1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:18,934 Speaker 1: is recorded on. 4 00:00:22,254 --> 00:00:25,414 Speaker 2: Hey, I'm Taylor Strano. This is Mamma Mir's twice daily 5 00:00:25,494 --> 00:00:29,854 Speaker 2: news podcast, The Quickie. Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. 6 00:00:30,334 --> 00:00:32,974 Speaker 2: That's according to a new report from an independent United 7 00:00:33,054 --> 00:00:36,774 Speaker 2: Nations commission. We'll unpack what that actually means and where 8 00:00:36,774 --> 00:00:40,174 Speaker 2: to from here. Plus how much money do you think 9 00:00:40,214 --> 00:00:45,054 Speaker 2: you'd need to consider yourself happy? The answer is well complicated, 10 00:00:45,534 --> 00:00:48,614 Speaker 2: but it might make you feel more content after all. 11 00:00:49,134 --> 00:00:51,494 Speaker 2: Before we get there, here's Clare Murphy with the latest 12 00:00:51,574 --> 00:00:55,094 Speaker 2: from the Quicki newsroom for Thursday September eighteenth. 13 00:00:55,054 --> 00:00:58,254 Speaker 1: Thanks Taylor. Prime Minister Anthony Albnezi insists the delay in 14 00:00:58,374 --> 00:01:02,374 Speaker 1: signing the Crocodile defense treaty with PNG has no downside, 15 00:01:02,374 --> 00:01:05,854 Speaker 1: brushing aside, claims it's an embarrassment for Australia. He left 16 00:01:05,854 --> 00:01:08,814 Speaker 1: Port Moresby on Wednesday without the hoped for defense packed 17 00:01:09,054 --> 00:01:11,614 Speaker 1: after the he and g government's cabinet failed to reach 18 00:01:11,654 --> 00:01:14,574 Speaker 1: a quorum to sign off on the landmark agreement. Instead, 19 00:01:14,614 --> 00:01:18,734 Speaker 1: mister Alberizi and counterpart James Marape only managed to communicate 20 00:01:18,854 --> 00:01:21,734 Speaker 1: laying out the key tenants of the pact. Mister Albinizi 21 00:01:21,774 --> 00:01:24,894 Speaker 1: also returned empty handed from a visit to Vanuatu last week, 22 00:01:25,214 --> 00:01:27,614 Speaker 1: failing to land a five hundred million dollar deal that 23 00:01:27,654 --> 00:01:31,054 Speaker 1: would have given Australia veto power over Chinese investment in 24 00:01:31,094 --> 00:01:35,294 Speaker 1: critical infrastructure. Mister Albanezi told reporters in Port Moresby after 25 00:01:35,374 --> 00:01:39,014 Speaker 1: Wednesday's signing of the Communicay Australia expects the pack to 26 00:01:39,014 --> 00:01:42,174 Speaker 1: be finalized in coming weeks. Papua New Guinea PM James 27 00:01:42,254 --> 00:01:45,094 Speaker 1: Marape also saying there was no sticking point holding up 28 00:01:45,094 --> 00:01:47,494 Speaker 1: the signing and he expects a quick turnaround for his 29 00:01:47,574 --> 00:01:51,054 Speaker 1: cabinet to approve it. Donald Trump has kicked off his 30 00:01:51,054 --> 00:01:54,654 Speaker 1: historic second state visit to the UK amid unprecedented pomp, 31 00:01:54,934 --> 00:01:58,254 Speaker 1: intense security and protests as King Charles and other royals 32 00:01:58,294 --> 00:02:01,254 Speaker 1: welcome the US President. The UK laid on what is 33 00:02:01,294 --> 00:02:04,374 Speaker 1: said to be the largest military ceremonial welcome for a 34 00:02:04,414 --> 00:02:08,294 Speaker 1: state visit in living memory, and Trump, an overt royal fan, 35 00:02:08,534 --> 00:02:10,774 Speaker 1: has made little secret of his delight at being not 36 00:02:10,974 --> 00:02:14,414 Speaker 1: just the first US leader, but the first elected politician 37 00:02:14,494 --> 00:02:17,454 Speaker 1: to be invited for two state visits. Crowds of Trump 38 00:02:17,534 --> 00:02:20,814 Speaker 1: supporters gathered in Windsor, but in London, thousands marched to 39 00:02:20,894 --> 00:02:23,974 Speaker 1: protest against the visit. Earlier this week, four people were 40 00:02:24,054 --> 00:02:26,974 Speaker 1: arrested for projecting a picture of the President with convicted 41 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:30,694 Speaker 1: child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein onto the wall of Windsor Castle. 