{"podcast":{"title":"Squiz Kids","slug":"squiz-kids-886280","podcast_index_feed_id":886280,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/STHZE6949032016","website_url":"https://www.squizkids.com.au/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3dc5c38a-3562-11ed-88d0-4b1ef2874dc8/image/35459989af5920752f19b29ae72b9de6.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Squiz Media","episode_count":1763,"summary":"Squiz Kids is a news podcast, just for kids! Presented by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina, it's a 10 minutes of age-appropriate news , delivered with positivity and humour. Make it part of your daily routine by playing it over breakfast, during the drive to school or - for all the Squiz teachers out there - in the classroom. There's also kids v adults quizzes, a book club, kids-only Q&As (with people like the Prime Minister!), deep dives into topics kids love (from Barbie to Halloween, toys, sport, inventions, crazy science stuff, and so much more). Want a birthday shoutout? Email us at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au, or visit the Squiz Kids website. PS. We do news for big people (aka adults) over on The Squiz Today - a free weekday email and podcast. Search for Squiz Today in your podcasting app, or check out The Squiz Today newsletter here.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T18:20:49.332834+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280"},"episode":{"title":"A hopeful step towards peace, and 500-year-old potatoes unearthed","slug":"a-hopeful-step-towards-peace-and-500-year-old-potatoes-unearthed","published_at":"2026-06-16T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280/a-hopeful-step-towards-peace-and-500-year-old-potatoes-unearthed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2495102258.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2495102258.mp3","summary":"Your daily kids news podcast. A hopeful step towards peace; El Niño’s on the way; 500-year-old potatoes unearthed; and the White House hosts a cage fight. After more than 100 days of fighting, Iran and the United States appear to be moving closer to a peace agreement. Scientists are watching a giant patch of warm ocean water as El Niño begins to develop. The natural climate pattern could bring hotter, drier weather to Australia. Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered freeze-dried potatoes that are around 500 years old. The White House swapped speeches for sport this week, hosting a mixed martial arts event on its famous lawn. For the full episode transcript, click here. The story of Andrew Jackson and the giant cheese. Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina","meta_description":"Your daily kids news podcast. A hopeful step towards peace; El Niño’s on the way; 500-year-old potatoes unearthed; and the White House hosts a cage fight.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":706,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/squiz-kids-886280/episodes/a-hopeful-step-towards-peace-and-500-year-old-potatoes-unearthed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280/a-hopeful-step-towards-peace-and-500-year-old-potatoes-unearthed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}