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Quick Smart

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!

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00:11:23

Should TikTok be banned?

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2024/04/24

TikTok has over a billion users and counting. Recently there’s been a lot of talk about the national security threat that such a large user base owned by a Chinese company poses and now the US government has just passed a bill banning TikTok all together. So how did TikTok turn videos of synchronised dancing and lipsyncing into a multi-billion dollar business? And is the company’s Chinese ownership really as dangerous as governments would have us believe?Since this episode was recorded US President

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00:13:15

Could AI swing elections around the world?

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2024/04/17

AI is already impacting the way we work, the way we design and the way we think but there’s a growing concern that soon it’s going to start impacting the way we vote. And it’s got governments and regulators scrambling. So with AI-generated images and videos flooding the internet, how can voters know what’s real and what’s a deep fake? And what regulations might help control AI without stifling the industry or sending people underground?Guest: Hamish Macdonald for Global Roaming

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00:12:25

Have Australians forgotten how to relax?

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2024/04/10

With more Australians working from home than ever, the lines between work and leisure time have really blurred. With so many huge advances in technology why does it sometimes feel like we're working more not less than peasants in Medieval times, and with our always on lifestyles have we actually forgotten how to stop and smell the flowers?Guest: Anna Kelsey-Sugg for ABC Digital

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00:11:15

Since when do Australian cities have flags?

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2024/04/03

Outside of the Olympics or the driveway to the United Nations, how often do you think about flags? Countries and states have them but Australian cities have them as well. And unsurprisingly for something that was created largely during colonial times, nowadays these flags can feel a little problematic. So what’s the history behind our city flags? And is it about time we gave their tired old designs a bit of a refresh?Guest: Nick Baker for ABC Digital

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00:12:19

Why is Facebook deleting Australian news?

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2024/03/27

When it comes to finding and sharing news, one third of Australians use Facebook. But that’s about to change because Facebook’s owner Meta has decided to stop paying Australian news outlets for their news. So what impact will Meta’s decision have on the way news is shared in this country? And will the news vacuum lead to an uptick in misinformation?Guest: Technology reporter James Purtill for ABC Science

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00:10:47

Where in the world is Kate Middleton?

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2024/03/20

The Royal family has a knack for being the centre of controversy. And over the last few weeks - rumours about the health and location of Kate Middleton have reached a fever pitch. So is she actually recovering from an operation or is it something much more sinister? What is Kate’s media team trying to hide? And what does the Royal family owe the public in terms of transparency about their health?Guest: Lucia Stein for ABC Online

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00:09:13

Why does the internet love to hate fan girls?

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2024/03/13

There’s nothing wrong with a healthy celebrity obsession - but throughout pop culture history, fan girls have had a bad rap. While being an expert on a topic is seen as intellectual being a fangirl is often portrayed as hysterical, immature and downright creepy. So why aren’t the same judgements made about male-centric fandoms? And why do we care so much about what women do with their spare time?Guest: Anna Levy for ABC Digital

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00:13:42

Streaming services killed the Christian radio star

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2024/03/06

In the early 2000s the Christian rock scene was a billion dollar industry, there were huge international acts, massive multi-day festivals and thousands of album sales - but with the growing popularity of music streaming and TikTok that's all coming to an end. So just how much longer does Christian music have left?Guest: Rohan Salmond for Soul Search

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00:11:17

The science behind your favourite chips

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2024/02/28

Cheeseburger, roast duck, grapefruit, sizzling steak and cucumber are flavours you expect to find in a supermarket, but perhaps not in the potato chip aisle. But due to huge leaps in food science, there are now 1400 chip flavours and that number is rapidly increasing. So, is there a limit to how many different flavours we really want on our chips? And what sort of broader benefits are there from scientists breaking down new chip flavours?Guest: Bel Smith for ABC Science

