Best The Squiz Podcasts (2025)

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Squiz Shortcuts: The rise of Nigel Farage 19:08

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Despite winning a landslide victory just over a year ago, the Labour government in the UK is already in deep polling trouble, with plenty of speculation over the leadership of PM Keir Starmer. And at the same time, the polling for far-right party Reform UK and leader Nigel Farage has rocketed up. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at what…

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Switzerland - Squiz the World 11:52

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Each fortnight, we give the world globe a spin and see where we land, taking 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 Switzerland — a country of soaring snow-covered mountains, chocolate that melts in yo…

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The Squiz Quiz w/ Mark Humphries 26:39

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On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with comedian and satirist Mark Humphries, and Squiz Shortcuts host Larissa Moore. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a tota…

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Preparing for the social media ban, and Piastri's plank problem 10:28

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Tuesday, 25 November: Preparing for the social media ban; Progress in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks; Vale Skye Gyngell; And Piastri's plank problem... This explainer will get you up to speed on the upcoming social media ban for under 16s. Here's more info on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. And here's a guide to…

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Cyclone Fina smashes Darwin, and Toy Story turns 30. 11:30

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Your daily kids news podcast. Cyclone Fina smashes Darwin; Kenya’s maggot rubbish revolution; Toy Story turns 30; and Travis Head saves the day. Cyclone Fina came in like a wild wind ninja, yanking up trees, flattening roofs, and leaving Darwin in the dark! Luckily, no one was hurt, but the cleanup will be epic. Gross but genius! Scientists in Keny…

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Our environment laws take centre stage, and Wicked goes big at the box office 10:23

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Monday, 24 November: Our environment laws take centre stage, the biggest cyclone since Tracy hits Darwin, a chaotic couple of days in the Ashes, and Wicked goes big at the box office... Here's our Shortcut on the environmental protection laws Here's the latest movements of Cyclone Fina Here's the report into the 2023 Gold Coast helicopter crash You…

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Aussie Inventions that Changed the World - From the Vault 13:15

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From WiFi to Google Maps, the black box to the bionic ear, this Shortcut uncovers the Aussie inventions that have changed the way the world works. Amanda and Bryce trace the real stories behind lifesaving pacemakers, antibiotics, ultrasound, spray-on skin and even a vaccine that stops cancer. They meet the scientists who made them possible, explore…

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Squiz Kids: Question Time Takeover with Milton Dick MP 22:22

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You might already know that we're on something of a crusade at the Squiz to improve the digital literacy of the next generation through our News Hounds program. It goes hand in hand with our commitment to civics education, engaging kids with the way our government works as a means of safeguarding our democracy. It's a passion we happen to have in c…

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Why do we hiccup? Science Short 3:22

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Watch this episode on YouTube. Why do we hiccup, and what’s actually happening inside our bodies when they strike? In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie unpacks the strange reflex that makes us hic! at the worst possible moments: from babies hiccupping before they’re even born to what frogs and tadpoles have to do with it. Find out why hiccups…

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Weekly Wrap Preview: The week in federal politics 13:04

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Each Saturday, we wrap up the news of the week with the (imaginatively named) Weekly Wrap podcast on our News Club show. We’re putting the main story here because we want to ensure Squizers are across what we’re talking about. This week was a big one for federal politics, starting with Australia ceding the bid to host COP31 (the annual global UN me…

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Weekly Wrap: It’s ‘killing season’ in politics, a hospital funding brawl and no COP31 for Adelaide 37:06

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Getting you across the week in news - it was a big week in federal politics, starting with Australia ceding the bid to host COP31 (the annual global UN meeting) to Türkiye, and a hospital funding brawl between state and federal governments. Then we hop around state to state to cover off the biggest news stories from around the country. A big one is…

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Australia backs out of COP31, and the Ashes are coming 12:43

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Friday, 21 November: Australia backs out of COP31; Trump signs off on the Epstein files' release; The Ashes are coming; And we're feeling fishy... If the Epstein files story has raised any issues for you, you can find a list of support services ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. You can find the recipe for snapper and green bean curry here. You can get⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz 10:29