42 00:02:30,894 --> 00:02:34,374 Speaker 1: The UK Prime Minister also recently firing the UK ambassador 43 00:02:34,374 --> 00:02:37,974 Speaker 1: to Washington over his ties to Epstein. Trump and Milania 44 00:02:38,134 --> 00:02:41,174 Speaker 1: joined Charles's wife, Queen Camilla, and other royals and dignitaries 45 00:02:41,454 --> 00:02:44,214 Speaker 1: for a carriage procession along a route lined with thirteen 46 00:02:44,334 --> 00:02:48,334 Speaker 1: hundred UK service personnel. The President, occasionally chatting and smiling 47 00:02:48,374 --> 00:02:51,214 Speaker 1: with the King, then inspected a guard of soldiers before 48 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:53,934 Speaker 1: moving on to view historical items from the royal collection 49 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:57,254 Speaker 1: relating to the United States. The president shown a letter 50 00:02:57,374 --> 00:03:00,814 Speaker 1: sent from President Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria in eighteen 51 00:03:00,894 --> 00:03:04,974 Speaker 1: sixty two expressing his condolences after the death of Prince Albert. 52 00:03:05,254 --> 00:03:08,494 Speaker 1: The US President and his wife then visited Saint George's Chapel, 53 00:03:08,534 --> 00:03:11,774 Speaker 1: the final resting player of Queen Elizabeth, who hosted Trump 54 00:03:11,774 --> 00:03:14,414 Speaker 1: for his first state visit in twenty nineteen to lay 55 00:03:14,454 --> 00:03:16,974 Speaker 1: a wreath on her tomb. There was a further military 56 00:03:17,014 --> 00:03:19,374 Speaker 1: parade and a fly past of the UK Red Arrows 57 00:03:19,374 --> 00:03:22,414 Speaker 1: aerobatics team before the Trumps also found time for a 58 00:03:22,414 --> 00:03:25,534 Speaker 1: private meeting with Prince William, who Trump called very handsome, 59 00:03:25,774 --> 00:03:28,334 Speaker 1: and the Princess of Wales, which was described by the 60 00:03:28,334 --> 00:03:32,974 Speaker 1: Prince's spokesperson as warm and friendly. Christian Bruckner, a suspect 61 00:03:32,974 --> 00:03:36,014 Speaker 1: in the two thousand and seven disappearance of toddler Madeline McCann, 62 00:03:36,214 --> 00:03:38,894 Speaker 1: has been released from a German prison after serving a 63 00:03:38,934 --> 00:03:42,734 Speaker 1: seven year sentence for an unrelated sex crime. German prosecutors 64 00:03:42,774 --> 00:03:45,534 Speaker 1: first named Bruckner as a suspect in twenty twenty, when 65 00:03:45,534 --> 00:03:48,654 Speaker 1: he was already serving the sentence for raping a seventy 66 00:03:48,654 --> 00:03:50,974 Speaker 1: two year old woman in the same part of Portugal's 67 00:03:51,014 --> 00:03:55,054 Speaker 1: Algave region where McCann went missing. His lawyer denies his client, 68 00:03:55,094 --> 00:03:58,134 Speaker 1: who has convictions for child abuse and drug trafficking in 69 00:03:58,174 --> 00:04:00,534 Speaker 1: addition to the rape of the woman who since died, 70 00:04:00,894 --> 00:04:04,214 Speaker 1: has any connection with the McCann case. Bruckner lived in 71 00:04:04,254 --> 00:04:07,534 Speaker 1: the Algave region where Madeline went missing between nineteen ninety 72 00:04:07,534 --> 00:04:10,934 Speaker 1: five and two thousand and seven. According to court documents 73 00:04:10,974 --> 00:04:14,254 Speaker 1: he burgled hotels and holiday flats. Police in the UK, 74 00:04:14,414 --> 00:04:18,214 Speaker 1: Germany and Portugal, who've all identified Bruckner as their main suspect, 75 00:04:18,494 --> 00:04:21,774 Speaker 1: have long sought evidence to link him conclusively to the case, 76 00:04:22,094 --> 00:04:24,774 Speaker 1: but despite spending four days digging for evidence in the 77 00:04:24,774 --> 00:04:28,334 Speaker 1: Algave region in June, no such evidence has been found. 78 00:04:28,734 --> 00:04:31,694 Speaker 1: UK police said on Monday that Bruckna declined their requests 79 00:04:31,694 --> 00:04:35,574 Speaker 1: for an interview in connection with Madeline's disappearance. Prosecutors said 80 00:04:35,574 --> 00:04:37,934 Speaker 1: on Bruckner's release that he'll need to wear an electronic 81 00:04:38,014 --> 00:04:40,854 Speaker 1: tag for five years, meet his prole officer at least 82 00:04:40,894 --> 00:04:43,334 Speaker 1: once a month, and declare to the court any changes 83 00:04:43,334 --> 00:04:46,974 Speaker 1: to his living situation. Any violation of those conditions could 84 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:49,094 Speaker 1: lead to a fine or up to three years in prison. 85 00:04:49,374 --> 00:04:54,174 Speaker 1: Bruckner's passport has also been canceled. Netflix's animated musical K 86 00:04:54,214 --> 00:04:56,614 Speaker 1: pop demon Hunters has become the first film on the 87 00:04:56,614 --> 00:05:00,294 Speaker 1: platform to surpass three hundred million views. The movie, released 88 00:05:00,334 --> 00:05:02,774 Speaker 1: on June twenty, has logged more than three hundred and 89 00:05:02,774 --> 00:05:07,214 Speaker 1: fourteen point two million views globally. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, 90 00:05:07,374 --> 00:05:10,694 Speaker 1: the fantasy follows the K pop girlband Hunters. Three young 91 00:05:10,734 --> 00:05:13,774 Speaker 1: women who lead double lives as demon hunters. Their mission 92 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:16,494 Speaker 1: is complicated when a rival boy band appears whose members 93 00:05:16,494 --> 00:05:19,974 Speaker 1: turn out to be demons themselves. The film's runaway popularity 94 00:05:20,054 --> 00:05:23,534 Speaker 1: has propelled its K pop infused soundtrack, including lyrics in Korean, 95 00:05:23,774 --> 00:05:27,334 Speaker 1: into the top of music charts worldwide. Netflix and Sony 96 00:05:27,374 --> 00:05:30,054 Speaker 1: Pictures are now reportedly in talks to produce a sequel. 97 00:05:30,414 --> 00:05:40,774 Speaker 2: Thanks Claire Next, Unpacking the new report on Gaza. A 98 00:05:40,894 --> 00:05:44,574 Speaker 2: United Nations report has confirmed what human rights advocates and 99 00:05:44,734 --> 00:05:48,934 Speaker 2: aid agencies have been warning for months. Israel has and 100 00:05:49,094 --> 00:05:54,214 Speaker 2: is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Now 101 00:05:54,254 --> 00:05:56,894 Speaker 2: it's important to note this report comes from a United 102 00:05:56,974 --> 00:06:01,334 Speaker 2: Nations Commission of Inquiry established by the UN Human Rights Council. 