{"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":"Sharks...Your Shortcut - From the Vault","slug":"sharks-your-shortcut-from-the-vault","published_at":"2026-07-25T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280/sharks-your-shortcut-from-the-vault","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1824267796.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1824267796.mp3","summary":"Sharks have been making plenty of headlines lately, but how much do we really know about these ancient ocean creatures? They live in every ocean, have been cruising the seas since before the dinosaurs and come in more than 600 different species. So why are so many people terrified of them, and why are almost half of all shark species now endangered? We’re diving into the Squiz Kids Vault to revisit our Shortcut to Sharks. Shark expert and keen surfer Dr Adrian Gutteridge explains how he turned his childhood fear of sharks into a fascination, introduces us to some of the weirdest sharks in the sea and reveals what humans can learn from their incredible bodies. Listen carefully—there’s a S’Quiz at the end!","meta_description":"Sharks have been making plenty of headlines lately, but how much do we really know about these ancient ocean creatures? They live in every ocean, have bee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":959,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/squiz-kids-886280/episodes/sharks-your-shortcut-from-the-vault/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/sharks-your-shortcut-from-the-vault.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}