No Filter

She's the highest ranking trans military officer in Australia. Is friends with some of the most powerful people in the country. And has a love of cricket that knows no bounds. But these are just some of the hats that Group Captain Cate McGregor wears. Australian of the Year 2016 finalist, and 2016 Queenslander of the year opens up about about life before becoming Cate, dealing with transphobia and what is next for her.    Show Notes: Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Cate McGregor. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff CONTACT US Tell us something via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She is one of Australia's best known political journalists. Whether it's in written form for The Drum, or eating dinner with the country's leaders on her hit ABC show Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb has her own special way of shedding light on what is happening in Canberra.   A renaissance woman through and through, Annabel talks about why she has chosen not to get married, her views on 21st century feminism and her friendship with Leigh Sales. Show Notes Find out more about Annabel's new book Special Delivery here. No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She's one of Australia's best known journalists. But behind the stellar political interviews, two time Walkley award winner Leigh Sales is one of the kindest and funniest women in the business. The mother of two talks about how difficult she found childbirth, what it has been like interviewing some of the most powerful women in the business and whether or not 7.30 is her endgame.   Show Notes No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff. With thanks to Leigh Sales You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gold Logie winner and darling of the Australian media, Carrie Bickmore spends her nights hosting Channel Ten's The Project. But outside of that, this mother of two has a mission. One that was born from the death of her husband. At the 2015 Logies, Carrie made the whole of Australia listen when she used her Gold Logie acceptance speech to create awareness about brain cancer. She put on a beanie, and asked the rest of Australia to. And she’s about to do it again with Carries Beanies 4 Brain Cancer. Show NotesFind out more about Carries Beanies 4 Brain Cancer here No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magda Szubanski is an Australian icon. She has written and created some of Australia's best comedy shows and characters. Mia Freedman chats to Magda about her first book Reckoning. A memoir that deals with the raw emotion of her life, intertwined with her father's experience as a German resistance fighter in World War Two. They also talk about what it was like making the decision to tell the world she was gay and her very public time as the face of Jenny Craig. Show Notes Find out more about Magda's book Reckoning here. No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Osher Gunsberg is a man who has completely rebuilt himself. As Andrew G, he was best known for his hosting role on Channel V and the smash hit TV show, Australian Idol. A charming, extroverted, fun guy. But off camera, he was a introvert so riddled with anxiety he couldn't face any social events without the safety of booze.  Until one day, he met a guy in Tel Aviv who told him if he changed his name it would change his  life. And it did. Now you might know him as Osher Gunsberg, the nice guy host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, or host of his own podcast, The Osher Gunsberg podcast. A teetotaller vegetarian, he’s a man who has completely reinvented himself. So how did he get there? And what’s next? Show notes Thanks for listening to No Filter. Thankyou to Osher Gunsberg. Subscribe in itunes for more stories behind the facade of public faces. This show is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Monique Bowley and Eliza Ratliff for the Mamamia Podcast Network. You can find out more about all our shows on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page, or on my Facebook page Mia Freedman. Contact the show, suggest an interview subject, leave feedback, or show us your love via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.au This podcast was brought to you by Wotif.com, the home of holidays.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on No Filter - we bring you a bonus episode in honour of breast cancer awareness month. Amanda Mcleod is an intern at Mamamia.  She also has the BRCA1 genetic mutation. After watching her grandmother die of breast cancer, and her mother battle it twice, she made the decision to have a double mastectomy. Amanda opened up to Podcast Director Monique Bowley about the mental process, the surgery, and the moment she overhead a stranger comment on her "bad boob job". Show notes Thanks for listening to the No Filter Podcast series. To support breast cancer awareness month visit the National Breast Cancer foundation on www.nbcf.org.au Subscribe in itunes for more episodes. This special bonus episode of the podcast was hosted and produced by Monique Bowley. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks :facebook page, or contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In February 2014 Rosie’s world was uprooted. Her only  son Luke was murdered in an incomprehensible and brutal act of family violence by his father Greg Anderson while he was at cricket practice. Luke was 11 years old… Rosie could have fallen into a dark hole that day and never returned.  But she didn’t let herself.   Today on No Filter the current Australian of the year speaks to Mia Freedman about life after Luke and what she plans to do next. No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page, or on my Facebook page Mia Freedman online. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When was the last time you felt creative, light and free? Elizabeth Gilbert says we all have a creative genius in us. The writer of seven books, including the bestselling Eat Pray Love, she's just published her latest book, Big Magic, about the flow of creative ideas and how everyone can find their inner artist. Today, she tells us how to live a more creative life without quitting your day job, and how the myth of the starving tormented artist is a load of rubbish.   To find out more about Big Magic and the Magic Lessons podcast - click here No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff and Monique Bowley. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page, or on my Facebook page Mia Freedman online. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the age of 24, Turia Pitt was caught in a bushfire while running an Ultramarathon in Western Australia.She suffered burns to 65 % of her body, and has since had over 200 operations to get back to health. Turia could have been defined by that fire in every sense. But she wasn’t. She has gone on to become on of the most influential women in the country, inspiring everyone she meets. And not just because she overcame great hardship - but because she continues to do so. At just 28 Turia is a mining engineer, an ultra marathon runner, an author and a soon-to-be Iron woman. Her story is on of inspiration, no nonsense and humility.  Thanks for listening to the No Filter Podcast series. Subscribe in itunes for more episodes. No Filter is hosted by Mia Freedman and produced by Elissa Ratliff and Monique Bowley. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page, or on my Facebook page Mia Freedman online. You can contact the show via twitter, @mamamiapodcasts, or by emailing podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.