Squiz Kids is a news podcast, just for kids! 10 minutes of age-appropriate news, delivered with positivity and humour. Make it part of your daily routine by pla...
Brisbane Olympics stadiums revealed; Valerie the adventurous dachshund;
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.
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The Netherlands... Squiz the World
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
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Piastri takes the podium; and the Sharktopus swims the seas.
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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.
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What is Newshounds - video explainer.
Find out more about Newshounds.
Get started for free HERE.
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Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz
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!
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It’s crunch time for Aussie veggies, and a Devilish new mascot.
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.
Squiz Kids is a news podcast, just for kids! 10 minutes of age-appropriate news, delivered with positivity and humour. Make it part of your daily routine by playing it over breakfast, during the drive to school or - for all the Squiz teachers out there - in the classroom.
There's also kids v adults quizzes, a book club, kids-only Q&As (with people like the Prime Minister!), deep dives into topics kids love (from Barbie to Halloween, toys, sport, inventions, crazy science stuff, and so much more).
Want a birthday shoutout? Email us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au, or visit the Squiz Kids website.
PS. We do news for big people (aka adults) over on The Squiz Today - a free weekday email and podcast. Search for Squiz Today in your podcasting app, or check out The Squiz Today newsletter here.
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