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It was a random Sunday. A random escape to the shops. And somehow, Lise had the kind of mythical shopping day where she reached flow state and everything just... worked. Pink denim? An olive satin skirt? Gorman??? Apparently yes. Whose to blame? The stars? The moon? Belinda Zuccarello? No. The David Jones credit card of course. Just don’t forget to cancel before the annual fee hits, right?

Lise has got her hands on Zoe Foster Blake’s new novel Group Chat and now has a simple question: are you the kind of friendship group who keeps talking about taking a girls’ trip....but never does? Because talking about a girls’ trip is easy. Actually booking it? A LOT harder. We talk about the money. The logistics. The mental load. And that weird little guilt that creeps in when you consider spending a significant chunk of time and money on an experience that is… just for you. And if money is the barrier, yep. we get it. Sarah has a genius idea that might finally get everyone onto a plane. Goldies, we need to know: what’s the trip you and your friends have been talking about taking?

It started with a question. A nagging one. Lise couldn't stop thinking what is my body actually doing underneath this Mirena? So, at 46 she decided to find out. Today, Lise gives Sarah the full three-month post-Mirena report. The conversation with her gynaecologist. The back up plans. The effects. And what happens when you start to pay close attention to your body Ps It's Dr Peta Wright at Vera Wellness in Samford. Nobody ask Sarah.

If you need a genuinely good read for the school holidays, we’ve got you. Liane Moriarty is back in the world of Big Little Lies with the very hotly antipated banger, Big Little Truths. It’s ten years later, with teenagers, perimenopause, ageing parents, school WhatsApp groups and one very mysterious severed finger. She joins us to talk why this stage of life gave her so much to work with. We also get into Hollywood casting, parenting teenagers who apparently don’t need you until suddenly they desperately do at midnight, and the experience of reading a book that feels just a little too much like your own life. Big Little Truths is out now. Consider your holiday reading sorted! The Fine Print: Want to support the show and become a Goldie? Subscribe to Lise and Sarah GOLD on Apple Podcasts here (http://apple.co/LiseandSarah) For Android users you can become a Goldie via Substack! The best way is to subscribe via your desktop computer here: https://liseandsarah.substack.com/ The show phone is: 0489 214 653 Our mailbag address is: Lise and Sarah Clearshot Digital Unit 3 / 421 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120 Don’t forget to read Big Little Truths with us for a spontaneous book club https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761563102/ Disco Club tickets are here! BRISBANE | FRI NOV 20 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 BRISBANE | SAT NOV 21 | SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRI NOV 27 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 SYDNEY SAT NOV 28 | TICKETS https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=LISSARDC26&eg=VENUE&ep=VENUE PERTH | SAT DEC 5 | TICKETS https://megatix.com.au/events/disco-club We record at Clearshot Digital (https://clearshot.digital/) in Brisbane and they’re awesome

Remy’s semi-formal is two days away and the teenage Party House has entered full event-production mode. Because honestly, Remy’s mom has got it goin on. And also, she wants some things done around the house. So what better way to motivate your husband into painting the verandah then to ask 50 guests to come around before the School semi-formal? From the actual teenager logistics - no food! no corsages! To Dad’s R.M. Williams being squeezed onto feet one size too big, it’s all the things you ever wondered about teens, semi-formals, and how to keep your cool throughout it all.

When the Carlaw’s won the meat tray at the footy it was treated with the reverence of a third child. And it’s got Sarah thinking. Say you win big. A stonking powerball or a lotto. Who would you tell? How much would you give away? And if you kept it quiet… what would the signs be? Lise has a conspiracy theory about an Australian influencer, Sarah’s buying a place in Bondi, and Dane just wants the serenity of a Bonnie Doon-style mudflat. And, Gen Z apparently aren’t pashing anymore, if they even call it that. The Fine Print: Want to support the show and become a Goldie? Subscribe to Lise and Sarah GOLD on Apple Podcasts here (http://apple.co/LiseandSarah) For Android users you can become a Goldie via Substack! The best way is to subscribe via your desktop computer here: https://liseandsarah.substack.com/ The show phone is: 0489 214 653 Our mailbag address is: Lise and Sarah Clearshot Digital Unit 3 / 421 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120 Don’t forget to read Big Little Truths with us for a spontaneous book club https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761563102/ Disco Club tickets are here! BRISBANE | FRI NOV 20 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 BRISBANE | SAT NOV 21 | SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRI NOV 27 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 SYDNEY SAT NOV 28 | TICKETS https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=LISSARDC26&eg=VENUE&ep=VENUE PERTH | SAT DEC 5 | TICKETS https://megatix.com.au/events/disco-club We record at Clearshot Digital (https://clearshot.digital/) in Brisbane and they’re awesome