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00:11:07

The conspiracy theories plaguing Taylor Swift

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2024/02/21

Taylor Swift just set the record for the biggest crowd of her career in Australia. And while the most successful female artist playing to half a million people should be the biggest story right now - she’s found herself at the centre of conspiratorial fantasies sweeping American right-wing politics. So why is the far right so obsessed with Taylor Swift? And now that Joe Biden has been pulled into the drama could the conspiracy theories be true?Guest: Lucia Stein for ABC Online

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00:11:51

Your cheat sheet for the US Presidential election

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2024/02/14

In November Americans will head to the polls to vote for their next president. And it’s looking like the contenders will be Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The catch is, while running for president, Trump is also facing 91 charges. So can he still run for the top spot if he’s in jail? And why this particular election is so important to people around the world.Guest: Matt Bevan for If You're Listening

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00:11:44

Is air travel really as safe as we think?

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2024/02/07

In the last few months there have been some very close calls with planes. In Japan a plane burst into flames on the tarmac, and a plane in Alaska lost a door mid flight, so just how safe is air travel really? And are all the recent technological advances improving flights or creating more room for malfunction?Guest: Lucy Sweeney from ABC Digital

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00:12:19

UFOs could be more real than we think

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2024/01/31

For most of history believing in UFOs and aliens has been considered pretty fringe… that is until now. In the last few years talk of UFOs has become so mainstream that it has been the topic of debate in the US Congress, and now NASA is doing its own research. So was the X Files actually factually accurate? And could aliens have been watching us this whole time?Guest: Taryn Priadko for Rear Vision

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00:11:28

Will the real extroverts please stand up?

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2024/01/24

Despite how true personality tests might feel, a lot of them are pseudoscience. But it turns out there is science behind at least one of the big personality factors: introversion versus extroversion. So what makes someone an introvert or an extrovert? And is one innately better than the other (because it turns out one is on average happier!)Guest: Sana Qadar for All in the Mind

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00:12:03

How did Australia's housing crisis get so bad?

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2024/01/17

The harsh reality of being an adult in Australia is spending a huge chunk of time talking about house prices! So what’s the deal with our housing obsession? Is it possible to afford a home anymore without getting help from the bank of mum and dad? And how is the housing crisis further entrenching our growing class divide?Guest: Richard Aedy for the Money

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00:14:02

Why are we addicted to cheesy, salty foods?

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2024/01/10

For better or worse, ultra processed foods are the backbone of many of our diets. But much like their effect on our cholesterol, blood pressure and waist lines, the evidence that they do us harm is rapidly increasing. Guest: Jen Leake from Rear Vision

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00:12:31

The brave new world of AI in cinema

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2024/01/03

AI is impacting every creative indsutry - and movies are no exception. If a young Harrison Ford can be churned out of a computer, what does the future of film look like? And would you feel differently about your favourite TV show if you knew the characters in it were created by a computer?Guest: Bev Wang from Stop Everything!

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00:10:35

The rise of the Disney adult

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2023/12/27

There are people who love Disney and then there are people who really really love Disney. Disney adults are a rapidly growing group who have all the costumes, they know all the songs and some have even sprinkled a loved ones ashes in a Disneyland. So it is possible to love Disney a little too much?Guest: Rohan Salmond from Soul Search

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00:13:20

The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie

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2023/12/20

If you’re a fan of detective novels you’ll know this name almost as well as you know your own: Agatha Christie. She’s the mind that created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, and she put the Orient Express on the map... But there’s one Agatha Christie mystery that’s never been solved – and you’ve probably never heard of it. It’s the story of her own disappearance, on one December evening in 1926.Guest: Bec Armitage for ABC Online

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00:10:12

The truth behind your favourite Christmas songs

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2023/12/13

Jingle Bells, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, Walking in a Winter Wonderland....You know it's almost the end of the year when you can shamelessly blast your Christmas playlist.We know all the words to the songs, we sing them every year, but have you ever given much thought to where those songs came from? And isn’t it about time we had some tracks about Australian Christmas?Guest - Anna Levy for ABC Online

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