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Weekly Wrap: Grief and unrest in Alice Springs, and Queen Camilla's brooch diplomacy
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re starting with the abduction and death of the 5yo girl we now know as Kumanjayi Little Baby - it’s a tough one, but there are plen...
Weekly Wrap: The NDIS overhaul and the gas tax debate
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we explain the government changes to the NDIS - something that impacts a lot of Australians. Plus, why the debate about taxing gas companies was...
Weekly Wrap: The Geelong oil refinery fire, and Trump vs the pope
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of our two oil refineries caught fire this week, because of course, we didn't have enough issues with fuel supply. We'll take you through that, pl...
Weekly Wrap: The fragile US-Iran ceasefire, and the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're starting with the imminent return to Earth for the Artemis 2 crew. Then we're helping you make sense of the US-Iran negotiations — ...
Our PM For a Day meets the real PM
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode of Squiz Kids that we wanted to share with you. Throughout the month of March - The Squiz Kids team has been asking primary...
Weekly Wrap: The fuel crisis, and are US-Iran ceasefire talks actually happening?
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s happening with the fuel crisis is our focus for today. Lots of ideas being suggested about how our government is going to respond - working f...
Weekly Wrap: How is the war in the Middle East impacting Australia?
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the past few weeks we’ve been helping you out with a global view on the war between the US, Israel and Iran. We’ll get into what’s taken pla...
Weekly Wrap: The big themes this week from the war in the Middle East
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re getting you across some of the big themes from the war in the Middle East this week, including the Iranian women’s football team being grant...
Weekly Wrap: What’s going on in Iran?
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we help you make sense of what is happening in the Middle East, the Canadian Prime Minister’s visit to Australia, One Nation’s wild pol...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from They Might Become Giants
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from t...
Weekly Wrap: What we’d do if we were PM and is AI coming for our jobs?
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What would your kid do if they were Prime Minister for a day? Apply here: https://www.squizkids.com.au/pm-for-a-day/ Links The Changes To UK Passp...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Georgie Trickett from Sport-ish
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with returning guest Georgie Trickett from Sport...
Weekly Wrap: Aliens, AI, Andrew and what did Pauline Hanson say?
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The Squiz Quiz w/ The Bookshelf Podcast
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh from The Bo...
Weekly Wrap: Understanding Israeli President Herzog’s visit, and who is Nancy Guthrie?
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Getting you across Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia is our priority this week. It’s been a challenging one for lots of people, ...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Fashion Critical and Lauren Sams
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Fashion Critical, self-described as ‘the ...
Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the latest Epstein files, and a lifesaving swim
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US Department of Justice released over 3 million documents in the latest batch of Epstein files. Despite feeling a bit intimidated by digging into...
Squiz Shortcuts: Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein headache
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a Shortcut we made in July 2025 about the backlash towards Trump over the Epstein files. Given the final documents were released this week, we...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Glen James and Rachelle Kroon from money money money
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Glen James and Rachelle Kroon from the mone...
Weekly Wrap: Trump threatens Iran, and a Heated Rivalry
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Watson is back! This week, there's a lot going on in Trump's world - threats towards Iran, the release of the Melania documentary, and the admini...
The Squiz Quiz: Scorchers, split-ups, and sea creatures
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and… Kate Wa...
The Year Ahead in Entertainment and Sport w/ Andrew Williams
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For our look ahead at the year in entertainment and sport, we’re going in-house to chat with Andrew Williams, Squiz News Director and host of Squiz ...
Weekly Wrap: The Coalition split (again), and the Beckham family drama
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was a massive week in federal politics as the Coalition partnership officially split. Following a fallout over hate crimes legislation and frontben...
The Squiz Quiz: ARMY, an ambassador, and a $1m Aussie Open amateur
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and Squiz Shor...
The Year Ahead in Fashion w/ Lauren Sams
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re chatting with Lauren Sams, fashion editor at the Australian Financial Review and Deputy Editor of AFR Magazine. Lauren takes ...
Weekly Wrap: The uprising in Iran, and the Australian Open kicks off
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re starting this week with the deadly uprising in Iran. Widespread protests are not uncommon in Iran, but it’s become clear that this uprising ...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Escape This Podcast
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland from Escape...
The Year Ahead in Business w/ Joe Aston
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re chatting with Joe Aston, Founder of Rampart and columnist for the AFR, to look ahead at the biggest news stories from 2025 an...
