The PickUp

The PickUp

Brittany Hockley & Laura Byrne give you your daily PICK UP with the hottest topics, pop culture and everyday real life conundrums.

Episodes

May 22, 2025 17 mins

ASK UNCUT: Erin has found out that her boss is cheating BUT she's also friends with his wife - should she get involved? Laura unpacks what to do when your kid comes home from primary school and has a boyfriend and Britt chats about the odd way her sister was treated when she was pregnant. 

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Every week, Britt & Laura take on your deepest, darkest dilemmas and unpack them (and HOPEFULLY come up with an answer for you). 

Erin is in a very sticky situation... she knows her boss is cheating AND she's friends with his wife. Should she get involved? 

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Laura unpacks the Toxic Parenting Phrase trend, we chat about phone calls your kids made that they shouldn't have and the CURE to doomscrolling.

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Children are finishing the ends of well-known toxic parenting phrases and the outcome is really heartwarming. Laura chats about how healing it is for her inner child. 

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A woman has gotten DIVORCED because ChatGPT told her that her husband was cheating, Producer Grace had a Facebook Marketplace Mishap and Britt & Laura weigh in on whether you should be allowed to choose your baby's gender. 

 

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A woman in Greece has filed for divorce because ChatGPT read her coffee cup and told her that her husband was cheating on her. 

Britt & Laura decided to consult ChatGPT to make sure that their relationships were rock solid. 

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Happy Hen's Weekend to Britt! Jamie Lee Curtis chats about her regret surrounding getting plastic surgery in her 20s and Laura has accidentally taught her daughter how to have road rage. 

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Congrats to Britt who celebrated her Hen's Party over the weekend!

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Britt & Laura are taking you DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and unpacking something niche they've come across on the internet lately. Today... what is hobby horsing?

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Britt & Laura unpack a viral video about a woman who got proposed to as her sister was walking down the aisle (cooked), Britt unpacks her new internet obsession - Hobby Horsing, and Laura's neighbour MAY have stolen her cat.

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ASK UNCUT: What do you do when you overhear a coworker bitching about you behind your back? Britt babysat her niece and made one (very small) error. Laura is debating whether she wants to be a No-Sleepover Family

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Every week, Britt & Laura take on your deepest, darkest dilemmas and unpack them (and HOPEFULLY come up with an answer for you). 

Eloise overheard a coworker bitching about her and it's really affected their working relationship. Should she confront her?

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Laura is one of the 20% of people that can smell ants and she is stoked about it. Britt CAN'T smell the rain and we didn't even know that was a thing, and we hear your Horrible Housemate Stories. 

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Britt & Laura realised on today's show that some people CAN'T smell the rain - who said you didn't learn anything on The Pick Up?

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Things that sound really romantic but aren't, thoughts on kids with leashes? and is Laura guilty of Third Kid Syndrome?

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Britt & Laura have compiled the ultimate list of things that sound really romantic, but in reality are actually not that great. 

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Britt tests her Swiss Fiancé Ben on Australian slang. Tully Smyth joins the show to chat about being an ambassador for Dementia Australia and the list of baby names BANNED in Australia. 

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Dementia is the second leading cause of death of all Australians and the leading cause of death of Australian women.

Tully Smyth has a deeply personal connection to the disease - her mum, Kay, was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia when Tully was just 15. 

Tully joins Britt & Laura to chat about the signs to look out for, whether there is a way to cure dementia and how she's honouring her mum by being an Ambassador for ...

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Britt & Laura surprise a VERY deserving mum for Mother's Day. They also chat about when grandparents hate the baby name and we celebrate your LITTLE WINS!

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This Mother's Day we asked you to nominate a mum you know who deserves some pampering. 

Tegan sadly lost her husband to bowel cancer when he daughter was just 6 weeks old. She's coming up to her first Mother's Day ever this weekend so her sister-in-law Loz wanted to make sure she knows how loved she is. 

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