Episode 172: To Paywall or Not To Paywall?
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
Release Date: 05/05/2025
Episode 195: Your Body Doesn't Do That Very Well
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
Today we get straight into Christmas party chat, Mel gripes about a gym injury and a blunt physiotherapist. Gabby weighs in on premade cocktail recipes, the glory of a bowl of popcorn, and Mel reacts to the HORROR that Gabby has not yet watched a very special holiday classic movie! Listeners - don't forget to send us your favourite holiday family food tradition stories and recipes! We want a quick voicenote to explain the background and the recipe attached in an email to us on The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one...
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Episode 194: Wipe Down The Shower!
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
We waste no time getting into important stuff this episode - underwear and jammies. Mel has bathroom renovation woes and beef with her MIL. I give my best pitch for watching 'All's Fair' and we have a CALL OUT FOR YOU! Send us a (short) voice-note telling us about your favourite holiday tradition around food. Attach it, and the recipe send it to and we'll feature it in an episode and compile the recipes! The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat,...
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Episode 193: MAE The Musical
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
Welcome back! This week you're getting some spooky chat, some really uneducated thoughts around modern dating and if we missed out on being on apps etc. Mel's mum's dating advice and Gabby gets an unexpected text 😬. Also, what if we made our demands into a musical act - would that get our kids to listen to us? The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 192: I Do Not Consent To Your Tent
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
This week we talk about our respective Supper Clubs and a tale about Dave being clumsy with a precious plate. We discuss Mel's son's entrepreneurial skills, Gabby's short lived soccer career and all the extra curriculars we did as kids. The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 191: Her Patience Is In Her Boots
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
We are pre-menstrual - come close at your own risk. We have a whinge, Mel details a netball injury, we discuss Jen Hatmaker's new book 'Awake' Gabs ponders the role of the influencer and the disparity between men and women in that role. We're such a party! The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 190: The Harvest Moon Got Us
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
MAE friends! This week we pay tribute to an icon gone too soon - the formidable, inimitable Diane Keaton. We reminisce on her impact as a staple of our 80's/90's comfort movies, her mystery and fashion superiority. What a loss! We also get into a deeper chat about The Life of A Showgirl, the critique around TS herself and some of the lore of the tracks. The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 189: To Share or Not To Share
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
Hello! We're back this week with EXCELLENT audio, birthday tales, food chat, a huge TV update/discussion, merch chat and a brief first impression of the new TS album. Enjoy! And, hey! Did you know? The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes, weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 188: Slingin' A Deafie
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
We are so back! Thanks for your patience over the last two weeks while we took a hiatus! This week we get stuck back into the big hitting issues: Gabby's HUGE UK celeb sighting, Mel ponders the concept of sleep and shares some fun scottish slang. And, hey! Did you know? The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes, weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 187: Proactive & Burglars
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
This week we start off with a memory lane chat about teenage skincase and then take an unexpected turn into story time about house alarms and break ins. Mel's got a corker of a story to share that will never have you looking at her dad the same way again. Enjoy! And, hey! Did you know? The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes, weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
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Episode 186: Brown Noise
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel
A fun little insight into some special memories for us today. We're talking about songs that aren't religious but feel deeply spiritual for us. Would love to hear what songs hit that spot for you too! Leave us a comment here! And, hey! Did you know? The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes, weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at
info_outlineThis week Gabs brings Mel up to speed on a current substack scandal where a high profile celeb got low-key bullied off the platform. We discuss the ethics around celebrities monetising their audience, policing peoples presence. It's niche. It's a little granular and we have unformed opinions. When do we paywall? Why do women get scrutinised for this stuff so much more?
Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast - BEHIND A PAYWALL! Imagine! If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast