Motherhood - A Beautiful Nightmare

Soundbowl Productions

YOU’RE PERFECTLY IMPERFECT, OVERWORKED AND SERIOUSLY UNDERPAID; BUT YOUR ABILITY TO LOVE IS UNLIMITED. YOU’RE PUSHED BEYOND YOUR LIMITS AND THE DREAM OF DITCHING THE CONVENTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR YOUR LONG OVERDUE FREEDOM, ONLY TO MISS YOUR FAMILY FIVE MINUTES LATER IS SOMETHING YOU KNOW ALL TOO WELL. SHANELLE FRANKLIN AND TAMARA LINKE NAVIGATE THE STEEP LEARNING CURVE OF THE URBAN MOTHER DEALING WITH THE NEVER ENDING LIST OF DEMANDS, CAREERS, RELATIONSHIPS AND SELF-PRESERVATION, ALL WHILST TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE HOLY GRAIL. LARGELY DRAWN FROM THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, MOTHERHOOD A BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO TAKE A BREAK AND REALISE, YOUR JOURNEY (LIKE EVERY OTHER MOTHER), IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. IT HOLDS A MIRROR UP TO THE MUM WHO DOESN’T TAKE HERSELF TOO SERIOUSLY; MEANDERING HER WAY THROUGH THE AWKWARDNESS OF PARENTHOOD. ESSENTIALLY, SHANELLE AND TAMARA LIVE BY THEIR MANTRA ‘LET’S MAKE IT UP AS WE GO ALONG AND PRETEND WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING’. SPOKEN WITH HUMOUR, HEART AND TRUTH, THIS SHOW TAKES A DIG AT FAMILY DYNAMICS AND THE FUNDAMENTAL DESIRE TO CREATE A BALANCE. IT’S SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, AND NO ONE’S WINNING!

  • 5 minutes 14 seconds
    TIT BITS- DEADLY COMMUNION

    Titbits- it's the bite sized podcast that takes the Mickey Bliss out of a top trending story.

    Shanelle and Tamara team up with lifestyle page Mum's Lounge to bring you the number one story of the week. From stories of colossal embarrassment to blood boiling injustice, the gals discuss, judge (not much) and call it where it lies. Episodes drop every Thursday.


    The blood of Christ may also mean a trip to ER.

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    16 April 2025, 7:30 pm
  • 35 minutes 40 seconds
    NUT DROPS & TIT SLIPS
    Wowser! Our nipples are slippery little suckers; waiting for a moment to show themselves whenever there's a loose fitting top or a popped shirt button, causing ultimate embarrassment. But what about the slippery willies you ask? Yes, they're out there too.

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    13 April 2025, 7:30 pm
  • 6 minutes 3 seconds
    TIT BITS- MY HOUSE IS A TOILET

    Titbits- it's the bite sized podcast that takes the Mickey Bliss out of a top trending story.

    Shanelle and Tamara team up with lifestyle page Mum's Lounge to bring you the number one story of the week. From stories of colossal embarrassment to blood boiling injustice, the gals discuss, judge (not much) and call it where it lies. Episodes drop every Thursday.


    Yes, Ms Yang lives in a toilet.

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    9 April 2025, 7:30 pm
  • 36 minutes 58 seconds
    THE TIME I QUIT MY JOB
    We can all regale countless tales of quitting a job, getting sacked from that pizza joint, or when your boss is a complete lunatic and you have no other options left but to cut the chord then and there.

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    6 April 2025, 7:30 pm
  • 57 minutes 48 seconds
    SUPERMARKET SWAP- WITH SPECIAL GUEST NABULA BRDAR

    Ever wanted to know what's really hiding in your food on those supermarket shelves? Sure, it says natural (tick), gluten free (tick) and the packaging screams home-made or just how mother nature intended. But turn that package over and view that ingredients list. Beef gelatin anyone? Or perhaps a full dose of MSG you never knew you needed.


    Super woman Nabula Brdar takes a seat with the ladies to discuss exactly what her supermarket swap is all about, and how to moderate in your consumption of all those nasties in your foods. Don't worry, she's making it easy for you too!

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    9 March 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 4 minutes 52 seconds
    TIT BITS- WELSH WIND

    Titbits- it's the bite sized podcast that takes the Mickey Bliss out of a top trending story.

    Shanelle and Tamara team up with lifestyle page Mum's Lounge to bring you the number one story of the week. From stories of colossal embarrassment to blood boiling injustice, the gals discuss, judge (not much) and call it where it lies. Episodes drop every Thursday.


    What better way to execute revenge than to send your ex's new girlfriend a stream of fart videos.

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    5 March 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 35 minutes 33 seconds
    LAUNDRY LIST OF REGRETS
    We regret the big things, we regret the small things. It's not only about the wrong boyfriend or quitting your job- it's about the awkward thing you said to the hot guy at the bus stop or the time you wet yourself at the supermarket because you waited too long. But why regret anything at all?

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    2 March 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 5 minutes 30 seconds
    TIT BITS - SCOTTISH PRANKSTER

    Titbits- it's the bite sized podcast that takes the Mickey Bliss out of a top trending story.

    Shanelle and Tamara team up with lifestyle page Mum's Lounge to bring you the number one story of the week. From stories of colossal embarrassment to blood boiling injustice, the gals discuss, judge (not much) and call it where it lies. Episodes drop every Thursday.


    When you have a bad day, what else is left to do but to torture poor marathon runners?

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    26 February 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 45 minutes 2 seconds
    BOOMER
    Oh the boomers- we love em, but we also wince when they bring up topics like immigration and neuro divergence. Let's face it, we're all going to be there one day, and the ageing aint slowing down.

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    23 February 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 4 minutes 19 seconds
    TIT BITS- TAKE ME TO JAIL!
    Think about your bucket list for a minute. Visit Rome, climb a mountain, learn French? All completely acceptable things. Not for 104 year old Loretta! She's got big plans.

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    19 February 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 38 minutes
    DR. GOOGLE
    Why does my wife not like me? Why don't I have any friends? How do giraffes clean their ears? Why is my beard itchy? Google helps us in those times when we really need answers to life's vital questions. But does it??

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    16 February 2025, 6:30 pm
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