Untethered...with Clementine Ford
Untethered…with Clementine Ford is a weekly podcast exploring courage, choices and the catalysing moments in a person’s life that lead them to define themselves on their own terms. Untethered invites speakers, thinkers and everyday folk to share first person stories of untethering from the weight of the world’s bullshit. Whether you're desperate for some sage advice or looking to be inspired, Untethered will nurture the hopes, dreams and goals you have for yourself and give you the toolbox to do so with confidence.
Clementine Ford is a bestselling author of Fight Like A Girl, Boys Will Be Boys, How We Love: Notes on a life and I Don't: The Case Against Marriage. After a hugely successful two years at the helm of Dear Clementine - including winning Best Podcast Series at the 2023 mUmBRELLA Publish Awards and collecting one million downloads, fans of Clementine’s will revel in this new unfiltered, funny and engaging version of Clementine’s podcasting.
Find Clementine here:
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Episodes
28 episodes
THE FRIDAY FIVE: System of a Down (with empire)
This week: Flooding in Spain, the appeal of easily digestible feminist moments, All Eyes On Sudan, tax breaks for billionaires and a new moon in Scorpio. For the week ending November 3, 2024….this is the Friday Five with Clementine...
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25:33
DEAR CLEMENTINE: Wellness or cult?
✨This episode is proudly sponsored by Holme Beauty, home to the world’s best make up primer! Explore their range here, and check out their incredible new red lip glosses.✨“Dear Clementine
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THE FRIDAY FIVE: Not My King
Let’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of ...
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Episode 5
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40:28
DEAR CLEMENTINE: Tween girls, sexualisation and empowerment
“Dear Clementine, I would love some advice on how to support the tween girls in my life to be safe in a society that sexualises girls, without prematurely terrifying them. Although I have mostly aged out of men's attention (truly th...
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Episode 3
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29:29
The Friday Five: Clementine’s rundown of the week’s news
Let’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of ...
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Episode 3
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38:56
MARIEKE HARDY – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Growing Up
Marieke Hardy is a stalwart of the Australian creative scene, with a career in writing, performance and art spanning decades. As presenter of the podcast Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die, Marieke is fascinated by rituals of loss, longing ...
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1:12:22
Dear Clementine: "I'm worried I might be a creep"
"Dear Clementine,I’m cis male and have been second guessing my interactions with others. I notice I find it easier to socialise with women, and while I have some strong and satisfying male friendships, the vast majority of my new friend...
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Episode 2
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THE FRIDAY FIVE: Clementine's rundown of the week's news
Let’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of ...
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Episode 3
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43:53
DANA OMARI-HARRELL – Navigating Beauty Standards and Cultural Liberation
Dana Omari-Harrell is someone whose work I’ve admired for a long time, and I couldn’t wait to speak to her for this episode. We begin by discussing Dana’s work in the cosmetic space - interventions, beauty standards and honesty about procedures...
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1:04:59
Dear Clementine: Turning Thirty
In the first of Untethered's Dear Clementine advice line, a listener on the cusp of turning 30 asks what advice I would give to my 30 year old self. This episode is a heartfelt reassurance that your 30s are a time of growth, self-discovery, and...
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Untethered: Clementine's Friday Five
Let’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of ...
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23:42
SAMANTHA RATNAM - What Does It Mean To Be Politically Untethered?
This week, I’m joined by Samantha Ratnam, who resigned from her position as leader of the Victorian Greens to take on the increasingly precarious Labor seat of Wills in the forthcoming federal election. Samantha opens up about her journey as a ...
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46:00
Untethered: The Friday Five
World 'leaders' join forces to call on Israel to commit to a paltry 21 day ceasefire against Lebanon, and of course Israel refuses; Chappell Roan is hounded for having political integrity by the same people who can't bring themselves to demand ...
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Episode 1
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29:44
NADINE CHEMALI – The Beauty In Finding Common Ground
This week, I’m joined by one of my favourite people - a woman with one of the biggest hearts you’ll ever find. Nadine Chemali is a feminist organiser, thrill seeker and all-round excellent human. We had a beautiful conversation about community ...
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Untethered...with Clementine Ford Trailer
Untethered…with Clementine Ford is a weekly podcast exploring courage, choices and the catalysing moments in a person’s life that lead them to define themselves on their own terms. From choosing to remain childfree, cutting off toxic par...
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SHIRLEY MANSON – Teenage Rebellion, Sexism and Witches
This week, I’m joined by my own personal icon and legendary trailblazer, Shirley Manson, front woman of 90s rock band Garbage. We discuss teenage rebellion, sexism in the music industry, the patriarchal systems that shape our world ...
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1:06:48
Untethered: How to keep going
It's been a few weeks since I recorded an episode. Because what is there to say? Today's episode is a rumination on hopelessness and the responsibility we have to resist it. I consider the deep soul wound of watching a genocide play out...
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30:34
Untethered: How do we solve men’s violence against women?
Welcome to Untethered Advice, a new format for the Untethered pod! In today’s episode, a listener asks if monogamy is responsible in part for men’s violence against women, because of its emphasis on ownership. I answer this the bes...
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Episode 8
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33:35
Untethered: Confronting Silence on Palestine and Men's Violence Against Women
Speaking with conviction has always been my approach, especially when discussing topics that many shy away from. For this episode of Untethered, I'm going solo to talk about the hypocrisy of those suddenly speaking up about men's violence again...
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Episode 7
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28:12
Untethered TAROT: YUMIKO KADOTA
Part two of my episode with YUMIKO KADOTA is here! A beautiful reading I designed called THE STAR:S: The spirit. What light do you shine on the world?T: Truth. What truth are you here to illuminate?A: Arising. What's arising in ...
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Episode 6
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57:14
Untethered: YUMIKO KADOTA
***Apologies for the dodgy audio this week. I've discovered that my laptop doesn't have enough processors (?) to manage audio on Riverside, so I had to use backup audio that isn't super great! I'm upgrading this week.***This we...
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Episode 6
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1:01:00
Untethered: AJA BARBER part 2 - a tarot reading!
Part two of my episode with the incredible AJA BARBER. Aja was kind enough to let me read her tarot cards for this recording, and we get a beautiful insight into who she is beyond her sustainability work. A reminder that the spread featured her...
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Episode 5
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1:17:26
Untethered: AJA BARBER on Sustainability, Identity, and Embracing Transformation PART ONE of a Tarot Special!
Hello all, and welcome to an experimental new format for Untethered (at least for this week).Some of you will know I'm really into Tarot cards - both as a tool for spiritual awareness and also a tool to further understand ourselves and ...
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23:04
Untethered: CLAIRE TONTI on mothering, creation and melody (now with fixed audio!)
***Argh! Mercury is in retrograde which explains why the audio I uploaded earlier this week of this episode somehow removed all the music and left either giant blank spaces or a very strange affect on Claire's BEAUTIFUL song that closes out thi...
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Episode 4
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1:00:33
Hello and welcome from Clementine!
Hello beautiful listeners! This is a welcome message from me, thanking you all for tuning in to the first few weeks of Untethered. It's also an explanation for why there's no new episode this week - short answer, it's recorded and I'm editing i...
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