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Oct 27, 2020 • 12min

Popcorn and Polls 🍿 (10/27/20)

In today’s episode: ✅ Hear about this election year's record-shattering early voter turnout 🍿 Find out why the future of movie night may be drive-in movie theaters 🇺🇸 Learn what makes the capital of the United States different from the rest of the country ❓ Find out the amazing destination one reality TV show plans to send its contest winner.✅ Read the news about the early voting records we're setting: Early vote total exceeds 2016🍿 Learn more about how Drive-in movie theaters are making a comeback during the coronavirus pandemic🇺🇸 Explore Washington DC's case for statehood: Why Statehood for DC❓ Find out more about how A planned reality TV show aims to take one lucky contestant into the final frontier📧 Do you have a story to tell us? A comment? A question??? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Join us on Instagram: The Ten News on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for extra info and stuff you can't get on the podcast: TheTenNews.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 13min

That Storm Over There 🌪 (10/22/20)

In today’s episode: 🌬️ Find out why this year we're naming hurricanes with Greek letters 🤑 Learn about an unexpected side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic: a national coin shortage 🐠 Visit an aquarium in North Carolina where they’ve figured out how to put their coins to good use ⁉️ Trivia Question of the Day: What artifact was recently sold at auction for $31.8 million and set a new world record?🌬️ Interested in hurricane names? Read the whole List of 2020 Hurricane Names For The Season🤑 Want to understand the national coin shortage? The Federal Reserve can answer Why Do U.S. Coins Seem to be in Short Supply?💨 Read more about this episode's Fun Fact, "does wind make it’s own sound?" at Science Made Fun⁉️ Get to know Stan, the object of that record-setting auction in our Trivia Question of the Day over at CNN.com📧 Do you have a story to tell us? A comment? A question??? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com🌍 Check out our website for extra information and stuff you can't get on the podcast: TheTenNews.com🎇 Join us on Instagram: The Ten News on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 11min

Educate, Energize, and Protect 👑 (10/20/20)

In today’s episode: 🏀 Find out how LeBron James is bringing attention to an important issue off the basketball court: fighting voter suppression 🗳️ Learn about what poll workers do and why they're the unsung heroes of Election Day 💰 We talk about money in men’s and women’s pro sports with friend of The Ten News, Kenny Curtis.🗳️ Read a letter to fans from LeBron James and the folks at More Than a Vote AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR FANS OF EVERY AGE, RACE AND GENDER👀 Watch the longest professional tennis match ever: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010🎧 Listen to friend of The Ten News, Kenny Curtis' show Kids Place Live on SiriusXM💬 We want to hear your comments! Send us an email: hello@thetennews.com🌐 For everything (everything!) you can't hear on the podcast, visit the website: TheTenNews.com🖼️ See what we look like on social media: The Ten News on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 15, 2020 • 13min

50 Million Robot Caterpillars 🐛 (10/15/20)

In today’s episode: 💯 Discover why the US Census is so important 🦩 Find out what some zoo animals did while humans weren’t around during the pandemic 🦟 Hear about what one agency in the Florida Keys is doing to fight mosquitoes.💯 Test your knowledge of population data from the US Census: Play Population Bracketology🚸 Learn more about the world's most prolific mother: Feodor Vassilyev on Guiness World Records🦒 Read how some zoo animals are doing without visitors: The Gray Cockatoo Is Lonely Without You🦟 Learn more about the Monroe County Mosquito Control District's interesting plan to fight mosquitoes: Approved for Release in Florida Keys💬 We want to hear your comments! Send us an email: hello@thetennews.com🌐 For everything (everything!) you can't hear on the podcast, visit the website: TheTenNews.com🖼️ See what we look like on social media: The Ten News on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 11min

Cramming The News 🙅🏻‍♀️ (10/13/20)

Today’s episode: 🏛️ Find out what’s supreme about the Supreme Court 🏀 Learn how the NBA kept Covid off the basketball court 👩🏻‍💻 Meet Olivia Seltzer, the 16-year-old founder of The Cramm, a news source for teens.👩🏻‍💻 Sign up for The Cramm, "a fun, easy way to know the world's happenings": TheCramm.com🏀 Go behind the scenes of the NBA Bubble at Walt Disney World: Inside the final days of the bubble🏛️ What is the Supreme Court? Get the run-down on the United States Supreme Court at Brittanica Kids📧 Send us an email: hello@thetennews.com🔗 For information and resources you can't hear on the podcast, visit the website: TheTenNews.com🌅 Get social: The Ten News on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 12min

