1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:13,334 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. 2 00:00:14,134 --> 00:00:17,214 Speaker 2: Mumma Mea acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters 3 00:00:17,254 --> 00:00:21,654 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Rufray 4 00:00:21,694 --> 00:00:24,254 Speaker 2: from Muma MIA's daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your 5 00:00:24,294 --> 00:00:27,774 Speaker 2: Headlines for Monday, twenty second of July. Well wishes have 6 00:00:27,854 --> 00:00:30,854 Speaker 2: flooded in from across the world for President Joe Biden 7 00:00:30,974 --> 00:00:34,134 Speaker 2: after announcing he won't run as the Democrats candidate at 8 00:00:34,174 --> 00:00:37,334 Speaker 2: the next US election. Of those well wishes includes that 9 00:00:37,454 --> 00:00:40,734 Speaker 2: of Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Alberizi. Speaking to the media 10 00:00:40,774 --> 00:00:44,534 Speaker 2: earlier today, Alberizi commended the US leader on his impressive 11 00:00:44,574 --> 00:00:47,894 Speaker 2: political career. Matt Bevan is the host of ABC news 12 00:00:47,894 --> 00:00:51,694 Speaker 2: podcast America If You're listening. He says the immediate reaction 13 00:00:51,814 --> 00:00:55,654 Speaker 2: from most Democratic Party operatives and supporters and left leaning 14 00:00:55,694 --> 00:00:57,894 Speaker 2: media personalities has been a relief. 15 00:00:58,254 --> 00:01:02,574 Speaker 1: They were extremely concerned about Joe Biden's ability to deliver 16 00:01:02,614 --> 00:01:07,294 Speaker 1: a win in November, and many Democratic Party figures were 17 00:01:07,374 --> 00:01:11,934 Speaker 1: extremely concerned about the potential for Joe Biden's poor performance 18 00:01:12,454 --> 00:01:15,334 Speaker 1: to have ramifications for the rest of the Democratic Party, 19 00:01:15,934 --> 00:01:19,094 Speaker 1: whereby they would lose seats up and down the ticket 20 00:01:19,134 --> 00:01:21,734 Speaker 1: in the House, the Senate and local elections and all 21 00:01:21,774 --> 00:01:23,294 Speaker 1: that kind of thing that they all run on the 22 00:01:23,334 --> 00:01:27,694 Speaker 1: same day, and they rely on the presidential candidate to 23 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:30,774 Speaker 1: drive turnout. So they were really concerned about the situation. 24 00:01:31,134 --> 00:01:33,894 Speaker 1: They are now extremely relieved. I don't know that there 25 00:01:33,974 --> 00:01:38,014 Speaker 1: is much sadness at all amongst the people who are 26 00:01:38,014 --> 00:01:41,734 Speaker 1: commentating on the situation, because you know, it's not as 27 00:01:41,814 --> 00:01:46,014 Speaker 1: though Joe Biden has died. He is just not running 28 00:01:46,014 --> 00:01:49,014 Speaker 1: for reelection, and he's still welcome to play as much 29 00:01:49,014 --> 00:01:52,174 Speaker 1: of a role in the campaign and in a potential 30 00:01:52,214 --> 00:01:53,774 Speaker 1: Harris administration as he wants. 31 00:01:54,454 --> 00:01:57,134 Speaker 2: Matt says, the announcement doesn't mark a sad end to 32 00:01:57,174 --> 00:01:57,974 Speaker 2: Biden's career. 33 00:01:58,414 --> 00:02:01,814 Speaker 1: A sad end for him and his legacy would be 34 00:02:01,894 --> 00:02:06,374 Speaker 1: for him to hold on despite the massive wave of 35 00:02:06,974 --> 00:02:10,854 Speaker 1: supporters asking him to step aside, and then to go 36 00:02:10,894 --> 00:02:13,014 Speaker 1: on and lose to Donald Trump. That would be a 37 00:02:13,054 --> 00:02:15,934 Speaker 1: catastrophic black mark on his legacy and the thing that 38 00:02:15,974 --> 00:02:19,654 Speaker 1: he would always be remembered for. This now brings in 39 00:02:20,174 --> 00:02:25,854 Speaker 1: the concept of retiring from a big position in order 40 00:02:25,934 --> 00:02:29,534 Speaker 1: to make way for the next generation in a way 41 00:02:29,734 --> 00:02:32,294 Speaker 1: that is not a big thing in American politics so far, 42 00:02:32,574 --> 00:02:36,094 Speaker 1: so potentially this sets a precedent for that sort of thing, 43 00:02:36,174 --> 00:02:39,454 Speaker 1: particularly if Kamala Harris can go on to actually win 44 00:02:39,774 --> 00:02:42,814 Speaker 1: the election at the end of the year. Joe Biden, 45 00:02:43,094 --> 00:02:47,134 Speaker 1: you know, his legacy will be the successes of his presidency, 46 00:02:47,414 --> 00:02:51,174 Speaker 1: and if Donald Trump becomes the president at the end 47 00:02:51,214 --> 00:02:53,934 Speaker 1: of this process, it can't be put down to Joe 48 00:02:53,934 --> 00:02:57,094 Speaker 1: Biden's poor campaigning because he's not the candidate anymore. 