Katie O'Neill

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Sami Shah |Bec Cushway |Nadyat El Gawley |Katie O'Neill

From fallen angel to Netflix anti-hero, the Devil has had quite the makeover. In this episode of God Forbid, Sami Shah leads a devilishly good panel exploring the many faces of Satan — from ancient Hebrew texts to modern Satanism. Is the Devil a cosmic villain, a cultural scapegoat, or a misunderstood metaphor? We unpack how different religions and movements have shaped — and reshaped — the Prince of Darkness over time. Why did monotheism need a Devil when polytheism didn’t?

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | James Carleton |Bec Cushway |Katie O'Neill

For most of history, body size has been about more than just health — it’s been a tool of control. From colonial ideals of “discipline” to modern-day diet culture, our ideas about fatness and thinness are deeply tied to morality, power, and profit. But are we getting it all wrong? Why do we see fatness as a personal failure rather than a natural variation in human bodies? How have our ideas of race and femininity affected our ideas of acceptable fat?

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Elsa Silberstein |Katie O'Neill |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie deBettencor

If you think perimenopause is reserved for mid-life, think again. When other 20 and 30-somethings are out partying or decorating the nursery, how do you cope with night sweats, hot flashes, brain fog and a tired libido? What's it like to have the body of a young woman, filled with the hormones of someone decades older? Yumi Stynes meets women going through perimenopause far earlier than they expected to learn how they manage their symptoms and cope with the prospect of infertility.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Elsa Silberstein |Katie O'Neill |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie deBettencor

Is perimenopause brain fog jamming up your workday? Are you constantly in a bad mood or irrationally angry at your kids who are only as annoying as usual? Is your memory failing you for the simplest words? Riding the hormonal rollercoaster of perimenopause has a huge impact on our brains — from mood to memory, sleep to stress. Come hang with Yumi Stynes as she meets women convinced that they're losing their minds or even going through dementia, but are, in fact, in the depths of perimenopause.

Nov 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Yumi Stynes |Katie O'Neill |Tamar Cranswick |Alex Lollback |Ann-Marie deBettencor

Yumi: Hey ladies, it's talkback time where I get into my agony aunt gear which yes, does involve a flowing caftan and a big hairy bush. Not to mention some statement jewellery and all the answers, or at least my versions of answers to your big life questions. Now before we get to Ella's question, I want to introduce the wonderful Tamar who is a long-suffering, long-standing, long-serving producer on Ladies We Need To Talk. Tamar: Hi.Yumi: Hi, Tamar.