Publisher's summary

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.
2025 Mamamia Podcasts
Episodes
  • BREAKING: Verdict Reached In Erin Patterson Mushroom Trial
    Jul 7 2025

    Erin Patterson has learned her fate in her triple-murder trial; The findings of Australia's longest-running inquest have been handed down almost six years after a Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot by police; Anthony Albanese's government has agreed to bolster aid by tens of millions to Fiji; A new anti-hate taskforce charged with tackling the "bigger picture" of anti-Semitism in Victoria will meet within days; President Donald Trump says the US is close to finalising several trade agreements in the coming days; King Charles has called on Britain to remember the "extraordinary courage and compassion" in the face of the horrors of the July 7 London bombings.

    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.

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    CREDITS

    Host/Producer: Ailish Delaney

    Audio Production: Lu Hill

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    6 mins
  • Why We’re All Scared To Spend Money & The Post-Natal Rage No One Talks About
    Jul 6 2025

    Do you get a sinking feeling every time you tap your card? Fear of spending money is hitting a new high, changing how we socialise, shop and make life decisions as cost of living pressures mount.

    Plus, having a baby should be one of the happiest times in a person's life... so what's with post-natal rage?

    And in headlines today, Elon Musk has announced a new political party, deepening his split with former ally President Donald Trump; A man has been charged over a fire at a Melbourne synagogue on Friday night; A woman in her 50s is in hospital after being seriously injured in a lion attack at a Queensland zoo over the weekend; Tributes are pouring in for Australian actor Julian McMahon, who has died of cancer at the age of 56.

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    CREDITS

    Hosts: Taylah Strano & Tahli Blackman

    Guests: Carly Dober, Psychologist & Policy Coordinator for Australian Association of Psychologists

    Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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    13 mins
  • Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Passes US House In Tight Vote
    Jul 4 2025

    A childcare operator is urgently reviewing its records amid concerns that an accused child sex offender may have worked at centres longer than previously believed; Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” has passed the U.S. House of Representatives; A man in his 50s from northern New South Wales has died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus; Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have ended their engagement and will now co-parent their daughter, Daisy Dove.

    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.

    Support independent women's media

    CREDITS

    Host/Producer: Tahli Blackman

    Audio Production: Lu Hill

    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    4 mins
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