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Quick Smart — 136 episodes

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When did all our clothes become plastic? (SUMMER SERIES)

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Non-alcoholic drinks are wildly popular. What’s in them and are they healthy? (SUMMER SERIES)

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Feeling stuck? How to make big life decisions, minus the regret (SUMMER SERIES)

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Why your childhood could be holding you back financially — and how to fix it (SUMMER SERIES)

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See You Next Tuesday? How the ‘worst word’ became a compliment (SUMMER SERIES)

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Where is all this asbestos coming from?

7

Victoria is the first state to have a Treaty. What now?

8

How to stop companies knowing everything about you

9

What makes a cover song better than the original?

10

Why some politicians want us to feel 'ripped off'

11

Jane Austen wrote plenty of classics, but do we really need to read them?

12

Why Google’s entering its AI era, and what it means for all of us

13

Australia desperately needs more organs. Could pigs be our saviour?

14

Why your partner’s religious beliefs don’t matter as much as they used to

15

Our last soft plastic recycling scheme flopped. Could a new one work?

16

How a Pokémon-loving teen became the first millennial saint

17

Who is Charlie Kirk? And why is Trump calling him a Christian "martyr"?

18

Nuns, crosses and exorcisms. Why horror films love religious imagery

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How to deal with family or friends who hold extreme beliefs

20

Too much stuff? How to get on top of your clutter

21

Who are the Israeli Settlers? And who's holding them accountable?

22

Why conspiracy theorists are targeting walkable cities

23

What power does the UN hold if volatile leaders keep ignoring it?

24

Are we paying too much tax?

25

Why Stephen Colbert’s talk show was cancelled, and what it has to do with Trump

26

How big tech is pushing teens into the misogynistic ‘manosphere’

27

Is Stockholm syndrome a sexist myth?

28

Adulting is hard. Should schools be teaching essential life skills?

29

The controversial and very male history of naming body parts

30

The 'hard men' behind the Israel-Iran war, and why Trump's involved

31

Why your childhood could be holding you back financially — and how to fix it

32

How cults are using coercive control to manipulate followers

33

Is productivity a scam? How to avoid burnout at work

34

One in seven of us take antidepressants. Getting off them can be a nightmare

35

When is it OK to cut off your parents and go 'no contact’?

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Polyamory is becoming more popular. What can it teach us about our love lives?

37

New Pope, Who Dis? How the Catholic conclave actually works

38

Why politicians are allowed to lie in election ads

39

How long can President Trump ignore the law?

40

See You Next Tuesday? How the ‘worst word’ became a compliment

41

How marketing 'shamed' us into using deodorant, and where BO comes from

42

Feeling stuck? How to make big life decisions, minus the regret

43

The 'incestuous' publishing trick that's making you buy books

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Why your hormones probably don't need 'balancing'

45

Artworks hidden, a creator dumped. Is this censorship?

46

‘Party like it’s 1939’. Why Germany’s far-right is back

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Non-alcoholic drinks are wildly popular. What’s in them and are they healthy?

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Why award ceremonies have always been provocative — and political

49

Will 'arrogance' be the downfall of our major parties?

50

Why Aussies are using Facebook groups to get sperm from strangers

51

When did all our clothes become plastic?

52

Would you fall in love with an AI chatbot?

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Why the zeitgeist is Mormon obsessed + a Quick announcement

54

How to boost your creativity while you sleep

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Demure, skibidi, brat: why teenage girls are behind your future vocabulary

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Is our love for pets killing the planet?

57

Does Australia have a problem with class?

58

What not to do on jury duty

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How the DNA of 15 million people ended up for sale

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How overtourism became a problem

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Why your job decides who you'll marry

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How Mormons could decide the US election

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How mindfulness was commodified

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Are dictators taking over the world?

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Why we're breaking up with dating apps

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Why the prince of Saudi Arabia wants you to move to NEOM

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Is our love for pets killing the planet?

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Will Kamala Harris become the first female US President?

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What happens when the world goes cashless?

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Why is sex tech still so taboo?

71

Demure, skibidi, brat: why teenage girls are behind your future vocabulary

72

One year on from a fatal mushroom lunch, the saga continues

73

How to boost your creativity while you sleep

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Why are criminals using video games to launder money?

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Why are so many women freezing their eggs?

76

How the Olympics were almost cancelled

77

The truth behind reality TV villains

78

Should we ban teens from social media?

79

The rise of AI in the movies

80

The science behind singing in a choir

81

Why is the alt right obsessed with eating meat?

82

Are we addicted to our phones?

83

What's the deal with nuclear energy?

84

Is life coaching a giant con?

85

Why we need to start talking about dying

86

How to survive the cost of living crisis

87

Why are book bans skyrocketing?

88

Office romances are more common than you think

89

Should TikTok be banned?

90

Could AI swing elections around the world?

91

Have Australians forgotten how to relax?

92

Since when do Australian cities have flags?

93

Why is Facebook deleting Australian news?

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Where in the world is Kate Middleton?

95

Why does the internet love to hate fan girls?

96

Streaming services killed the Christian radio star

97

The science behind your favourite chips

98

The conspiracy theories plaguing Taylor Swift

99

Your cheat sheet for the US Presidential election

100

Is air travel really as safe as we think?

101

UFOs could be more real than we think

102

Will the real extroverts please stand up?

103

How did Australia's housing crisis get so bad?

104

Why are we addicted to cheesy, salty foods?

105

The brave new world of AI in cinema

106

The rise of the Disney adult

107

The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie

108

The truth behind your favourite Christmas songs

109

Is your boss secretly surveilling you at work?

110

Is life coaching a sham?

111

Isn't it about time we had driverless cars?

112

Why is the alt-right eating so much meat?

113

Is Stockholm Syndrome a sexist myth?

114

How the Olympics were almost cancelled

115

What the writers strike means for Australian creatives?

116

Would you let strangers watch you sleep for money?

117

Can we capitalism our way out of climate change?

118

Opting out of the cult of productivity

119

TikTok is changing the way we think about faith

120

Making sense of the Voice Referendum

121

Bushfire season is coming - how to deal with climate anxiety

122

The truth about Stockholm Syndrome

123

Does the RBA want people to lose their jobs?

124

Is the golden age of literary fraudsters over?

125

Varroa mites are coming for your food

126

Why do we keep locking up Indigenous children?

127

A Pap test a day for 21 years — meet a medical hero

128

Will 15 minute cities solve the housing crisis?

129

Why experts think an AI doomsday is coming

130

Is Disney a religion?

131

Diet pills have a dark history, but will Ozempic change that?

132

When is Indigenous fashion for everyone and when is it just for mob?

133

Sovereign Citizens fought the law... and the law won

134

Why do we love goss… but hate a gossip?

135

Why does everyone you know suddenly have ADHD?

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