Weekly Wrap: A Royal Commission into anti-semitism, and Betty Boop in the public domain
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has now called for a Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion - a big turnaround from a few weeks ago, w...
The Year Ahead in Politics w/ Claire Harvey
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re chatting with Claire Harvey, Editorial Director at The Australian and host of The Front podcast, to look ahead at what’s on...
From the archives: Newsmakers with cybersecurity expert Alastair MacGibbon
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the archives - 12 March 2025 When it comes to cyber threats in Australia… Alastair MacGibbon is the guy in the know. Australia's foremost cybe...
From the archives: Newsmakers with Leigh Sales
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the archives - 11 Dec 2024 When Leigh Sales, one of our earliest supporters, said yes to joining us on Newsmakers—it was a big moment for us. ...
From the archives: Newsmakers with ABC's 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the archives - 5 March 2025 Every weeknight Sarah Ferguson pulls together 30mins of news and current affairs, interviewing everyone from Pat Cum...
From the archives: Trent Dalton on ambition, regrets and what comes next
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the archives - 18 June Not many Aussie authors have made a bigger impact on the book world over the past decade than Trent Dalton. In this chat,...
Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the Bondi terror attack
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The coverage of the Bondi terror attacks has been wall to wall across every new outlet and across social media - it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed b...
Squiz Quiz: Platforms, puppy gate, and Person of the Year
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz founder Claire Kimball and Squiz Shor...
Weekly Wrap: The world reacts to the social media ban, and MP travel entitlements under scrutiny
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The social media ban for under-16s was everywhere this week, so we take stock of how that’s going, and cover the international reactions and respons...
The Squiz Quiz: Ashes, AUKUS and acquisitions
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Content Manager Nicoletta Hay and Wee...
Weekly Wrap: A wrap-up of international conflicts, and it’s a yes to Tasmania’s new stadium
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're starting this week with an around-the-grounds look at international conflicts. There's a fair bit happening with the Russia-Ukraine peace talks,...
The Squiz Quiz: Claire takes over
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, Claire is kicking Andrew out of the hosting seat and testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week w...
Weekly Wrap: Labor’s deal with the Greens, and we’re on track to eliminate cervical cancer
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There were 2 big stories out of the last sitting week of federal parliament for the year - the Albanese Government’s environmental law reforms passe...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Anthony Levin and Nadine J. Cohen from Grave Matters
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with co-hosts of the SBS podcast Grave Matters, ...
Weekly Wrap: It’s ‘killing season’ in politics, a hospital funding brawl and no COP31 for Adelaide
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting you across the week in news - it was a big week in federal politics, starting with Australia ceding the bid to host COP31 (the annual global U...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Mark Humphries
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with comedian and satirist Mark Humphries, and S...
Weekly Wrap: The Libs ditch Net Zero, Epstein’s emails, and nobody’s saying Menulog
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting you across the week in news - we’re back with the Coalition and climate policy, because it was announced this week that the Liberal Party we...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Amanda Keller and Anita McGregor
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with media legend Amanda Keller and forensic psy...
What’s Coming Up: COP30, the anniversary of Whitlam’s dismissal, and a Bagpipe Bash
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting you ready for the week ahead in news, we take a look at 3 big things to watch out for. This week, climate policy will be front and centre as w...
Weekly Wrap: The Coalition and climate (again), and a winning 3-ingredient cake/pudding
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a while since we got stuck into some pure Australian politics, but Coalition leader Sussan Ley’s got a lot on her plate - from the Nats ...
The Squiz Quiz w/ Sportish's Georgie Trickett: Meetings, mistakes and marathons
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Georgie Trickett from the podcast Sportish ...
What’s Coming Up: RBA interest rates decision, the NYC mayoral race, and the Melbourne Cup
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting you ready for the week ahead in news, we take a look at 3 big things to watch out for. This week, it’s all happening on Tuesday with the RBA...
Weekly Wrap: A US-China trade agreement, and plain old Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping made big headlines at the end of the week. A meeting rated 12 out of ...
Squiz Quiz: Can you beat 'The Professor' from The Chase Australia?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with 'The Professor' from The Chase Australia an...
What’s Coming Up: What’s on the agenda at ASEAN and APEC
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Getting you ready for the week ahead in news, we take a look at 3 big things to watch out for. This week’s, President Trump will attend both ASEAN a...
Weekly Wrap: The Albanese-Trump meeting, and the Louvre heist
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PM Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was the news story that carried through the week - how it went diplomatically, the crit...
