Finders keepers
We’re travelling back to the stellar 1970s and Carl has spotted a totally far-out skateboard seemingly abandoned at the local skate park. Ca...
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Short & Curly
A fast-paced fun-filled ethics podcast for kids and their parents that asks those curly questions. From banning lollies to trusting robots, and from colonising other planets to eating pets,...
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Should you be forced to keep learning a musical instrument?
Molly’s newly adopted son Carl Smith Hyphen Daniels Jnr does NOT want to play the violin. He says it’s boring, and hurts his fingers. But Ma...
The Tragedy of Commonalia
Commonalia is an idyllic paradise, and all the happy pixies that call Commonalia home spend their days exploring the grand forest. The trees...
Is the number 5 real?
You can see 5 dogs playing in a park, you can hold 5 lollies, and you can be 5 years old. But is the number 5 itself real? Molly, Carl and E...
Zombies Right to Life
After five years of brutal fighting, Carl and Molly have defeated all the zombies on planet Earth, including the zombified version of their...
Wait... they didn't pay Indigenous workers and they stole their land?
Short & Curly will be back very soon, but while you're waiting you should check out the podcast Wait... They Did What!? Just like Short and...
BITES – Being forced to step out of your comfort zone?
It feels soooo nice staying in your comfort zone – it's so comfortable there! But stepping and stretching outside your comfort zone is an im...
BITES – Is it fair if siblings get the same things at different ages?
It was supposed to be the greatest day of Carl’s life – finally, his parents said he was old enough to go on the big dipper ride at the fun...
BITES – Getting annoyed when people don’t say your name properly?
Names are really important things – they form such a big part of our identities. But for people with less common names, or names with uncomm...
BITES – Do adults-only areas discriminate against children?
There are heaps of seemingly cool places that kids aren’t allowed to visit – fancy resorts, or sometimes even rock concerts. Most of the tim...
BITES – What is the meaning of life?
That’s right Curly Crew, we’re going there. We’re answering the big kahuna, the ultimate question – what is the meaning of life? No spoilers...
INTRODUCING Wait... They Did What!?
Wait... They Did What!? is the question you’ll be asking after travelling back through modern history with comedian Tilly Oddy-Black. We’ll...
A fairy tale by the campfire – is it okay to scare kids into being good?
At Camp Short & Curly, the marshmallows are toasty, the swings are wild, and Molly’s Amazing Cool Book Club is about to begin — but her stor...
The Emperor’s New Clothes - the nudie musical edition
In this epic musical retelling of The Emperor’s New Clothes, Molly and Carl take you deep into a kingdom where following fashion rules and t...
Little Red Riding Hood - Why are wolves always the baddies?
Why are wolves always the villains in old European fairy tales? And is it OK to stereotype animals, or people for that matter? To investigat...
Rumpelstiltskin – is it OK to break a promise?
Short & Curly's world-famous investigative journalist Molly Daniels uncovers a juicy fairytale scandal full of royal drama, magical gold, an...
The Ugly Duckling – when is excluding someone mean, and when is it OK?
A group of ducklings decide one of their own just doesn’t fit in. He can’t keep up with their games, and — let’s be honest — kind of ruins t...
What were Molly and Carl like at 10-years-old?
Molly and Carl are celebrating a special anniversary... and you are, too! Happy 10th birthday Curly Crew, thanks for all your curly question...
BITES – Being scared of spiders
Molly’s just an itsy bitsy cutesy spider, but Carl is freaking out! Lots of people are scared of spiders. In fact, people can be scared of a...
BITES – Driverless cars
Cars that drive themselves are no longer just something you’d see in a sci-fi movie… they’re on roads and highways right around the world. B...