Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids

As we take a break for the holiday season, why not dip into the wonderful new series, “Big Emotions,” from the Kid’s Listen Community. It’s a new podcast series that helps children (and adults!) understand and navigate big feelings – from fear and jealousy to love and sadness – all through connected stories and clips from various Kid’s Listen podcasts (like ours!). Enjoy and do check out the rest at the Kid’s Listen website. 

Howdy, Newsies!  In wacky world news this month, we dive deep into the high-tech efforts being used to save the world’s coral reefs – from water robots to underwater speakers. But that’s not all. In nature news… what started as a small national prize is now a global beauty pageant for birds. Find out what country and what bird has taken the crown. In Europe a centuries‑old tradition meets modern city life, as thousands of animals march straight through a bustling street in Spain. Here’s a clue: baaaahhh. Heard the one about the stolen skull being returned? Oh, you will if you hear this episode. And as if those two previous stories aren’t odd enough, you gotta hear the one about spiders in a stinky cave – thousands and thousands of them! 

This month in wild world news… Israel and Hamas militants agree to a major ceasefire, though it’s hanging by a thread… So, will it help Donald Trump in his ambitions to get a Nobel Peace Prize? In India festival season is on– but have you heard of the 75-day festival that is the longest-lasting in the world? We have a special on-site report. In science news the world’s leading primatologist (as in a person who studies primates!) passes away – we’ll tell you why Jane Goodall was known as the “chimp whisperer.” And with winter fast approaching in the northern hemisphere, bears in the US are fattening up for hibernation – but which cuddly creature will win the Fat Bear Competition? Lastly, forget about the Nobel prizes – the other ones are perhaps more interesting, or, at least more odd! Confused – well, listen to the end and you’ll be all the wiser.  

Now that we’re a monthly news pod for kids – boy, do we have a doozy of an episode for y’all! First up, we'll explain why people in Denmark are offering their ailing pets as food (!) at zoos - yes, we'll dive deep into the Danish cycle – or circle – of life belief. Staying with nature, move over Nemo - there's a shark that's been spotted off the coast of Costa Rica, lighting up the ocean. In tech news is it the end of batteries for our tech devices? If so, then how? And the search is BACK on for Amelia Earhart's plane that famously went down in the Pacific Ocean way back in 1937. In entertainment news Taylor Swift is finally getting hitched. In sports find out who takes the crown in The Little League World Series. (Clue – it’s actually a worldly team!) And, why, oh, why do the Spanish like to toss tomatoes? At each other? Yes, we'll have a special report from one of the craziest, or do we mean tastiest, festivals around. All that and more in this monthly episode. 

This is our 200th episode, folks. Yes, indeed. And not just that – we also just completed FIVE YEARS of this world news pod for kids! Yep, Newsy Pooloozi turns 5! And coming back after a long summer break, we have a doozy of an episode for you – from a wrap of all the conflicts brewing around the world to AI education in schools, chess at the E-Sports World Cup, Taylor Swift announces her latest album, New Zealand’s former PM shares her secret power, chimps put hair in their orifices (yes!), orcas act strange and a toddler fights a snake (and the snake is the loser – you won’t believe how!). All that and more this episode!