Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids

In world news for kids this week… Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the militant group bombards it with bombs and terror attacks, Kenyan’s marathon record breaker, US fast food outlets sued and a very elderly skydiver tries to break a world record – but just how old? You gotta listen to the pod to find out!

This week in your favorite mix of wacky world news, goats and AI are used to fight fires in California, Swiss glaciers are melting at a record rate, humans have more of a Neanderthal mix than thought and animals are on the loose – from a bear that crashes a Mexican picnic to crocodiles in India and Malaysia that were not where they’re supposed to be, oh, and the alligator "support pet" that was not allowed into a major league baseball game… All that and more this week! 

This week in news for kids... Koreans say "Chuseok jal bonaeseyo!" as they celebrate their autumn harvest festival, aka Thanksgiving. Also, NASA says hello to rocks from the Bennu asteroid, completing a seven-year mission to bring back the samples and Australia gets ready to host a Taylor “Swiftposium” – inspired by the US popstar’s songs. Also in Australia – some pets are not allowed to surf - find out which one this week in Newsy Pooloozi!

In kid news this week… We hear the "voices of the ocean" and sounds of the sea (it's a noisy place!) and find out what they mean, also ancient cave art is discovered in Spain, a stolen Van Gogh is returned in a bloodied pillowcase in the Netherlands and the Laziest Citizen Competition nears a month – of participants just lying down – in Montenegro. All that and more in the coolest pool of news and information!

In world news this week – a 6.8 magnitude earthquake devastates Morocco, thousands die in Libya floods caused by Storm Daniel, India concludes the G20 and world leaders decide to let the Africa Union into the big economic club, Thailand’s big-but-small dinosaur discovery and “barking mad” police in the US use a creative way to catch car thieves – all that and more on Newsy Pooloozi!

In kid news this week we decode the international summit – the G20 – as world leaders head to host-country India, after landing on the moon the Indian Space Research Organisation sends a spacecraft to explore the sun, in our debut segment of “Slang Explained” we give the story behind the popular slang word “slay,” and the quirky English are at it again – this time holding the World Gravy Wrestling Championships, because everyone likes to roll around and wrestle in gravy, right? All that and more this week!

This is a fun, feline-packed episode with pets to the rescue in Ukraine, a breakthrough cat allergy vaccine (that your cat takes - not you!) and cat yoga with an adoption twist makes for the purrrrrfect pose, plus India’s 1st World Surf League (WSL) competition takes place in Tamil Nadu - all that and more this week!

Kid News This Week: There's a new space race to the south side of the Moon, weather woes from wildfires to fast-floods rattle the world, is Spain’s soccer championship betrayed by a kiss, and a Texas woman is caught in the middle of a fight between a Harris hawk and snake - that fell from the sky! All that and more this week! 

Sadly, summer is over… but happily we're back in action next week! Yes, from next Wednesday we’ll be bringing you a weekly round-up of the world's most important – and most weird – world news. Until then, enjoy the Kids Listen Summer Sampler and discover some cool new pods to add to your playlist!

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Like You: www.likeyoupodcast.com
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Unspookable: www.soundsingtonmedia.com
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Peace Out: www.peaceoutpodcast.com
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Summer Sampler artwork by Jodi Murphy of http://dorktalesstorytime.com
KL Summer Sampler 2023 produced by Lynn Hickernell of http://goodwordspodcast.com

Hey folks! We've been going non-stop for almost three years at Newsy Pooloozi and we're (finally) taking a little time off world news podcasting to do some real world traveling! This week we'll leave you with a darling new storytelling podcast, Suzie with a Z, for curious kids who like mysteries. Then for a few weeks there won't be any new episodes, swaps or even quick dips of news.  But never fear, in July we'll be back in your feed with more wacky world news from your favorite fun news pod, Newsy Pooloozi!