Squiz Kids

A little heads-up: if you’re eating or already feeling queasy, you might want to save this episode for later!

A wobbly tummy, a dash for a bucket… and a surprisingly coordinated response inside your body! Sophie, who’s eight and from Douglas in Cork, Ireland, wants to know why tummy bugs make us vomit.

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, Christie investigates how your gut raises the alarm, why your brain takes charge, and which muscles do the squeezing. We also explore how tummy bugs spread, what helps when you’re sick, and why washing your hands matters.

Got a science question you’d love answered? Send it to squizkids@thesquiz.com.au so Christie can investigate!

⁠BECOME A SUPPORTER

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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BECOME A SUPPORTER

Your daily kids news podcast.

Donald Trump’s big defeat; South Africa’s shark-hunting orca brothers; AI fakes from France; and mogging is word of the year.

American voters have delivered a political shake-up, with Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.

Meet Port and Starboard, the orca brothers giving great white sharks nightmares!

Move over, boring old words... mogging has been crowned Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year!

A dramatic video supposedly showing protesters taking over the Eiffel Tower is actually AI-generated.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett.

BECOME A SUPPORTER

Your daily kids news podcast.

Young Olympians shine in Africa; the rise of mountain robots; a pretend year on Mars ends; and birds behaving boldly!

Forty-one young Aussies have travelled all the way to Senegal for the Youth Olympic Games!

Ninety teams sent robots scrambling up more than 3,000 ancient stone steps in China.

Four NASA volunteers have emerged after spending 378 days pretending to live on Mars!

Meet Eric, the female emu who has decided pensioner Mal Richards needs a permanent feathered companion.

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How to Watch the Youth Olympics

Thousands of hungry emus. Three soldiers with machine guns. And a story that’s become famous as the war Australia lost … to birds.

In this Squiz Kids Shortcut, Christie and Bryce head into the wheat fields of Western Australia to investigate the Great Emu War of 1932. Discover how struggling farmers turned to the army for help, why speedy emus proved so difficult to stop, and how much of the famous tale is true.

Beyond the jammed guns and bumpy truck chases, there’s a bigger story about people, animals and sharing a landscape, and why understanding Country matters.

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

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Researched by Christie Kijurina

Hosted by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina