Linda Marigliano's Tough Love
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Linda Marigliano's Tough Love
Join author & host Linda Marigliano (triple j, Love Language) each week to explore modern relationships, mental health, family, career identity and cultural conversations by speaking with friends like Benny Blanco, Jessie Ware, Leslie Liao, Gabrielle Stone and Osher Gunsberg. Recorded as a unique do...
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38 episoade
Any Minute Now
While Linda waits for her new arrival, she excitedly checks in with her Australian family and receives a dry dose of long distance reality from her pa...

Israa Nasir: Reclaim Your Time
What is your relationship like with productivity? In an effort to leave her "To Do List" behind, Linda is in New York this week and takes a moment to...

Jing Gao: Culture and Comfort Food
On a warm summer LA morning, Linda is fired up to welcome the Sichuan chili crisp queen Jing Gao (Fly by Jing) to talk about how she reclaimed her Chi...

DeAnne Smith: My Own Worst Heckler
Have you experienced negative self talk? For comedian and writer DeAnne Smith dealing with hecklers is an everyday job, but what happens when it’s you...

Genie Bouchard: Rethinking Perfection
This week, Linda has been rethinking her relationship with perfection and has invited the perfect player over for afternoon snacks. Professional tenni...

Naomi Shimada: Anything Can Happen
On the precipice of a big life change, Linda jumps into the car for a roadtrip to the desert with bestie, model & author Naomi Shimada. They explore t...

Blair Socci: Beach Bodies & Love Bombs
One LA morning, Linda lounges on her couch and welcomes Comedian & Voice Artist Blair Socci (Bob’s Burgers, Aqua Teen Forever) to talk about finding h...

Sequoia Holmes: Not Your Stereotype
Have you ever felt stereotyped? Before she stops off to buy snacks, Linda catches up with award-winning podcaster Sequoia Holmes (Black People Love Pa...

Vienna Pharaon: The Way You Live And Love
While shopping at a flea market, Linda gets distracted by some big questions and heads home to seek out some advice from one of NYC’s most sought afte...

Sophie Ansari: Long Distance Loves
Linda’s friends and family are starting to feel even more far away. As we live increasingly global lives, Linda is wondering, how do we maintain these...

Osher Gunsberg: Dating Shows, Addiction & Dadhood
On a leafy street in Sydney, Linda arrives at the home of Aussie TV Icon Osher Gunsberg (The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Masked Singer). They have...

Andrea Jin: Comedy & Critical Mothers
What do we really know about our parents' lives and the decisions they make? Comedian, actor and writer Andrea Jin was often left wondering where her...

Dr. Jenny Cook: Freezing Fertility
Linda’s been thinking about the F-word again. Fertility.
It can be confronting to plan ahead when it comes to your own fertility...

Mini Episode: A Lil Slice
We’re taking a lil break this week to chomp on a NY pizza slice, but wanted to share what’s been happening in our Tough Love members-only community! <...

Chelsea Devantez: I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This
Linda spends an afternoon with Emmy-nominated TV writer, comedian, podcaster and author Chelsea Devantez (The Problem with Jon Stewart, Girls5Eva, Not...

Chloe Badawy: F*ck A Trend
Linda is back in Los Angeles and heads straight to the best food court in Koreatown with LA based fashion stylist Chloe Badawy to talk about finding c...

Real Talk on Mother’s Day
Magnus and Linda head back to Australia to visit family before the baby pops out in a few months. It’s Mother’s Day so Linda’s mum, Janet, reminisces...

Aaron Chen: The Importance Of Ice Cream
It’s a bustling afternoon in New York and Linda hops on the subway to meet up with Australian comedian and actor, Aaron Chen (Taskmaster Australia, Ko...

Jess Damuck: A Perfect Health Nut
Linda continues to eat her way around LA and drops by the queen of dinner parties; food journalist, cook & best selling author Jess Damuck (Health Nut...

Gabrielle Stone: The Self Love Cocktail
Linda is easing into LA life and visits new mum Gabrielle Stone. Gabrielle is a best-selling author who has picked up the ingredients for a Self Love...

Leslie Liao: How To Be Cool
On a rainy day in LA, Linda meets comedian Leslie Liao (Central Intelligence) at her apartment. Leslie reflects on her Asian American upbringing in Th...

Life Will Never Be The Same
It’s been over a year since Linda moved to LA. Now, she is calling her family with life-changing news about her relationship. That’s if her mum, Janet...

Cute Announcement!
Tough Love is back April 9, 2024! And right now, I have a sweet update with an opportunity for you if you enjoy this podcast series.

Last Goodbye (ft. Jessie Ware)
This is it. It’s taken years, but Linda is finally leaving Australia and moving to LA for good. Before she goes, Linda spends quality time with each o...

A People Pleaser’s Guide To Life w/ Benny Blanco
It’s the night of Linda’s book launch, and emotions are flying.
For the last two years, Linda’s been writing a memoir about family and relation...

How To Let Go Of Control w/ Brigid Delaney
Linda heads out of the city to check in on her fertility journey with a close ‘egg freezing’ friend. She makes a happy discovery while realising an im...

Tough Love Live Show w/ Becky Lucas & Kumi Taguchi
We’re halfway through Season Two of Tough Love!
So we’re taking a hot minute to catch our breath and share part of the one off Live Show we did...

Help, My Parents are Getting Older
Back in Australia, Linda is shocked when her dad shares some life-changing news about his health. Then, her mum confesses a personal secret from her c...

Lessons I Learned From Being Stressed w/ Steph Claire Smith
Linda finally gets on a plane to LA, but she discovers there’s a larger issue at hand causing her body breakouts. Stress. How do we handle it in chang...

Never Too Late To Reset w/ Anna Lunoe
After a long awaited reunion with her boyfriend Magnus, Linda remains in Australia to finalise immigration paperwork as he heads back to LA. But, with...

Are We Still Worth It?
Everything has led to this moment. Linda is about to see her boyfriend IRL for the first time in a year and a half. On her way to pick him up, Linda r...

Linda Marigliano’s Tough Love S2
The story continues.
Will Linda and Magnus be reunited? How do we deal with tough stuff? Did Linda’s mum ever finish cleaning the bathroom?

Finding Peace (Just a Little Bit)
When a lawyer gives Linda some hard truths about reuniting with Magnus, the future feels more uncertain than ever. Linda turns to her brother who dish...

Everything I Learned About Egg Freezing
Linda’s life lately has been revolving around the F-word. Fertility.
Have you ever thought about your fertility? Or if you want to have a baby?...

Going the Distance
It’s been exactly one year since Linda left her boyfriend Magnus and her new home in LA, so she reflects with a bestie on another year of long distanc...

How To Win Your Life
Linda visits her dad at work and realises they are both facing the same problem, while catching up with a friend brings more questions about her ident...

It Won't Be Forever
It’s a rewind to the holidays and Linda spends another Christmas away from her boyfriend Magnus but finds a fresh direction thanks to a new friend who...

Because We're Worth It
Introducing the first episode of Tough Love.
Linda had some Big Plans for 2020 and now - back in her teenage bedroom - she reflects on what went...