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

This weekend, we're making the final stop on our special FIFA World Cup host nation tour as we head back into the Squiz Kids archives and board the Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner for the United States of America.

Join Christie Kijurina on an audio adventure to a country famous for the Grand Canyon, yellow school buses, Hollywood movies, basketball, Thanksgiving feasts and some of the biggest sporting events on the planet.

Plus, we’ll travel back through America’s long and complicated history, explore its music, movies and melting-pot culture, and finish with a mouth-watering look at burgers, hot dogs and pumpkin pie.

So grab your passport one last time and join us this weekend as we complete our World Cup host nation tour in the USA.

How do birds fly thousands of kilometres without getting lost? 🐦🧭

Birds make some of the most incredible journeys in the animal kingdom. They can cross oceans, deserts and entire continents, somehow arriving exactly where they need to be.

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie investigates one of nature's greatest mysteries: how birds know which way to fly. Is it the Sun? The stars? Familiar landmarks? Or do they have a secret superpower that lets them detect Earth's invisible magnetic field?

It's a fascinating story of magnets, migration and one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in animal science.

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.

Ancient visitor from out of space; Messi, Ronaldo and Socceroos in World Cup spotlight; how to help parents online; and the cow on a beach.

A comet older than Earth itself is racing through our solar system after travelling for billions of years across the galaxy.

The World Cup is heating up, with Lionel Messi setting a new scoring record while Australia prepares for a crucial clash against Paraguay.

Matilda the Highland calf had the time of her life on her first trip to the beach.

Squiz-E has uncovered AI-generated videos pretending to show TV presenter Nat Barr saying things she never said.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

Your daily kids news podcast.

Europe swelters in a heatwave; a boy unearths Viking treasure; T. Rex was a late bloomer; and a spider builds a catapult

Europe is sweltering through a powerful heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 40°C in some places.

A school rock hunt turned into a real-life treasure hunt when a six-year-old in Norway discovered a 1,200-year-old Viking sword.

Scientists have documented a brand-new spider that catches ants using a tiny silk catapult!

Scientists now think T. rex kept growing until it was around 40 years old. That's 15 years longer than they first believed. Imagine still getting taller long after you'd finished school! 🦖

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina

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. Today, we're flying to Nepal, a country where the world's tallest mountains rise into the clouds, colourful prayer flags dance on the breeze, and legends tell of a mysterious creature with giant footprints roaming the snowy peaks.

So buckle up as we journey to the roof of the world and take a Squiz at Nepal!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Links:

More facts about Nepal

The legend of The Yeti

Momo Recipe

Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina.

Your daily kids news podcast.

Socceroos last chance to advance; Australia on bird flu alert; Bluey makes her indigenous debut; and London’s clever beaver solution.

Australia’s World Cup hopes are hanging in the balance after a tough loss to the USA.

Bird flu has been detected in Australia for the first time after being found in a seabird in Western Australia.

A family of beavers has helped stop flooding near a London train station by building dams and slowing the flow of water. 🦫

Small island nation Curaçao celebrated a massive World Cup moment after earning its first-ever point with a scoreless draw.

Bluey is being translated into Yolŋu Matha for NAIDOC Week, sharing the much-loved Aussie show in one of Australia's First Nations languages.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

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Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

This weekend, our From the Vault adventure continues as we make our second stop on our journey through the three host nations of the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

We explore the world's second-largest country, Canada. From towering Rocky Mountains and roaring Niagara Falls to maple syrup, polar bears, ice hockey and some of the friendliest people on Earth, we'll discover what makes Canada such an amazing place to visit.

🎧 Suitable for curious kids aged 8 to 108.

Tomorrow marks one of the most remarkable moments in Earth's journey around the Sun... the June solstice. But how can the exact same day be the longest day of the year for some people and the shortest for others?

In this episode of Squiz Kids Science Shorts, we uncover the science behind the solstice, bust the myth that seasons are caused by Earth's distance from the Sun, and discover how our planet's tiny 23½-degree tilt changes everything.

Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina