Monday, September 14, 2026

Your daily kids news podcast.

Screen time limits in classrooms; England’s planet-saving zoo; Footy semi-finals bring the action; and celebrating International Democracy Day.

NSW classrooms are heading for a digital detox, with screen time set to shrink and good old pen-and-paper making a comeback.

Bristol Zoo is giving its animal collection a conservation makeover, focusing on species threatened with extinction.

September footy is getting serious! AFL and NRL teams battled through a massive weekend of finals, the NRLW locked in its contenders, and the NFL took over the MCG.

Today’s Squiz Kids Salute goes to kids proving you don’t need to be a grown-up to make a difference.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

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Think/Feel/Infer 3-2-1 Exercise (3 important details from the Lowdown; 2 other things I learned; 1 question I still have)Find the Main Idea and Details