Squiz Kids

Your daily kids news podcast. Albo’s big meeting with Trump; Diwali celebrations light up; Teen pilots and record-breaking rowers; and a K-Pop Demon sing-along. Australia’s Prime Minister, Albo, is in the USA to chat with President Trump! The festival of lights, Diwali, is here – lighting up homes, skies, and hearts! Sixteen-year-old Byron flew around the whole planet! Meanwhile, two brave rowers paddled across the massive Pacific Ocean for five months straight. That’s oarsome! The KPop Demon Hunters movie is coming back to cinemas – with karaoke-style singalongs just in time for Halloween! For the full episode transcript, click here.

Christie shares one of her favourite Shortcuts. Find out WHEN the Australian Gold Rush took place, WHO joined the hunt for gold, and WHAT lasting effects the Gold Rush had on the nation of Australia. Grab your maps and your gold pans, because here we go! ⁠ClassroomResources⁠ LINKS Gold - Australian Government Geoscience: ⁠https://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals-energy/australian-mineral-facts/gold⁠ Victorian goldfields for kids: ⁠https://www.nma.gov.au/learn/kspace/victorian-goldfields-1854/kids⁠ Eureka Stockade: ⁠https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/eureka-stockade⁠ Gold diggers - Resources Victoria: ⁠https://resources.vic.gov.au/geology-exploration/minerals/metals/gold/gold-mining-in-victoria/gold-diggers#:~:text=A%20diggers'%20toolkit%20included%20a,exhausted%20diggers%20leaving%20the%20goldfields.⁠ Chinese on the goldfields: ⁠https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/chinese-goldfields/⁠ For the full episode transcript, ⁠click here⁠.  

Watch this episode on YouTube. In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Zach asks the question: Why do we sometimes get zapped by metal? It's happened to all of us, and it can sting, so what is causing the ZAAAAPPP!? Every Saturday, Squiz Kids Science Shorts answers the big, curly questions you’ve been wondering about — breaking down weird facts, everyday mysteries, and the latest science stories in a fun and kid-friendly way. Quick, curious, and packed with answers you didn’t even know you needed. Do you have a science question you're dying to know the answer to? Email us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au

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. Watch this week's Science Short on YouTube, where we answer the question: 'Why do we sometimes get zapped when we touch metal?'

Your daily kids news podcast. Roblox warning for Aussie kids; England’s dinosaur super-highway; Instagram’s new rules for teens; and Australia votes for its favourite. Roblox might be fun, but experts are warning it’s not always safe. With millions of kids playing, new rules are coming to protect players under 17 – including limits on chatting. Palaeontologists in England just uncovered a 200-metre-long trail of massive dinosaur footprints – the longest ever found - left behind by bus-sized plant-munching Cetiosauruses! Which feathery friend will fly to victory in the Australian Bird of the Year vote? The Gang Gang cockatoo? The willie wagtail? Maybe a penguin?! With over 250,000 votes, the birdy battle is fierce – and the winner is revealed today. Wings crossed! 🐧🕊️🦜 Instagram is getting ahead of the game with a new “Teen Feed” – keeping stuff that’s not kid-friendly off your screen. For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast. Tears and cheers in Israel and Gaza; two fearless felines; baseball goes Bananas; and Royal Conkers to the rescue. After years of scary fighting, a ceasefire has brought a big deep breath to people in Israel and Gaza. England's wildest nut-smashing showdown crowned two new Conker champs! From Ray Ray’s roof-riding road trip to Mango the motorbike-riding mustering cat, these fearless felines are living their nine lives to the fullest! Baseball’s gone bonkers thanks to the Savannah Bananas! With dancing players, wild rules, and fans catching foul balls, this fruity sport is winning hearts (and followers) fast. For the full episode transcript, click here.

Introducing Blaze, Flo, Gust, Rocky, Scraps and Buzz - a new gang of super-connected superheroes. Together, they’re tackling climate change. This six-part podcast series introduces kids to the different types of renewable energy that will power the world they will grow up to live in. In each episode, a different energy superhero walks kids through the basic science of how each renewable works while an academic addresses the most common myths surrounding them. Each episode comes complete with a dedicated classroom worksheet. It’s a series designed to pique kids’ curiosity about exciting new scientific developments - and maybe even inspire them to pursue careers shaped by them. In this Solar Energy episode, Blaze — the bright and bubbly solar superhero — shows kids how sunlight is transformed into power, busts common solar myths, and shines a light on how the Sun helps fuel our future. Welcome to Planet Warriors!  For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast. Good news for Gaza; Venezuela’s peace prize winner; Diamonds netball clean sweep; and Tay Tay’s record breaks a record. Big news from the Middle East—Israel and Hamas might finally stop fighting. If the ceasefire holds, prisoners will be swapped and peace talks can begin. Fingers crossed this pause leads to a peaceful future. Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela just won the Nobel Peace Prize! She’s been fighting for fair elections—even when banned from running. The Aussie Diamonds crushed it in Adelaide, keeping their 40-year winning streak alive! And the NRL is growing—Papua New Guinea’s new team, the Chiefs, will join the comp in 2028. Game on! Taylor Swift’s new album is huge—3.5 million sold in a week! Meanwhile, the K-pop stars behind Netflix’s Huntr/x are slaying it on stage. For the full episode transcript, click here. Got a brilliant one-liner to keep our pollies in line? House Speaker Milton Dick is asking Aussie kids for the best things teachers, parents (or you!) say to calm chaos—he’ll pick favourites to read out in Federal Parliament and give you a shout-out by name. Send your suggestion to squizkids@thesquiz.com.au

Bryce shares a Halloween-inspired Shortcut on the science of skeletons. LINKS Google Slides of Classroom Activities: ⁠Moon⁠; Star⁠; ⁠Sun⁠ Making a Dancing Skeleton activity For the full episode transcript, click here.

In this Squiz Kids Science Short: from trapped air and gassy bacteria to the reason they make different sounds (yes, even the squeaky ones), you’ll find out what’s really going on in your guts. Watch this episode on YouTube. Every Saturday, Squiz Kids Science Shorts answers the big, curly questions you’ve been wondering about — breaking down weird facts, everyday mysteries, and the latest science stories in a fun and kid-friendly way. Quick, curious, and packed with answers you didn’t even know you needed. Do you have a science question you're dying to know the answer to? Email us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au