We've done something we've never done in more than a decade of friendship: a sleepover. Kids were packed. Pillows were hauled across Brisbane. The Carlaws lit the fire pit. And for a night, two families merged into one. There were homemade burgers, marshmallows, pancakes, teenage awkwardness, an unexpectedly chivalrous jumper offer and $50 spent on Kayo for reasons Lise is still processing. But perhaps the elaborate girls weekend can wait. For now, the sleepover is the great friendship move.

At Casa Carlaws, they’re gearing up for a big week. They’re hosting the semi-formal "pre’s. Teenagers in suits and sateen, and the house looking it’s absolute best. That was until Max took hold of the high pressure hose, and created “art” on the driveway. Complete with ball hair. Can we all go live at Sarah’s instead, where it’s spa days, “huzz” talk and dreamy French braid aesthetics? Meanwhile, Sarah has officially had enough of the digital leash, is paying your kids “brave dollars” actually genius parenting, and meet the perfect rescue dog: a three-legged Jack Russell called Toto The Fine Print: Send us something for the background! The address for fan mail, cards, post it notes and drawings is: Lise and Sarah Clearshot Digital Unit 3 / 421 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120 Don’t forget to read Big Little Truths with us for a spontaneous book club https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761563102/ Disco Club tickets are here! BRISBANE | FRI NOV 20 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 BRISBANE | SAT NOV 21 | SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRI NOV 27 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 SYDNEY SAT NOV 28 | TICKETS https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=LISSARDC26&eg=VENUE&ep=VENUE PERTH | SAT DEC 5 | TICKETS https://megatix.com.au/events/disco-club Want to support the show and become a Goldie? Subscribe to Lise and Sarah GOLD on Apple Podcasts here (http://apple.co/LiseandSarah) For Android users you can become a Goldie via Substack! The best way is to subscribe via your desktop computer here: https://liseandsarah.substack.com/ You can then connect your Substack to Spotify. Here’s how: How to listen to Lise & Sarah GOLD on Spotify Open your welcome email from Substack after becoming a paid subscriber. Scroll until you see the section about podcast listening options. Tap 'Listen in Spotify'. You’ll be prompted to connect your Spotify account to Substack. Follow the prompts and hit approve/allow. Spotify should then open automatically and Lise & Sarah GOLD will appear in your podcast feed. Hit follow - and you’re in. New GOLD episodes will now land in Spotify every Friday like a tiny emotional support package. If it’s not showing up: Make sure you’re logged into the same email/account you used to subscribe on Substack. Check your Spotify app is updated. Go back to the original Substack email and tap the Spotify link again. Still stuck? Visit Substack Support for help connecting your podcast feed to Spotify. Technology is humbling for all of us. We record at Clearshot Digital (https://clearshot.digital/) in Brisbane and they’re awesome

Do you have a hobby? Not reading or going for coffee. We mean an actual, bona fide side quest. After Sarah’s sister takes up tennis and discovers the intoxicating thrill of graduating from the Guppies, we start wondering whether grown women need something of their own. Preferably outside the house and with absolutely no productive outcome attached. This sends us down several paths. Sarah considers learning to gallop on a horse. Lise asks ChatGPT to prescribe her a hobby and …well, don’t trust the robots. We work our way through a list of 33 August side quests, and then somewhere between horse riding, sewing clubs, and Clueless, we arrive at the real question: does having a hobby make life richer, or is it just another bloody thing we’re supposed to optimise? Goldies, we need your help. Tell us your hobby in the GOLD Facebook group!

