The Quicky

For millennia we have been obsessed with enhancing our natural eyelashes, whether using kohl to make them appear darker, or removing them altogether, but why do eyelash trends come and go and who decides what's fashionable at the time?

And there are an abundance of products on the market to make them look longer, thicker, a different colour, but are mascaras, extensions and serums bad for our eye health?

To find out everything you ever wanted to know about eyelashes, The...

In 2022 we know a Federal election is coming, and while we don't have an exact date for the ballot just yet, already the campaigning has begun by all of the major parties and prominent independents keen to retain their seats in power...

As 2021 winds down, you were probably hoping that we had seen the back of conspiracy theories and the worst of Covid-19, but with a new variant and changes to the vaccine comes a new wave of falsehoods to scare people.

To cut through the panic and sort fact from fiction, The Quicky speaks to an infectious diseases expert to find out exactly what you need to know about boosters, Omicron and vaccinating your kids...

There are a lot of different ways celebrities can make a comeback in 2021, but for former pop star Kerry Katona her decision to sell photos of her feet online has supposedly seen her make millions of dollars after filing for bankruptcy twice...

Earlier this month, one very lucky man was told he would be allowed to keep half of a treasure trove of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires he'd found back in 2013 while hiking on Mont Blanc in France...

It's Christmas once again, and whatever you celebrate this festive period, no doubt you are already feeling the pressure to spend big on presents, food, drinks, parties, clothes, wrapping, decorations and any number of other holiday items.

But even though there's just one week to go until the big day, there is still time to cut back on costs and appreciate what's really important at this time of year...

Have you ever wondered how The Quicky is made every weekday? How we manage to schedule dozens of guests each week, write new scripts, make last minute changes based on breaking news, and generally get this thing done?

In this special behind-the-scenes episode, Claire, Siobhán and Ian answer all of your questions about making the podcast, and we spill the tea on our favourite eps, the worst guests, and that time Claire p*ssed off a Wiggle...

If you spent as much of this year in lockdown as we did, you're probably feeling like the past 12 months were all a bit of a blur, but when you look closer you realise that a lot has happened.

In this special extended episode, The Quicky takes you on a trip back through time as we look at everything that transpired since the start of 2021, the year that was supposed to save us from the dumpster fire of 2020, but which ended up being arguably just as bad...

2021 came as a surprise to everyone as we expected things to be so much better than 2020, but surely this year has to be better, right?

To find out if you should get your hopes up for the 12 months ahead, or resign yourself to another ‘annus horribilis’, The Quicky speaks to a medium, a clairvoyant, a global futurist and our own entertainment expert to discuss what lies ahead in 2022...