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

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episode 219: Australia's Bushfire Crisis: Facts Vs Fiction


There's a lot of mis and disinformation doing the rounds about the current Australian bushfire crisis.

We find out where some of these falsehoods came from, why they're being spread and what you can do to try and find the truth in the midst of it all...


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 January 12, 2020  12m
 
 

episode 220: No, Donald Trump hasn't just started WWIII


After President Trump green lit the assassination of Iran's military leader General Qassam Soleimani, headlines popped up claiming that the US had essentially kicked off events that would lead to another world war.

So is that true? We find out what has happened since the day Soleimani was killed and whether events since then are really ramping up to a declaration of war...


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 January 13, 2020  12m
 
 

episode 221: Is Being Pregnant Over 40 As Risky In 2020?


When Cameron Diaz and her husband announced they'd had a baby at the end of 2019, people googled how old she is.

We don't actually know if she carried the baby or not but should it really be so shocking in 2020 that women in their 40's are having children?

Today we find out whether science and technology are decreasing the risks of fertility related issues as we age and what you can do to be in the best possible position to have a baby later on in life...


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 January 14, 2020  13m
 
 

episode 222: What Will It Take To Recover From The Australian Bushfires?


With thousands homeless, businesses crippled and injured animals left with no home to return to... Australia is now trying to comprehend what it will be like to clean up after these devastating bushfires.

We speak to survivors of the 2003 Canberra fires to find out how they have fared since flames tore their lives apart 17 years ago and what it will take to get Australia back on its feet...


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 January 15, 2020  15m
 
 

episode 223: What Is The Royal Rota & Why Have Harry & Meghan Dumped Them?


The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced that they will be taking a different media strategy into the future, breaking away from the traditional 'Royal Rota', the system used to distribute royal stories in the UK.

But can they really make a clean break from the British Press? Or will it do more to feed the beast they are so desperately trying to outrun...


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 January 16, 2020  13m
 
 

episode 224: Why The Hell Did A Whole Government Resign? Vladimir Putin's Master Plan"


When the entire Russian Government up and quit last week those of us not across that country's politics would naturally assume something had gone very wrong, but for their President Vladimir Putin, it's actually a carefully orchestrated move to make sure it all goes very right.....


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 January 19, 2020  12m
 
 

episode 225: Lyme Disease: The Hollywood Illness Stirring Controversy In Australia


Justin Bieber has Lyme Disease. His doctors have diagnosed him with the tick bite bacteria and he's undergoing treatment for it... but he would have had a much harder time finding the cause of his symptoms if he lived down under.

Lyme Disease is a controversial topic in Australia, we attempt to unpack the science and the symptoms and find out why Aussie doctors are bound to say it doesn't exist...


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 January 20, 2020  13m
 
 

episode 226: Where Is Celeste Barber's $51 Million Bushfire Fundraiser Money Going?


When we watched Aussie comedian Celeste Barber's online bushfire fundraiser hit $50 million, we all cheered... and then the questions about where the money was going began.

We look at the breakdown of online fundraising, how the dollars go from the internet through the back end to the people who need it most and how this money might be expanding out from just benefiting the NSW RFS...


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 January 21, 2020  12m
 
 

episode 227: How Worried Should You Be About Coronavirus?


This week, a virus that has led to the deaths of several people in China reportedly landed on Australian shores.

How worried should we be? 

Today we look at the 2019-NC0V or Novel Coronavirus, find out what it does, where it came from and why there's so much talk about it becoming an epidemic...


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 January 22, 2020  12m
 
 

episode 228: Three Things Indigenous Australians Want The Government To Do


Three years ago, nearly 300 people signed a statement to the Australian parliament asking for Indigenous voices be heard in our government, the Uluru Statement from the Heart. It outlines three specific requests...


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 January 23, 2020  16m