Little News Ears
263 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Little News Ears is a podcast for parents, teachers, and anybody who wants to learn about the news in a simple and different way. With 10 different shows and counting, it is made for kids to improve their critical thinking skills and ultimately increase their understanding of democracy. Kids are free to make any type of news as long as it is based on the truth!
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Episodes
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
April 05, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.69 MBIt's April 5, 2023. Veh is back to teach us about drinking water. How can we know if it's safe?
News for Kids at LNE.news - Little Jade Tree News - Chinese Spy Balloon?
March 30, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBIt's March 30, 2023. A college team from the Philippines rocks a debate challenge in Spain. U.S. Olympic figure skating team waits for silver medal to turn into gold. 'American Born Chinese' photo feature of Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. How ballroom dance helped Asian immigrants. And what's the deal with the Chinese spy balloon?
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Climate Change
March 29, 2023 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.07 MBIt's March 29, 2023. Veh is back to teach us all about climate change. Let's learn!
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - Japanese Mafia Turn to Softball?
March 26, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.36 MBIt's March 26, 2023. Paxton is back with world 'kidlines.' Today we learn about yakuza members turning to softball, Kung Fun nuns in Nepal, the death of Gloria Maria, the stamina of hockey legend Jaromir Jagr, and the food poisoning of girls in Iran.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Dragon Ranger Owl - S2E7 - Showing a 14th Century Painting, Fired?
March 24, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.33 MBIt's March 24, 2023. Jasper, Jarvis, and Clementine are back. Today they are teaching kids about The Albany Symphony recording the work of David del Tradici; a professor being fired for showing a painting of Muhammed; the death of Alberto Zamperla, Amusement Park Impresario; a robot lawyer that was scheduled to appear in traffic court; and how studies show that repeating lies causes people to believe them.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Precious Presents: Gabrielle Loftin of Gabby's World Designs
March 22, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 7.68 MBIt's March 22, 2023. Precious is back with an interview of Gabrielle Loftin of Gabby's World Designs!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - St. Patrick's Day!
March 16, 2023 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBIt's March 16, 2023. St. Patrick's Day is around the corner. Check out what Veh has to see about the holiday!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Ocean Pollution
March 15, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.24 MBIt's March 15, 2023. Veh is back to teach us all about the dangers of ocean pollution. Let's learn all about it!
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - Giant Pig Towers in China!
March 12, 2023 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.36 MBIt's March 12, 2023. Paxton is back with news for kids from around the world. Today Paxton teaches us about Sweden finding rare earth metals, people poisoning dogs in truffle wars, China making giant towers of pigs, Austria debating about the color of bees, and Camila choosing to not wear the Koh-i-Noor diamond.
News for Kids at LNE.news - BoxerBlu and Bram - S4E7 - Dogs That Can Spell Time
March 10, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBIt's March 9, 2023. BoxerBlu and Bram teaches kids about Edgar Dworsky, who investigates how companies sneakily make their products smaller; evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted from dead bodies; dogs smelling time; the world's oldest known pair of jeans being found in a shipwreck; and the death of Don Christopher, the garlic king.
News for Kids at LNE.news - BoxerBlu and Bram - S4E7 - Dogs That Can Smell Time
March 10, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBIt's March 9, 2023. BoxerBlu and Bram teaches kids about Edgar Dworsky, who investigates how companies sneakily make their products smaller; evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted from dead bodies; dogs smelling time; the world's oldest known pair of jeans being found in a shipwreck; and the death of Don Christopher, the garlic king.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - The Webb Telescope
March 08, 2023 12:00 - 3 minutes - 2.16 MBIt's March 8, 2023. Veh is back to teach us all about the Webb Telescope. Check it out!
