Speaker 1: This is Outspoken. The podcast is not afraid to say
Speaker 1: exactly what you're thinking. Our names are Amy Kate and
Speaker 1: Sophie Torba. We're identical triplets, but we often don't have
Speaker 1: identical opinions, so sometimes things can get heated. Outspoken covers
Speaker 1: all things reality TV, influencers, entertainment, and issues facing women.
Speaker 1: That is so fatch. Thank you, thank you for joining us. Now,
Speaker 1: this definitely isn't the podcast we thought we would be
Speaker 1: recording today, and to be honest, we were pretty reluctant
Speaker 1: to do so. But upon reflecting about why we started
Speaker 1: the podcast, we really thought it was important to do so. Now,
Speaker 1: for those who don't know my sisters Amy and Sophie,
Speaker 1: they were both reporters at Channel seven and they were
Speaker 1: unfairly dismissed when Amy became a victim of sexual harassment. Now,
Speaker 1: going back to the reason why we started the podcast,
Speaker 1: we felt like we lost our voices in that whole scenario.
Speaker 1: So we wanted to create a podcast where we could
Speaker 1: talk about whatever we wanted, where I suppose we could
Speaker 1: inspire women to stand up for their rise, and that's
Speaker 1: why we decided to call the podcast Outspoken. We also
Speaker 1: think it's important to stick up for yourself and speak
Speaker 1: out about something that you don't really find just or fair,
Speaker 1: And in this instance, there were so many questions raised
Speaker 1: over this matter that we thought we really needed to
Speaker 1: address them. Now, the matter, of course, involves a podcast
Speaker 1: that we released on Tuesday morning, and in that podcast,
Speaker 1: we dissected Shameless's transition from journalists to influencers, and we
Speaker 1: spoke about what happened when you turn into the subject
Speaker 1: that you critique. Now, we felt like we provided a
Speaker 1: fair and balanced analysis of the podcast. However, later that night,
Speaker 1: we received a review that really surprised us. Now that
Speaker 1: review was from Genevieve Day, who is Shameless's manager, and
Speaker 1: the review read the copycat style is a shame or
Speaker 1: it could have added new voices and opinions. Now, can
Speaker 1: we just say there was some comments regarding whether this
Speaker 1: comment was real. We have received a message from gereneviev
Speaker 1: confirming the comment is from her. Now, this is from
Speaker 1: her a few account on Instagram. Yes, and also she
Speaker 1: has left reviews on Shameless's podcasts and Love et cetera podcasts.
Speaker 1: They're quite glowing reviews obviously, so we are one hundred
Speaker 1: percent certain that this is Genevieve Day, so we just
Speaker 1: wanted to make sure people were aware of that. Secondly,
Speaker 1: we also want to make people aware that we are
Speaker 1: in no way hating on Genevieve at all. We want
Speaker 1: to discuss Genevieve's actions, not her as a person, and
Speaker 1: in order to do so, we wanted to provide some
Speaker 1: context to who she is and why this comment was
Speaker 1: important for us to discuss. So, Genevieve is the director
Speaker 1: of influencer and talent management agency Day Management, so she
Speaker 1: manages influencers such as Tally Smith, Sarah Davidson, Flex Mammy,
Speaker 1: Nick Davidson, and she also manages podcasts like Sees the Ya,
Speaker 1: Reality Check and of course Shameless. And it's fair to
Speaker 1: say that Genevieve is really a public figure in her
Speaker 1: own right. She has almost five thousand followers on Instagram
Speaker 1: and she's been featured on a range of podcasts, including
Speaker 1: the daily talk show Beauty Island, podcast, Sees, the Yay
Speaker 1: and Uncommon. Now, what's really problematic about Genevieve's review is
Speaker 1: the fact that the podcast she manages Shameless. Of course,
Speaker 1: they have been very outspoken on the fact that they
Speaker 1: have been receiving comments on their review section, which they
Speaker 1: have labeled as trolling comments. And it would be fair
Speaker 1: to say that the review we've received from Genevieve wasn't
Speaker 1: the nicest comments. So it does seem quite contradictory that
Speaker 1: in one sense they're calling out others for critiquing their podcasts,
Speaker 1: but then their manager is then slamming other podcasts. Yes,
Speaker 1: it's definitely safe to say the review we received from
Speaker 1: Genevieve wasn't constructive criticism at all. If anything, it was
Speaker 1: an attempt to punch down at us. It actually did
Speaker 1: seem quite calculated, and it's strange to think that a
Speaker 1: manager of talent of influencers would then just jump to
Speaker 1: write a bad review. And I suppose that gets us
Speaker 1: on to the point about what these sort of star
Speaker 1: ratings and reviews mean for small businesses, because a review
Speaker 1: can really cripple a business. So say a restaurant, if
Speaker 1: you go on there and give them all one star review,
Speaker 1: that is really going to stop a lot of people
Speaker 1: from eating at that restaurant, which is the same for podcasts. Well,
Speaker 1: the hit network in Cofspay actually picked up on this
Speaker 1: story this morning and they were speaking about how these
Speaker 1: one star reviews are very detrimental to small businesses, and
Speaker 1: we should also put it into perspective that, especially during
Speaker 1: the coronavirus, there are so many small businesses that are
Speaker 1: financially taking hits. I mean, for us, this is a
Speaker 1: side project and something that we're very passionate about, but
Speaker 1: for many other people this could be their major source
Speaker 1: of income. And it's very unfair to receive negative reviews
Speaker 1: simply because you dared to critique another podcast. And it's
Speaker 1: not just Genevieve's review, Let's be honest. There was a
Speaker 1: string of reviews that were sent at the same time
Speaker 1: that were hateful in nature and it's just disappointing. Now
Speaker 1: we should probably move on to this notion of copycatting
Speaker 1: because some people have defended Genevieve's comments saying that our
Speaker 1: podcasts and a number of other podcasts are a copy
Speaker 1: of Shameless. So I mean, we, like many other podcasts,
Speaker 1: we find inspiration from other content creators. Now it's important
Speaker 1: to note, and we also spoke about this in Tuesday's episode,
Speaker 1: that of course Shameless aren't the first type of podcasts
Speaker 1: that have discussed pop culture and celebrity news, and they
Speaker 1: won't be the last. And I don't think it's fair
Speaker 1: just because one has received great love and respect that
Speaker 1: we can't accept anyone else in that stage. You know what, though,
Speaker 1: when people have compared us to Shameless, I've kind of gone, oh,
Speaker 1: that's a really great comparison. I mean, they're an amazing podcast,
Speaker 1: and I do think that there is room for everybody.
