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Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline

Welcome to Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline: the no-nonsense feminist advice line that doesn’t mince its words but always leads with love.


Best-selling author, writer, and fearless feminist trailblazer Clementine Ford returns with her newly relaunched award-winning podcast, here to guide you through life's most tangled, uncomfortable moments with the kind of wisdom you may not want to hear but absolutely need to.


Each week, Clem answers your calls, cutting through the noise with unapologetic clarity, raw honesty, and a resolute refusal to indulge in patriarchal bullshit. Whether it’s love, boundaries, breakups, body image, politics, sex, career, or finding your voice in a world that constantly tries to silence you, no topic is too taboo, no feeling too big, and no question too difficult.


She’s the big sister you always deserved, the mum you never had, the aunty who listens without judgement, and the friend who won’t let you settle for anything less than the best.


So, plug in, speak your truth, and let Clem help you navigate the chaos and claim your power.


To submit a question for Clem, please email [email protected]

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Society & Culture Sexuality Advice Relationships Health & Fitness
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
58 minutes
Episodes
67
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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How Do I Rebuild My Self-Worth and Parent Confidently After Leaving an Abusive Relationship?

How Do I Rebuild My Self-Worth and Parent Confidently After Leaving an Abusive Relationship?

In this episode of Big Sister Hotline, Clem responds to a listener who has just left an emotionally abusive relationship and is navigating the challenges of co-parenting a young child. Clem talks abo…

00:34:29  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
How Do You Make Real Friends in Your 50s When You Feel Lonely, Shy and Unsure Where to Start?

How Do You Make Real Friends in Your 50s When You Feel Lonely, Shy and Unsure Where to Start?

In this episode of Big Sister Hotline, Clem responds to a listener in her fifties who writes about feeling lonely and unsure how to make new friends. Clem talks about the importance of friendship at …

00:34:14  |   Tue 26 Aug 2025
Should I Have Another Baby With My Ex?

Should I Have Another Baby With My Ex?

This week on The Big Sister Hotline, we hear from a listener who is nearly 40, co-parenting with her ex, and longing for another baby. They still orbit each other - fighting, sleeping together, even …

00:28:37  |   Wed 20 Aug 2025
How Do I Trust a Potential Sexual Partner With My Body When I've Been Humiliated & Exploited In The Past?

How Do I Trust a Potential Sexual Partner With My Body When I've Been Humiliated & Exploited In The Past?

In the first episode of the newly relaunched Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline, Clem dives deep into a listener's struggle with intimacy, trust, and the emotional and physical scars we carry with …

00:32:26  |   Tue 12 Aug 2025
Welcome (Back) to The Big Sister Hotline

Welcome (Back) to The Big Sister Hotline

Welcome to The Big Sister Hotline: the no-nonsense feminist advice line that doesn’t mince its words but always leads with love.


Best-selling author, writer, and fearless feminist trailblazer Clementi…

00:01:20  |   Mon 11 Aug 2025
And Just Like That, a special crossover episode

And Just Like That, a special crossover episode

In this special crossover episode between Big Sister Hotline and Cherchez La Femme, lifelong friends Clementine Ford and Karen Pickering have a gasbag in Clem's kitchen. Topics covered: middle age an…

01:01:38  |   Thu 16 Dec 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S02E14 Feat. LAURA NAGY

Big Sister Hotline: S02E14 Feat. LAURA NAGY

This week, I talk to filmmaker, podcaster and story doula, LAURA NAGY. Laura's most recent work is a podcast series on Audible. When Laura experienced a bad break up, she turned to the world of ASMR …

00:59:36  |   Sat 13 Nov 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S02E13 Feat. KAREN PICKERING

Big Sister Hotline: S02E13 Feat. KAREN PICKERING

CN: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and rape, homicide and vigilantism.


