This week’s guest is no stranger to the limelight. YVIE JONES became a household name when she joined the cast of Gogglebox. She went on to feature in “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!”, ultimately placing second. She’s the co-host of feminist podcast “Chickstory”, which focuses on women forgotten throughout history. In this week’s episode, Yvie and Clementine talk about being diagnosed with mental illness in your adolescence, fat shaming, relationships and boundary setting. From little...

I’m so excited to introduce you to this week’s guest! SAYOMI ARIYAWANSA is a human rights lawyer and researcher looking at the circumstances of migrant workers in Australia. In this incredibly in depth chat, we talk about racism, migration, labour and classism and its particular impact on low paid migrant women workers.  We speak to little sisters about how to extricate yourself from a relationship that no longer serves you AND how to navigate the patriarchal imposed guilt of this; how to...

Hello everyone! Apologies for no episode last week - I took a much needed break. But we're back this week with the very excellent ALYSSA HO, who you may know from calling out beauty influencers online over their cultural appropriation via the "fox eye trend". Alyssa and I talk about this and much more in this illuminating episode, and it's a must listen for anyone who cares about how to be a good ally while consuming fashion and beauty trends. From little sisters, we answer questions about...

How do we know we're doing it right? This is the question that plagues so many of us, particularly with the excessive influence of social media, the wellness industry, fashion and how we navigate interpersonal relationships in an increasingly plugged in world. These topics and more are all explored in great detail in PANDORA SYKES' debut book, "How Do We Know We're It Right? Essays on Modern Life". Pandora joined me for a very special in-conversation for this week's episode to discuss her...

NOTE: Please note this episode contains discussion of controlled eating and significant weight loss in adolescenceI was joined this week by JAN FRAN, who's a legendary journalist, presenter and host of the popular The Frant. We had an excellent conversation about how women express control under the patriarchy and a much more practical conversation about how someone might go about getting into journalism or writing. Jan had brilliant advice here about just doing "the next best thing" on your...

If you're not following @thirtysomethingsingle on instagram, do yourselves a flavour and get on it. She is hilarious, insightful and brilliant, and she models excellent boundary setting in the dating world and via the apps. Kate posts a lot about self worth, decoding men's dating profiles and the ways they speak to women (particularly when they are cruel) and how fatphobia is rampant in the dating world. We had such an excellent conversation - you'll notice this episode is a lot longer than...

Australian listeners will all be familiar with Yassmin Abdel-Magied. A writer, TV presenter, podcast host, speaker and former race-car chassis designer (I mean, WOW), Yassmin also became a lightening rod for Australian racism, Islamophobia and misogyny when she posted a simple anti-war statement on her Facebook page in 2017. The reaction was swift and astonishing. She was excoriated across every strata of society, from the media to the public and even within the Federal government. What had...

*****Part two of the Hotline's episode with AILEEN QUINN comes with a very big content warning for domestic abuse, sexual coercion and manipulation.**** The Hotline received a question submission from a woman whose husband is behaving in a coercive manner and using manipulative tactics to try to force her into sexual engagement with him. I double checked with the Little Sister that she was comfortable having her situation shared so publicly, and she was clear she wanted the discussion to...

Hello friends and sisters! This week's episode is all about the hellscape that is online dating, and joining me to navigate it is guest big sister Aileen Quinn, aka the genius behind the instagram account Tinder Translators (@tindertranslators, follow her and do yourselves a flavour). We talk about the trash that is online dating and specifically the trash cis-het men get away with on dating apps. We also discuss how to define what it is you want in a relationship and why naming rights with...

Have you ever been cast in a particular role in your family? Are you the black sheep or the troublemaker, the wild child or the attention seeker? Do you seek your parents' approval, even though they continue to hurt you? Well, this episode is for you! But it's also for any one who has ever had a family, or wants to have a family because the truth is we ALL write narratives for ourselves and other people when we're related to them. The question is, how do we stop? This week, Clementine is...

Hello little sisters! We're back with another episode of the Hotline, this time with guest big sister JANE GILMORE. You may know Jane from her work running the #fixedit headline series, where she corrects misleading headlines in the media minimising men's violence against women. Jane's book, "FIXED IT: Violence and the Representation of Women in the Media" is essential reading for anyone looking to see patriarchy in action. You can order it from all good bookstores! This week, we're talking...

This week’s episode of the Big Sister Hotline is all about solidarity with women, finding joy through playtime, resisting the urge to compare yourself to others, patriarchy’s use of the Cool Girl to divide women, learning when to let go of toxic relationships and how to be a builder instead of a wrecker. Clementine and her guest big sis Bec answer questions about how to let go of past regrets for how lovers have treated us, how to recognise a toxic friend and get rid of them and what to do...

