Funky Kids Radio.com.au

Funky Kids Radio.com.au Healthy Radio for Kids that Grown-ups LOVE TOO! Listen on-line 24/7 here tinyurl.com/Listen2FKR

Funky Kids Radio - our mission is to provide an innovative, entertaining radio network of fun, educational and positive storytelling and great 'little ear friendly' music for families with young children, plus news and interviews for kids, by kids - we're on a crusade to develop the best children's radio station in the world! Funky Kids Radio was founded by Rachel & Michael Cooper in Melbourne and

started streaming in 2012. FKR station is now a part of the registered youth charity SBN Inc (School Broadcasting Network) and is under redevelopment by our award winning team. We welcome any feedback and ideas you may have so please feel free to get in contact with out team : [email protected]

01/06/2026

This week on Primary Perspectives, Madeline and Sahesi welcome special guest host Violet, youth reporter for the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, who covers lots of fun things to do this winter at the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne and Cranbourne - and the team are very excited to be attending the media opening night of Lightscape this winter! Plus the team cross to Sydney to speak with community change makers Brian Laul and Ronna Guzman founders and hosts of the popular Youth Amplified Podcast series on Good Morning Macarthur, (a Rainbow Crossing Inc initiative), which is attracting over 1MIL views per episode on the website! Just goes to show how important it is to give young people a voice about their own future.

You can book your tickets for the fabulous LIGHTSCAPE 2026 here https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/.../whats-on.../lightscape/
📻Broadcasting on FKR 3-7 June
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

25/05/2026

This week on Primary Perspectives, April and Saviru (junior producer) explore how Culture Connects Us All. Special guest Ernie Friedlander, OAM, who is the President of the Moving Forward Together Association shares his miraculous story as a Holocaust survivor and the importance of cultural cohesion for building strong communities, and International Speaker and positive psychology expert Hacia Atherton shares insights that inspire change and motivate young people to achieve their highest potential, in their life journey.

🎧 Broadcasting nationally & globally 27 -31 May
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

19/05/2026

💗🦍💗 This week on Primary Perspectives, Ahelee, Madeline & Sahesi present a ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ Special Tribute to Dian Fossey and the world of gorillas! The team cross to UK to speak with renowned conservationist Ian Redmond OBE, Head of Conservation at Ecoflix, who started his career as a field biologist and research assistant to Dian in 1976. Ian has worked on several landmark wildlife documentaries with Sir David Attenborough and recalls the historic moment when the young gorilla 'Pablo' sat on top of David as he was filming the BBC's 'Life on Earth' series, in what is now one of the most famous scenes in wildlife documentaries! The Netflix documentary 'A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough' was released in April this year and traces Pablo's life from that pivotal moment that Ian witnessed, to Pablo's current descendants. See trailer here https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2116864793/?playlistId=tt39314348&ref_=tt_ov_ov_vi

The team also speak with International filmmaker Sara Grayson (Hine), who filmed mountain gorillas across locations where Dian spent much of her time observing her troops of gorillas. Plus, sustainability consultant James Porteous talks about his time working with western lowland gorillas in the remote Lope Reserve in Gabon, which became the largest conservation zone in the Congo basin. It's a super informative show!
Ecoflix is a global streaming platform dedicated entirely to documentaries about saving wildlife and the planet and it is now free to join - just click here https://ecoflix.com/

🎧 Broadcasting nationally & globally 20-24 May
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

12/05/2026

💗🐘🐘🐘💗This week on the national edition of Primary Perspectives, Ahelee, Madeline & Sahesi launch the new series ‘Walk on the Wild Side with Ecoflix’ and the team cross to USA to speak with Ecoflix Founder and CEO, David Casselman, and Ecoflix Head of Conservation, Ian Redmond OBE, joins the conversation from the UK, and shares his extensive knowledge about elephants. Plus, David & Ian pay tribute to one of the most respected and courageous voices in elephant conservation anywhere in the world - Lek Chailert – who is the founder of Elephant Nature Park, Chaing Mai, Chaing Mai and Save Elephant Foundation in northern Thailand. Lek has dedicated her entire life to rescuing elephants from logging camps, street begging, and the tourism industry. Ecoflix is a global streaming platform dedicated entirely to documentaries about saving wildlife and the planet and it is now free to join - just click here https://ecoflix.com/!
🎧 Broadcasting nationally & globally 13-17 May
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

05/05/2026

📖 This week on Primary Perspectives, Madeline and Sahesi share 4 great Aussie tales, which are part of the Funky Kids Story Time anthology of 20 bespoke audio stories for children – these 4 stories are some of the most popular stories on Spotify – including The Ugly Duckling by Fiona Skals, Peter and the Bunyip by Jemma Michael, The Magic Shell by Felix Gyomber, and Goldilocks and the Three Koalas by Viarnne Mischon. You can check out the full collection on Spotify via tinyurl.com/storytime4kids

