The Quicky

The body positivity movement couldn't be causing us more issue could it? Today we look at how body positivity isn't always a positive experience for everyone and how body neutrality could be the way to respecting and protecting the bodies we inhabit without breaking our mental health. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests Youtuber, Butterfly Foundation Ambassador and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach Mia Findlay and Internationally renowned research psychologist and body image expert Phillippa Diedrichs. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386. Be part of our big annual podcast survey -  https://surveys.globaltestmarket.com/survey/selfserve/1aab/13100768/13100768_CS  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warnings about it are written on the little leaflet inside every box, it's something we've been told could happen if you leave one in too long... that tampons can cause toxic shock syndrome. It was a real fear in the 1980's and 90's but in 2019 do we still need to be as concerned about tampon users coming down with TSS? CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Medical Director of Family Planning NSW Dr Deborah Bateson The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386. Be part of our big annual podcast survey -  https://surveys.globaltestmarket.com/survey/selfserve/1aab/13100768/13100768_CS  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Years of gruelling training, insane beauty standards, invasive fans and cyber hate... just the average day for a K-pop idol. Today we look at how these stars are created and whether their lifestyles are contributing to an escalating trend of them taking their own lives. ** Warning, this episode discusses issues around suicide, if this is triggering for you please wait for our next episode and if you need help, call Lifeline 13 11 14 ** CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Forbes contributor and K-Pop correspondent for Billboard Tamar Herman. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.   Be part of our big annual podcast survey -  https://surveys.globaltestmarket.com/survey/selfserve/1aab/13100768/13100768_CS Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would you do if you were studying overseas on a limited visa and a scholarship and you fall pregnant... would you allow your in-laws back in your home country raise your child until you're in a position to raise them yourself? We look at the emergence of Satellite babies, children being raised in a different country to their parents, the cost of living forcing them to make a drastic choice. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest our amazing anonymous Mum and Migration Researcher for the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University Dr Shanthi Robertson. To read Md FAF's blog about her decision to send her little one overseas, you can check it out here https://frugalasianfinance.com/2017/06/28/sent-our-baby-to-china/  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The office Christmas party has become a little problematic in 2019. With it's sordid past linked to unwanted sexual advances, excessive drinking and major HR no no's, there's also another factor creeping in to make employees wish they could have a day off instead. We look at how social anxiety and the pressure to go to a party you'd otherwise not attend can leave your colleagues feeling stressed at an event designed to help you relax after a year of hard yakka. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a hot topic of conversation amongst the parents of pre 5 year old children... at what age do you start sending them to school? With more and more people choosing to hold their kids back because they're not physically, emotionally or intellectually ready, we ask whether we're doing the right thing, are we creating more issues and what about those who start earlier? CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Professor of Economics at the University of Technology Sydney The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How reliable is DNA evidence in 2019? What about DNA that was collected 20 or more years ago? Is it possible for you to leave DNA in a place you've never been? We ask those questions as the case against alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards is before the court, police and the victim's families hoping to finally get closure on the deaths of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests Forensic scientist, Senior lecturer at Murdoch University and consultant at https://www.coldcasereview.com.au/ Brendan Chapman and Nine News Perth reporter Tegan Sapwell. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ladies, do you earn more than 40% of your household income? Do you earn more than your male partner? A new study has found that a woman's pay packet can have an effect on their partner's stress levels... and it's an issue society is holding us back from breaking free of. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Dr Joanna Syrda, Associate Professor in Business Economics at Bath University. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We heard a statement this week that after recent devastating bushfires, koalas are now 'functionally extinct' here in Australia... so is that true? Today we find out what it means to be functionally extinct, whether we have really lost one of our most iconic marsupials and whether we can save the species from being wiped off the map. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests Deborah Tabart, Chairperson of the Australian Koala Foundation and Dr Christine Adams Hosking, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Queensland The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New data shows that not only are Australians getting less sleep than they need but we're actually experiencing symptoms of the sleep disorder insomnia. So how much do we really need and what is happening to us if we don't get it? We find out what's happening in bedrooms across the country and what we can do to help us nod off. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Dr Amy Reynolds, Sleep Scientist at the Australian Sleep Foundation and Sleep Researcher at CQ University.  