49 00:02:57,694 --> 00:03:00,574 Speaker 2: Off the back of Biden's announcement, questions have started to 50 00:03:00,574 --> 00:03:03,854 Speaker 2: swell about where the Vice President Kamala Harris will be 51 00:03:03,894 --> 00:03:07,534 Speaker 2: the next presidential candidate for the Democrats. Many key figures 52 00:03:07,534 --> 00:03:10,014 Speaker 2: have already thrown their support behind the current and VP, 53 00:03:10,214 --> 00:03:15,334 Speaker 2: including the President himself and the Clintons, amongst many other Democrats. Notably, 54 00:03:15,454 --> 00:03:19,294 Speaker 2: former President Barack Obama has not yet publicly endorsed Harris. 55 00:03:19,454 --> 00:03:23,094 Speaker 2: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck 56 00:03:23,134 --> 00:03:26,494 Speaker 2: Schumer are also yet to publicly speak out in support 57 00:03:26,534 --> 00:03:29,934 Speaker 2: of Harris. Since the announcement, Act Blue, the major Democratic 58 00:03:29,974 --> 00:03:33,614 Speaker 2: fundraising platform, has seen its biggest day of online donations 59 00:03:33,774 --> 00:03:36,734 Speaker 2: since the twenty twenty election. According to the New York Times, 60 00:03:37,094 --> 00:03:40,254 Speaker 2: act Blue says. Small dollar donors raised forty six point 61 00:03:40,294 --> 00:03:43,134 Speaker 2: seven million dollars through their platform in the first eight 62 00:03:43,214 --> 00:03:47,574 Speaker 2: hours of Harris's presidential campaign. As for Trump's potentially increased 63 00:03:47,654 --> 00:03:50,334 Speaker 2: chances of winning, Matt says it still might be too 64 00:03:50,374 --> 00:03:53,174 Speaker 2: early to see how Biden's withdrawal will affect the race 65 00:03:53,214 --> 00:03:53,974 Speaker 2: for presidency. 66 00:03:54,374 --> 00:03:57,574 Speaker 1: Is basically like shaking the boggle box and seeing whether 67 00:03:57,734 --> 00:04:00,734 Speaker 1: letters all fall back down onto the board. Really, it's 68 00:04:00,774 --> 00:04:04,414 Speaker 1: difficult to see clearly how this is going to affect 69 00:04:04,414 --> 00:04:08,214 Speaker 1: the race. Potentially, there'll be a huge surge of energy 70 00:04:08,294 --> 00:04:12,054 Speaker 1: behind Kamala howe us campaign. She will be able to 71 00:04:12,094 --> 00:04:16,014 Speaker 1: campaign more vigorously, do far more events and interviews. The 72 00:04:16,054 --> 00:04:19,614 Speaker 1: excitement around having the first black woman to be at 73 00:04:19,654 --> 00:04:22,774 Speaker 1: the top of a major party ticket will potentially drive 74 00:04:22,814 --> 00:04:25,694 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement within the party itself. It's possible 75 00:04:25,734 --> 00:04:29,094 Speaker 1: that they will be able to bring in more support 76 00:04:29,534 --> 00:04:32,774 Speaker 1: from certain demographics that were drifting away from Joe Biden. 77 00:04:33,214 --> 00:04:36,334 Speaker 1: They are basically betting on the idea that they'll be 78 00:04:36,374 --> 00:04:38,614 Speaker 1: able to gain more voters than they will potentially lose. 79 00:04:39,374 --> 00:04:42,974 Speaker 1: As for Trump, already, we're seeing the Trump campaign and 80 00:04:43,054 --> 00:04:47,174 Speaker 1: Trump himself complain that they had built their campaign around 81 00:04:47,334 --> 00:04:50,254 Speaker 1: fighting against Joe Biden, and now all that needs to 82 00:04:50,254 --> 00:04:52,054 Speaker 1: be shredded and they have to start again against a 83 00:04:52,054 --> 00:04:55,294 Speaker 1: new candidate. That don't seem very happy about this, even 84 00:04:55,334 --> 00:04:57,854 Speaker 1: though potentially it's something they should have been planning for 85 00:04:57,854 --> 00:05:00,574 Speaker 1: for a month or so, but they potentially don't have 86 00:05:00,854 --> 00:05:04,054 Speaker 1: a solid plan for how to campaign against Kamala Harris 87 00:05:04,254 --> 00:05:06,734 Speaker 1: over the last three and a half months before the election. 88 00:05:07,414 --> 00:05:09,774 Speaker 2: In the meantime, the Trump campaign is all and he 89 00:05:09,814 --> 00:05:13,854 Speaker 2: started rolling out advertisements attacking Harris, blaming her for a 90 00:05:13,934 --> 00:05:17,694 Speaker 2: range of issues, including immigration and inflation, and covering up 91 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:20,974 Speaker 2: Biden's alleged mental decline. We'll have more on this story, 92 00:05:20,974 --> 00:05:23,774 Speaker 2: including the latest updates on who is likely to emerge 93 00:05:23,814 --> 00:05:27,334 Speaker 2: as the Democratic nominee, in tomorrow's episode of The Quickie. 