The Quicky

Miley Cyrus in a recent interview said she and hubby Liam Hemsworth aren't having kids because the planet can't handle it. And she's not alone. There's a new trend of women choosing to say no to reproducing because of climate change and the idea that their potential offspring will be inheriting a not so bright future. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Mariah Appleby and Sussane Harder 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're looking for something else to wrap your ears around, why not head over to our other podcast You Beauty. This Week Kelly and Leigh are helping to better your skin concerns, from rosacea to not making this up...butt acne. Search for You Beauty in your favourite podcast app or find it here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/you-beauty/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week Instagram decided to take away the ability to see how many likes on a post... they claim it's to help with young people's mental health but influencers think there's more to it than that. Today we find out the REAL reason Instagram decided to ditch the likes CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests, Bec Sparrow and Kee Reece 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 police searched the phone of Conrad Roy to find out why the young man had taken his own life... they found thousands of texts between him and girlfriend Michelle Carter. Those texts would create the basis for a whole new legal conundrum... can you go to jail for telling someone to kill themselves via text? One message in particular, one she sent to a friend, would be the one to seal the teen's fate. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Crime Reporter Gina Tron 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.  And if you're a parent you'll know how messy and complicated life can be when those mini humans enter your household. why not head over to our parenting podcast 'This Glorious Mess'. This week Andrew Daddo and Holly Wainwright chat all about Holly's new baby.... of the stick insect kind! Check out This Glorious Mess in your favourite podcast app or find it here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/this-glorious-mess/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your drinking habit more than just a habit? Have you ever wondered whether it's actually becoming a problem? Today we speak to a woman who has hit rock bottom and find out how she managed to see a way out of the alcoholic fog and how you can identify if you're at risk too. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Sarah 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.  Looking for something else to listen to? If you haven't heard of The Bowraville Murders - you're not alone. The case alone should have shocked the nation. Instead it took 25 years for Australia to finally learn what happened to the three Indigenous children who police said "went walkabout"On True Crime Conversations, Jessie Stephens talks to author Dan Box who followed the case, met with the local community, and gained their trust. https://omny.fm/shows/true-crime-conversations/playlists/true-crime-conversations Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a stack of influencers on instagram who are being accused of 'Blackfishing', pretending to be a woman of colour or bi racial to secure lucrative endorsement deals. So why is it so offensive if someone wants to 'look black'? Isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Today we break down the world of cultural appropriation. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Nadine Silva and Mamamia's own Emily Vernem. If you'd like to read Nadine's excellent article you can find it here https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/why-blackfishing-infuriates-me-as-a-south-asian-woman 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 recent photo from the base of Uluru shows a line of tourists snaking up to the summit, all of them choosing to walk past the sign from traditional owners asking for them to respect their home and not do it. In fact, the opposite is happening, with the ban on the climb coming in on October 26, tourists are flocking to the site by the hundreds and the impact on the environment and the spirit of the first nation people is big. 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. Got a hankering for justice? A need to know the truth? True Crime Conversations is a podcast that explores the world's most notorious crimes by speaking to the experts who know the most about them. Find it in your podcast app now. https://omny.fm/shows/true-crime-conversations/playlists/true-crime-conversationsBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Multi Millionaire Jeffrey Epstein has already been to jail for soliciting underage girls for sex. But now he's back in custody with more allegations of improper conduct with teenage girls and the deal he made the first time around that saw him walk free after just 13 months is being called into question. Did he receive rich white man justice and can his money and connections save him from heading back to prison again? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Buzzfeed Reporter Amber Jamieson  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. After something else to listen to? On Tiddas 4 Tiddas, host Marlee Silva is joined by award-winning actress Leah Purcell who opens up about how growing up, she received racism from both sides. https://omny.fm/shows/tiddas-4-tiddas/playlists/tiddas-4-tiddas Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5G is promising us super fast internet... but according to a video currently doing the rounds on social media, it will also bring a higher risk of cancer. So how much truth is there to that claim? Today Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Dr Gillian Hirth talk us through whether we should be afraid of 5G CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Dr Gillian Hirth from ARPANSA... if you want to grab Dr Karl's latest book Vital Science you can find it here https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760783471/ 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're looking for something else to listen to; why not head over to our other podcast You Beauty and listen to The Daily Edited's CEO Alyce Tran's fresh, relatable response to beauty. https://omny.fm/shows/you-beauty/the-daily-edited-alyce-tran Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know they're behaving badly, we know they're not representing the country in a good light... but why? Today we look into the minds of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic with Sports Psychologist Jeff Bond to try and understand what made them the Aussie bad boys of tennis  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Sports Psychologist Jeff Bond  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 iconic Aussie rocker Micheal Hutchence and British TV star Paula Yates passed away in the late 90's early 00's, they left behind a tragic legacy and a daughter.. Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence. With just days until she turns 23, the same age as her parents when they first met, we take a peek inside the surprising life of a woman who has faced so much tragedy but hasn't let it stop her from making her mark on the world. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Mamamia reporter Chelsea McLaughlin  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 does an Aboriginal person look like? Do you see dark skin, dark eyes, a broad nose and a painted face? Today we speak to Tiddas 4 Tiddas host Marlee Silva about what it's like to grow up Indigenous in suburban Australia and why our Tourism Australia view on what an Aboriginal person looks like is not everyone's truth. 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. If you want to hear more from Marlee, she’s the host of Mamamia’s Tiddas 4 Tiddas podcast . Tiddas means sister and she speaks with a stack of brilliant First Nation women… check it out in your favourite podcast app or find it here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/tiddas-4-tiddas/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex are determined to bring up their child as "normal" as possible but if the people pay for your lifestyle, do you owe them some of your child's privacy in return? Today we look into royal christenings of the past and how little Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor has again brought up the debate of how much the people own the royal family. If you want to see the cut pics of Archie, you can find them here https://www.mamamia.com.au/royal-christening-photos-archie/ CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Mamamia's own Holly Wainright 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.

After the video of Ivanka Trump went viral of her awkwardly chatting with world leaders at the G20 summit we all started asking the question - what does Ivanka Trump ACTUALLY do at the Whitehouse? Host of Planet America Chas Licciardello is going to break it down for us and explain how this could all be a set up for who will be President after Donald. You can check out the awkward video here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/ivanka-trump-g20-2/ 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.

There's some bad blood in the music industry this week with Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun going at each other over the sale of her back catalogue. Today we find out what went down between the two and why so many of the world's most famous artists don't actually own their songs. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest, Editor of The Music Network Jake Challenor 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.

Millions of people across Hong Kong have been protesting a new extradition bill that could see them face the courts in China. But why are they so passionate about this NOT happening? Today we find out how the death of one woman has led to the fight for basic human rights. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest reporter Sarah Clarke. 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 seems pretty straight forward, ban mobile phones in schools so kids can focus on learning and teachers can focus on teaching - but is it that simple? We speak to a student, a teacher and a parent to see if they think taking away the distraction will make a difference to Aussie kids education. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests student Hannah Bachelard, Parent Libby and our teacher Anne 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 If you're after something else to listen to - and you happen to be the mother of or know a teengage girl - check out Ask Me Anything hosted by Rebecca Sparrow. Bec answers anonymous questions from teenage girls and to be honest, has good advice for teens and adults. Search Ask Me Anything in your podcast app or follow the link https://omny.fm/shows/ask-me-anything/playlists/podcast Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you report a picture, comment or video on facebook, someone on the other end has to see ALL of it. Today we look into the world of a facebook moderator and find out that not only do they have to see unimaginably awful things, they're doing it under not so great conditions. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest reporter Casey Newton 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. Want to know what women are talking about this week? Listen to the latest episode of Mamamia Out Loud - just search Mamamia Out Loud in your podcast app or follow the link in our show notes https://omny.fm/shows/mamamia-out-loud/playlists/podcast Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A social media influencer has sold her entire engagement and wedding to a ton of sponsors on instagram. Is it a case of a savvy businesswoman managing her affairs or have we crossed a line into a world where literally everything is for sale? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest from Mamamia's Social Squad Kee Reece 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 algorithm that youtube uses to get you to click more videos and therefore see more ads and so make them more money... is the same algorithm that is radicalising young people. Today we find out how an innocent search could lead to conspiracy theories, far right beliefs or even terrorist organisations. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Kelly Weil from The Daily Beast and Trevor Long. 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 been nearly 10 years since The Hills was on our TV screens but now it's back and so is the question everyone wanted to know about it - is it real or is it fake? Today we speak to a reality TV story producer who's taking us behind the scenes to find out what's real, how they get the reactions they need and what happens when the stars push back. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Troy DeVolld. Troy's book 'Reality TV' is available to buy by following this link. https://www.amazon.com/Reality-TV-Insiders-Hottest-Market/dp/1615932437 To hear our episode on 'What's Life Like After Reality TV', click here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/whats-life-really-like-after-reality-tv/ 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 rugby star Israel Folau posted the homophobic meme on his instagram account that would end his career, no one thought it would lead to thousands of people donating money to help him fight the decision and highlight the discussion about the fine line between religious freedom and hate speech. Today we find out what has led Israel Folau to this place in his life and why this discussion 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 Mamamia reporter Gemma Bath 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 lucrative online market where women sell their excess breast milk... but not for babies. There are grown men who believe that it has health benefits that range from building muscle to boosting your immune system and even curing disease but is there any science to backs this up? Today we find out whether breast milk is the liquid gold some men believe it to be. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Dr Sarah Steele from the University Of Cambridge.  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 toll from the September 11 attacks includes those who perished on the planes, in the World Trade Centre and around ground zero in 2001. It also includes thousands of first responders who are still, nearly 20 years later, battling a whole new attack, an assault on their bodies from the toxic mess they were exposed to as they raced to save lives. Today we speak to a fire fighter who was at ground zero and who continues to fight for those who the US government is leaving behind CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest John Feale. If you want to find out more about this cause, head to https://fealgoodfoundation.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.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow admitted in a recent interview that she doesn't live with her new husband full time, a move supported by her intimacy coach Michaela Boehm. Intimacy coach? What do they do? How intimate are you getting with them and what can they teach us about reconnecting with our special someone. Michaela Boehm tells us how to keep it fresh just like Gwyneth. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Intimacy Coach Michaela Boehm, if you want to attend one of Michaela's Australian workshops, she's headed our way in October https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ 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 Voluntary Assisted Dying laws come into effect in Victoria today that will allow terminally ill people to end their suffering on their own terms. So how does it work? What needs to be done before that little box of medication is delivered to your door? Today we break down the process of the end of suffering. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Belinda Teh who is currently walking from Melbourne to Perth to raise awareness for Assisted Dying laws in WA... you can follow Belinda's Brave Walk here https://www.facebook.com/BelindasBraveWalk/ 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're interested in looking after your skin but don't know where to start, our beauty podcast 'You Beauty' is here to help you with a quick and easy beginners guide to skincare. Search You Beauty in your podcast app or click the link  https://omny.fm/shows/you-beauty/helen-chik-the-body-shop Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The popularity of at home commercial DNA test kits means more and more people are finding out that their family tree isn't what they thought it was. They have exposed extramarital affairs, adoptions and in some cases the questionable conduct of fertility doctors. Today we find out about how these ancestry kits are changing the way we find our long lost and sometime completely unknown relatives.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Genealogist Debbie Kennett and Professor Jody Madeira from the University of Alabama 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're a parent and just want to hear an honest show about parenting, head on over to our parenting podcast 'This Glorious Mess'. This week Holly and Andrew chat about the etiquette behind leaving your child alone at a birthday party. Follow the link https://omny.fm/shows/this-glorious-mess/kids-birthday-party-etiquetteBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week the Queensland Government gave the Adani coal mine the green light. So why are people so upset? Today we walk through the potential fallout of not just Australia's but the world's biggest thermal coal mine and the environmental catastrophe we may have just agreed to CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Tim Buckley from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis 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. After something else to listen to? Why not check out one of the most popular episodes of No Filter that was recorded over the past few weeks. It's an interview with Dr. Jodie Lowinger all about anxiety.  Follow the link https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/do-i-have-anxiety  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're not a journalist should you care about the AFP raiding the ABC offices and a Newscorp employees home? Today, we look at freedom of the press, why it's so important, not just to the media but to you too. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Audio credit to The Bolt Report, Sky News and the ABC 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.

