Ladies, We Need To Talk

Jessica Mauboy was just 16 when she burst onto our screens, barefoot in the red dirt of Alice Springs, belting out Whitney Houston at her Australian Idol audition.
She may have finished runner-up, but it launched one of Australia's most enduring music careers including starring in The Sapphires and representing Australia at Eurovision in 2018.  
Despite two decades in the spotlight, fame hasn't changed Jess, and she's never lost touch with her connection to Darwin, returning between tours to reconnect with her family and culture.
Yumi Stynes sits down with Jess to talk about her Indigenous roots, the strong women who shaped her and how their influence is guiding her as she raises her daughter, Mia and steps confidently into her boss lady era.
This episode will answer questions like:
What year was Jessica Mauboy in Australian Idol?
Where did Jessica Mauboy grow up?
Who does Jessica Mauboy play in The Sapphires?
How old is Jessica Mauboy's daughter?
What is the name of Jessica Mauboy's record label?
What to listen to next:
Relationship resuscitation — coming back from the brink — ABC listen
The ugly side of the beauty industry with Jess DeFino — ABC listen
Embracing imperfection was the key to Astrid's success — ABC listen
What to read next:
Why these women have never had a partner 
The joys of having babies in your 40s
This episode contains references to NAIDOC, Australian Idol, Jessica Mauboy, Jamally records, Bran nue dae, The Sapphires, Darwin

When we're dating someone new, the rush is electric. The pull towards sex can feel immediate, an almost magnetic urge to rip each other's clothes off.
But as the years stretch on and the demands of life ramp up, sex becomes just one more activity on a chaotic checklist; competing with the demands of chores, kids and sleep.
And when the urge does strike, it's intimacy vs. doom scrolling in bed, and somehow, the phone wins every time.
Yumi Stynes meets women who are trying to wriggle free from a sex rut and carve out time for more and better sex. Plus, sex therapist Georgia Grace shares advice on how to bring sexual intimacy back into the bedroom.
This episode will answer questions like:
Why do people have less sex in a long-term relationship?
Why is my partner distant?
Can romantic relationships survive without sex?
How can I reignite my sex life?
Should I see a sex therapist?
What is phubbing?
What to listen to next:
Relationship resuscitation — coming back from the brink — ABC listen
Is your attachment style messing with your love life?
One true love or many: Monogamy vs. open relationships 
What to read next:
Why these women have never had a partner 
The joys of having babies in your 40s
This episode contains references to sex, relationships, intimacy, pleasure, technoference, avoidance

Botox, vampire facials, bone smashing and now cadaver fat fillers: the beauty industry is expert in selling extreme (and painful) treatments in our endless pursuit of perfection and eternal youth.
For years, Jess DeFino worked at the heart of this machine as an assistant editor for the Kardashian family. She saw firsthand how the goalposts of beauty are constantly shifting, making it out of reach, no matter how much time, money and energy we pour in.
Now Jess is calling bullsh*t on the beauty industrial complex and the ever more bonkers methods being employed.
This episode will answer questions like:  
What is looksmaxxing?
How do beauty standards change over time?
Do children need skincare?
Is the beauty industry growing?
What’s it like to work with the Kardashian-Jenner’s
Why is skin care so expensive?
Is the beauty industry designed to make you buy more?
Can you trust skincare reviews?
Is the beauty industry built on insecurity? 
What to listen to next:
Botox and fillers – facing up to the new normal 
How pop culture messed us up, with Sophie Gilbert
Is your attachment style messing with your love life?
One true love or many: Monogamy vs. open relationships 
What to read next:   
Why these women have never had a partner 
The joys of having babies in your 40s
This episode contains references to beauty, looksmaxxing, beauty industry, Kardashian, Jenner, Clavicular.

Botox, vampire facials, bone smashing and now cadaver fat fillers: the beauty industry is expert in selling extreme (and painful) treatments in our endless pursuit of perfection and eternal youth.
For years, Jess DeFino worked at the heart of this machine as an assistant editor for the Kardashian family. She saw firsthand how the goalposts of beauty are constantly shifting, making it out of reach, no matter how much time, money and energy we pour in.
Now Jess is calling bullsh*t on the beauty industrial complex and the ever more bonkers methods being employed.
This episode will answer questions like:  
What is looksmaxxing?
How do beauty standards change over time?
Do children need skincare?
Is the beauty industry growing?
What’s it like to work with the Kardashian-Jenner’s
Why is skin care so expensive?
Is the beauty industry designed to make you buy more?
Can you trust skincare reviews?
Is the beauty industry built on insecurity? 
What to listen to next:
Botox and fillers – facing up to the new normal 
How pop culture messed us up, with Sophie Gilbert
Is your attachment style messing with your love life?
One true love or many: Monogamy vs. open relationships 
What to read next:   
Why these women have never had a partner 
The joys of having babies in your 40s
This episode contains references to beauty, looksmaxxing, beauty industry, Kardashian, Jenner, Clavicular.

We live in a sexed-up world. From chiselled fictional teenagers in steamy high school dramas to Sabrina Carpenter’s innuendos, it feels like everyone’s doing it. But what happens when adulthood arrives and you're still a virgin? 
Plenty of women haven’t had sex. Some are waiting for the right person, some are waiting for marriage, and some haven't had the opportunity.  
Virginity has gone from being something women were expected to protect to something they feel they have to explain. So how do we ditch everyone else's expectations and figure out what we actually want? Yumi Stynes speaks with women navigating adulthood without sex. 
Featured in this episode: 
Amanda McCracken, writer on love and limerence 
This episode will answer questions like: 
How does it feel to be an adult virgin? 
What’s dating like as a virgin? 
Why do some people wait to have sex? 
What to listen to next:
Building a village means showing up even when it feels hard, says Esther Perel
How swapping a husband for a wife made this economist better off
The power of one: the single ladies owning it 
Why are we exercising less than men?
What to read next:
Why these women took marriage sabbaticals — and how it went
Building a village means showing up even when it feels hard, says Esther Perel
This episode contains references to sex, sexuality, dating, relationships, virgins, religion, shame, psychology. 
This episode was originally broadcast in April 2024. (R).