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BOOK CLUB: Fault Lines Aug 27, 2021

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Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Qt4haOvZTsnOQMw1ftiFV?si=ae117cf720ae413e

Yaaaayyyyy! It’s book club day!

This month, we read the debut novel from Emily Itami called Fault Lines. Fault Lines follows the story of Mizuki, a Japanese housewife with two adorable children and an extremely hardworking husband. She has everything anyone could ever want, so why does the book open with her wanting to throw herself off a high-rise balcony rather than spend another evening folding laundry or being ignored by her husband? Then, Mizuki meets Kiyoshi, a successful restaurateur. He understands her, listens to her - hell, he even looks her in the eye when he is speaking. So, what is a woman like Mizuki to do when she finds herself at such a fork in the road?

Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle discuss the intersection between motherhood, subservience, and the affair threaded throughout this novel, as well as what the ending said about the meaning of happiness.

Grab a copy of next month’s book club pick, ‘You and Me on Vacation’, via our affiliate link here.

Got some thoughts on our September pick, ‘You and Me on Vacation’ by Emily Henry? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too.

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We've lost the plot Aug 25, 2021

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Hey there, superstars!

On today’s show: The celebrities that refuse to give their children a cent of their fortunes, has the first Aussie influencer been “cancelled”?, Kylie Jenner is pregnant with baby numero two, and then, it’s back by popular demand! We answer a question from the Shameless mailbag to talk about the viral ad that made everyone in the country cry this week.

This week, Zara recommended watching 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown on SBS On Demand. Mich recommended The White Lotus on Binge.

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The Seven Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor: Part two Aug 22, 2021

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Happy Monday lovely humans!

Welcome to part two of our Elizabeth Taylor series. It was 1959 - and Elizabeth Taylor was the world’s most beautiful woman - when her famous best friend Debbie Reynolds called her hotel room. Only, when Debbie dialled Liz’s number, Liz didn’t pick up. Debbie’s husband - Eddie Fisher - did.

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Four big questions Aug 18, 2021

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Good morning pals!

On today’s show: Jennifer Klein’s Day of Indulgence is apparently one of the most coveted invitations in LA, but we have a few questions we’d like to ask. Then, Channel 10’s dire The Bachelor ratings, unpacking Bama Rush and why it took over TikTok this week, and then, a new segment that we will be dropping whenever we feel like it: we open the Shameless Mailbag, and tackle an anonymous listener’s conversational challenge for reconnecting.

This week, Mich recommended watching Pistorius on Amazon Prime. Zara recommended Hacks on Stan.

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The Seven Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor: Part one Aug 15, 2021

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Happy Monday everyone!

Today, we’re heading back to 1932. Elizabeth Taylor was one of Hollywood’s greatest icons. But despite being known as the “most beautiful woman in the world”, she had a complicated love life filled with affairs, a shock death, and - yes - many, many divorces.

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Big thanks to Mecca for making this episode possible. Subscribe to their new podcast, Mecca Talks, on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and access the Mecca app via the App Store.

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Where the truth lies Aug 11, 2021

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G’day everyone!

On today’s show: Why do celebrities keep telling us how often - or not often - they bathe? Plus, an Instagram influencer calls out another for systematically copying her content, Jennifer Aniston’s very public birthday message to Justin Theroux, and then, the Good Weekend profile on Jock Zonfrillo that some are calling the most interesting and ~intriguing ~ celebrity profile in years.

This week, Mich recommended watching Would I Lie To You on ABC iView and Cooking With Paris on Netflix. Zara recommended listening to the This American Life episode, Switched at Birth. Annabelle also had a rec this week! The documentary, Val, on Amazon Prime.

Have a look at that compilation of Instagram photos we mentioned by heading here. And for that piece in The Atlantic about fact-checking, head here.

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The cult of celebrity: Part three Aug 08, 2021

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Hello wonderful humans!

Welcome to the final instalment of our Scientology series. For years, Katie Holmes was renowned as the passive, mild, third wife of Tom Cruise. Then, one day in 2012, she would prove the media wrong: the meek wife of the face of Scientology had been underestimated by just about everyone.

To watch that clip of Tom jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch, declaring his intense love for Katie, head here.

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Big thanks to MECCA and their new podcast MECCA Talks for making this episode possible. Access the MECCA app via the App Store, and don’t forget to subscribe to MECCA Talks on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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A rebuttal to the wellness warriors Aug 04, 2021

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Hello! Happy Thursday!

On today’s show: Explaining the Emma Roberts meme all over your timeline right now, Reese Witherspoon becomes the world’s richest actress, old mate Farmer Will from Farmer Wants A Wife finally addresses the rumour that he got a contestant pregnant, and - finally - a rebuttal to the Instagram wellness warriors who are telling us that we need to go back to the good old days.

This week, Zara recommended listening to ‘The Story of Simone Biles’ on The Daily. Mich recommended you follow @thehealchef on TikTok, as well as their interview with Jock Zonfrillo on The Books that Changed My Life, which you can find on the LiSTNR app.

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The cult of celebrity: Part two Aug 01, 2021

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Happy Monday pals!

Welcome to part two of our Scientology series. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were married, in love, and the parents of two children when the Church of Scientology identified Nicole as a threat. They wouldn’t rest until Tom - their crown jewel - was firmly in their grasp again.

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BOOK CLUB: Malibu Rising Jul 30, 2021

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Link to this episode in the new The Shameless Book Club feed: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UUrSdqrilCxv1tHk4DYON?si=6c33bad6f1f648e1

Happy Saturday, friends!

This month we read ‘Malibu Rising’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid - the same author of our most popular book club pick yet, Daisy Jones and The Six. Malibu Rising follows four famous siblings as they throw an epic party to celebrate the end of summer in 1983. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.

Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle talk all things characters, that chaotic Riva party, and the recurring generational patterns of family ties.

Grab a copy of next month’s book club pick, Fault Lines, via our affiliate link here.

Got some thoughts on our August pick, Fault Lines by Emily Itami? We’re allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too.

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