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When some people go to work, they save lives.

Others educate the next generation.

Some Australians deliver babies or provide mental health support or work in science laboratories trying to find a cure for COVID.

And some of us do God's work.

We recap reality television shows on our lounges with snacks nearby but also maybe a chilled Pepsi Max.

When I left school 13 years ago, I remember teachers sayingthe job you end up doing probably doesn't exist yet.

Yes, well. Four nights a week I recap Married at First Sight ,potentially the most controversial reality program on Australian television.

When I'm not doing that, I'm hosting three podcasts, a medium that had barely been invented yet when I left school. I write in digital media, distributing content on new platforms like Instagram and Facebook, as well as optimising content for Google which is not a sentence any of my grandparents would understand. And. I. Love. It.

Here's an insight into what a day in the life of a TV recapper looks like. And let's just sayit ain't too bad.

Morning

I wake up at about 8am and complain for 30 minutes.

I quickly do my makeup while listening toThe QuickyorABC RNso I have some sense of what's going on in the world, outside of Domenica smashing a glass in Liv's face.

At about 8:30am, I jump into the car and drive into the office, shocked by the traffic even though it's fairly consistent and I should've learned my lesson by now. I'm usually in the office just before 9am, and grab a coffee before jumping into the morning meeting.

Once the content meeting is done (we decide which stories to cover for the day), I head into a 10amMamamia Out Loudproduction meeting where we discuss what topics to address on the show that day. Usually this meeting goes for about 20 minutes, unless my co-hosts Mia Freedman and Holly Wainwright are being veryannoyingand it blows out to 40 minutes. Some days we have lively arguments about what to cover, but they always end up being the best shows.

Afternoon

At 12pm we recordMamamia Out Loudand that goes for about an hour, mostly because Mia is 15 minutes late, and then after we turn the mics off, we can't stop talking. One time there was a tech glitch, and we accidentally uploaded the 'raw audio' with all our random chatterings. SomeOut Loudsuperfans definitely heard it and we're still mortified.

On Mondays I then recordCancelledwith my twin sister, Clare. It's a podcast all about celebrity cancellations and even if I'm feeling grumpy or tired or overwhelmed, these records always cheer me up. It's a comedy podcast and we take the piss for 40 minutes, which is like a warm-up for ourMarried at First Sightrecap.

Evening

At about 5pm, Clare and I head to my place for an evening of watching

Jessie Stephens

Executive Editor

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