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The Quicky

The Quicky

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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 Politics & Government
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  • Trump’s Obese Foreigner Border Ban & New Rules For Skinny Jeans
    Nov 10 2025

    The Trump administration has quietly introduced new visa guidance that could see people with diabetes, obesity or other chronic illnesses stopped at the border.

    Plus, in breaking fashion news, skinny jeans are officially back for 2025, but with new, comfier rules.

    And in headlines today, US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani and dozens of allies accused of backing the Republicans' efforts to overturn the 2020 election; Australia will pause at 11am today to mark the 107th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in World War I; Princess Anne spent the day in Melbourne yesterday, laying a wreath in honour of the police officers killed in Porepunkah; Robert Irwin has named a new arrival at Australia Zoo, a baby wallaby, after his Dancing With the Stars partner Witney Carson

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    CREDITS

    Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy

    Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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    10 mins
  • Female Politicians Threatened For Criticising neo-Nazi Rally
    Nov 10 2025

    Two female politicians have been set upon by extremists after criticising a prominent neo-Nazi rally that police concede was not the first approved gathering of the right-wing extremists; two BBC bosses have resigned, after the broadcaster was accused of misleading editing of a speech by Donald Trump; A coronial investigation is being reopened into the death of a Melbourne woman whose body was found in a creek in 2011; Taylor Momsen and Jim Carrey have reunited 25 years after How The Grinch Stole Christmas was released.

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    CREDITS

    Host/Producer: Ailish Delaney

    Audio Production: Lu Hill

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    3 mins
  • I Turned 30 This Year. Eurydice Dixon Should Have Too
    Nov 9 2025

    Today marks what would have been the 30th birthday of Eurydice Dixon, the Melbourne comedian, daughter, and friend who was stalked, raped, and murdered in a city park seven years ago.

    Her murder, like those of Jill Meagher and Samantha Murphy, highlights the quiet fear shared amongst women across Australia.

    We remember Eurydice, share a message from her father on this difficult day, and call for a reckoning in policy and prevention to stop violence against women.

    And in headlines today, The Victorian government has announced a pilot of the "green whistle" inhaler for IUD insertions in response to the Australian first inquiry into women's pain; Israel has received the remains of a deceased hostage held in the Gaza Strip that Palestinian militant group Hamas says are of Hadar Goldin, a military officer killed in an ambush in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 Israel-Hamas war; The one-time biggest name in Australian talkback radio, John Laws, has died aged 90; Weeks after thieves made off with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris, fedora man has finally been unveiled as 15 year old French boy Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, who simply loves dressing chic

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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

    Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    14 mins
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