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- 25 minutes 17 secondsThe Squiz Quiz w/ Fashion Critical and Lauren Sams
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Fashion Critical, self-described as ‘the internet’s most amusing and 100% correct fashion critic’, and Lauren Sams, fashion editor at the Australian Financial Review. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producer: Ryan Pemberton
13 February 2026, 6:00 pm - 12 minutes 29 secondsThe Liberals prep for a leadership vote, and some Lunar New Year dumplings
Friday, 13 February: The Liberals prepare for a leadership vote; Closing the Gap's still off track; Our first gold at the Games; And some Lunar New Year dumplings...
SPONSORED: For more information, check out the full report here. Read more about Cooper Woods' stunning gold medal moguls win here.
Here's the guide to when Aussies are competing in the Winter Olympics, and here's the general schedule of events.
And you can find the recipe for Marion Grasby's baked dumplings here.
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12 February 2026, 6:30 pm - 26 minutes 53 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: The business of Fashion Week
Fashion Weeks are at the forefront of a multi-trillion dollar industry - and one person who knows a lot about the business of fashion is our special guest, Fashion Editor at the Australian Financial Review, Lauren Sams. In this Squiz Shortcut, Lauren’s talking us through why Fashion Weeks are such a big deal for brands and trends, how they’ve evolved over the years, and why their impact goes beyond the fashion industry.
Squiz Recommends:
Watching: The Devil Wears Prada on Disney+ is always a good time, and Lauren also recommends these fashion documentaries: McQueen, as well as 7 Days Out (specifically, the episode about the lead up to the Chanel couture show), and Dior and I (about Raf Simons’ tenure as artistic director of Dior)...
Listening: Our Year Ahead interview with Lauren, where we asked for her predictions on the big news stories in fashion for 2026. You can find that on Apple or Spotify…
Scrolling: Eva Chen’s Instagram account. She’s head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, and it’s a good window into the world of fashion and designers…
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12 February 2026, 5:30 am - 12 minutes 27 secondsGetting set for a Liberal leadership challenge, and some withering reviews
Thursday, 12 February: Getting set for Liberal Party leadership challenge; Nine dead in a Canadian mass shooting; A spin out at the Games; And some withering Wuthering Heights reviews...
Here's the Winter Olympic Games schedule of events.
And you can catch Fashion Critical and Lauren Sams on the Squiz Quiz here.
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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.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Jodie Speers - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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11 February 2026, 7:06 pm - 10 minutes 2 secondsNSW police under pressure, and the benefits of a good cuppa
Wednesday, 11 February: NSW police under pressure; A ransom deadline in the US; Our Winter Olympics stars in action; And the benefits of a good cuppa...
Here's that Winter Olympics schedule.
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
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.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Jodie Speers - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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10 February 2026, 7:04 pm - 13 minutes 11 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: Who’s who in the Epstein files
The latest batch of Epstein files to be released includes an enormous amount of information - and many famous names… For the people mentioned in them, it’s prompted backlash resulting in everything from denials to resignations to political scandals. And with so many names involved, the saga can be tricky to follow… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at some of the names that have come up in the latest release, who they are and what the reaction has been.
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: This BBC article pulls out the big names in the latest Epstein document dump and the context they’re named in, including some of the people we didn’t have space for… And this piece in The Guardian gives the key takeaways.
Listening/Reading: If you’d like to know more about US President Donald Trump’s ties to Epstein, we’ve covered it in this Squiz Shortcut… And in this episode, we get you across why Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer a prince.
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10 February 2026, 5:30 am - 10 minutes 34 secondsA Sydney protest becomes violent, and an Aussie Super Bowl star
Tuesday, 10 February: A Sydney protest becomes violent; A pro-democracy activist is sentenced; Vale Jon Kudelka; And an Aussie Super Bowl star...
Here's a link to more of Jon Kudelka's work
And here's Bad Bunny's full Superbowl half-time show
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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.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Jodie Speers - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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9 February 2026, 6:59 pm - 12 minutes 19 secondsThe Coalition is together again, and it's Super Bowl day in the US
Monday, 9 February: The Coalition is together again; The Israeli President visits Australia; Keeping an eye on some tax changes; And it's Super Bowl day in the US...
You can find our Shortcut on One Nation's rise in the polls here.
And see the Anthropic Super Bowl ad here - or Emma Stone's Squarespace screamer here.
Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).
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.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Jodie Speers - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
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8 February 2026, 6:30 pm - 11 minutes 50 secondsA terror investigation in Perth, and snowy sports snatch the spotlight
Friday, 6 February: A terror investigation in Perth; The NSW Coroner pushes for mental health care reviews; Looking forward to the Winter Olympics; And a sweet and salty summer salad...
LINKS:
- Here's more info about the proposed security deal with Indonesia, and on that PNG deal
- Get across the Winter Olympics in under 10 minutes with our Shortcut.
- Or for the young people in your life, Squiz Kids has put out its own Winter Olympics Shortcut.
- And while we're watching snow sports under the aircon here at home in Oz, here's the watermelon and feta salad recipe...
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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.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Jodie Speers - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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5 February 2026, 6:30 pm - 13 minutes 4 secondsSquiz Shortcuts: NASA’s return to the moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (more commonly known as NASA) is on the brink of launching its first crewed mission to the moon in 50 years. It’s a momentous occasion, but it’s not without a lot of questions. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at why the mission is happening now, why it’s been such a long time between drinks, and why some people have raised concerns about the mission’s safety.
Squiz Recommends:Watching: Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks dramatises what happened on that mission. It takes some liberties to keep the story rolling but it’s considered by space buffs to be one of the most historically and technically accurate movies ever made.
Reading: NASA’s Artemis page pretty much answers any questions you can think of about all of the Artemis missions planned…
Reading: This BBC story has a stack of cool facts about the moon, like what it’s made of (they compare it to “a chocolate-covered cherry” in terms of its layers)... And here’s the CNN article we mentioned about the heat shield issues with Artemis 1…
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5 February 2026, 5:30 am - 10 minutes 49 secondsMore fallout from the Epstein files, and a Dobermann dominates Westminster
Thursday, 5 February: More fallout from the Epstein files; Another Australian skiier dies in Japan; Defence sites are up for grabs; And a Dobermann dominates at Westminster...
LINKS:
- You can read about some of the biggest names in the latest batch of Epstein files here.
- And see more photos from the Westminster dog show here.
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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.
Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball, Kate Watson and Jodie Speers - including the interview series, Newsmakers.
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