The Quicky

We know the pill can have physical side effects but did you know it can have mental one's too? Today we investigate the pill's influence over the type of men we choose when we're on it and how that can change when we decide it's time to get off the pill and start a family CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests *Lauren and Dr Sarah E Hill, Evolutionary Psychologist and the author of 'How The Pill Changes Everything' you can pre order your copy here https://www.hachette.com.au/sarah-e-hill/how-the-pill-changes-everything-your-brain-on-birth-control 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. *Names changed for privacy reasonsBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The term 'climate anxiety' is being thrown about right now and a lot of the focus is on Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg as the reason for it's rise. Today we find out that climate anxiety is real but that Greta's activism is doing more to help than denying it exists. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Dr Elizabeth Haase, Psychiatrists and Chair of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Climate and health Committee  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.

She's been called the worst things, told she's the worst mother, even been told to take her own life... but a recent discovery by blogger Constance Hall has found a new way of dealing with online bullies that has nothing to do with engaging an online bully. Today we find out who trolls are, why they do it and Constance's brilliant way of taking back the power. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Blogger and Queen Constance Hall and Dr Evita March, Senior Lecturer and Researcher of Psychology at Federation 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.

Donald Trump made a call to the Ukrainian President and now he's facing a possible impeachment... but what does that even mean? Will he face a court, could he go to jail or will he just lose his job? Or could he come out of this free and clear and more sure of himself than ever? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Charlie Sykes, a founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark, host of The Bulwark Podcast, and an NBC/ MSNBC contributor. 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. If you want some more insight into why Trump acts the way he does, you can listen to our episode of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and whether Trump may have it here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/narcissistic-personality-disorder-what-is-it-and-c/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie pop dup the Veronica's were kicked off a flight in Sydney this week and say they're still not sure exactly why... and they're not the only ones. Today we find out why people keep getting kicked off of flights and what we need to know to make sure we don't end up being one of them. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Geoffrey Thomas, world renowned multi award winning writer, author and commentator Editor for The West Australian newspaper and Airlines Editor for Australian Aviation, and Flight Attendant and New York Times bestselling author Heather Poole. 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 many outfits, staff and media does it take to get a royal tour off the ground? As Meghan and Harry the Duke and Duchess of Sussex touch down in South Africa, we speak to Royal Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams to take a sneak peek into the epic amount of work and resources that go into getting the royals abroad. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Royal Commentator, Film Critic, Public Relations Consultant and Lecturer  Richard Fitzwilliams  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 headlines that invariably come after a football team's Mad Monday celebration, why do they continue to have them? Today we find out why these end of year get togethers are important to the team and why they all seem to end up with someone getting naked. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitgerald, former AFL player and co-host of the Sydney Nova breakfast show and Professor Catherine Lumby from Macquarie University, and the NRL's Cultural Change and Education Program.  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.

If you've ever been pregnant you've probably blamed baby brain for any memory lapse, missing key or mixed up words... but is it actually a real thing? Today we talk to Neuroscientist and author Dr Sarah McKay about how we may have talked ourselves into believing baby brain is real and that having a baby could actually make you smarter. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Neuroscientists and author of 'The Womans Brain Book' Dr Sarah McKay 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.

On the final day of filming of The Bachelor Australia, there are two women who are waiting to see if they are 'the one'. So how does it all unfold and what happens if you're told it's not you? We speak to Bachelor contestants of the past to get a sneak peak into the final 24 hours of Bachelor filming CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Lisa Hyde runner Up The Bachelor Australia season 2 and Lana Jeavons Fellows, runner up The Bachelor Australia season 3. 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.

Are you hearing everywhere that petrol is about to get way more expensive? Well it is... so today we're going to break down how missiles fired on the other side of the world, could leave us paying through the nose at the bowser here in Australia. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Business Insider reporter Ellen Cranley and Peter Khoury from the NRMA 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.