103 00:06:01,454 --> 00:06:04,894 Speaker 2: The commission concluded four or five genocidal acts under the 104 00:06:04,974 --> 00:06:08,974 Speaker 2: nineteen forty eight Convention have been committed by Israeli authorities 105 00:06:09,014 --> 00:06:13,694 Speaker 2: and secure forces. Those four acts are killing members of 106 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:17,094 Speaker 2: the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members 107 00:06:17,094 --> 00:06:20,454 Speaker 2: of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of 108 00:06:20,494 --> 00:06:23,654 Speaker 2: life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole 109 00:06:23,814 --> 00:06:27,814 Speaker 2: or in part, and imposing measures intended to prevent births 110 00:06:27,894 --> 00:06:34,694 Speaker 2: within the group. The group, of course, is Palestinians. This 111 00:06:34,774 --> 00:06:37,654 Speaker 2: report followed on from last month, when the Integrated Food 112 00:06:37,694 --> 00:06:41,654 Speaker 2: Security Phase Classification Analysis concluded more than half a million 113 00:06:41,694 --> 00:06:45,334 Speaker 2: people in Gaza are trapped in famine. The Commission also 114 00:06:45,374 --> 00:06:48,614 Speaker 2: found what they call compelling evidence that Israeli forces in 115 00:06:48,654 --> 00:06:52,334 Speaker 2: their ongoing war with her Mass have systematically targeted Palestinian 116 00:06:52,374 --> 00:06:56,534 Speaker 2: civilians through indiscriminate bombing, the destruction of infrastructure, and deliberate 117 00:06:56,574 --> 00:07:00,894 Speaker 2: obstruction of desperately needed humanitarian aid. The reports say these 118 00:07:00,934 --> 00:07:04,734 Speaker 2: facts have led to tens of thousands of deaths, widespread hunger, 119 00:07:04,854 --> 00:07:08,494 Speaker 2: the destruction of Gaza's ability to sustain itself, and a 120 00:07:08,574 --> 00:07:13,014 Speaker 2: concerted effort to make the region unlivable for Palestinians. The 121 00:07:13,054 --> 00:07:16,854 Speaker 2: report points to inflammatory rhetoric from Israeli leaders, the displacement 122 00:07:16,894 --> 00:07:20,694 Speaker 2: of entire communities, and a pattern of intentionally depriving people 123 00:07:20,774 --> 00:07:23,454 Speaker 2: of food, water, and medical care as part of a 124 00:07:23,494 --> 00:07:28,174 Speaker 2: state policy that amounts to genocide under international law. United 125 00:07:28,254 --> 00:07:31,734 Speaker 2: Nations Commission of Inquiry Chair Navi Pila directly calling out 126 00:07:31,774 --> 00:07:34,094 Speaker 2: those involved while speaking with Al Jazeera. 127 00:07:35,094 --> 00:07:41,134 Speaker 3: We've identified the President, Prime Minister Natanyahu and the former 128 00:07:41,214 --> 00:07:45,694 Speaker 3: Minister of Defense based on their statements and the orders 129 00:07:45,974 --> 00:07:49,974 Speaker 3: that they've given. So we have identified individuals, we have 130 00:07:50,174 --> 00:07:54,334 Speaker 3: not done an investigation of all the individuals involved. I 131 00:07:54,374 --> 00:07:58,414 Speaker 3: think future work by the Commission will get down to 132 00:07:58,494 --> 00:08:02,774 Speaker 3: that with not dropping anything. Because these three individuals were 133 00:08:02,854 --> 00:08:07,054 Speaker 3: agents of the state. Under the law, the state then 134 00:08:07,254 --> 00:08:10,694 Speaker 3: is held responsible. So we say it's a state of 135 00:08:10,854 --> 00:08:13,414 Speaker 3: Israel that has committed genocide. 