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Short & Curly is the fun and educational ABC Kids and Family podcast that makes philosophy and ethics easy, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
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- 9
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 12, 2026
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The Tragedy of Commonalia (opens the original)
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Commonalia is an idyllic paradise, and all the happy pixies that call Commonalia home spend their days exploring the grand forest. The trees of the forest have healing powers, their seeds can be used for medicine, and their branches used to build furniture and homes. But one day soon, the forest will disappear and Commonalia will be destroyed. What could possibly go wrong? And whose fault is it?
Is the number 5 real? (opens the original)
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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 Eleanor head on a road trip to find the number 5, and try to figure out what it even means for something to be real.
Zombies Right to Life (opens the original)
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After five years of brutal fighting, Carl and Molly have defeated all the zombies on planet Earth, including the zombified version of their Producer, Kyla. But is that zombie still Kyla? And what would it mean if that zombie was Kyla… should that make a difference to how we treat them?
Wait... they didn't pay Indigenous workers and they stole their land? (opens the original)
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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 Curly, Wait... They Did What!? examines some ethical conundrums and questionable behaviour. Like in the 1960s when Indigenous people were forced to work practically for free on land that was stolen from them. Hosted by Tilly Oddy-Black and Issac Muller, Wait... They Did What!? Takes us back in time to when kids were allowed to let off fireworks, seatbelts we
BITES – Being forced to step out of your comfort zone? (opens the original)
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It feels soooo nice staying in your comfort zone – it's so comfortable there! But stepping and stretching outside your comfort zone is an important part of life. Is it right when schools or parents push us to do things outside our comfort zone, before we’re ready? Or is a gentle push sometimes the only thing that will get us moving?
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