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Betty Klimenko was conceived in a police cell, then adopted by a billionaire. This is one of the most interesting life stories you could imagine.

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Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Audio Producer: Leah Porges & Madeline Joannou 

<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/betty-klimenko-part-two">Listen to Part Two of Mia's interview with Betty here.</a> <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/betty-klimenko-part-two/">Subscribe to Mamamia</a> 
Betty Klimenko was conceived in a police cell, then adopted by a billionaire. This is one of the most interesting life stories you could imagine.
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CREDITS:
Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/miafreedman/?hl=en"> Instagram here</a> and get her<a href="https://miafreedman.substack.com/"> newsletter here.</a>
Producer: Gia Moylan
Executive Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizaratliff/?hl=en">Elissa Ratliff</a>
Audio Producer: Leah Porges &amp; Madeline Joannou

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.

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What do you do when you receive a phone call saying that your daughter has murdered someone?

Mary Pershall spent 28 years trying to shield her youngest daughter Anna from her demons. First, it was anorexia, then other mental health issues and later drug use including marijuana and ice.

But one act of rage in 2015 changed the course of Anna and her mother's life forever.

So how do you deal with the fact your daughter is a murderer?

Listen to part two of this conversation where Mia talks to Mary's sister Katie Horneshaw here. 

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Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Mary K. Pershall.

Buy her book Gorgeous Girl here.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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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. 

What do you do when you receive a phone call saying that your daughter has murdered someone?
Mary Pershall spent 28 years trying to shield her youngest daughter Anna from her demons. First, it was anorexia, then other mental health issues and later drug use including marijuana and ice.
But one act of rage in 2015 changed the course of Anna and her mother's life forever.
So how do you deal with the fact your daughter is a murderer?
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/part-2-katie-horneshaws-sister-killed-a-man/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=nofilter">Listen to part two of this conversation where Mia talks to Mary's sister Katie Horneshaw here.</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://radiopublic.com/no-filter-WeJq1J">Click here to subscribe to No Filter.</a>
CREDITS:
Host: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mia/">Mia Freedman&nbsp;</a>
With thanks to special guest <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/gorgeous-girl-mary-k-pershall/prod9780143789925.html">Mary K. Pershall.</a>
Buy her book Gorgeous Girl <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/gorgeous-girl-mary-k-pershall/prod9780143789925.html">here.</a>
Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizaratliff/?hl=en">Elissa Ratliff</a>
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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.&nbsp;

Mary Pershall's Daughter Killed A Man [re-release]

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Tara Westover was 16 when she stepped into a classroom for the first time.

She didn’t know how to talk to her peers, had never heard of the Holocaust and thought that she was sitting amongst heathens.

Today Tara holds a PHD in intellectual history and political thought from Cambridge University. She’s attended Harvard as a fellow, and has just written her first book, a memoir called Educated. So how did she get here?

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Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Tara Westover.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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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

Tara Westover was 16 when she stepped into a classroom for the first time.
She didn&rsquo;t know how to talk to her peers, had never heard of the Holocaust and thought that she was sitting amongst heathens.
Today Tara holds a PHD in intellectual history and political thought from Cambridge University. She&rsquo;s attended Harvard as a fellow, and has just written her first book, a memoir called Educated. So how did she get here?
<a href="https://radiopublic.com/no-filter-WeJq1J">Click here to subscribe to No Filter.</a>
CREDITS:
Host: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mia/">Mia Freedman&nbsp;</a>
With thanks to special guest <a href="https://twitter.com/tarawestover?lang=en">Tara Westover.</a>
Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizaratliff/?hl=en">Elissa Ratliff</a>
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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

Tara Westover Was Actively Planning For The End Of The World [re-release]

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/7fd1b761-6326-4e3d-8502-b2430055e209/transcript

Never has the cliche “truth is stranger than fiction” applied more than to the woman on today's episode. You couldn’t make Susan Francis’s life up - it has too many twists.

It begins with an adoption story and the mystery of her biological parents, it includes a secret sister, a heartbreaking confrontation, unexpected love and a series of events that were so dramatic that she had to write them down in a memoir just to make sense of them. It’s called The Love That Remains. 

Read an extract of The Love That Remainshere. 

Listen to part two of Mia's conversation with Susan here. 

CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman . You can find Mia on Instagram here

Guest: Susan Francis 

Producer: Melanie Tait 

GET IN TOUCH:

Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here.

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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

Never has the cliche &ldquo;truth is stranger than fiction&rdquo; applied more than to the woman on today's episode. You couldn&rsquo;t make Susan Francis&rsquo;s life up - it has too many twists.
It begins with an adoption story and the mystery of her biological parents, it includes a secret sister, a heartbreaking confrontation, unexpected love and a series of events that were so dramatic that she had to write them down in a memoir just to make sense of them. It&rsquo;s called <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/The-Love-That-Remains-Susan-Francis-9781760876722">The Love That Remains.</a>&nbsp;
Read an extract of The Love That Remains <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/The-Love-That-Remains-Susan-Francis-9781760876722">here.</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/the-extraordinary-true-story-of-susan-francis-part-two/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=nofilter">Listen to part two of Mia's conversation with Susan here.</a>&nbsp;
CREDITS:
Host:<a href="https://www.miafreedman.com/"> Mia Freedman&nbsp;</a>. You can find Mia on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/miafreedman/?hl=en">Instagram here</a>
Guest: Susan Francis&nbsp;
Producer: Melanie Tait&nbsp;
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Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review. &nbsp;
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

The Extraordinary True Story of Susan Francis [re-release]

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/040bd9dd-f7e9-4672-99e5-b2430054da9e/transcript

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