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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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7:29

Kids vs Adults Weekly News Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/27

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.

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9:02

Salmon stoush in Tassie; Socceroos revive World Cup...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/26

Your daily kids news podcast.Salmon stoush in Tassie; Socceroos revive World Cup hopes; tackling ADHD misinfo; and Toy Story has a birthday. There are a bunch of salmon farms off the west coast of Tasmania. And right now, they’re at the centre of a fight, in this case between politicians and people opposed to salmon farming. The Socceroos are now in second place behind Japan in their qualifying pool just ahead of Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. One more win should mean they have a guaranteed place

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9:38

Brisbane Olympics stadiums revealed; Valerie the...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/25

Your daily kids news podcast.Brisbane Olympics stadiums revealed; Valerie the adventurous dachshund; Mars rover find signs of life; and why kindness makes you happy. A brand new Olympic Stadium will be built in central Brisbane - in a place called Victoria Park and other parts of the Sunshine State will be feeling the Olympics love too - with Olympic events taking place as far afield as Cairns, Toowoomba, Rockhampton and the Whitsundays. Valerie the dachshund has been missing for 500 days on

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10:16

Piastri takes the podium; a Mongolian mega-claw; a...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/23

Your daily kids news podcast.Piastri takes the podium; a Mongolian mega-claw; a built-to-last lightbulb; and the Sharktopus swims the seas. Oscar Piastri went from zero to hero, winning the Shanghai Grand Prix just a week after finishing ninth! It was his first-ever pole position and third career win. Palaeontologists in Mongolia found the largest complete dinosaur claws EVER—30 cm long and 90 million years old! The dino, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, was a leaf-lover with claws made for grabbing, not

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9:21

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/20

Who's smarter, kids or adults? For the full episode transcript, click here. 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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11:28

It’s crunch time for Aussie veggies, and a Devilish...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/19

It’s crunch time for Aussie veggies; PNG’s wave that wasn’t; a safe and sound splashdown; and a Devilish new mascot. 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. A big study in Australia says we’re eating too much junk food and

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9:26

Astronaut rescue mission underway, and dachshunds...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/18

Astronaut rescue mission underway; Iguanas raft to Fiji; the world’s longest church build; and dachshunds break a record. 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. Imagine planning an 8-day trip and staying for 9 months! Two

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13:43

Ned Kelly... Your Shortcut

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/17

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! He was Australia’s most famous bushranger, a lawbreaker to some and a legend to others. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Ned Kelly—the podcast where we dig into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of big news

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9:21

Slip n’ slide Aussie Grand Prix, and Gout Gout does...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/16

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. Slip n’ slide Aussie Grand Prix; Rivers turn green for St Patrick’s Day; Fisherman survives three months at sea; and Gout Gout does it again! Aussie driver Oscar Piastri had his hopes

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8:04

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/13

Who's smarter, kids or adults? For the full episode transcript, click here. What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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10:17

Dino-prints in Aussie playground, and Saturn has all...

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2025/03/12

What’s a tariff and why should you care?; Dino-prints in Aussie playground; Marvel’s Black Widow gets cranky; and Saturn has all the moons.America is slapping a 25% extra charge (a "tariff") on Aussie steel and aluminium. That means it’s more expensive for American companies to buy from us, which could affect jobs in Australia. Economics in action! Turns out Saturn has way more moons than we thought—128 more, to be exact! That brings its total to 274, leaving Jupiter’s 95 moons in the

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24:14

It’s NAPLAN time again, and Vienna’s vibing veggies.

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/11

It’s NAPLAN time again; Vienna’s vibing veggies; row row row your pumpkin; and an annual British riot.Your daily kids news podcast. NAPLAN is here! Over a million students are diving into reading, writing, and maths tests this week. It’s not about passing or failing—just seeing where you’re at. Forget guitars—how about a cucumber saxophone? The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra has taken home a Guinness World Record, playing 344 concerts using instruments made from fresh veggies! A scientist in NSW

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9:48

Peru... Squiz the World

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2025/03/10

Each fortnight, we give the world globe a spin and see where we land. Then, we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people. Join your captain, Amanda Bower, on an audio adventure. Today, we’re off to a country where you can swim at Pacific Ocean beaches, trek through the Amazon jungle, and hike the Andes mountains—all without leaving the country's borders! It's a place where you’ll find ancient cities built by the mighty Inca Empire, where potatoes were

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8:29

The sting in Cyclone Alfred’s tail, and the...

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2025/03/09

The sting in Cyclone Alfred’s tail; Giants and Hawks win big; Moon landings and Sun missions; and the mysterious woolly mammoth mouse. Your daily kids news podcast. Wild winds, torrential rain, and massive floods hit Queensland and NSW as Tropical Cyclone Alfred wreaks havoc! Over 300,000 homes lost power, and 500 schools shut down—giving kids an unexpected day off! Rescuers worked nonstop, and now, the big clean-up begins. The Moon was the place to be last week! One spacecraft landed

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6:40

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/06

Who's smarter, kids or adults?For the full episode transcript, click here. What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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10:16

Millions brace for Cyclone Alfred, and the return of...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/05

Your daily kids news podcast.Millions brace for Cyclone Alfred; Return of the fish doorbell; AFL season kicks off; and a record-breaking polar bear swim. Batten down the hatches! Cyclone Alfred is charging towards Australia’s east coast, bringing wild winds, heavy rain, and the risk of flooding. Schools are closing, supermarkets are packed, and sandbags are in high demand. In the Czech Republic, thousands of brave (or bonkers) swimmers dived into a freezing 3-degree lake to break the world

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10:16

A doughnut emergency, and a Blue Ghost on the Moon.

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/04

Your daily kids news podcast.A doughnut emergency; seven years in the saddle; a Blue Ghost on the Moon; and virtual dessert. A spacecraft the size of a hippo has landed safely on the Moon! Built by Firefly Aerospace, the Blue Ghost lander sent back stunning images and is now running experiments for NASA. A little boy in Oklahoma used an old phone to call 9-1-1 for an "emergency"—doughnuts! Listen to the call. Two adventurers are riding horses 30,000 km from Argentina to Alaska! No backup, just

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11:48

Classic - The Food That Changed The World... Your...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/03

Humans have been slurping them for thousands of years. We're going to take you through WHY it is that we humans love noodles so much; WHERE in the world we can eat noodles; and—I think I'll be surprised by this one—WHEN we can eat them. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to The Food That Changed The World—the podcast where we dig into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the big news stories. Your Noodle Word Search For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids

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10:19

Brisbane battens down the hatches; Oscars fever takes...

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/02

Your daily kids news podcast. Batten down the hatches, Queenslanders! Tropical Cyclone Alfred is hovering off the coast, and there’s a chance it could head straight for Brisbane. Hollywood is buzzing as the biggest night in movies—the Oscars—takes centre stage! Will The Wild Robot take home the gold for Best Animated Feature, or will another film surprise everyone? The NRL season kicked off in the bright lights of Las Vegas, where the Raiders and Panthers scored big wins while the Warriors and

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10:05

Squiz Kids Q+A with R U OK?'s Dr. Hannah Brown

Squiz Kids ·

2025/03/02

Dr Hannah answers questions from Aussie kids in a very special Squiz Kids Q+A. She explains how to be a kind kid and a good friend, how to ask a friend if they're OK on any day of the year, and what to do if a friend tells you that they're not OK. Because, by asking, listening, encouraging action and checking in with them you could change a life. https://www.ruok.org.au/ This podcast is sponsored by R U OK?

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