

CNN 10
CNN Podcasts
Explaining global news to a global audience: This is the mission of CNN 10, a 10-minute educational news show that appears as a daily digital video and audio podcast. CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom.
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Aug 5, 2025 • 11min
What happens if an asteroid hits the moon?
Today on CNN10: An asteroid being monitored by scientists has changed course... we explore what could happen next. Then, back on Earth, we visit ancient petroglyphs that were just discovered in Hawaii, before looking into why Chinese companies are clamoring to get their storefronts to the U.S. Then, Coy takes a field trip to Asheville, North Carolina to get an update on how the town is recovering after Hurricane Helene. All of this and more on today's CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 4, 2025 • 11min
Back to School: The biggest news stories you may have missed this summer
Today on CNN10: Coy kicks off the new school year with a refresher on some of the summer’s biggest news events. Then, we talk to some teens who attended Pope Leo's Youth Jubilee in Rome, before uncovering the unexpected origins of the potato plant. Coy also sits down with Olympic swimming legend Katie Ledecky to talk training and determination. All that and more on today's CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 1, 2025 • 11min
A Very Special Summer Shoutout
This week on CNN10: Coy joins us from our new Wall of Friends, featuring art, photos and memorabilia from all of YOU! We begin with an update on the starvation crisis in Gaza. Then, we head to Australia, where teens have outsmarted A.I. in a math competition. Back in the US, Coca-Cola releases a new version of its soda, and kids take their cases to a Florida judge. All this and more, this week on CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 25, 2025 • 12min
Why Scientists want to smell Ancient Egyptian mummies
This week on CNN10: We explore new ways to tackle the problem of microplastic pollution in our oceans, before meeting an extraordinary man and his team of doctors who successfully completed a double hand transplant. Then, we'll see why archaeologists are using their noses to study ancient Egypt and meet the newest member of an esteemed Spanish lifeguard team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 2025 • 10min
Why teens are struggling to find jobs this summer
This week on CNN10: Coy reports live from the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta! First, we’ll dive into why fewer teens are landing summer jobs, before learning about a new version of TikTok coming to the U.S. Then, we’ll see how firefighters are battling the wildfires threatening the Grand Canyon. Finally, Coy shares highlights from one of his favorite summer trips to Petaluma, California before meeting one very special dog. All this and more, this week on CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 2025 • 12min
Catastrophic Texas Floods
This week on CNN10: We’re covering the aftermath of the historic flooding in Texas. Then, we’ll head to Chile, where the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is getting ready to scan the skies and change how we see the universe. Finally, we’ll look at Tesla’s bold new rollout of robotaxis and why some people are questioning its safety. All that and more, this week on CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 4, 2025 • 12min
The Decision to Pay College Athletes
This week on CNN10: We'll discuss what might happen now that colleges can begin cutting checks to their college athletes, then we'll go inside a cockpit simulator to see what happens when a pilot loses communication with an airport, before seeing amazing video of two rival shark species sharing a meal. All this and more on this week's CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 27, 2025 • 12min
This is Your Brain on ChatGPT
This Week on CNN10: Dr. Sanjay Gupta guest hosts for an episode where his expertise couldn't be more valuable: Analyzing a new study that shows what happens to our brain activity when we use an A.I. shortcut like ChatGPT. We'll also see what happens to our bodies when subjected to intense heat and humidity-- because portions of the country experienced dangerous heatwaves this week. Then, we'll see what it's like to endure an official NBA draft workout. All this and more on a special Summer Friday edition of CNN10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 2025 • 12min
What We Know—and Don't Know—About Iran's Nuclear Program
This week on CNN 10, we get an update on the conflict between Israel and Iran as the two countries continue to trade airstrikes. We also see how some artificial intelligence videos called deepfakes are fooling the technology designed to detect them. And we'll get a close up look at some of the wild traditions that follow hockey's famous Stanley Cup, before finding out how a precious military medal found in a scrapyard was returned to a veteran's family. All this and more on this week's CNN 10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 13, 2025 • 13min
CNN 10 Friday Summer Special!
It's the scary Friday the 13th edition of CNN 10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


