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Ready or Not
by ODd Network
The podcast for and about mums who make work, work, brought to you by two sort of cousins Loz (mum of three) and Lu (mum of two). Each Monday, we banter on all things motherhood, feminism, career, ambition, and pop culture. Thursdays, we answer three listener questions on all things motherhood and career. As an extension of the motherhood/career conversation, each month, you'll also find an interview with a real mum that's definitely not doing it all, but rather, doing her best to navigate it all. Find us at https://www.instagram.com/readyornot.pod/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Women don’t take advantage of passed out men
The Cornell 57 case has made headlines around the world and, rightly, sparked a huge amount of outrage and conversation about consent, sexual violence and male behaviour. But Loz came across one reel about the case that raised a different argument she hadn't really considered before, and she…
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“Can I really do a full-time job in three days?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: What do you do when your mat leave cover takes your job? Is double the salary worth working five days? And what do you do when your three-day job doesn’t fit into three days? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your...
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Atong Atem: “Gossip has been a tool to keep women safe”
As I listen back to the incredibly funny and clever and cool and curious artist and mother, Atong Atem, whose worked with the likes of Tate Modern in London and the NGV more locally here in Melbourne, the first question I ask in this interview is challenging me a little. You'll have to listen to...
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Are these parenting decisions controversial?
Welcome back to the show all about motherhood and career! Coming up on today’s show: What parenting rules do you live and die by in your house? A post from Paige Connell got us thinking, and our listeners weigh in! — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show,...
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“I earn more than my husband but I still do more at home. Help!”
DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you announce another pregnancy when your boss has already judged you for it? What can employers ask you about having kids in a job interview? And what do you do when you earn more than your husband but still do more at home? — Got a question? Submit it here! See...
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The parenting phrases we’d take & toss from our own childhoods
Welcome back! Tough titties: Loz has been thinking a lot about the parenting phrases we all grew up with. So, which ones would we take, and which ones should we toss? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a...
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“Should I stay in a job I hate for parental leave?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you stop resenting your partner after having a baby? How do you tell a brand-new employer you’re pregnant? And should you stay in a job you hate for the parental leave benefits? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell...
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Do not pass go, do not collect $200
Straight to jail or let it go? We’ve spoken a lot about the fact that weaponised incompetence AND maternal gatekeeping are both part of the problem when we look at the standard we expect a partner, particularly the secondary caregiver, to do things to within a household and with our kids, so…
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“Will I regret working more before my child starts school?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: Is working an extra day worth it if you only make $150 after childcare? Will you regret working more in your child’s last year before school? And where’s the line between putting your family first and taking the piss with flexible work? — Got a question? Submit it here! —…
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Apparently, mums aren't allowed to say this out loud
Welcome back! Coming up on today's show: there are things you're still not allowed to admit about motherhood. A post by Natale Perkins struck a chord with Loz because you're damned if you glorify motherhood, and you're also damned if you don't love every minute. So let’s get into what mums still...
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“How do I ask for a pay rise after maternity leave?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: Can you ask for a pay rise after maternity leave? What do you do when you return after baby number three and suddenly hate a job you used to love? And how do you deal with a colleague who questions your commitment because they think you’re too young? — Got a question? Submit it...
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How to talk about the mental load with Paige Connell (aka @sheisapaigeturner)
Paige Connell, who you might know as @sheisapaigeturner on social media, has become loved by her many hundreds of thousands of followers for her straight shooting, helpful, and intelligent reflections on the mental load of motherhood. She’s a mum of four in America, with two adopted children of...
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Is this the biggest parenting lie we tell ourselves?
21% of our community answered a recent Ready or Not poll in the same way, but Lu’s not sure she believes it. Here, we talk through the myth of 50/50 parenting in a world that is not equitable and equal for men and women. — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the...
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Is your parental leave cover taking over your job?
DEAR READY OR NOT: Is going back to work when your baby is four months old too soon? Should workplaces plan for teams where everyone has young kids? And how do you protect your role when your parental leave cover starts being treated like your replacement? — Got a question? Submit it here! —…
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The state of originality in 2026
Is copying really stealing? A creator has called out copycat culture online, but Loz isn't convinced. When everything from fashion to content is built on trends and dupes, who really gets to claim an idea as theirs? And what does all of this mean for women at work, where getting credit for your...
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“How do I handle a toxic boss?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you deal with a sexist manager? Does work travel count as time away? And what do you do when becoming a parent leaves you questioning your identity at work? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends…
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The work and motherhood cliches we don't live by
Welcome back to the show! Coming up: light and fluffy things ahead, as Lu takes Loz through a list of motherhood and career cliches, and the pair rate them together. Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a…
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“What’s the best day to take off when working part-time?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: Which day should you take off if you’re returning to work four days a week? Should you accept a 12-month contract extension when you’re pregnant and know you’ll be taking maternity leave a few months in? And is one too young to leave your baby for a week-long international work...
