Squiz Kids

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. Project Mars has lift off; Bog snorkelling in Wales; Squiz-E meets the K-Pop Demon Hunters; and Tay Tay is getting married. SpaceX nailed its 10th test flight, launching a rocket, dropping off satellites, and landing safely back on Earth. In the UK, people have been flopping through bogs and body-slamming in buckets of gravy. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged! The singer and the football star shared their big news online with a sweet message. Our trusty internet detective dog, Squiz-E, barked the truth about a viral K-Pop claim! For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast. Checking in on our Green Goals; a very messy festival; a chirp-off champion crowned; and human hair toothpaste. Australia's making strides on its climate goals, slashing emissions and plugging into renewable power—but experts say we’ve gotta pick up the pace. A tomato-throwing festival in Spain - the world is full of gloriously goofy traditions! Nearly 100 wannabe birds impersonators flapped onto the stage in Hong Kong, competing to sound like owlets and sparrows. The bird call contest helped raise awareness for protecting the city’s feathered friends, Scientists have discovered that keratin (yep, the stuff in your hair and sheep’s wool!) might rebuild tooth enamel. They’ve mixed it with pretend spit to create a protective coating that could stop cavities in their tracks. 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, Christie Kijurina, on an audio adventure. Today, we’re flying high into the Himalayas to visit Bhutan — a tiny kingdom known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon. From its breathtaking mountains and unusual animals, to spicy food, no traffic lights, and a happiness index that’s more important than money, there’s so much to explore. So buckle up and get ready to discover Bhutan! For the full episode transcript, click here. Links: Map of Bhutan Takin - Bhutan's National Animal Bhutan's National Dish - Ema Datshi The Yeti in Bhutan 

Your daily kids news podcast. Frozen trees and koala conservation; Vampire bats love to cuddle; Sydney’s big wet and astro-turfing; plus a big week for K-Pop Demon Hunters. Scientists are freezing rare trees to protect them from deadly fungus (just like sci-fi heroes!), and koalas are bouncing back in NSW with a surprise baby boom. You’d think false vampire bats were scary little beasties—but surprise! They’re actually super snuggly. Scientists caught them on video giving each other big bat hugs. K-Pop Demon Hunters is everywhere! From chart-busting soundtracks to wild sing-along cinema nights—and now maybe even sequels, a musical, and a live-action movie! Sydney just had its soggiest August in 27 years, and weekend sports have taken a hit. Councils are considering swapping grass for turf—but will muddy fun ever be the same again? Squiz Kids Shortcut: Invasive Species 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. SA’s soy-sauce fish ban; India’s garbage cafes; the great London Zoo weigh-in; and a cruise-ship-chaos fake. Those cute little fishy soy sauce bottles? They’re swimming away for good in South Australia! A new law is banning single-use plastics like them to help protect the environment In India, you can pay for your lunch… with garbage! These amazing “garbage cafes” give tasty meals in exchange for plastic rubbish. It’s weigh-in week at London Zoo! From penguins to pythons, every animal is stepping on the scales to help zookeepers track their health. A wild video showing a cruise ship battling giant waves is going viral — but guess what? It’s totally fake! Made by AI, it’s a good reminder to always Stop, Think, and Check before believing everything online. For the full episode transcript, click here.  

Your daily kids news podcast. The solar system gets a visitor; a 10-year-old makes chess history; skibidi goes mainstream; and solar cars race the outback. An interstellar comet is zipping through our solar system like a space tourist with no time to stop! It’s super fast, super far, and maybe even alien (probably not, but wouldn’t that be cool?). At just 10 years old, Bodhana Sivanandan checkmated a grandmaster! This chess superstar started playing at five and just made history. The Cambridge Dictionary just got a glow-up with silly words like skibidi and delulu. It’s official—chaos now has vocabulary! Zooming across Australia using only sunshine? That’s what teams are doing in the World Solar Car Challenge! For the full episode transcript, click here.

Squiz Kids Q&A with Aussie kids author extraordinaire, Andy Griffiths. Andy Griffiths is back in the Q+A hot seat for the fourth time — this time to launch his brand new book, You and Me and the Peanut Butter Beast. From what inspired him to become a writer, to how he handles stress, whether his imagination ever goes quiet, and even which Treehouse feature he’d sneak into his own home — Squiz Kids have the hard questions covered. It’s fun, fast, and full of Andy’s trademark silliness.

Your daily kids news podcast. Earthquake rattles Queensland; China’s robot Olympics; Wallabies stun the Springboks; and Black Pink break a record. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Queensland, the biggest one on land in Australia in 50 years! In China, robots raced, played soccer, and even kickboxed in a weekend of wacky robo-sports. There were plenty of spills and giggles, but it’s just the start of what these clever machines might do in the future. The Wallabies pulled off a rugby miracle, smashing a 62-year losing streak to beat South Africa in their own backyard. Blackpink made pop history, becoming the first K-pop girl group to play two massive shows at Wembley Stadium in London. ⁠Your Shortcut to Earthquakes and Volcanoes⁠ For the full episode transcript, click here.