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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!

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 not enough fruit and veggies! If this keeps up, by 2030, things will be even worse. Experts say we should eat at least two fruits and five veggies a day. A scary social media video shows a giant wave crashing into a city—but guess what? It’s totally fake! AI-made pictures can look real, but if you check closely (like Squiz-E the Newshound did!), you’ll see weird clues like messed-up text and strange-looking people. After spending nine months in space, two NASA astronauts splashed down safely—greeted by dolphins! But after so long in zero gravity, they’re feeling the “space jelly legs.” Now, it’s time for rehab, fresh air, and dog cuddles. Meet Rum’un, Tasmania’s new AFL mascot! Designed with the help of school kids, this furry rascal is made from recycled school uniforms and might even leave “custom poos” for rival teams. (Gross, but creative!) For the full episode transcript, click here.

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 astronauts were stuck on the International Space Station after their spaceship had issues. Now, they’re finally heading home—blazing through the sky before splashing into the ocean. In Barcelona, builders have been working on the Sagrada Familia church for 143 years! Delays included running out of money and even a civil war. That's one long construction project! How did iguanas get to Fiji from South America? Scientists now think they rafted across the ocean—floating on tree trunks for 8000 km while munching leaves. A town in Germany just hosted the biggest dachshund parade ever, with 897 tiny sausage dogs marching together. 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! 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 stories. We’ll take you through WHO Ned Kelly was, WHY some saw him as a hero while others called him a criminal, and WHAT was up with his famous bulletproof armour. For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: A virtual reconstruction of Ned Kelly's armour The Jerilderie letter (original and transcript) Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly art Background to The Story of the Kelly Gang, the world's first feature film Watch the remaining footage from The Story of The Kelly Gang

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 of a home victory washed away as rainy weather turned the Australian Grand Prix into a slippery mess! Instead, his teammate Lando Norris sped to victory, just beating superstar Max Verstappen. Chicago has dyed its river bright green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! The tradition honours Ireland’s patron saint, and people everywhere dress in green to avoid getting pinched by mischievous leprechauns. Seventeen-year-old sprint star Gout Gout is officially the fastest kid in Australia! He just ran the 100m in 10.38 seconds—only 0.8 seconds slower than Usain Bolt’s world record. A fisherman from Peru was lost at sea for three months—surviving by eating sea turtles, birds, and even cockroaches! For the full episode transcript, click here.

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We can find it in shells, flowers, pine cones and snails... It's needed in sport, construction, space exploration and more... and it pairs very nicely with a sweet, flaky dessert. Squiz Kids Shortcuts give you and your primary-aged kids the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the big news stories. Classroom Resources LINKS: TedEd on Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a5vHXsUvUw Jaden Chong recites Pi to 1,800 places: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/melbourne-sevenyearold-memory-boy-becomes-sensation-remembering-pi/caf43ef6-dc39-486b-89eb-a79bfba64641 How to count seed spirals on a sunflower: https://momath.org/home/fibonacci-numbers-of-sunflower-seed-spirals/ The Fibonacci sequence spiral: https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html More Fibonacci: https://www.naturphilosophie.co.uk/fibonaccis-golden-spiral-relationship-maths-nature/ https://mathimages.swarthmore.edu/index.php/Fibonacci_Numbers NASA's Starshade: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/1015/flower-power-nasa-reveals-spring-starshade-animation/ Maths in art: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/math-is-muse-for-these-artists

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 dust. Imagine finding dinosaur footprints in your school's playground! That’s what happened in Queensland, where a rock sitting in a school office for 20 years turned out to have 66 dinosaur tracks on it! Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson is fed up with fake videos using her face and voice without permission! These deepfakes can trick people into believing things that aren’t true. She’s calling for new laws to stop them For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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 has done it again—rowing his 426kg pumpkin down a river! Growing these mega-pumpkins isn’t easy, but Mark Peacock has it down to a science. In England, a football match like no other just took over the streets! Royal Shrovetide has hundreds of players battling over a giant ball in a two-day game through rivers, fields, and alleyways. The only official rule? No murder. Yep, it’s that wild! For the full episode transcript, click here. Keep listening after the podcast for a special Q+A when former NAPLAN boss, Peter Titmaniss, takes the Squiz Kids Hot Seat to answer questions from the kids of Australia. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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 first cultivated, and where people still speak a language inspired by the sounds of nature. So, buckle up and get ready to discover Peru! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Machu Picchu 101 “Secrets of Machu Picchu” Recipe - Lomo saltado Recipe - Peruvian ceviche

