The Quicky

Do you find the news cycle overwhelming? Depressing? Confusing? Boring? Endless? Then you need The Quicky. Mamamia's daily podcast that gets you up to speed on the top stories, then deep dives on one topic you want to know more about. It's the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day.

https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 14m. Bisher sind 1828 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein täglich erscheinender Podcast.

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episode 136: How An Aussie Mum Was Duped Into Being A Mule


Online romance scams have duped women out of more than money, for some it even took their freedom.

For Aussie Yoshe Taylor, recently featured on the ABC's Australian Story, it led to her being imprisoned in a Cambodian jail.
​Today we find out why the lonely hearts of the world are so vulnerable to professional scammers...


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 August 27, 2019  13m
 
 

episode 137: How Anti-Vaxxers Are Using Slut-Shaming To Prevent Vaccinations


There are vaccines already out there and more in the pipeline that could wipe out some STI's but the fact that they need to be given to young women before they're sexually active is proving to be a problem.

There's a stigma around helping a young woman protect herself from sexually transmitted diseases, because some believe it's encouraging them to have sex and for others, there's a perception that a 'good girl' wouldn't need it...


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 August 28, 2019  11m
 
 

episode 138: Squat & Cough: What Actually Happens During A Strip Search


A new report shows NSW police have been conducting strip searches more now than ever before... sometimes illegally.

Today we find out what happens when police demand you remove your clothes and what you need to know to protect your rights...


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 August 29, 2019  12m
 
 

episode 139: Implant Anxiety: Why More Women Are Getting Breast "Explants"


A certain type of breast implant has been linked to a rare blood cancer.

While the Australian Therapeutic Goods Association is still deciding whether to ban the implants, there are women who are worried they'll get cancer who are also being preyed upon by a new wave of medical facilities taking advantage of their vulnerable state - the rise of the Explant Specialist...


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 September 1, 2019  13m
 
 

episode 140: Is There Really A Link Between C-Sections & Autism?


A new study claims there is a link between mothers having a cesarean birth and their child developing autism.

The news has sent shockwaves through both the scientific and autism community, so today we delve into the stats to find out exactly what those findings mean and why those parents with children on the spectrum shouldn't turn the blame on themselves...


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 September 2, 2019  10m
 
 

episode 141: Biloela Tamil: The Family That's Divided The Nation


Will humanity or border protection win in the case of the Sri Lankan Tamil family who are in the middle of a deportation fight here in Australia.

Why can't they stay? Why were they taken in the night? What needs to happen for the Government to change their mind? We find out what has led to the final decision due to be handed down today...


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 September 3, 2019  13m
 
 

episode 142: Why Grown Men Are Scared Of Greta Thunberg


Why does a 16 year old girl strike fear into the hearts of grown men?

Today we find out exactly who Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg is and how she's been able to take her one woman protest and turn it into a world wide movement...


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 September 4, 2019  12m
 
 

episode 143: What Happens Now Samantha Knight's Murderer Is Free?


On Thursday, serial pedophile Michael Guider walked free from Goulburn Jail.

What does that mean for his victims, the people who will have him living in their community and the mother of 9 year old Samantha Knight who, 33 years after her daughter went missing, still doesn't know where she is...


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 September 5, 2019  13m
 
 

episode 144: Why Brock Turner's Victim Has Decided To Identify Herself


When we first read the powerful victim impact statement of the woman who was sexually assaulted by Stanford University student Brock Turner... it was under the name Emily Doe.

Now, Emily Doe is no longer, with Chanel Miller casting off her assumed identity to own her story and let the world know that she shouldn't be the one hiding when it is her attacker who should be shouldering the shame...


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 September 8, 2019  12m
 
 

episode 145: Untangling Brexit, Boris & The Whole Damn Mess


There are just over 50 days left before the next Brexit deadline arrives... so have they reached a deal? NOT EVEN CLOSE!!

Today we try and untangle the mess that is Brexit, three years, three Prime Ministers and a legal stand off later...


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 September 9, 2019  10m