The Quicky

By: Mamamia Podcasts
  • 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.
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Episodes
  • A New Pope Elected & The Latest Madeleine McCann Development
    May 8 2025

    White smoke has billowed from the Sistine Chapel and now we now, a new Pope has been elected.

    Plus, new evidence has emerged in the 2007 case of missing toddler Madeleine McCann...

    And in headlines today Cardinal Robert Provost is now America's first Pope, taking the name Leo; Alleged mushroom killer Erin Patterson showed little signs of the poisoning in the days after the lunch that killed her former in laws; The family of murdered Perth teen Cassius Turvey say justice has been served as the two men who attacked him were found guilty; Labor will welcome a raft of new faces in Canberra today with women now outnumbering men int he Labor party room

    THE END BITS
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    Check out The Quicky Instagram here

    GET IN TOUCH
    Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au

    CREDITS

    Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy

    Guest: Raffaella Ciccarelli, Mamamia's News & Weekend Editor

    Executive Producer: Taylah Strano

    Audio Producer: Claire Murphy

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    8 mins
  • Recipe Tin Eats Author Claims Prize Amid Copyright Controversy ?
    May 8 2025

    As the prime minister eyes his new cabinet, the Labor leader faces early headwinds including US tariffs and a potentially troublesome Greens senate cross bench; Recipe book writer Nagi Maehashi has taken out a prize at the publishing industry's annual awards; Police say a man who was suffering psychotic symptoms when he stabbed 16 people in a busy shopping centre had a fixation for knives; Jay-Z has blasted what he describes as the "shocking and reckless disregard for the truth" that his rape accuser has allegedly shown.

    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: Nicole Madigan

    Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    5 mins
  • Understanding The India-Pakistan Conflict & The Celebrities In Diddy's Trial
    May 7 2025

    Tensions are escalating between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan after a series of retaliatory strikes, raising concerns about potential conflict in the region.

    Plus, as jury selection begins in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial, some surprising celebrity names have been drawn into the proceedings.

    And in headlines today The judge overseeing the Sean 'Diddy' Combs case has slammed a lawyer who described the defence team as a 6 pack of white women; Doctors giving evidence at the mushroom murder trial explain how police managed to secure a sample of the meal from the bin and how Erin Patterson left hospital just 5 minutes after arriving complaining of gastro symptoms; NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has decided to step down; The Papal Conclave has officially begun to elect a new Pope; Media in the US have requested the documents in the Murdoch family succession feud case be unsealed

    THE END BITS
    Support independent women's media
    Check out The Quicky Instagram here

    GET IN TOUCH
    Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au

    CREDITS

    Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy

    Guests:

    Dr Leoni Connah, Lecturer in International Relations at Flinders University

    Raffaella Ciccarelli, Mamamia's News & Weekend Editor

    Executive Producer: Taylah Strano

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    16 mins

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