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 successfully, another tipped over (oops!), and NASA had to cancel two missions. Scientists are working hard to explore space, but sometimes, things don’t go to plan. The AFL season kicked off with big wins for the Hawthorn Hawks and the GWS Giants! Meanwhile, the NRL saw the Broncos and Storm score massive victories. Get ready, sports fans—it's game on! Scientists are one step closer to reviving woolly mammoths! Using ancient DNA, they created tiny, shaggy-coated "mammoth mice." For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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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 record for the biggest polar bear swim. In the Netherlands, fish get VIP treatment! A special underwater camera alerts locals when fish are stuck at river gates, so they can call the city to open the locks. Check out the Fish Doorbell yourself! Remember: only ring the doorbell if you see a fish waiting. Watch out! The internet is flooded with fake videos of Cyclone Alfred—some from storms years ago! Why? Clicks and money. Remember: STOP, THINK, CHECK before sharing! For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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 them and their trusty steeds. It could take seven years, but with kind locals and strong horses, they’re off to an incredible start! Scientists have made an artificial tongue that can recreate flavors in VR! So far, it can mimic sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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 website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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 Sharks missed out. Meanwhile, Australia’s Young Socceroos made history, winning their first-ever Asian Cup in a thrilling penalty shootout! Meet Max, the koala-saving super dog! This clever pup sniffs out koala poop in NSW forests to help rangers track and protect Australia’s furry friends. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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?

It's the second biggest religion in the world, and the fastest growing... and this month, believers are observing the Holy Month of Ramadan. We'll take you through WHAT Islam is... HOW Ramadan is celebrated ... and WHY Mecca is so important. LINKS: Interactive map of Muslim majority countries: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-majority-countries Interactive map of global Muslim population: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-population-by-country BBC's Guide to the Hajj: https://video.link/w/QdVid 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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Your daily kids news podcast. Newshounds letter to the Principal. A pilot flying over the Tasman Sea got a shock when he was warned mid-flight that Chinese warships below were testing weapons! While China says they followed the rules, Australia wasn’t too happy about the surprise. About 30 flights had to change course to stay safe. Way up in the freezing Arctic, a special vault stores seeds from all over the world—just in case we ever need to regrow important crops like wheat and corn. This week, 14,000 new seeds are being added! Scientists in India found that street dogs really, REALLY love yellow! Even when given bowls of food, they still picked the yellow ones over grey or blue. Social media went wild claiming Girl Scout cookies are toxic—but the truth? You’d have to eat 9,000 in a day for it to be a problem! Turns out, some influencers were just trying to share their own cookie recipes. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. Cyclone Alfred is swirling over the Coral Sea and could become a powerful category-three storm. While it might stay out at sea, weather forecasters say it's unpredictable—so coastal towns are staying alert. Your Shortcut to Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons. It's been three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, sparking a war that continues today. People in Ukraine are standing strong, and leaders from around the world gathered in Kyiv to show support. Move over, Inside Out 2—there’s a new box office champion! Ne Zha 2, a Chinese animated film about a boy god battling dragons, has made a whopping $1.7 billion. A solid gold toilet was stolen from an English castle six years ago, and now the suspects are on trial! The loo has never been found—was it melted down into jewellery? Are you wearing it right now? For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your Shortcut to... Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons LINKS: Cyclone Experiment - Cyclone in a bottle How do hurricanes form 2023 Tropical Cyclone report Cyclones: how they form; how they're rated; and who comes up with the names?

Squiz the World goes to... Qatar 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, Christie Kijurina, on an audio adventure. Today, we’re heading to Qatar, a country where robots ride camels, falcons have their own passports, and kids go to school from Sunday to Thursday. So, buckle up and get ready to discover Qatar! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Map of Qatar Doha Skyline Falconry in Qatar Camel racing in Qatar Chicken Machboos recipe Laqaimat recipe Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, is sick with a lung infection. Since he’s 88 years old, people are worried about his health. Catholics around the world are praying for his recovery. A town in Pennsylvania is serving up some seriously wild food! From raccoon and beaver to stingray and coyote, this buffet is NOT for picky eaters. It was a rough day for Australian soccer fans as the Matildas lost big to Japan. And their next match? Against the world’s #1 team—yikes! Meanwhile, Australia’s cricket team pulled off an epic win against England. A company in the U.S. just tested a real flying car! It’s still in the early stages, but they hope to sell them soon. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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Your daily kids news podcast. Talk about a whale of a problem! Over 150 false killer whales got stuck on a beach in Tasmania, and rescuers rushed to save them. Scientists aren’t sure why whales do this, but one idea is that they follow their leader. New Zealand’s Lake Constance has water so clear it looks like glass! But with all those visitors snapping selfies, there’s a hidden danger—sneaky algae hitching a ride on dirty shoes. Rangers are reminding everyone: clean boots = clean lake! Music superstar Billie Eilish has kicked off her Aussie tour, and fans are going wild! With 12 shows across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, she’s bringing the beats. A viral TikTok claimed there’s a hidden tunnel into Disneyland—sounds cool, right? Turns out, it was totally fake! A fact-checking team busted the myth, proving it was just two different videos spliced together. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. The Sensational World of Civics Gang-Gang's Guide to Referendums Turns out, primary school kids are beating high schoolers when it comes to understanding civics! A national test showed only 28% of Year 10 students passed. Scientists found deep scratches on ancient Megalodon teeth—marks that could only have been made by another Megalodon! These giant sharks might have battled each other for food, territory, or just to prove who had the biggest chomp. NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted shimmering, colourful clouds drifting across Mars! These "night-shining" clouds pop up at the same time every year, suggesting Mars might have seasons like Earth. A New York woman spent her 104th birthday in jail—on purpose! Loretta Chamberlain wanted to experience life behind bars, so police handcuffed, fingerprinted, and even locked her up. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Politics … a total snoozefest, right? Wrong! How our government works and the decisions it makes reaches into almost every part of our everyday lives. How and why you go to school, the sports you play, the roads you drive on, the hospitals you rely on, the kind of society you’re going to grow up and live in, and so much more... So settle in as we explore the history of Australian democracy and pull apart how our system of government works .. it’ll be heaps more fun than it sounds. Promise! Find all of the episodes and accompanying classroom resources for The Sensational World of Civics series, here. Why not also check out Gang-Gang's Guide to Referendums?

