Our 2025 Hot or Not list
What's in, what's out, and what is straight-up cancelled for 2025? Lise and Sarah have written their definitive lists, and it's complete with highly scientific analysis. From the comfort of massive sleep undies, to shunning Cavoodles, it's the culture audit you didn't know you needed. Want to han…
Too busy to read? Here's how to make it bloody happen
Do you have a book pile on the bedside table that just collects dust? Want to join that book club but haven't been bothered? We're here to help you rekindle your love for reading - in as little as ten pages a day. Book guru Jane Sullivan says reading is basically meditation, and she has a bunch o…
A hot new hobby has entered the village
We did it. Between deadlines, disco dancing and downright exhaustion, we've crawled to December's doorstep. Lise cuts loose, reconnecting to her filthy party animal era, while Sarah goes dark, bans herself from contacting Lise, and gets her thrills on Facebook Neighbourhood Watch. Book tickets to …
We're free of the tree, and what to buy for people you do/don't like at Christmas
Would you dare to go tree-free at Christmas? Sarah is refusing to put up a Christmas tree and she’s never felt better. And Lise’s “tree” is so minimalist it might actually be a coat rack. Meanwhile, we discover Christmas Tree Fluffing; where women of the world are donning the cotton gloves and get…
Term Four the Musical!
Raise a Black Russian to term four, because we're hanging on by a thread. Lise and Sarah dive into the baffling measures of success in Sarah's marriage, Sarah pens a tribute song to Term Four, and Lise has the ultimate endurance challenge: how long can you go without washing your hair? Spoiler aler…
Neurodivergent kiddo in your life? Rebecca Sparrow and Madonna King are here to help
Lise and Sarah unpack and unload on their week and story-tell with more tangents than a Year 12 maths book. This is a stream-of-consciousness roller coaster, delivering laughter-related muscle soreness and guaranteed whip-lash. Keep up! Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Website: www.liseandsarah.…
We're now both 44 and in great science news, it's a rapid decline
Lise and Sarah unpack and unload on their week and story-tell with more tangents than a Year 12 maths book. This is a stream-of-consciousness roller coaster, delivering laughter-related muscle soreness and guaranteed whip-lash. Keep up! Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Website: www.liseandsarah.…
The fallout of 'only four summers left' continues...
Lise and Sarah unpack and unload on their week and story-tell with more tangents than a Year 12 maths book. This is a stream-of-consciousness roller coaster, delivering laughter-related muscle soreness and guaranteed whip-lash. Keep up! Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Website: www.liseandsarah.…
Things will calm down soon: a book that made Sarah gnaw through Shellac and Lise recall an ex-uncle's wisecrack
Lise and Sarah unpack and unload on their week and story-tell with more tangents than a Year 12 maths book. This is a stream-of-consciousness roller coaster, delivering laughter-related muscle soreness and guaranteed whip-lash. Keep up! Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Website: www.liseandsarah.…
The only shark encounter we’re interested in: Jane Lu! From corporate quitter in her 20s to multimillionaire Showpo CEO in her 30s, we get the ‘Lu-down’
Lise and Sarah unpack and unload on their week and story-tell with more tangents than a Year 12 maths book. This is a stream-of-consciousness roller coaster, delivering laughter-related muscle soreness and guaranteed whip-lash. Keep up! Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills Website: www.liseandsarah.…