Rare Earths, Robberies and Ripping Reads: The Squiz Quiz of The Week
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Shortcuts host Larissa Moore and Squi...
What’s Coming Up: Get ready for PM Albanese’s meeting with President Trump
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our segment on What’s Coming Up for the week ahead is now its own episode. We get a lot of feedback from Squizers that one of the most helpful thing...
Weekly Wrap: Implementing the Gaza peace plan, and reflections on Diane Keaton
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a lot of attention this week on the release of the hostages held in Gaza, and quite a bit to unpack on the implementation of the peace deal....
Birds, Breach and Banana Ball: The Squiz Quiz of The Week
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and CyberCX Ch...
What’s Coming Up: Gaza's ceasefire timetable, Japan's locking in a new PM, and it's Oz v Kiwiland in netball
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our segment on What’s Coming Up for the week ahead is now its own episode. We get a lot of feedback from Squizers that one of the most helpful thing...
Weekly Wrap: What happens now for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, drama around Mt Everest, and checking in on a silly sausage (dog)
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a big breakthrough this week with Israel and Hamas agreeing to phase one of a ceasefire deal in Gaza. There’s a lot to unfold from here so...
Bears, Broncos and bustin' moves: The Squiz Quiz of the Week
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Shortcuts Host Larissa Moore and Content Ma...
Weekly Wrap: What Taylor Swift did next, Trump peace plan for Gaza, and the Kidman-Urban split
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift's new album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is out, and, like everything she does, it's smashing records. It’s a big talking point, so we’...
Snoop Dogg, space travel, and secret Styles: The Squiz Quiz of the Week
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and Shortcuts ...
Weekly Wrap: What went down at the UN, what’s driving Optus’s woes, and why Tylenol was in the news
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of headlines came out of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, so we pulled out the major themes to make sense of it all. T...
Weekly Wrap: A new emissions target, ANZ’s record-breaking fine, and Fat Bear Week returns
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a lot of climate policy news to get across this week, first with the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment, and then the governmen...
Weekly Wrap: Charlie Kirk's assassination, tension in the Liberal Party, and Canberra gets its flowers
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US is on edge following the fatal shooting of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk - we'll explain who Kirk was, why he was significant, and what...
The Big Threat: The Home Front
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Having spent six weeks travelling to the US, UK, Finland, France and Estonia meeting international experts fighting the scourge of mis- and disinforma...
Weekly Wrap: China’s massive flex, the immigration debate, and Monday’s blood moon
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China's President Xi Jinping has hosted a major summit and put on the biggest military parade during peacetime. We’ll get you across the significanc...
The Big Threat: The Trust Deficit
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the last leg of his international fact-finding mission, Bryce travels to London - where an academic’s calls for media literacy to be taught at sc...
Weekly Wrap: Porepunkah’s manhunt, a happenstance encounter, and the Swift-Kelce engagement
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we’re recording, the manhunt continues for sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman, who is suspected of killing 2 police officers and injuring a third. We...
The Big Threat: When Terror Strikes
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Paris, Bryce discovers how the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terror attacks focused the minds of French people to the importance of media literacy - such that...
Weekly Wrap: Israel-Oz tensions, skibidi in the dictionary, and your survey responses
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a rough week for the Australia-Israel relationship… Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is furious about the Albanese Government's decision to r...
The Big Threat: War Footing
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bryce visits Estonia and Finland where he discovers a shared border with Russia has made universal media literacy not just a nice to have, but existen...
Weekly Wrap: An economic round-up, recognising Palestine, and Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big week for economic news - the Reserve Bank cut interest rates, and next week’s Economic Reform Roundtable has been a big talking point. We...
The Big Threat: Fightback
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Still in New York, Bryce meets with the News Literacy Project’s Darragh Worland, and compares media literacy education notes with the Poynter Instit...
Weekly Wrap: Regulating AI, Tassie's political turmoil, and a vigilante parrot
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Productivity Commission released an interim report that's thrown fuel on the fire of the debate around AI and copyright law. We'll get ...
The Big Threat: The Enemy Within
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of a Presidential inauguration, Bryce travels to Washington and New York to meet media literacy advocates and fact-checking organisations n...
Weekly Wrap: Palestinian statehood, the YouTube ban, and our favourite Aussie songs
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a big week for discussion about recognising Palestine as a state. We'll explain what it means and Australia's position on that complex que...
