The Quicky

The Quicky news update for Thursday, April 18th 2024. 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. Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Isabella Ross Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rise of South Korea's 4B movement, where women are abstaining from heterosexual relationships and boycotting men, has sparked global attention. The movement, advocates for women to reject gender norms, including marriage and having children, in protest of the country's rampant misogyny.  So what does a world without men look like? And what are the implications?  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the 4B movement and find out why western women of the world are looking to adopt it into their lives.  Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Nadia Bokody - Sex columnist and content creator Producers: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally BorgAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Wednesday, April 17th 2024. 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. Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Isabella Ross Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've all had a stressful few days, the news cycle leaving us with heavy hearts. Sometimes we need to find ways to break that feeling, and for a lot of us that can be popping in our headphones and switching on some music.  It's no secret that music can make us feel certain ways, but did you know there is science to suggest that certain types of music can improve our brains in a number of different ways.  In this episode of The Quicky, find out how you can calm your brain and benefit your mental health by listening to Low-Fi music.  Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Kevin Woods - Director of Science at Brain.FM. He has a doctorate from the Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University, for work performed in the Lab for Computational Audition, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Producers: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally BorgAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Tuesday, April 16th 2024. 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. Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Isabella Ross Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trigger warning: This episode speaks of sexual assault, please take care when listening.  "Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins." Those were the words spoken by Justice Michael Lee on Monday afternoon as he handed down his verdict in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.  It's a verdict we had been waiting to hear since the trial wrapped up late last year after 22 days of evidence.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at what happens now that Justice Lee has found Brittany Higgins was raped by Bruce Lehrmann in 2019 at Parliament House.  If this story has raised any issues for you, help is available at Lifeline on 13 11 14.If you or someone you know wants to talk about sexual assault or harassment, family or domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au Listen to more on Bruce Lehrmann verdict, as it broke on MMOL Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Aaron Patrick - Journalist, Senior Correspondent for the Australian Financial Review and was in court on Monday when the verdict was handed down.  Producers: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally BorgAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Monday, April 15th 2024. 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. Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Grace Rouvray Audio Producer: Scott Stronach Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look, you might be an adult now but those fond childhood memories of your favourite cartoons and tv shows will be with you forever. But what happens when you find out the adults behind the crucial nostalgia that gets you by, had actually been abusing and manipulating your favourite childhood stars? In this episode of The Quicky we’re unpacking a new docuseries exposing abuse suffered by Nickelodeon child actors, and what happens to our brains when our innocent memories are completely ruined. Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Carly Dober - Director of The Australian Association Of Psychologists  Producers: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally BorgAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Friday, April 12th 2024. 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. Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Grace Rouvray Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beyoncé has released a new album, and while her fans are revelling in the release of new music, she's entered a new genre and some people are mad!  Cowboy Carter is the name of her latest collection of songs, and features collabs from the likes of Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, as well as covers of some of the worlds biggest songs. But what is it that is making so many people upset that Beyoncé has chosen to boot scoot her way into country music?  In this episode of The Quicky, we break it down.  Click here to take the latest Mamamia survey and you’ll go in the running to win one of five $100 gift vouchers Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Alexis McGee - Author of From Blues to Beyoncé: A Century of Black Women’s Generational Sonic Rhetorics and an Assistant Professor of Research in the School Of Journalism, Writing and Media at the University of British Columbia  Producers: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally BorgAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.