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Shameless Media

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4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Well hello there! On today’s show, are we all going monk-mode? From Piper Ratliff on The White Lotus to NunTok, it seems like everyone’s obsessed with the structure, purpose and routine of the life of a monk. And later, we’ll discuss the men who’ve taken their monk-ish lives straight to the bank… Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Huge thanks to Elite Eleven for making this episode of Shameless possible. To be in the running to win $200,000, simply spend $50 in-store, online or on the app. Don’t forget to use our discount code SHAMELESS10 for 10% your Elite Eleven order!Also, huge shout-out to Binge and their new series Mix Tape! On today’s show, Mich recommended We Used To Be Journos by Ette Media. Listen to their first episode, ‘Lattouf speaks out on ABC win, the fight and fallout’ and follow Ette Media on Instagram here. Read ‘Should I Go #MonkMode?” in The Cut here, and ‘Uncovering the Higher Truth of Jay Shetty’ in The Guardian here. Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Emily Li and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more… Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557ux Aaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours.

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0:00.0	This episode of Shameless Media.
0:06.7	This episode of Shameless is brought to you by Elite 11, who are giving away $200,000.
0:12.5	To be in the running, simply spend $50 in store online or on the app. I'm Hello and welcome to Shameless, the pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff.
0:47.4	You're joined, as always, by Melbourne writers, Michelle Andrews, that would be me, and Zara
0:52.1	McDonald, that would be you.
0:53.4	Hello, Michelle Andrews, and hello, producer Eilish Gill McDonald, that would be you. Hello, Michelle Andrews and hello, producer Ilish Gilligan.
0:56.3	Hi.
0:56.8	Hi, guys.
0:57.5	Coming up on today's show, are we all going monk mode?
1:00.9	From Piper Ratliff on the White Lotus to Nunn Talk, it seems everyone's obsessed with the structure,
1:06.0	purpose and routine for the life of a monk.
1:08.9	And later, let's discuss the men who have taken their monkish
1:12.0	lives straight to the bank. But first, Zazzy, how's your week? Great week, team. I,
1:18.7	you know how on Thursday we were talking a lot about celebrities who look after you. I got looked
1:24.1	after in a big way this morning. You looked after you. Huge way.
1:27.7	I think, to be honest, Michelle, one of the biggest ways I've ever been looked after.
1:30.8	Did you get a cuddle from a celebrity?
1:32.0	No.
1:33.0	No, that would be the biggest way to get looked after.
1:35.7	So Suki Waterhouse was on Triple J's Lack Aversion.
1:38.7	And she covered role models.
1:41.4	Look at that woman.
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