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Your Shortcut to... The 2026 Commonwealth Games

They started life as the British Empire Games… now Para athletes compete alongside the rest of the field… and Australia has won more gold medals here than any other nation.

In this Squiz Kids Shortcut, we find out WHAT the Commonwealth actually is, HOW the Commonwealth Games began and changed over time, and WHO will be swimming, sprinting, lifting and rolling their way through Glasgow 2026.

Listen carefully... there’s a S’Quiz at the end!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

This episode was hosted by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina

Research by Christie Kijurina

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Your daily kids news podcast.

World Cup serves up thrilling finale; Canada’s wildfires’ smoky problem; Luke’s lightsaber sets a new record; and giant earthworms lurk beneath.

After 39 days of football excitement, it all comes down to one match! Argentina and Spain are battling for the biggest trophy in world football.

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, forcing families to leave their homes.

Luke Skywalker's famous lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back has sold for a staggering $5.3 million.

Scientists are searching South Australia for giant earthworms that could grow as long as two metres.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

With winter making itself felt across Australia, we’re

This week, we’ve dusted off an old favourite that explores who lives and works on the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth.

Rug up and get ready for a seriously cool Squiz Kids

Want to learn more?

Two Aussie doctors on a mission: ⁠https://www.anzec.org/news/andrews-stephenson-antarctica-2023-expedition⁠

Boiling water freezing before it hits the ground:

⁠⁠https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/how-cold-is-it/⁠⁠

Videos about life at each of the three Australian Antarctic research stations:

⁠⁠https://jobs.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working-in-antarctica/⁠⁠

Quiz to see if you've got what it takes to work in Antarctica

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/are-you-cut-out-for-antarctica⁠

⁠The fossil kept in a drawer for 40 years that became Antarctica’s

Could humans ever talk to animals?

You’ve probably seen videos of dogs pressing buttons marked

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, we discover how scientists

So, are pets really talking? Could we one day translate a

Pop on your listening ears as we tune in to the extraordinary animal conversations happening all around us.

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast.

Beluga whale rescue mission; Spain smashes France in World Cup semi; Fake sunscreen claims; and the world’s most expensive T-Rex.

Thirty beluga whales are preparing for an incredible journey from Canada to new homes in the United States and Spain.

A giant 67-million-year-old T. rex skeleton has sold for more than $50 million!

Spain shocked football fans by beating tournament favourites France to book a place in the World Cup final.

Squiz-E is shining a light on false online claims about sunscreen.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast.

The countdown to World Cup glory; Europe’s mantis menace; the messiest parking spot in space; and Indian posties deliver better vision

The World Cup is almost over, with France, Spain, England and Argentina battling for a place in the final. One more win and they'll be just 90 minutes away from football's biggest prize!

Post offices in India are doing more than delivering mail—they're giving free eye tests and glasses too!

Two invasive praying mantis species are spreading across Europe, gobbling up insects, frogs and even each other!

Scientists have discovered even more space junk circling Earth than they expected.

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Each fortnight, we give the world globe a spin and see where

This week, we’re making an early dash to the Squiz Kids

Join your captain, Christie Kijurina, on an audio adventure to a long, narrow country of towering mountains, deep glacial fjords and skies where the sun can shine at midnight.

So grab an oar, strap yourselves into the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner and get ready to take a squiz at Norway.

Links:

Troll's Path: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohwZDAv5ICc⁠

How to make a Norwegian packed lunch ⁠https://norwaywithpal.com/norway-travel-blog/how-to-make-a-norwegian-matpakke-packed-lunch/⁠

Fårikål recipe (Norway's national dish): ⁠https://scandinaviancookbook.com/farikal-national-dish-of-norway/⁠

Your daily kids news podcast.

Fab Four remain in World Cup semis; Japan’s bear problem; Neil the Seal heads back to sea; and the world’s fastest spider.

After weeks of thrilling football, only four teams remain in the World Cup! England, Argentina, France and Spain are just two wins away from lifting the biggest trophy in world football.

As Japan's population shrinks, wild bears are moving into abandoned houses near forests.

After weeks of causing chaos, Neil the elephant seal has finally waddled back into the ocean.

Australia's huntsman spider has been named the fastest spider in the world, sprinting at up to 13 km/h.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

The Tour de France is back... so we’re pedalling into the Squiz Kids Vault to revisit one of our favourite Shortcuts.

For more than 120 years, cyclists have been racing thousands of kilometres across mountains, country roads and cobblestones in one of the toughest sporting events on Earth.

But how did a French newspaper help start the whole thing? Why does the race leader wear yellow? What do the other coloured jerseys mean? And did riders really once try to cheat by catching a train?

In this From The Vault episode, Christie and Bryce explore WHAT makes the Tour de France so famous, HOW the race actually works, and WHEN it has made headlines over the years.

So, strap on your helmet, grab your water bottle and get ready to roll.