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An Australian news podcast that'll get you across the main Australian news and international news stories of the day. It's like your smart friend taking you through it, always with a quirky/good news story or two as well. Opinion-free, agenda-free news, with a touch of analysis and an eye on what's coming next. You'll be across the news in under 10 mins, perfect for your morning routine.
Get across the news on your commute, at the gym, or over your morning coffee - out each weekday at 6am, The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed.
Top tip - check out The Squiz Today newsletter. It's the daily news stories, in your inbox each weekday at 6am, with links and more info to all the stories covered in The Squiz Today podcast. Sign up at www.thesquiz.com.au - it's free.
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This week on Saturday Squiz, Kate and Claire chat about the Labor Government's big policy announcements, the latest calls for action on Alice Springs and the upcoming Grammy Awards. Shania Twain drops her new album, and Claire embraces leopard print.
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Rare clouds spotted over Scotland
Cancer Council's article on the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
ABC's article on the consequences of picking up a radiation capsule
Claire's leopard print dress from H&M
Stream Shania Twain's documentary on Netflix and Shrinking on Apple TV+
HOSTS: Claire Kimball and Kate Watson
PRODUCER: Annelise Taylor
Monday, 6 May: Teen terror is back in the spotlight; The search for answers in Mexico; An astronomical spectacle; And a very Aussie quest...
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Friday, 3 May: Tensions flare at US colleges; Domestic violence advocates demand more; The Solomon Islands has a new PM; And we're ready for our close up...
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Friday Lites:
With the weather outside a tad frightful for much of Oz this week, we are keen for a cozy pick-me-up and this recipe for apple cinnamon crumb muffins is an excellent go-to. And according to Squiz HQ’s Ellie, “the crumb top is elite”. You can’t argue with that.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, including the latest episode featuring an interview with the Australian Financial Review’s fashion editor Lauren Sams about the rise of ultra-fast fashion. She also gives us an update on her commitment to not buy clothes for a whole year…
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Thursday, 2 May: Coordinating a response to violence; Lehrmann's still on the hook; Qantas has a difficult day; And solving a wholemeal conundrum...
The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
#Sponsored: To find out more about Aware Super, visit aware.com.au
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Wednesday, 1 May: Bonza fails to take off; National Cabinet meets over DV; A new PM for the Solomon Islands; And a million dollar fish...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Check out News Club - a place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson.
#Sponsored: To find out more about about Aware Super visit aware.com.au
#Sponsored: If you want to learn more about how BHP are building a better future is a responsibility visit bhp.com/critical
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
2Tuesday, 30 April: Albanese is under fire; Protesting for peace in the Middle East; Some high level comings and goings; And Taylor Swift ties with Madonna...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today's stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Check out News Club - a place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson.
#Sponsored: Find our more about Uber Teen here.
Other things we do:
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.
Monday, 29 April: Tackling Australian violence; Albanese heads to Alice; The King is back in action; And forget about Fuji...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning.
Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including the latest episode on Donald Trump's many legal cases. Get it in your inbox each week.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Friday, 26 April: A violence crisis flares up; Five teens facing terror charges; BHP makes a mega-offer; And cicada-geddon causes problems...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning.
Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Friday Lites: Prep a quick dinner with these easy chatter platter ‘recipes’ - if you can even call them that - and make more time for relaxing, and less time in the kitchen.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including the latest episode on Donald Trump's many legal cases. Get it in your inbox each week.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Wednesday, 24 April: Lehrmann could face a costly bill; Musk and Albanese face off; The UK enshrines a new deportation law; And a classic ANZAC biscuit...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning.
Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style.
You can watch 14yo Arisa Trew make skateboarding history here.
Find the recipe for Claire's mum's ANZAC biscuits here or the old-school recipes here.
