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About the episode:

Pia Miranda and Janine Allis went onto Australian Survivor with very different plans: Pia was determined to win, while Janine was looking for an adventure. Neither expected to find a lifelong best friend along the way.

After spending around 50 days together without phones, TV or the usual comforts of life, the pair formed an extraordinary bond; one built on humour, honesty, and complete trust.

Now, seven years after Survivor, Pia and Janine join Tiffany Dunk to talk about the friendship that changed how they see themselves, why they believe true friends should make you the best version of yourself, and how they stay close despite living in different states and having very different lives.

They also reveal their friendship's love language, their hilarious holiday rituals, why their husbands have accepted that they're basically each other's "wives", and the advice they'd give anyone trying to make meaningful friendships later in life.

Plus, Pia talks about her new ABC cooking show Recipe of the Year with Adam Liaw, the TV project she and Janine are developing together, and why they're both exploring spirituality and self-growth.

Moments you’ll hear:

• How Pia and Janine first met on Australian Survivor
• The moment Janine tried to vote Pia out and why it cemented their friendship
• What 50 days without phones, TV or creature comforts revealed about them
• How Janine helped Pia recognise her own strength
• How they built complete trust in a game based on paranoia
• How their friendship has changed the way they approach other relationships
• The moment Pia realised this was a lifelong friendship
• How they maintain a close friendship while living in different states
• Their theory of "friendship buckets" and why happiness can't come from just one person
• How to recognise when you've found "your people"
• Their advice for making new friends
• How they support each other through parenting, work, health and life
• The TV show they're developing together, exploring spirituality and self-growth
• Their ideal friendship date: surfing, walking, talking and good food
• Why they know they'll grow old together

You can find out more about Recipe of the Year, the new ABC cooking series with Pia Miranda and Adam Liaw here.

Thank you for listening ❤️

Before you leave...

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What did you think? We are a brand-new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Love Stories community and visit us at womensweekly.com.au

Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au

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Credits

Host: Tiffany Dunk

Edited by Leah Porges

Production by Leah Porges

Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team

Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain

Learn More: The Australian Women's Weekly website

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you enjoy this episode of The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories, make sure you pop on over and follow us on your podcast app of choice! Here we are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and even in full video on YouTube (wow!).

About the episode:

Tegan Higginbotham and Paul Verhoeven's love story began with a very unusual first date: a lingerie football game, followed by a birthday party and their first kiss outside a drag bar.

Now married, the comedy creators join Tiffany Dunk to talk about their Paris wedding, the proposal almost derailed by a Cornish pasty, the ducks that interrupted their ceremony, and how they navigate working together on Stan's new comedy series, Gnomes.

They also share what they've learned about love, laughter, communication, and keeping a relationship strong through the highs and lows of two careers in entertainment.

Moments you’ll hear:

• Tegan and Paul's very unusual first date
• How their paths crossed several times before they finally got together
• Why making each other laugh is such an important part of their relationship
• Their "anxiety pav" and how food became their love language
• The proposal that was almost derailed by a Cornish pasty
• Why they decided to get married in Paris
• The ducks that dive-bombed their wedding ceremony
• How they navigated the ups and downs of two careers in entertainment
• What lockdown taught them about their relationship
• The "seven-year itch" — and why they were still going strong
• How Tegan and Paul learned to work together creatively on Gnomes
• Their advice for couples who work together
• What they hope their relationship looks like in another 13 years

You can find out more about Gnomes, the new Stan Original comedy series written by Tegan Higginbotham and Paul Verhoeven, here.

Thank you for listening ❤️

Before you leave...

🗣️ Get in touch

What did you think? We are a brand-new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Love Stories community and visit us at womensweekly.com.au

Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au

If you share your love story on social media please tag us, we're @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories

Subscribe to The Australian Women's Weekly at www.womensweekly.com.au 👈🏽

Credits

Host: Tiffany Dunk

Edited by Phoebe Zukowski-Wallace

Production by Leah Porges

Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team

Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain

Learn More: The Australian Women's Weekly website

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you enjoy this episode of The Australian Women's Weekly Love Stories, make sure you pop on over and follow us on your podcast app of choice! Here we are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and even in full video on YouTube (wow!).

About the episode:

Shaun Micallef admits he approached fatherhood much like an IKEA flatpack: without reading the instructions.

Now his middle son Gabe is 26, and the pair have become colleagues, co-hosting Network 10’s Shaun Micallef’s Parents Evening, a game show that tests just how well parents and their adult children really know each other.

In this episode, Shaun and Gabe sit down with Tiffany Dunk to talk about what Gabe inherited from his dad, growing up with one of Australia’s best-known comedians and how their relationship has changed now that they’re both adults.

Plus, they reveal how the homemade movies they made together when Gabe was a child may have laid the groundwork for them eventually ending up on television together.

Moments you’ll hear:

• Shaun’s theory about whether love actually exists
• Why Shaun decided not to read the parenting books
• The simple childhood adventures Gabe remembers with his dad
• What Gabe inherited from Shaun
• The homemade movies they made together as a family
• What it was really like growing up with Shaun Micallef as your dad
• How Parents Evening brought father and son together professionally
• What Shaun and Gabe hope for each other’s futures

Watch Shaun Micallef’s Parents Evening on Network 10 and 10 Play.

Thank you for listening ❤️

Before you leave...

🗣️ Get in touch

What did you think? We are a brand-new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Love Stories community and visit us at womensweekly.com.au

Email us your love stories (and any feedback) at awwlovestories@aremedia.com.au

If you share your love story on social media please tag us, we're @womensweeklymag, and use the hashtag #AWWLoveStories

Subscribe to The Australian Women's Weekly at www.womensweekly.com.au 👈🏽

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Credits

Host: Tiffany Dunk

Edited by Leah Porges

Production by Leah Porges

Our wonderful The Australian Women's Weekly team

Our Head of Vodcasting is Rachel Fountain

Learn More: The Australian Women's Weekly website

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.