
Hello Lunch Lady
The Lunch Lady Podcast is a place for inspiring, relatable, funny and often enlightening conversations with people (who are often parents), from all walks of life.
Episodes
16 episodes
Thomas Mayo on The Voice to Parliament
Today's talk is with Thomas Mayo, an advocate for the Voice to Parliament. Thomas is Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. In this talk, Thomas outlines what the Voice to Parliament is and ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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20:25

Elise Loehnen Talks About the Price Women Pay to be Good.
My chat today is with Elise Loehnen, a writer, editor, podcast host and author of one of my favourite books this year. Elise’s book - On Our Best Behaviour - The Seven Deadly Sins and the price women pay to be good explores these ancient ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:04:14

An honest chat about motherhood with the very wise (and funny) Dr Preeya Alexander
Practicing GP, mother-of-two and author of new parenting book Eat, Sleep, Play, Love , Dr Preeya Alexander, is a wise new voice in the parenting space. Preeya has written a practical, inclusive and down-to-earth guide, combined with a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:10

How Motherhood Sculpts our Brains for the Better
A chat with Dr Sarah Mackay, neuroscientist, mother and author of Baby Brain - a new book which argues baby brain - as we know it - isn't scientifically true and becoming a mother is actually one of the best things to ever happen to a woman's b...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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47:43

Jane Marx on starting a business with a newborn (when everyone tells you not to)
When Jane Marx was pregnant with her second child, her successful hospitality business which employed refugee women, was forced to close during covid. Facing one of the most stressful times of her life, Jane had to pivot and (through a series o...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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40:13

How To Talk to Kids about Sex with Cory Silverberg
A fascinating chat with Cory Silverberg, a sex educator who wants to expand our definition of sex and gender, and the conversations we have with our kids about it. Buy Cory's Books
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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48:34

Is peaceful parenting possible? A chat with author, Iris Chen
Iris Chen, author of Untigering, shares her awkward, clumsy steps in putting peaceful parenting into practice. An incredibly inspiring chat about unlearning and relearning what being a parent can look like. This one will make ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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36:59

A chat with Design Mom Gabrielle Blair
My conversation today is with Gabrielle Blair. You might know Gabrielle from her popular blog - Design Mom - and her writings on the intersection of design and motherhood or from her recent incredible book, Ejaculate Responsibly - a book which ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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53:41

A chat about kids taking risks with Mike Hewson
Mike is an engineer and artist, but is most recently known for building “risky” playgrounds which he’s been getting both equal measure of push back and praise from parents. We love talking about the importance of taking risks, because as Mike s...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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38:21

An honest chat about marriage and men with Kate Baer
Kate Baer is a two times New York Times bestselling author. She's also a mum to four kids, a wife and a staunch believer in telling it like it is.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:26

How to navigate Australia Day (Invasion Day)
Join this conversation between author, educator and Gunai woman Kirli Saunders and Gomeroi Social Worker & Campaigner, Rachael McPhail who discuss how you and yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:08

Dee Tang on Grief and Joy
A conversation with the clever, creative, funny, inspiring and incredibly wise Dee Tang. In 2017, Dee's penned a deep and moving piece for our magazine Lunch Lady on loss, grief and love, after losing her eldest daughter, Kawa Leaf...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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53:30

Raising Tweens
Mother of four teenagers and author of eleven parenting books, Sarah Ockwell-Smith knows a fair bit about raising kids. Here she shares some wise advice on how to best support and raise a tween.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:47

Sitting Pretty
"I never really saw disability represented in a way that was empowering or interesting or nuanced. It was always unfamiliar. It was always in the extremes. It was often medical or inspirational or pitiable." - Rebekah TaussigIn our thir...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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Radical Hope Club
Feeling helpless about climate change and social justice motivated a group of mums to form a powerful little group. Its aim? To bring about lasting change in their local community. We chat with Tiff and Berry, two of the founding group leaders....
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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Building Community with Mariam Issa
Mariam’s refugee journey from Somalia to Kenya, and ultimately to Australia, was filled with many challenges. As a child, Mariam Issa dreamt of travelling to faraway places. She did not dream she would need to flee Somalia’s civil war on a leak...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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