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Hello and welcome to Squiz Kids today.
Your first take on what's happening in the world around you.
I'm Christy Kijarina.
It's Monday, April 20th.
In Squiz Kids.
Today, humans light the moon, penguins make a splash in Argentina, an ancient egg cracks a prehistoric mystery and the UN maps hunger in real time.
That's what's making news kids style.
The Lowdown.
Welcome back to Squiz Kids today, people.
It's great to be back in your ears.
We took two weeks off and well, the world did not slow down.
So we're kicking things off with your lightning lap of the biggest stories while you were busy on holidays.
First up.
Humans went back around the moon.
On April 1, Artemis II launched four astronauts on a 10-day journey travelling more than 11 million kilometres.
That's about 694,000 miles around the moon and back.
They didn't land this time, but they tested everything needed for a future mission, including having some toilet troubles, with humans expected to return to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, later this decade.
And the photos of Earth from space?
They are stunning.
There's a link in the episode notes.
Back on Earth, tensions continued in the Middle East.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow but crucial shipping route carrying about 20 of the world's oil, has been caught in a standoff between the US and Iran.
It's been open, closed and reopened again, with ships turning back and fuel prices bouncing around globally.
Talks are underway with countries like Pakistan helping mediate.
A mediator is someone who helps two sides talk when things have gotten a bit heated.
It's a bit like when a teacher helps you work things out with someone you've had a disagreement with.
Closer to home, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been meeting leaders across Southeast Asia, including the Sultan of Brunei, to secure fuel supplies and ensure Australia is prepared no matter what happens.
Now to something that made fans very happy.
K-pop supergroup BTS are back, launching a massive world tour across 34 cities.
Tickets sold out in hours.
And yes, Australian shows are locked in for early 2027.
And finally, speedy Queensland teen Gout Gout is tearing up the track, smashing the national 200 metre men's record in 1967 seconds, becoming the first Australian to legally break the 20 second barrier.
And he backed it up with a blazing 100 metre win just days later.
The world is officially on notice.
Welcome back, Squiz Kids.
Term two is off and racing.
Each day we give the world globe a spin and find a news story from wherever it stops.
And today we've landed in Argentina, on the wild Atlantic coast of South America, where 15 rescued penguins waddled back into the ocean last Friday.
For the past few months, the penguins had been recovering at a rehabilitation centre after washing ashore in really rough shape.
Dehydrated, malnourished and suffering from hypothermia, which is when your body temperature drops dangerously low.
Plus infestations of ticks and lice.
Carers had to wait until they had a healthy group of at least seven or eight birds before releasing them, because penguins need to be in a group to be successful.
Now they're off on an epic ocean road trip, migrating north along the coast, chasing fish as the seasons change.
From near death on the beach to ocean adventures.
What a comeback.
May be one reason that modern mammals didn't just survive, but thrived.
So your ancient ancestors laid eggs, not just dinosaur ancestors, your ancestors.
So does that make us a little bit like chickens?
Food, glorious food.
What if there was a map like Google Maps, but for hunger, that could show exactly where in the world people are going without food, updated every single day?
There is because the United Nations just built it.
Before we dive in, let's just take a moment.
We'll see you next time.
Data from more than 300 analysts and information from governments around the world to track food insecurity across more than 50 countries.
The idea is simple but powerful.
As one UN expert put it, you can't stop hunger if you can't see it coming.
The faster aid organisations can spot a crisis brewing, the faster help can arrive.
And with conflicts like the one in the Middle East threatening food supplies globally right now, a tool like this could genuinely save lives.
We've popped a link in the episode notes so you and your class can explore it.
Time for the quiz.
This is the part of the podcast where you get to test how well you've been listening.
Question number one.
Gout Gout recently smashed Australia's men's 200 metre record to become the first Australian to legally break the 20 second barrier.
Was his time.
A, 19.89 seconds, B, 19.67 seconds, or C, 19.71 seconds?
Excellent listening, especially on the first day back, if you said B, 19.67 seconds.
Question number two.
This one's true or false.
Artemis II is the first time humans have travelled that far from Earth in more than 50 years.
Is this true or is it false?
And yes, that answer is true.
The last time we went to the moon was 1972.
My goodness.
Question number three.
The Lystrosaurus fossil egg was discovered back in 2008.
So why did scientists have to wait until now to confirm what was inside?
Music Great work if you said they just didn't have the technology.
That powerful x-ray scanning was needed to see inside it properly.
Shout out.
It's Monday, April 20.
On this day, back in 1986, a 23-year-old basketball player named Michael Jordan scored 63 points in a single NBA playoff game, a record that still stands today.
His team still lost, but nobody was talking about that.
A player from the opposing team famously said, I think it's just God disguised as Michael Jordan.
It's also a special day for these quiz kids celebrating a birthday today and tomorrow.
Alice from Googong.
Kellyanne from Forest Lake.
Cameron from Vermont South.
Ryan from Tannelbar Bay.
Ivy from Yippoon, Hadley from Belmont, Sam from Shoalhaven Heads, Ari from Cheltenham, Gypsy from Cannon Hill, Jax from Dundas Valley, Liam from Altona, Meadows and Ha On Kim listening from Incheon, South Korea.
And if you had a birthday over the recent break, your shout out was featured in the weekly quizzes released each Friday during the holidays.
For anyone who missed the cut-off, don't you worry, we'll be sharing your belated holiday shout-outs this week, starting with Jasper and Jake from Adelaide, Sienna from Heathwood, Hamish from Surrey Hills, Kaylin from Leighton,
Adeline from Roos and Lee listening all the way over there in Christchurch, New Zealand.
And classroom shout outs will be back next week.
Well, that's all we have time for.
Thanks for listening to Squiz Kids today.
We'll be back again tomorrow with a Squiz Kids shortcut that we're pulling out of the vault.
All about the Titanic.
You know, the unsinkable ship that, well, sunk.
The 114th anniversary of her sinking was on April 15, just last week.
We're going to take you through why Titanic is the most famous ship and shipwreck in history, how it all went so wrong and what Titanic looks like today.
Join us tomorrow for that.
But in the meantime, get out there and have a most excellent day.
Over and out.
