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TV doctor Michael Mosley went for a walk while holidaying in Greece recently, the region currently experiencing a heatwave, with temperatures in the high 30's and low 40's.  Sadly, Dr Mosley did not return from that walk and his body was found days later. His death, reportedly due to the extreme heat.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the effects of heat on the human body and how we can avoid putting ourselves at risk.  THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Listen: The Tough Conversation We Need To Have To Keep Our Kids Safe 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:  Andrew Sincock - Former Australian Institute of Sport Cricket Academy Head Coach Fergus O'Connor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Griffith University. Co-author of an article on The Effect of Individual Environmental Heat-Stress Variables on Training and Recovery in Professional Team Sport Producers: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Kally RintoulAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Thursday, June 13th 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.

On Saturday, four Israeli hostages were freed from inside Gaza. While the families of the rescues hostages are relieved to have their loved ones home again, the lives lost in the mission, involving Israeli Elite Special Forces Soldiers, shows the price innocent Palestinian civilians will continue to pay in this war.  In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at what happened, the intricacies of hostage rescues in this conflict and the price that's being paid in order to rescue them.  THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Listen: The Tough Conversation We Need To Have To Keep Our Kids Safe 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:  Dr Jessica Genauer - Senior Lecturer In International Relations at Flinders University  Producers: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Kally RintoulAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Wednesday, June 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: Isabella Ross Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the days of cancel culture over? Or are celebs just getting good at finding ways to UN-cancel themselves?  We've seen the likes of Shia LaBeouf, James Franco, Mel Gibson and even power couple Mila and Ashton Kutcher turn around public opinions of them.  But how do they do it? And do we really buy it? In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to the Head of Entertainment at Mamamia, Laura Brodnik to find out exactly what tactics celebs are using to get themselves back in our good books.   THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Listen: The Tough Conversation We Need To Have To Keep Our Kids Safe 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:  Laura Brodnik - Mamamia's Head of Entertainment and host of The Spill podcast Producers: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Kally RintoulAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Tuesday, June 11th 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 NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry recently released their report after six hearings and an unprecedented 4000 submissions. It was tagged as the Me Too Movement for women who have suffered trauma during childbirth.  The report gave 43 recommendations. But will they be enough?  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at what the report recommends to help women avoid a traumatic birth experience.  To hear our last episode on The Birth Trauma Inquiry click here. THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Listen: The Tough Conversation We Need To Have To Keep Our Kids Safe 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:  Dr Hazel Keedle - One of the authors of the Australian Birth Experience study and a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Western Sydney University Emma Hurst - Animal Justice Party NSW MP, Chair of the Select Committee on Birth Trauma Producers: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Kally RintoulAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Monday, June 10th 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/Audio Producer: Claire Murphy  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quicky news update for Friday, June 7th 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.

What's the bin situation at your place? 3 bins? 4 bins? Red, blue, yellow, purple, brown, green? We have the whole rainbow of bins that are assigned different waste items.  But is sorting all that garbage actually making a difference to our landfill? In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at the do's and don'ts of what can be put in each bin and does that actually impact whether it goes to be recycled or not.  THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Listen: The Tough Conversation We Need To Have To Keep Our Kids Safe 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:  William Clarke - Professor of Waste Management at The University of Queensland  Producers: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Kally Rintoul Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.