1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:24,894 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Ruffray Fromuma MEA's daily 4 00:00:24,934 --> 00:00:27,294 Speaker 1: news podcast to the Quickie with your Headlines For Monday, 5 00:00:27,334 --> 00:00:31,614 Speaker 1: the nineteenth of August, US Vice President Kamala Harris indirectly 6 00:00:31,654 --> 00:00:36,054 Speaker 1: criticized former President Donald Trump during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, 7 00:00:36,134 --> 00:00:39,174 Speaker 1: calling him a coward for a leadership style focused on 8 00:00:39,254 --> 00:00:44,374 Speaker 1: beating down others. Speaking alongside Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, Harris 9 00:00:44,414 --> 00:00:47,934 Speaker 1: didn't name Trump directly, but condemned those who measure leadership 10 00:00:47,974 --> 00:00:51,574 Speaker 1: by who they can defeat. Trump's campaign meanwhile labeled Harris 11 00:00:51,614 --> 00:00:54,934 Speaker 1: a radical and a lunatic. In a recent appearance. Poll's 12 00:00:54,934 --> 00:00:57,934 Speaker 1: show Harris's gaining momentum, narrowing the gap with Trump in 13 00:00:58,014 --> 00:01:02,814 Speaker 1: key battleground states ahead of the November fifth election. Diplomatic 14 00:01:02,854 --> 00:01:05,934 Speaker 1: efforts to halt the Israel Hamas war and secure a 15 00:01:06,014 --> 00:01:09,374 Speaker 1: deal to return hostages in Gaza have intensified in recent 16 00:01:09,654 --> 00:01:11,614 Speaker 1: day ahead of a visit to the region by US 17 00:01:11,694 --> 00:01:15,534 Speaker 1: Secretary of State Anthony Blincn. Blincoln is attempting to push 18 00:01:15,574 --> 00:01:19,134 Speaker 1: forward ceasefire talks, with negotiations set to continue this week 19 00:01:19,134 --> 00:01:22,494 Speaker 1: in Cairo following a two day meeting in Doa last week. 20 00:01:22,774 --> 00:01:25,094 Speaker 1: This will be blincn's ninth trip to the region since 21 00:01:25,094 --> 00:01:27,454 Speaker 1: the war began, and comes just days after the US 22 00:01:27,534 --> 00:01:30,934 Speaker 1: put forward bridging proposals that the mediating countries believe will 23 00:01:30,934 --> 00:01:33,774 Speaker 1: close gap between the warring parties. There has been an 24 00:01:33,814 --> 00:01:36,654 Speaker 1: increased urgency to reach a ceasefire deal amid fears of 25 00:01:36,694 --> 00:01:42,094 Speaker 1: regional escalation. Collapsed online bookseller buok Topia has been sold 26 00:01:42,094 --> 00:01:46,054 Speaker 1: to the owner of electronics retailer Digidirect and will immediately 27 00:01:46,094 --> 00:01:50,014 Speaker 1: resume trading. The eighteen remaining book Topia employees will be 28 00:01:50,054 --> 00:01:52,654 Speaker 1: retained and another one hundred will be hired, with the 29 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,854 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty five staff let go when book 30 00:01:54,854 --> 00:01:59,014 Speaker 1: Toopia entered voluntary administration last month being encouraged to rejoin 31 00:01:59,054 --> 00:02:02,254 Speaker 1: the group. The transaction also means the continuity of supply 32 00:02:02,334 --> 00:02:05,734 Speaker 1: for book Topia's trade customers, and the purchaser is making 33 00:02:05,774 --> 00:02:09,934 Speaker 1: special arrangements for customers with unredeemed gift cards. In two 34 00:02:09,974 --> 00:02:12,334 Speaker 1: thousand and six, did He Direct has eight retail stores 35 00:02:12,334 --> 00:02:15,934 Speaker 1: across Australia and an e commerce business. Specializing in cameras 36 00:02:15,974 --> 00:02:20,214 Speaker 1: and video equipment. Jimmy Hendrix's ghost is rumored to haunt 37 00:02:20,294 --> 00:02:23,334 Speaker 1: New York's Electric Lady Studios, which he helped build before 38 00:02:23,374 --> 00:02:26,734 Speaker 1: his death at twenty seven in nineteen seventy. Engineers at 39 00:02:26,734 --> 00:02:30,454 Speaker 1: the studio have been reporting strange occurrences, including ghost sightings 40 00:02:30,454 --> 00:02:34,134 Speaker 1: at the premises. Grammy Award winning mixer Michael Brore noting 41 00:02:34,174 --> 00:02:36,734 Speaker 1: that pretty much every assistant he knows has had some 42 00:02:36,814 --> 00:02:39,334 Speaker 1: kind of sighting late at night when they were alone. 43 00:02:39,934 --> 00:02:43,134 Speaker 1: An unnamed engineer described encountering what seemed like a person, 44 00:02:43,214 --> 00:02:45,974 Speaker 1: only to find an empty room with a TV playing static. 45 00:02:46,454 --> 00:02:50,814 Speaker 1: Hendrix's former producer, Eddie Kramer, believes Hendrix's spirit is embedded 46 00:02:50,814 --> 00:02:53,894 Speaker 1: in the studio, a former nightclub that was transformed by 47 00:02:53,894 --> 00:02:56,654 Speaker 1: Hendrix in nineteen sixty eight and opened just weeks before 48 00:02:56,734 --> 00:02:59,534 Speaker 1: Hendrix's death. The studio is now the focus of a 49 00:02:59,534 --> 00:03:04,214 Speaker 1: new documentary, Electric Lady Studios A Jimmy Hendrix Vision. That's 50 00:03:04,254 --> 00:03:06,974 Speaker 1: your latest news, headlines on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie. 51 00:03:07,014 --> 00:03:09,454 Speaker 1: It's just over a week until the Paralympics hit at 52 00:03:09,574 --> 00:03:12,734 Speaker 1: TV screens, so Claire Murphy and Taylor Strano are taking 53 00:03:12,774 --> 00:03:15,094 Speaker 1: you back to Paris to find out a few things 54 00:03:15,094 --> 00:03:17,054 Speaker 1: before we settle back in on the couch. For more 55 00:03:17,094 --> 00:03:20,334 Speaker 1: epic sport moments, listen to The Quickie wherever you get 56 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:21,094 Speaker 1: your podcasts.