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Squiz Kids

Squiz Kids is a news podcast, just for kids! 10 minutes of age-appropriate news, delivered with positivity and humour. Make it part of your daily routine by playing it over breakfast, during the drive to school or - for all the Squiz teachers out there - in the classroom. There"s also kids v adults quizzes, a book club, kids-only Q&As (with people like the Prime Minister!), deep dives into topics kids love (from Barbie to Halloween, toys, sport, inventions, crazy science stuff, and so much

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9:39

The Making of a Pope... Your Shortcut

Squiz Kids ·

2025/05/05

This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to The Making of a Pope—the podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of big news stories. We'll take you through WHAT the Papacy actually is, WHERE the Pope lives and works, and HOW a new Pope is chosen. So grab your Popemobile keys and your feathered Swiss Guard helmet and let’s roll! For the full episode transcript, click here.

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9:24

Landslide in Aussie election, and 100 men versus a...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/05/04

Your daily kids news podcast.Landslide in Aussie election; Thailand’s long-haired school kids; its’ meteor shower time; and 100 men versus a gorilla. Anthony Albanese crushed it in the Aussie election! Voters grabbed their democracy sausages and picked Team Albo big time. Poor Peter Dutton. He’s outta there! With Labor scoring loads of seats, Albo’s staying in charge. After decades of strict school rules, Thai kids can finally grow their hair however they like. Bobs, buzzes, and braids—bring

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8:10

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/05/01

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news. For the full episode transcript, click here. Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings!

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9:20

A cricket kid hits big; and Pikachu’s big problem.

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/30

Your daily kids news podcast.A busy week for ballot boxes; Germany’s finger fighting champs; A cricket kid hits big; and Pikachu’s big problem. Canada just had an election, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party won for the fourth time in a row! Meanwhile, their rival lost a seat he’d held for 20 years—double ouch! Over in Germany, folks gathered to battle with… fingers! Fingerhakeln is a wild sport where competitors yank each other across a table using only one finger. At just 14, Vaibhav

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10:05

Lego turns a turtle turbo, and an eye-popping...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/29

Your daily kids news podcast.It’s lights out in Spain; a very expensive splash; Lego turns a turtle turbo; and an eye-popping achievement. A US Navy jet took an unexpected dive off an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea — oops! Luckily, everyone is okay (except the jet, now a very expensive submarine). Root the turtle might be missing a foot, but he’s rolling in style! Thanks to a Lego skateboard and a speedy spirit, he’s zipping around a Canadian museum — and winning hearts everywhere

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9:46

Farewell Pope Francis, and Valerie the adventurous...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/27

Your daily kids news podcast. Thousands gathered in Rome to say a heartfelt goodbye to Pope Francis, who passed away at 88. From kings to regular folks, the world united to honour him. Valerie the daring dachshund spent nearly a year and a half adventuring solo on Kangaroo Island! After 529 wild days, she's finally home. Someone get this pup a movie deal! In England, strong folk raced with sacks of coal to celebrate history, while underwater turbines showed off the future by making clean energy

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12:20

ANZAC Day - Bumper Holiday S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/24

A quiz that's all about ANZAC Day and Australia at War.Who's smarter? Kids or adults? Find out with this ten-minute quiz. Perfect for while you're lazing around at home or on that long school holiday road trip. For the full episode transcript, click here. Complete our NEWSHOUNDS DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY SURVEY. Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video

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11:09

Easter - Bumper Holiday S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/17

A quiz that's all about Easter!Who's smarter? Kids or adults? Find out with this fun, ten-minute quiz. Perfect for while you're lazing around at home or on that long school holiday road trip. For the full episode transcript, click here. Complete our NEWSHOUNDS DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY SURVEY. Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out

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11:58

Classic - Easter... Your Shortcut

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/15

Complete our NEWSHOUNDS DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY SURVEY.This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to the Easter! Let's get ready to dive into the chocolate fountain to unwrap WHY people celebrate Easter, to discover WHERE all those Easter symbols like eggs and bunnies originated, and to explore HOW different cultures put their own unique twist on this egg-citing holiday. So adjust your Easter bonnets, because here we go! Classroom Resources For the full episode transcript, click here. Put democracy into

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11:33

Classic - Easter Joke-A-Thon

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/13

Complete our NEWSHOUNDS DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY SURVEY.How many hilarious Squiz Kids jokes can you squeeze into ten minutes? Press play to find out and start cracking up in this re-visit of the first-ever, egg-cellent Squiz Kids Easter Joke-A-Thon - packed full of jokes sent in by the (seriously funny) kids of Australia. Enjoy! Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is

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8:01

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/10

Who's smarter, kids or adults? For the full episode transcript, click here. Complete our NEWSHOUNDS DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY SURVEY. Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings!

