Surya McEwen is one of 11 Aussies who have just arrived back in Australia, after another attempt to break the naval blockade and bring aid to Gaza. He speaks to Abbie about his experience on his fourth mission, and how the escalation in violence, and the international attention has changed since October last year.

This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. If any of the topics discussed is triggering for you, help is available at Lifeline's website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14. 

LINKS

• Follow Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza 
• Listen to Surya's previous episode https://shows.acast.com/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episodes/69cc6bc3bfb99db0bc96a24b
• See Abbie on tour https://linktr.ee/abbiechatfieldlovesmen
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CREDITS

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Guest: Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter

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While being an independent podcast has its perks, we also miss the weird and wonderful world that is an office. Thankfully, we can have a dose of the goss thanks to this chook's WILD office NMF!!

LINKS

• See Abbie on tour https://linktr.ee/abbiechatfieldlovesmen
• Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter

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NOTE: This episode contains discussion of mental ill-health, if any content in this episode raises issues for you, please remember that help is always available. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or visit www.lifeline.org.au for 24/7 help. You can also contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or visit www.beyondblue.org.au. If you or anyone you know is in immediate danger, call 000.

LINKS

• See Abbie on tour https://linktr.ee/abbiechatfieldlovesmen
• Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter

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As promised, Kayla tells the story of her disastrous Turkiye BBL trip... For more stories like this, pick up a copy of Kayla's book Call Girl Confidential

LINKS

• Get Kayla's book Call Girl Confidential: https://bit.ly/m/kaylajadebook
• Follow Kayla on IG @itsmekaylajade
• Follow Kayla on TikTok @blueeyedkaylajade
• Submit your guest suggestions and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Guest: Kayla Jade @itsmekaylajade

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter

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NOTE: This episode contains discussions of eating disorders, and sexual assault. Please take care while listening, and remember that help is always available. If this content raises any issues for you or someone you know, contact Butterfly at 1800 33 4673 or visit butterfly.org.au, or contact 1800RESPECT at 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au.

The one and only Blue Eyed Kayla Jade is BACK on the podcast! If you think you know all there is to know about the TikTok and OnlyFans sensation, buckle up, because her new book Call Girl Confidential peels back the curtain on her incredible story. They discuss when Kayla was forced to reveal she was a mum of two, her experience with

LINKS

• Get Kayla's book Call Girl Confidential: https://bit.ly/m/kaylajadebook
• Follow Kayla on IG @itsmekaylajade
• Follow Kayla on TikTok @blueeyedkaylajade
• Listen to Kayla Jade's first appearance on It's A Lot: https://shows.acast.com/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episodes/69cc6bd3bfb99db0bc96b4e6
• Submit your guest suggestions and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Guest: Kayla Jade @itsmekaylajade

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter

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Are there any witches or other magic-inclined beings in the audience who can help this chook break her curse??

LINKS

• Submit your Nightmare Fuel: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter

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Every day is a new opportunity to learn, so Abbie is sitting Amy down for a lesson from her favourite book on how to become an Alpha Male. What is an Alpha Male? What's the biggest secret about women you don't know? And where do you meet these chicks anyway??

LINKS

• See Abbie on tour https://linktr.ee/abbiechatfieldlovesmen
• Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

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PEW PEW PEW IT'S TIME FOR MORE QUICKFIRE NIGHTMARE FUELS!!! The last one has really raised the bar for what's possible in the soundscape of a NMF.

LINKS

• Submit your Nightmare Fuel: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antoinette Lattouf decided she'd won before her court case was over. In the midst of a ground-breaking fight against her unfair dismissal from the ABC, Antoinette turned to the annals of history, desperately searching for stories of women in Australian history who have fought similar battles. She found strength in what they'd been through, and has intertwined her own saga with these amazing women's fights in her new book Women Who Win. Abbie and Antoinette discuss the cost of speaking up, what it means to show up as an ally, facing the grief of 'what could have been' and much more.

LINKS

• Get Antoinette's book Women Who Win: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/women-who-win-9781761355370
• Follow Antoinette on IG: @antoinette_lattouf
• Submit your guest suggestions and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Guest: Antoinette Lattouf @antoinette_lattouf

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

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There's six degrees of separation and then there's this...

LINKS

• Submit your Nightmare Fuel: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
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• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

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We still can't believe it, the one and only ROXANE GAY is on the podcast!! Abbie consults Roxane on a bunch of pressing topics, including the state of feminism in 2026, the lure of glamorized lifestyles like 'trad wife' and 'soft life', and why men need to step up in the dating world.

LINKS

• See Roxane Gay: In Conversation at Vivid Sydney on June 12: https://www.vividsydney.com/event/minds/roxane-gay-in-conversation
• Submit your guest suggestions and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9
• Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram .
• Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review

CREDITS 

Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield

Guest: Roxane Gay @roxanegay74

Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball

It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.