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The Undone
by Mamamia Podcasts
When you’re in your 20s, everything feels complicated. Which is where The Undone comes in, a show about navigating the “adult” world without a GPS, friendship, love, sex, personal politics, and... air fryers. Meet Emily and Lucy. They work at Mamamia and they live together in the inner city. They spend their days trying to work out how to turn the oven on, why their dating lives are such garbage fires, and why sometimes their tiny daily struggles seem just as insurmountable as the world’s biggest problems. Every week on The Undone they’ll be sharing dating stories and talking about the biggest issue in their world, because... nothing is simple in your 20s.
Episodes
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We've Got A Surprise For You...
Hi besties! I'm back in your ears with a mini dating diary confession AND some exciting news. We've got a brand new podcast for you. It's called Things You Didn't Learn In School and you can listen to it right now! Listen on Spotify here Listen on Apple here We learned a lot of things in school...
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Bye B*tches! Farewelling The Undone
After 67 episodes (14 recorded from home) The Undone is coming to an end. In this final episode, Lucy and Em reminisce on some of their favourite memories, from the funniest to the most important. But don't worry, Lucy and Em aren't going anywhere. You can follow them on Instagram at @emilyvernem...
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Pegging, Vaginismus & An Important Announcement
'Pegging', Thanks to Married At First Sight (MAFS) is currently trending in google searches. But don't worry, we've got you sorted and we're going to save you that google search. So what is pegging and how do you start the conversation with a sexual partner around it? Also, Em gets vulnerable…
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A Guide To Sex On Your Period
When you're on your period, is sex off the table for you? Or are you extra horny? There should be no stigma around period sex, but it can be daunting. So, Lucy has put together a bunch of tips to make that time of the month extra pleasurable, as well as clear up some misconceptions. Also, Em and...
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Ex-Boyfriends & Discriminatory Beauty Salons
This week we thought Lucy hijacked our confessions form (which you can submit to here). But it turns out the fear of running into your ex is so much more common than we thought. And, a worthy and necessary tone shift: Em shares a story about famous Australian-Indian actor Pallavi Sharda's recent...
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A Beginners Guide To Dating Apps
Have you ever used a dating app? While a lot of us have, some people are just getting on them for the first time (or re-downloading them). Emily and guest host Emma Gillespie discuss how to create an authentic profile, the red flags to watch out for and what to expect from the people on them.…
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Can I Date My Bestie's Brother?
Emily has brought her own Dating Dilemma to this episode of The Undone, after she matched with a friend's brother on a dating app. She wants to know, is it ever ok to date your bestie's brother, or is it asking for trouble? Also, these days it's pretty standard procedure to split the bill after…
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How To Fight With Your Friends
You've probably heard of your Love Language, but what about your Argument Style? According to this article, knowing how you argue could be the key to a happy relationship. Em and Luce break down the six styles PLUS how to have a healthy fight with the people in your life that you care about.…
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The Episode We Will Never Listen Back To
This holiday season we thought we'd treat you with a few bumper episodes of some of our most popular segments. A few months ago we released an episode called When The Cringe Keeps You Up At Night, about those embarrassing moments that don't leave your brain. You loved our cringy stories so we...
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Would You Sleep With An Anti-Vaxxer?
Happy Holidays! This holiday season we thought we'd treat you with a few bumper episodes of some of our most popular segments. It's the segment we get the most submissions, feedback and laughs from, Dating Diary! We get so many stories to our Anonymous Confession Form that we wanted to fill a…
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Is It Problematic To Prefer Tall Men?
Happy Holidays! This holiday season we thought we'd treat you with a few bumper episodes of some of our most popular segments. This episode, it's all about Em's unpopular opinions. We all know she loves dropping a controversial opinion, so she rounds up the ones that got the most heat online…
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Why You Should Never Have Sex Without Feelings
Happy Holidays! It's almost Xmas so we thought we'd treat you with a few bumper episodes of some of our most popular segments. First up, Lucy's thoughtful (and admittedly unqualified) advice. We get tons of dilemmas from listeners, so we break down her most asked questions about body image,...
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Why No One Should Date In December
Have you heard of No Date December? Probably not, because it's something Em made up. She refuses to date anyone in December because of something called 'Wedding Reception Syndrome'. Plus, we look back at the year that was with The Undone Unwrapped, including how many listeners wrote in to tell us...
