Squiz Media

Squiz Kids

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).

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There are 132 episodes

Episode One: Monday, December 12 – Meet the chart topping frogs; Heartbreak and joy in World Cup finals; catching a puma; and how to own a unicorn.

This is an Episodic show. You can listen to it in any order, but episode one is always a great place to start.

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Created by: Squiz Media

Australia 6-10 11+

Started: December 11th, 2022

Status: Active, 132 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Episodes

The facts about hantavirus, and Nollywood’s night of nights
^{00:10:48 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1535 | May 12th, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

Tanzania – Squiz the World goes to…
^{00:12:40 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1534 | May 11th, 2026}

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.

Minions and Lego in meme warfare, and David Attenborough honoured with a wasp
^{00:10:46 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1533 | May 10th, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

Vanquished Viruses and Banished Bacteria – From the Vault
^{00:13:59 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1532 | May 9th, 2026}

With flu season making its annual return, we’re heading back into the Squiz Kids vault to revisit one of our most fascinating and slightly gross Shortcuts. In Vanquished Viruses and Banished Bacteria, we explore the diseases that once terrified people around the world, from scurvy on the high seas to the Black Death, polio and smallpox.

How do we smell? Science Short
^{00:03:15 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1531 | May 8th, 2026}

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, we explore what smell actually is, how your brain recognises different scents using patterns of signals, and why smell has been one of the most mysterious senses for scientists to understand.

Japan’s pop concert prayers, and a Tigers fan goes viral
^{00:10:40 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1529 | May 6th, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

Met Gala costume masterpieces, and a donkey in disguise
^{00:09:39 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1528 | May 5th, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

K-Pop – Your Shortcut…
^{00:11:14 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1527 | May 4th, 2026}

Your Shortcut to… K-Pop

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Created by: Squiz Media
Started: December 11th, 2022
Status: Active, 132 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

Australia 6-10 11+

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Squiz Kids

There are 132 episodes

Episode One: Monday, December 12 – Meet the chart topping frogs; Heartbreak and joy in World Cup finals; catching a puma; and how to own a unicorn.

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Episodes

The facts about hantavirus, and Nollywood’s night of nights 00:10:48 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1535 | May 12th, 2026

Tanzania – Squiz the World goes to… 00:12:40 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1534 | May 11th, 2026

Minions and Lego in meme warfare, and David Attenborough honoured with a wasp 00:10:46 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1533 | May 10th, 2026

Vanquished Viruses and Banished Bacteria – From the Vault 00:13:59 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1532 | May 9th, 2026

How do we smell? Science Short 00:03:15 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1531 | May 8th, 2026

Japan’s pop concert prayers, and a Tigers fan goes viral 00:10:40 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1529 | May 6th, 2026

Met Gala costume masterpieces, and a donkey in disguise 00:09:39 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1528 | May 5th, 2026

K-Pop – Your Shortcut… 00:11:14 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1527 | May 4th, 2026

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The facts about hantavirus, and Nollywood’s night of nights
^{00:10:48 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1535 | May 12th, 2026}

Tanzania – Squiz the World goes to…
^{00:12:40 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1534 | May 11th, 2026}

Minions and Lego in meme warfare, and David Attenborough honoured with a wasp
^{00:10:46 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1533 | May 10th, 2026}

Vanquished Viruses and Banished Bacteria – From the Vault
^{00:13:59 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1532 | May 9th, 2026}

How do we smell? Science Short
^{00:03:15 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1531 | May 8th, 2026}

Japan’s pop concert prayers, and a Tigers fan goes viral
^{00:10:40 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1529 | May 6th, 2026}

Met Gala costume masterpieces, and a donkey in disguise
^{00:09:39 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1528 | May 5th, 2026}

K-Pop – Your Shortcut…
^{00:11:14 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1527 | May 4th, 2026}