Rerun: BoxerBlu and Bram, S4E1 - The Johnny Appleseed of Sugar Kelp
March 02, 2023 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.88 MBWe were inspired by The Guardian's article about using sugar kelp to combat climate change so we are rerunning an episode of Boxerblu and Bram that teaches us about The Johnny Appleseed of Sugar Kelp! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/specieswatch-sugar-kelp-north-sea-carbon-climate-crisis This episode covers: Elvis weddings being banned in Las Vegas by the company that owns Elvis's likeness; how parents in Killingly, Connecticut don't want mental health care in their sch...
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - The Winter Solstice
March 01, 2023 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.61 MBIt's March 1, 2023. We aren't out of winter yet. What is the winter solstice? Veh will explain!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Precious Presents..Black History Month through the Arts
February 27, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.59 MBIt's February 27, 2023. Precious teaches us about recent (and up-and-coming) Marvel movies that feature diverse heroes and we hear about strong African American voices.
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - Rome's New Awesome Skate Park
February 26, 2023 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.08 MBIt's February 26, 2023. Paxton returns with news for kids around the world. Today she focuses on a new skate park outside of The Colosseum in Rome, South Korea possibly developing nuclear weapons, Brazil sinking an asbestos-filled aircraft carrier, Pope Francis visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the death of Perez Musharraf.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Dragon Ranger Owl - S2E6 - Deaf TikTok Streamers!
February 22, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.81 MBIt's February 22, 2023. Dragon Ranger Owl is back! Clementine, Jasper, and Jarvis teach us about the Old Latin Mass revival, how drinking too much water may have killed Bruce Lee, deaf TikTok streamers, exposure therapy, and how an app called OnX is helping hunters and also everyone else see public lands that are closed off by private lands.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Little Jade Tree News - American Girl's 1st S Asian Girl Doll/Year
February 17, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 6.02 MBIt's February 17, 2023. Glow is back with Asian American news for kids. American Girl's first South Asian Girl Doll of the Year 2023 is celebrated! Astronaut Koichi Wakata takes a space selfie! US Navy Ship is named for Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad! Ted Lieu is named the first Asian-American vice-chair in House Democratic leadership. Joe Biden's administration releases a plan for Asian American Pacific Islanders!
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - Russian Spies in the Arctic?
February 12, 2023 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.63 MBIt's February 12, 2023. Paxton is back with world kidlines about Nepal growing back its forests, Chinese game shows helping older singles find dates, Albania's last 'restaurant bear' getting freed, Russian spies in the Arctic, and food delivery apps in India for onions.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Precious Presents...Award Shows!
February 04, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.56 MBIt's February 4, 2023. Precious teaches us about Award Shows! Emma Donoghue's 'Room,' Angela Bassett wins at the Golden Globes, Peter Pan and Wendy with Alexander Molony and Yara Shahidi. We also learn about the history of The Golden Globes, The Oscars, and The Tonys.
News for Kids at LNE.news - BoxerBlu and Bram - S4E6 - Should 10 Year-Olds Get Tattoos?
February 03, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.58 MBIt's February 8, 2023. Boxerblu and Bram are back. They are teaching kids about mass produced furniture creating too much waste in landfills, teachers sneakily teaching their students about climate change, the life and death of the comedian known as Gallagher, a new set of blood groups, and a ten year-old who got a tattoo and caused her mom and the tattoo artist to get arrested.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World: Interviewing the Little News Ears Team
February 01, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIt's February 1st, 2023. Veh interviews Precious, Dan Buck, Morgan Tarrant, Michelle Mitas, Timmy Ong, and Glow, and they interview her.
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - We Lost Pele and a Pope!
January 29, 2023 12:00 - 3 minutes - 2.59 MBIt's January 29, 2023. Paxton is back with 'world kidlines.' Today we learn about the loss of Pele and Pope Francis XVI, how an Australian nature preserve is trying to reintroduce a tortoise, the extreme popularity of panettone, and two news items about rare coins,
News for Kids at LNE.news - Dragon Ranger Owl - S2E5 - Is that Piet Mondrian Upside Down?
