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Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids

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Newsy Pooloozi is a weekly, world news podcast for smart kids and curious adults, covering science, animals, space, tech, culture, entertainment, sports… and even politics! The family friendly podcast is presented by a British-Indian-American mother-and-daughter duo, covering the world in a fun and engaging way. Newsy Pooloozi also has kid correspondents from all over the world — Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. The New York Times calls us a "news variety show." We're also on the NYT's Top 30 Podcast For Kids list (under our former name, Newsy Jacuzzi)! We are a proud Kids Listen member too. @newsypooloozi www.newsypooloozi.com

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Kid News This Week: Straws save coral, eco-warrior grannies, Taylor breaks records, Borneo bird nests, travel anxiety dog-squad

April 24, 2024 07:40 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

In honor of Earth Day we have four environment and nature stories… Talk about grasping at straws – wait till you hear about the new cages being used to protect and rebuild Florida’s dying coral reef! Speaking of the environment, you won’t believe what a big group of Swiss grannies did to get their eco-warrior credentials. Taylor Swift releases her 11 album – hear what records she broke doing so. Hear a special report about a different kind of “swifty” from Indonesia gives new meaning to “spi...

Kid News This Week: “Fake ” diamonds, pig transplant, a gaming granny and cross - bred croissants

April 10, 2024 10:36 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

In world news for kids this week... Fake diamonds are on the rise, but it’s not all as dodgy or criminal as it sounds... Also, a US man and a genetically modified pig kidney make history in a ground breaking transplant, a Scottish grandmother turns into a game rand wins a fan - following despite, or because of her grumpiness and in France the beloved breakfast bun- the croissant -is "crossbread" in more ways than one!      

Kid News This Week: Wacky archaeological discoveries, 4-day work-week, Ariana’s gran rocks it, baseball’s spring training, UK soccer sock drama

March 27, 2024 12:33 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

In kid news this week… Researchers uncover amazing ancient and medieval tools... from the 1700-year-old egg (that still has its slimy yolk intact!) and a map that proves how well people got along. Plus, the results are in on how effective a four-day-week is, plus Ariana Grande and her grand gran break records, Major League Baseball is wrapping up its spring training before the official start of the season – we have a special report from Arizona – and two UK soccer teams give new meaning to t...

Kid News This Week: New aquatic species, tiny loud fish, new water exoplanet, DST explained, “shroom frog.”

March 13, 2024 09:07 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB

This week in kid news from around the world – new, wild looking aquatic species are discovered off the coast of Chile, scientist also discover the world’s tiniest loud fish from Myanmar – and when we say loud, we’re not joking! Plus, NASA observes a new planet covered in hot water, Daylight Saving (or is it Savings?!) explained and the shroom-sprouting frog India. Yes, you read that correctly. But to find out what that actually means, have a listen to this episode now!

Kid News This Week: School cell phone ban, massive solar park, biggest cruise ship, tiniest escape room

February 28, 2024 12:07 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

In kid news this week – mobile phones are banned in UK schools in line with European cell phone bans, India’s massive solar and wind park in the salt plains of Gujarat, the world’s biggest cruise ship takes week-long jaunts and Spain’s tiniest escape room creeps us out! All that and more on your wackiest wrap of world news.

Kid News This Week: Happy Chinese New Year, UK “blood rain,” Italian DNA “poop patrol”

February 14, 2024 13:12 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Gong xi fa cai, everyone! Say what? Happy Chinese New Year, of course. Hear our Year of the Dragon special with reports from China, Taiwan AND South Korea this year from our team of kid correspondents – find out how their families celebrate the biggest event of their year and the story of the first “monster” that inspired the celebrations! Plus, find out what’s causing the “blood rain” in the United Kingdom and what dust from the Sahara Desert dust has to do with it. And hear how a town in I...

Kid News This Week: New Ram Temple, food fumes upcycled, Amazon discovery, UK’s naughty parrots

January 31, 2024 08:45 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

In world news for kids (and adults!) this week… India sees the grand opening of the new Ram Temple in Ayodhya, but not everyone is happy – we dive deep to explain why. Also, a major discovery is found hidden beneath the Amazon rainforest – not just remains of the Upano people, but – thanks to laser technology – it’s discovered they were a vast and sophisticated civilization. And did you have any idea how dirty fast-food fumes can be, never mind posh cooking in big, fancy kitchens too? Well, ...