136 00:08:13,814 --> 00:08:14,854 Speaker 2: The report says this. 137 00:08:15,614 --> 00:08:18,854 Speaker 4: The Commission finds that genocidal intent was the only reasonable 138 00:08:18,894 --> 00:08:21,454 Speaker 4: inference that could be drawn based on the person of 139 00:08:21,494 --> 00:08:23,454 Speaker 4: conduct of the Israeli authorities. 140 00:08:23,734 --> 00:08:27,974 Speaker 2: Pilae, echoing others criticism of countries standing by as Israel 141 00:08:28,054 --> 00:08:30,494 Speaker 2: continues its campaign in Gaza. 142 00:08:30,614 --> 00:08:37,374 Speaker 3: I share the concern of all human rights defenders, activists, 143 00:08:37,494 --> 00:08:40,334 Speaker 3: journalists and so on, who are saying, this is the 144 00:08:40,374 --> 00:08:44,214 Speaker 3: worst possible times that we are going through in respect 145 00:08:44,254 --> 00:08:50,054 Speaker 3: of having multilateralism, respect for international law, justice and accountability. 146 00:08:50,574 --> 00:08:53,374 Speaker 3: So people are saying there's a one rogue state that 147 00:08:53,534 --> 00:08:56,934 Speaker 3: is not complying with international law, and yet the other 148 00:08:57,094 --> 00:09:00,854 Speaker 3: states seem to be helpless in doing something about it. 149 00:09:02,174 --> 00:09:05,214 Speaker 2: A case of genocide is currently before the International Court 150 00:09:05,254 --> 00:09:09,774 Speaker 2: of Justice leveled against Israel by South Africa. This rail 151 00:09:09,854 --> 00:09:13,054 Speaker 2: maintains its actions in Gaza are self defense, labeling the 152 00:09:13,054 --> 00:09:16,854 Speaker 2: findings in this new report as biased and politically motivated. 153 00:09:17,334 --> 00:09:20,774 Speaker 2: Israel's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva has described 154 00:09:20,774 --> 00:09:21,814 Speaker 2: the report as fake. 155 00:09:22,614 --> 00:09:27,414 Speaker 5: The report relies entirely on Hama's falsehoods, laundered and repeated 156 00:09:27,454 --> 00:09:32,614 Speaker 5: by others. These fabrications have already been thoroughly debunked, including 157 00:09:32,934 --> 00:09:36,294 Speaker 5: in an independent, in depth academic study by Bessa. 158 00:09:36,574 --> 00:09:40,014 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, the Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City, the IDF 159 00:09:40,054 --> 00:09:44,174 Speaker 2: confirming its ground operation in Gaza is now underway. They 160 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:47,734 Speaker 2: estimate around forty percent or six hundred thousand people in 161 00:09:47,814 --> 00:09:50,294 Speaker 2: Gaza city population have left the area. 162 00:09:51,174 --> 00:09:51,894 Speaker 4: We will of. 163 00:09:51,854 --> 00:09:54,694 Speaker 2: Course continue to update you on this story in the 164 00:09:54,734 --> 00:10:02,814 Speaker 2: news headlines. It's something so many of us have convinced 165 00:10:02,814 --> 00:10:06,214 Speaker 2: ourselves of. If I just had a little more money 166 00:10:06,254 --> 00:10:09,494 Speaker 2: than I'd finally be happy. But it was the notorious 167 00:10:09,534 --> 00:10:18,174 Speaker 2: It's the ig who said more money, more problems. So 168 00:10:18,254 --> 00:10:21,174 Speaker 2: which is it? How much cash do we actually need 169 00:10:21,214 --> 00:10:26,254 Speaker 2: to be happy? Well, turns out the answer is complicated. 170 00:10:27,014 --> 00:10:30,374 Speaker 2: If you ask social media, happiness has a price tag. 171 00:10:30,774 --> 00:10:34,054 Speaker 2: The magic number that guarantees a life of comfort, peace 172 00:10:34,094 --> 00:10:37,934 Speaker 2: and fulfillment. But is there really a dollar figure for joy? 173 00:10:38,534 --> 00:10:41,414 Speaker 2: I asked my colleagues how much cold hard cash they 174 00:10:41,614 --> 00:10:43,014 Speaker 2: need to be feeling chipper. 