Welcome to Jeans & A Nice Top, the podcast where each week your hosts Ashleigh Austen and Melissa Mason will overanalyse the wild world of modern dating and overshare their own stories of navigating the swipe game. We've been there, done that, cried over that f***boy.
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The chaos era - a time when you sleep with everyone, flirt with everyone, are just a hundred percent feeling yourself and are bold enough to let everyone around you know. We often judge people when they're in full chaos-era mode, but why? What's wrong with being confident, sassy and sexy? This week, I'm chatting to The Bodzilla, aka April Hélène-Horton, about how to own your chaos era in a safe way, mentally and physically.Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Being consciously single sounds like a wankfest (literally and figuratively, lol). But really, it's just about enjoying your single years, instead of thinking about them as some weird relationship purgatory. This week Mel chats to Alex Bruce-Smith about redefining what being single means, psychics predicting construction worker life partners, and more.Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Mel chats to Lucy Neville, everyone's favourite unofficial agony aunt, about breakups that come out of nowhere, major heartbreak and how we heal. Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Mel chats to Helen Chik, author of new dating bible-slash-memoir, Sex, Swipes & Other Stories, about f*ckpeople – how to spot them, how to deal with them, and when to exit stage left from a situationship with one.Check out her book here!Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
App profile curation is a THING! A bad app profile can totally see you missing out on hot dates and good chats. This week we recap our trip to Mount Isa, Ash's (former) fantasy home. Mel gets on the apps and is surprised at the talent out west, plus we discuss the best (and worst) app bios and photos. Turns out, the fish pic just doesn't work across the board.Special thanks to Toyota Australia for loaning us their schmick Fortuna GXL for our trip - it totally handled some chaotic terrain, and the long drives. Check it out here.Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The two-drink rule: when you're on a date and feel obligated to have two beverages minimum because any less would feel awkwardly short. It's great to be kind when dating, but often our kindness veers into toxic politeness, where we stick around on a chemistry-less (or worse, red-flag-ridden) date just to be nice. This week, we chat about how to extricate yourself from a date smoothly, plus why it's important to be a little selfish when it comes to dating. Also, a recap of our expedition to see if Outback QLD has more dating opportunities, starting with Karumba!Special thanks to Toyota Australia for loaning us their schmick Fortuna GXL for our trip - it totally handled some chaotic terrain, and the long drives. Check it out here.The article Mel talks about is by Emily Vernem for Mamamia, and it's worth a read. Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hello friends and listeners - we're back! Returning for season four on the day of love, we dissect all things Valentine's Day. From why going on a first date on Feb 14 is a terrible idea to what a good night in actually looks like, we've got thoughts, opinions and advice.Ash & Mel xxSwipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
For our season finale, we're making a few resolutions - and we hope you guys do too! Going into the New Year, setting goals is top of mind for a lot of us, so we conjured up a few around dating. Need some more inspo? Gretchen Rubin's book The Happiness Project is it. You can pick it up here!Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week, Mel chats to Clementine Ford about her new book, How We Love. In it, Clementine muses on love, loss, and everything between - and chats with Mel about whether we desire romantic relationships (and marriage) or think we need them in order to have a fulfilling life. Does 'The One' exist? Should you take your husband's name? It's all covered this week.Shop Clementine's new book, How We Love, here. Also, check out her podcast, Big Sister Hotline, here.Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week on the podcast we are joined by AJ Clementine. AJ is a model, digital creator and transgender advocate, who is passionate about sharing her transgender journey to help others going through a similar experience.She has recently published her first book, Girl, Transcending, Becoming the woman I was born to be, sharing her advice, reflections and snippets of inspiration to help us understand and celebrate what makes each of us unique, not only those in the LGBTQI+ community but anyone finding their way in the world.You can follow AJ on Instagram here and purchase her book here.Swipe right on us!Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast"Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppodFollow Ash on IG @ashausten_Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.