Joe Biden’s latest health scare has sparked a reckoning—and it’s raising big questions about what happens when compassion clashes with a potential cover-up. 

Also, have we all forgotten something about Tom Cruise... AKA the Last Real Movie Star? We're here to remind you.

And in today’s group chat — the woman with heels in her tote, the couple not speaking at dinner, the Strava-obsessed show-off... Be honest. Which woman did you swear you’d never become? 

Put your best listening ears on because Mia, Jessie and Holly unpack all this—and a whole lot more—on today's show. 🍿

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Joe Biden&rsquo;s latest health scare has sparked a reckoning&mdash;and it&rsquo;s raising big questions about what happens when compassion clashes with a potential cover-up.&nbsp;
Also, have we all forgotten something about Tom Cruise... AKA the Last Real Movie Star? We're here to remind you.
And in today&rsquo;s group chat &mdash; the woman with heels in her tote, the couple not speaking at dinner, the Strava-obsessed show-off... Be honest. Which woman did you swear you&rsquo;d never become?&nbsp;
Put your best listening ears on because Mia, Jessie and Holly unpack all this&mdash;and a&nbsp;whole lot more&mdash;on today's show. 🍿
What To Listen To Next:&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Listen to our latest episode: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/is-onlyfans-cheating/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mmol">Is OnlyFans Cheating?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/sopha-dophaa-fashion-week/">A Bro-Podcast Storm &amp; All The Fashion Week Beef</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/are-you-a-narcissist">Um, Who Are You Calling A Narcissist?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/katy-perry-tour-criticism/">The Most Mocked Woman In The World</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-divorce/">There's still an insatiable interest in Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's divorce. This story proves it.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/katie-holmes-scientology/">Katie Holmes has never been able to say what happened to her. But we're starting to find out.</a><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/denise-richards-onlyfans/"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-eyes-wide-shut/">Tom Cruise hadn't spoken about Nicole Kidman in over 20 years. He just made a rare comment about her.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/tom-cruise-ana-de-armas/">Tom Cruise finally found someone who wants to jump out of a plane with him. Romantically.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/dating-tom-cruise/">The 4 stages of dating Tom Cruise.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/my-experience-of-ozempic-for-5-months/">'I've been using Ozempic for 5 months... and the haters were right.'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/ozempic-microdosing-safe/">Inside the growing trend of Ozempic 'microdosing'.</a></li>
</ul>
🎉 Get 30% off yearly Mamamia subscriptions! Celebrate MMOL&rsquo;s 10 years as Australia&rsquo;s #1 women&rsquo;s podcast with 30% off yearly Mamamia subscriptions using <a href="https://bit.ly/3FlUzZX">the discount code 10YEARS</a>. This gives you full access to all the stories and shows you love from us, plus our feel-good exercise app, MOVE. Discount is for a limited time only so be quick!
GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We&rsquo;re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au
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Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show.
Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Tom Cruise & The Woman We Swore We'd Never Become

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