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Your Shortcut to... The 2026 Commonwealth Games

They started life as the British Empire Games… now Para athletes compete alongside the rest of the field… and Australia has won more gold medals here than any other nation.

In this Squiz Kids Shortcut, we find out WHAT the Commonwealth actually is, HOW the Commonwealth Games began and changed over time, and WHO will be swimming, sprinting, lifting and rolling their way through Glasgow 2026.

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

For the full episode transcript, click here.

This episode was hosted by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina

Research by Christie Kijurina

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Your daily kids news podcast.

World Cup serves up thrilling finale; Canada’s wildfires’ smoky problem; Luke’s lightsaber sets a new record; and giant earthworms lurk beneath.

After 39 days of football excitement, it all comes down to one match! Argentina and Spain are battling for the biggest trophy in world football.

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, forcing families to leave their homes.

Luke Skywalker's famous lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back has sold for a staggering $5.3 million.

Scientists are searching South Australia for giant earthworms that could grow as long as two metres.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

With winter making itself felt across Australia, we’re
heading somewhere even chillier... all the way to Antarctica.

This week, we’ve dusted off an old favourite that explores who lives and works on the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth.
Find out what scientists are studying, how Antarctic expeditioners survive the long, dark winter, what they eat — and why even a two-minute shower can feel like a luxury.

Rug up and get ready for a seriously cool Squiz Kids
Shortcut… From the Vault.

Want to learn more?

Two Aussie doctors on a mission: ⁠https://www.anzec.org/news/andrews-stephenson-antarctica-2023-expedition⁠

Boiling water freezing before it hits the ground:

⁠⁠https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/how-cold-is-it/⁠⁠

Videos about life at each of the three Australian Antarctic research stations:

⁠⁠https://jobs.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working-in-antarctica/⁠⁠

Quiz to see if you've got what it takes to work in Antarctica

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/are-you-cut-out-for-antarctica⁠

⁠The fossil kept in a drawer for 40 years that became Antarctica’s
first dinosaur discovery – ABC News⁠

Could humans ever talk to animals?

You’ve probably seen videos of dogs pressing buttons marked
“play”, “outside” or “treat”. Some cats use them too, although they may have understood us perfectly all along and simply decided not to answer.

In this Squiz Kids Science Short, we discover how scientists
work out what animal sounds mean, whether elephants call each other by name, how sperm whales build messages from clicks, and how AI is helping researchers search for patterns hidden inside animal chatter.

So, are pets really talking? Could we one day translate a
whale conversation? And what is the difference between communication and language?

Pop on your listening ears as we tune in to the extraordinary animal conversations happening all around us.

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.