Sue Brierley speaks with Mia Freedman about her other son - Mantosh - and his battles with mental illness. 

Sue Brierley speaks with Mia Freedman about her other son - Mantosh - and his battles with mental illness.&nbsp;

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Kate Langbroek.

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia&rsquo;s #1 interview podcast, with Kate Langbroek.

No Filter

Sue Brierley on what really happened to Mantosh.

Dee Salmin has spent years talking to other people about love, sex and relationships as the host of triple j’s The Hook Up. But behind the mic, her own dating life was far more complicated than you might expect.

In her early twenties, Dee found herself stuck in a pattern — chasing men who were hot and cold, accepting behaviour she now knows she deserved better than, and constantly seeking validation that never quite stuck.

So she made a radical decision. She stopped dating entirely.

For nearly three years, Dee went “boy sober”, stepping away from apps, relationships and even casual flings to figure out who she was without men at the centre of her life.

In this conversation with Kate Langbroek, Dee opens up about what that time taught her, the therapy that helped her understand her patterns, and the moment everything shifted.

She also shares what it’s been like to find love again — this time in the public eye — and how she’s approached building a relationship on her own terms, without losing herself in it.

And beyond her own story, Dee reflects on the reality of modern dating, why so many women feel like the bar is on the floor, and what it actually takes to build a relationship that feels secure, respectful and real.

Dee Salmin's book is It’s Not Love, Actually is out now. 

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Listen: How Robin Bailey Survived Repeated, Unimaginable Loss
Listen: Lisa Wilkinson Was Eveywhere. Then She Wasn't
Listen: Natalie Bassingthwaighte: “The Night That Ended My Marriage”
Listen: Chloé Hayden Knows the Cost of Being the Autistic Woman Everyone Looks To
Listen: Concetta Caristo Changed Her Name to Escape a Violent Home
Listen: Rachel Ward Looks Her Age. When Did That Become Radical?
Listen: For 15 Years, No One Was Listening To Lainey Wilson. Now She's Everywhere

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CREDITS:

Guest: Dee Salmin

Host: Kate Langbroek

Group Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Executive Producer: Bree Player

Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne

Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green

Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.

 

Dee Salmin has spent years talking to other people about love, sex and relationships as the host of triple j&rsquo;s The Hook Up. But behind the mic, her own dating life was far more complicated than you might expect.
In her early twenties, Dee found herself stuck in a pattern &mdash; chasing men who were hot and cold, accepting behaviour she now knows she deserved better than, and constantly seeking validation that never quite stuck.
So she made a radical decision.&nbsp;She stopped dating entirely.
For nearly three years, Dee went &ldquo;boy sober&rdquo;, stepping away from apps, relationships and even casual flings to figure out who she was without men at the centre of her life.
In this conversation with Kate Langbroek, Dee opens up about what that time taught her, the therapy that helped her understand her patterns, and the moment everything shifted.
She also shares what it&rsquo;s been like to find love again &mdash; this time in the public eye &mdash; and how she&rsquo;s approached building a relationship on her own terms, without losing herself in it.
And beyond her own story, Dee reflects on the reality of modern dating, why so many women feel like the bar is on the floor, and what it actually takes to build a relationship that feels secure, respectful and real.
Dee Salmin's book is It&rsquo;s Not Love, Actually is <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761779435/">out now</a>.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Listen:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/natalie-bassingthwaighte-the-night-that-ended-my-marriage/">Natalie Bassingthwaighte: &ldquo;The Night That Ended My Marriage&rdquo;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/chloe-hayden/">Chlo&eacute; Hayden Knows the Cost of Being the Autistic Woman Everyone Looks To</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/rachel-ward-looks-her-age-when-did-that-become-radical/">Rachel Ward Looks Her Age. When Did That Become Radical?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/for-15-years-no-one-was-listening-to-lainey-wilson-now-shes-everywhere/"> For 15 Years, No One Was Listening To Lainey Wilson. Now She's Everywhere</a></li>
</ul>
Discover more<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/"> Mamamia Podcasts here</a>.
Watch No Filter on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NoFilterpod/videos"> YouTube</a>. Follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nofiltermamamia/"> here.</a> Follow us on TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nofiltermamamia"> here</a>.&nbsp;
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CREDITS:
Guest: <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761779435/">Dee Salmin</a>
Host:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katelangbroek/?hl=en"> Kate Langbroek</a>
Group Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/naima_brown_official/"> Naima Brown</a>
Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/breeplayer/?hl=en"> Bree Player</a>
Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne
Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green
Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
&nbsp;

Dee Salmin Went ‘Boy Sober’ For Three Years. This Is What She Learnt

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Robin Bailey is one of Australia’s most recognisable radio voices. Warm, open, and deeply relatable, she’s built a career on making other people feel less alone.