The Big Threat: Brave New World
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Against the backdrop of the devastating LA fires, with a new President in the White House and as Meta announces its retreat from fact checking, Bryce ...
Weekly Wrap: Parliament’s return, Trump’s Epstein problem, and the Hollywood costume designer from Kiama
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Federal parliament is back, and with Labor's 51 seat majority, it was striking to see. We'll give you an around-the-grounds look at how each party is ...
Introducing... The Big Threat
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First episode drops Wednesday, July 30th, on your News Club podcast feed.
Weekly Wrap: Albanese’s Taiwan moment, a miraculous rescue, and getting ready for parliament’s return
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PM Anthony Albanese has spent 6 days in China - his longest visit to another country since he took office. Taiwan was very much in focus while he was ...
Weekly Wrap: Erin Patterson is guilty, the PM is off to China, and we get a shoutout in the UK
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Erin Patterson was found guilty of murder and attempted murder. We’ll get you across the deluge of analysis that’s flowed since that ve...
Weekly Wrap: The childcare safety scandal, a data breach at Qantas and a long-awaited sequel
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The safety of kids in childcare has been a big topic this week after a Melbourne childcare worker was accused of committing acts of abuse. We’ll get...
Weekly Wrap: The US strikes on Iran, Ley's vision for the Liberals, and Bezos's big wedding
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the US bombed 3 nuclear facilities in Iran. We get you across the details of those strikes, and what the major players are saying about the...
The Call Sheet: Stan's Dan Taylor on building a streaming service
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where Netflix and Disney dominate, how does a platform like Stan hold its own? We put that to Dan Taylor - he’s the Managing Director of...
Weekly Wrap: The Israel-Iran conflict, mushroom trial wraps up, and sunscreen drama
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Global news was dominated by escalating tensions between Israel and Iran this week. We get you across what’s happened so far, and how the US plays i...
The Call Sheet: Trent Dalton on ambition, regrets and what comes next
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not many Aussie authors have made a bigger impact on the book world over the past decade than Trent Dalton. In this chat, the Brisbane-born journo-tur...
Weekly Wrap: LA protests, a rough week in TV, and Monash IVF does it again
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump has deployed the National Guard and Marines, we'll get you across what that means as the protests in LA continue. It was also a rough week for b...
The Call Sheet: Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixsen on why gaming’s not niche
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gaming is a global powerhouse, pulling in more revenue than film and music combined. In this episode, we chat with Stephanie Bendixsen - or Hex - a ga...
Weekly Wrap: Bromance break-up, retail battles, and what’s going on in Tassie?
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine’s drone strike has defence watchers calling it a turning point in the war - we’ll unpack what it means for global security. Plus, the Trum...
The Call Sheet: How Aunty Donna are changing the comedy world
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You might know Aunty Donna from their YouTube channel, their Netflix series Aunty Donna’s Big Ol' House of Fun, or their ABC show Aunty Donna's Coff...
Weekly Wrap: The aid crisis in Gaza, Healthscope goes under, and a lovers scuffle
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of developments in the Israel-Gaza war this week, we get you across what’s happening. Then we’re wrapping up three stories with a common ...
The Call Sheet: Daina Reid on directing The Handmaid's Tale
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daina Reid has directed some of Australia’s most iconic TV - Offspring, Paper Giants, The Secret Life of Us - and made her mark globally with The Ha...
Weekly Wrap: A political break up, genocide claims, and the doping games
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our 2025 audience survey (please, and thank you!) In this episode: devastating floods in northern NSW, we’ll get you across why they say they’re ...
The Call Sheet: Travel Guides' Mel Maclean on the reality of reality TV
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gogglebox, Travel Guides, Parental Guidance, The Assembly... if you're into TV, you've probably seen Mel Maclean's work. She’s the go-to producer fo...
Weekly Wrap: A week of factions, world leaders on tour, and baby names
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sussan Ley took over as Liberal leader this week, while PM Anthony Albanese reshuffled his frontbench - we’ll take you through what it means and how...
The Call Sheet: Peter Greste on seeing his story told on the big screen
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Call Sheet – the latest News Club series. This time, we’re turning the spotlight on the people behind what we watch, listen, and st...
Trailer: Introducing The Call Sheet...
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First episode drops Wednesday on your News Club podcast feed.
Weekly Wrap: Our election wrap, an American Pope, and and lights, camera, Call Sheet...
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The federal election's over, so we're doing a lap of the map to see how things shook out in each state. Also: the new Pope has been elected, an update...