Humans have been creating them for thousands of years… some are fluffy, some are bald… and some even glow in the dark. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Designer Pets—the podcast where we dig into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the big news stories. Classroom resources For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. A massive Category 4 cyclone has ripped through Western Australia, tearing off roofs and flooding homes! Luckily, no serious injuries have been reported. Meanwhile, Tasmania has both bushfires and snow. How cyclones form Your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons A kayaker in Chile got the surprise of his life when a giant humpback whale scooped him up—before realizing, oops, wrong snack! Experts say it was just a case of mistaken identity, not a seafood craving. Luckily, the whole thing was caught on camera. Aussie teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has done it again! The 17-year-old blazed through the 400m in a record-breaking 46.2 seconds—the fastest in 35 years! Paris has them, and now Sydney might too—robot dogs that help fix train tracks! These mechanical mutts don’t bark, don’t shed, and won’t chew your homework. Best part? No need to pick up after them! For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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Your daily kids news podcast. Prince Harry’s Invictus Games are in full swing in Canada! This special Olympics-style event features incredible athletes who have served their countries and overcome injuries. One mischievous monkey had the whole of Sri Lanka in the dark—literally! The little troublemaker climbed into a power station, causing a countrywide blackout for 22 million people. A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was found in a trash bin—and later sold for over $41,000 at an auction! Squiz-E the Newshound has been sniffing out fake news around the world! Thanks to a special Churchill Fellowship, he and the Squiz Kids team travelled to different countries to see how kids are learning to STOP, THINK, and CHECK. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. An Indigenous-owned business in Darwin, EcoMob, is tackling food waste by turning scraps into plant-loving soil boosters! The gorgeous Greek island of Santorini is getting a serious shake-up! Over 12,800 earthquakes have hit in just weeks, and scientists are watching closely for signs of a volcanic eruption. Forget the Super Bowl—this showdown was all about adorable pups! Team Fluff edged out Team Ruff 68-66 in the cutest game ever. The best part? Every puppy playing was adopted into a forever home! Watch Puppy Bowl . A massive corpse flower has bloomed in Canberra, releasing a stomach-turning stench of rotting meat and sweaty socks! For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

LINKS Interactive volcano and earthquake mapping: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-68-sci-ess-quakevolint/earthquakes-and-volcanoes-interactive/ Build your own seismograph: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shaky-science-build-a-seismograph/

