Suzy & Friends

Join Suzy & Friends for a weekly slice of a Kiwi kid’s life! Kids share their thoughts, talents, and tales; and hosts Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant share songs, stories, and silliness.

Hosted by Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant

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What’s That Sound? He Aha Tērā Tangi?

Play our game with no prize, ‘What’s that Sound?', hear Tom tells jokes about bums, and listen to the latest exciting episode of our space adventure with Chad Awesomesauce and Keira.
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Animal Sounds, a Magic Brain, and the Very Fastest Things

How does a lion like its meat? Joke writer Tom E. Moffatt has the answer! Ayrton talks about the book My Brain Is Magic, and Suzy has Fun Facts about the fastest things in the world.
On the right is the front cover of a children's book called My Brain Is Magic. It features a little girl reaching up towards a multicoloured cloud. Sitting beside her is a cat and a bucket of paint. On the left is yellow-on-purple text reading: "Featuring." Below that is a yellow trumpet symbol.

With Special Guest Craig "Wonky Donkey" Smith!

Suzy talks to the Wonky Donkey man, Craig Smith. Also, the Chad Awesomesauce series continues; Roo, Nathan, & Emma have jokes; and are you up to the challenge of our game What's That Sound?
On the right is a circular image of Craig Smith reading a book called The Dinky Donkey. On the left, in purple-on-yellow, is text reading: "Featuring Singer, Songwriter & Author Craig Smith."

Space Captain Chad Awesomesauce Is Back!

We made a new series of our award-winning Chad Awesomesauce space adventure, and in this podcast we have the first episode! Also, nine-year-old Leni talks about the book Jungle Jazz, Codi is back with Cool to Kōrero, and there are jokes about Ancient Egypt you can tell your mummy!
Chad Awesomesauce, wearing regular clothing with an astronaut helmet, smiles heroically on the right-hand side. On the left-hand side, above him, is a rocket ship. Below the rocket ship is the text: "ADVENTURES OF CHAD AWESOMESAUCE."

Boings, Bangs, and Bums!

Suzy chats to five-year-old Elizabeth about her favourite book, there's the world-famous-in-New-Zealand game What's That Sound?, and Suzy reads the story My Dad's Runaway Bum.
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You Don't Know How Lucky You Are!

Suzy reads the story You Don't Know How Lucky You Are, Sevim talks about what they did on holiday, and Codi asks, "Kua reri te kai?"
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Special Guest - A Nurse!

There's a triple treat of jokes from Ted, Quinn, & Emma; young Sophia talks about what she's been doing in the holidays; Suzy talks to a nurse about their job.
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I'm Bright, Shiny, and Worth Lots of Money...

Test your brainpower with this week's Brain-Teaser; seven-year-old Lars talks about guitars; and Codi helps us learn some te reo.
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Monarchs, Megan, and Margaret Mahy

Suzy reads the story Monarchs of Aotearoa, Megan joins the jokesters, we challenge you to play What's That Sound?, and Serena talks about The Witch in the Cherry Tree.
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A Suzy Story, Matariki, and Netball

Eight-year-old Sophie talks about the book Twinkle, Twinkle, Matariki; Trevor talks to kids at the netball courts; Laya, Alex, and Leo tell their best jokes; and Suzy reads her story I Can Do It.
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Lego, Crabs, and Nanas with No Manners!

We talk to five-year-old Manu about his Lego, Alisa has the story The Sandpiper and the Crab, and nine-year-old Millie tells us what she thought of the book Nanas with No Manners.
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Special Guest: Rainbow Rosalind!

Suzy chats to award-winning kids entertainer Rainbow Rosalind; seven-year-old Milla plays our game Seven Questions; and the Brain-Teaser is about a flying thing.
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What Has One Eye but Can't See?

Exercise your brain with a Brain-Teaser, have a go at our world-famous-in-New-Zealand game What's That Sound?, hear Alisa tell a story from Nauru, and find out what Curtis likes about fishing with his dad.
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Football, Fairies, and Dirty Faces

Jashika tells us what she thought of the book Fairies; kids just like you talk about their favourite sports; and Finn, Ash, & Jayden have the week's best jokes.
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What's That? He Aha Tērā?

The Brain-Teaser is about bands that don't play music, nine-year-old Elijah talks about the book Do Not Feed the Kea, and Codi helps us learn to say "What's that?" in te reo Māori.
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