She has all the money she could ever need, a gorgeous partner and a divine little girl, her brand is one of the biggest in the world... so why pose for Playboy? Today we find out what the deal with the iconic magazine could be doing for brand Kylie or whether this is more about keeping it in the family. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Editor of Forbes Vices Section Susannah Breslin and Celebrity Branding Authority, New York Times Bestselling Author and Financial Times Columnist Jeetendr Sehdev 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 a LOT of stories getting around about a vaping illness right now, with 6 people dying and hundreds coming down with it... but why so many all at once? Today we find out what this illness is and whether vaping is still safer than smoking. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Dr Michelle Jongenelis from Curtin University and Member for McArthur Dr Mike Freelander 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 do people start bushfires? We found out that the fire that led to the loss of homes at Peregian Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast this week, could have been started by a couple of teenage kids. Today we find out why some people like to start a blaze and why they get such satisfaction out of watching the world burn.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest, Research Manager Matthew Willis from the Australian Institute of Criminology 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 RUOK? Day, the day we turn to our friends, family, colleagues and team mates and ask them whether they're coping alright. But what if they say no they're not? We speak to a Lifeline operator to find out what happens when you call, how they can really help you and what you can do if someone around you is not coping. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Lifeline Head of Crisis Services and Quality Rachael Bows.  If you really aren't OK, please call Lifeline, their number is 13 11 14. 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 percentage of Australian men taking paternity leave is minuscule but in a system and a society where they've been set up as nothing more than an accessory to their children's upbringing can we blame them? Today we discover the hurdles men face in even being recognised as their chid's carer and why we need to focus on flexibility for men as well as women to ever achieve equality. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Working Dad Adam Connelly and ABC's chief political reporter Annabel Crabb 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 just over 50 days left before the next Brexit deadline arrives... so have they reached a deal? NOT EVEN CLOSE!! Today we try and untangle the mess that is Brexit, three years, three Prime Ministers and a legal stand off later. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest SBS Europe Correspondent Ben Lewis 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 we first read the powerful victim impact statement of the woman who was sexually assaulted by Stanford University student Brock Turner... it was under the name Emily Doe. Now, Emily Doe is no longer, with Chanel Miller casting off her assumed identity to own her story and let the world know that she shouldn't be the one hiding when it is her attacker who should be shouldering the shame. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest journalists and the woman behind #LetherSpeak Nina Funnell. 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.

On Thursday, serial pedophile Michael Guider walked free from Goulburn Jail. What does that mean for his victims, the people who will have him living in their community and the mother of 9 year old Samantha Knight who, 33 years after her daughter went missing, still doesn't know where she is.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Newcastle University Dr Xanthé Mallett, Sonya Ryan from The Carly Ryan Foundation www.carlyryanfoundation.com and Hedley Thomas from The Australian.  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 does a 16 year old girl strike fear into the hearts of grown men? Today we find out exactly who Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg is and how she's been able to take her one woman protest and turn it into a world wide movement. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Mamamia's head of content 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.

Will humanity or border protection win in the case of the Sri Lankan Tamil family who are in the middle of a deportation fight here in Australia. Why can't they stay? Why were they taken in the night? What needs to happen for the Government to change their mind? We find out what has led to the final decision due to be handed down today. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest 10 Daily Senior Reporter Josh Butler 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.

A new study claims there is a link between mothers having a cesarean birth and their child developing autism. The news has sent shockwaves through both the scientific and autism community, so today we delve into the stats to find out exactly what those findings mean and why those parents with children on the spectrum shouldn't turn the blame on themselves. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Michelle McLean and Dr Andrew Whitehouse 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.

A certain type of breast implant has been linked to a rare blood cancer. While the Australian Therapeutic Goods Association is still deciding whether to ban the implants, there are women who are worried they'll get cancer who are also being preyed upon by a new wave of medical facilities taking advantage of their vulnerable state - the rise of the Explant Specialist. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest ABC Reporter Alison Branley and Professor Anand Deva 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.

