Rage on the Rocks
Two women. Zero chill. Rage on the Rocks is because we love the world enough to be angry about it... and of course always leave with a reason to keep going. Pour something strong (tea definitely counts). We'll wait.
Episodes
22 episodes
Quick Fire Friday - Just Asking Questions (About Your Uterus)
Today over a cranberry and soda, Lauren and Sarah get into three stories, one thread. Those who feel entitled to weigh in and the moralising of women's choices.Sarah's reading real comments (names swapped, confidence untouched) from men...
RotR Dating Series: Part One...the online profile
On this episode of Rage on the Rocks, Lauren puts Sarah in the hot seat to talk about the wild, occasionally wonderful and often deeply confusing world of online dating in your 40s. 🍷From big fish photos, dead animals, high...
The Mistrial and the Manosphere....Update!
This week on Rage on the Rocks, we’re bringing you an update on two stories that continue to generate huge public discussion — and a whole lot of online noise.We begin with the Lindsay Clancy case, following the mistrial in her Ma...
Rage on the Rocks: Postnatal Psychosis, Patriarchy and the Court of Public Opinion
In this episode of Rage on the Rocks, we unpack the public conversation around the Lindsay Clancy case — a mother on trial in the US over the deaths of her three children — and the flood of certainty, armchair diagnosis and attention-see...
No Consent, No Worries — It’s Innovation
This week on Rage on the Rocks, we’re talking about Kmart’s $89 camera glasses — wearable tech that can take photos and record video while looking like an ordinary pair of specs.There are genuine upsides: accessibility, hands-free...
The Problem with TayTay....
In this episode we tackle the BIG ISSUES. Is Taylor Swift fab and problematic at the same time? Is the arrest of the Tate Brothers the best news of the week? Is MamaMia's new nepo baby CEO appointment (Mia Freedma...
Thoughts and Prayers - Four Women in Four Days, a National Crisis
Content Warning: This episode of the pod talks about domestic and family violence and homicide. 1800 RESPECT is available 24/7 for support, with more information about support here: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/family-and-domestic-vi...
Disappoint Someone Today - Why People Pleasing Sucks
Strap in, because we're taking on the topic we've been working ourselves up to...people pleasing. Let's be real. We're not pleasing anyone. Additionally, you can't rage with a mouth full of yes!
Boys’ club loyalty program
Powerful men hurt or humiliate women, and somehow there’s always another tour, another contract, another “cheeky larrikin” rebrand waiting for them. This week on Rage on the Rocks, Sarah and Lauren run a second‑chance audit on the Boys’ club lo...
Gender Reveals, Pay Gap Lies, and a Situation Room Full of Chaos
Oh we have A LOT to get through today.We're kicking off with quick fire news, and honestly the news cycle has been WILD. We're talking about the SA abortion bill that just got voted down, Pauline Hanson rocking up to the National Press C...
Barnaby, Bonk Bans & Bonnie Blue: Rapid Fire Friday
Today we’re doing something a little different: a rapid‑fire tour through the week in women’s news, fuelled by tarot pulls, gin and soda, and a healthy dose of feminist rage.This week: Barnaby’s latest abortion “hot take,” Bonnie Blue an...
The Greatest Love Story of All
Female friendship is the love story nobody really nails. This isn't the "queens supporting queens" version (as much as we love it), it's just the real one. Adult friendships, the slow fades that can hurt worse than breakups, the fri...
Nervous System Regulation: Self-Care or Social Control?
This week on Rage on the Rocks, Sarah and Lauren tackle nervous system regulation — yes, it's important, but has it become the latest wellness-speak for "fix yourself and stay pleasant"?We acknowledge the science is real and regulation m...
10 Things That Shit Us
This week on Rage on the Rocks, we're doing something a little different — no deep dive, no documentary dissection, just pure, unfiltered catharsis. Sarah and Lauren count down their top 10 things that shit them, from the petty to the political...
We Just Hire on Merit (And Other Fairytales)
This week’s episode, “We Just Hire on Merit (And Other Fairytales)”, starts with the backlash to Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, the first woman ever appointed Chief of Army in Australia. With nearly 40 years’ service and multiple...
Not All Men… But 62 Million Clicks
Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, rape, child sexual exploitation and systemic abuse. Please take care while listening.In this episode of Rage on the Rocks, we’re looking straight at power –...
Love, Success, Sex, Money and the Con of Having It All
In this episode Lauren and Sarah go down the rabbit hole of 'can we have it all'?From Cosmo to feminism, #girlboss and masculine energy, who decided what having it all means, and what would it mean to have enough? Resources r...
In Defence of the Woo
Our witchy debrief on all the non‑conventional stuff women are drawn to – tarot, numerology, manifesting, crystals, natural remedies, moon rituals and more – and why we shouldn’t be shamed for it. We talk about how these practices help us find ...
Hormone Grenades and No Sick Leave
A lot of women spend decades feeling like their bodies are a full‑time job with no sick leave – from periods and pregnancy to perimenopause and beyond. In this episode of Rage on the Rocks, Sarah and Lauren rage about what it’s like to hold dow...
We Fall into the Manosphere
Join us on this moody Friday night for a chat about Into the Manosphere, where we also manage to mangle some of their social media handles. Bottoms up ladies, we're going in.
Boys will be boys....
From how we learn about respectful relationships (or not), red flags, MAFS, financial security, and recorders in pass the parcel...Sarah and Lauren feel the rage, and celebrate the glimmers of hope that get us all through. So pour y...
Does International Women's Day actually make a difference?
Pour yourself a strong drink (tea totally counts) - we love the world enough to be mad about it. Settle in, and join Lauren and Sarah as we explore International Women's Day over a wine and some cheese from Woolies. We'r...
