Listen: Everyone Thinks Ally Langdon Has It Together. She’s Here To Tell You She Doesn't
    • Listen: "I Went to a Really Dark Place": Jessie Stephens on the Six Months Nobody Saw
    • Listen: Sophie Delezio Wouldn’t Change A Thing
    • Listen: Liane Moriarty Was Terrified To Write A Big Little Lies Sequel. She Did It Anyway.
    • Listen: Harriet Dyer: "It Should Have Been A Dealbreaker. I Chose Him Anyway"
    • Listen: Amy Shark: “There’s No Way I Should’ve Made It”

    You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see. CLICK HERE.

    Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%

    Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here.

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    Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au

    Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP.

    Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review.

    CREDITS:

    Host: Mia Freedman

    With thanks to special guest Blanche d'Alpuget

    Buy Blanche's book at apple.co/mamamia.

    Producer: Elissa Ratliff

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    53 mins
  • Everyone Thinks Ally Langdon Has It Together. She’s Here To Tell You She Doesn't

    Everyone Thinks Ally Langdon Has It Together. She’s Here To Tell You She Doesn't
    Sep 4 2026
    Ally Langdon has spent more than 25 years at Channel Nine, reporting from war zones and natural disasters for 60 Minutes, surviving the brutal hours of breakfast television and eventually taking over one of the most coveted chairs in Australian TV as host of A Current Affair. But for someone millions of Australians feel they know, Ally has kept much of her life firmly out of the spotlight. In this episode of No Filter, Ally joins Kate Langbroek for a funny, candid and surprisingly personal conversation about the woman behind the television career. She talks about raising two children with husband Mike Willesee Jr, the years they spent barely seeing each other while both had demanding careers, why she refuses to read the comments about herself and what really went through her mind when she was offered the A Current Affair job. Ally also takes Kate back to her childhood on a farm on the NSW Mid North Coast, reflects on the stories that have stayed with her after decades as a journalist and explains why, despite everything she has witnessed, she still believes there is far more good in the world than bad. And ahead of R U OK?Day, Ally shares the deeply personal story of her friendship with Maryanne Larkin and her late husband Gavin, the founder of R U OK?, and how their families have remained connected through extraordinary love and unimaginable loss. To find more information on R U OK?Day click here. Want to listen before everyone else? Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now. What To Listen To Next: Listen: "I Went to a Really Dark Place": Jessie Stephens on the Six Months Nobody SawListen: Sophie Delezio Wouldn’t Change A ThingListen: Liane Moriarty Was Terrified To Write A Big Little Lies Sequel. She Did It Anyway.Listen: Harriet Dyer: "It Should Have Been A Dealbreaker. I Chose Him Anyway"Listen: Amy Shark: “There’s No Way I Should’ve Made It”Listen: Everyone's Talking About Rosie O'Donnell. This Conversation Explains WhyListen: Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes: "I Have Been a Narcissist Most of My Life" You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see. CLICK HERE. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40% Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here. Watch No Filter on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram here. Follow us on TikTok here. Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP. Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review. CREDITS: Guest: Allison Langdon Host: Kate Langbroek Executive Producer: Bree Player Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green Content and Social Producer: Jess Chan Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Gloria Steinem Has Died. This Is The Conversation We Keep Coming Back To

    Gloria Steinem Has Died. This Is The Conversation We Keep Coming Back To
    Sep 3 2026

    Gloria Steinem, one of the most recognisable voices of modern feminism, has died at 92. In tribute, we're re-sharing this 2016 conversation between Gloria and Mia Freedman, recorded during Gloria's visit to Australia.

    Gloria talks openly about the illegal abortion she had in London in 1957, her decision not to have children, her marriage later in life to "the friend I married," and the mother whose own ambitions were given up for family. She reflects on ageing in public, the pressure on women to stay young, celebrity feminism, and her friendships with a younger generation of feminists including Lena Dunham.

    It's a candid, wide-ranging conversation with a woman who shaped the modern women's movement — full of the warmth, wit and clarity she was known for.

    Want to listen before everyone else?

    Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now.

    What To Listen To Next:

    • Listen: "I Went to a Really Dark Place": Jessie Stephens on the Six Months Nobody Saw
    • Listen: Sophie Delezio Wouldn’t Change A Thing
    • Listen: Liane Moriarty Was Terrified To Write A Big Little Lies Sequel. She Did It Anyway.
    • Listen: Harriet Dyer: "It Should Have Been A Dealbreaker. I Chose Him Anyway"
    • Listen: Amy Shark: “There’s No Way I Should’ve Made It”
    • Listen: Everyone's Talking About Rosie O'Donnell. This Conversation Explains Why
    • Listen: Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes: "I Have Been a Narcissist Most of My Life"

    You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see. CLICK HERE.

    Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%

    Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here.

    Watch No Filter on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram here. Follow us on TikTok here.

    Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au

    Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP.

    Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review.

    CREDITS:

    Guest: Gloria Steinem

    Host: Mia Freedman

    Executive Producer: Eliza Ratliff

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    37 mins
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Excellent interview skills, well researched, funny and intelligent. I have never listened to NF before Katie joined. I underestimated Mia, she's a genius for getting Katie on board.

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