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ABC Behind The News

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The BTN Audio Update is high-energy news for kids! It’s a quick wrap of the big, breaking, and just plain weird stories of the day told in simple, fun language. It’s brought to you by the team at ABC’s Behind The News. The updates are released every weekday at 2pm AEST.

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All Episodes

00:03:43

Bad News If You're An Ant

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/04/03

The budget's been announced, and there's plenty of stuff to sift through. Also on the pod today, why NASA's grumpy with India's space agency, the AFLW player who's managed to win pretty much every award under the sun, and the kid who'd had enough of his bumpy neighbourhood and decided to do something about it.

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00:05:38

Popcorn Perfection

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/04/02

Sam's 11 years old and already running his own business! He also has autism, so on World Autism Awareness Day, we found out a bit about his life. Also on the pod today, a massive fossil find that's got scientists pretty excited, the lonely frog that's finally found his one true love, and a creative new way to rid yourself of mozzie bites.

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00:03:49

A Deep Dive

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/29

Freediving in water covered in a layer of thick ice. It's like going for a swim, except uncomfortable and terrifying. Some people can't get enough of it! Also on the pod today, we ask you what you reckon about your parents posting photos of you on their socials. Should they ask you first? We're also finding out about the job that requires you not to get out of bed in the morning, and the beach that kept attracting cats... lots and lots of cats...

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00:04:10

Dusting Off The Moon Boots

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/28

It's been a while since us humans paid the moon a visit... but we could be popping in sooner than you think. Also on the pod today, we make sense of the dollars you'll be earning one day. Is the minimum wage enough for a comfy existence? We'll find out why some eggs are being hastily un-stacked from supermarket shelves, and learn about the fast food joint that's trying to pull off a pretty serious re-branding move.

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00:03:29

A Kooky Find

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/27

A kookaburra in a cage is a strange sight indeed... especially if that cage is on the other side of the world! Also on the pod today, we find out about the movement to ditch daylight saving, a cancelled space-walk, an unusual high school theatre production that's proving to be a big hit.

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00:03:54

The Bieb Stampede

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/26

Justin Bieber goes somewhere, everyone wants to go there. It's how the world works. But it's not a good arrangement for Iceland's pristine wilderness... Also today, we have a peek at the dark side of online gaming, plant some baby corals that have been trained to be tough, learn how not to go about getting a pet orangutan, and hear about a plane trip that went totally smoothly... except for one thing...

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00:03:58

Cheeky Chunks of Chocolate

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/25

Turns out you're not the only one getting in trouble for eating in class! Even the Canadian Prime Minister has his naughty moments. Also on the pod today, how some kids are managing to get some schoolwork done even in the midst of a cyclone shutdown, the winner of the NSW election, and the dreamy cruise that turned into a nightmare.

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00:02:55

104-Year-Old Criminal

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/22

A woman who's more than a century old was arrested this week... and even weirder than that... she's fine with it! On the pod today we're also catching up on the latest with the Aussie cyclones, finding out which country is the world's happiest, and shaking our heads at one AFL players seriously bad luck.

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00:04:59

Rhyme Time

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/21

It's one of my favourite days on the calendar, World Poetry Day! And that's as good an excuse as any to speak in rhyming couplets. On the pod today, we suss what's happening with Cyclone Trevor, hear what some of you guys have to say about living in multicultural Australia, find out how Ariana got permission to create a song that's a lot like one that already exists, give BTS fans something to smile about, and try to rank doggos by how good they are... an impossible task if I ever did hear one!

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00:03:55

The Kick Pic

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/20

It's a great picture of an Aussie footy star kicking a ball, but internet trolls like to ruin nice things. Today on the pod we take a look at how people have dealt with the hate. Also today, the New Zealand PM pays a visit to some schoolkids, a new tech setup that could totally change the way we play video games, and the mystery of the tidy shed is solved.

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00:03:05

Are You Koalafied To Do That?

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/19

Turns out koala claws can do a lot of damage to car interiors... who knew?? Also on the pod today, we find out how cyclones get weird human-sounding names like Trevor. We also learn about the first guy ever to run the New York Half Marathon with his guide dog, and find out what a rich guy with a strange hobby just spent two million dollars on.

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00:04:05

We Stand Together

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/18

There's some really sad news from New Zealand that you might have heard about. A mosque was attacked and people died. Today we chat about that, and about how to deal with upsetting news. Also on the pod today, two sisters who were so close, they were literally joined at the hip! They've just had life-changing surgery. We take a look into why St Patrick's Day exists, and hear what happened to a man who tried to smuggle some turtle-y awesome new pets into Europe.

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00:03:40

Standing Up For What You Stand On

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/15

Tens of thousands of kids skipped school today in the name of climate change. We hear what they have to say. We also have a chat about... cheese! Apparently it tastes different depending on what kind of music it's listening to. We find out about some wild weather in Sydney, and a goat who somehow landed himself a human job. Quite a prestigious one, too.

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00:04:03

Subscriber Wars

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/14

PewDiePie and T Series are battling it out for the most YouTube subscribers... and fans are getting involved in the effort! Also on the pod today, the return of a horrible disease that's meant to have been wiped out already, why today was a hard day to be social online, and what happened when one town ordered WAY too much toilet paper.

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00:03:57

Be Brave & Shave!

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/13

Looking for a new look? How about shaving your head... or dying your hair bright blue? That's what lots of Aussies are getting up to for the World's Greatest Shave! Also on the pod today, the Brexit mess that's proving very difficult to clean up, a soccer star who's officially become an Aussie, the sad story of single-use plastic, and the lady who convinced a plane to turn around when she left something kinda important at the airport.

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00:03:48

When Emus Attack

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/12

An emu in Adelaide woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning... and a zookeeper paid the price! Also on the pod today, the little black box that could tell us more about what happened to the plane that crashed in Ethopia, the World Wide Web turns 30, Captain Marvel goes marvellously (but what else would you expect?) and the boy who can solve a rubiks cube with no hands.

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00:03:29

The Birth Of A Bush Capital

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/11

It's Canberra Day! Do you know why it's the capital of Oz? All will be revealed in today's pod! Also in today's ep, we learn about a plane that crashed on its way to Nairobi, find out who the oldest person in the world is, and get a lesson about Italian food.

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00:03:19

Girls To The Front

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/08

Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate we've got some good news about girls and STEM, and some kick-ass females who are teaming up to do the first all-woman spacewalk! Also on the pod today, the tracking devices that let your teacher monitor your every move, and a new species that might have been discovered in the waters off South America!

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00:03:27

You Go, Gull-Friend!

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/07

Do you have any unusual and amazing talents? How about squawking like a seagull? Today on the pod you'll hear some pretty good impressions of just that... We're also doing some spring cleaning up in outer space, finding out stuff we didn't know about dingoes, and hearing a song that's been written for a special purpose.

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00:03:45

Kylie And Her Cash

ABC Behind The News ·

2019/03/06

In today's pod, I tell you how to become a billionaire in a few easy steps! Just kidding. If only it were that easy. We learn about the make-up empire that got Kylie to where she is today, follow the plight of some young protesters in country NSW, shake our heads at all the plastic in the world and listen as two sisters tell the story of their spooky time lost in the woods.

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