175 00:10:43,814 --> 00:10:45,854 Speaker 1: I used to think a million dollars because that seemed 176 00:10:45,894 --> 00:10:48,014 Speaker 1: like a nice round number and a lot of money. 177 00:10:48,014 --> 00:10:50,894 Speaker 1: But now that the average house in certain Australian cities 178 00:10:50,974 --> 00:10:54,494 Speaker 1: is like one point whatever, that seems redundant now, so 179 00:10:54,534 --> 00:10:57,334 Speaker 1: we'd have to be like a nice round ten mil. 180 00:10:57,494 --> 00:10:59,454 Speaker 1: I think, so you've got enough in the bank to 181 00:10:59,894 --> 00:11:03,454 Speaker 1: service your one point whatever it is million mortgage and 182 00:11:03,654 --> 00:11:05,814 Speaker 1: live life and pay for all the things that are 183 00:11:05,854 --> 00:11:07,654 Speaker 1: now getting increasingly more expensive. 184 00:11:08,094 --> 00:11:11,414 Speaker 4: Quite frankly, my happiness is dictated by when I have 185 00:11:11,574 --> 00:11:14,734 Speaker 4: just been paid. I do not give a heck and 186 00:11:14,854 --> 00:11:17,534 Speaker 4: hell about how much is that, just as long as 187 00:11:17,574 --> 00:11:21,414 Speaker 4: it's going to get me through the next four weeks. 188 00:11:22,094 --> 00:11:24,774 Speaker 6: I think a million dollars because like a few hundred 189 00:11:24,814 --> 00:11:28,814 Speaker 6: thousand sure wouldn't be bad, but a million really sets 190 00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:31,054 Speaker 6: you up for like, that's fe you money you don't 191 00:11:31,094 --> 00:11:34,134 Speaker 6: need to work. You can live off like probably with 192 00:11:34,214 --> 00:11:36,414 Speaker 6: return on investment like fifty grand a year. If you 193 00:11:36,414 --> 00:11:38,174 Speaker 6: could live in a sharehouse, you don't have to work, 194 00:11:38,214 --> 00:11:38,894 Speaker 6: you can do whatever. 195 00:11:39,334 --> 00:11:41,934 Speaker 7: Anything under five mel is probably not going to do it. 196 00:11:41,974 --> 00:11:44,094 Speaker 7: When you think about yeah, like your hex day and 197 00:11:44,134 --> 00:11:46,294 Speaker 7: like all your expenses, you already pay for it. And 198 00:11:46,294 --> 00:11:48,134 Speaker 7: then if you want to be able to travel and stuff, 199 00:11:48,174 --> 00:11:49,894 Speaker 7: I think it have to be more and maybe eight mel. 200 00:11:50,174 --> 00:11:53,174 Speaker 8: I would love like ten mil to a billion. That's 201 00:11:53,214 --> 00:11:56,414 Speaker 8: how the spectrum is going right now. I owe my parents' money, 202 00:11:56,574 --> 00:12:00,894 Speaker 8: I have a large hec stick. I would want a lot. Listen, 203 00:12:01,774 --> 00:12:05,854 Speaker 8: I don't live my life letting cash just sit around 204 00:12:05,854 --> 00:12:08,134 Speaker 8: and not work for me. I think just like a 205 00:12:08,134 --> 00:12:12,014 Speaker 8: little safety buffer ten K. However, when we're getting upwards 206 00:12:12,014 --> 00:12:15,054 Speaker 8: at that it's going into an investment. I want my 207 00:12:15,214 --> 00:12:18,534 Speaker 8: money to be making money because in the long term, 208 00:12:18,694 --> 00:12:21,494 Speaker 8: that is what will make me feel the most comfortable. 