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Squiz Today
A daily news podcast presented by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington, getting you across the latest Australian and international news in under 10 minutes. Agenda-free, independent, and delivered by hosts that'll come to feel like mates. It's the news without the noise, cutting through with a touch of analysis and an eye on what's coming next. And there's always a quirky news story or two to give some balance to the news of the day. News for busy people, out 6am weekday, perfect…
Episodes
Squiz TodayFriday, 20 August: Understanding employment; Ramping up our rollout; More violence in Afghanistan; And what we view on Facebook...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 19 August - Jabs for kids are on the cards; The first of many evacuation flights; R Kelly goes on trial; and invoking the Magna Carta
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 18 August - The Taliban make promises; 10 million jabs; Bob Dylan is sued for sexual abuse; and put your Soduku's out...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 17 August - Desperate scenes in Afghanistan; Canada heads to the polls; Rethinking your metabolism; and the smart reason behind silly names
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Squiz TodayMonday, 16 August: Afghanistan's government has collapsed; An earthquake in Haiti; Breaking records; And learnings from lockdown...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 13 August: Looking after remote Australia; Breaking records in Italy; Work from home with an asterisk; And understanding the smiley face emoji...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 12 August - NSW's vaccination timeframe; The Taliban gains ground; Bitcoin heats up; and karaoke cleans up...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 11 August - Record Covid numbers in NSW; The carbon emissions blame game; A lawsuit against Prince Andrew; and roaming elephants...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 10 August - The 'code red' climate change report; A third vaccine for Australia; Netball and the Olympics; and Happy Census Day
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Squiz TodayMonday, 9 August: Farewell Tokyo; More COVID lockdowns; Gaining ground in Afghanistan; And applying to live on Mars...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 6 August - More snap lockdowns; Compensation for the Stolen Generation; Vale Brian Henderson, and the unexpected plus side to turning sixty
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Squiz TodayThursday, 5 August - The US and Indonesia get serious; A million-dollar payout; Rihanna makes billionaire status; and Doctor Barbie...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 4 August - Changing vaccine priorities; The Taliban gains ground; No more paying for pay phones; and dancing for your brain
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 3 August: Payday for Afterpay; Property prices run out of steam; Sprinting to safety; And putting a price tag on the priceless...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 2 August: Australia's golden record; A good word for members of the Bali 9; Suing streaming; And a royal price tag...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 30 July: An Olympic covid-scare for the Aussies; Making lockdowns a thing of the past; AI the inventor; And where to survive the apocalypse...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 29 July - More money for those in lockdown; Action on climate change; Big Tech and big profits; and getting the hang of Twitter
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 28 July - America and Iraq; Sydney's lockdown extended; Tesla's big profits, and golden potato chips...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 27 July: Ariarne Titmus grabs gold; New rules at Parliament House; Airstrikes continue in Afghanistan; And spotting a western quoll…
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Squiz TodayMonday, 26 July: New advice on COVID vaccines; High temperatures test the Middle East; All eyes on the Olympics; And the new ice cream on the block...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 23 July: The Olympics are upon us; Talking vaccination rates; Avoiding the 'in danger' list; And welcome the Tokyo Sprint...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 22 July - And the winner is Brisbane; Taking responsibility for the vaccine rollout; A wet spring is on the way; And bad news for bacon lovers
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 21 July - Counting the cost of lockdowns; Harvey Weinstein faces more sexual assault charges; Tokyo 2021 starts for the Aussies; and sexy beasts...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 20 July: Ramping up our vaccine rollout; China is blamed for a major hack; Rental prices on the up; And getting ready for take off...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 19 July: New COVID restrictions for NSW; Wild weather up north; A back-to-back win; And making yeet official...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 16 July: Continuing the lockdowns; Getting world leaders together; DIY medal ceremonies in Tokyo; And light and fluffy...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 15 July - Masks on for Victorians; The BNPL market is getting crowded; Kayla Itsines sells her SWEAT app; and naming Generation Alpha...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 14 July - Financial support for those in lockdown; Wargames are on; Riots in South Africa; and one very lucky escape...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 13 July: Triple digits in NSW; More on Haiti's murder plot; Black Widow breaks box records; And tiny house living...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 12 July: More COVID trouble in Sydney; Going to the edge of space; Celebrating Ash Barty; And we're hiring...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 9 July: Ash Barty is into the final; Bringing it home; More details on the assassination of the President of Haiti; And apologies to our cats...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 8 July - China's punishment of Australia; The President of Haiti has been assassinated; Our 2021 Olympic flag bearers; and happy faces
