Bianca Spender on Losing Carla Zampatti and Living With Grief: PART 2

Continuing from part one, Marie Claire editor Georgie McCourt talks to designer Bianca Spender about how she protects her creative energy while running an 18-year-old Australian luxury label: splitting her days into “creative time” and “business time,” and why her most productive hours are between …

Bianca Spender on Growing Up as Carla Zampatti's Daughter: PART 1

What does it take to earn your place in one of Australia's most famous fashion families?  This is part one of a two-part conversation. Marie Claire editor Georgie McCourt sits down with designer Bianca Spender to talk about growing up as the daughter of fashion icon Carla Zampatti. Bianca takes us…

Hannah Richell on Surviving the Worst Day of Her Life & Finding Love Again

What happens after the worst day of your life?  This week on You're Gonna Want To Hear This, Marie Claire Australia editor Georgie McCourt speaks with bestselling Australian author Hannah Richell, whose powerful new memoir, An Ocean and a Day, revisits the sudden death of her husband, Matt Richell…

Jess Denham: The Story She Was Never Allowed To Tell

What if the person who was meant to protect you was the one you needed protection from?  This week on You're Gonna Want To Hear This, Marie Claire Australia Editor Georgie McCourt speaks with world champion runner Jess Denham, who is telling her story publicly after years of being unable to do so.…

Caro Claire Burke: The Tradwife Fantasy, Explained

There comes a point on Tradwife TikTok when the fantasy turns dark. The soft linen, the homemade bread and the children who never cry give way to something else: subservient wives, the manosphere, and a fight over who's allowed to be angry.  Caro Claire Burke went looking, and wrote Yesteryear, th…

Charlie Verco: He Paddled Towards The Shark To Save Her

When everyone else swam for shore, Charlie Verco paddled the other way: straight towards a great white shark. On a clear, busy Saturday morning at Coogee Beach in June 2026, the 25-year-old surf lifesaver and elite board paddler was training when a woman, Leah Stewart, was attacked just ahead of hi…

Robbed Of Her Childhood: Bek Condello On Escaping A Cult

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains themes of childhood abuse, physical punishment, sexual trauma and coercive control. If you or someone you know needs immediate assistance, call 000. For confidential 24/7 crisis support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au. Support is also av…

Health Anxiety, Chronic Illness and Online Misinformation Cost One Woman Her Life

What happens when the search for answers becomes a dangerous obsession?  Georgie sits down with journalist and author Hannah McElhinney to discuss her book Wormhole, the true story of her cousin Lauren. Lauren spent much of her life battling debilitating symptoms and collecting diagnoses includin…

Dr Mary Claire Haver: You’re Not Crazy, It’s Perimenopause

Have you ever stood in a room wondering why you walked in, burst into tears over something small, or lain awake at 3am completely exhausted? You’re not going crazy, and you’re not “just busy”. It could be perimenopause. Dr Mary Claire Haver is one of the world’s leading voices in women’s health: a…

Emma Hardy: PMDD & The Truth About Female Rage

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses mental health challenges, including suicidal thoughts and ideation. If you or someone you know needs immediate assistance, call 000. For confidential 24/7 crisis support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au. Support is also available through…