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Tis The Season To Get Dumped
In this episode with special guest host Emma Gillespie, Lucy and Emma break down the clues on someone's social media that they've been dumped, from the meaningful quote, to the hot selfie, to dying your hair blonde. Plus, after such a rough year, we're focusing on Xmas gifts that cost little to…
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The Dating Trends We Want To Leave In 2021
2021 is almost in the rear view mirror and we are not looking back. This year we've seen some dating trends we never want to encounter again, so Em breaks them down, from the ridiculous to the insidious. Plus, we all have some toxic traits when in relationships (except Em, apparently). Whether…
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The Post-Lockdown Dating Trend All Your Mates Will Complain About
How do you feel about dating post-lockdown? Most of us are excited to date, but also want to just spend time with our friends, and have also forgotten how to date properly and don't know what we want out of it. In other words, we're confused. Em has discovered a new dating trend she thinks sums…
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Kendall Jenner Is Not Invited To My Wedding
Have you heard of Authority Anxiety? Maybe you haven't heard of it, but a lot of us have felt it. It's a very specific anxiety that many people feel when they talk to people like doctors, police, teachers and their boss, and we need to talk about it. Plus, last week Kendall Jenner wore a dress to...
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STI’s, Situationships & Scary Dates
Dating with an STI can be hard, but it's definitely not uncommon. This week, we explore the stigma related to STIs and get some advice from a listener who has been dating with her herpes diagnosis for 4 years, and speak to Dr Ginni Mansberg about how to make sure you're practicing safe sex. Plus,...
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Confession: We Have Main Character Energy
What’s the difference between Main Character Energy and Main Character Syndrome? And is it really a bad thing to have MCE? Plus, Em is back to dating and has trusted her gut when it comes to deciding whether to continue seeing someone (well, kind of), and Lucy reads a dating diary story from a...
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Help! I Hate My Friend's Boyfriend
It's our 50th episode! So we thought we'd answer one of the questions Emily and Lucy are asked most: how does having a sex and dating podcast affect your dating life? Plus, we discuss a very common dilemma amongst our listeners; what if you don't like your friend's partner? It's not an easy...
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A Guide To Going Down (On Someone)
Our confessions form (which you can submit to here) has been overflowing with hilarious stories lately, and there's one type of experience that we keep getting over and over...people vomiting on d**ks. It's inspired us to release this bumper episode on all things oral sex. Lucy tells us about her...
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You Can Have An Orgasm Without Touching Yourself
Have you heard of 'meditative orgasms'? They're orgasms you can achieve with your mind, without touching your genitals at all. Emily gave it a go and the results were, well, explosive. She describes exactly how to achieve this "12/10 experience". Plus, a tweet about the weirdest thing we've…
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When Period Sex Goes Seriously Wrong
On the 11th of October, it's the International Day of The Girl, our favourite day of the year. To celebrate, Emily and Lucy chat about advice they'd give their younger selves, from "you've got this", to "don't dye your sideburns". Plus, what does your phone's note app say about you? Some people…
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There Are Two Types Of Friends
There are two types of friends, and Emily and Lucy are opposites. Emily believes in friendship minimalism; culling friends that don't spark joy. However Lucy disagrees, and reckons that friends from all walks of life can be valuable. Which one are you? Plus, we dissect the '75 HARD' challenge…
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Have We Lost Our 20s To The Pandemic?
This week, we had a listener contact us about this feeling they had that this pandemic had stolen a huge part of their 20s, and we have to agree. Our 20s are meant to be a time of traveling, hooking up and making mistakes, so how do we reconcile the loss of that? And is there anything we've…
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How To Date (And Have Sex) Via FaceTime
Most of the country has been in lockdown for a while now, but we don't want to stop dating or having sex, so we're resorting to dating on FaceTime. But it can be daunting. Lucy dated her boyfriend for months via FaceTime before meeting, so has some tips for breaking the ice when you're separated…
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The People We’ve Had To Unfollow
What makes you decide to hit that unfollow button on Instagram? With a certain big Australian influencer losing followers by the tens of thousands due to her anti-vax views, we thought we'd dive into what makes us switch off from wanting to see someone's content. Plus, have you heard of the...
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How Many Best Friends Can You Have, Really?
How many besties do you have? One, or a bunch? Emily is looking for her one true best friend, but Lucy reckons you can have as many as you want. Plus, we discuss Instagram's move to get rid of it's 'swipe up' story feature for people with 10k+ followers and how it might (or might not) democratise...
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A Very Grimy Dating Dilemma
Did you go through an 'awkward phase'? Usually between about 10 and 16, it might have involved questionable make up, clothes we thought were cool, and a stack of photos we wish we could bury. But young Gen Z kids seem to be skipping this phase altogether thanks to social media, and we're not sure...
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When First Dates Disappoint
Lucy reckons there's two types of people in lockdown: those who save and those who shop. If you are the latter you have probably made some great purchases, and not so great. Lucy and Em talk round up our listener's best and worst lockdown purchases so far. Plus, we speak to Mamamia's Head of…
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Tanya Hennessy's Worst Dates
On today's episode, Em and Lucy are joined by queen of the internet and hilarious human Tanya Hennessy, to tell us some of her worst dating stories, and they. Are. Wild. She also tells us about what it's like dating her younger partner, and gives some very practical advice to Em for meeting…
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Help! I Can’t Orgasm Without A Vibrator
Chantelle Otten is one busy woman. Not only is she a psycho-sexologist and writer, she is also the host of Sealed Section, Mamamia's sex podcast where nothing is off limits. She joins us this episode to chat about how she became a sexologist, the problems she hears most often at her practice, and...
