My Mum's Bad Diaries
By Jenny Ackland and Lilika May
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Episodes: 148
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You're invited to eavesdrop as a mother reads out her teenage diaries to her daughter. Funny, candid, poignant and brave, this podcast is both living memoir and an investigation into what makes (and breaks) a woman. No scripts, no prep; just 40-year-old (diary) gold being unearthed. Even Jenny doesn't know what's going to come up as she lays bare her inner teen world to her daughter Lilika. Their motto is 'we go there', so what could possibly go wrong?
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
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2025 Xmas Chat w/ Lily and Jen
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Disillusion (VOL.6, 1983)
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The hunting ground (VOL.6, 1983)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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SIDE CHAT (vpr rewatch)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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One whole invoice (Vol.5, 1983)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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' "It must be all the hair" ' (Vol.5, 1983)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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SIDE CHAT (reply guys)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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The fake ex wife (Vol.5, 1983)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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So many ports (Vol.5, 1983)
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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SIDE CHAT (lily tween years)
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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3rd wheel (Vol. 5, 1983)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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SIDE CHAT (dramione)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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18 days to Sydney (Vol.5, 1983)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Modern technology (Vol.5, 1983)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Pots v pints (Vol.5, 1983)
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May 28, 2025 |
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Hostile & ravenous (Vol.5, 1983)
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May 14, 2025 |
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SIDE CHAT (severance)
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May 14, 2025 |
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Boys called Smear, Spike & Rat (Vol.5, 1983)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Vows and jackets (Vol.5, 1983)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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SIDE CHAT (mafs)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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SIDE RANT (Meghan, with love)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Noodles part 2 (Vol.5, 1983)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Noodles (Vol.5, 1983)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Xmas bonus - part 1 (A Very Bronte Christmas)
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Xmas bonus - part 2 (A Very Bronte Christmas)
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Dragon Phoenix (Vol.5, 1983)
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Melodram dizzi (Vol.5, 1983)
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (the singing imam)
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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The Germans (Vol.5, 1983)
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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The date (Vol.5, 1983)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (pocket bf)
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (all of the tv)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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The push (Vol.4, 1982/Vol.5 1983)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (miscellany)
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (on finding balance)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (farm life)
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Anti everything (Vol.4, 1982)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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All the YMs (Vol.4, 1982)
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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New Order = boring (Vol.4, 1982)
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (Turkish dispatch)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Eyeball (Vol.4, 1982)
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May 29, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (lily in paris)
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May 15, 2024 |
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[cb] radio days (Vol.4, 1982)
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May 01, 2024 |
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SIDE CHAT (all talk)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Burned (Vol.3, 1982)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Sweaty Weather (Vol.3, 1982)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Bold and brave (Vol.3, 1982)
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Void (Vol.3, 1982)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (leave the world behind)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Molly's jacket (Vol.3, 1982)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Peanuts (Vol.3, 1982)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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And we're back (Vol.3, 1982)
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (the latin lesson)
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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SIDE RANT (all of the things, but mostly politics)
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Before Barbie (Vol.3, 1982)
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (erica jong's fear of flying)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (from tv to generation+)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Live life (Vol.3, 1982)
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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That's... interesting (Vol.3, 1982)
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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The ballad (Vol.3, 1982)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (little gods)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (royals update)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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When fringes go wrong (Vol.3, 1982)
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (niche life / people as the product)
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Enter the ska (Vol.3, 1982)
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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F*ck Kafka (Vol.3, 1982)
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (alcohol)
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May 31, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (boredom / relationships)
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May 31, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (hemingway)
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May 31, 2023 |
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Get bent, maaan (Vol.3, 1982)
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May 31, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (long dream, invisible boy)
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May 24, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (ep 8 debrief)
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May 24, 2023 |
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The Psych Guy!!! (Vol.3, 1982)
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May 24, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (more royal, coronash + republic chat)
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May 17, 2023 |
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The black dog (Vol.3, 1982)
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May 17, 2023 |
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The boots are BOUGHT! (Vol.3, 1982)
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May 10, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (royal family chat)
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May 10, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (how do you pronounce 'narcissus'?)
