Monday, August 17, 2026

Your daily kids news podcast.

Operation Fairy Penguin; Earthquake in Indonesia; Socceroo’s Michael Jackson moment; and the world’s ugliest dog.

Roll up those tiny sleeves! Victoria is launching an enormous operation to vaccinate thousands of fairy penguins against bird flu.

The ground is rumbling again, with powerful earthquakes striking parts of Indonesia following other major quakes and volcanic eruptions  around the world.

Nestory Irankunda is taking his fancy footwork to Portugal!

Who is the World’s Ugliest Dog for 2026?

For the full episode transcript, click here(opens in new tab).

Australian Government website on bird flu(opens in new tab)

Science Short on bird flu(opens in new tab)

 

Researched by Bryce Corbett

Hosted by Bryce Corbett