The Quicky

Why don't we talk about miscarriage? Chrissy Teigen was trolled for sharing her pregnancy loss experience and Meghan the Duchess Of Sussex was equally slammed for writing about the moment she realised she had lost her second child. The Quicky looks into the grief, shame and guilt surrounding miscarriage and who we can work to bring it out of the darkness.  Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ia Camilleri Guests: Documentary Filmmaker Tahyna McManus, Co-founder of Pink Elephants pregnancy loss support group Samantha Payne, Olympian Libby Trickett and Pregnancy loss warrior Keira Rumble.  CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your inbox overflowing with Black Friday offers today? Have you ever wondered how many of the bargains you've been offered are made by workers who earn a tiny amount of money to work in terrible conditions? The Quicky looks into how you can be a conscious consumer while still bagging a bargain in the pre Christmas sales. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Jacob Round  Guests: Chantelle Mayo; Baptist World Aid Project Manager for Advocacy  CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What creates a man who commits war crimes? After the inquiry into actions by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan was released last week, a lot has been said about the culture of these exclusive ranks, but is there more to it than the glorification of the elite soldier? The Quicky investigates the cult and culture of Australia's SAS. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Melbourne University Australian and British Military and Legal Historian Damien Powell and Macquarie University Professor of Media Catherine Lumby CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former celebrity chef Pete Evas has had quite the year, losing contracts for sharing his controversial views and conspiracy theories via social media platforms. After being slammed for posting a symbol of white supremacy, Evans has now shunned facebook for another social media platform populated by people who think like he does. The Quicky investigates the ways in which social media platforms are cracking down on violence and misinformation from the right and what they're doing in response to avoid the censorship. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Audrey Courty, PhD candidate at Griffith University CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg spoke last week he mentioned that international travel may be on the cards for Australians on the back end of 2021, but that doesn't' mean we'll be able to go wherever we like freely. Today we find out what we might expect when our international borders finaly open after COVID-19 shut the down. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Chloe, separated from her partner for 14 months and Simon Westaway, the Executive Director of the Australian Tourism Industry Council. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have we learned any lessons on the exploitation of young women in the media spotlight 25 years on from the infamous BBC interview with Princess Diana? In it she revealed many deeply personal details about herself and her marriage, an interview she did after her brother was shown what would turn out to be forged bank statements showing her staff were on the tabloid payroll. The Quicky takes a look at that history making interview through a 2020 lens. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: UK Guardian Columnist Gaby Hinscliff and co-host of Mamamia's Outloud podcast and Head of Content Holly Wainwright. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison interrupted Senator Anne Ruston at a recent press conference it made headlines around the globe for being an example of manterrupting, when a man talks over the top of a woman. So why is it that some men can't seem to hear us, especially in a work environment? The Quicky investigates the complicated relationship between men and women in conversation. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Professor of Linguistics at GeorgetownUniversity Deborah Tannen. Feminist social commentator and writer Jane Caro. Outlouders Lou and Marcia and Mamamia's own Michaela.  CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've been told that if the world changed to a plant-based diet, we'd save the planet. But is that true? In this World Vegan Month, The Quicky investigates the best diet for humans that not just helps the world avoid a climate catastrophe but will also not be catastrophic for our health. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Susie Burrell, Nutritionist and Dietitian. Professor Pete Smith, Environmental Scientist Aberdeen University. Morgan Mitchell Olympic sprinter.  CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Pfizer announced that their experimental COVID-19 vaccine has an efficiency rate of over 90% it not only made the world rejoice that there may finally be some light at the end of the virus tunnel, it also sent the stock market soaring. The Quicky investigates whether we can really start to get our hopes up that a vaccine is not far off and why the announcement influences the world's money markets and gun sales. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Sue Lannin, ABC Radio Current Affairs Finance Reporter. Dr William Moss, Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Centre. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The transition from the Trump administration to Joe Biden's is not going smoothly. With Trump's team launching lawsuits questioning election outcomes across the country, the democratic process itself is being called into question, and while those lawsuits are pending there's a man in the oval office who still has the full powers of the President of the United States. The Quicky unpacks the worst case scenario if Donald Trump follows through on promises and why he continues to fight the election result despite the odds being stacked against him. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Guest Booker: Mel Sauer Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Curtin University Presidential Historian Professor Joe Siracusa CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.