Ari is very excited to be going on his very first school excursion, just like a real human kid!  He’ll get to ride the bus, be partnered with a buddy, and check out a real-life space suit. But things don’t go to plan when the school bully Jeremy gets up to his old tricks.   If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect at home, The Conversation guide has helpful advice: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/   CREDITS:   Written by: Nat Amoore  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie   Music, Editing and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia   Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett  CAST:   Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo   Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis   Ari played by River Mardesic   Tanna played by Victoria Wulff   Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli   Alison Warner played by Kate Ritchie   Malika played by Eva Grados   Jeremy played by Knox Gibson   Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews  Mr Gibson played by Byron Webb   Ms Riakos played by Sirine Demachkie   Principal Li played by Angela Tran VO played by Lem Zakharia

It’s Ari’s very first Halloween and his costume obsession has reached new levels (and so has his ability to rattle off Halloween trivia). Will he be able to come up with the perfect costume to take out the Best Costume award at Quinn’s big Halloween birthday party?   If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect, get advice and ideas on where to start in this helpful guide: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/  CREDITS:   Written by: Nat Amoore  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie   Editing, Music and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia   Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett  CAST:   Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo   Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis   Ari played by River Mardesic   Tanna played by Victoria Wulff   Malika played by Eva Grados   Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews   Omari played by Harlem Schwenke   Logan played by Oliver Carle   Mateo played by Christian James Sta Rosa  Ms Riakos played by Sirine Demachkie 

Well, it was inevitable really, but this week Ari has discovered social media and he has big ambitions to ‘go viral’. Like most of Ari’s plans, this one doesn’t go quite as well as he’d hoped.   If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect, this helpful guide can help you prepare: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/  CREDITS:   Written by: Nat Amoore  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie   Music, Editing and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia   Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett  CAST:  Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo   Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis   Ari played by River Mardesic   Tanna played by Victoria Wulff   Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli   Malika played by Eva Grados   Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews   Teacher Librarian played by Lem Zakharia

Ari’s quest to become more human continues this week as he attempts to learn how to play sport with some help from a very special guest...Olympic athlete Kyah Simon.   If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect at home, The Conversation guide has tips to get you started: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/  CREDITS:   Written by: Nat Amoore  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie   Editing, Music and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia   Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett  CAST:  Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo   Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis   Ari played by River Mardesic   Tanna played by Victoria Wulff   Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli   Alison Warner played by Kate Ritchie   Malika played by Eva Grados   Jeremy played by Knox Gibson   Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews   Eric played by Gyton Grantley   Commentator played by Melanie McLaughlin   Kyah Simon played by herself 

Join Ari, an artificial intelligence prototype disguised as a 10-year-old boy, as he tackles his very first mission into humanhood... to make friends. This may seem like a simple mission, but just like learning ‘the floss’, things aren’t always as easy as they seem.   If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect at home, or maybe even on the school run, get advice and ideas on where to start in this helpful guide: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/   CREDITS:   Written by: Nat Amoore   Executive Producer: Elle Beattie   Editing, Music and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia   Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett   CAST:   Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo   Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis   Ari played by River Mardesic   Tanna played by Victoria Wulff   Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli   Alison Warner played by Kate Ritchie   Malika played by Eva Grados   Jeremy played by Knox Gibson   Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews   Omari played by Harlem Schwenke   Logan played by Oliver Carle   Mateo played by Christian James Sta Rosa