January 27, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.51 MBIt's January 27, 2023. Clementine and her dads are back with news for kids a different way. They focus on Aurelio Voltaire ("Gothic Homemaking"), an 8 year-old who successfully climbed El Capitan, a possible connection between nose-picking and Alzheimer's, Han Solo made out of bread, and whether a famous artwork by Piet Mondrian is right side-up or upside-down.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Little Jade Tree News - Asian American News for Kids - Messi in a Bisht?
January 22, 2023 17:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MBIt's January 22, 2023. Glow is back with news for kids with an Asian American perspective. Today we will learn about the world's youngest jiu-jitsu champion, Japan's Sakamoto Kaori, Chock & Bates, the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Messi wearing a bisht and causing an uproar, Japan's e-sport racing with the fastest American car!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Spontaneous Works of Earth - The 3 Rs
January 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 minute - 833 KBIt's January 21, 2023. Anika is back with a podcast episode about how we can take care of the earth better. Do you know what the 3 Rs are? How about composting? This episode is all for you!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - What's an Emoji?
January 17, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.56 MBIt's January 17, 2023. Veh is back to teach us all about emojis. Check it out!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Spontaneous Works of Earth - The Disadvantages of Electric Cars...
January 15, 2023 15:00 - 57 seconds - 703 KBIt's January 15, 2023. Anika is back with a follow-up episode about the advantages of electric cars: the disadvantages about electric cars. Check it out!
News for Kids at LNE.news - BoxerBlu and Bram - S4E5 - Let's Lengthen Our Legs?
January 13, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MBIt's January 13, 2023. BoxerBlu and Bram are back with news for kids a different way. They focus on people who have surgery on their legs to be taller, a new video game called Trombone Champ, Bikers Against Child Abuse, bank robberies going down in popularity, and Virgin Australia offering $145,000 to people who choose the middle seat.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Sea Turtles
January 10, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.45 MBIt's January 10, 2023. Veh is back with some fun facts about sea turtles!
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - 2 Puppies are Causing Problems in S. Korea
January 08, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.51 MBIt's January 8, 2023. Paxton is back with news for kids about the world. We learn about a Manx renaissance, people trying to protect indigenous art in Australia, two dogs that are problems in South Korea, an Urdu poetry festival, and how witches may have helped win the World Cup for Argentina?
News for Kids at LNE.news - Chooki and Pleep - Science and Sports - January 2023
January 03, 2023 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBIt's January 3, 2023. Chooki and Pleep are back with Science and Sports news for kids. Today we're going to learn about Major League Baseball and black holes!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Fun Facts about New Year's Day
January 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.33 MBIt's January 1, 2023. Happy New Year! Veh is back to teach us some fun facts about New Year's Day!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Precious Presents - The Best of 2022 - What's to Come in 2023?
December 30, 2022 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBIt's December 30, 2022. Precious highlights some great moments from the year and things to look forward to in 2023! Avatar: The Way of the Water. Michael B. Jordan. Olivia Rodrigo. K-Pop, a new musical. Blackish. The Tina Turner Musical. Sundance Film Festival. Phantom of the Opera. The Color Purple. Beyonce. Miss Universe.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World: What are Memes?
December 28, 2022 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.57 MBIt's December 28, 2022. Veh is back to teach us all about memes! What's Godwin's Law? Who was the Dancing Baby?
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - UNESCO Embraces the Baguette!
December 25, 2022 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.15 MBIt's December 25th, 2022. If you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! Morgan Tarrant takes over the role of Paxton to teach world headlines (kidlines) for kids. Today Paxton teaches us about France: UNESCO embraces the baguette, armed guards protect France's water supply, and a museum in France that won't say where 80,000 skulls come from. We also learn about a company called Protonmail 'warring' with Russia, how the death of Jiang Zemin has caused problems in China, protecting the super tu...
