Rachel Smalley

On the Rag: Listen to our first live show for International Women’s Day!

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Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court assemble in front of a live audience for this International Women’s Day podcast special.  ‘Twas a drizzly International Women’s Day when we recorded this live podcast at the Generator, hoping to dissect the previous month in women-hood in New Zealand whilst not throwing up in front of an … Read more

Rachel Smalley bodyshamed me and all I got was this lousy t-shirt

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Rachel Smalley’s recent column on the supposed horrors of plastic surgery was a diabolical piece of bodyshaming. For those who’ve recently had surgery, it cut particularly deep. But as Casey McPike explains, a friend of hers found a way to make lemonade out of the bitter column. Rachel Smalley is intelligent, she’s successful, she supports charities. … Read more