We've Made A Big Decision About The Podcast

We've got something to tell you. We've made a decision. And it feels like a very big exhale. It's what happens when you start feeling like you're just keeping up with the Joneses. But before we get there, Sarah has become a 45-year-old fangirl, while a perfectly lovely school mums' lunch is inte…

Teenage Backyard Barbershops & The Hunt for ‘Mr Bacon’ Begins

The new teenage sidehustle is backyard barbershops. With $30 fades, and 40 clients a week - all fitted around school hours of course - we're into it.  Meanwhile, Sarah has spotted a mysterious car with the number plate ‘MRBACON’. Who is he? A butcher? A distant relative of Kevin? We need your help…

A Plea To Bring Back Daytime Soap Operas

TV has frankly gotten too good. What we need is an evil twin, a demonic possession and a storyline we cab follow despite missing six weeks of episodes. Sarah is campaigning to bring back the daytime soap opera, because we think honestly think Passions was better than Severance. Meanwhile, a Fren…

A Trend Forecast From Women With Their Jeans Undone After Lunch

We’re back. And before we hit the cluster of term 4, while our brains are still functioning, we’re predicting the upcoming trends of spring and summer. Peplums are back. Bandanas are lurking. White nighties are in. Wonderbras have risen from the dead. And there’s a brand new word we’d like you all…

Liane Moriarty Didn’t Know How Her Big Little Lies Sequel Would End

If you need a genuinely good read for the school holidays, we’ve got you. Liane Moriarty is back in the world of Big Little Lies with the very hotly antipated banger, Big Little Truths. It’s ten years later, with teenagers, perimenopause, ageing parents, school WhatsApp groups and one very mysteri…

If I Win The Lotto There Will Be Signs

When the Carlaw’s won the meat tray at the footy it was treated with the reverence of a third child. And it’s got Sarah thinking. Say you win big. A stonking powerball or a lotto. Who would you tell? How much would you give away? And if you kept it quiet… what would the signs be? Lise has a consp…

Never Give A 12 Year Old A Pressure Hose

At Casa Carlaws, they’re gearing up for a big week. They’re hosting the semi-formal "pre’s. Teenagers in suits and sateen, and the house looking it’s absolute best. That was until Max took hold of the high pressure hose, and created “art” on the driveway. Complete with ball hair. Can we all go l…

Lise Tried Her Husband’s Dream Holiday. Now She’s Hooked

Lise has returned from the Great Ocean Road with a new identity: biker woman. Turns out romance in midlife looks less like champagne and rose petals and more like thermals, Tipping Point, and your husband listening to the same Bon Jovi song for approximately 70 hours. We also investigate a Gen X …

Apparently, Yes, There Is A Wrong Side Of The Bed

Oh god. We’ve both been sleeping on the botched side of the bed…. for decades. According to Feng Shui, one side gives you active dragon energy, while the other offers the deep rest and restoration of the tiger. Unfortunately, the men appear to have claimed the tiger side, which is possibly why we’…

We're Starting A Black Market For Esprit Sweaters

The Esprit sweater has gone viral at Costco in the US, and elder millenials are losing their minds. Lise is preparing to mobilise a nationwide operation. Women at every Port. Someone on the inside. She needs answers (and possibly a Costco membership). Elsewhere, Lise declares that 23 years of Th…