IN CONVERSATION: Zara McDonald

Shameless

Shameless Media

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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G’day, wonderful humans! Last week, Zara interviewed Mich to celebrate the launch of their new book, The Space Between. Well, this week it’s Zara’s turn to be interviewed! Yay! Fun! Ok Less me (Annabelle, hey!) now, more them! In this chat, Mich asks Zara about it all: From how it feels to find out both your parents are sick with cancer, to having fears of infertility, working through chronic illness, and breaking down the self-doubt that often arises when you’re in a job as public and personal as this one. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Calming Blankets. Use the code ‘SHAMELESS’ for $115 off your adult's or children’s Calming Blanket. Oh oh oh and the book is FINALLY available and in all good bookstores! BUY THE SPACE BETWEEN HERE! 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! Our back catalogue of In Conversation interviews. Follow Shameless on Instagram. Join our book club Facebook Group. Subscribe to the weekly Shameless recommendations newsletter. 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.

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0:55.0	oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, you, Hello and welcome to this in conversation episode of Shameless with my wonderful friend, Zara McDonald.
1:14.1	As you would have heard on our episode together last week,
1:16.8	we are celebrating the launch of our new book, The Space Between,
1:20.4	by chatting with each other about life in our 20s so far the experiences that have
1:25.0	shaped us, challenged us and made us grow into who we are today. In this
1:29.8	conversation I have asked Zara about a lot like how it feels to find out both of your parents are sick with cancer,
1:36.7	to having fears about your fertility, working through chronic illness, and breaking down the self-doubt that often arises when you're in a job that's
1:44.3	as public and as personal as ours.
1:47.3	I consider myself so bloody lucky to call this woman my friend, my co-host and my business partner and I hope you enjoy
1:55.3	our chat together because I certainly did. Here is the incredible Zara Ellis with an e McDonald welcome to shameless in conversation how do we feel a little
2:10.9	strange definitely like I don't have enough interesting things to say to make
2:15.3	this worth anyone's time. Let's give it a shot. Click off now if you've just tuned in. Nothing to say, nothing
2:21.1	to learn. Goodbye.
2:23.5	We are recording this the day before our book is open for the world to read.
2:29.7	It is on sale tomorrow.
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