Episodes

  • Bears, Broncos and bustin' moves: The Squiz Quiz of the Week

    Bears, Broncos and bustin' moves: The Squiz Quiz of the Week
    Oct 7 2025
    On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Shortcuts Host Larissa Moore and Content Manager Nicoletta Hay. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
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    19 mins
  • Weekly Wrap: What Taylor Swift did next, Trump peace plan for Gaza, and the Kidman-Urban split

    Weekly Wrap: What Taylor Swift did next, Trump peace plan for Gaza, and the Kidman-Urban split
    Oct 3 2025
    Taylor Swift's new album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is out, and, like everything she does, it's smashing records. It’s a big talking point, so we’ll get you across the scale of it. Then we get into US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, Australia’s new defence treaty with PNG, and Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s split. In what's coming up, we're heading into a massive weekend of sport, the start of daylight saving, federal parliament resumes, and Daniel Day-Lewis returns to acting. Links The BBC’s obituary for Jane Goodall Jane Goodall talks about how she became interested in animals Listen to our Shortcuts series on the business of Taylor Swift, Part 1 and Part 2 Claire’s recommendation: The New Yorker long-read ‘Carol Burnett Plays On’ Larissa’s recommendation: Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 00:00 - Taylor Swift’s new album 12:23 - Gaza peace plan 14:55 - PNG defence treaty 17:27 - Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban call it quits 21:23 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 26:44 - Squiz Recommends 29:00 - Squiz Press
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    34 mins
  • Snoop Dogg, space travel, and secret Styles: The Squiz Quiz of the Week

    Snoop Dogg, space travel, and secret Styles: The Squiz Quiz of the Week
    Sep 30 2025
    On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and Shortcuts Host Larissa Moore. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
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    24 mins
  • Weekly Wrap: What went down at the UN, what’s driving Optus’s woes, and why Tylenol was in the news

    Weekly Wrap: What went down at the UN, what’s driving Optus’s woes, and why Tylenol was in the news
    Sep 26 2025
    A lot of headlines came out of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, so we pulled out the major themes to make sense of it all. Then, we'll get you across the latest troubles for Optus, the AFR’s Power List, and why US President Donald Trump had Tylenol in his sights this week. In what's coming up, the AFL Grand Final, the Women's Rugby World Cup Final and PM Albanese is in London. Links Claire’s recommendation: ABC TV’s Australian Story episode on Kate Reid Jodie’s recommendation: ‘Three Identical Strangers’ on Netflix Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Audio Editor: Ryan Pemberton Video editor: Charlie Devenport Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 00:00 - Wrap-up of the UN General Assembly 9:40 - Optus troubles 13:49 - Trump takes on Tylenol 17:27 - The AFR’s Power List 27:09 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 35:31 - Squiz Recommends 36:40 - Squiz Press
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    34 mins
  • Weekly Wrap: A new emissions target, ANZ’s record-breaking fine, and Fat Bear Week returns

    Weekly Wrap: A new emissions target, ANZ’s record-breaking fine, and Fat Bear Week returns
    Sep 19 2025
    There was a lot of climate policy news to get across this week, first with the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment, and then the government setting a 2035 emissions reduction target. We'll pull that together and make sense of it for you. Then, we'll go through a wrap up of what's happened in Gaza this week, ASIC's record-breaking fine against ANZ, and remembering Hollywood star Robert Redford. In what's coming up, the NRLW finals are on, UN Leaders Week begins, and Fat Bear Week is back. Links Claire’s recommendation - Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony Andrew’s recommendation - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Task on HBO Max Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Andrew Williams Producer & Audio Editor: Ryan Pemberton Video editor: Charlie Devenport Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 00:00 - Australia’s 2035 emissions target 12:51 - Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza City 16:33 - ANZ’s $240 billion fine 22:18 - Remembering Robert Redford 27:09 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 35:31 - Squiz Recommends 36:40 - Squiz Press
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    41 mins
  • Weekly Wrap: Charlie Kirk's assassination, tension in the Liberal Party, and Canberra gets its flowers

    Weekly Wrap: Charlie Kirk's assassination, tension in the Liberal Party, and Canberra gets its flowers
    Sep 12 2025
    The US is on edge following the fatal shooting of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk - we'll explain who Kirk was, why he was significant, and what the political fallout has been as the search for his killer continues. We'll also cover Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and Qatar's importance in the Middle East, the ongoing Jacinta Nampijinpa Price drama in the Liberal Party, and the resolved drama in the Murdoch family... In what's coming up, it's a feast of sport, Canberra's Floriade festival brings back memories, and arrr, it's Talk Like a Pirate Day.... Links Claire’s recommendations - This (paywalled) article on James Murdoch from The Atlantic and AKA Charlie Sheen Jodie’s recommendation - ⁠QV Dermcare Sting-Free Ointment with Ceramides Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Also in our News Club show - ‘The Big Threat’ looks at how other democracies are equipping their populations to recognise and resist mis- and disinformation, and what Australia can learn from them. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 01:00 - Charlie Kirk 09:00 - Israel and Qatar 13:54 - Jacinta Price 18:34 - Murdoch succession decided 22:40 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 29:35 - Squiz Recommends 32:00 - Squiz Press
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    36 mins
  • The Big Threat: The Home Front

    The Big Threat: The Home Front
    Sep 9 2025
    Having spent six weeks travelling to the US, UK, Finland, France and Estonia meeting international experts fighting the scourge of mis- and disinformation, Bryce returns to Australia to take stock of the situation at home. He sits down with the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn AC, former Labor leader Bill Shorten, the University of Canberra’s Professor Sora Park and McKinnon’s Exec Director of Democracy, Jay Weatherill to discover how their shared passion for defending Australia’s civic institutions means a belief in the urgent need for media literacy education. Links: Digital News Report - University of Canberra Squiz Kids Q+A with Governor General Sam Mostyn McKinnon Museum of Australian Democracy eSafety Commission AMLA - Australian Media Literacy Alliance ACARA - National Curriculum Authority - recommends Newshounds Articles: Social Media Minimum Age Bill eSafety Commission Guide Social media ban review - 9 News Trial of tech that could be used to keep Australian under-16s off social media finds some errors ‘inevitable’ - The Guardian Enforcing Australia's social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says - BBC Social media age verification possible but laden with risks, landmark study warns - ABC This podcast has been made possible by the Winston Churchill Trust Australia See Newshounds by Squiz Kids for information about our media literacy program for primary school children.
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    33 mins
  • Weekly Wrap: China’s massive flex, the immigration debate, and Monday’s blood moon

    Weekly Wrap: China’s massive flex, the immigration debate, and Monday’s blood moon
    Sep 5 2025
    China's President Xi Jinping has hosted a major summit and put on the biggest military parade during peacetime. We’ll get you across the significance - and former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ attendance. We'll also cover the anti-immigration protests and simmering debate that went into this week, and we’ll intro you to Chloe Malle, American Vogue’s new editor. In what's coming up, Erin Patterson's live-streamed sentencing, and where to be early Monday morning for the astronomical event of the year. Links Claire’s recommendation - The Economist’s podcast The Prince about Xi Jinping Jodie’s recommendation - Hostage on Netflix Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Also in our News Club show - ‘The Big Threat’ looks at how other democracies are equipping their populations to recognise and resist mis- and disinformation, and what Australia can learn from them. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube Follow us on Instagram:⁠ @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 00:00 - China summit 10:09 - Anti-immigration protests 13:40 - The ongoing search for Dezi Freeman 16:28 - New editor of American Vogue 19:45 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 26:57 - Squiz Recommends
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    33 mins