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For the past few weeks weâve been helping you out with a global view on the war between the US, Israel and Iran. Weâll get into whatâs taken place there in the past week, but weâre also zooming in to the impacts on Australia, as those effects are being increasingly felt here at home. Then, weâll update you on whatâs happened with the Iranian football team, weâll run through the election happening today in South Australia, and cyclone Narelle is hitting the shores of north Queensland as we record.
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Iran's deputy foreign minister interview on ABCâs 7.30
Kateâs recommendation: 70% off second pair of Jo Mercer shoes
Claireâs recommendation: Hereâs How to Style Socks Like a True Fashion Pro
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Researcher: Sophie Felice
Weâre getting you across some of the big themes from the war in the Middle East this week, including the Iranian womenâs football team being granted asylum, and the surging price of oil. Also, the National Party has a new leader, which came as a surprise. And TimothĂ©e Chalametâs got everyone talking about ballet and opera.
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Elizaâs recommendation: 'Heart the Lover' by Lily King
Claireâs recommendation: Robert Irwin interviewed on All There Is with Anderson Cooper
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Researcher: Sophie Felice
This week, we help you make sense of what is happening in the Middle East, the Canadian Prime Ministerâs visit to Australia, One Nationâs wild polling, and the Kyle and Jackie O split-up.
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If youâre wanting to have a conversation about whatâs happening with the little ones in your life, but youâre not sure where to start, Squiz Kids has made a special episode to help - Iran Explained
Claireâs recommendation: The Rest is Entertainment - Dubai Influencers vs IranÂ
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Researcher: Sophie Felice
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from the podcast, They Might Become Giants. 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).
Links:
Listen to They Might Become Giants
Follow They Might Become Giants on Instagram
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producer: Ryan Pemberton
What would your kid do if they were Prime Minister for a day? Apply here: https://www.squizkids.com.au/pm-for-a-day/Â
Links
The Changes To UK Passportsâ .
Claireâs recommendation: An excerpt from Bob Carr's upcoming book on the loss of his wife Helena, and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
â Kate's recommendation: A podcast interview with Anthropic's inhouse philosopher, who is teaching their AI, Claude, how to be good. Offline with Jon Favreau.
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer & Editor: Jay Gasser
Researcher: Sophie Felice
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with returning guest Georgie Trickett from Sportish
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The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
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Check out the Sportish podcast here
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producer: Ryan Pemberton
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Links
Kateâs recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJTX1Y0ynMÂ
Claireâs recommendation: Banana bread (and if youâre feeling wild, add half a cup of chopped walnuts) https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/banana-bread/10c8bf87-6c19-4ffd-b056-2b87ce915717Â
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer & Editor: Jay Gasser
Researcher: Sophie Felice
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh from The Bookshelf Podcast. 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).
SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport and access trial, check out the full report here.
Links
Listen to The Bookshelf podcast on the ABC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts
Join the ABC book club on Facebook
Hungry for more quizzing? You might like to sign up for the Australian Quiz Championships, on this Saturday 21st Feb in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EDwzM_LqjG4
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Getting you across Israeli President Isaac Herzogâs visit to Australia is our priority this week. Itâs been a challenging one for lots of people, so weâve tried our best to make sense of it and get you across the facts and different perspectives. Then, we couldnât look past the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the NBC TV host who has been missing for over a week now. Weâve got you covered for the Libspill - Sussan Ley is out and Angus Taylor is the new Liberal leader. Weâll also get into our top 3 favourite moments from the Winter Olympics, including the Biathlon Bronze medallistâs cheating confession on international television.
Links
Kateâs recommendation: Ilia Malininâs backflip at the Winter Olympics
Claireâs recommendation: Margot Robbie on the Table Manners podcast
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Researcher: Sophie Felice
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Fashion Critical, self-described as âthe internetâs most amusing and 100% correct fashion criticâ, 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).
Links
Follow Fashion Critical on Facebook and Instagram
Buy Fashion Criticalâs excellent and very funny book
Follow Lauren Sams on Instagram
Read Lauren Samsâ in the AFR
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producer: Ryan Pemberton
The US Department of Justice released over 3 million documents in the latest batch of Epstein files. Despite feeling a bit intimidated by digging into it all, we decided we couldnât look past it, so weâve done our best to pull out the key details for you. Then, we get into where weâre at with the Liberals and the Nationals - will they get back together, or no? We also wanted to get you across the biggest thing in AI at the moment, Claude Code. And our favourite story from the week had to be the 13-year-old who made a heroic 4km swim to shore to save his family.
Links
Anthropicâs Claude Superbowl ad
Kateâs recommendation: The Guardianâs profile on childrenâs author Allison Lester
Claireâs recommendation: Justin Bieberâs performance at the Grammys
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton