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Latest episodes
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45 min
This School Letter Is Nightmare Fuel & Just Throw Away Your Iron
Just when you thought the summer school holidays couldn't get any longer, one Australian school has announced it's finishing up next year in NOVEMBER. Yes, November. Cancel Christm…
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39 min
"A Second Baby Ruined My Life" & The Phrase We Apparently Can't Say
A viral essay from a dad admits he loves his kids but having a second child ruined his life. Is going from one kid to two really the parenting tipping point nobody warns you about?…
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35 min
The New ‘Mummy Wine Time’ & CDs Are Sooo Back
Cocaine use is rising in suburban Australia, and one story about “cocaine mums” went absolutely bananas this week. Is this mummy wine culture 2.0? Meanwhile, CDs are back and sudde…
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39 min
"You Should Leave Your Husband" & Is Weaponised Pooing Really A Thing?
A 20-second clip of a mum carrying a baby, a backpack, and three trays of food had millions of strangers screaming “LEAVE HIM”. Is it the parenting equivalent of the Coldplay viral…
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37 min
The World’s Worst Kid's Party & Is This The Gold Standard Divorce?
A fun idea for a kids party ends in a five-hour furore and that's not even the weirdest thing that happened this week, because Gabby's Dollhouse - after 14 seasons - suddenly has a…
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43 min
Why You Should Cancel That Playdate & We Have Oreogate News
Playdates are cancelled. Because the French reckon adults just need to get together when it suits them, and let the kids figure it out themselves. Sacre Bleu. Meanwhile, The Oreoga…
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40 min
Rent-A-Nana & Can Meghan Rebrand Motherhood?
Would you rent a nanna? One Australian grandma has built a business on what so many exhausted parents are missing. Take our money, Nanna. Meanwhile, Meghan Markle has been dubbed a…
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32 min
Where Have All The Rissoles Gone & “Who’s Your Least Favourite Relative?"
1980's dinners are back. One mum got so sick of weeknight dinners, she went back to cooking only the simple meals of her childhood. Fish fingers. Meat and potatoes. And we love it…
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39 min
What's Wrong With A Wine Playground & Is The Oreo Mum Even Real?
Grace Rouvray is back this week, alongside Stacey Hicks and Amelia Lester as we remember Dolly Parton and consider the roles 'favourite aunts' have in our child's lives. Plus, Stac…
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37 min
Radical Irwin Parenting, Bluey's Glow-Up & The Lindsay Clancy Trial
Bluey’s had a Hollywood glow-up and some don't love the 3D fur on Australia's best dogs. But are we all just terrible at change? The Lindsay Clancy trial has become the case mother…
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24 min
Mamamia Out Loud: The Lindsay Clancy Conversation
This is a heavy one, and an episode we wish we didn’t have to record. Today, we're sharing a story that has broken hearts globally: the Lindsay Clancy trial currently taking place…
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28 min
The Worst-First Theory and Do Babies Belong In Business Class?
Would you let your five-year-old go to the park alone? One mum did, and the internet went straight to abduction, neglect and worst-case scenarios. So… have parents become addicted…
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40 min
"You've Only Got Eighteen Summers” & The Case For Cancelling Book Week
You're bleeding, leaking, sleep deprived. There is a lot of crying; mostly yours but also the baby. You can't remember what day it is, when you last showered, or even your own name…
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42 min
The Class Photo Ban & The D*ckhead Dad Rebrand
Suri Cruise has dropped her megastar dad’s surname and it’s starting to look less like celebrity gossip and more like a new wave of family estrangement. We unpack why the adult chi…
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40 min
The Text You Need To Stop Sending
There’s a birthday party ritual that has snuck into the modern parenting mental load - so we’re calling for a national amnesty. Meanwhile, the Ashley Tisdale has turned her toxic-m…
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38 min
The Hit Show Making A Case For 'Best Friend' Parenting
The biggest show on TV right now - Amazon Prime's Elle - is making best friend parenting look deeply aspirational. Monz wants in. Amelia absolutely does not, and Stacey is blaming…
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7 min
Your Most Urgent Perimenopause Questions, Answered By 25 Leading Experts
You hot? Same. Grab a fan, because Very Peri is officially here. Created by Mamamia, we’ve sorted through the noise to answer your most urgent perimenopause questions.There is no s…
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41 min
Where Has All The Swearing Gone & The Bush Wee Rule
The sibling gold standard has officially been set by Harry Styles and his sister Gemma, but it’s giving Stacey some serious 'parent of one' guilt. Plus, the Australian schools that…
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41 min
A Celebrity’s Secret Children & The Dark Side Of An 'It' Toy
Can a celebrity really keep their family a secret in 2026? One very famous parent is believed to have two children that most people don't even know exist, or do they? Plus, it's sc…
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43 min
Our Honest Toy Story Review & The Case For Child Free Spaces
Fun playground or toddler emergency room invitation? Melbourne parents are fiercely divided over a controversial new playground featuring... checks notes... giant rocks. Is this br…