Where Taking Action Can Take Us ✊🏾 (10/8/20)

In today’s episode: 👩🏽‍💼 Get to know history-making Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris ✊🏿 Find out ways to support the Black Lives Matter movement with civil rights leader Alicia Garza 📣 Hear from a 16-year-old youth activist using his voice and making an impact in his community of San Francisco.👀 Watch this cartoon about why so many people are still protesting about racism: BrainPOP's Black Lives Matter video on YouTube👩🏽‍💼 See this video of Kamala Harris’ speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention📧 We want to hear your story ideas, fun facts, and curious questions! Send us an email: hello@thetennews.com🔗 For information and resources you can't hear on the podcast, visit the website: TheTenNews.com🌅 Go social! Get visual! The Ten News on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 13min

Heads Up on the Coronavirus Playbook 🦠 (10/6/20)

In today’s episode: 😷 Hear about two sisters making masks for their community 👩🏾‍🔬 Find out how vaccines work and why we’re still waiting for the coronavirus vaccine (with Jacob Rozencwaig of the Curious Kid Podcast) 🦮 Learn about a crisis response therapy dog having a positive impact on firefighters battling the wildfires in California (with Laine Farber of the Nature Nerds podcast).✅ Read the CDC's mask guidelines😷 Learn how to make a Coronavirus face mask at home🦮 Check out Kerith the Golden Retriever on Instagram🐮 In addition to their guinea pig decree, read five more examples of How Switzerland Is Leading the Charge for Animal Rights🎧 Listen to correspondent Jacob Rozencwaig’s podcast: Curious Kid Podcast🎧 Listen to our guest Laine Farber’s exciting podcast exploration of plants and animals: Nature Nerds🌅 Go social! Get visual! The Ten News on Instagram👉🏾 We like email! Send us questions, comments, ideas and more at: hello@thetennews.com👉🏽 For information and resources we can’t play on the podcast, visit the website: TheTenNews.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 1, 2020 • 13min

A Very Presidential Episode 🇺🇸 (10/1/20)

In today’s episode we’ll: 🗣️ Learn about what exactly are presidential debates 🇺🇸 Find out how to get elected President 🤔 Get the inside scoop on what it takes to be President with special guest, political consultant James Carville ✅ 👨🏼‍🦲 Learn more about today's guest: James Carville (“the Ragin’ Cajun”) on Britannica⛴ Read about what happened when the British government let the Internet suggest the name for a research ship: Wikipedia📺 Watch the first Presidential Debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon: JFK Library on YouTube👉🏾 We want to hear from you! Email us with questions, comments, or story ideas: hello@thetennews.com👉🏽 For more info and resources, check our website: TheTenNews.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 13min

The Terrible Handwriting Task Force 💌 (9/29/20)

In today’s episode we’ll: 📚 Find out what "back to school" has been like for some kids living abroad 💌 Polish up our Postal Service IQ 📮 Ask an expert about vote-by-mail.🤓 Learn more Surprising Facts About the U.S. Post Office✍🏽 Find your congressperson and send them a letter: U.S. House of Representatives🦆 Read more about "Fear of Ducks Phobia"👉🏾 We want to hear from you! Email us with questions, comments, or story ideas: hello@thetennews.com👉🏽 For more info and resources, check our website: TheTenNews.comhIX8c7zvjASYIRpNBfzJ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 22, 2020 • 1min

Introducing The Ten News ⏱

10 minutes of news and information for curious kids ages 8-12 (and their parents are allowed to listen, too 🤪). Each episode looks at what's happening in the world and provides context and reporting on the stories kids want to know more about. 🙌🏽 Informative and fun, The Ten News is hosted by Bethany Van Delft and comes out every Tuesday and Thursday. 🕙 Coming September 29th!👉🏽 For info and resources, check our website: TheTenNews.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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