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Squiz Kids

Squiz Kids

By: Squiz Media
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 Squiz Kids is a news podcast, just for kids! 10 minutes of age-appropriate news, delivered with positivity and humour. Make it part of your daily routine by playing it over breakfast, during the drive to school or - for all the Squiz teachers out there - in the classroom. There's also kids v adults quizzes, a book club, kids-only Q&As (with people like the Prime Minister!), deep dives into topics kids love (from Barbie to Halloween, toys, sport, inventions, crazy science stuff, and so much more). Want a birthday shoutout? Email us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au, or visit the Squiz Kids website. PS. We do news for big people (aka adults) over on The Squiz Today - a free weekday email and podcast. Search for Squiz Today in your podcasting app, or check out The Squiz Today newsletter here.Squiz Media Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Piastri’s desert decider, and outfoxing feral foxes

    Piastri’s desert decider, and outfoxing feral foxes
    Dec 7 2025
    Your daily kids news podcast. Piastri’s desert decider; King’s crown jewels custard-bombed; Outfoxing feral foxes; and the seal that walked into a bar. Oscar Piastri gave it everything in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but a second-place finish wasn’t enough to win the F1 championship. Protesters in London tossed apple crumble and custard onto the display case of the royal Crown Jewels! A seal pup in New Zealand flopped into a busy bar and hid behind the loo! Scientists are tricking feral foxes into avoiding turtle nests—by planting chicken eggs filled with harmless puke-inducing stuff. For the full episode transcript, click here.
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    10 mins
  • Women's Football (Soccer) - From the Vault

    Women's Football (Soccer) - From the Vault
    Dec 6 2025
    It’s been a massive week for the Matildas — with Sam Kerr making her long-awaited return to Aussie soil in Adelaide for the first time in 763 days, and back-to-back wins over New Zealand. Plus, with just 86 days until Australia kicks off its AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign in Perth, there’s no better time to look back at how women’s football began, how far it’s come, and why it matters so much today. LINKS: Women's football - primary sources The story of women's football in England History of women's football in Australia How the Matildas' got their name
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    14 mins
  • Chewing gum: can we 'stick' to the facts? Science Short

    Chewing gum: can we 'stick' to the facts? Science Short
    Dec 5 2025
    Watch this episode on YouTube Humans have been chewing sticky stuff for thousands of years, but how much of what we think we know about gum is actually true? In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie digs into the science behind five big gum questions. A sticky, stretchy, surprising trip into the chemistry, biology and brain science hiding inside every chew. Got a science question you’re dying to know the answer to? Email us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au!
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    4 mins
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