Quick Smart

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Subscribers: 116
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 109

Mork Spodman
 Jun 11, 2023
Nice to hear more Tegan. Subscribed and keenly waiting for more. Light and fruity, but sets a clear idea in the head.


 Jun 8, 2023

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Quick Smart is the show that feeds you big ideas in bite-sized pieces. Get up to speed on some of the biggest issues from psychology, money, health, history, pop culture, in just 10 minutes. Siobhan Marin guides you through!

Episode Date
Adulting is hard. Should schools be teaching essential life skills?
Jul 07, 2025
How the G-spot is got its name, and why it might be time to change it
Jun 30, 2025
The 'hard men' behind the Israel-Iran war, and why Trump's involved
Jun 23, 2025
Why your childhood could be holding you back financially — and how to fix it
Jun 16, 2025
How cults are using coercive control to manipulate followers
Jun 09, 2025
Is productivity a scam? How to avoid burnout at work
Jun 02, 2025
One in seven of us take antidepressants. Getting off them can be a nightmare
May 26, 2025
When is it OK to cut off your parents and go 'no contact’?
May 19, 2025
Polyamory is becoming more popular. What can it teach us about our love lives?
May 12, 2025
New Pope, Who Dis? How the Catholic conclave actually works
May 05, 2025
Why politicians are allowed to lie in election ads
Apr 28, 2025
How long can President Trump ignore the law?
Apr 21, 2025
See You Next Tuesday? How the ‘worst word’ became a compliment
Apr 14, 2025
How marketing 'shamed' us into using deodorant, and where BO comes from
Apr 07, 2025
Feeling stuck? How to make big life decisions, minus the regret
Mar 31, 2025
The 'incestuous' publishing trick that's making you buy books
Mar 24, 2025
Why your hormones probably don't need 'balancing'
Mar 17, 2025
Artworks hidden, a creator dumped. Is this censorship?
Mar 11, 2025
‘Party like it’s 1939’. Why Germany’s far-right is back
Mar 03, 2025
Non-alcoholic drinks are wildly popular. What’s in them and are they healthy?
Feb 24, 2025
Why award ceremonies have always been provocative — and political
Feb 17, 2025
Will 'arrogance' be the downfall of our major parties?
Feb 10, 2025
Why Aussies are using Facebook groups to get sperm from strangers
Feb 03, 2025
When did all our clothes become plastic?
Jan 27, 2025
Would you fall in love with an AI chatbot?
Jan 20, 2025
Why the zeitgeist is Mormon obsessed + a Quick announcement
Jan 14, 2025
How to boost your creativity while you sleep
Jan 01, 2025
Demure, skibidi, brat: why teenage girls are behind your future vocabulary
Dec 25, 2024
Is our love for pets killing the planet?
Dec 18, 2024
Does Australia have a problem with class?
Dec 04, 2024
What not to do on jury duty
Nov 27, 2024
How the DNA of 15 million people ended up for sale
Nov 20, 2024
How overtourism became a problem
Nov 13, 2024
Why your job decides who you'll marry
Nov 06, 2024
How Mormons could decide the US election
Oct 30, 2024
How mindfulness was commodified
Oct 23, 2024
Are dictators taking over the world?
Oct 16, 2024
Why we're breaking up with dating apps
Oct 09, 2024
Why the prince of Saudi Arabia wants you to move to NEOM
Oct 02, 2024
Is our love for pets killing the planet?
Sep 25, 2024
Will Kamala Harris become the first female US President?
Sep 18, 2024
What happens when the world goes cashless?
Sep 11, 2024
Why is sex tech still so taboo?
Sep 04, 2024
Demure, skibidi, brat: why teenage girls are behind your future vocabulary
Aug 28, 2024
One year on from a fatal mushroom lunch, the saga continues
