My Mum's Bad Diaries
Jenny Ackland and Lilika May
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You're invited to eavesdrop as a mother reads out her teenage diaries to her daughter. Funny, candid, poignant and brave, this podcast is both living memoir and an investigation into what makes (and breaks) a woman. No scripts, no prep; just 40-year-old (diary) gold being unearthed. Even Jenny doesn't know what's going to come up as she lays bare her inner teen world to her daughter Lilika. Their motto is 'we go there', so what could possibly go wrong?
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S4E16 2025 Xmas Chat w/ Lily and Jen
It's the last episode for Season 4!Join us for a quick Christmas debrief as we catch up on December 2025.Merry Christmas to everyone and a happy and safe New Year. We hope 2026 will be a really…
S4E15 Disillusion (VOL.6, 1983)
This is part 2, carrying on from episode 14 which published last week.Welcome back! We are straight out of the gate, talking about a talk show called Donohue, and also about granddad and Passout…
S4E14 SIDE CHAT (vpr rewatch)
content note: we only talk about reality TV in this, specifically Vanderpump Rules, but some other shows get a mentionWe'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!
S4E14 The hunting ground (VOL.6, 1983)
We are on to Volume 6!!! But as we discuss in the intro, it really does seem to be taking a while to get through the months.We start out with an early catch up about our Vanderpump Rules rewatch --…
S4E13 One whole invoice (Vol.5, 1983)
We start off and mum is out of sorts, blaming the cold snap as well as Fast 800. She is also considering a bath which is a HUGE step after her breaking her knee. We discuss the strategies around…
S4E12 ' "It must be all the hair" ' (Vol.5, 1983)
And we're straight into the reading with no preamble, as this is part 2 following on from the previous session.It's the skiing episode, where mum goes to hire gear, eats avocado seafood, spaghetti…
S4E11 SIDE CHAT (reply guys)
we learn what reply guys are. do you know any?We'd love to read your comments or questions! Send us a text!
S4E11 The fake ex wife (Vol.5, 1983)
In this episode mum goes to Inverloch with friends, is reading the Day of the Jackal, and has cigarettes for breakfast.We start our intro by saying where we are (granny's place in Elsternwick. mum…
S4E10 SIDE CHAT (lily tween years)
We talk about how we both think that kids should just eat the food the parents are eating, that they shouldn't have separate meals, and then also talk about tween LilyWe'd love to read your comments…
S4E10 So many ports (Vol.5, 1983)
Content note: more talk about food and diets+In this episode we find ourselves back in June 1983, and Mum is back from Sydney. The big news is she's moving into a house in nice Camberwell with…
S4E9 3rd wheel (Vol. 5, 1983)
We're back after a long hiatus so thanks for waiting for us! In this episode we have a few complaints (podcasting platform Riverside; the NGV's current exhibition of the impressionists out of Boston.…
S4E8 18 days to Sydney (Vol.5, 1983)
*** Content note: mention of hard drug use; violence+Part 2, following on from episode 7.It's early May 1983 as Mum reads on from her diary. She wakes from another late night with a wrecked throat…
S4E7 SIDE CHAT (dramione)
What is Dramione, you may ask? If you don't know - and it's reasonable that you don't - it's a mix of Draco (Malfoy) and Hermione (Granger) from Harry Potter. And Dramione is specifically a genre of…
S4E7 Modern technology (Vol.5, 1983)
Here we are with Episode 7, part 1 of a 2-part recording on a Friday in early May. Yes we're a bit behind but will be catching up soon! We know how important it is for people to be hearing our…
S4E6 Pots v pints (Vol.5, 1983)
In 1983, Victorian pubs didn't have pint glasses, it was just a glass or a pot. Who knew? Not me.This is part 2 of the previous recording, where Mum just carries on reading her diary from 1983. It's…
S4E5 SIDE CHAT (severance)
Enormous warning about SPOILERS. But if you've seen the second season of SEVERANCE, listen in and see whether you agree with Mum or me, as we disagree on several points!+Follow us on Insta…
S4E5 Hostile & ravenous (Vol.5, 1983)
This is part 1 of this recording session, with part 2 (Episode 6) to follow in a fortnight.We start our chat with a catch up on Life: but I start out by saying how good mum is at Garage Band, and she…
S4E4 Boys called Smear, Spike & Rat (Vol.5, 1983)
Content note carries over from the first part, which was Ep 3 (food, weight, eating, diets etc)+Welcome to the second part of the diary reading, where Mum continues on with her 1983 life. She cooks a…
S4E3 SIDE RANT (Meghan, with love)
What can we say. We hate watched some episodes. Those of you who know us know we don't love the Meghan. Follow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries and thanks for listening!We'd love to read your comments or…
S4E3 SIDE CHAT (mafs)
While MAFS was one of grandad's shows, we'd never watched it until recently! Here's our chat about it, after pounding through most of the episodes within a week.Follow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries and…
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My Mum's Bad Diaries has published 148 episodes since November 2021, covering topics in Comedy, Documentary.
My Mum's Bad Diaries is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 42m.
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