Kid News This Week: Happy Lohri and Pongal! Plus miracle volcanic clay and cats get credibility in Singapore

January 17, 2024 06:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Happy Lohri and Pongal, everyone! No idea what those are? Never fear – this is your round-up of South Asia’s winter sun harvest festivals. Plus, scientist find miracle volcanic clay caused ice ages and in strict Singapore cats finally get credibility and can be pets in public housing after all. All that and more this week on the best news pod for kids, Newsy Pooloozi! Also – did you hear our call-out last week? We’re expanding our team and accepting applications for MORE kid correspondents ...

Special announcement from your favorite wacky world news pod!

January 11, 2024 12:58 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MB

Hello and happy new year, everyone! Firstly, we want to say THANK YOU for being such dedicated, steadfast listeners to our wacky world news podcast! It’s a lot of work but a labor of love we’re not ready to give up. However… we ARE going to make some changes to our output in 2024, so have a listen to our special announcement to find out the details. More importantly, we are also opening applications for new kid correspondents and writers to join the Newsy Pooloozi team so we can keep this in...

Hear the biggest news stories of 2023 before diving into the new year!

January 03, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

As we get ready to dive into a new year, we wanted to look back at the past 12 months – the highs and lows – of news and current events. Yes, we’re talking about the Best of our Big New Stories – from the heavy stories of war and natural disasters to many stories of progress and hope. And, well, ChaptGPT which sits somewhere in the middle of it all, doesn’t it? Enjoy the reflection – we’ll be back with regular world news (the big, the wacky and all that in between) soon!

Listen back to our best wacky, oddball stories from 2023!

December 20, 2023 16:45 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

As a little holiday gift, we bring you... laughter, of course. Yes, have a listen to the wackiest world news stories from the last 12 months in this Best of Oddball round-up episode. It's guaranteed to make you smile more than once!

Listen back to our best nature and animal stories of 2023!

December 14, 2023 10:51 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

It's that time of year for our Best Of's - listen back to our best nature and animal stories of 2023! From the resurrection of the wholly mammoth to giraffes that do math, squirrels that sniff out more than nuts, goats that help fight fires and why chimpanzees gesture - this is the best wrap of wacky world animal stories you'll hear anywhere. Plus have you heard the beautiful - if not a little weird - sounds of the ocean? Or the giant seaweed blob that was headed for Florida? And if none of ...

Kid News This Week: Carbon capturers, magic bacteria, dino news, Xmas markets, sleeping students

December 06, 2023 07:11 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

In kid news this week… Good news on the environment and innovation front - natural resources are being used to capture nasty carbon dioxide - from using limestone to suck it up in California to Italy’s cyanobacteria that likes to snack on it. Also, the latest dinosaur news in both Brazil and Mongolia, the history and wonder of Germany’s Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmarkt!) and China’s sleepy students lean into that doozy post-launch feeling with the help of new desk-beds!

Kid News This Week: Wild “super pigs,” attacking bears, whales return home, snake on the loose

November 29, 2023 08:42 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

In world news this week… Wild “super pigs” are on the rampage in North America, bears are on attack in rural Japan, blue whales return home to the Indian Ocean and a green mamba venomous snake is on the loose in the Netherlands - all that and more this week!

Kid News This Week: Insect extinction, echidna back from brink, Diwali record breaker, Swedes say “hey”

November 22, 2023 07:44 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

This week in world news for kids… Creepie crawlies – love them or loath them – we need them! But they’re on the threat of extinction, which is why a new study is being launched in the US. Over in Indonesia, though, it’s good news – their echidna mammal has come back from the brink of extinction. India scores another Guinness Book of World Records entry for its many-many Diwali diyas. And up in a northern Swedish city there’s a campaign to be neighborly – by just saying… oh, well, listen to f...

Autumn festivals from Diwali, Hungry Ghost, Day of the Dead, Guy Fawkes and more!!

