Life Uncut

Hey lifers
There’s no ‘big news’ in this episode despite dangling that carrot in the past… Britt has sent some accidental pictures and Laura’s got a story about her fridge that will have you on the edge of your seat!
We catch up on MAFS and whether the public ‘punishment’ fits the crime or if the outrage tips the scale.
We speak about the really controversial participant and how ‘red pill/black pill’ language has entered the chat.
Confessionals are back! Some are light and easily forgiven, others are… diabolical!
Do you tell your partner everything? What about secrets that friends have asked you to keep to yourself? There’s an article in Vogue UK called “Please, Stop Telling Your Partner My Secrets”. When you tell your friend something vulnerable are you actually telling the couple? Because somewhere along the way, we decided that when you’re in a relationship, your partner gets access to everything. Every conversation. Every secret. Every piece of emotional processing.
But is that fair? We unpack.
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Welcome back to ask uncut where we answer your deep and burning questions!
The start of this episode nearly got vitto-d and maybe it should have stayed that way!

Vibes for the week:
Laura - Leakproof Milk Bralette
Britt - The Interview': The Woman at the Center of the French Rape Trial That Shocked the World- The Daily Podcast
Keeshia - StepsApp added to lock screen widget
Then we jump into your questions!
My HUSBAND IS GAY AND HOW SOON IS TOO SOON
I got married young and about 11 years in, my husband came out to me as bi. Totally fine, not the biggest surprise and at the time he said he didn’t feel the need to act on it. Cut to 12 months later, we had moved cities and were trying to establish our new circle and life. One Saturday he asked me to bring up the weekend newspaper quiz on his phone and I opened it to an app where he had been chatting with men online. He confessed to masturbating with them live online and that he did feel the need to act on it. Cut to six months later, he told me he was gay and we are getting divorced. Funnily this isn’t actually the crux of my question. Truthfully we were on the rocks for a long time, there was no intimacy (shocking I know) and I had been very unhappy.
After we separated officially and some intense tears at saying goodbye to a version of my life that I thought was it, I jumped on the apps for the very first time! After a few non-starters I met a wonderful guy. He is caring, smart and treats me like I am what he has been waiting for. The intimacy is amazing and we have been together for nearly a year. So here it is, this all just feels too good to be true? I mean what are the chances of finding “the one” so soon after my experience?
FRIEND DIDN’T TELL ME ABOUT IVF
My friend just told me she is 6 months pregnant after multiple rounds of IVF, which she never told me about either. She said only people who asked her directly were let in on the secrets and that they’ve all been especially supportive through this tough time. Am I entitled to be annoyed with her because she didn’t share this? Is she entitled to be annoyed with me because I didn’t ask? I’m happy she’s pregnant but annoyed that I haven’t been part of her journey until the last minute!
DO I SHOOT MY SHOT?
Do I shoot my shot at the gym or risk things getting awkward? For reference I go to quite a small group gym (around 35 people per session). I’ve been going for a few months now and ever since I started I’ve noticed this one guy who always goes to the same sessions as me. I’m single, not having any luck on dating apps and am wondering how I could potentially get to know this guy without making things awkward. I have no clue if he’s single or not but have seen him arrive with one of the other girls on a few occasions. I don’t even know how to go about initiating a conversation with him as it’s usually quite separated with girls on one side and guys on the other. So my question is, would you guys shoot your shot and try to get to know him more or is it better to keep things as they are and not make it uncomfortable seeing as we go to all the same classes and see each other most days?

DO YOU HAVE TO RETURN HAND ME DOWN BABY CLOTHES?
I would love your opinion on this. I have a friend who gave me some hand me down clothes for my youngest son, to which I am forever grateful for as I am a single mum of two. However, I’ve just received a message from the friend saying “Hey next time you do a wardrobe clean out, can you just put away whatever I gave you because I want to take it back. I’m starting to collect stuff to give to my brother in law because they’re going to start trying next year.” Now the problem is, I’ve given away most of the baby clothes. I never expected to see them again nor did I expect that I was going to return them to her. So am I right in thinking this is a really weird request? Some of the clothes I’ve donated, some I’ve given to other people. I didn’t realise that she would need them back. Do I tell her that I donated them? How do I navigate this and am I in the wrong?

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Welcome to Offcuts where we chat about whatever piqued our interest this week in a light, fun little package to send you off on your weekend!
We chat:
Forgetting valentine’s day and whether you’d be into a concert proposal
Australian Federal Police want to date YOUR criminal exes
Brooke from MAFS Announces Pregnancy
The Rise of Single-hood
The Top Dating Trends to Know for 2026
Who amongst us hasn't turned up to work a little bit buzzed?
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The release of the Epstein files has been an incredibly confronting and disturbing time for everyone. The court filings, emails, photos, flight logs and other materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal network have exposed so many people in power and most of the world are left wondering whether they will ever have to take accountability for what they’ve done.
But they’re also overwhelming and it can be hard to distinguish what is internet theory and conspiracy from what is fact.
A few weeks ago on the podcast, Britt’s recommendation was Aaron Parnas. He is a lawyer and a journalist and has amassed 5 million followers on tik tok, 3 million on instagram and his substak, “The Parnas Perspective” is the top-ranked news newsletter on the site with more than 750,000 subscribers. His content intersects law, media and policy and he is known for his rapid response posting multiple times a day. He has become a go-to for Epstein file updates.
Today we speak with Aaron about:
How and why he became such a prominent voice in this space
Who Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were and how they became connected with very powerful people
Why we are only really hearing about the Epstein files now
How Trump is connected to Epstein
Could Trump possibly be prosecuted in the future?
Whether we will ever see the other 3 million files
The people being criminally investigated/fired from their jobs
How Trump could pardon himself
Unpacking conspiracy theories like pizza gate, jerky and the babies
Jeffery’s connection to Russian intelligence and other agencies
The inconsistencies around Epstein’s death
You can find Aaron Parnas on Substack
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Hey lifers!
Tonight is the first night of our new TV show and we’re so excited to unpack the ins and outs of MAFS.
How does burnout feel for you? Laura had a conversation about interpreting ‘normal’ requests as threats when you’re at the point of burnout and how it’s showing up in every facet of her life at the moment.
Are you good at spotting a liar? How about when it’s your own children? Laura can’t tell when her kids are telling the truth or when they’re conspiring to tell perfect fibs. They could be great actors or Laura could be really gullible!
We need to talk about the Wuthering Heights chaos. Britt and Keeshia went to the Australian premiere last week and give their takes on what they thought of the in person versions of Margot and Jacob.

We unpack whether book adaptations should stay close to the actual story line and why there’s so much criticism about this particular adaptation. We also ask “Why does Hollywood keep adapting the same stories instead of creating new ones?”
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