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Today's episode is all about cool kids! We'll meet a talented teen welder, a boy who impressed the prime minister of Australia, and a 13-year-old surfing world champion!
Quiz Questions
1.How much did Charlie sell his wolf sculpture for?
2.What is the name of the charity Dusty is supporting?
3.How old is Leihani Zoric?
Answers
1.$8,000
2.Little Wings
3.13
News Noodler
This is something to ponder with no right or wrong answer... what big goal (like winning a surfing world championship) would you like to achieve yourself one day?
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On today’s episode we’ll meet some teenagers gaining skills and helping their community at the same time. 
Then we’ll be farming, but not for apples or corn... we’ll be aura farming. Yep! 
Plus, we’re headed to “the festival state” for Talk of the Town. If you’re not sure which state that is... listen on! 
Quiz Questions
1.What do kids learn about in the first 2 weeks of the construction course?
2.What are these people farming?
3.In which state or territory would you find Stirling, in the Adelaide Hills? 
Answers
1.They learn about mental wellbeing.
2.Aura
3.South Australia
News Noodler
Aura is a tricky term to describe... can you have a go at coming up with a definition of Aura with the people around you?

Today’s episode features some big news about screen time that might be changing things at your school. We’ll stay off the screens as we visit a unique vending machine that’s full of something a little surprising, and definitely not edible. 
And then we’ll leave modern screens behind as we head back to prehistoric times for a dinoriffic, pooptastic Wow of the Week.
Quiz Questions
1. With this new idea, are New South Wales public school kids likely to have more time or less time on screens in school?
2.In which state or territory would you find this book vending machine?
3.What’s the technical term for fossilised poo? Hint: It starts with C. 
Answers
1.Less.
2.Queensland
3.Coprolite
News Noodler
Do you think the book vending machine will be popular? Why? What else could you make a vending machine for?

In today’s episode, we’ll meet an amateur Aussie astronomer making big discoveries from their backyard. 
We’ll spend some time with a cute chimpanzee looking for a new family, and then it’s time to whip out any globes or maps of the world lying around, because a big change is coming.
Quiz Questions
1.How many sides does the decagon wave have?
2.Which bone did baby Cassie break?
3.Does the new map make Africa look bigger or smaller than it used to look? 
Answers
1.10
2.Leg
3.Bigger
News Noodler
Why do you think the size of a country on a map has got so many people passionately arguing? What might it mean to the people from countries whose lands seem bigger or smaller in real life?

Get excited friends, because today’s Talk of the Town takes us far beyond the Australian shoreline – we're headed overseas! 
Plus, we might be in for a hot hot summer – find out why. 
And some migrating moths have gone missing! Hear why the scientists tracking them aren’t too worried.  
Questions
1.Does El Nino mean it will probably be a summer that’s hotter than usual, or cooler than usual?
2.How many tagged moths did the scientists find when they came back to check on them?
3.On which continent would you find Hong Kong? I’ll give you multiple choice... is it North America, Europe, Asia or Africa? 
Answers
1.Hotter.
2.None!
3.Asia
News Noodler - a question to chat about with the people around you
Can you guess where the missing moths might be, and what might have happened to them?