Thursday, September 17, 2026

Your daily kids news podcast.

Celebrating Aussie Citizenship Day; Japan’s record-breaking 100 year olds; big weekend for AFL and NRL; and taming the AI robots.

It’s Australian Citizenship Day! A chance to think about what unites Australians, from democracy and equality to freedom and the famous fair go.

Japan has reached one seriously impressive milestone: more than 100,000 people are now aged 100 or older!

It’s crunch time! Sydney faces Fremantle and Hawthorn takes on Brisbane, with two precious AFL Grand Final spots up for grabs. Add massive NRL elimination clashes into the mix and you’ve got one gigantic weekend of footy.

An alarming magazine cover might look convincing, but Squiz-E says appearances can deceive in the AI age.

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Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett