The Week Junior Show
Fun Kids
Show overview
The Week Junior Show has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 112 episodes. That works out to roughly 50 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 31 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Kids & Family show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Fun Kids.
From the publisher
The Week Junior Show takes you behind the scenes of the award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year-olds. Each week, Bex from Fun Kids is joined by members of The Week Junior team to discuss their favourite stories, debate the week’s hot topic and discover whether the ‘Real or Rubbish?’ report is fake news or the real deal.
Latest Episodes
View all 112 episodesKeir Starmer resigns and changes for free school meals in Wales
Social media ban and Toy Story 5
Armenian elections and the case for more public toilets
Book Awards and skipping school for sport
Heatwave and Ronaldo's football boots
In-car toilets and banning sun loungers
Campfires in the Cairngorms and top secret UFO files
David Attenborough's 100th birthday
Giant tiramisu and an amazing axolotl rescue
Mayo music and Local and Community History Month
School dinners and Daddy Pig's London Marathon
Artemis II and wiggly bee bums
April Fool's and languages in schools
This week the team will be talking about the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, a rare book about Vikings and a very cool pair of glasses. There will also be a big debate about whether schools should teach more languages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The best pranks, and should museums charge for entry?
This week the team discuss your favourite pranks, share your movie recommendations, and reveal some exciting BTS news. This week's big debate is whether museums should charge for entry plus you share your creative projects and activities.For a chance to hear yourself on the podcast, send in a voicenote at funkidslive.com/theweekjuniorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How hedgehogs hear and Parliament leaving London
This week the team will be talking about cuts to air pollution in cities around the world, changes to video game age ratings, and hedgehogs’ super hearing. There’s also going to be a big debate about whether Parliament should leave London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New allergy rules in schools and Basic Income
This week the team will be talking about some of the news featured in this week’s issue, including the government’s plans for allergy rules in schools in England, a rapping world record and a basic income for artists in Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's happening in the Middle East?
This week the team will be talking about some of the news featured in this week’s issue, including breaking down what’s been happening in the Middle East. We’ll also be discussing a Stone Age discovery in Germany, a new Olympic sport, and whether adverts played during sports are distracting for viewers. As well as that, we’ve got an exclusive interview with some of the cast of Disney Pixar’s new film, Hoppers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are audiobooks as good as reading?
This week, we’ve got loads to chat about, including a monkey’s cuddly friend, a charity founder who’s made a difference in Sudan, and whether audiobooks are better than reading.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lunar New Year and Larry the cat
In this week’s episode we’ve got lots to chat about, including Lunar New Year celebrations, Larry the cat’s big anniversary, and the Winter Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Winter Olympics and sending humans to space
In this week’s episode we’ve got lots to chat about! There’s the Winter Olympics, a new home for birds, sending humans to space, and even a crafty cat... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.