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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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Could the Earth ever stop spinning? Science Short
^{00:03:30 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1438 | January 23rd, 2026}

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie explains why our planet is very slowly slowing down, what that means for the length of our days, and why you won’t notice any extra free time just yet. Then we imagine the wild science-fiction scenario of Earth suddenly stopping — with help from Newton’s First Law — and discover why a spinning planet is essential for life as we know it.

Bumper Holiday S’Quiz: Epic Explorers
^{00:14:03 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1437 | January 22nd, 2026}

It’s time for a Bumper Kids v Adults Holiday S’Quiz, and this one’s all about Epic Explorers.

Holiday Brainteaser #48 – Solution
^{00:01:47 | Season: 5 | January 21st, 2026}

Join us in the morning each Monday and Wednesday during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEDT for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break.

Holiday Brainteaser #48
^{00:02:03 | Season: 6 | January 20th, 2026}

Holiday Brainteaser #47 – Solution
^{00:02:07 | Season: 6 | January 19th, 2026}

Holiday Brainteaser #47
^{00:02:15 | Season: 6 | January 18th, 2026}

Sugar – From the Vault
^{00:12:35 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1436 | January 17th, 2026}

Sugar isn’t just for cakes and lollies. In this From the Vault Squiz Kids episode, Amanda and Bryce explore why humans love sugar, how it helps food last longer, heal wounds, and even how scientists are turning it into fuel that could one day power cars.

Are spiders’ webs as strong as steel? Science Short
^{00:03:11 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1435 | January 16th, 2026}

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie untangles one of science’s most popular claims — and asks whether something as delicate as a cobweb could ever build something as big as the Eiffel Tower. Along the way, we explore tensile strength, stretchiness, and why spiders make brilliant silk… but terrible factory workers.

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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

Could the Earth ever stop spinning? Science Short 00:03:30 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1438 | January 23rd, 2026

Bumper Holiday S’Quiz: Epic Explorers 00:14:03 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1437 | January 22nd, 2026

Holiday Brainteaser #48 – Solution 00:01:47 | Season: 5 | January 21st, 2026

Holiday Brainteaser #48 00:02:03 | Season: 6 | January 20th, 2026

Holiday Brainteaser #47 – Solution 00:02:07 | Season: 6 | January 19th, 2026

Holiday Brainteaser #47 00:02:15 | Season: 6 | January 18th, 2026

Sugar – From the Vault 00:12:35 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1436 | January 17th, 2026

Are spiders’ webs as strong as steel? Science Short 00:03:11 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1435 | January 16th, 2026