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 7 July - Vaccine frustrations; Sydney's lockdown a be extended; Arrests in Hong Kong over a terrorist plot; and RIP Big Jake...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 6 July: The Taliban and Afghanistan; Crowds back South Africa's ex-president; Australia's Olympic line-up; And the secret to a long, happy life...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 5 July: Getting out of COVID; a deadly crash in the Philippines; search efforts are paused in Florida; and briefly becoming billionaires...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 2 July: International arrivals and getting us vaccinated; China's big party; Remembering Diana; And RIP skinny jeans...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 1 July - 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party; Bill Cosby walks free; Flying cars; and a look at the mouse plague...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 30 June - Half of Australia's population is now in lockdown; A ceasefire is declared in Ethiopia; FB makes trillionaire status; and qr codes for your clothes...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 29 June: Under 40's and the jab; Looking into the future; Kim Jong Un's health; And becoming unstuck...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 28 June: Covid across the nation; The search for the missing in Florida; A 'monumental moment’ in the NT; And welcome back Sport Today...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 25 June - Britney Spears speaks out; A devastating building collapse in Miami; South Australia passes euthanasia laws; and dressing for comfort
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Squiz TodayThursday, 24 June: Sydney covid outbreak; Last print run for the Apple Daily; Britney Spears speaks; And hitting the trillions...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 23 June: The politics of our Great Barrier Reef; Evacuating a prison; Ben Simmons and an Olympic medal; And a cure for hiccups...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 22 June - Barnaby's back; The Brittany Higgins case in the hands of prosecutors; silent spectators allowed at the Tokyo Olympics; and Thunder Bolt...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 21 June - A potential leadership spill for the National Party; Masks on for Sydney; Iran's new president; And rock goes disco...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 18 June: A change in who gets what jab; Aussie love a job; Music meets swimming; And guess who's back..
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Squiz TodayThursday, 17 June: All eyes on China; Biden and Putin front up; Our minimum wage increase; And the power of a football star...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 16 June: Swimming Australia's culture question; Freely trading with the Uk; Chrissy Teigen's apology; And careful of that burrito...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 15 June: #Hometobilo; Winning friends at the G7; The French Open delivers; And celebrating a Disney classic...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 11 June: The G7 is upon us; Wild storms hit Victoria; Aung San Suu Kyi is formally charged; And looking forward to a long one...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 10 June: Coming out of lockdown; Japan backs us; The most liveable city; And a win for the Blues...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 9 June: Criminals get stung; Uyghur births on the decline; bad news for night owls; and game on...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 8 June: A boost to Australia's economy; financial whip-cracking; get ready for a polar blast; and winning at 19...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 7 June: A landmark G7 deal; more on Victoria's COVID outbreak; it's a baby girl; and why millennials in China are lying down...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 4 June: Israel's big new deal; Federal dollars for Victoria; Trading with the UK; And Fashion Week trends...
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Squiz TodayThursday, 3 June: Victoria and covid; Our growing economy; Meat processing and Russian hackers; And happy birthday Rafa...
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Squiz TodayWednesday, 2 June: The fallout from Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open; Lockdown watch; House prices continue north; And checking your fake news radar...
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Squiz TodayTuesday, 1 June: COVID and aged care; China's plan for a baby boom; Naomi Osaka quits the French Open; and Australia's very own Kennedy...
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Squiz TodayMonday, 31 May: Talking about our vaccine rollout; PM Scott Morrison heads over the ditch; Sri Lanka’s environmental disaster; and it’s busy in space...
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Squiz TodayFriday, 28 May: Victoria's lockdown; the President of Belarus takes aim; Australia's richest; And understanding cryptocurrency... ...
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