Up until 2 weeks ago 'burn-out' from work was considered to be just your poor time management or lifestyle issues - but not anymore. The World health Organisation has decided to list it as an occupational phenomena caused by chronic stress and something we need to address. Today we find out how to recognise it, how to deal with it and how to communicate it to your boss. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Burnout Coach LaTanya N. Riggs and Michael Musker from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. 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 a new reality TV show debuting on Aussie TV last night that focuses on fixing failing relationships, we decided to dive back into reality contestants past to see if they feel the experience had any benefit on their partnerships. So if you're considering a stint on the tele to halt your break up, find out what it was like for these three women when reality TV entered their relationships.   CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Reality TV veterans Jackie Martin, Michelle Guest and Sharday MacAvoy 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 movement of men seeking the help of plastic surgeons to turn them into a 'Chad', the type of man they believe is the only one that women want. These guys are part of a community who calls themselves incels... involuntarily celibate, and these extreme tactics to attract women are just the tip of a very toxic iceberg.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Academic and writer Dr Emma Jane and plastic surgeon Dr Barry Eppley. 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 a woman finally walk on the moon by 2024?  Donald Trump recently announced that he had added an extra $2.3 billion to NASA's budget, and that the space agency is planning to send the first woman to the moon by 2024.   In today's episode, we're going to take a look at women in space and the ongoing fights & trials they've faced just to be considered.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Sue Nelson, author of the book 'Wally Funk’s Race for Space'.  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 internet has a cancer scammer problem. Back in 2000 Professor Marc Feldman from the University of Alabama gave it a name... Munchausen by Internet, where people create a fake online cancer diagnosis to get the attention and sympathy they crave. Today we find out why in 2019 it's much easier to be fake sick and to fool people into believing it's real  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Professor Marc Feldman. 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 been a particularly bad season on Mt Everest. 11 people have died and there are crowds of hundreds of climbers waiting in queues to get to the peak. But what does it really take to make it to the top of the world's highest mountain? Aussie Alyssa Azar has done it twice and she says more and more people will die if the mountain isn't better managed. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Mountaineer Alyssa Azar 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 don't have to be a celebrity to use a surrogate to have a baby. In fact there's a rise in women choosing to use the services of a surrogate even if there's no medical reason for it. It's called social surrogacy and it means that women don't have to interrupt their career to have children... but does it mean we can really have it all, or are we just giving in to a world that doesn't want to work with women? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest The Guardian reporter Jenny Kleeman. For more info on Jenny's upcoming book release 'Sex Robots & Vegan Meat, The People Changing Birth, Food, Sex & Death For Ever' head to www.jennykleeman.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.

HBO's new show Chernobyl, based on the true story of the 1986 nuclear meltdown disaster, has the critics raving. But what really went down that day? And why are we so obsessed with seeing the site of what is considered to be the worst nuclear disaster in history? We uncover the propaganda, myth and secrecy that has created the legend of Chernobyl. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Adam Higginbotham, who wrote 'Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster'.  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.

Children as young as 8 and 9 are being sent to rehab because they've become dangerously addicted to gaming. The affliction has become such an issue, the World health Organisation has officially added it to a list identifying it as a disorder alongside issues such as alcohol and gambling addiction. But is there anything we can do to stop it? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Author David Gillespie 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 told someone to stop being so negative or to just be more positive, you're doing them a service right, helping them to look on the bright side of life? Wrong According to psychotherapist Whitney Hawkins Goodman, this is actually Toxic Positivity and it can be doing a lot more harm than good. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Psychotherapist Whitney Hawkins Goodman, Mamamia's People and Culture Manager Nicole Stuart and our workplace drains Jessie and Clare Stephens. 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 two women who are right now scouring closed facebook groups looking for parents who have been sucked into a cult who preach that an industrial strength bleach can cure autism. This cult, the Genesis II Church, sells them MMS - Miracle Mineral Solution claiming it can cure autism. What it really is, is an industrial strength bleach that could kill CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Amanda Siegler and Dr Ken Harvey 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 Lady Vanishes podcast has been investigating the 1997 disappearance of Gold Coast teacher Marion Barter and the evidence so far points to the theory that she chose to walk away from her life, her children and friends. Today we look at the reasons people choose to start over again, never wanting to return to the families who miss them desperately. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Professor Hester Parr and Executive Producer of The Lady Vanishes, Alison Sandy, if you want to check out The Lady Vanishes podcast... you can find the links here https://7news.com.au/news/crime/the-lady-vanishes-search-for-missing-australian-mother-intensifies-as-new-7news-podcast-climbs-charts-c-39131 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.

105 Australians have died from The Flu already in 2019 and the peak of the season hasn't even hit yet This year's season started early and confirmed cases are currently twice the 5 year average across the country Today, we speak to experts who will answer all our questions about the influenza virus and tell us who we can save by getting that jab. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Professor Kanta Subbarao and Dr Penny Adams... and thank you to Annique who shared her story, may Uncle Mark rest in peace 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.

