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4.6 • 4.5K Ratings
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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, Short & Curly covers it all.
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Should children swear?
Lots of adults think children should never swear. Many Short & Curly listeners tell us they secretly swear behind their parent’s backs. So what’s wrong with swearing anyway? Aren't they just harmless words?
Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Mariah, Megan, Dylan, Aeldrich, Lily -
The ethics of "getting even"
Have you ever wanted to give someone a taste of their own medicine? They might have hurt you or been mean to you or taken something that's yours. But is it okay to do the same thing back to them?
Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Maggie, Feranmi, Leo, Oli, Esha, Marjorie -
When does curiosity become rudeness?
Short & Curly listener Luca often gets stared at when he is in his wheelchair. His parents think the people who look too long are just being curious but Luca thinks it's just plain rude. So when does curiosity become rudeness? And how can we be curious about someone's difference without hurting their feelings?
Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Bruno, Leilani, Eloise Lawson, Lexi, Kodah -
Should you kill insects?
There are about 10 quintillion insects in the world. Yes, that's a real number. And it's a lot! They're very small and very different from us humans. We might not stop to think about it before we poison a cockroach, squish an ant with our shoe, or kill a mosquito, but is it ethical to kill an insect?
Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Riley, Mahlia, Milo, Clay, Angus, Ava -
Humans – good or bad?
War, environmental destruction, inequality. We humans can do some pretty bad stuff. Lots of listeners have asked us if humans are more good than they are bad. Maybe it's time for you to be the judge.
Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Mariah, Megan, Dylan, Aeldrich, Lily
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Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Bruno, Leilani, Eloise Lawson, Lexi, Kodah
Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Maggie, Feranmi, Leo, Oli, Esha, Marjorie -
BITE – Cartoon Violence
If you love watching cartoons where the good guys battle the bad, it probably has fighting, explosions, and maybe guns too.
Is it okay to watch violence if it's in a cartoon? Can we laugh and find it funny?
Thank you to Linus for this exciting question!
Customer Reviews
Aussie fan 😚
OMG love the podcast!
I love how Carl says Vivalicarl.
Absolutely amazing podcast! I am 12 and still love the show🤭
From your ausie fan Matilda
Hello!!!!!
Hey curly crew, I’m Zane and I love your shows and I would save Molly in a fire first and I was just wondering about a ethical question that in this show you always look at the best thing to do and I was wondering what if people don’t have access to the best way so do a show where you do the not so good thing for a change! Love Zane 😀😃😄😁😆😀😃😄😁😆😀😃😄😁😆
Prime
Hi short and curly I was just wondering if maybe you could do a podcast about why prime isn’t good for kids, because lots of children in my school have it and maybe a podcast about it would make them stop drinking it Because it’s for 18 and over ( because it’s an energy drink) . And me and my sister loooove your podcasts and we always have them playing in our house 🫶🏻