Speaker 1: There's so many amazing podcasts that I listen to that
Speaker 1: touch on similar topics, and I think it's crazy to
Speaker 1: say that, you know, just because you love one, there
Speaker 1: can't be another pop culture podcast out there. One listener
Speaker 1: raised a really great point, and she talked about the
Speaker 1: internalized misogyny thrown at female hosts, and she wrote, I
Speaker 1: do wonder, though, with all of the discussion about it
Speaker 1: being a copy, are people just saying this because we
Speaker 1: don't want too many female presenters using the podcast space.
Speaker 1: Who cares if they're a similar format? I listened to
Speaker 1: Afterword Drinks and Shameless and find the QUI similar. I
Speaker 1: don't think people tend to care if a male led
Speaker 1: podcasts are replicas, And I think this is such a
Speaker 1: valid point. Yeah, I do agree, Sophie, and there is
Speaker 1: plenty of space for everyone I know. I am always
Speaker 1: looking for podcasts to listen to, and let's hope we
Speaker 1: can move on from this and it can be a
Speaker 1: more positive place where women are supporting women. What is sad, though,
Speaker 1: is this is kind of raise the issue of women
Speaker 1: being pitted against each other, and I suppose it's what's
Speaker 1: interesting is the fact that it's another woman doing it
Speaker 1: to a group of women, if that makes sense. So
Speaker 1: it is a difficult one, yeah, And I think that
Speaker 1: women really can be successful together. I don't think we
Speaker 1: need to be I don't think it should be that
Speaker 1: there can only be one successful female podcast. I think
Speaker 1: there's definitely room for everyone's voice to be heard. And
Speaker 1: I really do hope that this makes Apple Podcasts change
Speaker 1: the way it accepts reviews, because clearly, at the moment,
Speaker 1: you can go in and write whatever name you want
Speaker 1: and say whatever you want and continuously go in and
Speaker 1: write messages and with no consequences, Yeah, and have no consequences.
Speaker 1: So I think it's important. Perhaps people should be able
Speaker 1: able to review with their phone number or real name attached,
Speaker 1: and I think that would stop a lot of the
Speaker 1: comments that negative comments that Shameless has been getting, and
Speaker 1: hopefully the ones that we have been receiving, and in
Speaker 1: no way do we want to incite people leaving negative
Speaker 1: comments on anyone's walls. This is meant to be a
Speaker 1: positive space. I think if you've got nothing constructive to
Speaker 1: say to someone, just don't say it, then exactly right.
Speaker 1: And I want to say that we love reading the reviews.
Speaker 1: Even though we have received some constructive feedback, we would
Speaker 1: definitely take it on board because at the end of
Speaker 1: the day, we want to improve our podcast as best
Speaker 1: as we possibly can, and we wanted to finish this
Speaker 1: podcast on a high by mentioning some of our favorite
Speaker 1: female led podcasts. And the first one I wanted to
Speaker 1: talk about was Life Uncut by Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne,
Speaker 1: and it has become a favorite of mine and a
Speaker 1: go to podcast I listened to when going on a walk.
Speaker 1: It is fantastic. They cover all things, love, relationships, just
Speaker 1: juicy stories. There's also Courtney Magnance podcast, which is the
Speaker 1: Pop Culture Club and the podcast she runs with her
Speaker 1: brother Sam, The Spin Life. Then of course there's Kickpod,
Speaker 1: which we love. It's a lot by Abby Chapter. Oh
Speaker 1: my god, that is my absolute favorite podcast at the moment,
Speaker 1: I just love how raw and real Abby is. Then
Speaker 1: of course I'm loving love, etc. And shameless. How can
Speaker 1: you go past shameless? There's also Sarah's days podcast, The
Speaker 1: Health Code that's of course with her boyfriend Kurt, and
Speaker 1: also an OG favorite of mine is The Jillian Michaels Show.
Speaker 1: And we'd also love to hear all of your podcast suggestions,
Speaker 1: so if you could leave them in the comments below,
Speaker 1: and if you've got a podcast that you've just started,
Speaker 1: feel free to tag us because we would love to
Speaker 1: hear your podcast and help you promote it in any
Speaker 1: way we can. So thank you so much again for
Speaker 1: listening to the show. We do hope you did enjoy it,
Speaker 1: and we hope that you took it for what it
Speaker 1: was meant to be. Thanks