🎧 Broadcasting 5-11 May
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

28/04/2026

💃🕺This week on Primary Perspectives, media cadet Sophie has created a super informative ‘Science of Dance’ Art Matters Special for her first production about one of her biggest passions - DANCE! Iris and Sophie speak about the merits of dance for the body, mind and spirit with dance student and psychologist Melissa Borg, and her 11-year-old daughter, Reina, who is a dance student leader. Plus dance teacher extraordinaire, Miss Jac from Studio C Performing Arts Ballan, Victoria shares insights into the career of a dance teacher.
Well done Sophie, for a totally fabulous first production!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
🎧 Broadcasting 29 April - 3 May
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

21/04/2026

📺🎥This week on Primary Perspectives, junior producer Iris has created a super interesting Art Matters Kids Take Over TV Special! Iris and Sophie speak with the founders of Elite Media, Matthew & Natalie Ferguson, about their awesome series ‘Kids Take Over TV’ hosted by kids for kids. Plus, the team speaks with 11-year-old Aneka Mitchell, who has been a host of this show, along with Iris. This show provides great insight for young people into TV careers!
Well done Iris, for such an awesome production!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
🎧 Broadcasting 22-26 April
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

14/04/2026

🎬LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! For this week’s Art Matters Special on Primary Perspectives, Christian & Iris head to WonderCon in LA to speak with entertainment journalist Dan Bennett, director of the San Diego International Children's Film Festival and Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, about this year’s awesome lineup of short films - plus Dan talks about some of his favourite past interviews that he conducted with Hollywood legends such as Lauren Bacall, Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman!
Then the team cross to Thailand to speak with American actor, writer, and director Rufus Baker Jr, about his latest Star Wars short film 'Kestis - A Jedi Survivor Story' where he plays the role of the Jedi, Mandalorian. Rufus will be running an exclusive voice acting workshop for the Primary Perspectives team when he comes to Melbourne in April! 🤩👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
🎧 Broadcasting 15-19 April
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

07/04/2026

🐬🐙 🐳 🪼 🦈 Did you know that every second breath you take is thanks to the ocean? Take a deep dive to the bottom of the sea this week on Primary Perspectives: junior producers and hosts, Lara (Malaysia), Alosha Samaraarachchi (Sri Lanka), and Sahesi (Melbourne), present a fabulous Deep-Sea Special featuring Deep-Sea Biologist, Explorer, and Science Communicator, Gayathra Bandara from Oceansunminded.org in Sri Lanka. The team explore the 5 layers of the ocean and discover some weird and wonderful creatures that inhabit the Abyssal and Hadal zones in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean. Plus Gayathra explains the perils of deep-sea mining. This is a super informative show! 🐬🐙 🐳 🪼 🦈
Playlist includes: The Maui Dolphin by LOOPY TUNES Preschool Music, NZ, & Why Does the Right Whale Cry by Songs by Lena, USA from the SwitchOn Charity Album https://switchontelethon.bandcamp.com/.../switchon-global...

🎧 Broadcasting 8-12 April
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEST WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZST WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / FRI 10-11am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am & 10-11pm
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 11:30am-12:30pm / FRI 7:30-8:30am / SAT 12:30am-1:30pm / SUN 7:30-8:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / THURS 7-8pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

31/03/2026

This week on Primary Perspectives, Christian & Iris head to Bali to speak with Margaret Barry OAM, the incredible founder of the Bali Children Foundation, along with a student, Komang Sarjana, who has been studying under the Bali Children Foundation's education program for 8 years, since he was in Year 4. Margaret has helped transform thousands of young lives in Bali through education, and this is a super-inspiring story. Plus, the team cross to New Zealand to speak with award-winning children’s entertainer Chris Sanders (Angel Star) about his wonderful musical Hana the Glowworm, produced by Auckland Philharmonia, which has now become a resource for schools. And for Diffuse the News, Kevin Bradley, CEO of Save the Bilby Fund, shines a light on Bilbies vs Bunnies for Easter!
🎧 Broadcasting 1-5 April
🎧 LISTEN HERE - NEW EXTRA SHOW ON FRIDAYS NOW, as requested during school hours for Australia!
https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/FKRADIO
AEDT WED 4-5pm / THURS 8-9am / FRI 12-1pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 7-8am
NZDT WED 6-7pm / THURS 10-11am / FRI 2-3pm / SAT 7-8pm / SUN 9-10pm
Malaysia WED 2-3pm / THURS 6-7am / SAT 3-4pm / SUN 5-6am
UK GMT WED 7-8am & 11pm-12am / SAT 8-9am / SUN 3-4pm
India IST WED 10:30-11:30am / SAT 11:30am-12:30pm / SUN 6:30-7:30pm
Europe CEST WED 8-9am / SAT 9-10am / SUN 4-5pm
USA/Canada PT WED 3-4pm / SAT 2-3pm / SUN 7-8am
USA/Canada ET WED 6-7pm / SAT 5-6pm / SUN 10-11am

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