Boot the Ute 🦞
A podcast for 40+ year old women named Sharnie who’ve had a hysterectomy.
(or for anyone who wants to hear stories of hysterectomy recovery and life sans uterus)
The lived experiences of two professional clowns who happen to both be called “Sharnie”, who also happen to be between the ages of 40 and 45, who ALSO happen to have had hysterectomies.
What?
It’s way more common than you think. Someone YOU know named Sharnie has probably had one!
This podcast has absolutely no business offering any kind of medical advice, but is hopefully useful to someone who’s thinking about having, or has had, or knows someone who’s had a hysterectomy. Or is named Sharnie.
And seriously, we are not medical professionals, unless we play one on stage.
Boot the Ute was recorded in Naarm | Melbourne, on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Chanie & Sharney would like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, and always will be, aboriginal land.
Listen on:
Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Episode 5 finally talks about the subject that has been on the tip of Chanie and Sharney's tongues since Boot the Ute began...SEX. From the vault to the clit (and the tailbone in-between), we discuss all things pleasure and pain whilst Chanie asks Sharney the hard questions such as; If you do it once, can you do it again? What is Dysorgasmia? And most importantly, is Doogie Howser a real Doctor?
TW: We allude to sexual trauma in general for a hot second, but no actual details are disclosed and it is a safe listen.
Sexual Healing Here We Cum! Let's get it on and talk about it, shoop shoopa doop ;)
ps. We are NOT doctors.
Read the Transcript & Citation here.
Stay Tuned for Episode 6 - where we begin a new era of discussions with very special (and sometimes professional) guests.
This podcast was recorded in Naarm (Melbourne) on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Episode 4 checks back in 3 months down the line to see how the recovery post-hysterectomy has gone for Chanie. Discussing unforeseen complications and surprises, and the reality of recovery vs what they tell you on paper.
Plus a bonus live recording of "The Song of the Psychic Moot", a beautiful and haunting song completely improvised by the duo on the spot.
This episode is not to be missed or mooted.
Read the Transcript & Citation here.
Stay tuned for Episode 5 - about all things SEX AND PLEASURE after having a hysterectomy.
This podcast was recorded in Naarm (Melbourne) on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Sharney & Chanie talk about what to expect on the recovery side of things post-hysterectomy, right before Chanie goes under the knife. This one's a pearler of wisdom, fact-checked from a handy (decades-old) document provided by the hospital.
Citations and Transcript available here
This podcast was recorded in Naarm (Melbourne) on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Chanie & Sharney talk about preparing for a hysterectomy surgical procedure! These two professional clowns have a lot to say about all things theatre. Surgical Theatre.
Citations and Transcript available here
This podcast was recorded in Naarm (Melbourne) on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Birthed from the brains and loins of Chanie & Sharney, episode one covers why the heck we both had to have our uteruses yoinked. A deep dive into the muff of hysterectomies, brought to you by two clowns named Sharnie.
Citations and Transcript available here
This podcast was recorded in Naarm (Melbourne) on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.