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Why Friendship Breakups Are Worse Than Romantic Ones
How many group chats are you in right now? According to Emily, there are 7 different types of people in the group chat (and they're not all good), and Lucy breaks down the chat etiquette rules. Plus, lately we've received some dm's about friendship breakups, and how heartbreaking they can be. Em...
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Everything We Wish Someone Told Us About Sex
Last week, Lucy asked her Instagram followers what they wished they could tell their younger selves about sex, and was inundated with responses. Some were funny, but all of them were telling about how damaging a lack of understanding and education about sex can be. Lucy and Em discuss some of the...
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BONUS: How Is My Body Your Business? Mahalia Handley On Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Mahalia Handley has a face you might recognise; she's an internationally regarded model who has has worked for some of the world's biggest brands, and she's also an activist who tirelessly campaigns for more diversity and inclusion in the modelling industry. But this interview is about something...
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The Three People Every Person Dates
It's week three of lockdown in Sydney (and a whole lot of other states around Australia) and we're still recording in blanket forts! It's been a tough time for a lot of people so Lucy and Em have collated some tips that make them feel good and get out of a slump, lockdown or not. Also, we discuss...
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A Hard Conversation Between Lucy And Em
Emily and Lucy are still in lockdown and recording in their closets and under doonas, but the show must go on! On today's Big Issue, Em and Lucy have a tough conversation about accountability, and apologising to your friends. It isn't the easiest thing to do, so we go through the best ways to go...
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When The Cringe Keeps You Up At Night
Have you ever experienced something so cringy that you still lie awake at night thinking about it? Come on, we all have. Em and Lucy spill their stories so we can all feel the shame together. Plus, we discuss whether you can still consume someone's art when they've been cancelled, and Mamamia's...
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How To Know If You're Settling
When Lucy posted a confession about someone 'settling' in their relationship on Instagram, she got tons of messages from people who related. We thought we'd unpack the concept of settling in a relationship, and in life. Lucy and Em also discuss the exclusion of diverse shades of foundation in...
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Exactly How To Cancel Plans
There's only one thing we can think about recently, and it's the treatment of the Biloela family by our government. Emily opens up about how we can help. Plus, we break down exactly how to cancel plans properly, and Lucy tells a dating diary story that is too outrageous to include details here......
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Lockjaw And A Broken Condom...
This week Lucy and Em discuss everything from Instagram's decision to bring back 'like' counts, to whether you can truly balance a career AND a relationship. We're also joined by comedian Becky Lucas for Dating Diary, and she fills us in on her woeful sex education, plus Emily and Lucy tell some...
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Did You Know You Can Give Yourself A Pap Smear?
Welcome to The Undone! A podcast for people navigating their 20's without a GPS. Last week Emily revealed she had never got a pap smear, even though she'd just turned 25, so we decided to get a real doctor in to bust some myths. Dr Ginni Mansberg is a GP with a passion for women's health, and you...
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When Everything Gives You 'The Ick'
Last week on The Undone we discussed being 'cheugy', and we think we've found the male equivalent: 'the ick'. It's the feeling you get when a guy does something that makes you less attracted to him, and we have a few (ok, many) examples. We are also joined by host of The Spill Laura Brodnik to…
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Why You Should Never, Ever Go On Reality TV
Chances are you've heard of So Dramatic, the reality TV podcast that creates as much news as it breaks. We're so excited to have host Megan Pustetto join us to spill the tea on having the most notorious podcast in the country, including the wildest tip off she's ever received, her diagnosis of…
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The Red Flags You’re Probably Missing
Are you on the 'edge of burnout'? Lucy feels like she is and has bought an old alarm clock to try and beat it. Plus, we have a listener dilemma about the pros and cons of moving out with friends, and we discuss red flags; the ones we can laugh at and the ones that are more insidious. The End Bits...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
When you’re in your 20s, everything feels complicated. Which is where The Undone comes in, a show about navigating the “adult” world without a GPS, friendship, love, sex, personal politics, and... air fryers. Meet Emily and Lucy. They work at Mamamia and they live together in the inner city. They spend their days trying to work out how to turn the oven on, why their dating lives are such garbage fires, and why sometimes their tiny daily struggles seem just as insurmountable as the world’s biggest problems. Every week on The Undone they’ll be sharing dating stories and talking about the biggest issue in their world, because... nothing is simple in your 20s.
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When you’re in your 20s, everything feels complicated. Which is where The Undone comes in, a show about navigating the “adult” world without a GPS, friendship, love, sex, personal politics, and... air fryers. Meet Emily and Lucy. They work at Mamamia and they live together in the inner city. They...
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