We are both back from gallivanting around Europe and couldn’t think of a more fitting movie than Mamma Mia! This movie and the accompanying playlist continue to bring us both a lot of joy and we hope you feel that in our episode today! In this episode we chat about how this movie approached the conversation of aging both physically (Tanya) and emotionally (“GROW BACK DOWN”).

Taylor’s recommendation: My Body by Emily Ratajkowski & The Making of Mamma Mia! on YouTube

Gel’s recommendations: The Wedding People by Alison Espach and Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

The content we mentioned:

Mamma Mia Behind the Scenes- https://youtu.be/_n7xAsfYyKA?si=CEjpkku7nsN2Lu4e

THRASHER-HORNE LONG READS: The story of how MAMMA MIA! became MAMMA MIA! - https://thcenter.org/blog/thrasher-horne-long-reads-the-story-of-how-mamma-mia-became-mamma-mia/

Social media drives rise in cosmetic surgery as industry faces further reforms - https://anmj.org.au/social-media-drives-rise-in-cosmetic-surgery-as-industry-faces-further-reforms/

What’s the connection between cosmetic procedures and mental health? - https://www.monash.edu/medicine/news/latest/2023-articles/whats-the-connection-between-cosmetic-procedures-and-mental-health

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

You can also send us an email!! Our email address is hello@whatwewerefed.com

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Hello! We're back from our break with a bang! Coming up on today’s show we’re chatting about Sex and the City, specifically Season 3, Episode 3, “Attack of the Five Foot Ten Woman”. We'll be unpacking comparison, impossible beauty standards and body image. We chat about Carrie’s obsession with Big’s new wife Natasha, Charlotte’s struggle to feel comfortable in her body at the spa, and Miranda feeling judged for the way she lives her life. Three storylines, one common thread: women seeing themselves through someone else’s eyes.

Lil's recommendation: Freida McFadden's Never Lie and Do Not Disturb (she has read 13 of her books this year!!)

Taylor's recommendation: Go to the movies!! Cinema is back baby! Recs: The Invite, The Odyssey and Spiderman

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy), with special guest Lil Berias (lilberias). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed).

You can also send us an email!! Our email address is hello@whatwewerefed.com

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!

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Both of us grew up watching Friends in our teen years. It’s a show that brought us so much joy, laughter and comfort. While it continues to be one of our favourite shows of all time, some of the ‘comedy’ hasn’t aged well and we want to talk about it. We don’t have time to chat through every episode, so for today we’re going to do a deep dive on ‘The one with all the thanksgivings’ and talk about the role that fat Monica played in the show, body commentary, stereotypes around the kind of people heterosexual males find attractive and of course Rachel’s nose job. We also play our own version of Friends bamboozle… let’s see if you can get more right than Gel!!

Lil recommended: An episode of the Inherited Podcast titled 'Ruby's Nana Kay on her life lessons at 80'.

Gel recommended: Simple Home Edit, One-pan Tandoori Chicken and Rice AND Off Campus Official Playlist on Spotify

The content we mentioned:

More than a third of Australians considering cosmetic surgery - Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine.

Fat Monica, Fat Suits, and FRIENDS - Exploring narratives of fatness by Amy Gullage.

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). Today’s special guest is Olivia Pupillo (@lilberias). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

You can also send us an email!! Our email address is hello@whatwewerefed.com

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!

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Hello hello and welcome to our final ep together before we head off on a little break!! Coming up on today’s show we’re chatting about Eat, Pray, Love. We don’t have time to deep dive the entire movie, so for today we’re going to focus mostly on ‘eat’. We chat about taking a break without guilt, dressing to feel comfortable and confident in our body, andddd we also have someone special we want to introduce you to at the end of the ep too!!

Gel recommendation: Marty, Life Is Short on Netflix AND Stanley Tucci’s book ‘What I Ate in One Year: (And related thoughts)’

Taylor recommendation: Off Campus

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

You can also send us an email!! Our email address is hello@whatwewerefed.com

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!

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Both of us can clearly recall the first time we watched the Dove Real Beauty Campaign and we wanted to talk about why it has stuck in our minds after all these years.

While this is a little different to our usual episodes, we think this is such an important conversation.

We talk about the role Dove played back when we first encountered the brand in 2004, and how relevant Dove continues to be in the evolving world of AI beauty standards.

Gel recommendation: Listening to the Dish Podcast. Gel particularly loved the episodes with Niall Horan and Tom Holland.

Taylor recommendation: The Rooster on HBO

The content we mentioned:

Dove Evoluti​​on video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

Dove sketch campaign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOq71eKI5Mg

The real state of beauty - https://www.dove.com/au/stories/campaigns/keep-beauty-real.html

Psychology today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-clarity/202403/beauty-filters-as-a-gateway-to-cosmetic-procedures).

Does this look like a real woman? AI model in Vogue raises concerns about beauty standards - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeqe084nn4o

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!

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PEOPLE PEOPLE, we are finally doing an episode on That’s So Raven!! This show brought us both a lot of joy and laughter in our teen years and we wanted to talk about it, in particular an episode titled 'Food for Thought'.

We chat about food labelling, creating a fear of fatness, and also how content like this could be reworked in 2026. There’s also a sugary chat about our love of Raven’s parents, a random segue on Juicy Couture and of course a quick chat about Raven's amazing sense of style!

Gel's recommendation: Fettuccine with Cream of Chickpeas, Pan-Fried Zucchini & Lemon Crumbs - https://www.instagram.com/p/DWFCF-Ckvkh/

Taylor's recommendation: Arcade games as a date night

The content we mentioned:

• How That’s So Raven Raised A Generation Of Black Girls Like Me - https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2023/01/11264840/thats-so-raven-20-year-anniversary-raven-symone-legacy
• Double your portion sizes to get healthy: Deakin research - https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/double-your-portion-sizes-to-get-healthy-deakin-research
• Yes, Food Portion Sizes and People Have Become Bigger and Bigger. What Is to Be Done? - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8667827/#:~:text=In%20their%202002%20report%2C%20Young,'%20%E2%80%9D

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!

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All right everyone, gird your loins, we’re talking about The Devil Wears Prada!

It’s been hard to miss the delight that is The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour, so we just had to lean in and drop an ep on the original movie!!

In this ep we talk about the diet culture (cube of cheese anyone??), hiring people based on appearance and, of course, the body shaming (“who is that sad little person?”). We are also going to have a sugary chat about our predictions for movie number 2!

Gel recommendation: The Uniclo AIRism cotton t-shirt andddd consuming everything Bieberchella! )

Taylor recommendation: Rewatching Girls!

The content we mentioned:

• Peak Anne - https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a70726276/anne-hathaway-the-devil-wears-prada-2-interview-2026/
• The untold very try story of The Devil Wears Prada - https://lithub.com/the-untold-and-very-true-story-of-the-devil-wears-prada/
• Weight bias in work settings - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6452122/
• Weight discrimination: A Socially Acceptable Injustice - https://www.obesityaction.org/resources/weight-discrimination-a-socially-acceptable-injustice/
• Former Vogue Editor: The truth about size zero - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jul/05/vogue-truth-size-zero-kirstie-clements

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show, we would also love it if you could share this podcast with a friend so more people can learn about us!

Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!!

Hi!! Coming up on today’s show… a very nostalgic episode all about Hannah Montana!!

With the 20th anniversary “Hanniversary” all over our feeds, we had to dive in. We’re focusing on one episode from the tv show, “You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You”, using it as a lens to explore the rise of teen skincare and how beauty standards are showing up earlier than ever.

Taylor puts her marketing hat on, Gel brings the body image lens, and we finish with a little Hannah Montana: The Movie nostalgia and a chat about our thoughts on the recent 20th anniversary special.

Gel recommended listening to Shameless meets Working Hard: the BTS of building a multi million dollar podcasting phenomenon.

Taylor recommended watching Project Hail Mary.

This week’s research:

• Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimens offer little to no benefit, research shows: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/teenage-girls-tiktok-skincare-regimes-offer-little-to-no-benefit-research-shows
• Trendy skin care for tweens & teens: is it safe? : https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/Pages/trendy-skin-care-for-tweens-and-teens-is-it-safe.aspx
• Pediatric Skin Care Regimens on TikTok: https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/32348/Children-Using-Skin-Care-Regimens-That-They
• When kids are obsessed with skin care products: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/when-kids-are-obsessed-with-skin-care-products
• Australia Teenage Personal Care Products Market Size & Outlook: https://deepmarketinsights.com/vista/insights/teenage-personal-care-products-market/australia
• Who buys skincare products in Australia?: https://my.nzte.govt.nz/article/who-buys-skincare-products-in-australia
• The teen skincare craze and its impact on mental health: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-clarity/202409/the-teen-skincare-craze-and-its-impact-on-mental-health

The content we discuss:

• Hannah Montana (Disney Channel, 2006–2011)
• Hannah Montana: The Movie
• The 20th “Hanniversary” special

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor-Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed).

This podcast was produced by us! We are new to this, so we would love your support. Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify really helps us know that you like the show. We would also love it if you could share this episode with a friend so more people can find us.

Thank you so much for listening, we’re so grateful!