Shameless
The pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff.
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December 21, 2025 • 43 mins
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On today’s show: We made Zara “I don’t watch movies” McDonald watch Twilight because we wanted to do something fun and silly. The end.
This episode of Shameless is brought to you by the campaign to stop normalising suntanning — Let’s End The Trend. Also, shout-out to Tennis Australia!
On today’s show, Mich recommended Burg Boys! by the Hamish and Andy Podcast.
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December 17, 2025 • 53 mins
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On today’s show: Kate Winslet has some things to say about all that Botox and plastic surgery, calling it “fucking chaos out there”. What we know about the apparent homicide of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, there’s an update to that Lizzo lawsuit that’s been dragging on for years, your days of seeing George Clooney kiss are over, and finally, welcome to Zara’s algorithm! It’s the TikTok that divided Mi...
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December 15, 2025 • 36 mins
Hello and welcome to our December review episode! Today, we’re reviewing the first two episodes of Taylor Swift: The End of an Era on Disney+...
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December 14, 2025 • 40 mins
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Coming up on today’s show: Are The Jonas Brothers in serious debt or something? This was a popular response to the movie trailer for the upcoming Camp Rock 3, starring, and produced by, The Jonas Brothers. What is going on with The Jonas Brothers resurgence? Well, we investigated… and we have a bonus Jo Bro Christmas movie review for you to boot.
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December 10, 2025 • 58 mins
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On today’s show: Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios have split after two years of dating – and we’re here to explain why we know that for sure! Plus, an explainer on why everyone’s talking about Netflix’s deal with Warner Bros. and HBO Max, Jaclyn Hill has annoyed her followers on TikTok, and it’s Zara Larsson’s world and we’re all just living in it!!!
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This week, Mich rec...
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December 7, 2025 • 43 mins
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Coming up on today’s show: Can we talk about Subway Takes? There’s no denying it – if you remove all the nuance from an opinion, that opinion is much more likely to go viral on the internet. These divisive, one-liner opinions have infiltrated so many algorithms over the past couple of years – but what are ‘subway takes’ doing to our brains?
This episode of Shameless is brought to you by Myer. Also, shout-out to DoorDash!
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December 3, 2025 • 47 mins
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On today’s show: Did Ed Sheeran just give us an insight into his marriage in his new song? Emma Chamberlain danced to Sally, we’re going to explain to you the biggest affair story in the US right now, the passage from Cynthia Erivo’s book that people are… confused about, and speaking of confused, Kate Beckinsale’s SIL has laid two eggs.
This week, Zara recommended watching Champagne Problems on Netflix. Belly recomm...
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November 30, 2025 • 40 mins
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On today’s show: Robert Irwin is EVERYWHERE. Dare we say he’s the newest It Boy! He’s just won Dancing With The Stars US, he’s been profiled in the New York Times, and let us not forget that steamy Bonds shoot from earlier this year. So let’s track his glorious rise to global fame, analyse the PR strategy at play here, and unpack the unique legacy of the Irwin family.
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November 26, 2025 • 43 mins
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On today’s show: Deeping the unbelievable ascent of Olivia Dean, the celebrity wedding that is marred by family drama, Charli XCX wants us to understand the bizarre experience of being a pop star, why Hollywood cannot crack Gen Z, and then, Matthew McConaughey said a wet dream led him to his wife, and no, you didn’t read that wrong.
This week, Zara recommended Lucy Henry Hicks on Female Founder World. Belly recommended ...
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November 23, 2025 • 47 mins
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On today’s show: if you cheat in your relationship, should your boss fire you? Is it possible to sue the person who cheated on you – and win? It feels like sometimes we forget that cheating isn’t really a crime punishable by law in the Western world anymore. But what happens if it’s turning into one?
This episode of Shameless is brought to you by Elite Eleven’s Black Friday Sale. Also, shout-out to Four Pillars!
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November 21, 2025 • 39 mins
Welcome to our review of Wicked: For Good!