Lise has returned from the Great Ocean Road with a new identity: biker woman. Turns out romance in midlife looks less like champagne and rose petals and more like thermals, Tipping Point, and your husband listening to the same Bon Jovi song for approximately 70 hours. We also investigate a Gen X theory: did growing up with brutal 90s video games accidentally make us more resilient? Plus: the shoes giving pig trotter, a wildlife encounter that absolutely was not a wildlife encounter, and the brilliant things we’re watching and reading right now. The Fine Print: This episode was proudly brought to you by NESCAFÉ https://www.instagram.com/nescafeanz/ Need a new read? Read Big Little Truths with us for a spontaneous book club https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761563102/ Send us something for the background! The address for fan mail, cards, post it notes and drawings is: Lise and Sarah Clearshot Digital Unit 3 / 421 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120 Disco Club tickets are here! BRISBANE | FRI NOV 20 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 BRISBANE | SAT NOV 21 | SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRI NOV 27 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 SYDNEY SAT NOV 28 | TICKETS https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=LISSARDC26&eg=VENUE&ep=VENUE PERTH | SAT DEC 5 | TICKETS https://megatix.com.au/events/disco-club Want to support the show and become a Goldie? Subscribe to Lise and Sarah GOLD on Apple Podcasts here (http://apple.co/LiseandSarah) For Android users you can become a Goldie via Substack! The best way is to subscribe via your desktop computer here: https://liseandsarah.substack.com/ You can then connect your Substack to Spotify. Here’s how: How to listen to Lise & Sarah GOLD on Spotify Open your welcome email from Substack after becoming a paid subscriber. Scroll until you see the section about podcast listening options. Tap 'Listen in Spotify'. You’ll be prompted to connect your Spotify account to Substack. Follow the prompts and hit approve/allow. Spotify should then open automatically and Lise & Sarah GOLD will appear in your podcast feed. Hit follow - and you’re in. New GOLD episodes will now land in Spotify every Friday like a tiny emotional support package. If it’s not showing up: Make sure you’re logged into the same email/account you used to subscribe on Substack. Check your Spotify app is updated. Go back to the original Substack email and tap the Spotify link again. Still stuck? Visit Substack Support for help connecting your podcast feed to Spotify. Technology is humbling for all of us. We record at Clearshot Digital (https://clearshot.digital/) in Brisbane and they’re awesome

One of us has reached breaking point with their wardrobe. HINT: it’s not “self appointed stylist” Lise. No no no. It’s “I’m-getting-rid-of-my-signature-look” Sarah. So the algorithm has served up the ten-second wardrobe purge to our floral-midi-shunning-gal. The theory: try something on and decide in ten seconds whether to keep it. Seriously: how do you get out of a clothing funk, Goldies? How did you find what worked for you? Ideas needed! Jump in the facebook group for the chat.

Oh god. We’ve both been sleeping on the botched side of the bed…. for decades. According to Feng Shui, one side gives you active dragon energy, while the other offers the deep rest and restoration of the tiger. Unfortunately, the men appear to have claimed the tiger side, which is possibly why we’re so tired? Also: Sarah proposes a national spending limit for children’s birthday presents, Lise reports that our carefully chosen grey-and-white homes are now apparently embarrassing, and we have a plan to bring friendship speed dating to Brisbane. The Fine Print: Send us something for the background! The address for fan mail, cards, post it notes and drawings is: Lise and Sarah Clearshot Digital Unit 3 / 421 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120 Disco Club tickets are here! BRISBANE | FRI NOV 20 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 BRISBANE | SAT NOV 21 | SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRI NOV 27 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 SYDNEY SAT NOV 28 | TICKETS https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=LISSARDC26&eg=VENUE&ep=VENUE PERTH | SAT DEC 5 | TICKETS https://megatix.com.au/events/disco-club Want to support the show and become a Goldie? Subscribe to Lise and Sarah GOLD on Apple Podcasts here (http://apple.co/LiseandSarah) For Android users you can become a Goldie via Substack! The best way is to subscribe via your desktop computer here: https://liseandsarah.substack.com/ You can then connect your Substack to Spotify. Here’s how: How to listen to Lise & Sarah GOLD on Spotify Open your welcome email from Substack after becoming a paid subscriber. Scroll until you see the section about podcast listening options. Tap 'Listen in Spotify'. You’ll be prompted to connect your Spotify account to Substack. Follow the prompts and hit approve/allow. Spotify should then open automatically and Lise & Sarah GOLD will appear in your podcast feed. Hit follow - and you’re in. New GOLD episodes will now land in Spotify every Friday like a tiny emotional support package. If it’s not showing up: Make sure you’re logged into the same email/account you used to subscribe on Substack. Check your Spotify app is updated. Go back to the original Substack email and tap the Spotify link again. Still stuck? Visit Substack Support for help connecting your podcast feed to Spotify. Technology is humbling for all of us. We record at Clearshot Digital (https://clearshot.digital/) in Brisbane and they’re awesome

