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The Quicky evening news update for Monday December 4th 2023. 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 The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spot...

We know too much exposure to blue light can affect our eyes, sleep and health,  but did you know it can also affect your skin?  Blue light emits through our phones, computer screens and tvs and only now have we started to understand the problems exposure to blue light could be causing.  In this episode of The Quicky, we look at how blue light is damaging our skin, and how we can help ourselves avo...

The Quicky evening news update for Monday December 4th 2023. 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 The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spot...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently stood on the floor in federal parliament and apologised to the victims and families of a shocking 1950's and 60's pharmaceutical nightmare. For women who were struggling with morning sickness back then, a drug was being marketed to them as the cure for their nausea. Thalidomide would help ease a rolling tummy but what those mothers didn't know and what the...

The Quicky evening news update for Monday November 27th 2023. 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 The Quicky in your ears every day? Listen on Spo...

The truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has seen the exchange of dozens of Israeli hostages taken in the October 7 terror attack, for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, the large majority of them women and children.  In this episode of The Quicky we look at Gaza now the truce is over, the return of those who have been held by their enemies and what could potentially happen...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

It's been more than 10 years since Reeva Steenkamp was killed by her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius. And recently, he has been granted parole to walk free from jail in 2024.  There's been multiple versions of events spoken about the night of Valentines Day in 2013, when Oscar shot Reeva through the bathroom door, killing her almost instantly.  In this episode of The Quicky, we go back 10 years, to the...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

2020 changed the way we work - most businesses had employees working from home throughout the pandemic. But now, some years on from COVID, despite proving that our productivity increased during that time, we find ourselves still facing the discussion about returning to the office.  While some employees are actively fighting the full time return to the CBD, others are embracing the return - but not...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

We all know how it feels after a rough night of tossing and turning only to have your alarm clock go off way too soon.  We now have the technology on our wrists to track our sleep patterns, providing us with data to show exactly how deep, long and restful our sleep is, but what if you're not getting good sleep? We know sleep is one of the most important aspects of a journey to good health, so what...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

Since the beginning of human existence, we have had a relationship with the afterlife and those who reportedly inhabit it. We tell stories of those spirits who aren't able to transition into the next life, spending their time tied to this one, haunting the people who remain, but there is an important role that telling ghost stories has on the psyche of humans. Could the paranormal and supernatural...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

It's Black Friday - the day where retailers all around the world slash their prices so we can snap up a bargain!  While you might be tempted to splash some cash today, there are others who are teaching themselves not to get sucked in by unnecessary purchases.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at how people are staring down a cost of living crisis with money saving ideas that we may no...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

There's an alarming new trend happening in schools across Australia, and it involved AI and porn.  Deep fake porn has escalated in American and now Australian high schools. Young boys, in particular, are using technology to make videos of their female classmates, posting them online and distributing them across the world.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the technology behind deep...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

Over the weekend a young fan died while at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio. While her cause of death has not been revealed, much has been said about the fact that the heat index that day reached 59.3 degrees celsius.  Could this be yet another impact of climate change that we didn't fully comprehend, when attending a concert might just be too dangerous for our health?  In this episode of The Quicky...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

The selfie camera has gotten TOO good.  But isn't that what we want? Well, yes, to a point, but our front facing cameras, the ones we take all our selfies with, is no longer giving us the soft focus vibe we used to know and love.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at whether the selfie camera is changing the way we see ourselves and whether it's really the camera, the phone itself or us...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...

The public debate around weight loss drugs has never been louder than right now.  With some praising the new range of injectable drugs initially created to help those suffering with blood sugar level issues, other are warning against their use and recent headlines have suggested they can even be deadly.  In this episode of The Quicky, we answer all the questions you might have about weight loss dr...

Welcome to The Quicky, getting you up to speed daily.  On top of The Quicky team bringing you a daily deep dive on one topic that has captured your attention along with the morning news headlines, we also update you each afternoon from 5pm with the evening headlines. If you have a topic you would like us to look into further, email thequicky@mamamia.com.au with your story suggestions. CREDITS  Hos...