{"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":"Could scientists really bring animals back from extinction… and should they? Science Short","slug":"could-scientists-really-bring-animals-back-from-extinction-and-should-they-science-short","published_at":"2026-05-29T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280/could-scientists-really-bring-animals-back-from-extinction-and-should-they-science-short","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2643038627.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2643038627.mp3","summary":"What if a woolly mammoth wandered past your school oval… or a Tasmanian tiger trotted through the playground? In this week’s Squiz Kids Science Short, we explore the surprising science of de-extinction... the real-life effort to bring vanished animals back using ancient DNA, gene editing and even giant artificial eggs. Could scientists really recreate creatures like mammoths, moa birds or the thylacine? And if science can do it… should it? Listen carefully — there’s no test, but plenty to think about! Researched and hosted by Christie Kijurina","meta_description":"What if a woolly mammoth wandered past your school oval… or a Tasmanian tiger trotted through the playground? In this week’s Squiz Kids Science Short, we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":238,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/squiz-kids-886280/episodes/could-scientists-really-bring-animals-back-from-extinction-and-should-they-science-short/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/could-scientists-really-bring-animals-back-from-extinction-and-should-they-science-short.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}