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This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Ancient Egypt—the podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of big news stories. We'll take you through WHAT some of those main myths about Ancient Egypt are; WHY Egyptian men and women wore makeup; and HOW to make a mummy at home. Grab your sandals and your camel and let's go! For the full episode transcript, click here. Link: How to mummify a chicken

Your daily kids news podcast. Fake news in school lesson shake-up; Tornados tear through US mid-west; Crystal Palace win FA Cup final; and Austria wins Eurovision. Australia’s adding media smarts to the school curriculum! From kindy to high school, kids will now learn how to sniff out fake news like pro Newshounds. Tornado season is spinning wild in the U.S., tossing trees and tearing up homes. Over 5,000 houses damaged! These whirling winds don’t mess around — but locals are taking shelter and staying strong. Crystal Palace has finally done it! After over a century and a half, they’ve won the FA Cup — and fans are going bonkers. Austria’s techno-opera jam just won Eurovision! Meanwhile, Australia’s entry "Milkshake Man" sadly didn’t shake things up. But hey, sauna songs and glittery madness still made it the silliest music showdown. For the full episode transcript, click here.

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.

Your daily kids news podcast. Underwater volcano ready to blow; Switzerland’s speeding duck; Bulldogs v Broncos in fan battle; and Mr Beast and the gorilla fake. A giant underwater volcano called Axial Seamount might explode off the U.S. coast! It's hiding deep under the sea but could create one of the biggest underwater blasts this year. A speedy Swiss duck broke the law—kind of! A mallard was caught flying at 52 km/h in a 30 zone. The speed camera snapped it mid-flight, but no number plate = no fine. As the NRL heats up, clubs are battling for more than just points—they’re fighting for the largest home crowd! The Broncos still lead, but the Bulldogs are charging up. A fake video claimed Mr Beast made 100 people battle a gorilla. (Spoiler: he didn’t!) It looked real—but it was full of fibs. For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast. The Libs' First Lady; Yorkshire’s puffins pop-up, a Capybara’s great escape; and a sky show stuns the West. Sussan Ley has just made history, becoming the first woman to lead the federal Liberal Party! From punk-rock rebel to Parliament powerhouse. The puffins have landed! Thousands of these colourful seabirds are back on Yorkshire’s cliffs, raising their cute baby pufflings under the moonlight. Doubao the capybara is still dodging zookeepers after 40+ days on the run in China. Big, furry, and built like a giant potato with legs, he’s stolen hearts... and maybe a few carrots. A blazing meteor lit up Western Australia in a flash of green and orange, zipping across the sky like a cosmic light show. For the full episode transcript, click 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 flying north-west to Morocco—a country of colourful markets, desert dunes, and ancient cities that feel like stepping back in time. From camel rides in the Sahara to minty-smelling tanneries and delicious couscous cooked the traditional way, there’s so much to explore. So buckle up and get ready to discover Morocco! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Tamazight alphabet: ⁠https://theberber.wordpress.com/the-berber-language/⁠ Fes leather tannery: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeuMcYB4BL8⁠ Beef tagine:⁠ https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/beef-tagine⁠/

Your daily kids news podcast. Tension flares in India; Pope Leo is in the house; 50 year-old spaceship crashes to Earth; and here comes the Milkshake Man! Aussie cricket stars had to pack their bags and zoom out of India as things heated up between India and Pakistan. With fighting near the border, the world is watching. Say hello to Pope Leo the 14th—formerly known as Robert from Chicago! The Catholic Church has a brand-new leader, and he’s already getting to work! A spaceship from 1972 finally fell back to Earth! It never made it to Venus, but after 53 years of orbiting, it splashed down near Indonesia. Get ready to boogie! Eurovision is back with wild costumes, funky tunes, and Australia’s Go-Jo singing Milkshake Man. It’s silly, it’s catchy, and there's talk that we just might make the finals! For the full episode transcript, click here.

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.

