The Quicky

Before the pandemic hit, some of us dreamt of the day we could roll out of bed, skip the morning commute and work from the comfort of our homes. But, two years into the pandemic, that dream has become a reality for so many of us and it may have come with some unforeseen consequences. With DIY office's hastily set up in kitchens on couches and some even from bed, our work set ups may have ended up being quite the pain in the neck.. and back.. and wrist. In this episode we look at the impact working from home has had on our bodies CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Zac Lowth - Physiotherapist, Deputy National Chair for the Occupational Health Physiotherapy Association and GM Operations at JobFit Systems Jorgia Pisani - Radio Producer for Mix94.5's Pete, Matt & Kymba   Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's that time again. The time when the politicians go out into the community, shaking hands, kissing babies, flipping sausages and drinking beers - all in an effort to appear like 'one of us'.  Politicians have done some weird and wacky things in the lead up to elections. From dancing the Macarena on national TV, to biting into an onion like an apple, and just last week, Scott Morrison was washing an apprentice hairdresser's hair in Melbourne.  In this episode, we look at the ways in which Politicians attempt to endear themselves, and whether or not it's ever made a difference at the polling booth.  CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Amy Remeikis - Political Reporter for The Guardian Australia Mark Kenny - Australian Studies Professor at the Australian National University's College of Arts and Social Sciences, also the host of the weekly politics and public affairs podcast Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny   Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It seems everyone is talking about Netflix's The Tinder Swindler right now. Before that, it was The Puppet Master and Inventing Anna. Before them it was Dirty John and Who The Hell Is Hamish, TV shows and podcasts about con men and women are everywhere.  When we hear about the elaborate schemes con artists use to scam money from innocent victims, we all wonder how the hell they pull it off and how do people actually fall for it. In this episode we speak to someone who fell victim to a con master; the tricks he used and the damage left in his wake.   CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Stephanie Wood: author of the book Fake: A Startling True Story of Love in a World of Liars, Cheats, Narcissists, Fantasists and Phonies Stephanie will be featured in an upcoming episode of ABC Australian Story on March 7   Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's one of the most famous and controversial love triangles in history.  Prince Charles and Camilla have been dominating the headlines for four decades now. She has faced an onslaught of abuse from the tabloids & Royal Family alike - but this month, on the eve of the Queen's 70th Jubilee, it seems all may have been forgiven when Her Majesty gave her daughter in law a title upgrade.  In this episode we look back at the messy beginnings of this Royal love story and how public opinion may slowly be shifting to acceptance of Camilla.  CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Holly Wainwright - Head of Content for Mamamia and Royal Enthusiast  Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a good way to break up with someone? Should we be looking to celebrity breakups as inspiration to our own relationship breakdowns? We’ve seen Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow “consciously uncouple” & have since remained harmonious, often seen on holidays together with their kids. More recently, we’ve seen Kim Kardashian & Kanye West split – followed by numerous social media posts from Kanye dragging Kim. But what’s the right way to split? And what damage can a breakup cause? In this episode we look at why amicable breakups are important. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Melinda Winning - Accredited Family Law Specialist, Collaborative Law Professional & Family Law Arbitrator who works for Barkus Doolan Family Lawyers.  Elisabeth Shaw - CEO of https://www.relationshipsnsw.org.au/ who has worked for over 25 years as a clinical and counselling psychologist with extensive experience in relationships services.  Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many times since the world was struck with a Global Pandemic have you thought to yourself ‘I’ve probably already had Covid?’ Have you tested negative, despite that tickle in your throat that wouldn’t go away, or a fever that you couldn’t shake. Did you know you can get tested to see if you’ve ever had Covid? But what’s the benefit? In this episode we explore whether being absorbed in Covid for the past few years has left us paranoid about the state of our health?   CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Dr Rachael Murrihy - Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Kidman Centre - a department within the Faculty of Science at UTS dedicated to the understanding, prevention and reduction of mental health problems in young people aged five to 25. Dr Brad Mackay - GP, Author, Science Communicator and Podcaster https://www.drbradmckay.com.au/   Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Valentine's Day we ask ourselves who really are our soulmates? Is it the person we choose to have a physically intimate relationship with? Or is it the people we have collected as part of our chosen family over time? In this episode we explore whether it's ok that the most important person in your life is not your spouse or your partner but your bestie for life. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Elisabeth Shaw - CEO of https://www.relationshipsnsw.org.au/ who has worked for over 25 years as a clinical and counselling psychologist with extensive experience in relationships services.  Outlouders Jacqui Lambert  and Elizabeth Young and our Mamamia colleague Rose Kerr who shared that their BFF's are most important Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know that feeling, when you or someone you're with hasn't eaten for hours and stress and anger starts to take over, as you becoming irrationally enraged with everything and everyone, and you know it won't stop until that need for food is satisfied. But is being 'hangry' a real emotion, or just an excuse for bad behaviour? The Quicky speaks to an expert in human science, and a celebrity who recently walked off a show for being hangry to find out what is happening in our brains when our stomach is empty, and what you can do to ensure that rumbling tum doesn't take over.  CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Beau Ryan - Former professional NRL player, host of The Amazing Race Australia, and recently a contestant on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Professor Amanda Salis - Senior Principal Research Fellow in the School of Human Science at the University of Western Australia, and leader of a research team that aims to help people to attain and maintain an optimum body weight and composition. You can read more about Amanda's scientific explanation behind 'hanger' here  Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're diagnosed with Covid-19 in Australia, you will most likely have to complete seven days of mandatory self-isolation at home while you recover, and to ensure you don't pass it on to anyone else during those most infectious first few days. But what happens if you don't feel better after a week and your coronavirus symptoms continue for several weeks, or even months longer? How do you know if you're suffering from 'Long Covid'? The Quicky speaks to an expert in nursing to find out how long your Covid-19 symptoms "should" last, and what to do if you don't recover within a reasonable amount of time. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Marilyn Cruickshank - Professor of Nursing (Research) at the University of Technology Sydney, and Director of Nursing Research for the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Married At First Sight, better known as 'MAFS' has become not only one of the most popular television shows here in Australia, but is also exported to millions of people worldwide, but why are so many of us addicted to the drama? And do you ever wonder if the show doing more harm than good by presenting some very unhealthy relationships and inappropriate behaviour on screen? The Quicky speaks to our very own MAFS expert, and a behavioural scientist to find out why we love or even hate-watch this show, and what impact it's having on our brain and our real-world relationships. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Clare Stephens - Editor at Mamamia, co-host of Mamamia's comedy podcast Cancelled, and one half of The Twins who offer a smart and funny take on reality television with TV recaps including MAFS Dr Juliette Tobias-Webb - Behavioural Scientist and one of 60 Australian women nominated as a 'Superstar in STEM' Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.