Clementine is joined by SOPHIE HARDCASTLE, an author, screenwriter and artist. They discuss trauma in the body, the use of fictional narratives to heal from sexual violence, grief and the time stolen from women subjected to all these things. From little sisters, they answer questions about queer dating, heterosexual conditioning, how to find a great girl gang and how to talk about masturbation with your teenage peers. PLEASE NOTE THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A CONTENT NOTE FOR DISCUSSIONS OF...

CONTENT NOTE: Please be advised this episode contains discussion of sexual assault, rape and misogyny. SALMA EL-WARDANY is a British based poet, writer, broadcaster and feminist firebrand. In this week's episode, she and Clementine discuss the patriarchy's Official Women, how the threat of being accused of "man-hating" is used to silence women, why we shouldn't have to tiptoe gently around men and feminism, and why one of the single biggest acts of self love is making yourself the main...

Previous Hotline alumni Alice Robinson joins Clementine to reflect on the impact of Lockdown 2.0! Together, they answer questions from listeners about how to deal with past trauma related to catfishing, how to negotiate financial inequity in a relationship and what to do when your 13 year old son comes home with some misogynistic nonsense he's been consuming on the internet. Featuring special guest Tobias Ford (Clementine's big brother) who joins the Hotline via phone to help provide some...

Florence Given, illustrator and feminist extraordinaire, joins Clementine ahead of the Australian release of her book, "Women Don't Owe You Pretty"! They talk patriarchy, harm minimisation, dating, navigating men's egos and learning to embrace feminism.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the hotline welcomes its first man into the role of guest Big Sister! Teddy Dunn is a queer, NB trans man working as a dramaturg and performer with a specialty in gender and theatre. He's also an old and dear friend of Clementine's. This episode has been edited for time, but a rich abundance of bonus material will soon be made available. In the meantime, this week they discuss shame, self love, perfectionism, pride, extra marital affairs, the need to maintain your own 'erotic...

What does sisterhood mean in a cross cultural context? What does it mean to be a part of the Dead Mothers Club? How do you live 'authentically' online? Clementine discusses these issues and more with Justine Reid, a proud Gangalu woman, social worker and activist. On the hotline, they talk about how to call out offensive language in our friends, whether or not the 'bitter' tag is fair or accurate for happy, single women and how you can best support a friend experiencing domestic abuse and...

Renowned appearance activist, author and fashion lover CARLY FINDLAY joins the hotline this week to talk clothes, cancel culture, catfishing and disability politics! This conversation was SO GOOD that we didn't even get time to answer any questions, but Carly has said she'll come back for a future episode to do it all again. Follow Carly on Instagram and Facebook @carlyfindlay.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is it possible for a romantic interest to be "too nice" or is expecting poor behaviour part of the trick patriarchy plays on us? How do you navigate a hostile workplace when it's just a stop gap while you study? And can people with HPV live without anxiety about it developing into something more? This week, body positivity campaigner and writer April Watson joins Clementine on the hotline to answer these questions and to talk fat activism, self-love and unlearning the messages of loathing...

In this week's episode, Clementine is joined by Laura from Loud Bossy Gross. On Instagram (@loudbossygross), Laura shares nuggets of empowerment and wisdom, urging all women to put a value on themselves and set a standard for how they want to be treated. This week, they talk about settling in relationships, non-monogamy, knowing what you want and also getting comfortable with being UNCOMFORTABLE, particularly in regards to conversations about patriarchy and racism.   See acast.com/privacy...

CN: This episode has discussion of anxiety, OCD, suicidal ideation and internalised homophobia. If you are experiencing thoughts of self harm, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.  This week, Clementine is joined by EMILY WRITES, a best selling author, columnist and podcast host from Aotearoa. They discuss the rage of early motherhood, the ethics of posting your children's lives online and the lessons we learn about parenting as it happens. On the hotline, they field questions about how to come...

Each week, a specific theme seems to emerge in the questions tackled on the BSH. In episode 15, the big sisters talk about disclosures - when to do them, how to them and if we need to do them at all. How do you return to the dating world when you have an STI? How do you tell a new partner about a past sexual assault? Do you have to disclose that you once had a relationship with a married man?  Featuring special guest AMY THUNIG, this week's episode also discusses privilege, colonisation and...

How do you build radical self love, particularly in a society that loves to reach for personal insults first and foremost to discredit women's voices? How do you start to build a solid girl gang? Why do so many men say they 'just don't listen to music made by women'? These topics and more are covered on the hotline this week as Clementine's joined by GEORGIA MAQ, lead singer of Camp Cope and notorious caller-outerer-of-sexism-in-the-music-industry! Clementine and Georgia talk about what...

How do you stop yourself from falling too deeply in love too quickly when you've identified this as a problem for you in the past? How do you create a great queer radio show? Have you ever had the lines blur between friendship and romance when you're happily married and is it normal to be attracted to other people even when you're with your partner? In this week's episode, Clementine is joined by the hilarious comedy writer and satirist, Bec Shaw. They talk about fatphobia under corona,...