Your daily kids news podcast. New Zealand’s Cybersafety Plan; a Dum Dum delivery disaster; Young Archies’ big talent; and Attenborough’s Ocean action. New Zealand's Prime Minister wants to keep kids safe online by banning under-16s from joining social media. An 8-year-old from Kentucky accidentally ordered 70,000 lollipops while planning a party, costing his mum nearly $4,000! Luckily, Amazon gave a refund. Lesson learned: always check with grown-ups before shopping online The Young Archies art competition is bursting with creativity! Over 3,000 kids and teens across Australia created portraits of people who inspire them. Nature legend Sir David Attenborough turns 99 and celebrates with a new film all about our oceans! He says protecting the sea is key to saving the planet. For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast. The Conclave begins; Sweden’s massive moose migration; a new heavy metal star; and a wee-ly important wee-source. The world is watching a chimney in the world’s tiniest country — Vatican City! When white smoke rises, it means a new pope has been chosen. And guess what? This time, most voters are from outside Europe for the first time ever! Your Shortcut to... The Making of a Pope Millions tuned in to watch the Great Moose Migration in Sweden — a live stream of moose wandering, swimming, and snacking their way to summer! A mega-magnet star called a magnetar exploded with such power it created gold and platinum! These space-born metals help us build phones and spaceships — and yep, even your favourite sparkly jewellery might be made of stardust. Whales are not just majestic swimmers — their pee helps ocean plants grow, suck up carbon, and make oxygen. Yep, saving the planet one splash at a time! For the full episode transcript, click here.

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.

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 it on! Get your PJs and telescope ready—because the sky’s throwing a sparkling sleepover party! The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is lighting up the night. If you’re brave enough to get up before sunrise, you’ll see space rocks zooming by. The internet’s gone bananas debating: can 100 men beat a gorilla? Spoiler alert—experts say yes, if they all team up. But maybe let’s not test that, okay? 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!

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!

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 Suryavanshi smashed a blazing 100 runs in the IPL—one of the fastest ever! From backyard beginnings to cricket stadiums, this teen’s got skills, determination, and a dad who literally fed the bowlers he wore out in training! A real protester in a Pikachu costume got turned into a viral fake-news frenzy, thanks to AI. Images showed Pikachu marching with riot police—except they were totally made up. Even Pikachu needs fact-checking! 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!

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. Cowabunga, dude! One man’s super weird talent — popping his eyeballs almost 2 centimetres out of his head — has landed him a Guinness World Record! It’s equal parts gross, awesome, and totally impossible to unsee. 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!

Your Shortcut to... Australian Women War Heroes We'll take you through WHO is Australia's most decorated woman; WHY Nancy Wake was the most wanted woman in Germany; and WHERE Ruby Boye-Jones fought off crocodiles to serve her country. For the full episode transcript, click here.

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 from the ocean’s tides. In America, a cheeky bear slid down a backyard slippery dip, while naughty woodpeckers poked holes in cars! Plus, a surfing sausage dog ruled the waves. 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!

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 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!

This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to ANZAC Day—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: A Camera on Gallipoli: https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/schools/resources/cameraongallipoli Understanding Gallipoli: https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/schools/resources/understanding-gallipoli ANZAC Diversity: https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/schools/resources/anzac-diversity

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 more about Newshounds. Get started for free HERE. Check out the Squiz Kids website for all of our other Fun, Free and Fresh offerings!

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 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!

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 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!

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!

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 Potter and Fantastic Beasts, this place is next-level awesome. Seventeen-year-old Leah O’Brien from Perth just ran the 100m in 11.14 seconds, breaking a record that’s stood for 57 years! Aussie junior athletes are on fire. Squiz-E the Newshound is on the case! With elections coming up, social media is full of false info. Remember, not everything online is true—even if it sounds right. Be smart like Squiz-E: STOP, THINK and CHECK before hitting share! 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!

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 — fingers (and webbed feet) crossed! Move over “awesome” — US teens are now calling things “dodgy”, “cheeky”, and “bonkers”! Thanks to British TV American slang is getting a British remix. 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!

