The Quicky

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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.

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12.08.2023

The Quicky evening news update for Friday December 8th 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 ...

The Quicky episodes:

12.08.2023 PM: UK Officer Sentenced For Racist Duchess Meghan Messages The Quicky evening news update for Friday December 8th 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 ...
12.07.2023 Health Experts Say Eating Dinner After 6pm Is Way Too Late What time do you eat dinner? Is it 6pm so you can eat with your kids? Or maybe it's 9pm after a long day of work? Maybe it's somewhere in between. There's new research to suggest that maybe we're dining ...
12.07.2023 PM: Grocery Giants To Front Price Inquiry The Quicky evening news update for Thursday December 7th 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 ...
12.06.2023 Indefinite Detention Saga: New Laws Coming As More Detainees Arrested Last month, Australia's high court ruled that it was illegal to keep people in indefinite immigration detention without the prospect of being deported back to the country of origin. Since then, hundreds of detainees were released into the public. In ...
12.06.2023 PM: French Laws Uphold Cows’ Right To Moo 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 ...
12.05.2023 Another COVID Christmas Wave: What To Expect This Time Around Australia has entered another wave of Covid. The eighth to circulate since the virus first reared its head back in late 2019. But now, four years on, we don't know what vaccine we're up to or what strain of Covid ...
12.05.2023 PM: Airport Delays For Christmas Amid Strikes 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 ...
12.04.2023 Is Blue Light From Your Phone Damaging Your Skin? 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 ...
12.04.2023 PM: Bones Found At Sydney Beach Linked To Underworld Crime 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 ...
12.03.2023 The Children Of Thalidomide: An Apology Decades Late 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 ...
12.01.2023 PM: Australia On Track To End HIV Transmission 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 ...
11.30.2023 Another Last Second Gaza Truce Extension, What Happens Now 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 ...
11.30.2023 PM: 90210 Star Shannen Doherty Reveals Her Cancer Has Spread 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 ...
11.29.2023 Oscar Pistorius Will Be Free Soon, But People Still Don't Believe Him 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 ...
11.29.2023 PM: Brittany Higgins Takes The Stand In Defamation Case 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 ...
11.28.2023 Aussies Heading Back To The Office But It's Nothing to Do With Work 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 ...
11.28.2023 PM: Bizarre Word Of The Year Revealed 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 ...
11.27.2023 How To Make The Most Of Sleep And Recover From Sleep Debt 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 ...
11.27.2023 PM: Elon Musk Meets With Israeli President 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 ...
11.26.2023 Why We're Obsessed With Ghost Stories & The Paranormal 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 ...
11.24.2023 PM: Sean 'Diddy' Combs Accused Of Sexual Assault 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 ...
11.23.2023 The Method That Will Stop You Spending All Your Money On Black Friday 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 ...
11.23.2023 PM: Jamie Foxx Accused Of Sexual Assault 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 ...
11.22.2023 Kids Are Making Deep Fake Porn, Here's What You Need To Know 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 ...
11.22.2023 PM: Concerns COVID Could Derail Christmas 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 ...
11.21.2023 Surprising Ways A Hotter World Will Impact Us 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 ...
11.21.2023 PM: Study Uncovers Truth About Red Wine Headaches 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 ...
11.20.2023 You're Not Ugly, It's Just Your New Phone Camera 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 ...
11.20.2023 PM: Optus CEO Resigns After Network Outage 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 ...
11.19.2023 All Your Questions About Weight Loss Injections Answered 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 ...
11.17.2023 PM: Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces Allegations Of Abuse 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 ...
11.16.2023 Too Early For Christmas Decos? Psychologists Say It's Good For You You might be wondering if November is too early to put up your Christmas decorations. According to some experts, the answer is no! Whether it's a tree in your living room, a wreath on your door, gingerbread houses in your ...
11.16.2023 PM: Maccas Loses Fight Over HJ's Big Jack 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 ...
11.15.2023 What Is Happening At Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital And Why Hundreds of patients, including dozens of babies, have been trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital as Israeli troops and Hamas militants are fighting outside. Claims of airstrikes have seen finger pointing from both sides, there are claims that Hamas is using ...
11.15.2023 PM: Friends Stars Cox & LeBlanc Pay Tribute To Matthew Perry 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 ...
11.14.2023 Get That Inheritance: Impatient Adult Kids Can't Wait For Parents Money There's a form of elder abuse that's on the rise, and the NSW Ageing and Disability Commission think they know why. "Inheritance Impatience" is the term being used to explain an increase in elder abuse as younger generations trying to ...
11.14.2023 PM: Australia's New Vape Bans Toughest In The World 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 ...
11.13.2023 The Foods Meant To Be As Addictive As Alcohol Many people will claim to be a chocoholic or sugar addict, but can we really be addicted to food? A new study has suggested that not only are some foods addictive, they can actually be just as addictive as alcohol ...
11.13.2023 PM: Melissa Caddick's Husband Gives Up The Fight For Her Belongings 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 ...
11.12.2023 The Fall & Rise Of The Wiggles When OG Red Wiggle Murray Cook retired from performing along with his cast mates Greg and Jeff, many thought it would be the end of the children's entertainers. But through reinvention, the introduction of the first girl Wiggle and now ...
11.10.2023 PM: Home and Away Star Johnny Ruffo Has Passed Away 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 ...
11.09.2023 The ‘Anti Andrew Tate’ Training Now Available For Boys We often hear about toxic masculinity. And when discussing it, there's one man seemingly leading the virtual pack - Andrew Tate. We have seen how he, and many like him, can have a direct impact on the way in which ...
11.09.2023 PM: Hollywood Actors Strike Comes To An End After 118 Days 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 ...
11.08.2023 Israel Poised To Take Gaza City: What Does That Mean? Over the past few days, Israeli troops have moved into the heart of Gaza, surrounding Gaza City and giving those who remain amongst the rubble after almost a month of airstrikes, just a four hour window to leave before they ...
11.08.2023 PM: Hospitals, Banks And Businesses Affected By Optus Outage 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 ...
11.07.2023 He's Not A 'Good Bloke': Stop Defending Domestic Violence Killers Warning: This episode speaks of violence and suicide. Please take care when listening. Last week 21 year old Lilie James was killed in a Sydney private school, her body found in the bathroom of the school's gym. Her killer is ...
11.07.2023 PM: Police Shed Light on William Tyrrell Investigation 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 ...
11.06.2023 The Crazy Strict Rules For Fashion On Race Day It's the first Tuesday of November and that means, today is Melbourne Cup day. And while for some it's a day to protest, or about the horses set to race for glory, for some it's all about the fashion. In ...
11.06.2023 PM: New Data Reveals 1 In 4 Nurses Want To Quit 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 ...
11.05.2023 Do You Need A Bushfire Action Plan If You Live In The Suburbs? This years bushfire season is going to be the worst conditions since the 2019/2020 bushfire season. So what can you practically do to prepare your home for this bushfire season? Do you need a bushfire action plan if you live ...

