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I'm christy kidgerina.
It's wednesday, april 1 in swizz kids.
Today our pm meets the real pm.
A traditional mexican bird parade.
Electric planes take flight and lucky socks avoid the wash.
That's what's making news.
Kid style the lowdown.
What would you do if you were prime minister for a day?
That's the question that we asked you, our clever audience.
And one kid found out the answer yesterday when he traveled to canberra from his home in country queensland to meet with the prime minister himself as the winner of our pm for a day competition.
Jet Jarvis is his name.
He's a 12-year-old and lives in Dalveen near Warwick in Queensland, and yesterday took his cowboy hat and jeans and travelled all the way to our nation's capital to see firsthand how our country is run.
Starting his day with an appearance on live TV with a cross from ABC's Parliament House studios.
Jet was later honoured at a special morning tea organised by the Speaker of the House, Milton Dick, before taking his hat straight to the Prime Minister's office.
Once there he told the PM all about what he'd do if he were Prime Minister for a day, namely educate Aussies about food waste and how much fruit and veg gets thrown into the bin before it even reaches supermarket shelves, just because it looks a little bit wonky.
For his part, the Prime Minister couldn't have been more supportive, agreeing that it impacts both the environment and farmers.
In fact he was so impressed with Squiss Kids PM for a day that he stood up in Parliament during question time and told all the MPs gathered from all over the country what a pleasure it had been to meet our jet.
What a day!
And to the almost 500 others of you that sent in an entry, a huge Squiz Kids salute to each and every one of you.
Your ideas were all so great.
Your videos so clever and witty.
If we could have taken you all to Canberra, we would have.
Maybe that's an idea for next year's competition.
Meanwhile, to get a flavour of Jet's visit to Canberra and listen to an interview he did with the PM.
A special PM for a Day episode will drop on this very channel at 2pm today.
Spin the globe.
Each day we give the world globe a spin and find a new story from wherever it stops.
And today we've landed in mexico, where the streets are filled with color music and towers of tiny tweeting travelers.
Have you ever seen a stack of bird cages taller than a person?
Every year, on Palm Sunday that's the Sunday just gone, marking the start of the week leading up to Easter hundreds of pajarreros, or traditional bird sellers, head into Mexico City carrying towering cages filled with finches, parakeets and cardinals, all chirping in chorus.
On this day, the Pajarreros decorate their cages with flowers, tinsel and images of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
That's Mexico's patron saint, turning the whole scene into kind of a walking, chirping celebration.
It's a tradition that's been passed down through generations, part culture, part livelihood.
But it's also a tradition under pressure.
Animal welfare groups have raised concerns about keeping and selling birds, and authorities have introduced stricter rules to protect wildlife.
That means fewer bird sellers are taking part each year, with many families choosing different work for the future.
So, while the songs still echo through the streets for now, this once common sight is becoming a little rarer with each passing year.
Weird science!
Have you ever felt that chest-rumbling roar of jet engines charging down a runway?
Well, what if your next plane ride sounded more like a whisper than a roar?
A Scottish airline, Logan Air, has begun testing battery-powered planes.
For now they're using them to deliver mail to remote parts of Scotland, letters and parcels zipping through the skies without the need for jet fuel.
The planes built by American electric aerospace company Beta Technology can travel about 622 kilometres or 336 nautical miles, and carry up to 560 kilograms.
That's around 1,235 pounds.
And what's driving the push to this new technology?
Rising fuel prices and the race to make flying cleaner and quieter.
And if it works, one day passengers could be hopping on board for short flights between islands and cities.
And it got me wondering though, just how many AA batteries would it take to get that thing off the ground?
And hoping that somebody has a charger.
Believe it or not.
We're staying in the UK for this story and moving from the realm of science to superstition.
Have you ever put on an outfit and thought, today is my lucky day?
Well, if you have, it turns out that you are not alone.
A UK survey of 2000 people found that more than half believe their clothes can actually bring them luck, especially for things like job interviews and tests.
So what's considered lucky?
Socks, sentimental jewellery and even specific shoes top the list with 10, swearing by a trusty pair of undies.
And colour matters too.
Green is seen as lucky, while black and brown got the thumbs down.
But here's where it gets a bit whiffy.
Around one third of people won't wash their lucky item just in case they wash the luck away.
And some have avoided the laundry for more than two weeks, which might explain a few things about my daughter's footy socks.
Quiz!
This is the part of the podcast where you get to test how well you've been listening.
Question number one.
That would be Palm Sunday.
Question number two, what is the name of the Scottish airline testing electric planes?
It is called Logan Air.
Well done if you got that one.
Question number three what percentage of people surveyed said that they had a pair of undies that gave them luck?
That's right, it is 10% of people.
Shout out.
It's Wednesday April 1, also known as the one day of the year when you should trust absolutely no one.
That's right, it's April Fool's Day, a day dedicated to pranks, tricks and harmless hoaxes, where people all over the world try to catch each other out with a good old-fashioned gotcha.
So keep your wits about you today and maybe double-check anything that sounds a little too strange to be true.
It's also a special day for these quiz kids celebrating a birthday today.
Dante from Windale, Layla from Yarrawonga, Pearl from Cannon Hill and Sadie from West Albury.
Classroom shoutouts today go to Class 4 Blue with Ms Lewis from Dowlands College in Toowoomba.
Class 5 Q3 with Miss Williams at Springfield Central School.
Class 3 for Jungle Explorers with Miss Lenahan at Bald Blair Public School in Guyra.
Class 3 to 6 with Mr Benderski at Lord Howe Island Central School.
And lastly, but most definitely not leastly, Class 5 Red with Mrs Hamilton at Martyr Day Catholic Primary School in Wagga Wagga.
Don't forget if you have a birthday coming up and you want a shout out, or if you're after a classroom shout out, you can drop us a line at squizkids at thesquizcomau, or you can fill out the form on our website.
Well, that's all we have time for.
Thanks for listening to Squiz Kids today.
We'll be back again tomorrow.
In the meantime, get out there and have a most excellent day.
Over and out.
Thank you.
