The Hit Show Making A Case For 'Best Friend' Parenting

This Glorious Mess by Mamamia Podcasts

Jul 17, 202637:46Kids & family

The biggest show on TV right now - Amazon Prime's Elle - is making best friend parenting look deeply aspirational. Monz wants in. Amelia absolutely does not, and Stacey is blaming Gilmore Girls for making the whole thing...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from This Glorious Mess.

Where Have All The Rissoles Gone & “Who’s Your Least Favourite Relative?"

Sep 4, 2026 - 32:27

1980's dinners are back. One mum got so sick of weeknight dinners, she went back to cooking only the simp...

What's Wrong With A Wine Playground & Is The Oreo Mum Even Real?

Aug 28, 2026 - 38:36

Grace Rouvray is back this week, alongside Stacey Hicks and Amelia Lester as we remember Dolly Parton and...

Radical Irwin Parenting, Bluey's Glow-Up & The Lindsay Clancy Trial

Aug 21, 2026 - 36:57

Bluey's had a Hollywood glow-up and some don't love the 3D fur on Australia's best dogs. But are we all j...

Mamamia Out Loud: The Lindsay Clancy Conversation

Aug 20, 2026 - 23:34

This is a heavy one, and an episode we wish we didn't have to record. Today, we're sharing a story that h...

The Worst-First Theory and Do Babies Belong In Business Class?

Aug 14, 2026 - 28:27

Would you let your five-year-old go to the park alone? One mum did, and the internet went straight to abd...

"You've Only Got Eighteen Summers” & The Case For Cancelling Book Week

Aug 7, 2026 - 39:55

You're bleeding, leaking, sleep deprived. There is a lot of crying; mostly yours but also the baby. You c...

The Class Photo Ban & The D*ckhead Dad Rebrand

Jul 31, 2026 - 41:37

Suri Cruise has dropped her megastar dad's surname and it's starting to look less like celebrity gossip a...

The Text You Need To Stop Sending

Jul 24, 2026 - 40:07

There's a birthday party ritual that has snuck into the modern parenting mental load - so we're calling f...