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May 10, 2023 |
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What the f*** is a flexipop!? (Vol.3, 1982)
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May 03, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (OZ politics, history)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Dear John (Murfet) (Vol.3, 1982)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (ai)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (gwyneth)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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When Dee kissed Braveheart (Vol.3, 1982)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Write I shall (Vol.3, 1982)
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Quiche with a K (Vol.3, 1982)
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (the bots are coming)
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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SIDE CHAT (exotic food)
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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The cobra under the cushion (Vol.3, 1982)
|
Mar 22, 2023 |
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*** NEW SPECIAL EPISODE *** It's a Xmas special, ft. Jenny's mum, Pam, joining the show for a three-gen chat
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (red lady apples etc)
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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It's a (Xmas) wrap (Vol.3, 1981)
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Mum kissed a frog... and she liked it (Vol.3, 1981)
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (ukraine)
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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To all the friends I didn’t keep in touch with (Vol.3, 1981)
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (working out what to do with your life)
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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There's pirates (Vol.3, 1981)
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (no sweat)
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (principals, teachers & pushy parents interfering with social stuff at school)
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (satire in film, and the 3 novels L would like to do a PhD on)
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Last day (Vol.3, 1981)
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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School's out... almost (Vol.3, 1981)
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (squid game)
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (Seth’s in the freezer)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (Melbourne's riots, oh and an earthquake too!)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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SIDE RANT: (Jenny's new waffle maker, Meghan + Harry... again!)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (self care v 'being selfish')
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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The cloakroom scandal (Vol.3, 1981)
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (popularity at school and how it works)
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (would Jesus have worn spacers?)
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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The dropped toy and the Nazis (Vol.2/Vol.3, 1981)
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (the metaverse, red pill / blue pill)
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Finally... the concert (Vol.2, 1981)
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (gift of gab, arrested development)
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (lilika's year 10 irl crush)
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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100% Adam, 100% of the time (Vol.2, 1981)
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (cleanliness v cleanly as an archaic term, lily's year-round tan)
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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We love you, Robin P (Vol.2, 1981)
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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SIDE RANT (mediocrity, the arts)
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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The fake wedding (Vol.2, 1981)
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Enter the Ant (Vol.2, 1981)
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (emerging sexuality, guys as super needy, assumed Yes v assumed No, fear of being alone)
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (journals generally)
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (BOM, Indigenous weather systems)
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (nikki gemmell's bride stripped bare, memoir, our project)
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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SIDE CHAT (love, friendships, 'the one', expectations)
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Mum and John sitting in a tree... (Vol.2, 1981)
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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We will tell your mother!!! (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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SIDE CHAT (wuthering heights, obsession, the forsyte saga, trauma bonding)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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The guy in the freezer (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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SIDE RANT (prince harry & meghan markle, finding freedom... to merch!)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Just get a mirror and look (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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SIDE RANT (leunig, cancel culture, nuance, staying in your lane, wokeness, class, revolution. ft. dennis the handyman)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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SIDE CHAT (carpe diem)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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SIDE CHAT (hard workers v smart workers)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Existentialism (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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SIDE CHAT (duck rescue)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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SIDE CHAT (violence in films, inglourious basterds, kill bill, lars von trier etc)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Smells good... (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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SIDE CHAT (contraception, hormones, 'crazy' women and the whole damn thing)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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The bad bros (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Infected nipples (Vol.2, 1981)
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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The fake marriage (Vol.1, 1981)
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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The one with the Friends reunion (Vol.1, 1981)
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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It was a sort of booth (Vol.1, 1980)
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Leroy love (Vol.1, 1980)
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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2 women, 2 mics, 40 years of diaries (Vol.1, 1980)
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Teaser episode for My Mum's Bad Diaries
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Nov 23, 2021 |