November 15, 2023 09:40 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

 We give you a special rerun this week of our Autumn Festivals Capsule -- from Asia's Hungry Ghost Festival, Diwali, Guru Nanak to the West's Halloween, Day of the Dead, Bonfire Night, Thanksgiving and more!

Kid News This Week: Electric roads, Taylor joins new club, Rickrolled explained, mummy buried

November 01, 2023 05:50 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

In kids news this week… We’ve all heard of electric cars, but what about electric ROADS? Well, this is happening in Sweden where they’re charging on the move! In entertainment news, find out what new chart – typically dominated by middle-aged men – popstar Taylor Swift enters. And most of us have heard the expression (phenomenon!) of being “Rickrolled,” well in our second offering of Slange Explained we give you the entire wacky backstory. And did you know a small town in Pennsylvania had it...

Kid News This Week: French bed bugs, Oz “Voice” vote, mixed-up world cup, camouflage frog

October 18, 2023 06:03 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

This week in world news for kids… France is facing an infestation of bedbugs that’s causing national anxiety, Australia rejects a referendum to give Aboriginals more of a “voice” in politics, plus FIFA announces a very mixed-up world cup is planned for 2023 and Austrian researchers discover the curious camouflaging of the Wallace’s flying frog – all that and more this week!

Kid News This Week: War in Israel, marathon record breaker, fast food outlets sued, elderly skydiver

October 11, 2023 06:57 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

In world news for kids this week… Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the militant group bombards it with bombs and terror attacks, Kenyan’s marathon record breaker, US fast food outlets sued and a very elderly skydiver tries to break a world record – but just how old? You gotta listen to the pod to find out!

Kid News This Week: Goat firefighters, melting Swiss glaciers, Neanderthal mixing, animals on the loose

October 04, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MB

This week in your favorite mix of wacky world news, goats and AI are used to fight fires in California, Swiss glaciers are melting at a record rate, humans have more of a Neanderthal mix than thought and animals are on the loose – from a bear that crashes a Mexican picnic to crocodiles in India and Malaysia that were not where they’re supposed to be, oh, and the alligator "support pet" that was not allowed into a major league baseball game… All that and more this week! 

Kid News This Week: Korean Thanksgiving, asteroid rocks, Taylor “Swiftposium,” Oz surfing snake

September 27, 2023 04:08 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

This week in news for kids... Koreans say "Chuseok jal bonaeseyo!" as they celebrate their autumn harvest festival, aka Thanksgiving. Also, NASA says hello to rocks from the Bennu asteroid, completing a seven-year mission to bring back the samples and Australia gets ready to host a Taylor “Swiftposium” – inspired by the US popstar’s songs. Also in Australia – some pets are not allowed to surf - find out which one this week in Newsy Pooloozi!

Kid News This Week: Ocean voices, ancient cave art, stolen Van Gogh and lying down competition

September 20, 2023 06:05 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

In kid news this week… We hear the "voices of the ocean" and sounds of the sea (it's a noisy place!) and find out what they mean, also ancient cave art is discovered in Spain, a stolen Van Gogh is returned in a bloodied pillowcase in the Netherlands and the Laziest Citizen Competition nears a month – of participants just lying down – in Montenegro. All that and more in the coolest pool of news and information!

Kid News This Week: Morocco & Libya natural disasters, G20 expands, Thai dino discovery, “barking mad” police

September 13, 2023 05:33 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

In world news this week – a 6.8 magnitude earthquake devastates Morocco, thousands die in Libya floods caused by Storm Daniel, India concludes the G20 and world leaders decide to let the Africa Union into the big economic club, Thailand’s big-but-small dinosaur discovery and “barking mad” police in the US use a creative way to catch car thieves – all that and more on Newsy Pooloozi!

Kid News This Week: G20 explained, India rocket heads to sun, slang word “slay,” gravy wrestling

September 06, 2023 09:55 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

In kid news this week we decode the international summit – the G20 – as world leaders head to host-country India, after landing on the moon the Indian Space Research Organisation sends a spacecraft to explore the sun, in our debut segment of “Slang Explained” we give the story behind the popular slang word “slay,” and the quirky English are at it again – this time holding the World Gravy Wrestling Championships, because everyone likes to roll around and wrestle in gravy, right? All that and ...

