

Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids
Leela Sivasankar Prickitt, Lyndee Prickitt
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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Jul 6, 2022 • 23min
All about corona – Newsy Pooloozi's Corona Capsule!
Newsy Pooloozi's Corona Capsule - from the silly to the serious here are our COVID-19 stories all in one place! (And hear how Leela's voice has changed over the last two years!)

Jun 29, 2022 • 26min
Quick Dip of world news and REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids
Quick Dip of world news begins by covering the protests in the US and India, which happen to be two of the world's largest democracies. We'll also talk about a massive plastic ban in India, mummified baby wooly mammoth, and bacon perfume. And finally, this week we go to the stars, with one of the coolest spaciest podcasts around, for space nerds and star lovers alike — REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids!Want to get the complete transcript of this episode? Then check out our website.Like this episode? Awesome! We have a teeny-tiny request — please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.If you wish to be a guest reporter or specialist on Newsy Pooloozi, or just drop in to say hi, email us at contact@newsypooloozi.com.To get the latest on Newsy Pooloozi and see what our co-hosts Leela and Lyndee are up to, follow our social media handles:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewsyPoolooziInstagram: @newsypooloozipodcast

Jun 22, 2022 • 27min
Quick Dip of world news and Jack to the Future Podcast swap
Quick Dip of world news begins with scorching heatwaves in the US and wildfires in Europe. In the US, 70% of Americans will feel the 90-degree heat (Fahrenheit), which is more than 32 degrees Celsius. In other news, we'll explore UK's DNA mapping project, Italy's giant batteries, K-pop stars BTS disbanding, and the garlic-for-homes scheme in China. Plus, we're doing a podcast swap featuring Jack to the Future — a fortnightly kids podcast on the future of science, invention, and the world, from Jack.Want to get the complete transcript of this episode? Then check out our website.Like this episode? Awesome! We have a teeny-tiny request — please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.If you wish to be a kid podcaster on Newsy Pooloozi, or just drop in to say hi, email us at contact@newsypooloozi.com.To get the latest on Newsy Pooloozi and see what our co-hosts Leela and Lyndee are up to, follow our social media handles:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewsyPoolooziInstagram: @newsypooloozipodcast

Jun 15, 2022 • 20min
Quick Dip of world news and Dorktales Storytime Podcast episode swap
Quick Dip of world news - from NASA investigating aliens and Google dismissing sentient AI and a sweet rescue at a chocolate factory - along with Dorktales Storytime Podcast Hidden Histories episode swap!

Jun 8, 2022 • 30min
Quick Dip of world news and Cool Facts About Animals episode swap
In kid news this week we give you a Quick Dip of world news - from parties and politics in the UK, to Japan's food waste cement and the cheese rolling in Gloucester - as well as Cool Facts About Animals episode swap!

Jun 1, 2022 • 22min
Kid News This Week: Gun debate, sprouting moon soil, robot surgeons, football microchips, sinkhole oasis
This week, we gently decode the US gun debate by understanding the view points of the gun lobby led by the NRA, Congress, legislators on both sides, and also a quick peek into the US Constitution's Second Amendment. In other news, we start with the World of WOW, aka science news, on how scientists are working on space sprouts from the moon. Then we move on to robot-assisted surgery and VR medicine, Aussie football microchips, China’s sinkhole oasis - all that and more!Want to get the complete transcript of this episode? Then check out our website.Like this episode? Awesome! We have a teeny-tiny request — please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.If you wish to be a kid podcaster on Newsy Pooloozi, or just drop in to say hi, email us at contact@newsypooloozi.com.To get the latest on Newsy Pooloozi and see what our co-hosts Leela and Lyndee are up to, follow our social media handles:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewsyPoolooziInstagram: @newsypooloozipodcast

May 25, 2022 • 18min
Kid News This Week: Looking back and forward for 100th episode with special guest, Mindy Thomas!
OMG – we reached 100 episodes! This special episode we look back and forward for our 100th episode with super-duper guest, Mindy Thomas of Wow in the World, helping us celebrate!

May 18, 2022 • 20min
Kid News This Week: NATO woes decoded, UK’s post-drone, microchip in footballs, jail for dumbest thieves
Kid News This Week: Russia furious at NATO’s Nordic expansion while Turkey says no-no, UK’s post-drones take off, possible microchip in Aussie footballs, jail for dumbest thieves

May 11, 2022 • 18min
Kid News This Week: Reptiles at risk, rocket catch-and-carry, lunar art, longest glass-bottom bridge
Kid News This Week: 20% of reptile species risk extinction, rocket booster caught mid-air by helicopter, heartful art heads to the moon and longest glass-bottom bridge opens in Vietnam - all that and more!

May 4, 2022 • 19min
Kid News This Week: Indian heatwave, Mother’s Day backstory, 10-armed octopus, whisky biofuel
Kid News This Week: The Indian subcontinent is in the grip of a heatwave, Mama mia! Mother’s Day sweet history revealed, 10-armed octopus fossil found, whisky waste becomes biofuel and much more!