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 to help. For the full episode transcript, click here. LINKS: The marine food web, and how overfishing affects it What is sustainable fishing? 15 minute film Where to find sustainable seafood The "insane biology" of hammerhead sharks 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 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 world record. The first Aussie astronaut on a private mission is back from space—with mushrooms! The team grew them in orbit to see if they could be future moon food. Two Galapagos tortoises just became parents at over 90 years old! Four adorable hatchlings joined the zoo family, and it’s great news for tortoise conservation. 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!

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.

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 is testing if these tasty fungi can grow in orbit. The world of Minecraft is jumping from your screen to the big screen! With stars like Jason Momoa and Jack Black, this movie’s mining for box office gold. Super striker Sam Kerr isn’t playing, but she’s still scoring big with fans at Matildas training! The team is getting pumped for two friendlies against South Korea. Millions of people are turning themselves into cartoon characters using a new AI tool—but it could mean handing over your face to the internet! 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! Your daily kids news podcast. Queensland’s colossal flood; South Africa’s flying rhinos; some Redback revelry; and a snappy suburban salty. Queensland’s got a serious soggy situation! With floods stretching over an area twice as big as Victoria, locals are scrambling to save homes, farms, and flocks. Look up—it’s not a bird or a plane, it’s a rhino hanging by its ankles! South African conservationists are airlifting sleepy rhinos to safety in the coolest rescue mission ever. Beach? Check. Theme park? Check. Baby croc in the middle of the road? Wait, what?! A 60cm freshwater croc surprised Gold Coast locals this week. No microchip, no explanation. Astronauts Butch and Suni were meant to spend 10 days in space—surprise! They stayed for 9 months. No panic, no drama—just science, space chores, and a $5-a-day allowance. Talk about the ultimate work-from-home setup! Listen to our Shortcut - All About Autism More info on World Autism Understanding Day For the full episode transcript, click here.

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 came from Help friends and family steer clear of online scams Watch the video of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhrizKb9KI4 Want to use this episode as a class activity? We’ve made it super easy! Download the: Teacher Manual Student Workbook Pages For the full episode transcript, click here. Put democracy into action and send a letter to our leaders.

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. The 7.7 magnitude quake was a big one, but countries—including Australia—are stepping in to help. Speedy sprinter Gout Gout just missed first place by a blink (literally!) in a 200m race. But no worries—he and his mate Lachie hugged it out and will race again soon. Essendon’s Saad El-Hawli made a legendary debut during Ramadan—playing like a champ even without food or water all day. He’s a proud trailblazer for Muslim athletes and scored a big win for the Bombers. For the full episode transcript, click here.

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.

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 at the 2026 World Cup - to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Toy Story movie series is 30 years old - with Pixar studios this week releasing social media posts marking 30 years since the first Toy Story movie - and Buzz first dreamed of going to infinity and beyond. For the full episode transcript, click here.

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 Kangaroo Island but she may have been spotted romping in a paddock yesterday. The robot rover sent up to Mars a couple of years ago, has dug up organic compounds in its travels and found a rock estimated to be about 3.7 billion years old! For the full episode transcript, click here.

Squiz the World goes to... The Netherlands 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 heading to a country famous for colourful tulip fields, towering windmills, and bicycles—lots and lots of bicycles! It's a place where people live below sea level, speak a language full of double vowels, and enjoy stroopwafels with their tea. From world-changing art and inventions to canals you can skate on in winter, there’s loads to discover. So, buckle up and get ready to explore the Netherlands! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Keukenhof Garden video Dutch dike map Stamppot recipe

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 stabbing. A lightbulb in a California fire station has been shining for 124 years without a break! It’s called the Centennial Bulb and holds a world record. In New Zealand waters, a sneaky Māori octopus was caught catching a lift on a speedy mako shark! Scientists nicknamed the duo "Sharktopus" and said both looked happy with the arrangement. Octo-Uber, anyone? 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!

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.