Kid News This Week: Pets to the rescue in Ukraine, cat allergy vaccine, India’s 1st surf competition, cat yoga twist

August 30, 2023 07:59 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

This is a fun, feline-packed episode with pets to the rescue in Ukraine, a breakthrough cat allergy vaccine (that your cat takes - not you!) and cat yoga with an adoption twist makes for the purrrrrfect pose, plus India’s 1st World Surf League (WSL) competition takes place in Tamil Nadu - all that and more this week!

Kid News This Week: New space race, world weather woes, Spain’s soccer champs, Texas snake fight

August 23, 2023 08:08 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MB

Kid News This Week: There's a new space race to the south side of the Moon, weather woes from wildfires to fast-floods rattle the world, is Spain’s soccer championship betrayed by a kiss, and a Texas woman is caught in the middle of a fight between a Harris hawk and snake - that fell from the sky! All that and more this week! 

We're back next week - enjoy the Kids Listen Summer Sampler in the meantime!

August 16, 2023 06:23 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Sadly, summer is over… but happily we're back in action next week! Yes, from next Wednesday we’ll be bringing you a weekly round-up of the world's most important – and most weird – world news. Until then, enjoy the Kids Listen Summer Sampler and discover some cool new pods to add to your playlist! Learn more about Kids Listen at https://www.kidslisten.org/ Girl Tales: www.girltalespodcast.com Book Club for Kids: http://www.bookclubforkids.org Like You: www.likeyoupodcast.com Power Dog Adve...

Summer Break announcement and "Suzie with a Z" pod swap

June 07, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

Hey folks! We've been going non-stop for almost three years at Newsy Pooloozi and we're (finally) taking a little time off world news podcasting to do some real world traveling! This week we'll leave you with a darling new storytelling podcast, Suzie with a Z, for curious kids who like mysteries. Then for a few weeks there won't be any new episodes, swaps or even quick dips of news.  But never fear, in July we'll be back in your feed with more wacky world news from your favorite fun news pod...

Kid News This Week: US debt ceiling saga, killer whales rampage, k-leather debate, Spain’s cleaning app

May 31, 2023 07:20 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

This week we dive deep with our easy-to-understand explainer on the US debt ceiling crisis, plus a report from Spain on boat-bumping orcas (yes, killer whales are on the rampage), in Australia they debate K-leather (no idea what that is, well, it’s nothing to do with K-pop – you gotta listen to find out more, but here’s a clue: it’s a debate that keeps “bouncing around”) and for anyone bickering over who in their house does the most chores, we have a special report on a new app offering some...

Kid News This Week: Centipede bot, highest rail bridge, 13-year-old hero, Japanese smile again

May 24, 2023 11:59 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

This week hear how Georgia Tech creates a centipede robot to help in natural disasters, India completes the world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir, a 13-year-old with no cell phone becomes a US hero and after hiding behind COVID masks the Japanese take lessons to learn to smile again – plus the world wrap of other headline news and the Fab Fact Quiz!

Kid News This Week: Giraffes do math, cannibal fish, nonstop runner, conductor no duchess

May 17, 2023 07:59 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

This week hear about the Spanish researchers who find that giraffes understand basic math, also twilight-zone, cannibal fish wash ashore in Oregon, and hear how about the Cambodian runner winning hearts because she didn’t stop even when the odds were against her and we finish this week with the they tall-tale of the Welsh conductor who was not a duchess in disguise at King Charles III’s coronation!  

Kid News This Week: Bird drones, Napoli soccer stunner, new jellyfish, Spain’s lost map-makers

May 10, 2023 08:15 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MB

This week hear why and how bird drones take flight in New Mexico, a special report from Italy about the Napoli soccer stunner that saw the city party for days, plus a new box jellyfish is discovered in China and hear the silly story of the Spanish map-makers that… lost their way!