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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.By Squiz Media

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Squiz Shortcuts: Is the US going to war with Venezuela? 14:21

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For the past few months, the US Navy has been deploying warships to the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. Those ships have carried out several deadly strikes against what the US says are boats operated by drug cartels. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what’s led to this situation, and what could be next… Squiz Recommends: Lis…

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A breakthrough in the Epstein files saga, and Aussie music's night of nights 11:27

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Thursday, 20 November: A breakthrough in the Epstein files saga; Our health ministers battle it out; Recruiting future AFL stars; And Aussie music's night of nights... If the Epstein files story has raised any issues for you, you can find a list of support services ⁠here⁠. And here's where you can find our Shortcut about the link between Trump and …

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New rules for Roblox, and AFLW footy finals kick off. 10:27

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Your daily kids news podcast. New rules for Roblox; AFLW footy finals kick off; Squiz-E sniffs a cricket fake; and Buddy the owl takes off. Big changes are coming to Roblox! Soon, you'll only be able to chat with players your own age. The game will even guess your age using your face. It's all about keeping kids safe and stopping strangers from sne…

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Question Time Takeover with Milton Dick MP 20:59

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The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives has one of the most important jobs in Canberra. Bryce chats with Milton Dick MP, the man whose job is to keep order in Australia’s Parliament, make sure everyone plays by the rules, and keep the country’s business moving. What happens when Aussie kids tell the Speaker of the House how to keep p…

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Change in our state political parties, and new Australians of the Year 10:46

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Wednesday, 19 November: Change in our state political parties; A plan for Gaza is approved; The former FBI boss has a win in court; And our new Australians of the Year... Note: Our apologies if this episode has arrived late today - we had an issue with our podcasting platform. SPONSORED: Head ⁠here⁠ to find out more about how copper powers our worl…

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An Ice Age cold case, and a goanna goes to school. 11:00

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Your daily kids news podcast. An Ice Age Cold Case; Germany’s fluffy traffic jam; a goanna goes to school; and our Hall of Fame heroes. A 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth called Yuka may have been in serious trouble when he froze, and scientists just uncovered his stressed-out RNA to prove it! It’s the oldest RNA ever found and might help us peek int…

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Squiz Shortcuts: How does the Coalition work? 10:07

7d ago10:07

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The Coalition between the Liberals and the Nationals is the longest political partnership in our country’s history. The alliance has worked in the past because they’ve traditionally been aligned in their values. But every alliance can be tested, and this year some differences in the positions of the Liberals and Nationals on key issues - particular…

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Squiz Shortcuts: The rise of Nigel Farage 19:08

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Switzerland - Squiz the World 11:52

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The Squiz Quiz w/ Mark Humphries 26:39

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Preparing for the social media ban, and Piastri's plank problem 10:28

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Cyclone Fina smashes Darwin, and Toy Story turns 30. 11:30

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Our environment laws take centre stage, and Wicked goes big at the box office 10:23

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Aussie Inventions that Changed the World - From the Vault 13:15

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Squiz Kids: Question Time Takeover with Milton Dick MP 22:22

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Why do we hiccup? Science Short 3:22

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Weekly Wrap Preview: The week in federal politics 13:04

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Weekly Wrap: It’s ‘killing season’ in politics, a hospital funding brawl and no COP31 for Adelaide 37:06

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Australia backs out of COP31, and the Ashes are coming 12:43

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Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz 10:29

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Squiz Shortcuts: Is the US going to war with Venezuela? 14:21

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A breakthrough in the Epstein files saga, and Aussie music's night of nights 11:27

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New rules for Roblox, and AFLW footy finals kick off. 10:27

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Question Time Takeover with Milton Dick MP 20:59

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Change in our state political parties, and new Australians of the Year 10:46

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An Ice Age cold case, and a goanna goes to school. 11:00

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Squiz Shortcuts: How does the Coalition work? 10:07