The Quicky

TV doctor Michael Mosley went for a walk while holidaying in Greece recently, the region currently experiencing a heatwave, with temperatures in the high 30's and low 40's.  Sadly, Dr Mosley did not return from that walk and his body was found days later. His death, reportedly due to the extreme heat.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the effects of heat on the human body and how w...

The Quicky news update for Thursday, June 13th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in t...

On Saturday, four Israeli hostages were freed from inside Gaza. While the families of the rescues hostages are relieved to have their loved ones home again, the lives lost in the mission, involving Israeli Elite Special Forces Soldiers, shows the price innocent Palestinian civilians will continue to pay in this war.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at what happened, the intricacies o...

The Quicky news update for Wednesday, June 12th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in...

Are the days of cancel culture over? Or are celebs just getting good at finding ways to UN-cancel themselves?  We've seen the likes of Shia LaBeouf, James Franco, Mel Gibson and even power couple Mila and Ashton Kutcher turn around public opinions of them.  But how do they do it? And do we really buy it? In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to the Head of Entertainment at Mamamia, Laura Brodnik...

The Quicky news update for Tuesday, June 11th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in th...

The NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry recently released their report after six hearings and an unprecedented 4000 submissions. It was tagged as the Me Too Movement for women who have suffered trauma during childbirth.  The report gave 43 recommendations. But will they be enough?  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at what the report recommends to help women avoid a traumatic birth experience.  To...

The Quicky news update for Monday, June 10th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the...

The Quicky news update for Friday, June 7th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the...

What's the bin situation at your place? 3 bins? 4 bins? Red, blue, yellow, purple, brown, green? We have the whole rainbow of bins that are assigned different waste items.  But is sorting all that garbage actually making a difference to our landfill? In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at the do's and don'ts of what can be put in each bin and does that actually impact whether it goes to b...

The Quicky news update for Thursday, June 6th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in th...

In Australia the current age to sign up to social media platforms is 13 years old, but research suggests that is too young and that social media is actually rewiring kids brains to become more anxious, contributing to an epidemic of mental illness.  In this episode of The Quicky, we discuss the 36 Month Movement with it's spokesperson and co-founder Nova's Michael 'Wippa' Whipfli about why he want...

The Quicky news update for Wednesday, June 5th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in t...

Content Warning: In this episode, we do discuss domestic violence in detail. Please take care when listening.  The rate of men killing women in Australia is alarmingly high, with now one woman being violently murdered every four days. Three women were allegedly murdered in the space of 48 hours this past week.  One thing that pops up time and time again is how women can better protect themselves a...

The Quicky news update for Tuesday, June 4th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the...

On May 21, Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was flying 211 passengers when it hit some unexpected turbulence. Many passengers suffered head and spinal injuries, and sadly one passed away after it's believed his heart gave out.  But what happened? What is turbulence? Can pilots avoid it? Is it deadly?  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the report explaining exactly what happened to fl...

The Quicky news update for Monday, June 3rd 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the...

On Friday morning Australia woke to the news that Donald Trump, former President of The United States of America, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. But what does this mean for his upcoming Presidential campaign? And what will happen to him now? Is he likely to spend any time behind bars? In this episode of The Quicky, we take you through exactly what Trump has been foun...

The Quicky news update for Friday, May 31st 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the...

Warning: Bridgerton spoilers ahead.  Dear Esteemed Listeners, Lady Whistledown here, bringing you the latest intrigue and delight from the Bridgerton universe. You shall find no mere recitation of events here. Nay, dear readers, Aynsley Broom offers insights and predictions that will leave you both delighted and enlightened. From the subtle nods to seasons past to the significance of every decaden...

The Quicky news update for Thursday, May 30th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in th...

On Sunday night, families living in a makeshift tent city in the Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern Gaza city of Rafah were settling in for the night when airstrikes hit, burning their camps to the ground, killing dozens of civilians.  This was supposed to be a safe zone for people already displaced by the ongoing conflict in Gaza.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take you to the street...

The Quicky news update for Wednesday, May 29th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Click here  to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in t...

Did you know that fashion used to be in a cycle? Every few decades, something that went through the stages of a fashion trend would return to the front of the pack.  But that rotation is broken! Now, it's everything everywhere all at once. And we might be destroying the planet to keep it up!  In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to style queen and Mamamia's own Leigh Campbell to find out why fi...

The Quicky news update for Tuesday, May 28th 2024 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 want...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day...