
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 105 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 6 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 51 episodes published. 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
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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.

Greenland and no social media for under-16s
In a week where the biggest artists in the music industry were recognised at the Grammys, and Dame Sarah Mullaly officially became the Archbishop of Canterbury, we’re going to be talking about some of the other stories that entertained and interested The Week Junior team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Storytelling Week and return of the lynx
In a week where a very powerful storm swept across the US and Japan's pandas returned to China, we're going to be talking about some of the other stories that entertained and interested The Week Junior team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Artemis II and a model Sun
In a week where global ocean protection rules came into force, and a medieval ship was found off the coast of Denmark, we’re going to be talking about some of the other stories that entertained and interested The Week Junior team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Year of Reading and retro tech
In a week where tourists were stranded in Lapland due to freezing temperatures and the world’s latest tech was showcased at a special event in Las Vegas in the US, we’re going to be talking about some of the other stories that entertained and interested The Week Junior team. We’ll be talking about the National Year of Reading, an amazing new discovery in Wales and retro vs modern tech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it OK to sell Dinosaur Fossils at Auction?
This week, Bex is joined by Eve, Kay, Vanessa and Elena where they kick off 2026 with a big debate about whether or not you should be able to buy Dinosaur fossils, reports on the recent snowstorms and hear all about a viral catSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NEW PODCAST: Judge Bex
Get Judge Bex now: https://podfollow.com/judgebex Welcome to the hilarious family courtroom of Judge Bex! Bex settles two dramatic disputes: Isla versus her dad “Fishboy” over unfair bath time rules, and Hattie versus her homework-happy dad, who wants three hours of maths daily. With special guest Hugh Bonneville weighing in and creative verdicts all round, Judge Bex’s judgments are fair, funny, and final! Got your own family drama to resolve? Let us know at https://www.funkidslive.com/podcast/judgebex/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Favourite stories of 2025
Here's a round-up of our favourite stories and moments in the magazine this year! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.