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Lindsey Clancy, Hayden Panettiere, and a labor senator's postpartum health push
CONTENT WARNING: Episode discusses death, addiction, and postpartum mental health. Welcome back to the show! Coming up: a look at some of the biggest stories in the news currently, and why postpartum health is at the forefront of our minds as we read about them. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER THE...
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“When should I start trying for baby number two?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you juggle daycare sickness with a full-time job? Is there ever a right time to have baby number two? And should you list parental leave on your resume? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe…
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The hardest (and most requested) conversation we’ve ever had
WARNING: Today we’re discussing child sexual abuse within the childcare system, and two recent stories of male childcare educators that have flooded our DMs. It was a hard episode to record, so take care and consider if it’s right for you right now. Get tickets to our rodeo with UKOO here:...
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“I was made redundant on maternity leave. Help!”
DEAR READY OR NOT: What do you do when you're made redundant on maternity leave? Should you feel guilty taking a second round of parental leave when you're still relatively new in the job? And is it time to walk away from a high-paying job that's boring? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks...
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The mythical history of women and work with Ashley Brooks-Garrett
When I noticed a new follower notification pop up just a few months ago, with some 300 followers and the Instagram handle @youwanted.this, I was intrigued by the name. Immediately, I had a pretty good idea of what the content might look like, and I was right: its creator - Ashley Brooks-Garrett –...
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How society uses sex, money & beauty to control mums
Welcome back to the show! Coming up today: Does society have a weird sense of ownership over mothers? And if so, where does it stem from? What’s it connected to? And what does beauty, sex, and money have to do with it? Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show,...
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Help! My kid only eats beige food or vegemite on toast
DEAR READY OR NOT: What do you do when your child will only eat beige food? How to manage being a working mum without a village and should I have a third baby at 40? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a...
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What you're really saying when you call your mum friend boring
Welcome back to the show! Coming up today: What you're really saying when you call your mum friend boring: We came across this brilliant Substack by Jennie is Writing and we had to talk about it. Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your...
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"Am I a bad mum if I don't sleep train?"
DEAR READY OR NOT: What do you do when your boss rejects your request to extend parental leave? What do you wish you'd done more of on mat leave? And should you feel pressured to sleep train before heading back to work? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the...
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Why do we think the school years will be easier?
Welcome back to the show! Coming up today: Why do we all think that the school years will be easy? Mums need to be honest about the toll of school years, as Loz draws on her first year of navigating it all. If we could start from scratch, what would a genuinely feminist care ecosystem look like?…
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“How do you survive your first day back from mat leave?”
DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you make it through your first day back at work when your baby's starting daycare too? How do you say no to after-hours meetings? And what's the reality of working remotely with young kids? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show,...
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The red & green flags of fatherhood
Welcome back, moms! Today: Red, Green, or Just Normal? Should we be applying red and green flags to relationships and if so what are some of the ones you, our community have come up with. We deepdive a Substack piece titled ‘What I've Noticed About Moms Who Seem Less Stressed’ — Got a question?...
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“Heart wants another baby, head says no. HELP!”
DEAR READY OR NOT: Should you have a second baby if your head says no but your heart says yes? Should you tell work you're struggling during probation? And how do you hold onto friendships when everyone seems too busy? — Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the…
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura on figuring it out as she goes
Julia Busuttil Nishimura may have five cookbooks, a children’s book, a career as a teacher, and three children under her belt, but as you’re about to find out, just like the rest of us, she’s still figuring out this whole motherhood and career thing as she goes. And honestly, what a relief it is,...
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What’s ACTUALLY behind the ‘us vs them’ divide in motherhood?
Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show for mums navigating paid work and unpaid work. On today’s show: SAHM vs Working Mums: Will we ever be on the one team? Mum Walk’s first Motherhood Connection Report reveals motherhood isn’t just one of the hardest jobs in the world - it’s become one of the...
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What your child needs most (it's not what you think) with Gen Muir
RE-RUN: Today, Loz is joined by Gen Muir, obstetric social worker, parent educator and founder of Connected Parenting, to talk about the number one thing parents crave when the juggle feels impossible: connection with their kids. From public meltdowns to sibling fights, ‘giving in’ guilt, and the...
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Are we making motherhood harder than it needs to be?
Welcome back to Ready or Not, or in this re-run, the show that used to be called Witching Hour… the show for mums navigating paid work and unpaid work. On today’s show: Loz is sick of hearing from child attachment ‘experts’ and here's why. And, why has adjusting to my post-baby body been harder…
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The lie of the girl boss with Genevieve Le Hunt
Using Gen's full name, which is Genevieve La Hunt feels a bit weird, and it's not just because she's a good friend of Loz's, my co-host, of course, and the host of Ask Ready or Not. It's because when I jumped off this recording, I felt like I had just chatted with a friend myself. Gen is the...
