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 take off for Italy — a country shaped like a boot, where legends tell of twin brothers raised by a wolf, where pizza and pasta were born, and where gondolas still glide through winding canals. There’s so much to explore. So buckle up and get ready to discover Italy.

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Links:

Map of Italy
Colosseum facts for kids
The inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Sistine Chapel
The Crazy Engineering of Venice
Pasta Shapes Dictionary

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Record Aussie team heads to Tokyo; Croatia’s really long strudel; blood moon in the skies; and who wants a Halloumi McMuffin?

The World Athletics Championships are on in Tokyo, and Australia’s sending its biggest-ever team!

Croatia just cooked up the world's longest apple strudel—over 3km long! That’s a pastry parade of 8,900 slices using literal truckloads of flour and apples.

McDonald’s is feeding the world—with a twist! A new book shows how Maccas serves up local flavours, from spicy paneer wraps in India to cheesy raclette burgers in Switzerland.

If you were up at 3am, lucky you! A rare blood moon lit up the sky during a total lunar eclipse. The moon turned a glowing red as Earth’s shadow passed over it.

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This week on Squiz Kids Science Shorts:

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Every Saturday, Squiz Kids Science Shorts answers the big, curly questions you’ve been wondering about — breaking down weird facts, everyday mysteries, and the latest science stories in a fun and kid-friendly way. Quick, curious, and packed with answers you didn’t even know you needed.

Do you have a science question you're dying to know the answer to? Email us at [email protected]

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.

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Driverless cars on horizon; its AFL footy finals time; Squiz-E heads for the clouds; and Molly, our new world surf champ!

The future has arrived! Self-driving cars are hitting Aussie roads. You still need a human in the seat (for now), but one day, a robo-taxi might drop you at school!

Feeling awful didn’t stop Aussie surfer Molly Picklum from catching world champ glory! Battling the flu, she shredded the waves off Fiji and rode all the way to the top.

It's footy finals time! With epic matches from Adelaide to Perth, teams are battling it out for a spot in the big final.

Some fibs floated around about magical vaccine clouds—yep, really! But Squiz-E the Newshound sniffed out the nonsense and reminded us all to STOP, THINK and CHECK. Not every cloud has a conspiracy lining!

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Bushfire Banksias bounce back; San Francisco’s Goose Busters; Medieval mayhem in armour; and an ocean rowing record.

Volunteers planted 800 baby Banksia plants on Mount Burrowa to help bring back bushfire-damaged forests.

Foster City is under attack… by geese! With up to 400 Canada geese causing chaos (and heaps of poo), the city is launching a high-tech goose-busting mission.

The medieval sport of Buhurt is taking off in Australia, with more women joining all-armour battles.

Three Scottish brothers rowed across the entire Pacific Ocean – that’s 9,000 miles! They powered through storms and setbacks to raise over $1.6 million for clean water in Madagascar.

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This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Guinness World Records. The podcast where we dive into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of big news stories.

They’ve been used to settle pub arguments, they’ve sold more than 143 million copies, and they’ve crowned everything from the world’s tallest person to the fastest sock-putter-onner. This is your Squiz Kids Shortcut to Guinness World Records — the book that celebrates the biggest, fastest, weirdest and wackiest achievements on the planet. We’ll take you through how a beer company accidentally invented it, what kinds of records make it in (and which ones don’t), and why humans love chasing fame and glory, even if it just means wearing 23 pairs of underpants at once.

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Schools banning screen time; world record redhead-gathering; England’s stinky poo zoo; and the world’s most expensive wave.

Laptops or lined paper? Classrooms are caught in a battle between screens and scribbles!

Strawberry blondes from all over the world gathered in the Netherlands to celebrate their fiery locks.

Scientists in the UK are diving into rhino doo-doo to help save this endangered species. Turns out, their poop is packed with info.

In Abu Dhabi, a giant wave pool lets you surf the perfect wave… but it’ll cost you a whopping $230 a ride!

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This week on Squiz Kids Science Shorts: Are energy drinks really bad for you? We unpack what’s inside, why people drink them, and why doctors say kids shouldn’t.”

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Every Saturday, Squiz Kids Science Shorts answers the big, curly questions you’ve been wondering about — breaking down weird facts, everyday mysteries, and the latest science stories in a fun and kid-friendly way. Quick, curious, and packed with answers you didn’t even know you needed.

Do you have a science question you're dying to know the answer to? Email us at [email protected]

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.