The Beautiful Nightmare

About The Beautiful Nightmare

Awarded the Best Comedy Podcast 2024, and 2023 nominee for the Australian Podcast Awards, Shanelle Franklin and Tamara Linke bring you The Beautiful Nightmare. You’re perfectly imperfect, overworked and seriously misunderstood. You’ve got the shits with your family, your boss is a ‘Grade A Dick’ and all you want is to sail away with Pink to a deserted island and eat sourdough. Bliss! Oh don’t forget self-care – add it to the bloody list. Shanelle and Tamara navigate the steep learning curve of life’s shit storm, giving you permission to stop, feel heard, and pour your beverage of choice. Spoken with humour, heart and truth, it’s survival of the fittest and nobody’s winning. If laughter is your tonic and some A-Grade BS is your thing- this podcast is for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Tamara Linke, Shanelle Franklin

Category

comedy · comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Apr 2021

Latest episode

26 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

261 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2025

   SORRY NOT SORRY- WITH SPECIAL GUEST KAT TAYLOR

   Kat Taylor is BAAAAACK! AND she's got a few things to debate including how she's not ready to 'Let Them' just yet, why parents over sharing with their kids, and why women should stop apologising themselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   19 Oct 2025

   AMAZON REVIEWS 2025

   Amazon reviews are hilarity at its best. Shanelle and Tamara review some most excellent products from leggings that never rip, to the worlds most explosive gym powder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   5 Oct 2025

   EPISODE FROM THE ARCHIVES- YOUR FANTASY LIFE

   Fantasies! If we could read your dirty mind we'd be shocked! Whether it's a sexual fantasy, a daydream, or a that weird creepy dream where you slept with your sleaze ball boss (whyyyy?!!!) We all have 'em, and this episode, we’ll share 'em. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

207,370

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

37 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.