On screen frenemies to real life besties, so of course we started a podcast! Stay tuned for your weekly questionable life lessons from Dena Amy Kaplan and Alicia Banit. Class is in session! PARTNERSHIPS: [email protected]
Latest episodes
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29 min
Tobey Maguire Did WHAT at His Ex-Wife’s Wedding? | Pop Culture
Dena’s away, so Alicia’s long-term Disney friend Nicole Gulasekharam is stepping in—and her audition stories deserve their own headlines 😂🎬 This week, we unpack Kelly Clarkson’s Pr…
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47 min
My Best Friend Hooked Up With My Ex… | Life Lately
We’re talking girl code, dating your bestie’s ex, toddler meltdowns and the parenting win Dena has waited nearly four years for. Plus, we’re handing ourselves a weekly report card—…
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24 min
It’s Scary Raising Daughters in This World | Pop Culture
We start with a heartfelt conversation about raising daughters in a world that still asks girls to protect themselves. Then, the pop culture homework takes a turn: Kim Kardashian’s…
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46 min
Why Pregnancy Announcements Feel So Hard Right Now | Life Lately
Have we left it too late for another baby? dAlings, this one gets personal 🩵 Between Bali belly before Bali and birthday chaos, we’re talking about trying for another baby—and the…
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36 min
Could We Be Co-Stars AGAIN After Dance Academy? | Life Lately
Nothing says Life Lately like a full-blown Bali transformation, a birthday spent sick in bed and Alicia entering mama-bear mode at kindy 💀 We’re talking body image, motherhood, fem…
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30 min
Dance Academy Cast Rewatch S1E9 | We Need To Talk About THAT Kiss
This episode takes us straight into one of Dance Academy’s most iconic side quests: Kat becoming a music video girlie 💃🎬 This week, we live-react to 'Heartbeat' episode and unpack…
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17 min
H2O Cast Wants A Reboot—Is Dance Academy Next? | Pop Culture
Apparently all roads lead back to an Australian teen drama 😭🇦🇺 This week, we unpack Kendall Jenner allegedly funding the romance, the H2O reboot that should absolutely exist, what…
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58 min
The Night We Became Kat And Abigail Again | Life Lately
Okay… we might have accidentally unlocked a new Life Academy era 👀🎭 After months of talking about the live show, we finally got on stage; and meeting our dAlings in real life hit w…
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58 min
Why I Finally Reported My Former Therapist | Life Lately
“EXCUSE ME?? Your therapist did WHAT?” dAlings, this episode takes a turn 😭 We start with the usual chaos: live show excitement, mum guilt, Bali dreams, acting feelings and a littl…
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28 min
Taylor Swift Has A Thousand Wedding Guests & NOT ONE Photo Has Leaked?! | Pop Culture
Pop culture is giving us absolutely no peace this week, dAlings 🍿 We’re back with another wildly unqualified catch-up featuring unexpected celeb pairings, relationship updates, Tay…
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1 h 04
Why I Finally Admitted I'm Struggling with Body Image | Life Lately
We’re grateful for our bodies… but some days, loving them is really bloody hard 😭 This week gets a little more honest than usual, dAlings. Dena opens up about cancelling a Sydney p…
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1 h 12
From Ballerina to Lawyer to Matcha Maiden | Sarah Davidson
If you’re in your 20s wondering why everyone else seems to have a plan… this one is VERY much for you, dAlings. This one is a very special episode because THE Sarah Davidson — yes,…
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29 min
Tom & Zendaya Are Unstoppable in Spider-Man: Brand New Day | Pop Culture
Pop culture is absolutely refusing to have a quiet week, dAlings 🔕🩵 We’re back in the trenches with Verity finally getting its movie moment, Anne Hathaway seemingly starring in eve…
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36 min
Dance Academy Cast Rewatch S1E7 | The Crushes Were MESSIER Than We Remembered
Dance Academy, but make it IMAX… because we’re watching it WITH you 🩵🩵 We’re watching Season 1, Episode 7 together and there is SO much going on. Bad-on-purpose hip-hop, Kat and Ta…
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43 min
Are Our Dancing Days Over? Mum Life, Pain & Missing The Old Us | Life Lately
The stage is gone, but the part of us that belonged there never really left. 🎭 This week is a mix of genuine relief and absolute emotional carnage. Dena’s back procedure may have f…
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29 min
The Odyssey Has Us Ugly Crying | Pop Culture
We’re in full film-girlie mode this week, dAlings 🍿🎬 This week, we’re deep in the pop culture trenches with Natalie Portman friendship drama, Nicole Kidman romance rumours, an Oliv…
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40 min
Our Biggest Life Academy Announcement Yet | Life Lately
Nothing says Life Lately like toilet drama, an eye emergency and a late-night hotel escape 💀 We catch up on the week’s chaos, from an unexpectedly traumatic trip to Bluey Live and…
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48 min
UNFILTERED chats on dating apps, ghosting & bare minimum men | Life Lately
We came for a cosy catch-up and somehow ended up fixing modern dating 😭 We’re talking school holidays, magical fairy days, friendship, burnout, trauma study, body pain and the dail…
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26 min
Zendaya, Tom Holland & The Odyssey Press Tour Has Us Obsessed | Pop Culture
The pop culture department is open again and yes, we work entirely off vibes 😎😎 This week, we unpack the suspicious Fourth Wing profile pictures, Taylor Swift’s wedding that appare…
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1 h 01
Are Our Acting Days Over? Mum Life Got Real | Life Lately
This episode is basically a support group for tired mums and ex-theatre kids 🎭 We catch up on toddler concerts, bedtime chaos, big feelings, back pain, phone addiction, Peppa Pig d…