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, Christie Kijurina, on an audio adventure. Today, we’re heading to Norway, a breathtaking country known for its stunning fjords, forests of trolls, and Viking history. So, buckle up and get ready to discover Norway! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Troll's Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohwZDAv5ICc How to make a Norwegian packed lunch https://norwaywithpal.com/norway-travel-blog/how-to-make-a-norwegian-matpakke-packed-lunch/ Fårikål recipe (Norway's national dish): https://scandinaviancookbook.com/farikal-national-dish-of-norway/ Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. Watch your step, Australia! With warm weather and rain, snakes are popping up everywhere—even sea snakes are turning up in weird places! 102 red-bellied black snakes! In the Czech Republic, a beaver family did what humans couldn’t—built a dam in just two days! Officials spent years trying to get approval for a $2 million project, but these furry engineers got it done for free. Beavers at work. Scientists built a microscopic universe inside Minecraft! Players can zoom through human cells, explore bacteria, and even zap cancer cells. It’s the biggest day in American sport—Super Bowl Sunday! The Chiefs and Eagles battle it out. Plus, Aussie Jordan Mailata is chasing his first championship ring! Who will take home the trophy? For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Who's smarter, kids or adults? The Periodic Table Song For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. Parents, click here for a letter to your school's Principal encouraging them to do Newshounds. New tariffs are making things pricier in the U.S.! President Trump is adding extra charges to goods from Canada, Mexico, and China to encourage local shopping. A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin could sell for a record $28 million! This legendary instrument, played by music masters, is going up for auction in New York. But here’s the best part—its sale will help fund scholarships for young musicians. Hear the Joachim-Ma Stradavarius Hundreds of endangered loggerhead turtles have returned to Mon Repos Beach in Queensland to lay eggs—more than any season since the 1970s! Loggerhead turtle conservation at Mon Repos The internet went wild with claims that Scotland was banning cats—yikes! But don’t worry, it was all misinformation. Officials just suggested keeping cats indoors to protect wildlife. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. North Queensland has been hit with record-breaking rain, causing floods, road washouts, and power outages. Some towns got over two metres of rain in just three days. Scientists are working on underwater pods that could let people live in the ocean’s twilight zone—home to glowing creatures and deep-sea mysteries! Scientists filming a nature show in Ireland found a fungus that turns spiders into zombies! Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year and now holds the most Grammys ever—35! Kendrick Lamar’s diss track took home Song of the Year, and the event raised $7 million for wildfire relief. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Up to one in ten Aussie kids has one... so did Albert Einstein... and they can make school really hard. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to learning disabilities—the podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why and how of the big news stories. For the full episode transcript, click here. LINKS: Thank You, Mr Falker: read aloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abN2aP_Dzd0 Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. DeepSeek, a new AI chatbot, has skyrocketed to fame, beating ChatGPT in app downloads! It’s cheaper, open-source, and running on older tech—but not everyone’s thrilled. New Zealand’s stunning Mount Taranaki is now legally a person! That means it must be respected and protected, just like a human. The Māori people have always seen it as an ancestor—now the law agrees! The Mountain movie trailer. Astronaut Suni Williams set a record for most time spent spacewalking—over 62 hours! A Minnesota bargain hunter bought a painting for $50—now experts think it’s a long-lost Vincent van Gogh masterpiece! If confirmed, it could be worth $15 million! The painting, Elimar. Van Gogh's work. For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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Your daily kids news podcast. The Aussie women are smashing records in the Ashes. The first women’s Test at the MCG since 1949 is set to break crowd records—let’s go, Australia! The Smithsonian National Zoo has two new giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, and you can watch them live on Panda Cam! With 40 cameras streaming their every move, it’s panda-monium! Chinese scientists have kept a fusion reaction going for 18 minutes—a new record! This clean energy source could one day power the world without pollution. A man in China refused to sell his house, so the government built a motorway AROUND it! Now, cars zoom past while his home sits in the middle of the road, with only a pipe for an entrance . For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Your daily kids news podcast. Lunar New Year has arrived, bringing fireworks, feasts, and red envelope luck! Families are reuniting with over 9 billion trips in China alone. This year’s star is the wise and charming Snake—check your zodiac animal to join the fun! Find out about the story behind the Chinese Zodiac. Thieves in the Netherlands blasted their way into a museum, stealing a 2,400-year-old gold helmet. Can they catch the robbers before it’s too late? Fu Zai, a hardworking bomb-sniffing corgi, made fans laugh when he lost his bonus for snoozing and peeing in his bowl. Bananas are the secret weapon at the Australian Open! The real MVP isn’t a champ—it’s this peel-tastic snack! For the full episode transcript, click here. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

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, Christie Kijurina, on an audio adventure. Today, we’re heading to Singapore, a fascinating city-state known for its dazzling skyline, lush green spaces, and mouth-watering food scene. From its famous hawker centres and the Supertrees of Gardens by the Bay to its intriguing history and unique blend of cultures, there’s so much to explore. So, buckle up and get ready to discover Singapore! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Hainanese Chicken Recipe World's Fastest Walkers The World's Smelliest Snack - Durian Everything you need to know about the Slow Loris Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings! What is Newshounds - video explainer. Find out more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE.

Join us in the morning during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEDT for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break. For more great content, check us out at squizkids.com.au

Join us in the morning during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEDT for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break. For more great content, check us out at squizkids.com.au

Join us in the morning during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEDT for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break. For more great content, check us out at squizkids.com.au

Join us in the morning during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEDT for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break. For more great content, check us out at squizkids.com.au Deep dive into the Mariana Trench

Join us in the morning during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEDT for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break. For more great content, check us out at squizkids.com.au