IN CONVERSATION: Rae Johnston

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Happy Thursday absolute faves! Today on the show, we bring you the effervescent Rae Johnston. Rae is a Wiradjuri woman who fell pregnant as a teenager, and credits that experience with changing the course of her life. Rae is the former editor of millennial website Junkee, is an award-winning STEM journalist, and now holds the impressive role as the first ever Science and Technology Editor for NITV. In this chat, Rae tells us about what it’s like to miscarry as a teenager, fall pregnant again months later, then chase career dreams, all while raising a young child. If you’d like to hear more from Rae, which you no doubt 1000% do, follow her on Instagram @raejohnston. And for those In Conversation episodes we mentioned at the end of today’s episode, click here for Jamila Rizvi and here for Brooke Boney. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Jo Mercer. Head here to check out their premium shoes, and don’t forget to use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ at checkout for 25% off! If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! But wait! There’s more! Follow Shameless on Instagram. Join our book club Facebook Group. Subscribe to the weekly Shameless recommendations newsletter. Pre-order our upcoming book about life in your twenties, The Space Between. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in a Monday episode, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of Shameless is brought to you by Joe Mercer, premium
0:03.8	fashion leather footwear made to last.
0:06.7	When I was going to my health checks when I was pregnant with my son. I was asked every single visit. How many
0:17.6	cigarettes have you had today? How much have you had to drink? What drugs have you taken?
0:21.6	And every single time I had to say,
0:23.7	I'm not smoking, I'm not drinking, I don't trade drugs,
0:27.5	I'm pregnant.
0:28.7	Every single time, and it was the same people
0:30.7	I was talking to every single week. It's like they pull out a different checklist for
0:36.0	Aboriginal women and instead of judging them as the person that's sitting before them, they're
0:39.7	judged on what kind of stereotypes they've perceived. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hello and welcome to this in conversation episode of Shameless with the effervescent Ray Johnston.
1:15.6	Ray is a wirudgery woman who fell pregnant as a teenager and credits that experience to changing the course of her life.
1:22.4	Ray is the former editor of millennial website
1:24.7	Junkie, is an award-winning STEM journalist, and now holds the impressive role as the
1:29.6	first ever science and technology editor for NITB. In this chat we go everywhere from what it's like to
1:35.8	miscarry as a teenager and then fall pregnant again within months to how she raised a child
1:41.1	by herself from the age of 18 and how to hustle to get the career you want even when there are plenty of hurdles standing in your way.
1:48.6	We were so energized after this chat with Ray and we just adored having her on Mike with us. We cannot wait for you to hear her story.
1:56.1	Here's Ray Johnson. Welcome to to shameless in conversation.
2:04.4	This interview has been months in the making.
2:07.0	Absolutely, thanks so much for having me.
2:09.0	I have been waiting very patiently to be able to come on and chat with your vote.
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