Unleashed

Cath flew one-way across the country to meet a man she had already married in her head, and he cried instead of consummating. Bruna discovered she had been paying someones phone bill for two and a half years, to the tune of five grand. Mary's mum stormed a bank teller into a discount and came back with the hair to prove it. And Cath slid into a 24-year-old's DMs, purely, she swears, for the history content. Plus: the skin check Bru...

Grace went in for a friendly hello hug and came out with a handful she didn't ask for. Ginni got pulled up by immigration over a joke about cathedrals and thought her holiday was over. Grace also wants to outsource half her husband and most of her son, starting with his ears. And Cath got the best test results of her life and somehow felt worse than ever.

Plus: the party guest who needed an ambulance, the neighbours whose sex life ...

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Author and skincare founder Zoë Foster Blake joins this week’s Unleashed and she’s bringing her new book, Group Chat, to the couch.

Mary hired a nude dancer for a hen’s night, only for one very religious relative to become an extremely enthusiastic audience member. Bruna kept a cast fed, entertained and sane through COVID quarantine, right down to a request for a pet goanna. A...

We're bringing you a special divorce episode because we know so many of you are either in the messy middle of it, or have come out the other side and found some unexpected freedom (aka the silver linings amongst the heartbreak).

First up, the Unleashed hosts have done the research and found some of the wildest ex stories to prove that, whatever your ex has done, yours might not be the worst. There’s a tampon “...

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Georgie tried to text her electrician a compliment and accidentally threatened him with legal action instead. Grace's ceiling caved in and dumped half a rooftop pool into her bedroom. Ginni is fairly convinced she drowned in a past life Plus: the eight-point list of things that annoy the Unleashed hosts. And Grace gives a "how to say no" masterclass that solves absolutely nothing.

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Cath went to the gynaecologist and came out with a story that involves stirrups, a giant screen, and a confession about waxing she did not mean to make. Sally used her own best friend as a human shield during a school egg fight. Also up for discussion is why nobody throws you a party for the last time you push a pram, and whether Gen Z has just figured out boundaries before...

Over the past two episodes, our co-host Ginni has shared the deeply personal story of her mum's decision to access voluntary assisted dying.

In this final episode, Ginni takes us through the day her mum died and what came next.

Because when all the planning is done and you've left the hospital for the last time, nobody can really prepare you for waking up the next morning and knowing the person who has been part of your life since ...

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Sally's dad had chest pains, so she drove him across town... to the wrong hospital, because he wanted the nicer one. Then she ended up with actual poop on her hands walking the family dogs. Cath did a full CSI-style deep clean before a friend came to stay, and Ginni confessed she is, unsettlingly, guest-ready at all times, no cleaning frenzy required. Oh, and Bruna has give...

Dr Ginni has six days left with her mum before she passes away.

As Unleashers would know, Ginni’s mum is very ill and has been for a long time. She has made the decision to choose voluntary assisted dying.

This is Part 2 of Ginni and her mum’s story, if you missed Part 1, you can listen here. 

In this episode, Ginni opens up about life with a countdown on her mum’s life. From doctors' visits and the stark rea...

The Unleashed hosts have a movie pitch for Bruna and she is extremely underwhelmed. Georgie can't open a bottle of milk anymore without her wrist giving out. Ginni explains the real reason your jaw can seize up over something as small as a yawn. Bruna reveals her plan for the ultimate girls' commune, right down to the house rules.

Plus, the noise that apparently ends your husband's chances tonight, a retir...

We talk a lot about getting older. Usually, we’re here for a laugh, because God knows we need one. But sometimes, at this stage of life, we also need to have a cry.

For Gen X, that can mean watching our parents age and facing the realities of serious illness.

Our co-host Ginni is living this right now. Her mum has been very ill for a long time and has made the decision to choose voluntary assisted dying.

It’s been a lon...

Cath got bumped off a screensaver, and she still remembers exactly who took her spot. Mary's husband treats a nap like a NASA mission. Ginni has one line she says to every patient before a certain exam, and it never fails.

Plus: the movies and shows that actually ended relationships, the childhood celebrity meeting that went badly wrong, and a Spring Fling playlist update with strong opinions on Footloose.

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Cath accidentally gave Dannii Minogue a full Basic Instinct moment. Georgie will defend her sleep bra collection to her grave. Bruna's mum has a Google Alert set up and reports back whether she likes her work or not. 

And somehow, everyone's first job scarred them for life... burns, tips, tiny wrists, and o...

Cath is getting her formal!! Democracy has won. 

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The Unleashed family is growing, with a new voice joining the couch: Georgie Page. And she’s joining with some cracking stories, including the time she sent her actual wedding invite to actual royalty… and then made the fatal mistake of reading the comments. Mary got run over as a kid, sor...

Grace declared war on a noisy neighbour and it got loud. Sally bought a $20 bowl off Marketplace and it changed her whole week. Ginni found out that being a rule follower is basically a diagnosis. And someone's Great Auntie once hid a small fortune somewhere you'd never think to look.

Plus, the ladies tackle a dating dilemma from a listener who's ready to get back out there, but isn't sure how.

In your ears today: Cath Mahoney, Gin...

Sally's ex sent an accidental message that has us all cringing, and now she has to decide if bailing him out of humiliation is still her job. Ginni puts the whole midlife supplement stack under the microscope, plus the "Enhanced Games" scam nobody saw coming. There's also a proper gut-punch listener dilemma this week: what do you do when your dead mum's estranged family wants a separate goodbye? Grace has some very personal advice ...

Or keep your mouth shut and wait for the whole thing to implode? Mary learned that telling the truth can come back to bite you. Meanwhile, Cath went heavy petting in a 12th-century graveyard and Grace got caught mid-pash with her knickers around her ankles and a pack of wild dogs closing in. Bruna makes adult dramas but can’t stop watching teenage ones, and Mary's worried we've lost the art of small talk.

Plus, can two sister...

In a time before social media, before camera phones and before anyone could prove anything, one of us had a toilet-line kiss with Robbie Williams. And somehow, that is not even the funniest celebrity story in this episode.

Sally says there is a childhood trend directly linked to her declining mental health. Mary once thought she was pregnant at eight years old. Bruna takes aim at the myth that women vanish after 40. And a very spic...

You know Mary Coustas as one of Australia's funniest women: the brilliant mind behind the big-haired, iconic character Effie who has graced our screens and stage for over 30 years. But in this episode from the archives, we're bringing you a different side of Mary.

In this No Filter conversation with Mia Freedman, Mary talks about her unfaltering desire to become a mother, the unimaginable loss of enduring 23 IVF attempts, and the a...