The Delulu Diaries Podcast

Four sisters. Two sides of a fault line. Can love make a broken family whole?

Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls bring loving chaos to their close-knit Italian American neighbourhood. William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him. So, when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano, it's as if the world has lit up around him.

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In this week’s episode, we discuss the world’s reaction to Katy Perry’s 11-minute flight to space and our thoughts on Gayle King positioning the trip as a monumental milestone for feminism.

Because we’re a sports podcast, we review Round 6 of the AFL, with Collingwood looking strong as final contenders and Adelaide Crows’ unconvincing win against GWS. We also deep dive into Willie Rioli’s post slamming Hawthorn and the reaction fro...

It’s Gather Round, baby! We’ve spent the past three days at Adelaide Oval watching back-to-back AFL games as part of the greatest festival to ever happen in Adelaide. We kick-start the week with our Gather Round recap, before diving into the footy news of the week: the rise in online hate towards AFL WAGs.

We take a look at Paris Tier and Chloe Pink, who both made headlines this week for speaking out about the barrage of fat-shamin...

First things first, why on earth has yet another streaming service launched in Australia with the best of film and television moving to HBO’s new platform, Max? Obviously, the start of this episode is us ranting about needing to sign up to yet another platform.

We then dive into the much-needed update on the Mikaela Testa, Anna Paul, Atis Paul, and now Veruca drama circling the Australian influencer scene. 

This week, we watched th...

Happy Monday, chickens! This week, we unpack the Remi Bader drama. We dissect her recent announcement on Khloe Kardashian's 'Khloe in Wonderland' podcast that she underwent SADI-S gastric bypass surgery in December 2023 after years of claiming natural weight loss and the subsequent internet backlash that’s erupted.

Moving onto the F1 drama of the week, we chat about Liam Lawson's challenging start and the subsequent decision to rep...

We’re rested and re-energised baby! Obviously, we give you a full recap of our trip to Melbourne for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, including an unplanned footy game at the MCG. 

Speaking of footy, with the AFL season now well underway we chat about the past two weeks of jaw dropping, absolute landslides by our favourite teams. Be prepared folks, it looks like we might be needing to book annual leave for September! We also ...

So sorry for the late episode this week folks, we were busy jetskiing and watching footy at the pub. 

This week’s shambles of an episode starts with the girly pops guide to the Australian Grand Prix (F1), before jumping into a recap of the Oscars earlier in the week. 

We both watched yet another true crime documentary, this time looking into one of the most insane and under-the-radar serial killer crimes of the 80s and 90s: The Fox...

This week, we’re diving into some hot topics, starting with the outrageously sexist remarks made by Triple M’s Marty Sheargold during prime time radio. We discuss his shocking comments about the Matildas and his claims that endometriosis is a fabricated issue.

In the true crime realm, Caitlin shares her thoughts on the gripping documentary series, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke. This three-part investigation reveals ...

Netflix’s highly anticipated true crime documentary American Murder: Gabby Petito was released last week, looking at the infamous 2021 murder of Gabby Petito at the hands of her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie. 

Despite Caitlin’s negative review of the first 6 episodes of Love is Blind season 8, she pushed through and watched the latest episodes, recounting the drama for us all, including the concerning number of toxic men who are simply...

First up, we dive headfirst into LIV Golf 2025 and our official realisation that we’re done with lining up for things. 

In the world of Australian TikTok drama, we dissect the Jordan Tan vs. Jack McIntosh drama, unpacking the cringeworthy encounter and the important conversations it sparked about consent, boundaries, and male ego. We also call out Kayla Itsines for her hypocritical rant about "hyper-sexualised" fitness content, giv...

It was the Grammys for the girls last week, with huge performances and wins by Docheii, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, plus Beyonce FINALLY went home with her first ever Album of the Year award.

Netflix’s latest series, Apple Cider Vinegar, was released over the weekend too and Caitlin shares her initial thoughts on the dramatised look at the life of wellness guru Belle Gibson, who had a large social media following, where sh...

This week's episode is packed with drama! First, we spill the tea on a huge influencer feud: Australian influencer Mikaela Testa's explosive 9-minute video exposing fellow influencer Anna Paul for alleged manipulation and exploitation of her young followers to boost OnlyFans subscriptions. We then dive headfirst into the chaos of Married At First Sight (MAFS) Australia Season 12! From the weddings and walkouts to the tears and th...

WELCOME TO THE DELULU DIARIES BOOK CLUB!

Each month, we will be releasing a dedicated episode to our book club read for that month, and to kick things off, we're starting with The Ledge by Christian White.

When human remains are discovered in a forest, police are baffled, the locals are shocked and one group of old friends starts to panic. Their long-held secret is about to be uncovered.

It all began in 1999 when sixteen-year-old A...

This week, Caitlin is starting us off with a detailed review of her latest podcast obsession, The Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby by CBC & BBC World Service about a woman conning doulas with multiple fake pregnancies.

We take a look at the 2025 Oscar nominations to see who is up for awards and who got snubbed (cough cough Challengers) before diving right into our viewing for the week. Despite our busy week, we managed to watch the first ep...

Happy Monday girly pops! With Onyx Storm releasing this week, Danika is crashing out trying to finish Iron Flame. She's also discovered a new hidden talent: tarot card reading.

Caitlin dives right into the major news story of the week: the arrest and charging of an Australian influencer for poisoning her baby girl to elicit donations and boost online followers.

We then jump into our latest viewing: Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, ...

This week, Caitlin talks about her experience braving Sounds by the River with the oldies in 37-degree heat while Danika decompresses from her first week back at work. 

We discuss the tragic and terrifying fires in LA, from the TikToks we have seen to the celebrities impacted by the devastation and Spencer Pratt's unexpected success after losing his home. In a complete 180, we talk about Lily Allen's split from her husband, David H...

Happy New Year, girlie pops! We're diving deep into everything we've been watching and reading and what we're hyped for in 2025.

First up, we're venturing into the world of body horror with The Substance (Amazon Prime), starring Demi Moore as a fading celebrity who takes drastic measures to reclaim her youth with some seriously freaky side effects. We also check back in with Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Season 2 (Netflix). This seaso...

Merry Christmas, girlie pops! What a year it's been. 

This week, we unpack Blake Lively's lawsuit against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni over sexual harassment and PR takedown accusations, which allegedly severely impacted Blake's public image. 

The internet's favourite criminal, Luigi Mangione might just be a star after all with two documentaries in the making: one with Anonymous Content and Jigsaw Productions and the othe...