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Your Shortcut to... Mail-in Voting in the US Election
Season 1 Episode 51
The 2020 US presidential election is happening in November, but with the country still in the grip of COVID-19, there's a lot of talk about how the v…
6 years, 1 month ago
Your Shortcut to... the US Vice Presidential Race
Season 1 Episode 50
In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts we take a look at the role of the Vice President of America, and learn a bit more about the current veep, Mike Pen…
6 years, 2 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Vaccines
Season 1 Episode 49
A vaccine for the coronavirus is being held out as the thing that's going to get the world back on track. In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts we look …
6 years, 2 months ago
Your Shortcut to... Yemen
Season 1 Episode 48
It's one of the Arab world's poorest countries and in recent years has been devastated by a civil war. Millions of civilians are now starving and tho…
6 years, 2 months ago
Your shortcut to... Vaping
Season 1 Episode 47
It comes up a bit in the news due to concerns about the health effects. In this episode we’ll take you through exactly what vaping is, the arguments …
6 years, 2 months ago
Your shortcut to... Facebook
Season 1 Episode 46
It's the biggest social media platform in the world so inevitably Facebook is in the news a lot. In this episode we take a look at how Facebook makes…
6 years, 3 months ago
Your Shortcut to... TikTok
Season 1 Episode 45
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Forbes profile on Zhang Yim- https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2019/11/04/meet-zhang-yiming-the-chinese-billionaire-behind…
6 years, 3 months ago
Your shortcut to... Israel and Palestine
Season 1 Episode 44
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is in essence a fight over territory. But it is so much more that with religion, nationalism, and a lot of …
6 years, 3 months ago
Your shortcut to... Donald Trump
Season 1 Episode 43
Donald Trump is probably the most talked about person on the planet. The leader of the free world had a colourful path to becoming President of the U…
6 years, 3 months ago
Your shortcut to... Joe Biden
Season 1 Episode 42
He's the Democratic candidate running against Donald Trump in November's presidential election. A former vice president, Biden's been around American…
6 years, 4 months ago