A new report shows NSW police have been conducting strip searches more now than ever before... sometimes illegally. Today we find out what happens when police demand you remove your clothes and what you need to know to protect your rights. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Lucy Moore and Senior lecturer at Sydney University and author of the Rethinking Strip Searches By NSW Police report commissioned by the Redern Legal Centre Vicki Sentas. 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. If you've got some feedback on how the Quicky is performing, let us know - click the link and fill out a quick survey we'd really appreciate it! https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5161019/The-Quicky-Update  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are vaccines already out there and more in the pipeline that could wipe out some STI's but the fact that they need to be given to young women before they're sexually active is proving to be a problem. There's a stigma around helping a young woman protect herself from sexually transmitted diseases, because some believe it's encouraging them to have sex and for others, there's a perception that a 'good girl' wouldn't need it. Today we find out how we can try to overcome the slut shaming of women so that things like cervical cancer and fertility issues could be a thing of the past. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Dr David Hawke, Virologist from the VCS Foundation and Dr Kristen Feemster, Paediatrician and infectious disease expert from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia  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.

Online romance scams have duped women out of more than money, for some it even took their freedom.For Aussie Yoshe Taylor, recently featured on the ABC's Australian Story, it led to her being imprisoned in a Cambodian jail. ​Today we find out why the lonely hearts of the world are so vulnerable to professional scammers. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Dr Cassandra Cross, Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law QUT, Criminology specialist. If you want to watch the ABC Australian Story on Yoshe Taylor 'An Innocent Abroad', check it out here https://iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-story 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.

Our timelines have been hit with tons of pictures of the Amazon Rainforest on fire... but what's really happening? Today we find out why the fires are in record numbers this year and what that could mean for us all the way over here in Australia. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Enrique Ortiz, Tropical Ecologist, Program Director of the Andes Amazon Fund, Board member of the Amazon Conservation Association and President of the Association of the Conservation of the Amazon Basin. 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.

A new show has debuted on UK TV that has parenting experts up in arms and has even led to the creation of a petition to have it stopped. Train Your Baby Like A Dog - the name alone sends up all kids of red flags but is there any merit in the theory? We find out whether treats and clickers are helpful when it comes to raising your child. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Australia's leading Parenting Expert Justin Coulson and the Co-Director of the Child Behaviour Research Clinic at the University of Sydney Mark Dadds 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. Got some thoughts on The Quicky? We'd love to hear them, click on the survey link and let us know https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5161019/The-Quicky-UpdateBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know there are men out there dogfishing us? Today we speak to a dating expert who tells us how some men are borrowing dogs to try and make them seem more attractive online. We find out if we should be wary that their first pitch at getting our attention is based on a lie and whether we should swipe left or right on the latest dating scam. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest dating expert and founder of A Little Nudge https://www.alittlenudge.com/ Erika Ettin  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. Could we steal your thoughts? Now we're over 100 episodes we're keen to find out how you think we're travelling on The Quicky. Is there something we're nailing? Are there things we need to improve or change? Could you take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey - we'll love you forever!! https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5161019/The-Quicky-Update  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monica Lewinsky isn't a victim anymore. Her return to public life has revealed a truth more powerful than an affair with a President, she's now taking on cyber bullies and internet shaming culture while delivering some seriously sassy twitter clap backs. Today we find out how a woman, shamed mercilessly for decades, has manage to rise from the ashes. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Vox reporter and author Anna North 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 a crisis brewing for older Australian women who are struggling in the Twilight Zone between being considered still employable and retirement. Today we find out how the Aussie workplace is working against women over 45 and why we may have to mourn a generation of Grandma's. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest 9 Columnist and academic at the University of Technology Sydney Jenna Price 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.