It’s the highly anticipated conclusion to Wicked. This is where The Wizard of Oz-of it all, comes into play. We get to see how Glinda the Good becomes, well, good, and how Elphaba learns to harness her power for the betterment of Oz. It’s tragic, it’s emotional, it’s….long! We’re unpacking it all for you in today’s episode…
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November 19, 2025 • 44 mins
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On today’s show: the troll who grabbed Ariana at the Wicked premiere is sentenced to jail, and Sydney Sweeney’s new film is a commercial flop - so how much can it be explained by her recent poor press? Plus, the five songs Taylor Swift thinks capture her songwriting career, and then, an Emma Chamberlain passion story from me. Oh! And Slow News Week.
This week, Zara recommended Cat Burns on Great Company. Belly recommen...
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November 16, 2025 • 49 mins
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Today’s episode of Shameless touches on themes of suicide and self-harm. Help is available and you are not alone. You can reach out to Lifeline Australia, or, if you’re an international listener, please visit Find A Helpline.
Coming up on today’s show: British TV presenter Caroline Flack died by suicide on February 15, 2020. At the time of her death, Caroline was facing domestic abuse allegations, awaiting trial, a...
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November 12, 2025 • 59 mins
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On today’s show: What in the world is going on with Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom and that Halloween costume? Plus, The Girls Bathroom has launched a lifestyle brand, and people have thoughts that we’d like to counter. Timothee Chalamet has some rather candid, and blunt, thoughts on having kids. And then, Kim Kardashian announces she did not pass the bar.
This week, Zara recommended watching Celebrity Traitors UK.
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November 9, 2025 • 40 mins
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Coming up on today’s show: is having a boyfriend embarrassing now? It’s the Vogue article that’s fully taken over the world – to the point where it was pitched as a story to all four of our existing podcast pillars lol. This piece has clearly hit a nerve so we wanted to deep it. And later – is boredom a good thing? Or should we all stop romanticising it?
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November 5, 2025 • 49 mins
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On today’s show: Julia Fox’s Halloween costume stirred lots of controversy, and we’d like to deep why. Prince Harry is on a podcast and is very confused; what’s to be made of Millie Bobby Brown’s reported complaints against David Harbour? Jennifer Lawrence suggests she’s done talking about politics, Nobody Wants All This Product Placement, and then!! Slow News Week hehe
This week, Zara recommended reading Loved One by ...
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November 2, 2025 • 43 mins
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Coming up on today’s show: “It’s giving mean girl”. We see this kind of comment all the time, on our own socials, and all across the internet. But what does it actually mean? What is ‘mean girl energy’ – what are ‘mean girl vibes’? This language is so evocative, but are we actually using it to call out mean behaviour, or are we using it to just… shut women down?
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October 29, 2025 • 46 mins
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On today’s show: Lily Allen and her new album, of course, we decode the lyrics, the stories, as much as we possibly can. Plus, Kristen Bell strikes twice, all the latest in Prince Andrew’s disastrous fall from grace, and it would appear Sophie Turner and Chris Martin are dating?
This week, Mich recommended reading Man’s Search for Meaning. Zara recommended The Rest is Politics’ Murdoch series.
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October 26, 2025 • 40 mins
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Coming up on today’s show: it seems like every time SNL cast member Chloe Fineman is mentioned on the internet, the top comment is always something like – “She’s funny, but she’s a Scientologist.” Is it true that Chloe Fineman and her family have ties to Scientology? If it is… wouldn’t that make her a victim who deserves our sympathy, not some big bad bully who deserves to be taken down a peg?
On today’s show, Zara reco...
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October 22, 2025 • 45 mins
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On today’s show: Calling all Benson Booners!!! His ex-girlfriend is hinting that all did not end well in their relationship, and we need to spend HEAPS of time talking about it. Plus, that Kristen Bell anniversary post, the Hailey Bieber/Selena Gomez headlines kick off again, we wouldn’t mind talking about the Golden Bachelor, if that’s OK? And then, wtf is 6 7.
This week, Mich recommended watching The Perfect Neighbou...
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