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gender neutral parenting used to be the realm of celebrity with the likes of Kate Hudson, Pink and Gwen Stefani choosing to raise their children without attaching a boy or girl label to their upbringing... and now more parents are liking the idea of not placing their little one into a stereotype right from the start. We speak to Gender Creative Mum Kyl Myers about navigating parenting when you choose not to involve gender. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Mum to Zoomer Kyl Myers and Elizabeth Riley, Gender identity Specialist at the University of Tasmania. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oxford Dictionary has named "Climate Emergency" 2019's word of the year. We're in the midst of some of the most dangerous bushfires our country has ever seen, and there's no end in sight to our crippling drought. ⁠So what does our future look like? ⁠Today we're talking to the CSIRO who've done the most comprehensive climate predictions for Australia on record. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest: Dr Kathy McInnes, group leader of climate change predictions and extremes at CSIRO. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Australia kids start school when they're four or five. It's exciting and new, and can take some adjusting. ⁠⁠But what if we told you hundreds of these kids are being suspended from school, and a disproportionate number are children recently diagnosed with a disability.⁠ Today we find out why. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest: Education Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, Jordan Baker wrote the article that prompted this episode: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/it-doesn-t-make-sense-more-than-600-kindy-kids-suspended-last-year-20191115-p53b42.html The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker has sparked protests around the country even after an arrest has been made, because Aboriginal deaths are happening far too often.  There have been more than 400 fatalities since a Royal Commission in 1991 that was supposed to be looking into this issue.  Today we speak to a former inmate about what needs to change.  CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests: Keenan Mundine, Co-Founder of Deadly Connections Community & Justice Services https://www.deadlyconnections.org.au/ Dr Peter Lewis, National President of ANTaR. https://www.antar.org.au/about/purpose The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every royal is used to being in the headlines, both good and bad. But unlike Meghan Markle - who just can't seem to catch a break - Prince Andrew has always managed to emerge out the other side relatively unscathed and for much bigger gaffes. Today we're going to delve into the Prince's history and try to work out how and why he's so untouchable.  CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest: Head of Content at Mamamia, Holly Wainwright. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In May 2019, a new disorder was added to the World Health Organisation's list of diseases.  PMDD only affects women and causes severe irritability, anxiety and depression. On average it takes an Australian woman 12 years to be diagnosed.  CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests: Jo Cisternino, who has Pre-Menstrual Dysphoria Disorder. Obstetrics Gynaecologist Dr Andrea Chisholm. www.health.harvard.edu/blog/premenstrual-dysphoria-disorder-its-biology-not-a-behavior-choice-2017053011768&sa=D&ust=1574534192377000&usg=AOvVaw1joHTVL9JBOOtotcQtNW2U The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a pet dies it can be as painful as losing a family member, but it's a grief that many of us feel guilty about.  Today we're talking to a pet bereavement counsellor about the psychology behind the strength of the human-animal bond. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest: David Foote, veterinarian and pet bereavement counsellor -http://www.davidfoote.com.au/ Free Pet Safety Kit to help you be prepared in an emergency -https://petsafetykit.rspcansw.org.au/ A 24/7 pet therapist can be reached on 1300 431 450 -https://petsandpeople.com.au/ The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last night we watched Timm's heart break on national television as The Bachelorette's Angie Kent whisked Carlin off into the sunset for their happily ever after. But if you ask those who consider themselves part of the Single Positivity Movement, Timm is the real winner here.  Today we're going to look into the sudden surprising rise of this moment, and dig into the figures that we're actually happier and healthier without a partner. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests: Psychologist Dr Jenny Taitz author of 'How to to single and happy.'https://drjennytaitz.com/books/ The Guardian journalist Lizzie Cernik https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/06/consciously-uncoupled-the-joy-of-self-partnership The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week American rapper TI told the world about how he takes his teenage daughter for yearly gynaecological visits to check that her hymen is still intact.  Today, we delve into the history of this humiliating ritual, and find out what it’s actually like to get it done. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests:   Sex educator Cassandra Corrado https://cassandracorrado.com/about-cassandra-corrado/   Dr Lauren Rosewarne https://laurenrosewarne.com/about-lauren/  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re currently in the midst of what’s being called the most dangerous bushfire week in Australian history.  Fires are burning right up the Eastern seaboard...but firefighters are particularly concerned for the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter and Illawarra Shoalhaven areas, where a catastrophic fire danger rating is in place. In today's episode of The Quicky, we'll take at look at how fire affected communities rebuild after events like these by speaking with two incredible women that lost their homes in the 2009 Black Saturday Fires.  CREDITS  Host/Producer: Gemma Bath  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  A very big thanks to our two guests who kindly shared their personal stories with us. Melanie Harris-Brady, and Alice Bishop (check out Alice's book by clicking here: https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/a-constant-hum )  To listen to The Quicky episode that takes you Inside The Mind Of Someone Who Starts AS Bushfire, click here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/inside-the-minds-of-people-who-start-bushfires/  To help those affected by the fires, head to www.redcross.org.au or you can donate to this campaign https://www.gofundme.com/f/time-to-give-back-to-our-heros?