#Sponsored: Try Sunbeam fruit snacks for yourself at Coles or Woolies.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including a recent episode on the US' potential TikTok ban. Get it in your inbox each week.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Tuesday, 23 April: Retracing the ANZAC’s steps; Rumbling the rioters; Fingers crossed for another surplus: And it's time to trust your GPS...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning.
You can listen to the Squiz Shortcut on Dementia Australia ambassador Wally Lewis and CTE here.
#Sponsored: Try Sunbeam fruit snacks for yourself at Coles or Woolies.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including a recent episode on the US' potential TikTok ban. Get it in your inbox each week.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Monday, 22 April: Musk's online war with Oz; The US breaks a stalemate; A workout falling out; And Swift racks up more records
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. Support The Squiz and get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning.
Sign up to the Saturday Squiz here - it's the news, weekend style.
Find out more about the hidden meaning in Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department here.
#Sponsored: Try Sunbeam fruit snacks for yourself at Coles or Woolies.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including a recent episode on the US' potential TikTok ban. Get it in your inbox each week.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Friday, 19 April: Bondi Junction comes together; Seven's boss leaves early; Indians head to the polls for a mammoth vote; And a delicious zucchini loaf...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
You can find the recipe for chocolate zucchini loaf here.
Find out more about Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, here.
#Sponsored: Try Sunbeam fruit snacks for yourself at Coles or Woolies.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Thursday, 18 April: All eyes on the Solomon Islands; The next big immigration case kicks off in the High Court; Mr Chalmers goes to Washington; And a devil in the sky...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Here's the guide to catch the 12P/Pons-Brooks - aka the Devil's Comet - this weekend.
#Sponsored: Try Sunbeam fruit snacks for yourself at Coles or Woolies.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Wednesday, 17 April: Terror strikes in Sydney; The US hands over Assange documents; Supermarket bosses face the music; And a giant pumpkin's newfound purpose...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
#Sponsored: Check out Specsavers' latest deals here.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Tuesday, 16 April: Lehrmann's day in court; An inquiry into the Bondi attack; Israel calls for Iranian sanctions; And making some super-animals...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Monday, 15 April: Bondi bands together; Iran moves against Israel; A curfew countdown in Alice; And Wrexham wins again...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Friday, 12 April: Albanese's plan for Oz's future; Some sluggish voters in Sydney; Prince Harry's new legal case; And we have a new Dogfather...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
You can find the recipe for kimchi grilled cheese here.
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Check out these and other Specsavers deals here.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Thursday, 11 April: A 2-state solution causes a stir; The Treasurer's competition mission; Upping the ante in Arizona; And it's game on for Scrabble fans...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
You can listen to the Squiz Shortcut about the US' proposed TikTok ban here.
#Sponsored:
Aware Super can help you get a plan in place to live your best retirement.
Check out these and other Specsavers deals here.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Wednesday, 10 April: Saluting a new defence chief; Extending Alice's youth curfew; The Matildas are bruised; And don't forget your manners...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
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You can listen to the Squiz Shortcut about Boeing's safety issues here.
#Sponsored:
Aware Super can help you get a plan in place to live your best retirement.
Check out these and other Specsavers deals here.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including this handy episode explaining what Daylight Saving Time is all about.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
Tuesday, 9 April: Scrutinising Aussie supermarkets; A nuclear warning in Ukraine; The Commonwealth Games' search continues; And the latest TikTok craze...
The Squiz is your shortcut to the news. More details and links to further reading for all of today’s news can be found in The Squiz Today email. Click here to get it in your inbox each weekday morning.
Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.
We mean it – there's a $1000 Flight Centre voucher up for grabs via the newsletter.
You can listen to the Squiz Shortcut about Boeing's safety issues here.
#Sponsored:
Aware Super can help you get a plan in place to live your best retirement.
Check out these and other Specsavers deals here.
Other things we do:
Squiz Shortcuts - a weekly explainer on big news topics - including this handy episode explaining what Daylight Saving Time is all about.
Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!
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