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The Quicky episodes:

PM: UK Officer Sentenced For Racist Duchess Meghan Messages

Health Experts Say Eating Dinner After 6pm Is Way Too Late

PM: Grocery Giants To Front Price Inquiry

Indefinite Detention Saga: New Laws Coming As More Detainees Arrested

PM: French Laws Uphold Cows’ Right To Moo

Another COVID Christmas Wave: What To Expect This Time Around

PM: Airport Delays For Christmas Amid Strikes

Is Blue Light From Your Phone Damaging Your Skin?

PM: Bones Found At Sydney Beach Linked To Underworld Crime

The Children Of Thalidomide: An Apology Decades Late

PM: Australia On Track To End HIV Transmission

Another Last Second Gaza Truce Extension, What Happens Now

PM: 90210 Star Shannen Doherty Reveals Her Cancer Has Spread

Oscar Pistorius Will Be Free Soon, But People Still Don't Believe Him

PM: Brittany Higgins Takes The Stand In Defamation Case

Aussies Heading Back To The Office But It's Nothing to Do With Work

PM: Bizarre Word Of The Year Revealed

How To Make The Most Of Sleep And Recover From Sleep Debt

PM: Elon Musk Meets With Israeli President

Why We're Obsessed With Ghost Stories & The Paranormal

PM: Sean 'Diddy' Combs Accused Of Sexual Assault

The Method That Will Stop You Spending All Your Money On Black Friday

PM: Jamie Foxx Accused Of Sexual Assault

Kids Are Making Deep Fake Porn, Here's What You Need To Know

PM: Concerns COVID Could Derail Christmas

Surprising Ways A Hotter World Will Impact Us

PM: Study Uncovers Truth About Red Wine Headaches

You're Not Ugly, It's Just Your New Phone Camera

PM: Optus CEO Resigns After Network Outage

All Your Questions About Weight Loss Injections Answered

PM: Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces Allegations Of Abuse

Too Early For Christmas Decos? Psychologists Say It's Good For You

PM: Maccas Loses Fight Over HJ's Big Jack

What Is Happening At Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital And Why

PM: Friends Stars Cox & LeBlanc Pay Tribute To Matthew Perry

Get That Inheritance: Impatient Adult Kids Can't Wait For Parents Money

PM: Australia's New Vape Bans Toughest In The World

The Foods Meant To Be As Addictive As Alcohol

PM: Melissa Caddick's Husband Gives Up The Fight For Her Belongings

The Fall & Rise Of The Wiggles

PM: Home and Away Star Johnny Ruffo Has Passed Away

The ‘Anti Andrew Tate’ Training Now Available For Boys

PM: Hollywood Actors Strike Comes To An End After 118 Days

Israel Poised To Take Gaza City: What Does That Mean?

PM: Hospitals, Banks And Businesses Affected By Optus Outage

He's Not A 'Good Bloke': Stop Defending Domestic Violence Killers

PM: Police Shed Light on William Tyrrell Investigation

The Crazy Strict Rules For Fashion On Race Day

PM: New Data Reveals 1 In 4 Nurses Want To Quit

Do You Need A Bushfire Action Plan If You Live In The Suburbs?