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The internet thinks we’re doing motherhood wrong
RE-RUN: Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show for mums navigating paid work and unpaid work. On today’s show: When will we stop judging the mums? Lu has seen so much unsolicited judgement on Instagram lately and she has some questions. The hidden bias in job applications: why women are being...
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Is it normal to be jealous of mums who work less than you?
DEAR READY OR NOT: What should you be doing in your final weeks of mat leave to set up for the return to work? How to stop the envy creeping in when your friends work fewer days than you but somehow still have the house and the holidays. And how to keep your cool when you're stuck managing up. —...
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Just how undervalued is women’s work?
Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show for mums navigating paid work and unpaid work. On today’s show: Pay me like a cop: A deep dive into the maths of who we actually value. Unpacking our very unofficial state of working motherhood report. We took to Instagram to find out how everyone is…
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Would you work if you didn't need the money?
DEAR READY OR NOT: The mum-guilt of choosing to work full-time when you don't have to. A co-worker has been bitching about you behind your back while you're on mat leave, do you confront her when you return or let it play out? And more life hacks, because you asked and we can never say no. — Got…
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Why is the childcare subsidy still one size fits all?
Welcome back to the show for working mums! AKA all mums because all mum’s work. On today’s show: Bullshit jobs: Is there work we do every day that secretly feels completely unnecessary? The childcare subsidy is one size fits all. So where does that leave the parents and families that the model...
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How do you tell work you're already pregnant again?
DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you tell your boss you're pregnant again after only just returning from maternity leave? Will stepping back from your career while your kids are little hurt you long term? And parental preference: when your kids only want mum and it's starting to create tension at home.…
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Antoinette Lattouf on parenting through the hardest chapter of her life
Because Ready or Not is all about figuring out how to make work, work as a mum, here, you’ll hear a side of Antoinette Lattouf you probably haven’t heard before, because for so long, we’ve wondered: how did Antoinette mother through the hardest time of her life? How do you rebuild your career and...
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The lie of the ‘family friendly’ workplace
Welcome back to the show on all things motherhood and career! On today’s show: Parental leave is moving backwards - the new trend of clawing back parental leave has started and we’re digging into the why, the how and the what next. The motherhood penalty isn’t empowering: Let’s stop reframing...
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Take the dream job while trying for baby 2? Yay or Nay…
DEAR READY OR NOT: What to do when your direct report earns nearly the same as you? How to get back in the game after being made redundant on maternity leave. And should you take a leap into your dream industry when you're also trying for a second baby? Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks…
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"I don’t know how you do it all” (I don’t)
Welcome back! Coming up on today’s show: The little hacks making all the difference: Loz asked you what you do to make your weeks run a bit smoother and this is what you told us. And then, “I don’t know how you do it all… I don’t”: There was a reel that caught our attention on Instagram, and it…
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How do I work when I’m sleep deprived?
DEAR READY OR NOT: Are your kids falling behind if they don’t do enough activities? What to do when your partner treats your job like the ‘flexible’ one and how to survive returning to work completely sleep deprived. Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show,...
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Amy Poehler and the enneagram test
Welcome back! Coming up on today’s show: The second shift: both of us have two kids in one room and we’ve asked you, the listeners, for advice on bedtime routines, wind-down techniques and general sleep hacks. Amy Poehler’s obsession with enneagram led us to do our own personality tests. So, how...
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Is it ok to be one and done?
DEAR READY OR NOT: Is it okay to be one and done? Will extending mat leave hurt your career and are mums being unrealistic about money right now? Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find...
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Sharina Simnett on doing work and motherhood her way
Sharina Simnett has been one of the biggest supporters of Ready or Not. Loz and I have shared many a conversation with her in our DMs, she’s always the first to leave a comment on Substack, she often checked in at the time that she was looking for work that actually worked alongside motherhood,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The podcast for and about mums who make work, work, brought to you by two sort of cousins Loz (mum of three) and Lu (mum of two).
Each Monday, we banter on all things motherhood, feminism, career, ambition, and pop culture.
Thursdays, we answer three listener questions on all things motherhood and career.
As an extension of the motherhood/career conversation, each month, you'll also find an interview with a real mum that's definitely not doing it all, but rather, doing her best to navigate it all.
Find us at https://www.instagram.com/readyornot.pod/?hl=en
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ODd Network
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The podcast for and about mums who make work, work, brought to you by two sort of cousins Loz (mum of three) and Lu (mum of two). Each Monday, we banter on all things motherhood, feminism, career, ambition, and pop culture. Thursdays, we answer three listener questions on all things motherhood and...
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