Kid News This Week: UK King to be crowned, “bananas” art vandal, naughty cat on the prowl

May 03, 2023 09:07 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Kid News This Week: We have two special reports – one from London and one from the shires (as in the countryside!) – on the grand coronation of UK King Charles III, plus a story of art destruction in South Korea that’s just “bananas” and a Derbyshire cat on the prowl gives real meaning to “cat thief!”

Most populous country, Starship’s explosion, Oz “Take 3 for Sea,” Belgium seagull imitations

April 26, 2023 09:03 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Kid News This Week: India dethrones China as the world’s most populous country, SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during unmanned test – but not everyone is upset, Australia’s Take 3 for the Sea – what it means for you and me and Belgium holds a screechy seagull competition that you have to hear to believe! All that and more this week on Newsy Pooloozi!

Kid News This Week: Giant seaweed blob, JUICE rockets to Jupiter, NYC’s “rat czar,” Happy Vaisakhi

April 19, 2023 08:57 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Kid News This Week: Hear about the giant seaweed blob – sargassum – heading to the coast of Florida? We have a special report from Florida to explain all. Plus, JUICE rockets to Jupiter – no, not a rocket full of OJ! But a mission to find water (and maybe life?) on three of Jupiter’s moons. Happy Vaisakhi! No idea what that means – we’ll tell you all! And have you heard about New York City’s rat problem? Well, there’s a new sheriff in town aka, the “rat czar!”

Kid News This Week: Thailand’s Songkran, Europe’s sleeper trains, India’s vegan leather, Canada’s ancient furball

April 12, 2023 06:45 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

Kid News This Week: Happy Songkran! We take a deep dive into Thailand’s wacky, annual water festival. That’s not all – sleeper trains are back on track in Europe as overnight travel sees a revival. Plus, you’ve heard of “pleather” but have you heard of “fleather?” Find out about India’s new vegan leather. And you won’t believe what the giant furball, found by Canadian gold miners, turned out to be – hint: it’s super nutty!

Kid News This Week: Easter in Ethiopia and Spain, India’s turtle nesting, mammoth meatball

April 05, 2023 09:44 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

Happy Easter! We have special reports on the unusual Easter traditions in Ethiopia and Spain, plus it’s Olive Ridley turtle nesting season in India and Australian scientists create a mammoth meatball coming from a woolly mammoth in the Netherland. Plus we’ll reveal last week’s April Fool’s spoof story! All that and more on this weeks news pod for kids. 

Kid News This Week: Meta sued, “auto fashion,” 2400-year-old toilet, smelly art, snake cafe

March 29, 2023 08:13 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

This week in kid news – we keep up our annual April Fool’s Day tradition – we have five wacky world news stories, four are real but one will fool you: Meta is sued over causing social media addiction in teenagers and Utah adopts strict social media regulations, US fashion designer Jeremy Scott revs up the upcycling creating auto-part fashion, China’s 2400-year-old flushing toilet discovered, “Pungent Paints” are launched for smelly paints that help artists take immersive art to a new level a...

Kid News This Week: Finland’s woody batteries, Taylor Swift concert, “fish-lizard” fossil, World Autism Day

March 22, 2023 07:39 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

In world news for kids this week: What to do with a forest of wood planted for paper production not needed now in the digital age? Well, a company in Finland is innovating – creating sustainable batteries out of the wood! Also, Taylor Swift sings 44 songs in 3 hours during her first concert in five years. We’ll also explain Int’l Autism Day and how researchers think the “fish-lizard” – ichthyosaur – sea monster lived much earlier than the “Great Dying” when nearly all life on earth was wiped...

Kid News This Week: Nuclear submarines, Valentine asteroid, 95th Oscars, Fosbury Flopper dies

March 15, 2023 08:18 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

Kid News This Week: Aukus nuclear-powered submarine project upsets China, Valentine asteroid heading to Earth in 2046, the 95th Academy Awards show without the red carpet and the Fosbury Flopper who revolutionized the high jump dies – we share his inspiring story, plus the Fab Facts quiz and World Wrap of other news making headlines around the world!

