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The infinite scroll goes on trial, and the robot that runs faster than Usain Bolt Aug 23, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

The infinite scroll goes on trial; Raccoon racket rocks Germany; Saving Aussie sea lions; and the robot that runs faster than Usain Bolt.

Social media’s addictive scroll is getting its day in court. US states are taking on Meta over claims its platforms were deliberately designed to keep young people hooked.

Usain Bolt, meet your robotic competition! A humanoid robot has zipped through 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, before spectacularly crashing into a foam barrier.

Australia’s adorable sea lion pups could be next in line for bird-flu vaccinations.

Cute face, criminal tendencies! Europe’s raccoon population has boomed, with the introduced animals spreading across the continent and causing plenty of mischief along the way.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

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Book Week - Your Shortcut... From the Vault Aug 22, 2026

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Book Week is here, so we’re dusting off a favourite Shortcut from the Squiz Kids Vault. Travel back thousands of years to discover how books developed from clay tablets and handmade paper to the invention of the printing press. Then, meet the author behind the first book written especially for children and count down some of the bestselling children’s books of all time... from much-loved animal adventures to magical worlds, hungry caterpillars and young wizards.

How and why do we dream? Science Short Aug 21, 2026

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Every night, your sleeping brain creates strange new worlds filled with familiar people, powerful emotions and events that make absolutely no sense. But how does it build a dream—and why do we dream at all?

Inspired by a question from Will, Christie explores what happens inside our brains while we sleep and whether animals dream too.

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz Aug 20, 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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Spaceship splashdown near Christmas Island, and why otters love to watch. Aug 19, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

Spaceship splashdown near Christmas Island; baby whale shark nursery revealed; a zero-gravity fake; and why otters love to watch.

A SpaceX rocket booster the size of an Olympic swimming pool has splashed back to Earth and is being towed toward Christmas Island.

Scientists think they may have found a nursery for baby whale sharks off Indonesia after tiny youngsters were spotted in a protected cove.

Turns out zoo visitors may be entertaining the otters just as much as the otters entertain us.

Social media posts claimed gravity would disappear for seven seconds during the eclipse. It didn’t. The wild rumour is a perfect example of why Newshounds should always STOP, THINK and CHECK before sharing something unbelievable.

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Researched by Bryce Corbett

Written by Bryce Corbett

Parliament takes on betting ads, and the Milky Way’s ancient feeding frenzy Aug 18, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

Parliament takes on betting ads; monkey business in the Scottish Highlands; some picture-perfect animals; and the Milky Way’s ancient feeding frenzy

Australia is moving to put more distance between sport and gambling.

Luka the macaque fancied a Scottish adventure, escaping his wildlife park and wandering kilometres into the Highlands.

Smile for the camera! More than 800 photos have captured the beautiful, bizarre and downright photogenic residents of British and Irish zoos and aquariums.

Our Milky Way has quite the appetite! Astronomers have uncovered evidence of an enormous ancient galactic collision involving the brilliantly named Low-energy-Kraken-Heracles.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched by Christie Kijurina

Hosted by Christie Kijurina

The end of the dinosaurs - Your Shortcut... Aug 17, 2026

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Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 160 million years… then, 66 million years ago, almost all of them disappeared.

In this Shortcut, Christie and Bryce fire up a time machine to visit the final days of the dinosaurs, discover how a thin layer of rock helped scientists work out what happened, and follow the chain of events after a giant asteroid struck Earth.

Then they meet the survivors, including the dinosaur descendants still all around us today.

Listen carefully. There’s a S’Quiz at the end!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Operation Fairy Penguin, and Socceroo’s Michael Jackson moment Aug 16, 2026

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Your daily kids news podcast.

Operation Fairy Penguin; Earthquake in Indonesia; Socceroo’s Michael Jackson moment; and the world’s ugliest dog.

Roll up those tiny sleeves! Victoria is launching an enormous operation to vaccinate thousands of fairy penguins against bird flu.

The ground is rumbling again, with powerful earthquakes striking parts of Indonesia following other major quakes and volcanic eruptions around the world.

Nestory Irankunda is taking his fancy footwork to Portugal!

Who is the World's Ugliest Dog for 2026?

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Australian Government website on bird flu

Science Short on bird flu

Researched by Bryce Corbett

Hosted by Bryce Corbett

Science that was Wrong - For National Science Week... From the Vault Aug 15, 2026

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It’s National Science Week, and what better time to celebrate one of the most important things about science: sometimes, it gets things wrong.

People once believed the Earth was at the centre of the universe, illness was caused by an imbalance of blood, phlegm and bile, and maggots simply appeared from rotting meat. So how did we go from those ideas to the science we know today?

This week, we’re heading back into the Squiz Kids Vault for our Shortcut to Science That Was Wrong, where Christie and Bryce discover why changing your mind when new evidence comes along isn’t a weakness in science. It’s one of its greatest strengths.

Listen carefully... there’s a S’Quiz at the end!

Why does cutting an onion make you cry? Science Short Aug 14, 2026

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Felix, from Hunters Hill, wants to know why slicing into an onion can leave our eyes stinging and tears streaming down our faces.

In this week’s Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie breaks into the onion’s tiny chemical security system, discovers how cutting it releases an irritating mist into the air, and reveals why a blunt knife may make things even worse.

Plus, do any of those strange onion-chopping tricks actually stop the tears?

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