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Apr 2023
46m 54s

An Argument About "Inclusive" Leave

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Should you get paid days off work to support a friend who’s lost their pet? The new set of “inclusive leave” rules we can’t agree on.  

Plus, one of the Internet’s most hated men has deployed a big weapon in his comeback arsenal… one of the Internet’s most loved women. 

And our best and worst of the week which include a bright orange wedding dress, a touch of toxic positivity and… dancing

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Listen to our last episode: Em Rata, Celeste Barber and The Right To Make A Joke

RECOMMENDATIONS: Mia wants you to read 'For a decade, I rose at 5am every single day. Something profound happened when I stopped.'

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Hosts: Mia Freedman, Jessie Stephens, and Holly Wainwright

Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Audio Producer: Leah Porges

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