Michaela Dunn was working as an escort when her life was suddenly ended by a violent man but was she 'targeted' and 'recruited' straight out of University like some are claiming?  Today we look at how Australia is still struggling to come to terms with sex work and the people who call it their job. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Cameron Cox from the Sex Workers Outreach Program and Peter Fleming, University of Technology Sydney professor and author of Sugar Daddy Capitalism: The Dark Side Of The New Economy 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 statistics showing that more Aussies need to rely on Mum and Dad to help finance them well into adulthood, there's a possibility that the generosity of well off parents is setting kids up for future financial failure. Financial advisor Tara Unverzagt breaks down the big three, enmeshing, scaffolding and enabling and shows us how you can help your kids without making them dependent. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Financial Advisor Tara Unverzagt 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 20 year old man ran through the streets of Sydney earlier this week, bloodied and brandishing a knife... some people ran, some froze on the spot, some chased him down and others immediately grabbed their phones. Today we look into why we want to capture everything and whether it's morally wrong to do so. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Dr Adam Gerace from CQ University and Griffith University Ethicist Hugh Breakey.  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 3 year old William Tyrrell went missing nearly 5 years ago, our hearts broke for the little boy in the Spiderman suit. But his story was more complex than we'd been led to believe. Today we find out what we've learned from the inquest into William's disappearance about both his biological and foster families.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest, host of Nowhere Child, journalist Caroline Overington 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 sexual assault survivor Grace Tame watched as her abuser spoke about her over and over, she'd had enough. But when she reached out to a journalist to tell her side, she found out that archaic laws in Tasmania meant she was forced to remain silent. Today we find out how this amazing young woman has fought and continues to fight, for the voices of survivors to be heard #LetHerSpeak CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Journalist and anti sexual assasult campaigner Nina Funnell #LetHerSpeak 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 the truth about the identity of Lawyer X was finally revealed earlier this year, we were told a story about a woman who had turned on her clients to feed police information about their criminal activities. That information could now see them walk free from jail. Today we find out how the double life of Nicola Gobbo came spectacularly undone. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Age reporter Tammy Mills 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.

Lady Kitty Spencer is the stylish niece of Princess Diana, the first born child of Earl Spencer, Diana's little brother. But even though she came first, her younger brother Louis will take the Earl title and Althorpe Manor after Charles Spencer passes away. Today we find out what male preference primogeniture is and why it won't be going away anytime soon CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest and Royal expert - 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.

It was only March last year when former Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith was crying and apologising for his part in the ball tampering scandal. Just over a year later, he's back winning the hearts of the people in the 2019 Ashes series. How does someone turn around that level of disgrace so quick? We find out from Channel 9 Ashes commentator Lisa Sthalekar what it took to get back into our good books CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest, former Aussie cricket captain Lisa Sthalekar  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.

Newstart is this week's political battleground with one side calling for an increase and the other saying it just encourages the old dole bludger syndrome. Today we find out from Leah what it's really like to live on $40 a day and why an increase would make the world of difference to so many. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Leah 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 you hear the word terrorist do you think Middle East, brown skin, ISIS? In 2019 America, domestic terrorists aren't any of those things, they're white, they're young, they're male and there's a conspiracy theory that connects a lot of them together. Today we find out from Planet America Host Chas Licciardello the theory behind The Great Replacement. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest host of Planet America Chas Licciardello 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.

Kids in school in Australia aren't just being taught about consent in sex-ed these days, in 2019 they're also being introduced to the idea of 'enthusiastic consent'. So does that mean you need to shout YES from the rooftops before any intimate encounter? We find out the difference between enthusiastic and plain old ordinary consent and how you know when you have it. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Dr Lauren Rosewarne and thank you to Blue Seat Studios and script writer Emmeline May for allowing us to use a part of their 'tea' video, if you want to check it out, you can find it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbei5JGiT8, they also have more videos surrounding the concept of consent including Consent is a yes https://vimeo.com/272831117 and Enthusiastic consent https://vimeo.com/274404985 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 Amy Winehouse died, she left behind shocked fans, millions of dollars and no will. Today we find out what happened to the singer's money and why her ex husband is back 8 years later making claims that some of it is his. 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.