Hello there everyone! I've tinkered with the format of the show this week, quite by accident. However, it tur…

00:56:29  |   Sat 30 Oct 2021
Big Sister Hotline: HOW WE LOVE EXCERPT

Big Sister Hotline: HOW WE LOVE EXCERPT

CN: This episode contains very fleeting references to body image, eating disorders and fatphobia. It is the recollections of a teenage girl.


Welcome to a very special episode of the hotline! This week…

00:56:38  |   Sat 23 Oct 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S02E11, Feat. LAUREN LATELY

Big Sister Hotline: S02E11, Feat. LAUREN LATELY

Hello, and welcome to the Big Sister Hotline! We’re back this week with the wonderful LAUREN LATELY! Lauren is a public servant and book lover who lives in Canberra on Nunnawal Country, and she’s bec…

01:05:31  |   Fri 15 Oct 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S02E10, Feat. RACHEL MCPHAIL

Big Sister Hotline: S02E10, Feat. RACHEL MCPHAIL

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of racism, colonisation, and reference to Aboriginal deaths from Covid. There is also a question that relate to stalking and threatening behaviour.


Hello…

01:06:16  |   Fri 08 Oct 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E9, Feat. YVES REES

Big Sister Hotline: S2E9, Feat. YVES REES

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of gender dysphoria, transphobia and a brief reference to eating disorders.


Hello, and welcome to the Big Sister Hotline! We’re coming to you from Melbou…

01:05:47  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
Big Sister Hotline: AJA BARBER

Big Sister Hotline: AJA BARBER

Hello, and welcome BACK to the Big Sister Hotline! I’ve been on hiatus for a few months, partly because I was taking time off to finish my book (out on November 3!) and partly because of lockdown fat…

01:04:44  |   Fri 17 Sep 2021
Introducing Everybody Knows

Introducing Everybody Knows

In November 2020, an Instagram account began to publish anonymous stories of harassment, abuse and

assault in the Australian music industry.These were stories that journalist Ruby Jones had heard whi…

00:02:49  |   Wed 01 Sep 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E7, Feat. Karen Pickering

Big Sister Hotline: S2E7, Feat. Karen Pickering

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of men’s violence against women, sexual assault, rape, historical allegations, and reference to suicide


I’m joined this week by one of my friends and Hot…

01:05:59  |   Sat 27 Mar 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E6, Feat. ADA CONROY

Big Sister Hotline: S2E6, Feat. ADA CONROY

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of men’s violence against women, domestic abuse, domestic homicide and men’s behavioural change


In this week’s episode, my wonderful friend Ada Conroy we…

01:03:09  |   Sat 13 Mar 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E5, Feat. CARA MACB

Big Sister Hotline: S2E5, Feat. CARA MACB

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of fatphobia, eating disorders and disordered eating, sexual experiences involving men’s desires that may be triggering for some people


Hurrah! This week…

01:13:45  |   Sat 27 Feb 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E4 Feat. KIRSTY RUTHERFORD

Big Sister Hotline: S2E4 Feat. KIRSTY RUTHERFORD

This week, I’m proud to welcome to the Hotline an incredible educator, anti-racism activist, mother and friend KIRSTY RUTHERFORD! Kirsty is a passionate anti racism activist who educates people daily…

01:06:23  |   Sat 20 Feb 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E3 Feat. APRIL HELENE HORTON

Big Sister Hotline: S2E3 Feat. APRIL HELENE HORTON

APRIL HELENE HORTON aka THE BODZILLA returns to the hotline for her second appearance! April has recently become the face of Curvy Swimwear, the first plus size bikini model to feature on a billboard…

01:02:08  |   Sat 13 Feb 2021
Big Sister Hotline: S2E2 Feat. KOA BECK

Big Sister Hotline: S2E2 Feat. KOA BECK

This week, I'm joined by KOA BECK, author of the incredible new book, "White Feminism". The book is a blistering examination of how white feminism aligns with capitalism, individual ambition and, ult…

01:03:59  |   Fri 05 Feb 2021
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