{"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":"Tour de France... Your Shortcut - From the Vault","slug":"tour-de-france-your-shortcut-from-the-vault","published_at":"2026-07-11T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280/tour-de-france-your-shortcut-from-the-vault","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-kids-886280","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE4167426974.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE4167426974.mp3","summary":"The Tour de France is back... so we’re pedalling into the Squiz Kids Vault to revisit one of our favourite Shortcuts. For more than 120 years, cyclists have been racing thousands of kilometres across mountains, country roads and cobblestones in one of the toughest sporting events on Earth. But how did a French newspaper help start the whole thing? Why does the race leader wear yellow? What do the other coloured jerseys mean? And did riders really once try to cheat by catching a train? In this From The Vault episode, Christie and Bryce explore WHAT makes the Tour de France so famous, HOW the race actually works, and WHEN it has made headlines over the years. So, strap on your helmet, grab your water bottle and get ready to roll.","meta_description":"The Tour de France is back... so we’re pedalling into the Squiz Kids Vault to revisit one of our favourite Shortcuts. For more than 120 years, cyclists ha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/squiz-kids-886280/episodes/tour-de-france-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/tour-de-france-your-shortcut-from-the-vault.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}