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR0O5QpWNODdPXte2GhJFz1LyTrJYveD9px-MjRRhpFtrdElVH4X_BlvuZc  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just how cut throat are Australian Breakfast shows? With Deb Knight and Georgie Gardner's Today show co-hosting days now over, and the announcement that Karl Stefanovic is making a comeback just 12 months after being fired, we take a look at the inner workings of Aussie morning TV, the ratings, the personalities and the fall out. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Entertainment Journalist and regular on Channel 7's Morning Show with appearances on Sunrise, Peter Ford. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Melbourne Cup was less than a week ago but already the discussion around gambling has fallen off the radar. In reality, right now in pokie lounges across the country people are sitting in front of a machine designed to take their money, and women are increasingly falling victim. We find out how these places attract us and what it can do to their lives when the addiction sets in. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests Anna Bardsley and Shonica Guy The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting your gear off in public is becoming more popular here in Australia, with new stats showing there are more naked events popping up across the country than ever before. Today we find out why people are keen to nude up and what you need to know before you join them. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest founder of Get Naked Australia Brendan Jones The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What has made Donald Trump into a man who shows such little respect for women? Was it his upbringing? Was it his first marriage breaking down? Or was it the inevitable corruption that comes with money and power? We speak to the co-author of a new book that has uncovered 43 more accusations of sexual misconduct by President Trump to go with the 26 already made public. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Co-author of 'All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator' Monique El-Faizy - if you want to get your hands on the book, you can find it here https://www.amazon.com/All-Presidents-Women-Donald-Predator-ebook/dp/B07NVJX6YZ The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is winning a race that we didn't even want to participate in, we're one of the top countries where it comes to food allergies. We speak to an immunologist to find out why this might be happening and what we can do to try and stop the numbers climbing. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Professor Dianne Campbell, Chair of Paediatric and Clinical Immunology at Westmead Children's Hospital and Mamamia's own Riki Waller. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Melbourne Cup is so ingrained in our history, can we ever reconcile how we feel about it's place in our identity with the fact it also goes hand in hand with animal cruelty? We speak to someone who owns a racehorse as well as someone who is boycotting the event to arm you with the information you need to make your decision on whether to spend a day at the races or say nup to the cup. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests, Channel 7 presenter and racehorse owner Liz Cantor and Author and Artist Jordan Harcourt Hughes, if you want to read her blog on saying nup to the cup, you can find it here https://jordanharcourthughes.com/nup-to-the-cup/ The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's something happening in Hollywood, stars are not just turning to religion, they're starting their own churches. Today we take a peek inside the new world of the Kardashian/Jenner/West's where Sunday sessions are the new vehicle for their brand. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guests Journalist Lea Ceasrine and Marie Claire's Acting Features Director Kathryn Madden. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How often are we all really having sex and is that amount normal? Today we find out just how much time Aussie women are spending between the sheets getting busy and what to do if you feel like your normal isn't enough. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Relationship councillor, sex therapist and author of Sex Down Under Matty Silver... if you want to grab Matty's book you can find it here https://www.booktopia.com.au/sex-down-under-matty-silver/book/9781760791285.html The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know if your Halloween costume is actually a reflection of cultural appropriation? What does cultural appropriation even mean? If you want to dress up as your favourite celebrity but you're white and they're black is it still ok to go as them? What if you want to go as a Native American Indian, Geisha or the Disney character Moana? We take a look at cultural appropriation, what it is, what it means and how you can avoid being 'that' person this Halloween CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Dr Mia Moody Ramirez, Professor of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media at Baylor University in Texas. She's the author of the book 'From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humour, Race, Politics and Gender'. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would happen to Meghan and Harry if they chose to leave the UK, stop being royals and become private citizens? We speak to our royal expert to find out whether they'd still have a title and how they'd keep living the life to which they have become accustomed and still pay all the bills. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Internationally renowned European and British royal export Marlene Koenig The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does every young boy in that crowd of Melbourne private school boys caught on camera chanting on a tram this week, believe in the misogynistic message that chant sends? Would you have joined in in you were in that situation? Today we look at why good people get involved in bad things when there's safety in numbers and why peer pressure can make us turn away from what we believe. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Professor Don Forsyth, Social and Personality Psychologist at the University of Richmond Virginia. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instagram has decided to ban all augmented reality apps that make it look like you've had plastic surgery or are about to... because of the damage it's doing to our mental health. We speak to an expert in the plastic surgery profession who says people are now bringing in altered photos of themselves asking for doctors to help them look like their filter perfection. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Professor Anand Deva, Australian clinician and academic, the founder of the Integrated Specialist Healthcare Education and Research Foundation and head of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Macquarie University. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian birth stories are amazing, from water births to c sections and everything in between we also have the beauty of being a multicultural community. From black dots placed on the face, dates and honey in the mouth, calls to prayer, a piece of country brought into the labour ward and a notebook in the crib to write their future... three amazing Aussie Mums share their birth stories. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Mona, Arti and Kristika our amazing Aussie Mums. You can catch One Born Every Minute on 10play https://10play.com.au/  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How effective is recycling in Australia? Sometimes we hear that it ends up in landfill anyway because of our lazy sorting habits and because China isn't buying it from us anymore, it's being stockpiled in warehouses instead of being turned back into something useful. Today we find out what's really happening to our recycling and what we need to do to make it more efficient. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Garth Lamb, former editor of Inside Waste magazine, and specialist in building and operating infrastructure to recover resources from waste at Re Group.  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the open plan office the most fiscally sound option for a business in 2019, the trend doesn't seem to be going away any time soon but new research suggests women are particularly affected by the design. Today we speak to Rachel Morrison, the author of a study that accidentally found that women are feeling a little too exposed in the open plan environment for reasons that have been conditioned into us since we were born. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Senior Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology Business School Rachel Morrison. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being home schooled used to mean your parents were hippies but not anymore. Home schooling is now on the rise in Australia and around the world. Today we find out exactly how it works and why so many parents are choosing to take their kids education into their own hands. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Michelle Morrow, she is a veteran homeschool mum of 18 years, blogs about homeschooling in Australia and helps Australian homeschoolers get started with homeschooling. You can find out more here at https://www.myhomeschool.com.au The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a celebrity like Felicity Huffman goes to jail, how do they prepare? They may enlist the services of a prison coach. Today we speak to someone whose job is to get celebs ready for a stint behind bars. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Holli Coulman from Wall Street Prison Consultants, and John Fuller from www.prisoncoachspeaking.com/ The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pill testing - does it reduce the number of deaths due to drugs at music festivals or does it encourage young people to take drugs because of a false sense of security? Today we find out exactly what pill testing does, the advice young drug takers are given and what could be holding us back from rolling it out at festivals across the country. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Gino Vumbaca founder of Harm Reduction Australia and a leading supporter of pill testing. He was in charge of the trial run of the pill testing at last years Groovin In The Moo festival.   The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're probably familiar with the invite to a friend's new business party, it could be makeup, perfume, wellness products even underwear... you're probably also aware of the pressure to buy from that friend or even join them in hosting or even selling yourself. Welcome to the world of multi level marketing or MLM's, today we speak to an expert in cults to find out how the world of direct sales is not just similar, it takes the same approach to get people out. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Expert cult deprogrammer, CEO of the Cult Education Institute and author of 'Cults Inside Out' Rick Allan Ross. You can fid Rick's book here... https://www.amazon.com/Cults-Inside-Out-How-People/dp/149731660X The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Domestic violence is one of Australia's greatest shames. The statistics are shocking but even though we know this, the list of women dying at the hands of a current or former partner just keeps on growing.  Jerry Retford was an abusive husband, emotionally, mentally and physically. Today we find out what enabled Jerry to finally see his issues, seek help and turn his life and relationships around. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Jerry Retford and Andrew King from Relationships Australia. Relationships Australia - 1300 364 277 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732 Jerry and his wife have worked on a video series using their life experience to show how Mens Behavioural Change Programs work, you can check it out here https://vimeo.com/showcase/4484717 The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why did Donald Trump decide to pull out of northern Syria? Why did Turkey take the opportunity to attack the region and what do they have against the Kurdish people? We speak to The Independent's Middle East Correspondent to unravel what the hell is happening to the people who helped us take down Islamic State.