Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Your daily kids news podcast.

A total eclipse over Europe; Colombia’s earthquake emergency; Aussie teens make their mark; and Brisbane’s underwater light show.

The Northern Hemisphere is getting a cosmic double feature! A total solar eclipse will briefly turn day to darkness before the Perseid meteor shower lights up the night.

Rescuers and volunteers are working through rubble after Colombia’s strongest earthquake this century.

World records, gold medals… and an election campaign! Young Australians Isaac Beacroft, Izobelle Louison-Roe and Hera Sheppard are proving teenagers can achieve seriously big things.

Brisbane’s water has been glowing electric blue thanks to teeny-tiny organisms known brilliantly as “sea sparkles”.

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