But behind that voice is a life shaped by repeated, unimaginable loss.

In this conversation, Robin sits down with Kate Langbroek to share the moments that changed everything. From losing her father as a child, to the devastating death of her first husband, and later, the loss of her second husband to cancer, Robin speaks with a level of honesty that is at times breathtaking.

She reflects on the moment she had to tell her three young sons that their father had died, and the decision she made about how they would face that grief together. She also opens up about the more complicated chapters of her life, including the choices she’s wrestled with and the long road back to herself.

This is a conversation about grief, but it’s also about resilience. About motherhood, survival, and what it really takes to keep going when life keeps changing in ways you never expected.

Robin’s memoir, Flamingos Aren’t Born Pink is out now.

If this episode raises anything for you, support is available at Lifeline (13 11 14) or beyondblue.org.au.

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What To Listen To Next:
Listen: Lisa Wilkinson Was Eveywhere. Then She Wasn't
Listen: Natalie Bassingthwaighte: “The Night That Ended My Marriage”
Listen: Chloé Hayden Knows the Cost of Being the Autistic Woman Everyone Looks To
Listen: Concetta Caristo Changed Her Name to Escape a Violent Home
Listen: Rachel Ward Looks Her Age. When Did That Become Radical?
Listen: For 15 Years, No One Was Listening To Lainey Wilson. Now She's Everywhere
Listen: Supermodel Rachel Hunter Was The Ultimate 90s Muse - Then She Walked Away

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CREDITS:

Guest: Robin Bailey

Host: Kate Langbroek

Group Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Executive Producer: Bree Player

Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne

Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green

Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.

 

Robin Bailey is one of Australia&rsquo;s most recognisable radio voices. Warm, open, and deeply relatable, she&rsquo;s built a career on making other people feel less alone.
But behind that voice is a life shaped by repeated, unimaginable loss.
In this conversation, Robin sits down with Kate Langbroek to share the moments that changed everything. From losing her father as a child, to the devastating death of her first husband, and later, the loss of her second husband to cancer, Robin speaks with a level of honesty that is at times breathtaking.
She reflects on the moment she had to tell her three young sons that their father had died, and the decision she made about how they would face that grief together. She also opens up about the more complicated chapters of her life, including the choices she&rsquo;s wrestled with and the long road back to herself.
This is a conversation about grief, but it&rsquo;s also about resilience. About motherhood, survival, and what it really takes to keep going when life keeps changing in ways you never expected.
Robin&rsquo;s memoir, Flamingos Aren&rsquo;t Born Pink is <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460768839/flamingos-arent-born-pink-a-moving-and-uplifting-memoir-on-heartbreak-grief-and-finding-joy-by-brisbane-radio-personality-and-podcaster/">out now</a>.
If this episode raises anything for you, support is available at Lifeline (13 11 14) or beyondblue.org.au.
SUBSCRIBE here:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mmol"> Support independent women's media</a>&nbsp;
SUBSCRIPTION GIVEAWAY: Win a $2,000 Bed Threads voucher. <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/bed-threads-voucher-giveaway/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=giveaways&amp;utm_content=bed-threads">Subscribe to Mamamia here</a> before April 30 to be automatically entered. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. <a href="https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/subscriber-giveaway-bed-threads-5688743">T&amp;Cs apply</a>
You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/no-filter/id995159486">CLICK HERE.</a>&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Listen:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/supermodel-rachel-hunter-was-the-ultimate-90s-muse-then-she-walked-away/"> Supermodel Rachel Hunter Was The Ultimate 90s Muse - Then She Walked Away</a></li>
</ul>
Discover more<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/"> Mamamia Podcasts here</a>.
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CREDITS:
Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robinbaileynow/">Robin Bailey</a>
Host:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katelangbroek/?hl=en"> Kate Langbroek</a>
Group Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/naima_brown_official/"> Naima Brown</a>
Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/breeplayer/?hl=en"> Bree Player</a>
Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne
Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green
Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
&nbsp;

How Robin Bailey Survived Repeated, Unimaginable Loss

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/dff103c5-0917-402f-be47-b42e00393933/transcript

Lisa Wilkinson was one of the most recognisable faces in Australian media.

