The Quicky

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Longevity coaches, longevity experts, TV shows, movements in favour of it. Why does it seem that a certain group of humans are currently obsessed with extending their lives to the max? Today we look at why some Silicon Valley bros and Hollywood superstars are pill popping and biohacking in an attempt to crack immortality. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod ph...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Recently we saw Chinese citizens on the streets of cities and towns across China itself, protesting against the communist government. Now protests are not uncommon, even in countries where this type of anti-government push back can end with someone behind bars, or worse… but what makes these protests so unique, is the fact that they were even able to coordinate a mass gathering at all. Today we lo...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

More women than ever were elected into the Australian Parliament this year, 58 MPs now making up 38% of the chamber, the highest ever on record. Only for one party, representation went backwards. But are there plans in place to change that, to bring more women and a more diverse selection of people into the Liberal fold so can they make a difference before we go to the polls again in a few years t...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

There’s a scene from the current series of The Crown that many people found jarring. When Mohamed Al-Fayed buys the former French residence of the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, he invites the royals to visit. Instead, they send an entourage who clear it out of some of the more important royal objects, including the desk at which the then King Edward signed his abdication papers. But...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Recently, Aussie superstar Chris Hemsworth was given some pretty life changing news. With the revelation that he carries a gene that could lead to a life altering diagnosis of Alzheimer's later on in his life, it had us wondering, would you choose to get the test if if you knew you had a genetic threat laying in wait? Today, we look at what genetic testing can actually help with, or whether not kn...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Tracey Grimshaw, Carrie Bickmore, Leigh Sales… a list of incredibly accomplished women who have decided they want to take a break from their TV roles. While they have given slightly different reasons for their stepping away from the cameras, the sentiment behind them leaving their high profile roles is one mirrored in businesses across the country right now. Today we look at our work life balance...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

An alarming number of young women, trans and non binary people are reporting that the instance of being choked during sex is on the rise. There are many reasons people believe this sex act is becoming more common, but the issue is, not enough understand the motivations behind it, or the shocking consequences. Today we look at sexual strangulation, why it’s on the rise and why men need to know it’s...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Last week, the findings and recommendations from an inquiry into the culture of the Queensland police force were handed down. Is this type of cultural toxicity more rampant in the Queensland police, or is this something the force is struggling with all across Australia? And why do those personality types find their way into a job that clearly requires them to have a handle on these things? Today w...

Did you know women's sport receives less than 10% of all sports media coverage in Australia?  The team at Mamamia aren't okay with this statistic. So we've created our FIRST EVER all-female, all-sports podcast Here If You Need.   Here If You Need is hosted by Olympic Swimmer, Cate Campbell & sports commentator, Hayley Willis . Tune in every Thursday for the podcast where women in sport come fi...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

For most of us, the job title pet detective has only one reference - Ace Ventura. But while Jim Carrey turned the profession into a comedic routine, there are actual real life pet detectives out there who will help track down your furry family member should they go missing. Today we discover the techniques they use to find your fur baby and what it takes to become a pet detective for real. Subscri...

The new LiSTNR podcast, The Children in the Pictures, is a documentary covering how one raid on a child exploitation content creator in Canada, would lead to the arrest of a man who ran one of the biggest dark web sites for those images from right here in Australia. Today we find out how detectives from Argos, the specialist unit investigating online child exploitation, infiltrated a paedophile ri...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

Recently, a headline started to do the rounds proclaiming that "heroin chic" was back. For those who weren’t around in the mid 90s, the term may not be a familiar one, but for those who were influenced by its muses and promoters, it came with a healthy dose of body image issues. Today we look at why this body shape ideal - dressed up as a fashion trend - is back in the news and whether the women o...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...

It’s now been more than two months since the women of Iran ripped their headscarves from their faces and threw them into the fire, demanding justice for 22 year old Mahsa Amini who was arrested by morality police and allegedly beaten to death for wearing her hijab too loosely.  More than 15,000 protesters have been arrested, and with the country’s lawmakers calling for harsh penalties, what will b...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  The Quicky drops an episode every morning with a deep dive and the news headlines, and we’ll be bringing you the afternoon news as well. Every weekday Emma Gillespie will be in your ears telling you the headlines you need to know, to make your commute home that little easier. And yes, Claire Murphy will still be getting you up to speed each mo...