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Tradwives — cosy cottage core fantasy, or something more sinister? With Megan Agnew, Rosie Waterland, Beverley Wang and Nakkiah Lui

Tradwives — cosy cottage core fantasy, or something more sinister? With Megan Agnew, Rosie Waterland, Beverley Wang and Nakkiah Lui

Update: 2025-08-28
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They cook, make babies, and look impossibly perfect while doing it.Tradwives are using social media to redefine femininity and womanhood… or are they just setting it waaaayyy back?

The Tradwives Club was recorded at the All About Women festival at Sydney Opera House.

Speakers

Megan Agnew — Senior Features Writer (New York), The Times of London

Rosie Waterland — Comedian, author of Broken Brains (with Jamila Rizvi), The Anti-Cool Girl and Every Lie I've Ever Told, host of podcasts Mum Says My Memoir is a Lie and Just the Gist

Beverley Wang — National Culture Correspondent, ABC and host of Stop Everything! and Life Matters ABC Radio National

Nakkiah Lui (host) — Writer, actor, director, producer, Black Comedy, Kiki & Kitty, Preppers, Total Control and more

Further information:

Meet the queen of the 'trad wives' (and her eight children) — article by Megan Agnew, The Times

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Tradwives — cosy cottage core fantasy, or something more sinister? With Megan Agnew, Rosie Waterland, Beverley Wang and Nakkiah Lui

Tradwives — cosy cottage core fantasy, or something more sinister? With Megan Agnew, Rosie Waterland, Beverley Wang and Nakkiah Lui

Australian Broadcasting Corporation