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Did you think TikTok videos were being made in locked down bedrooms all over the world? Think again. There's a whole industry around TikTok, including a bunch of influencer share houses that sprung up before lock down to keep the content makers together.  The Quicky digs deep into social media sharehousing.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  H...

The pictures have been shared around the world: angry, armed mobs insisting on being let out of lock down.  Why hasn't Donald Trump denounced them for the benefit of public health? And, how common are they in the USA?  The Quicky investigates.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Melani...

If you're a bit famous, you must be rich, right? Wrong. Especially in Australia's entertainment industry, where there are fewer big gigs and even scripted television is made for smaller budgets.  So, what has happened to Australia's artists since theatres, pubs and all live entertainment venues have been shut down? In short, they've lost pretty much all their income for the foreseeable future...

Last month, we met Maria in Spain, Roberta in Italy and Lotta in London.  Maria had just cancelled her wedding and was in lock down with her fiancee and both their mothers.  Roberta's was in lock down with her two children, seeing her husband's whole industry (cruise ships) collapse.  Lotta had a suspected case of COVID19 she couldn't get tested for, so had been quarantined at home....

Even though the economy has never faced such uncertainty, some retail sales are through the roof.  What are we buying? How is it getting to us? Which businesses are actually finding a global pandemic good for business?  The Quicky investigates what Australia is buying during the COVID19 crisis.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Prod...

All of us have a memory of LEGO - either playing with it, or stepping on it.  It's a magical toy - its little bricks can build everything from a house to a plane to a Star Wars battleship.  With the return of LEGO Masters to TV on Channel 9, we thought we'd look at the history of LEGO and why it endures as one of the perennially popular toys on the market for adults and children alike.&n...

A lab at Oxford University thinks it could have a COVID19 vaccine available widely by September.  How likely is this? How long does it usually take to develop, test and distribute a vaccine?  The Quicky finds out, with our fingers and toes crossed.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: M...

There are a few different experiences happening at the moment for those working from home: some people can't wait to get back into the office and some are loving the flexibility of being home.  What does this time mean for the future of our working lives? Are we getting enough work done? Are we doing too much? What are we missing?  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the...

Jacinda Ardern is equally at home in front of a lectern giving a big speech as she is in her trackies on a Facebook live.  Her navigation of New Zealand's COVID19 Crisis has seen (comparatively) few infections and casualties as a result and 87% of New Zealanders agree they're happy to extend the country's lock down if it means keeping up those statistics.  Ardern's empathy compared to ot...

It's a different kind of ANZAC Day this year, with the COVID-19 coronavirus still standing in the way of us celebrating together. But as we stand on our driveways at dawn today, we remember five amazing women whose stories are also part of the ANZAC legend. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to co...

Kim Jong Un is allegedly sick, we say allegedly because we can't say for sure. In the spirit of North Korean secrecy, the details of the Great Leader's condition is very closely guarded.  It's been revealed he has at least two children, but neither are old enough to be the next leader of North Korea, if Kim Jong Un should die.  Could his sister, Kim Yo Jong, a powerful member of the Work...

Anyone who lives near a flight path will tell you: things are pretty quiet in the skies right now with the COVID-19 coronavirus grounding flights across the world.  Now with Virgin Australia going into voluntary administration, will travel ever be the same once the pandemic is over? Today, The Quicky team looks at the future of air travel here in Australia, what having just one major carrier...

Masterchef is back filling us with a strange combination of warmth, happiness and a ton of tension.  Today on The Quicky, we go behind the scenes of the show to find out how filming is going with social distancing rules now in place, whether it will be obvious when those kick in and will it take away from the 'feels' the show delivers in spades.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mam...

The Government needs at least 14 million Australians to download the COVID19 tracing app, and if we do, they've promised we could get some of our freedoms back.  So how will it work? What information of yours will it have access to? What will it mean for your privacy? We find out the facts on Covidtrace.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host...

In early April, 40 year old Maeve McKean and her eight year old son Gideon got into a kayak while isolating at her mother's home in Maryland, USA. They never came home.  Immediately their deaths became talked about under a tragic umbrella, was Maeve, the granddaughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, another victim of 'The Kennedy Curse'?  Today, the Quicky team looks at all the tragedy that...

It's part of the national conversation - should the kids go back to school classrooms when the holidays are finished?  Victoria is already back, with online learning. Queensland is back on Monday, planning five weeks of online learning at least.  Yet, the Prime Minister wants children to physically go back to school now.  What do the educators and scientists think?  Subscribe t...

You've seen them: floating around on your friend's facebook page, popping up in your Twitter feed, maybe they've even made an appearance during a video call with your sister in law. COVID19 conspiracies.  As people try to make sense of what's happening to our world at the moment, people who need answers (or want to sell you something) are coming up with all types of conspiracies.  The Qu...

If you're single, you've probably never felt more single than right now.   How are you meant to get to know someone new when you can't meet at the pub for a few drinks or grab a meal in a restaurant? What chance have you got for a first pash when even the cinema is closed?  The Quicky finds out how single people are adapting to dating while in social isolation.  Subscribe to Th...

Have you dared to dream about the life we might have when quarantine ends?  What might it look like for you?  There are three possible ways it might happen for Australia, and Dr Norman Swan from ABC's Coronacast takes us through them.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Melanie Tait Au...

All around the country, State Governments and the Federal Government are giving the same message: this Easter Weekend, you need to stay at home.  Why? Surely it's okay if you're going to stay in a house and not go into town? Isn't it safer to be in a smaller place, where there are less people infected by COVID19?  The Quicky answers all these questions. Basically, you need to stay at hom...

The High Court, the highest judicial system in our country, has overturned the conviction of Cardinal George Pell.  After over a year in Barwon Prison, the Cardinal has now been released to carry on his life as a free man. So what now for him, and his accusers?  The Quicky investigates.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Cl...

With hospitals gearing up to be filled with COVID19 patients, and elective surgery shut down for at least the next few months, what's going to happen to women who want to have babies, or are having babies?  Over the past few weeks, stories have been gathering around how many people are allowed in a room with a laboring woman, what is the truth?  The Quicky investigates what the immediate...

The week has been filled with stories of people being taken straight from the airport and into quarantine in hotels across the country.  These international travellers have been mocked for speaking out about the conditions they found inside: a lack of fresh air, space for exercise and average food.  Is it really so bad? And, a few days into quarantine are things improving?  Subscrib...

It's the only other thing anyone is talking about: Netflix's binge-worthy T iger King Murder Mayhem and Madness.  The filmmakers had hoped the film would do for captive tigers what Blackfish did for captive whales but has it missed the mark? How can the animal cruelty message get through, when there are so many big personalities in the way?  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia....

America has now overtaken China in the unenviable spot as the country with most diagnoses of COVID-19. It's fair to say President Donald Trump's leadership has flip flopped from believing Coronavirus a hoax, to being "at war with a deadly virus" that might kill 240,000 Americans. With an election coming soon, will Trump get to be president for a second term?  Subscribe to The Quicky at... htt...