It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP.

Every week we live across the country at 3pm on the KIIS Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week!
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What's on the show:

• Hailey Bieber was caught allegedly liking a shady post about Selena Gomez
• When did you accidentally like or follow?
• Laura's friend had a VERY unfortunate word mix up
• An investigation into why people love to go back to their exes (*cough* Ben Affleck)
• Lola has (almost) learned her ABCs and it is VERY cute
• When did you celebrate prematurely?
• Britt and Laura received a gift that feels a little.......too old for them
• There's a new study that says that you shouldn't wear pyjamas to bed

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Have you ever wondered “If I wanted to change my personality, would I be able to?” Or have you ever wondered if it was possible for someone else to truly change their personality?
This was a question that today’s guest wondered about herself and so she went on a journey to find out whether it was really possible to change your entire personality!

Joining the podcast today is Olga Khazan. Olga is a writer for The Atlantic, and the author of the new book Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. Olga spent a year experimenting with her own personality to see if she could become more extroverted, a lot less neurotic, and a little more agreeable.

We speak about:

• Exactly why you might like to change your personality
• How much of our personality is ‘hard wired’
• The ‘big 5’ personality traits: extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness.
• How different aspects of our personality affects our relationships
• Making friends when you’re not particularly extroverted
• Can you change someone else’s personality?
• Do certain life stages encourage a personality change?
• What things can you do to change your personality?

You can get Olga's new book Me, But Better

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Hey Lifers!
Straight off the b̶a̶c̶k̶ bat, how do you feel about the sound of exhaust fans?
Are they the bane of your existence or are you normal?

We have a devastating update about Britt's hens entertainment and checks notes it is not appropriate to ask if the entertainment should come to our workplace. Noted.
Ben has had his bucks party and it was a little less of a rager than what Britt anticipated.
We ended up having a bit of a deeper conversation about what the 'rules' of hens/bucks parties are, the length of the 'leash' and being in a relationship with genuine trust and how that feels really different to previous relationships.

Why are people hate-watching Meghan Markle’s Netflix Show Love, Meghan?

Why do we hate watch or hate follow anyone?
We unpack the how these factors play into why we might consume content from people that we really don't like:

• Confirmation bias. If you already think someone is awful, watching their content (and finding more reasons to dislike them) reinforces that belief.
• The need for comparison. Hate-watching gives us a way to feel superior.
• Schadenfreude—the joy of watching a train wreck
• Participation in a bigger conversation
• Algorithms LOVE outrage!

We'd love to know if you hate follow or hate watch anyone/anything? Are they a celebrity/public figure or someone you know in your own life?

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It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP.

Every week we live across the country at 3pm on the KIIS Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week!
For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials.

What's on the show:

• Stung by a blue bottle
• Saving testosterone
• Shave your face
• The woman advocating for baby free weddings
• Influencer laws un California and the great exodus of influencers
• Tattoo regrets
• Red flags when it comes to their phone

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Quite a while ago now we put a call out for who you’d like to hear on the podcast and the name that came through the MOST was the woman sitting in front of us Holly Kingston/Nicholson!
We initially got to know Holly when she found love with Jimmy on the bachelor and they’ve gone on to get married and break the bachelor girl baby spell with their son Lenny!

“Once you have a baby, your relationship will never be the same” seems to be a tale told to a lot of expecting mums. And it’s true, but there are a few parts left out of that narrative. Holly and Laura ran into each other not long before Holly had Lenny and she told her ‘no one tells you how much fun it’s going to be’.

We speak about:

• Life before bach
• How her and Jimmy decided to pivot careers
• What the first year of their relationship was like
• Maintaining friendships after the bachelor
• Their challenging pregnancy journey
• Being both very grateful that you’re pregnant but really not liking pregnancy
• What the baby blues can feel like
• The counter narrative of motherhood being all doom and gloom
• The shift in identity that becoming a mum gives you
• How their relationship has changed since becoming parents

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:17 Accidentally Unfiltered
13:23 Post Bach Relationship
17:37 Road to Pregnancy
24:44 Positive Test
25:50 Pregnancy and Postpartum
32:25 C-Section Birth
36:50 How Babies Change Relationships
43:45 Unsolicited Parenting Advice
51:13 Strange Pregnancy Symptoms

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Hey Lifers!
Britt is unexpectedly jealous of someone very close in Ben's life and what's a girl got to do to get to enjoy some cannoli? Britt is still *undecided about whether she wants an adult performer or not at her hens party. Is it okay to want a particular one?

