

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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Jan 27, 2021 • 20min
EVs, solar motorbikes, driverless cars, cave pigs, wheelchair climber
Electric vehicles, driverless cars, solar motorbikes are here, plus warty pig cave drawing and wheelchair man climbs skyscraper!

Jan 20, 2021 • 19min
Cricket history, microplastics, fungi footwear, yummy mealworms
India's cricket team makes sporting history, microplastics pollute the Arctic, Adidas fungi footwear and mealworms for dinner, anyone?

Jan 13, 2021 • 17min
US democracy tested, Pompeii’s "dhaba," chopstick art, rice ATM
This week hear how the storming of the US Capitol tests democracy, about the ancient café uncovered in Pompeii, how millions of chopsticks are reused and an Indian man's rice ATM. SHOW NOTES: Do check out the BEST KIDS PODCAST 2021 list we made it onto - thank you, Feedspot!Also, here is a link to the super cool Pompeii discovery and the chopstick recycler.

Jan 6, 2021 • 17min
Vaccine relief, kids for parks, real magic wands and space sounds
Hello and happy new year! We are temporarily reporting from London for the next few weeks - yep, lockdown central. Help us usher in the new year by hitting subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and also joining the Newsy Jacuzzi Facebook community here. Watch and hear NASA's space 'sounds' here.Plus for two really great articles on the vaccines and the virus check out:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51665497https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/well/live/life-after-covid.html

Dec 30, 2020 • 22min
Best of Newsy Jacuzzi 2020 Animal Stories – ruff-ruff-meoooow!
Did you know there’s a new way to track dog years? Or how to make your cat smile? And what are your pets really thinking? How about the rat who saves lives, the mice that aren't mice, or coronavirus sniffing dogs? Have a listen to the best animal stories of the year!

Dec 23, 2020 • 28min
Best of Newsy Jacuzzi 2020 Oddball Stories and... it's Xmas!!!
It’s Christmas! Find out what that means for our reporters around the world. Plus, it’s that time of the year when we take stock of the last twelve months and as a special Xmas treat we give you our wackiest and weirdest Newsy Jacuzzi Oddball stories of 2020!

Dec 16, 2020 • 21min
Best of Newsy Jacuzzi 2020 Tech Stories!
From 3D dinosaurs (in your living room!), Japan’s Norimaki synthesizer “taste pop,” the super squid bot, the revolutionary Hyperloop, H&M’s magic loom and the tech power of the… pencil!

Dec 9, 2020 • 24min
Real face of St Nick revealed! Also Hanukkah explained, gaming is good for you, India kicks plastic
Digital facial reconstruction of Saint Nicholas courtesy of Image Foundry.

Dec 2, 2020 • 21min
Mysterious monolith, decking the halls, Guru Nanak, White House pets and Oz's innovative kick
It’s beginning to look like… an alien left something in the Utah desert? Hear about the mysterious monolith, White House pets, big holiday for Sikhs, Oz girl’s kick-start and an Indian tale of perseverance.

Nov 25, 2020 • 22min
Thankful for vaccines, violins and the super squid bot, plus India’s excess sugar and US Thanksgiving
Gratitude for COVID-19 vaccines, but what’s it really mean? Plus hear about the violin thank you, the virus survivor who got bit by a cobra, the super robot squid, Thanksgiving in America and the strange advice to eat more sugar!