A dear Goldie’s birthday came and went, and many of the friends she’s loved for decades…simply forgot. She knows people are busy. She knows a missed date doesn’t erase years of friendship. But it still left her feeling hurt and overlooked and frankly, a bit shit. We unpack why midlife birthdays, whether being forgotten is a genuine friendship red flag, and the uncomfortable truth…can people only meet expectations they know about?

The Esprit sweater has gone viral at Costco in the US, and elder millenials are losing their minds. Lise is preparing to mobilise a nationwide operation. Women at every Port. Someone on the inside. She needs answers (and possibly a Costco membership). Elsewhere, Lise declares that 23 years of The Block is enough, before remembering why Shelley Craft is actually probably Australia best and nicest celebrity. Now she wants to watch The Block again, just for Shelley. Fair! Plus, why teenagers would rather hold their bladder until exploding point than ask another human being where the toilet is, and driving in the 90’s. And finally, the Scottish tarot results are in. Apparently the future holds adventure, abundance…..and Sunflowers. Shit you not. The Fine Print: Send us something for the background! The address for fan mail, cards, post it notes and drawings is: Lise and Sarah Clearshot Digital Unit 3 / 421 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120 Disco Club tickets are here! BRISBANE | FRI NOV 20 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 BRISBANE | SAT NOV 21 | SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRI NOV 27 | TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/lise-sarahs-disco-club-tickets/artist/3329869 SYDNEY SAT NOV 28 | TICKETS https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=LISSARDC26&eg=VENUE&ep=VENUE PERTH | SAT DEC 5 | TICKETS https://megatix.com.au/events/disco-club Want to support the show and become a Goldie? Subscribe to Lise and Sarah GOLD on Apple Podcasts here (http://apple.co/LiseandSarah) For Android users you can become a Goldie via Substack! The best way is to subscribe via your desktop computer here: https://liseandsarah.substack.com/ You can then connect your Substack to Spotify. Here’s how: How to listen to Lise & Sarah GOLD on Spotify Open your welcome email from Substack after becoming a paid subscriber. Scroll until you see the section about podcast listening options. Tap 'Listen in Spotify'. You’ll be prompted to connect your Spotify account to Substack. Follow the prompts and hit approve/allow. Spotify should then open automatically and Lise & Sarah GOLD will appear in your podcast feed. Hit follow - and you’re in. New GOLD episodes will now land in Spotify every Friday like a tiny emotional support package. If it’s not showing up: Make sure you’re logged into the same email/account you used to subscribe on Substack. Check your Spotify app is updated. Go back to the original Substack email and tap the Spotify link again. Still stuck? Visit Substack Support for help connecting your podcast feed to Spotify. Technology is humbling for all of us. We record at Clearshot Digital (https://clearshot.digital/) in Brisbane and they’re awesome

Lise is about to make her husband’s dreams come true. Well…mostly. She is about to board a plane, climb onto the back of Dane’s Harley, and spend six days riding the Great Ocean Road. It’s not exactly going to be a leather-clad Pirelli Calendar Moment. It’s more thermals and helmet hair. But that’s adventure, right? Pray to the weather Gods, Goldies!