94 00:05:28,054 --> 00:05:31,654 Speaker 2: The founder of the modern Olympics once said women competing 95 00:05:31,654 --> 00:05:36,334 Speaker 2: in the Games would be impractical, uninteresting, unesthetic and improper. 96 00:05:36,654 --> 00:05:39,334 Speaker 2: Over a century later, the twenty twenty four Paris Olympics 97 00:05:39,374 --> 00:05:42,574 Speaker 2: are aiming for gender parity. The IOC's goal is a 98 00:05:42,614 --> 00:05:45,374 Speaker 2: fifty to fifty split for the games. However, current IOC 99 00:05:45,534 --> 00:05:49,174 Speaker 2: numbers suggest organizers might just fall short, with men having 100 00:05:49,174 --> 00:05:51,174 Speaker 2: a slight edge in the three hundred and twenty nine 101 00:05:51,214 --> 00:05:53,694 Speaker 2: metal events, with one hundred and fifty seven events for 102 00:05:53,774 --> 00:05:56,214 Speaker 2: men and one hundred and fifty two for women and 103 00:05:56,414 --> 00:05:59,774 Speaker 2: twenty mixed gender. Among the thirty two sports, twenty eight 104 00:05:59,814 --> 00:06:03,614 Speaker 2: are fully gender equal, including the new event of break dancing. 105 00:06:04,054 --> 00:06:07,454 Speaker 2: Rhythmic gymnastics remains women only, but men can compete in 106 00:06:07,574 --> 00:06:10,774 Speaker 2: artistic swimming. One week before the opening ceremony in the 107 00:06:10,814 --> 00:06:14,934 Speaker 2: IOC database shows eleven two hundred and fifteen athletes registered, 108 00:06:15,974 --> 00:06:18,654 Speaker 2: seven hundred and twelve men and five thousand, five hundred 109 00:06:18,654 --> 00:06:20,894 Speaker 2: and three are women, coming to a fifty one to 110 00:06:20,894 --> 00:06:23,854 Speaker 2: forty nine percent split. The women's events also include two 111 00:06:23,894 --> 00:06:28,734 Speaker 2: athletes who identify as non binary and transgender. Over sixteen 112 00:06:28,854 --> 00:06:31,974 Speaker 2: hundred Australian electric car drivers will be affected by a 113 00:06:32,014 --> 00:06:36,574 Speaker 2: worldwide recall after Porsche identified a serious breaking issue with 114 00:06:36,654 --> 00:06:40,534 Speaker 2: its take In model. The Federal Transport Department recalled one thousand, 115 00:06:40,574 --> 00:06:43,614 Speaker 2: six hundred and fifty seven Porsche Takens in Australia. This 116 00:06:43,654 --> 00:06:46,494 Speaker 2: is the second electric car recall in Australia in a week, 117 00:06:46,814 --> 00:06:49,934 Speaker 2: following a Tesla Model three seat belt software issue just 118 00:06:50,014 --> 00:06:53,654 Speaker 2: last Monday. The Porsche recall addresses a potential break fluid leak, 119 00:06:53,734 --> 00:06:56,734 Speaker 2: and owners are urged to contact Porsche for a free repair. 120 00:06:57,014 --> 00:07:00,414 Speaker 2: This Australian recall follows a worldwide recall announced by Porsche 121 00:07:00,414 --> 00:07:04,054 Speaker 2: nearly a month ago. Kim Kitral has denied rumors of 122 00:07:04,094 --> 00:07:07,174 Speaker 2: returning to the Sex and the City franchise. The actress 123 00:07:07,214 --> 00:07:09,814 Speaker 2: famous for playing Samantha Jones, reprised her role on the 124 00:07:09,814 --> 00:07:12,374 Speaker 2: second season of the follow up series And Just Like That, 125 00:07:12,934 --> 00:07:15,374 Speaker 2: but has stated she will not return for another run. 126 00:07:15,694 --> 00:07:18,734 Speaker 2: Kitrell previously told Variety in twenty twenty two that she 127 00:07:18,894 --> 00:07:21,774 Speaker 2: disliked how her character was portrayed in the script for 128 00:07:21,854 --> 00:07:25,814 Speaker 2: the unproduced third Sex in the City movie, calling it heartbreaking. 129 00:07:26,374 --> 00:07:28,694 Speaker 2: Her previous last appearance in the franchise was in the 130 00:07:28,734 --> 00:07:31,374 Speaker 2: second Sex in the City movie in twenty ten. That's 131 00:07:31,414 --> 00:07:34,174 Speaker 2: your latest news headlines, and on tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, 132 00:07:34,174 --> 00:07:37,334 Speaker 2: Claire Murphy is investigating who steps up now that Biden 133 00:07:37,414 --> 00:07:40,054 Speaker 2: has stepped out and did the final push come from 134 00:07:40,054 --> 00:07:43,454 Speaker 2: the man who Biden faithfully served as vice president. Listen 135 00:07:43,494 --> 00:07:45,694 Speaker 2: to The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.