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Waste warriors in the NT; an earthquake swarm shakes Santorini; some furry football fun; and a rare rotten meat flower. Feb 11, 2025

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Your daily kids news podcast.

An Indigenous-owned business in Darwin, EcoMob, is tackling food waste by turning scraps into plant-loving soil boosters!

The gorgeous Greek island of Santorini is getting a serious shake-up! Over 12,800 earthquakes have hit in just weeks, and scientists are watching closely for signs of a volcanic eruption.

Forget the Super Bowl—this showdown was all about adorable pups! Team Fluff edged out Team Ruff 68-66 in the cutest game ever. The best part? Every puppy playing was adopted into a forever home!

Watch Puppy Bowl

A massive corpse flower has bloomed in Canberra, releasing a stomach-turning stench of rotting meat and sweaty socks!

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Your Shortcut to... Earthquakes and Volcanoes Feb 11, 2025

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LINKS

Interactive volcano and earthquake mapping: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-68-sci-ess-quakevolint/earthquakes-and-volcanoes-interactive/

Build your own seismograph: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shaky-science-build-a-seismograph/

Norway... Squiz the World Feb 10, 2025

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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. Today, we’re heading to Norway, a breathtaking country known for its stunning fjords, forests of trolls, and Viking history. So, buckle up and get ready to discover Norway!

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Links:

Troll's Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohwZDAv5ICc

How to make a Norwegian packed lunch https://norwaywithpal.com/norway-travel-blog/how-to-make-a-norwegian-matpakke-packed-lunch/

Fårikål recipe (Norway's national dish): https://scandinaviancookbook.com/farikal-national-dish-of-norway/

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Super Bowl and Swifties; Minecraft meets microscopes; a beaver building project; and it’s snakes in the rain. Feb 09, 2025

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Watch your step, Australia! With warm weather and rain, snakes are popping up everywhere—even sea snakes are turning up in weird places!

102 red-bellied black snakes!

In the Czech Republic, a beaver family did what humans couldn’t—built a dam in just two days! Officials spent years trying to get approval for a $2 million project, but these furry engineers got it done for free.

Beavers at work.

Scientists built a microscopic universe inside Minecraft! Players can zoom through human cells, explore bacteria, and even zap cancer cells.

It’s the biggest day in American sport—Super Bowl Sunday! The Chiefs and Eagles battle it out. Plus, Aussie Jordan Mailata is chasing his first championship ring! Who will take home the trophy?

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Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz Feb 06, 2025

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Who's smarter, kids or adults?

The Periodic Table Song

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Trump’s new trade tariffs; a record-breaking violin; tiny turtles make a comeback; and a cat-astrophic claim debunked. Feb 05, 2025

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New tariffs are making things pricier in the U.S.! President Trump is adding extra charges to goods from Canada, Mexico, and China to encourage local shopping.

A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin could sell for a record $28 million! This legendary instrument, played by music masters, is going up for auction in New York. But here’s the best part—its sale will help fund scholarships for young musicians.

Hear the Joachim-Ma Stradavarius

Hundreds of endangered loggerhead turtles have returned to Mon Repos Beach in Queensland to lay eggs—more than any season since the 1970s!

Loggerhead turtle conservation at Mon Repos

The internet went wild with claims that Scotland was banning cats—yikes! But don’t worry, it was all misinformation. Officials just suggested keeping cats indoors to protect wildlife.

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Record rain in North Queensland; a cave-dwelling zombie spider; scientists under the sea; and Queen Bey’s Grammy grab. Feb 04, 2025

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North Queensland has been hit with record-breaking rain, causing floods, road washouts, and power outages. Some towns got over two metres of rain in just three days.

Scientists are working on underwater pods that could let people live in the ocean’s twilight zone—home to glowing creatures and deep-sea mysteries!

Scientists filming a nature show in Ireland found a fungus that turns spiders into zombies!

Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year and now holds the most Grammys ever—35! Kendrick Lamar’s diss track took home Song of the Year, and the event raised $7 million for wildfire relief.

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Classic - Learning Disabilities... Your Shortcut Feb 03, 2025

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Up to one in ten Aussie kids has one... so did Albert Einstein... and they can make school really hard. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to learning disabilities—the podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why and how of the big news stories.

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LINKS:

Thank You, Mr Falker: read aloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abN2aP_Dzd0

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A volcano gets a voice; DeepSeek disrupts tech world; a record-breaking spacewalk; a van Gogh in the garage. Feb 02, 2025

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DeepSeek, a new AI chatbot, has skyrocketed to fame, beating ChatGPT in app downloads! It’s cheaper, open-source, and running on older tech—but not everyone’s thrilled.

New Zealand’s stunning Mount Taranaki is now legally a person! That means it must be respected and protected, just like a human. The Māori people have always seen it as an ancestor—now the law agrees!

The Mountain movie trailer.

Astronaut Suni Williams set a record for most time spent spacewalking—over 62 hours!

A Minnesota bargain hunter bought a painting for $50—now experts think it’s a long-lost Vincent van Gogh masterpiece! If confirmed, it could be worth $15 million!

The painting, Elimar.

Van Gogh's work.

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Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz Jan 30, 2025

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Who's smarter, kids or adults?

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