Then, almost overnight, she was gone.

In this episode of No Filter, she sits down with Kate Langbroek to unpack what led to that moment, and what came after.

From her early career in magazines to the highs and pressures of breakfast television, Lisa reflects on the roles that defined her, and what it meant to lose them.

She speaks candidly about not getting the chance to say goodbye, becoming the focus of intense public scrutiny, and navigating a period that forced her to reassess everything.

At the same time, she was writing her most ambitious project yet, a book about Titanic survivor Evelyn Marsden, a story that became both an escape and a way through.

This is a conversation about success, backlash, identity, and the reality of starting again.

For more information on The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson click here. 

SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media 

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What To Listen To Next:
Listen: Natalie Bassingthwaighte: “The Night That Ended My Marriage”
Listen: Chloé Hayden Knows the Cost of Being the Autistic Woman Everyone Looks To
Listen: Concetta Caristo Changed Her Name to Escape a Violent Home
Listen: Rachel Ward Looks Her Age. When Did That Become Radical?
Listen: For 15 Years, No One Was Listening To Lainey Wilson. Now She's Everywhere
Listen: Supermodel Rachel Hunter Was The Ultimate 90s Muse - Then She Walked Away

Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here.

Watch No Filter on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram here. Follow us on TikTok here. 

Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au

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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.

CREDITS:

Guest: Lisa Wilkinson

Host: Kate Langbroek

Group Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Executive Producer: Bree Player

Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne

Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green

Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.

 

Lisa Wilkinson was one of the most recognisable faces in Australian media.
Then, almost overnight, she was gone.
In this episode of No Filter, she sits down with Kate Langbroek to unpack what led to that moment, and what came after.
From her early career in magazines to the highs and pressures of breakfast television, Lisa reflects on the roles that defined her, and what it meant to lose them.
She speaks candidly about not getting the chance to say goodbye, becoming the focus of intense public scrutiny, and navigating a period that forced her to reassess everything.
At the same time, she was writing her most ambitious project yet, a book about Titanic survivor Evelyn Marsden, a story that became both an escape and a way through.
This is a conversation about success, backlash, identity, and the reality of starting again.
For more information on The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson <a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/lisa-wilkinson/the-titanic-story-of-evelyn">click here</a>.&nbsp;
SUBSCRIBE here:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mmol"> Support independent women's media</a>&nbsp;
You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/no-filter/id995159486">CLICK HERE.</a>&nbsp;
What To Listen To Next:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/natalie-bassingthwaighte-the-night-that-ended-my-marriage/">Natalie Bassingthwaighte: &ldquo;The Night That Ended My Marriage&rdquo;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/chloe-hayden/">Chlo&eacute; Hayden Knows the Cost of Being the Autistic Woman Everyone Looks To</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/concetta-caristo-changed-her-name-to-escape-a-violent-home/"> Concetta Caristo Changed Her Name to Escape a Violent Home</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/rachel-ward-looks-her-age-when-did-that-become-radical/">Rachel Ward Looks Her Age. When Did That Become Radical?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/for-15-years-no-one-was-listening-to-lainey-wilson-now-shes-everywhere/"> For 15 Years, No One Was Listening To Lainey Wilson. Now She's Everywhere</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/supermodel-rachel-hunter-was-the-ultimate-90s-muse-then-she-walked-away/"> Supermodel Rachel Hunter Was The Ultimate 90s Muse - Then She Walked Away</a></li>
</ul>
Discover more<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/"> Mamamia Podcasts here</a>.
Watch No Filter on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NoFilterpod/videos"> YouTube</a>. Follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nofiltermamamia/"> here.</a> Follow us on TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nofiltermamamia"> here</a>.&nbsp;
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Share your story, feedback, or dilemma!<a href="https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960"> Send us a voice message</a>, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP.
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.
CREDITS:
Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisa_wilkinson/">Lisa Wilkinson</a>
Host:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katelangbroek/?hl=en"> Kate Langbroek</a>
Group Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/naima_brown_official/"> Naima Brown</a>
Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/breeplayer/?hl=en"> Bree Player</a>
Assistant Producer: Coco Lavigne
Audio and Video Producer: Josh Green
Social Media Producer: Olivia Colman
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
&nbsp;

Lisa Wilkinson Was Everywhere. Then She Wasn’t

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