Squiz Kids

In this special short episode, we help kids understand what happened in the Bondi attack — who was targeted, what the aim of terror is, and why events like this are very rare. We explain why it's normal to feel anxious, why kids are safe, and why coming together as a community matters most. It’s a gentle, reassuring conversation designed to inform, not frighten — and to remind us to look out for one another.

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.

For more great content, check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠squizkids.com.au

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.

For more great content, check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠squizkids.com.au⁠

Two billion people celebrate Christmas each year, but no two celebrations look the same! In this Shortcut, Amanda and Bryce explore festive traditions from the Philippines to Poland and Japan to Venezuela — discovering how different cultures light up, feast, and come together. From giant lanterns to rollerskates to a 12-course meal, this holiday episode is full of amazing stories and global cheer.

⁠Christmas traditions all over the world⁠

⁠KFC prepares for finger-licking Japanese Christmas⁠

⁠San Fernando's Giant Lantern Festival gallery⁠

⁠ Ukranian Kutya recipe⁠

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In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie explores five weird and wonderful things that can happen when you go overboard on the healthy stuff.

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

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Your daily kids news pod.

World watches as ban kicks in; Rwanda’s dancing gorilla; Squiz-E doubles down; and the world’s longest dog tongue.

Australia just hit the pause button on social media for kids under 16, booting over 200,000 from TikTok! The world is watching—and some countries might copy the idea.

A cheeky young gorilla from Rwanda busted out some wild dance moves—and now he’s the winner of the funniest wildlife photo of the year!

Meet Ozzy, the Oklahoma pup whose tongue is so long it’s now in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Squiz-E the Newshound may be on holiday, but the internet never sleeps! Even with the social media ban, kids still need to Stop, Think and Check what they read online. In 2026, Squiz-E's mission to fight fake news is more important than ever!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast.

Bluey levels up; the Swiss yodel to the UN; shed smashes speed record; and some mullet magic

From today, kids under 16 in Australia are officially banned from using apps like Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube. The Prime Minister says it’s to protect young brains and boost real-life fun.

Bluey’s stepping off the TV screen and into your hands with her first-ever Aussie-made video game—Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen!

Yodelling—aka musical mountain shouting—is up for world heritage status! Switzerland wants the UN to protect this echoey tradition used by shepherds and singers alike.

One UK tinkerer strapped an engine to a garden shed—and zoom! It hit 198 km/h, officially becoming the world’s fastest shed.

It’s hair today, gone tomorrow (maybe), as Mulletfest 2025 crowned the nation’s top party-headed champions.

Squiz the World goes to... Switzerland

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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 the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner as we lift off for Chile...  a country stretched like a ribbon down the edge of South America, where deserts are so dry they look like Mars, mountains tower into the clouds, and icy winds whip across the wilds of Patagonia.

From Rapa Nui’s mysterious moai statues, to flamingos tiptoeing through pink desert lagoons, to festivals bursting with colour, dance and music, Chile is a land of extremes and endless surprises. And yes… the empanadas are out of this world.

There’s so much to explore — so buckle up and get ready to Squiz the World: Chile.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Links:

Map of Chile
Haka Pei Competition
Empanada Recipe
Pastel de Choclo Recipe
The Cueca Dance

Your daily kids news podcast.

Piastri’s desert decider; King’s crown jewels custard-bombed; Outfoxing feral foxes; and the seal that walked into a bar.

Oscar Piastri gave it everything in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but a second-place finish wasn’t enough to win the F1 championship.

Protesters in London tossed apple crumble and custard onto the display case of the royal Crown Jewels!

A seal pup in New Zealand flopped into a busy bar and hid behind the loo!

Scientists are tricking feral foxes into avoiding turtle nests—by planting chicken eggs filled with harmless puke-inducing stuff.

For the full episode transcript, click here.