The pet content creators are truly taking over as not just the winner of their cat-egory but the entire content creator awards! Laura thinks it's purrfect but Britt thinks they've got to be kitten! (I will stop with the cat puns...)

We've previously really enjoyed MAFS for the social commentary that it creates and the ability to dissect toxic behaviours and speak about them in a public way. But, it seems as though it might be time to draw a line in the sand of what we are not willing to accept from contestants on our screens.
After an act of violence from one of the contestants was brought up on the show, there has been a huge backlash from the public calling for the show to be cancelled after the experts did not remove the contestant. The company who creates the show has come out saying that their 'first priority at all times has been the wellbeing and safety of the participants'. But is this true?
We speak about some of the unethical practices that happen behind the scenes of reality TV and the acceptance of violent people on our screens that exists right now in Australia.

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Welcome back to ask uncut where we unpack all of your deep and burning questions on a *checks notes* Monday! Britt shares a story so embarrassing that we had to promise we wouldn’t make a social media clip out of it. Lola has reached a new milestone.

Vibes:
Britt - Monster BTK Podcast
Keeshia - New season of Australian Survivor - Brains vs Brawn
Laura - American Murder - Gabby Petito

Then we jump into your questions!

HOW LONG DO I GIVE HIM TO MAKE THINGS OFFICIAL?
I have recently re-kindled a relationship with my previous on and off f-buddy of 5 years on. We’ve been talking for about a month, going on dates and getting to know each other at a deeper level to what we have in the past. This time feels different, we are both opening up a lot more about how and what we are feeling. He says we are “feeling things out” which is true but realistically I have always had more of an emotional attachment regardless of how casual we kept things. So, my question is, how long do I allow him to make a decision? After 5 years of on and off, I don’t want to put a timeline on things but also don’t want to potentially allow myself to be strung along.

DO I ASK HIM TO TAKE HAIR LOSS MEDICATION?
Can I ask my husband to take anti-balding medication? We have been together more than 10 years and have 2 kids. He’s always been a silver fox with thick salt and pepper hair, which I love. However, his hair is now starting to thin and I want to ask him to take measures to prevent this - there are sooo many easy and safe options for men to do this these days! My question is whether I have the right to ask him to? I’d be offended if he asked me to alter my appearance or have anti-Aging procedures, is this the same thing? Thank you for your wisdom.

HE SLEPT IN THE SPARE ROOM AFTER FINDING OUT I HAVE A VIBRATOR
I have been with my partner for almost 5 years. We recently got married. We don’t have a particularly regular sex life, maybe a handful of times per year, and when we do it’s pretty vanilla (which is fine). Recently, after one too many drinks we started getting steamy and I with my liquid courage asked if he wanted to incorporate my vibrator in the mix. Until then, he didn’t know that I had or used a vibrator. I had some shame about it when I started using the vibrator years and years ago (before I met him), but I slowly realised how normal it was. Fast forward to when I asked my partner if we should try using it during sex, he was immediately shocked and shut down. He got quite upset (I’m not sure whether about the fact that I have a vibrator or that I caught him by surprise), but he said he felt “a bit attacked”. I was really upset by it as all I wanted to do was spice things up. Am I in the wrong here? He was upset enough to sleep in the spare room and the next day we just went on like nothing happened.

IS MY PARTNER CONTROLLING?
I think my partner is controlling but I’m not sure if I’m just being dramatic… he said once if I go on a girls trip he’ll break up with me. When I work at a mine site (which is around 80% male) he makes me feel bad for having a drink with them. He makes me feel bad after doing anything fun aka drinking with friends. He always expects me to say excuse me after burping… like sorry I’m a barbie girl. He liked Andrew Tate… plus there’s a lot more. Do you think it’s time to leave… My friends think yes but I don’t have a large group of friends to lean on for this advice. Is this something people can work through and what if I don’t want to waste my time and work through it?

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