Become acquainted with a very modern tale as Clare Stephens chats about her exciting debut novel The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done, cancel culture and exploring what is truly important in a noise-ridden world competing for our attention. In conversation with fellow writer and twin sister Jessie Stephens.

Clare Stephens is a Sydney-based podcaster, screenwriter, editor and digital content creator. She's the former editor-in-chief at Mamamia – Australia's largest independent women's network – and has produced some of the site's most viral content. She is the creator and host of chart-topping comedy podcasts Cancelled, and But, Are You Happy?, which was Apple's #1 Best New Show of 2023. She is also a writer and producer on the Binge series Strife – seasons 1 and 2. 

Jessie Stephens is an author, podcaster and broadcaster. She is the author of the internationally best-selling book Heartsick. In Australia, Heartsick was shortlisted for the ABIA non-fiction book of the year. She made the Top 10 in Booktopia’s best books of 2021 and placed in Dymocks’ Top 100 for 2021. Her second book, Something Bad is Going to Happen, was released in August 2023. She also worked as a writer and producer on the Binge series Strife. Jessie is an executive editor at Mamamia, and co-hosts Mamamia Out Loud - an award-winning thrice weekly podcast that is among Australia’s most listened-to shows.

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