Kid News This Week: What ozone hole, UN ozone game, UK museum space crunch, lippy whales

March 08, 2023 09:39 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Kid News This Week: Environmental triumph - Earth's ozone hole is getting smaller, UN launches ozone video game, no room for old stones in UK museums and new discovery about the loud, haunting sounds whales make – turns out they have extra nosey (and noisy) lips!

Kid News This Week: Chatbots and ChatGPT explained, Africa’s Goliath frog, Italy’s oily coffee

March 01, 2023 09:50 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MB

Kid News This Week: People go crazy for ChatGPT – we explain what it and chatbots are (including what GPT actually stands for), Cameroons Goliath frog being saved, Italy’s oily coffee on offer in Starbucks - all that and more this week! 

Kid News This Week: Carnival & Lent, Kenya’s ancient tools, Australia’s new spiders, “Lord of the Ring” frog

February 22, 2023 08:56 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Kid News This Week: Carnival season ends and Lent begins - we explain what it all means, plus a special report from Germany's Fasching, Kenya’s 2.9-million-year-old tools redefines humanity, Australia’s 3 new spider species, Ecuador’s “Lord of the Ring” frog and more!

Kid News This Week: Sniffer squirrels, spy balloons, Turkey quake, seagulls-v-drones, bare Spaniard

February 15, 2023 07:24 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Kid News This Week: Move over sniffer dogs – squirrels get in on the act of sniffing out drugs in China, more on the US-China spy balloons saga, update on Turkey and Syria’s deadly quake, Portuguese city brings in drones to help with their seagull problem – we’ll explain how – and in Spain one man decides to test the law... by baring all!

Kid News This Week: Turkey earthquake, Chinese spy balloon, Beyoncé sweeps Grammys, naughty parrot

February 08, 2023 09:04 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Kid News This Week: 7.8 earthquake rocks Turkey & Syria, US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, Beyoncé sweeps Grammys but still doesn’t get top prize and owner of a naughty parrot pays the price in Taiwan – all this plus the Weekly World Wrap and the Fab Fact Quiz!

Kid News This Week: Chimp gestures, new dino, seaspider butt, Ticketmaster apologies, Lantern Festival, treasure hunt

February 01, 2023 04:49 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

Kid News This Week: Tons of nature news this week! From understanding chimp gestures to a new “duck” dinosaur discovered and seaspider that can regrow their butts! Also, Ticketmaster apologies to Taylor Swift and US Senators riff off Tay-tay’s lyrics (you gotta hear it!), a special report from Taiwan for the Chinese Lantern Festival and a treasure hunt for some ill-gotten Nazi loot leaves some Dutch villagers unhappy. 

Kid News This Week: Woolly mammoth return, dinosaur discoveries, Avatar breaks records, Oz "toadzilla"

January 25, 2023 08:39 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Kid News This Week: Texas biotech company closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth, two dinosaur discoveries – one in India and one in the US, Avatar and its director, James Cameron break box office records and Australian park rangers discover a massive cane tone the size of a small dog, given the name “toadzilla” – all that news and more!

Kid News This Week: Chinese New Year, Oz marathon marathoner, drone dog-saver, epic search for cat

January 18, 2023 08:24 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Kid News This Week: Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the rabbit – what does that mean? Australia’s marathon marathoner who ran 150 marathons in a row, the English woman who uses her drone to save lost dogs and Bolivia’s epic search for a cat that went missing after taking a BOA flight – all that and more!

Kid News This Week: Retired pope passes, Mars gemstone crater, England plastic ban, Argentina peso art

January 11, 2023 07:27 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Kid News This Week: Grand funeral for groundbreaking Pope Benedict, now Catholics asking if Pope Francis will also retire, UK fails to launch satellites from “cosmic girl,” but NASA finds crater full of opal gemstones on Mars hinting to microbial life on the red planet, England bans single-use plastic for take-away food and Argentina’s inflation is so high one artist uses cash for canvasses – all that and more!

Kid News This Week: Why we get colds, bad weather kindness, Australia’s acrylic nail ban, human hair recycled

January 04, 2023 07:21 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Kid News This Week: Hear about the ground-breaking research into why we get colds and flus, plus US bad weather brings out heroic and kind acts, Australian school students banned for acrylic nails and Belgium environmentalist find use in human hair.