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9:50

Dire wolves back from the dead, or not, and an epic...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/09

Your daily kids news podcast.Dire wolves back from the dead, or not?; Perth girl breaks running record; election fake news on the rise; and an epic new theme park. Scientists have used DNA from an ancient dire wolf tooth to create a wolf that looks like the extinct beast. But is it really a comeback, or just a cool science experiment? Jurassic Park vibes are high. A jaw-dropping new theme park is opening soon in Orlando! With Super Nintendo World, a dragon ride, and magical creatures from Harry

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10:11

Cheers for a Chicken Jockey, and British slang goes...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/08

Your daily kids news podcast.The Minecraft Movie has exploded like a creeper at a party! With $493 million earned in its opening weekend, it’s now the biggest video game movie launch ever. In Alaska, grizzly bears are helping humans by testing rubbish bins for bear-proof-ness! If a bear takes a while to break in, the bin gets the thumbs up. Aussie scientists have created “Peter Pan toads” that never grow up and chow down on cane toad eggs like it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet. Trials start soon —

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14:55

Sharks... Your Shortcut

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/07

They live in every ocean, they've been around since before the dinosaurs, and they've got a reputation that makes lots of people shiver. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Sharks—the podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of big news stories. We’ll take you through HOW a scared surfer became a shark scientist, WHAT makes sharks so weird and wonderful (including baby sharks that eat their siblings!), and WHY many shark species are now endangered—and what we can all do

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10:30

Queensland floods seen from space, and rare tortoises...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/06

Your daily kids news podcast.Queensland floods seen from space; rare tortoises welcome hatchlings; Mushroom mission accomplished; and Ronin the mine-sniffing rat. Queensland got hit with more rain in four days than it normally gets in a year! The flooded area is as big as Egypt – yes, really! You can even see it from space. Experts are calling it one of the biggest floods ever, and it’s not over yet. Meet Ronin the rat – a real-life hero! He’s sniffed out 109 landmines in Cambodia and just set a

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7:50

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/03

Who's smarter, kids or adults? Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! For the full episode transcript, click here.

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9:33

Mushrooms in space, and Minecraft hits the big screen.

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/02

Mushrooms in space; Sam Kerr’s back; avoiding the AI face thief; and Minecraft hits the big screen. Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! Mushrooms are blasting into space! An Aussie astronaut

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10:45

Queensland’s colossal flood, and South Africa’s...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/04/01

Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Sign the petition and send a message to politicians ... Our kids need digital literacy education now! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! Your daily kids news podcast. Queensland’s colossal flood; South Africa’s flying rhinos; some Redback revelry; and a snappy suburban salty. Queensland’s

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17:22

AI: Friend or Foe? Newshounds - Episode 6

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/31

This episode is a special release for International Fact-Checking Day. You’ll find the full, free Newshounds digital media literacy program on the Squiz Kids website. In this sixth session of Newshounds, you'll help Squiz-E earn a set of handcuffs! You'll discover how to 'arrest' the deceptive tricks of generative AI and sharpen your skills in telling fact from fiction. Learn how to: Spot images created using artificial intelligence Use a reverse image search to find out where an image really

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9:41

Making kids heard this election, and the Bombers’...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/30

Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders. Your daily kids news podcast. Making kids heard this election; Myanmar’s massive earthquake; the Bombers’ newest star; and Gout Gout pipped at the post. It’s election time in Australia, and the politicians are out in full force—smiling, waving, and making promises! Brush up on your Aussie politics in The Sensational World of Civics! A massive earthquake hit Myanmar over the weekend, causing huge damage and leaving many without homes

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