If I Win The Lotto There Will Be Signs
When the Carlaw’s won the meat tray at the footy it was treated with the reverence of a third child. And it’s got Sarah thinking. Say you wi...
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FORTY
Welcome to FORTY - it's the podcast equivalent of a little black book for the middle years. Join hosts, Lise and Sarah (who both turn forty in 2020) as they celebrate the life lessons and st...
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Never Give A 12 Year Old A Pressure Hose
At Casa Carlaws, they’re gearing up for a big week. They’re hosting the semi-formal "pre’s. Teenagers in suits and sateen, and the house loo...
Lise Tried Her Husband’s Dream Holiday. Now She’s Hooked
Lise has returned from the Great Ocean Road with a new identity: biker woman. Turns out romance in midlife looks less like champagne and ros...
Apparently, Yes, There Is A Wrong Side Of The Bed
Oh god. We’ve both been sleeping on the botched side of the bed…. for decades. According to Feng Shui, one side gives you active dragon ener...
We're Starting A Black Market For Esprit Sweaters
The Esprit sweater has gone viral at Costco in the US, and elder millenials are losing their minds. Lise is preparing to mobilise a nationwi...
Em Rusciano Finally Chose Herself. And Everything Changed
Are you cutting a fringe? Hiring skip bins to throw away the whole house? Taking up a sneaky cig habit? Thinking about casually walking out...
Grey Rocking is Our New Favourite Way To Deal With Toxic People
Dealing with narcissists? Gossips? Toxic people? Sarah has the answer: Grey rocking. Where you become so boring, so neutral and so impossibl...
Umm...Why Have I Become Invisible in Every Shop?
Sarah has a burning question for retail. She is in your shop. She is there to buy something. She is your target market. She has money. So wh...
The Sunflower Ick and Other Crimes
Science says being judgy might actually be good for your friendships, so it’s time to reveal the hatred that unites us: Sunflowers and Gerbe...
The Woo Woo Moment That Divided Us
Look. Sometimes, a mysterious Scottish tarot reader comes into your life. Sometimes you want to say ‘yes, mysterious person. Please predict...
Turns Out The Perfect Husband Is A Ghost
Lise has uncovered the greatest marriage hack the internet has ever discovered. A woman married to the ghost of a 300 year old pirate. Is a...
Bring Back Supermarket Samples, You Cowards
Why did supermarket samples disappear? Bring them back! Stop charging us for paper bags and bring in the cheese! Plus, the horror of technol...
I Had A Wild Dream About My Boss And Now I Need To Resign
If you’re prone to the Sunday Scaries, the dread of returning to work on a Monday, spare a thought for our Goldie who had had a wildly vivid...
Perth! Disco Club Is Coming For You!
Perth, you yelled and we heard you After a spectacular amount of DM chaos, Disco Club is officially coming to Perth this December! And yes,...
Our Winter Obsessions Are Useful, Unhinged And Excellent
It’s midwinter, we’re nesting, and frankly we need things to watch, read, wear, rub on our faces and obsess over immediately. This week, it’...
Was I High on Codral, Or Was Office Romance Good?
Welcome to the Sunday Sesh! This week, Lise has been mainlining Codral on the couch, and somehow ended up convinced that J.Lo’s new Netflix...
The Four Most Suspicious Words In A Marriage
Sarah has brought her year 12 formal dress into the studio and, naturally, it comes with a full-blown teenage love story Meanwhile, Lise’s h...
Off Campus Is The Comfort Watch We Did Not See Coming
Time for a Sunday sesh on the show currently ruining everyone’s productivity: Off Campus. Yes, it’s about college students. Yes, there’s hoc...
We’re Going Analogue, But It’s Really Bloody Hard OK?
This week, we are becoming women who write handwritten notes instead of doom-scrolling at all hours. BUT IT’S HARD OK? Phones are addictive....
The Formal Dress Registry And A Vasectomy Horror Story
Two things no one saw coming. Formal’s have lost the plot. Because now teenage girls are now bagsing dresses on Facebook like it’s the Met G...