Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids

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Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids episodes

February 17, 2021 Year of the Ox, US snow storms, Finnish snowflake art, ancient conch
What the Year of the Ox means and how it’s celebrated, winter storms grip US, Finnish artist makes humungous snowflake (out of snow?!), teenager gives away car and a 17,000-year-old conch is played - all that and more!
This week's art is courtesy of Edie Cizeika Bower.
23 min
February 10, 2021 Space tourism, sea-grass balls, purple island and cactus smuggler
Tourism to the cosmos takes off, Spain’s sea-grass balls eat plastic, South Korea paints an island purple and New Zealand’s cactus smuggler is caught - all that and more in this week's Newsy Jacuzzi whirlpool!
19 min
February 03, 2021 Dog news, bubblicious concert, wombat poo, Prince’s earth charter
How dogs went from predators to pets, app translates dog-talk, Flaming Lips bubble gig, wombat poo mystery solved, Prince Charles' terra carter plan and more!
Special thanks this week to artist Edie Cizeika Bower for the fab cover art!
23 min
January 27, 2021 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!
21 min
January 20, 2021 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?
20 min
January 13, 2021 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.

18 min
January 06, 2021 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-51665497
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/well/live/life-after-covid.html
18 min
December 30, 2020 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!
22 min
December 23, 2020 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!
29 min
December 16, 2020 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!
22 min

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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…