Australian wellness entrepreneurs and influencers Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith have officially launched their podcasts on Shameless Media.
Steph and Laura (formerly KICPod) and Bump with Steph and Laura (formerly KICBump) are now live on the Shameless Media network, with the shows also representing the debut releases from Shameless Media Studios, the company’s licensing arm.
The move sees the podcasts shift from LiSTNR to Shameless Media, where they will be produced alongside the network’s team, including producer Monica Vantilburg and Shameless co-founders Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald.
The partnership was announced earlier this year and will see Shameless build on the existing audience and community around the shows, while bringing its production and distribution capabilities to the slate.
For listeners, the format and personalities remain largely unchanged, with Henshaw and Smith continuing to bring the conversational style, humour and candid discussions that have become hallmarks of the podcasts.
The new-look shows will also roll out with full-length video across YouTube and Spotify, alongside a refreshed weekly schedule.
Steph and Laura The Latest will drop on Mondays, Overshares on Wednesdays, while Bump with Steph and Laura Parenting will land on Thursdays.
Henshaw and Smith, who co-founded health and wellness brand Keep It Cleaner, said they were excited to enter the “next era” of the podcasts after spending the past few months working with the Shameless team.
“We are just so excited about the next era of the podcast. And after being inside the Shameless Media walls for the past few months working on evolution there is just no question as to why they are the best at what they do,” the pair said.
“The attention to detail and content quality they drive is second to none and we just can’t wait to share the evolution with our audience.”
For Shameless, the launch brings two established podcast properties into its growing network, with Andrews and McDonald describing Henshaw and Smith as “two of the best broadcasters in the country”.
“We feel so lucky to now be the home of their newly named eponymous show,” the co-founders said.
“We cannot wait to build on what they’ve already done so brilliantly in the podcasting space, while adding our signature Shameless Media touch to the show.”
