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 135 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, 135 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Episodes

Your Shortcut to… The Winter Olympics and Paralympics
^{00:11:43 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1448 | February 2nd, 2026}

They’re icy, they’re fast, and they involve people willingly hurtling downhill head-first at motorway speeds.

Moon mission starts its countdown, and falling iguanas in America’s big freeze.
^{00:09:15 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1447 | February 1st, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

Burke and Wills – From the Vault
^{00:13:04 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1446 | January 31st, 2026}

It was the most expensive, ambitious — and disastrous — expedition in Australian history. And somehow, it’s also one of the most famous.

How many generations have ever lived? Science Short
^{00:03:01 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1445 | January 30th, 2026}

How many generations have lived — and how do we even count that?

China’s sad horse goes viral, and the great jellyfish beach invasion
^{00:10:11 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1443 | January 28th, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

Mexico goes KPop crazy, and The Demon goes down to Alcaraz.
^{00:09:49 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1442 | January 27th, 2026}

Your daily kids news podcast.

Remembering the Holocaust… Your Shortcut
^{00:10:16 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1441 | January 26th, 2026}

January 27 marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. And following the violent attack on Jewish people in Bondi in December, we felt it was important to pause, remember, and explain what this day is really about.

Katherine Bennell- Pegg , Australian of the Year 2026, Australia’s first astronaut – Squiz Kids Spotlight
^{00:17:45 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1347 | January 26th, 2026}

From Sydney to the stars, Katherine Bennell-Pegg is blazing a trail.Australia’s very first astronaut joins Christie under the Squiz Kids Spotlight to talk training for space missions, chasing big dreams, and why STEM is for everyone. Along the way, we cover zero-gravity, space missions, and how you go to the toilet in orbit. It’s fascinating, funny, and full of down-to-earth wisdom from someone aiming for the skies.

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Created by: Squiz Media
Started: December 11th, 2022
Status: Active, 135 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

Australia 6-10 11+

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Squiz Kids

There are 135 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

Your Shortcut to… The Winter Olympics and Paralympics 00:11:43 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1448 | February 2nd, 2026

Moon mission starts its countdown, and falling iguanas in America’s big freeze. 00:09:15 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1447 | February 1st, 2026

Burke and Wills – From the Vault 00:13:04 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1446 | January 31st, 2026

How many generations have ever lived? Science Short 00:03:01 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1445 | January 30th, 2026

China’s sad horse goes viral, and the great jellyfish beach invasion 00:10:11 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1443 | January 28th, 2026

Mexico goes KPop crazy, and The Demon goes down to Alcaraz. 00:09:49 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1442 | January 27th, 2026

Remembering the Holocaust… Your Shortcut 00:10:16 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1441 | January 26th, 2026

Katherine Bennell- Pegg , Australian of the Year 2026, Australia’s first astronaut – Squiz Kids Spotlight 00:17:45 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1347 | January 26th, 2026

Becoming Mother Nature

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Your Shortcut to… The Winter Olympics and Paralympics
^{00:11:43 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1448 | February 2nd, 2026}

Moon mission starts its countdown, and falling iguanas in America’s big freeze.
^{00:09:15 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1447 | February 1st, 2026}

Burke and Wills – From the Vault
^{00:13:04 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1446 | January 31st, 2026}

How many generations have ever lived? Science Short
^{00:03:01 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1445 | January 30th, 2026}

China’s sad horse goes viral, and the great jellyfish beach invasion
^{00:10:11 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1443 | January 28th, 2026}

Mexico goes KPop crazy, and The Demon goes down to Alcaraz.
^{00:09:49 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1442 | January 27th, 2026}

Remembering the Holocaust… Your Shortcut
^{00:10:16 | Season: 7 | Episode: 1441 | January 26th, 2026}

Katherine Bennell- Pegg , Australian of the Year 2026, Australia’s first astronaut – Squiz Kids Spotlight
^{00:17:45 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1347 | January 26th, 2026}