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Middle East Correspondent for The Independent Bel Trew... to read more in depth articles Bel has written on the matter you can find them here https://www.independent.co.uk/author/bel-trew To watch Dani Ellis's full interview with Novara Media on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odJIo078ZoE The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ghosting is more often associated with a romantic hook up or a mate leaving a party without telling you but there's another form of ghosting that is actually more prevalent than both of those... the friend who ghosts. While you sit and wonder why they're not returning your messages, we find out from a Counselling Psychologist that it may be our technology that is making us detach from our friends. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Dr Rachel Allan and those anonymous friends who shared their friend ghosting stories. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Girlforce: Unscripted and Unstoppable, that's the theme for this year's International Day of the Girl and across the world we're seeing girls stand up and speak out about the issues they are passionate about. Here in Australia we have some amazing young women who are using their voice to help call for solutions to a very dry problem... the drought. We speak to two 16 year old girls who are fighting to save Australia's agricultural community   CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Makaaala Dodd and Kate Currans The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The TV show that got us all hooked on reality, Big Brother is back and recruiting housemates for 2020. So what can you do to stand out from the crowd? We speak to former housemate Chrissie Swan and Executive Producer Yana Groves to find out how you can get yourself on reality TV CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Nova Melbourne breakfast show co-host Chrissie Swan and Yana Groves, Executive Producer at Bloomtime Media www.bloomtimemedia.com. If you're keen to look into the TV producer and mentorship programs that Yana runs for those looking to get into the industry, you can find the details here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/fresh-start-2-day-tv-producer-training-mentorship-tickets-72920654641 To read Tully's list of audition dos and don'ts https://www.mamamia.com.au/big-brother-auditions-tully-smyth/ And if you want to take the plunge... the Big Brother 2020 application can be found here https://www.endemolshine.com.au/bigbrother The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are potentially hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos stored across Australia right now and while some will become a bouncing baby, many won't be needed. So what do you do with them? We speak to Mel Greig who has gone through the destruction of her embryos and a councillor who helps people make the best decision for them when it comes time to let then go. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Mel Greig and Councillor Antonia Solomon The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mental load... it's the organising, planning and list making that goes into running a household, the million different invisible tasks that women are mostly responsible for in relationships. It's the cause of arguments and misunderstandings, of toxic time messages like "It's easier if I do it myself" and "I'll just do it wrong"... but now someone has a solution. Author and lawyer Eve Rodsky talks us through Fair Play and how it can change your life. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women have only been allowed to ride in horse races in Australia since 1979 but since then they've blazed a trail through one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other on a level playing field. So is it any different for a woman in the sport? With the Michelle Payne story Ride Like a Girl out in cinemas, we take a look at life as a woman in a very male dominated world. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Legendary Australian jockey Clare Lindop. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386. To listen to Mia Freedman's chat with Ride Like A Girl director Rachel Griffiths, you can find the episode of No Filter here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/rachel-griffiths-interview/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in a surprise move from Prince Harry, a statement was released about how the British tabloids treat his wife Meghan and that they were suing on of them over a letter they published from Meghan to her Dad. But is it that black and white? Are the tabloids really the big bad monster here or are the celebrities themselves just as complicit in their behaviour? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Former tabloid journalist and author of the book Tabloid Prodigy Marlise Kast and former tabloid journalist and author of Blind Item Kevin Dickson The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Netflix show 'Unbelievable' follows the true story of several women who report being the victim of a serial rapist. Aside from highlighting the amazing detective work of the women who finally catch the bad guy, it also shows the difficulties women face in reporting their experience to police. Today we find out from someone who has recently been through it, what it's really like to report a sexual assault in 2019 CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests *Sophie and the Executive Officer of NSW Rape Crisis Centre Karen Willis. *names changed for privacy reasons   Thank you to Mamamia reporter Gemma Bath for her assistance with this story, you can read her article on Sophie's experience here https://www.mamamia.com.au/reporting-rape-in-australia/ The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we heard the creator of the Labradoodle regrets his role in creating the first poodle cross but is desiring a designer dog really that bad? We look at what goes into dog breeding and how we can avoid supporting those unscrupulous breeders who are only in it for the cash. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest MIT/Harvard Broad Institute Research Veterinarian Jessica Hekman.  The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day?  Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email [email protected] or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.