Dee Salmin on the car accident that ended her relationship
4/27/20261 hr 7 min
Hello! Today I’m joined by Dee Salmin. Dee is the co-host of Triple J’s podcast The Hook Up and author of her new book It’s Not Love, Actually. Dee has built an incredibly successful career exploring the complexities of dating, sex, and relationships. In this conversation, she opens up about the life-changing car accident she experienced as a teenager and the path that led her into award-winning broadcasting. We also talk about her first date with her now-boyfriend, Darcy Moore, the story of their first date, and why it is so important to Dee to maintain a sense of independence in her relationship. If you'd like to support Dee, you can buy her new book, It's Not Love, Actually here!! Thank you so much to Moonpig for supporting this episode of Inherited. Every Mum deserves a Moonpig card! Our Inherited listeners get 50% off all cards. Just head to moonpig.com and use code SHAMELESS50. Your host today was Ruby Hall (@rubytuesday2.0), and the guest was Dee Salmin (@dee.salmin). Inherited is produced by Monica Vantilburg and executive-produced by Lucy Hunt. If you enjoyed this episode, click ‘follow’ on your favourite podcast app! We’re also on Instagram and TikTok @inheritedthepod. We’ll be back with another episode on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsRuby Hall· Host0:00
This episode of Inherited is brought to you by Moon Pig. Did you know that 96% of moms keep their Mother's Day cards? So, surprise mom with a Moon Pig card personalized with photos, voice notes, and handwritten messages. [gentle music] Dee Salmon, welcome to Inherited.
Dee Salmin· Guest0:21
Thank you so much for having me. This feels weird. It feels weird- 'Cause you- Being on the other side Yeah, you are a podcast host.
Ruby Hall· Host0:26
You are the host of Triple J's The Hook Up alongside Pip. You're now also an author. Congratulations.
Dee Salmin· Guest0:32
Thank you so much.
Ruby Hall· Host0:33
Of your debut novel, It's Not Love, Actually. I'm reading it right now. I feel like it's such a good book to just, like pick up and put down, and I actually put it on our book club, Shameless Media book club page the other day. I don't know if you saw, but this is how I described it. "Gives my feminist heart the warm fuzzies. Every chapter feels like a pep talk with your bestie after a bad date."
Dee Salmin· Guest0:49
Oh, I love that. [laughs] I love that so much. That's kind of what I hoped for the book, and I've had a few friends say the same thing. They're like, "I've only read the single chapter because I don't wanna think about dating right now." So, it's like the five parts are single, dating, sex, relationships, love.
Ruby Hall· Host1:04
Yes.
Dee Salmin· Guest1:05
And it kind of has been built in that way that you do just come to the chapters that you need. Do you know what I mean? It's like something that I hope that women keep forever, and then just when they need that bit of advice, just turn to the page that they [laughs] need in that moment.
Ruby Hall· Host1:17
No, I've been doing that because I think it is really easy to get, like all consumed by, like dating, especially, like in 2026, like modern dating and... This is-- You talk about all of this on The Hook Up, and, like you've been researching, like love, relationships, like and romantic