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Fun Facts about Christmas
December 21, 2022 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5.01 MBIt's December 21, 2022. Christmas is around the corner and Veh is here to teach us a lot of fun facts about Christmas and Hanukkah!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Talkin' with Ziga - World Cup Final!
December 19, 2022 11:00 - 1 minute - 909 KBIt's December 19, 2022. The World Cup ended yesterday and Argentina won!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Little Jade Tree News - Amazing Illusions in America's Got Talent
December 18, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIt's December 17, 2022. Jade is back with news for kids for the Asian American community. She teaches us about the first Filipina to win a Junior Grand Slam Singles title, a Korean-American news anchor writing a book, the first time the names of Japanese Americans during WW2 have been collected, how Asian Americans voted last week in the Georgia runoff, and some amazing illusions by Asian Americans in America's Got Talent.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Dragon Ranger Owl - What's a Disco Nanny?
December 16, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.17 MBIt's December 16, 2022. Jasper, Jarvis, and Clementine are back for this final episode of Dragon Ranger Owl of 2022. They teach kids about disco nannies, the life and death of Lily Renée Phillips, The Via Ferrata climbing routes, a Galileo forgery discovered at The University of Michigan, and camping becoming even more popular after the pandemic.
Little News Ears - Talkin' with Ziga - World Cup Edition - Episode 9
December 15, 2022 17:00 - 1 minute - 741 KBIt's December 15, 2022. Ziga is back with her 9th World Cup Edition episode for kids about the World Cup.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World - Guinness Book of World Records
December 13, 2022 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBIt's December 13, 2022. Veh is back with news for kids about the Guinness Book of World Records. Check it out!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Talkin' with Ziga - World Cup Edition - Episode 8
December 12, 2022 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.6 MBIt's December 12, 2022. Ziga is back with a new World Cup edition about France v. England, Croatia v. Brazil, and France v. Morocco.
News for Kids at LNE.news - World Kidlines with Paxton - Jaguars are Back in Mexico!
December 11, 2022 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.72 MBOur apologies! We mistakenly stated that Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been reelected as the President of The Central African Republic. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been reelected as the President of Equatorial Guinea. It's December 11, 2022. Paxton is back with world 'kidlines' about the World Cup; jaguars thriving in Mexico; the reelection of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in Equatorial Guinea, and Merhan Karimi, who inspired Tom Hanks character in The Terminal, passed away.
LNE.news for Kids - Talkin' with Ziga - World Cup Edition, Episode 7
December 08, 2022 03:00 - 1 minute - 900 KBIt's December 8, 2022. This one's all about the knock-out round! Goncalo Ramos. Bono the Goalie. Morocco v. Spain!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Precious Presents: Lauren Anderson, Houston Ballet's First Black Principal Dancer
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBIt's December 7, 2022. Precious interviews Lauren Anderson from Houston Ballet.
News for Kids at LNE.news - Talkin' with Ziga - World Cup Edition - Episode 6
December 07, 2022 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBIt's December 6, 2022. Ziga is back with news for kids about the World Cup. Episode 6!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Veh's World: What's Epcot Center Like?
December 04, 2022 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.59 MBIt's December 4, 2022. Veh is back and teaching us all about Epcot Center at Disney World!
News for Kids at LNE.news - Talkin' with Ziga - World Cup Edition - Episode 5
December 03, 2022 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.5 MBIt's December 3, 2022. Ziga is back with more World Cup stats! The Round of 16 is underway!
News for Kids at LNE.news - BoxerBlu and Bram - S4E4 - When the Queen Died, the Bees Were Told
December 02, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.67 MBIt's December 2nd, 2022. BoxerBlu and Bram are back to teach kids about superstitions surrounding the death of important people (like Queen Elizabeth II) and their bees; the death of Rommy Hunt Revson (inventor of the scrunchie); The Space Force's new hymn (Semper Supra); a ten year-old painter who is rocking it (Andres Valencia); and Camp Indigo, a summer camp for trans youth.