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
Episodes
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Mar 16, 2022 • 22min
Kid News This Week: Happy St Paddy’s, latest on Ukraine, help Florida manatees, slithery smuggler
Kid News This Week: Find out how St Patrick’s day began, the latest on Ukraine – including propaganda, paramilitary and mercenary explained, Florida manatees are in trouble but you can help and the story of slithery smuggler.
Mar 9, 2022 • 19min
Kid News This Week: Butterfly challenge, Ukraine update and happy take, world's oldest pants
Kid News This Week: Western Monarch Butterfly challenge*, India’s crimson rose butterfly pit-stop, Ukraine update and happy take, world's oldest pants reveal a lot about our blue jeans – all that and more!* Take pictures of the Western Monarch Butterfly and log in here to help track these beauties - https://www.monarchmilkweedmapper.org/
Mar 2, 2022 • 21min
Kid News This Week: The war in Ukraine explained and tips on coping with distressing news
The war in Ukraine explained, the glossary game of confusing words and phrases about the war and tips on coping with distressing news
Feb 23, 2022 • 21min
Kid News This Week: Russia deploys troops, Indian chess prodigy, slithery fright on flight, DIY giveaway
Kid News This Week: Russia deploys troops to eastern Ukraine, Indian chess prodigy makes history, slithery fright on flight and DIY.org giveaway
Feb 16, 2022 • 22min
Kid News This Week: Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, endangered koalas, crazy expensive shoes
Kid News This Week: History of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, koalas on Australia’s endangered list, crazy rich people buy crazy expensive Nike shoes - all that and more on this weeks news pool for kids!
Feb 9, 2022 • 18min
Kid News This Week: ISS splashdown, Bezos-v-Bridge, Barcelona bike bus, shoulder-blade power
Kid News This Week: Date set for International Space Station deorbit and splashdown, Jeff Bezos’s takes on “De Hef” Dutch bridge, Barcelona bicibus, Guinness Record breaking shoulder power
Feb 2, 2022 • 16min
Kid News This Week: Ukraine crisis, Wordle brain-game craze, space-junk lunar crash
Kid News This Week: We breakdown the crisis in Ukraine and explain why Russian soldiers are at its border, also NYT buys Wordle and space-junk will crash into the moon, all that and more this week on Newsy Pooloozi!
Jan 26, 2022 • 16min
Kid News This Week: Happy Year of the Tiger, new coral reef found, animal rescue false alarms
Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger, deep coral reef discovered near Tahiti, funny animal rescue false alarms, plus our Around the World in 80 seconds news wrap and our five fab background facts from this week’s stories!
Jan 19, 2022 • 20min
Kid News This Week: Fake plastic trees, zoo poo and "Run Like a Girl" book series
Kid News This Week: Fake plastic trees that suck up CO2 could save the world, English zoo uses animal poo for fuel and the launch of "Run Like a Girl" book series about young girls who run
Jan 12, 2022 • 7min
Quick Dip of Kid News This Week: It's an animalistic start to 2022!
Quick Dip of Kid News This Week: It's an animalistic start to 2022 - from the US's pig heart transplant to Israeli goldfish learning to drive, from Saudi Arabia's camel pageant to the threat of Antarctica's foreign fish!