As iconic 90's pop stars The Spice Girls took to the stage for the first time in years this weekend, we found out that their career could have taken a very different path. We speak to author Lauren Bravo, who tells us about the night 5 young girls committed a crime and took control of their future. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Lauren Bravo 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 lot of talk that this election was handed to the Liberal National Coalition by 'Quiet Australians'. People who voted conservative but didn't talk about it because they didn't want to be shouted down by vocal left leaning friends who urged them to put others and the environment before themselves... but they argue, if I can't look after myself, how can I look after others? Today we speak to some of these 'Quiet Australians' to find out what motivated them and how they reconcile the issues, especially involving women, with the Liberal National Coalition. 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.

These hardline anti abortion laws being signed off on in the US right now... they're actually part of a carefully orchestrated strategy to take down a law that has protected a woman's right to choose. Today, we find out how the perfect environment has been created to end Roe v WadeListen to today's podcast - www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/ CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Lawyer and writer Amee Vanderpool and our brilliant abortion spokespeople Nicole and Caroline. 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 farewelled internet legend Grumpy Cat. Today we're looking at the amazing life of the cranky feline and the business she essentially started... animal influencers! Forbes Contributing Editor Stephan Rabimov and Pet Manager Colleen Wilson will tell us how followers and endorsement deals can make dogs, cats, foxes and hedgehogs a lot of money. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Forbes Contributing Editor Stephan Rabimov and Pet Manager Coleen Wilson 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. Looking for something else to listen to? With one in three marriages ending in divorce, there's a high chance that you know someone going through a separation. Separation and divorce can be a lonely, isolating and confusing time.  But it doesn't have to be...our podcast The Split, hosted by Mandy Nolan, is here to give you the advice, confidence and company you need. Search The Split in your podcast app or follow the link https://omny.fm/shows/the-split/playlists/the-split Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On June 3 2017 Sara Zelenak and Kirsty Boden were killed by terrorists on London Bridge. One slip, one decision and just 18 minutes were the difference between life and death for the two Australian women who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The inquest into that night is unfolding in the UK, today we find out exactly what happened to Sara and Kirsty.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest Channel 9 reporter Ebony Cavallaro 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 headed to the polls this weekend just gone and decided that we're happy with the Liberal National Coalition. But what you didn't see, as we devoured our democracy sausages and ticked boxes, was the team of people standing by should the government lose. Today, we're speaking with an MP who says wheelie bins and shredders are on hand ready to destroy everything if a government gets kicked out. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests MP Tim Smith 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 has been ruled that Olympic champion athlete Caster Semenya will have to take medication in order to continue competing in the women's category for her sport. But what does it mean to be a woman? It's a lot more than just whether you have a vagina. Today we discover the wonderfully complex story of people who are intersex and the wide world of variations within it. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Co Executive Director of the Intersex Human Rights Association and the Intersex Chair of the LGBTQI Association Tony Briffa and Endocrinologist and Senior lecturer at Monash University Dr Jacky Hewitt . For more information and resources:  Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA) - www.ihra.org.au International LGBTI Association (ILGA) - www.ilga.org  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. Looking for something else to listen to? Chloe Shorten has a candid conversation with Mia Freedman on No Filter - about blended families, life with Bill Shorten and her family. Follow the links in our show notes or search No Filter in your podcast app.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Belle Gibson went to court this week, we heard a bizarre recount of how the cancer con woman has no money but still manages to go on overseas treks, buy expensive clothing and send her son to private school. She still owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for failing to hand over money to charity but has yet to pay a cent back. Today we speak to a reporter who takes us through what went down when Belle Gibson took to the stand. Today CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest The Age reporter Tom Cowie, you can read his take on Belle's day in court here https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/expensive-clothes-overseas-trips-belle-gibson-s-expenses-in-the-spotlight-20190514-p51nau.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.

This week actress Alyssa Milano called for women in the US to go on a sex strike saying until women get their body autonomy back, it's too dangerous to risk pregnancy. She's protesting anti abortion legislation that was signed into law in the state of Georgia which makes terminations illegal is there's a fetal heartbeat. But how effective is a sex strike? Has it worked in the past? Will it work now? We take a trip back in time to find out how women have used sex to change the course of history. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest, Mamamia reporter Gemma Bath 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.