The Quicky

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:...

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.&nb...

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 g...

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 mos...

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: Clai...

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. ...

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 Beat...

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/Produ...

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 E...

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 Executi...

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 wor...

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 Pro...

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:...

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 Ca...

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 Exec...

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...

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 Prod...

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...

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 t...

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 Wade Listen to today's podcast - www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/ CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Pr...

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 Execut...

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 M...

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. CR...

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...

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 w...