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My Husband Retired And I've Never Hated Anyone More

5/25/202640 min

Janet works from home. Her husband just retired. He lurks. He breathes. He wants to eat lunch together every single day. She needs him to f**k off and she needs the girls to tell her she's not a monster for feeling that way.

Also this week: Cath has been stalking a stolen pair of AirPods around Sydney for three weeks like a one-woman Magnum PI. Bruna got on a plane to LA she knew she shouldn't, cried the entire flight, and turned around and came home. Sally is 45 and officially elderly (eye floaters, favourite supermarket trolley, dinner before 5:30) and Grace has been watching Meryl Streep negotiate her worth and has some very Grace Lam thoughts.

In your ears today: Sally Hepworth, Grace Lam, Bruna Papandrea and Cath Mahoney.

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Clips

Bursting Into Tears Mid-Flight
Tracking My Stolen AirPods
Let It Go Ritual
Set Boundaries, Not Offices
Premature Elderly Rant

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:01

    You're listening to a Mamamia podcast.

  2. Cath Mahoney· Host0:03

    [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Unleashed, the podcast for Gen X women who need a laugh. If you remember Live Aid- [laughs] ... puffball skirts, learning to drive without power steering, and you know categorically Baby should never be put in the corner- Yes ... you're in the right place. Right, who have we got on the couch today?

  3. Speaker 10:32

    I am Sally Hepworth. She's back. I know. [laughs] I know. [laughs] Hi, I'm Bruna Papandrea, and I'm a film and TV producer.

  4. Cath Mahoney· Host0:41

    I'm Cath Mahoney. I'm a comedian.

  5. Speaker 10:42

    Hi, I'm Grace Lamb, fashion stylist. Hello.

  6. Cath Mahoney· Host0:46

    [laughs] All right, listeners, I want you to unclench your jaw, clench your pelvic floor, and get ready to unleash.

  7. Speaker 10:54

    Woo-hoo.

  8. Cath Mahoney· Host0:55

    [upbeat music] Sally, it's so nice to have you back.

  9. Speaker 11:00

    Aw. Welcome back.

  10. Cath Mahoney· Host1:01

    Oh, welcome back.

  11. Speaker 11:02

    Good to be back.

  12. Cath Mahoney· Host1:03

    Dominating the United States of America.

  13. Speaker 11:06

    Oh. Hi.

  14. Cath Mahoney· Host1:07

    So good.

  15. Speaker 11:07

    You've got a voice for wrestling, Cath. [laughs] [laughs] I think like that you sound like that, uh- I do ... and you've been in America for too long, I think.

  16. Cath Mahoney· Host1:15

    Yeah.

  17. Speaker 11:16

    I think. Love it. I think I have, but you know what I loved about it? The tour went really well, and the book sold lots of copies, so tick, tick, tick. But I was listening to you guys while- Aw ... I was away, and I just loved hearing your wrestling voice. [laughs] And, and

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