Many fans of The Girls Uninterrupted (previously known as Girls on Top) were left upset when the podcast suddenly ended last December. The hosts themselves were also tearful.
Questions were further raised when the other two hosts of The Girls Uninterrupted, Brodie Kane and Gracie Hitchcock, established a new podcast, Let Her Finish, alongside a third host, Tegan Yorwarth, earlier this year.
Let Her Finish took over The Girls Uninterrupted’s Instagram profile – and its then-more-than-30,000 followers.
Kane later explained that the original TGU hosts “wanted different things in terms of the direction of where the podcast was going”.
She apologised to followers that the end of The Girls Uninterrupted and the launch of Let Her Finish had “caused some confusion, and that you have some questions about that”.
Let Her Finish podcast hosts Tegan Yorwarth, Brodie Kane and Gracie Hitchcock and (inset) former The Girls Uninterrupted host Caitlin Marett. Marett has today launched a new podcast, Daze of Our Lives, with Polly ‘PJ’ Harding.
“Basically, at the end of last year, we got to a point [with] The Girls Uninterrupted – myself, Gracie, and Caitlin – where we wanted different things in terms of the direction of where the podcast was going, which is totally fine.
“We have had the most amazing seven years with you as well … it had been a truly, truly special seven years, some of my best memories ever.
“But we did want different things, so the best logical thing to do was to go our separate ways.”
She said her company, Brodie Kane Media – with its “staff of one” – signed a new partnership with MediaWorks.
“I still really wanted to do a podcast, and that’s where Let Her Finish has come in. Three women in the same city, which is really, really exciting, and wanting to do a few more different things – video offerings, some extra offerings that will be coming very soon as well.”
Marett is based in the South Island, while Kane, Hitchcock, and Yorwarth are in Auckland.
“I can’t speak for anyone else, and out of respect … I won’t speak on anyone else’s behalf, other than to say my love and respect for Gracie, Caitlin, and Tegan is always going to be there, and my love for what we did as The Girls Uninterrupted will always be there,” Kane said at the time.
But many fans were unhappy that Marett was missing from the new show,
“Feel for Caitlin. She was always so wise and funny. Will miss her input,” said one follower.
Another simply posted the hashtag, #teamcaitlin.
“Guess this is why Caitlin looked so angry …” said another, referring to the final episode of The Girls Uninterrupted in December.
“Caitlin didn’t want to leave her listeners. Hopefully the truth will come out,” said a fourth.
The new podcast
Podcast hosts Caitlin Marett, left, and Polly ‘PJ’ Harding. Photo / NZME
Marett – who was tearful during the final episode – has maintained public silence about what unfolded.
But as of today, she has a new platform to potentially explain.
She did not respond to Media Insider requests for comment, but in a media statement issued by podcast producer and Herald publisher NZME, Marett said she was “so excited to be back behind the microphone”.
“… and who better to do it with than my best friend,” she said in the statement.
“PJ and I have been having these conversations for 18 years, so hitting record felt like the most natural thing in the world. I’ve had a fair bit of life happen since I was last in radio or doing a podcast, and I’m looking forward to bringing every bit of it with me.”
NZME said Daze of Our Lives was a relaunch and reimagining of Harding’s podcast Slow It Down, which debuted in 2024 with a focus on pushing back on hustle culture.
The new podcast was built on Harding and Marett’s friendship, NZME said, with the pair meeting at broadcasting school 18 years ago.
They have promised raw, honest, humorous and unfiltered conversations.
As well as her earlier podcast work, Marett, now working as a registered nurse, has a broadcasting CV that included several years producing the ZM radio breakfast show.
Harding said: “Over the years, our funniest, most meaningful or downright ridiculous conversations happen when no one else is listening, so we thought it was time to bring a microphone into the mix. We’re excited to invite listeners into our friendship and hopefully bring a little joy to their week.”
And NZME digital audio head Sarah Catran said: “PJ has already built a strong connection with audiences through her time on radio both here and in Australia, as well as through her podcast Slow It Down.
“Bringing Caitlin into the mix is a great opportunity for us to offer a fresh, authentic and highly engaging format which we know our listeners will love.”
Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie is one of New Zealand’s most experienced senior journalists and media leaders. He has held executive and senior editorial roles at NZME including Managing Editor, NZ Herald Editor and Herald on Sunday Editor and has a small shareholding in NZME.