Aug 21, 2024
How to boost your creativity while you sleep
Aug 14, 2024
Why are criminals using video games to launder money?
Aug 07, 2024
Why are so many women freezing their eggs?
Jul 31, 2024
How the Olympics were almost cancelled
Jul 24, 2024
The truth behind reality TV villains
Jul 17, 2024
Should we ban teens from social media?
Jul 10, 2024
The rise of AI in the movies
Jul 03, 2024
The science behind singing in a choir
Jun 26, 2024
Why is the alt right obsessed with eating meat?
Jun 19, 2024
Are we addicted to our phones?
Jun 12, 2024
What's the deal with nuclear energy?
Jun 05, 2024
Is life coaching a giant con?
May 29, 2024
Why we need to start talking about dying
May 22, 2024
How to survive the cost of living crisis
May 15, 2024
Why are book bans skyrocketing?
May 08, 2024
Office romances are more common than you think
May 01, 2024
Should TikTok be banned?
Apr 24, 2024
Could AI swing elections around the world?
Apr 17, 2024
Have Australians forgotten how to relax?
Apr 10, 2024
Since when do Australian cities have flags?
Apr 03, 2024
Why is Facebook deleting Australian news?
Mar 27, 2024
Where in the world is Kate Middleton?
Mar 20, 2024
Why does the internet love to hate fan girls?
Mar 13, 2024
Streaming services killed the Christian radio star
Mar 06, 2024
The science behind your favourite chips
Feb 28, 2024
The conspiracy theories plaguing Taylor Swift
Feb 21, 2024
Your cheat sheet for the US Presidential election
Feb 14, 2024
Is air travel really as safe as we think?
Feb 07, 2024
UFOs could be more real than we think
Jan 31, 2024
Will the real extroverts please stand up?
Jan 24, 2024
How did Australia's housing crisis get so bad?
Jan 17, 2024
Why are we addicted to cheesy, salty foods?
Jan 10, 2024
The brave new world of AI in cinema
Jan 03, 2024
The rise of the Disney adult
Dec 27, 2023
The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie
Dec 20, 2023
The truth behind your favourite Christmas songs
Dec 13, 2023
Is your boss secretly surveilling you at work?
Dec 06, 2023
Is life coaching a sham?
Nov 29, 2023
Isn't it about time we had driverless cars?
Nov 22, 2023
Why is the alt-right eating so much meat?
Nov 15, 2023
Is Stockholm Syndrome a sexist myth?
Nov 08, 2023
How the Olympics were almost cancelled
Nov 01, 2023
What the writers strike means for Australian creatives?
Oct 25, 2023
Would you let strangers watch you sleep for money?
Oct 18, 2023
Can we capitalism our way out of climate change?
Oct 11, 2023
Opting out of the cult of productivity
Oct 04, 2023
TikTok is changing the way we think about faith
Sep 27, 2023
Making sense of the Voice Referendum
Sep 20, 2023
Bushfire season is coming - how to deal with climate anxiety
Sep 13, 2023
The truth about Stockholm Syndrome
Sep 06, 2023
Does the RBA want people to lose their jobs?
Aug 30, 2023
Is the golden age of literary fraudsters over?
Aug 23, 2023
Varroa mites are coming for your food
Aug 15, 2023
Why do we keep locking up Indigenous children?
Aug 08, 2023
A Pap test a day for 21 years — meet a medical hero
Aug 02, 2023
Will 15 minute cities solve the housing crisis?
Jul 26, 2023
Why experts think an AI doomsday is coming
Jul 19, 2023
Is Disney a religion?
Jul 11, 2023
Diet pills have a dark history, but will Ozempic change that?
Jul 05, 2023
When is Indigenous fashion for everyone and when is it just for mob?
Jun 28, 2023
Sovereign Citizens fought the law... and the law won
Jun 21, 2023
Why do we love goss… but hate a gossip?
Jun 14, 2023
Why does everyone you know suddenly have ADHD?
Jun 07, 2023
INTRODUCING — Quick Smart
Jun 01, 2023