Why do young people keep getting caught up in nude pic scandals? We find out why a culture we've created, has led to the constant requests for young women to send naked selfies and what we can do to stop it. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Dr Gail Dines and thank you to the storybooth team who animate real stories like Abigail's... if you want to subscribe to their youtube channel, check them out here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWENB1OaGA9402PKzEVl0ow To read more about the article we spoke about in this episode you can find it here https://www.mamamia.com.au/nude-photo-australian-schools/ 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.

Aussie swimmer Shayna Jack is hoping that her defence, that she ingested the banned substance Ligandrol accidentally, will save her from a potentially career ending 4 year ban But her positive test has been caught up in a story much bigger than one athlete being caught out, today we look at the treatment Shayna Jack is getting compared to Australia's foreign competition and what she will have to do to prove her innocence.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Olympian Libby Trickett, Host of ABC's 'The Ticket' Tracey Holmes and Lawyer Howard Jacobs 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 did the bumbling Brit with his eccentric disheveled appearance and mop of unruly hair become the leader of an entire country? Today we comb through the life and controversy of Boris Johnson to figure out if he really is the loveable fop we've been made to believe or whether it's all just a cunning cover. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Jacob  Thanks to our special guest ABC Europe Correspondent Linton Besser  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.

Diet is a dirty word, in 2019 it's all about wellness.  But is the health and fitness industry just trying to mask the fact that at the end of the day they're still just trying to sell us weight loss? Today we break it down to try and understand what being 'healthy' actually means. CREDITS Host/Producer: Gemma Bath Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Jacob Round Thanks to our special guests Brigid Delaney author of Misadventures In The Search For Wellness, and Shelley Lask from Body Positive Health and Fitness. You can find Shelley here - www.bodypositivehf.com.au/ You can buy Brigid's book here - www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34451942-wellmania 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.

Instead of squirrelling away money and going backpacking, young travellers are increasingly going overseas with nothing and 'begpacking.' Free hugs, photos from their travels and busking are some of the things they're offering in exchange for donations and it's infuriating locals and other travellers alike.   CREDITS Host/Producer: Gemma Bath Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Fairfax journalist Ben Groundwater and busker Somerset Barnard.  Here are more of Ben's thoughts on the topic of begpackers: http://www.traveller.com.au/its-ridiculous-begpackers-why-travels-generation-of-entitlement-is-a-disgrace-gvnhp1 You can follow Somerset's travels and music here: www.somersetbarnard.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.

Pageant mums are out and Insta stage mums are in. The influencer marketing industry is on track to be worth $13 billion by 2020 and kids are a huge part of that economy.  Instagram mum-agers are making a lot of money using their children as props in social media posts. Today we find out what that means for the stars themselves - the kids. CREDITS Host/Producer: Gemma Bath Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Colette Wilson who you can find at @ministylehacker, and Crystal Abidin, a senior research fellow in internet studies at Curtin University.   To read more on the effects of digital media and children, view this study: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-29370-001 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 all love a celebrity romance, but there are a lot of couples in Hollywood in fake PR relationships or "promances" that've been set up by their publicists.  Today we find out how to spot one, and what these fake relationship contracts look like.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Gemma Bath Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Christopher Melcher of Walzer Melcher, and author/publicist Jack Ketsoyan. You can find more info on his books by following this link: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Item-Kevin-Dickson/dp/1250122252  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.

Vaccination is a topic that can split opinions. And there's one region of Australia where the topic is hotly debated - the Northern Rivers.  In Mullumbimby, only 52% of kids are fully immunised compared to 92% nationally. Today we're going to find out how the Northern Rivers region became the epicentre of the anti-vax movement.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Gemma Bath Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Tim Elliott from The Sydney Morning Herald, and Dr Clare Collins.  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.