Special Episode: Blanche D’Alpuget Has Died

Blanche d’Alpuget has died aged 82. To remember the celebrated author, activist and widow of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke listen back to this episode from 2018, when Blanche spoke to Mia Freedman about love, lust, longing and the great loves of her life.  It was 1970 in Jakarta when a then mar…

Everyone Thinks Ally Langdon Has It Together. She’s Here To Tell You She Doesn't

Ally Langdon has spent more than 25 years at Channel Nine, reporting from war zones and natural disasters for 60 Minutes, surviving the brutal hours of breakfast television and eventually taking over one of the most coveted chairs in Australian TV as host of A Current Affair. But for someone milli…

Gloria Steinem Has Died. This Is The Conversation We Keep Coming Back To

Gloria Steinem, one of the most recognisable voices of modern feminism, has died at 92. In tribute, we're re-sharing this 2016 conversation between Gloria and Mia Freedman, recorded during Gloria's visit to Australia. Gloria talks openly about the illegal abortion she had in London in 1957, her de…

"I Went to a Really Dark Place": Jessie Stephens on the Six Months Nobody Saw

Want to listen before everyone else? Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now. Jessie Stephens, co-host of Mamamia Out Loud and bestselling author, sits down with Kate Langbroek for a…

Sophie Delezio Wouldn’t Change A Thing

Want to listen before everyone else? Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now. Most Australians met Sophie Delezio when she was two years old, after a car crashed into her childcare c…

Liane Moriarty Was Terrified To Write A Big Little Lies Sequel. She Did It Anyway

Want to listen before everyone else? Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now. Liane Moriarty is one of the most successful authors in the world — the writer behind Big Little Lies, N…

Harriet Dyer: "It Should Have Been A Dealbreaker. I Chose Him Anyway"

Want to listen before everyone else? Mamamia subscribers get exclusive early access to No Filter from 6am every Saturday, a full two days before regular listeners. Click here to subscribe now. Harriet Dyer spent years chasing an acting career, navigating rejection, self-doubt and the uncertainty …

Amy Shark: “There’s No Way I Should’ve Made It”

Amy Shark doesn't know how ended up here.  Before the ARIA Awards, the platinum records and sold-out tours, there were years of cover gigs, day jobs, rejected demos and wondering whether it was finally time to give up. She came within days of walking away from music altogether before one song, Ado…

Everyone's Talking About Rosie O'Donnell. This Conversation Explains Why

Rosie O’Donnell has lived almost every version of life in the spotlight. From her breakout in Hollywood alongside Tom Hanks and Madonna, to her groundbreaking daytime talk show that redefined television, Rosie was one of the most famous women in America. But with fame came ridicule, public feuds, …

Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes: "I Have Been a Narcissist Most of My Life"

For more than three decades, Dave Hughes has made Australia laugh. But behind the unmistakable voice and self-deprecating humour is a man who's spent much of his life trying to understand what drives him. In this deeply personal conversation with his longtime friend and former radio co-host Kate L…