209 00:12:22,294 --> 00:12:25,294 Speaker 9: As someone who's about to go on maternity leave. I 210 00:12:25,334 --> 00:12:28,854 Speaker 9: definitely don't feel like I have enough money saved in 211 00:12:28,894 --> 00:12:31,974 Speaker 9: the bank for the uncertainties of the chapter of my 212 00:12:32,014 --> 00:12:34,814 Speaker 9: life I'm about to enter. So that's something I'm going 213 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:35,614 Speaker 9: to need to think about. 214 00:12:39,694 --> 00:12:43,294 Speaker 2: Over the past decade, studies around the world, including in Australia, 215 00:12:43,374 --> 00:12:47,054 Speaker 2: have suggested there is a financial sweet spot for happiness, 216 00:12:47,614 --> 00:12:50,294 Speaker 2: enough to afford a home, cover the bills, and enjoy 217 00:12:50,374 --> 00:12:53,894 Speaker 2: life's simple pleasures, but not so much that extra money 218 00:12:53,894 --> 00:12:58,214 Speaker 2: brings extra satisfaction. Some research out of the US pegs 219 00:12:58,254 --> 00:13:00,734 Speaker 2: that number at around one hundred and twelve thousand to 220 00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:04,254 Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty thousand Ousie dollars per year, though 221 00:13:04,334 --> 00:13:07,254 Speaker 2: other studies suggest it's higher in big cities where the 222 00:13:07,254 --> 00:13:10,734 Speaker 2: cost of living is through the roof. But happiness experts 223 00:13:10,774 --> 00:13:15,334 Speaker 2: say the relationship between money and contentment is more complicated. Yes, 224 00:13:15,454 --> 00:13:19,454 Speaker 2: financial security relieves stress and opens doors, but more isn't 225 00:13:19,454 --> 00:13:24,294 Speaker 2: always necessarily better. Above a certain threshold, extra income doesn't 226 00:13:24,294 --> 00:13:29,134 Speaker 2: make us significantly happier. Instead, social connections, purpose, and time 227 00:13:29,174 --> 00:13:32,974 Speaker 2: for rest make a bigger difference. People also tend to 228 00:13:32,974 --> 00:13:37,214 Speaker 2: compare their finances to others that notorious comparison trap, so 229 00:13:37,374 --> 00:13:41,374 Speaker 2: even as incomes rise, expectations often rise with them. You know, 230 00:13:41,574 --> 00:13:46,694 Speaker 2: like Biggie said, more money, more problems. When we talk 231 00:13:46,694 --> 00:13:49,134 Speaker 2: about money and happiness, it's maybe not so much the 232 00:13:49,214 --> 00:13:52,094 Speaker 2: concept of cold, hard cash, but rather what that dough 233 00:13:52,174 --> 00:13:56,414 Speaker 2: can unlock, stability, experiences, and the freedom to say yes 234 00:13:56,494 --> 00:13:59,574 Speaker 2: to what matters most. So, how much money do you 235 00:13:59,654 --> 00:14:03,094 Speaker 2: actually need to be happy. Well, I'm sorry to say, 236 00:14:03,294 --> 00:14:06,374 Speaker 2: but the answer isn't just a budget calculation. It's a 237 00:14:06,414 --> 00:14:11,334 Speaker 2: combination of financial comfort, fulfilling relationship, yeb's meaningful work, and time, 238 00:14:11,574 --> 00:14:14,774 Speaker 2: of course to enjoy it all. And while the magic 239 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:17,974 Speaker 2: number makes headlines, the truth is happiness is worse about 240 00:14:18,054 --> 00:14:20,774 Speaker 2: salary and more about finding value in a life that 241 00:14:20,854 --> 00:14:27,414 Speaker 2: feels rich. Whatever tax bracket you find yourself in. Thanks 242 00:14:27,414 --> 00:14:29,694 Speaker 2: for taking some time to feed your mind with us today. 243 00:14:29,734 --> 00:14:33,214 Speaker 2: The quickie is produced by me Table Strano and Claire Murphy, 244 00:14:33,494 --> 00:14:35,534 Speaker 2: with audio production by Lou Hill.