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The algorithm robot in the spotlight, and Footy Finals Fever is here Sep 02, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

The algorithm robot in the spotlight; Canada’s mysterious moving island; Footy finals fever is here; and where have all the dugongs gone?

The algorithm knows what you watch, click and like, and keeps serving up more to keep you scrolling. Now Australian politicians are debating whether we should get to choose if it tracks us at all.

Is it an island or an enormous raft? A football-field-sized chunk of trees and plants has been spotted floating across a Canadian lake.

Grab the snacks and claim the couch... Australian footy is entering crunch time!

Scientists are trying to solve a worrying mystery in northern Australia, where dugong numbers may have fallen dramatically.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

Gamers get a glimpse of the future, and a phone survives a fall from space! Sep 01, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

Big ticks for bush schooling; a backyard Viking Treasure find; gamers get a glimpse of the future; and a phone survives a fall from space!

Could climbing trees help your times tables? Sydney students swapped the classroom for the bush and returned more confident, engaged and connected to nature.

Forget finding worms while gardening — one Danish homeowner uncovered a Viking fortune!

Hundreds of thousands of gamers descended on Germany for Gamescom, getting an early look at the games heading our way.

Talk about a drop test! A phone was carried more than 30 kilometres above Earth before being released without a parachute.

For the full episode transcript, click here(opens in new tab).

LEGO Skylines Trailer

Minecraft Dungeons II Trailer

Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina

Dads - Your Shortcut... For Father's Day Aug 31, 2026

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Some dads brave the Antarctic winter to protect a single egg… others give birth to hundreds of babies… and almost all of them believe their jokes are hilarious.

In this Squiz Kids Shortcut for Father’s Day, Christie and Bryce meet some of the animal kingdom’s most extraordinary fathers. From egg-balancing emperor penguins and pregnant seahorses to fish dads that occasionally eat their own offspring.

They also discover how dadding has changed throughout human history, explore the origins of Father’s Day, and celebrate the dads, grandads, stepdads and other special people who do the dadding in our lives.

There’s also a S’Quiz at the end… so listen carefully!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Nepal’s glacier landslide explained, and Fat Marmot Week crowns a winner. Aug 30, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

Nepal’s glacier landslide explained; Roger the working seagull; Media literacy in the spotlight; and Fat Marmot Week crowns a winner.

Rescuers are working around the clock after catastrophic flooding devastated communities in Nepal and Tibet.

All hail Dawn, the newly crowned champion of Fat Marmot Week!

More Aussie kids are turning to AI for their news, but research shows plenty are also accidentally sharing fake stories.

Meet Roger, possibly Britain’s first seagull security guard.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Donate to help victims of Nepal-Tibet tragedy: https://emergencyaction.org.au/nepal-flood-appeal/

Bears in a pool

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Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett

Water - Your Shortcut... From the Vault Aug 29, 2026

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To celebrate World Lake Day, we went searching through the Squiz Kids Vault for an episode all about water. Which was lucky, really, because we’d sprung a leak and were well on the way to creating an underground lake of our own.

Thankfully, we found this Shortcut sitting safe and dry on a high shelf.

Join us as we discover where Earth’s water came from, why it’s essential to life and how the same water has been travelling around our planet for billions of years.

How are stars formed? Science Short Aug 28, 2026

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Look up on a clear night and you might see hundreds, or even thousands, of stars. But where did they all come from, and what makes a new star begin to shine?

This week, Isabella from Cammeray asks: How are stars formed? Christie travels into a stellar nursery to discover how gravity gathers enormous clouds of gas and dust, why a growing protostar becomes incredibly hot, and how nuclear fusion turns it into a shining star.

Plus, if stars aren’t really on fire, what produces all that heat and light?

If you have an excellent science question you’d like Christie to investigate, send it to squizkids@thesquiz.com.au. You might hear your answer in a future Squiz Kids Science Short!

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz Aug 27, 2026

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A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news.

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The world remembers Dolly, and Spain’s food fight festival Aug 26, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

The world remembers Dolly; Spain’s food fight festival; Sniffing out voice clones online; and Game of Thrones meets Harry Potter.

The world is remembering country music superstar Dolly Parton, not just for thousands of songs, but for her enormous generosity.

More than 20,000 people have turned a Spanish town into the world’s messiest salad, hurling squishy tomatoes at each other for La Tomatina.

From battling dragons to teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts! Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is reportedly swapping Westeros for Hogwarts.

Hear a celebrity say something outrageous online? Your ears might be fooling you. AI can now clone famous voices and make people appear to say things they never did. Squiz-E’s advice has never sounded better: STOP, THINK and CHECK!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett

Trop Jr: Short Film Competition for kids

https://www.tropfest.com/tropjr

Macfarlane Bros: When you give a kid unrestricted internet access

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4OjoWAiFqY

A billion-galaxy telescope prepares for launch, and a googly-eyed gamble pays off. Aug 25, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

A billion-galaxy telescope prepares for launch; 10,000 animals step onto the scales ; robot-made records get the boot; and a googly-eyed gamble pays off.

NASA is preparing to launch a telescope with some seriously gigantic ambitions. Click here for the NASA livestream link.

From teeny snails to hefty capybaras, London Zoo’s residents are hopping, waddling and slithering onto the scales for their annual weigh-in.

Robots can write songs, but they won’t be topping Australia’s official music charts by themselves.

Those googly eyes weren’t fooling everyone! A bizarre stuffed “fox” bought for around $120,000 has been X-rayed to reveal a genuine thylacine skull hiding inside.

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Erling Haaland's new do.

Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina

Scotland -Squiz the World goes to... Aug 24, 2026

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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 to Scotland, a country of rugged Highlands, ancient castles and deep, mysterious lochs. We’ll discover why Scotland’s national animal is a unicorn, meet the legendary creatures hiding in its folklore, find out why people toss giant wooden poles at the Highland Games, and explore the Scottish inventions that helped change the world.

Strap yourselves into the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner and get ready to take a squiz at Scotland.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina

Caber tossing