“Fake ” diamonds, pig transplant, a gaming granny and cross...

LGD diamonds on the rise, pig kidney transplant, UK’s gaming granny and France’s cross-bred croissants

Apr 10, 2024 Episode 177

Hear the biggest news stories of 2023 before diving into the new year!

Hear the biggest news stories of 2023 – some awful, some hopeful – before diving into the new year!

Jan 3, 2024 Episode 170

Listen back to our best wacky, oddball stories from 2023!

Listen back to our best oddball stories from 2023 – yes, the wackiest world news stories from the last year all in one place!

Dec 20, 2023 Episode 169

Autumn festivals from Diwali, Hungry Ghost, Day of the Dead, Guy...

Hear about autumn festivals around the world from Diwali, Hungry Ghost, Day of the Dead, Guy Fawkes and more!

Nov 15, 2023 Episode 164

G20 explained, India rocket heads to sun, slang word “slay,”...

G20 world leaders head to India, Indian rocket heads to the sun, popular slang word “slay” explained, gravy wrestling in the UK

Sep 6, 2023 Episode 156

UK King crowned, “bananas” art vandal, naughty cat on the prowl

Two special reports on UK coronation, South Korea’s art destruction that’s just “bananas” and Derbyshire cat on the prowl

May 3, 2023 Episode 149

What ozone hole, UN ozone game, UK museum space crunch, lippy whales

Ozone hole getting smaller, UN ozone video game, UK museums run out of space, whales have nosey lips

Mar 8, 2023 Episode 141

Chinese New Year, Oz marathon marathoner, drone dog-saver, epic...

Celebrating the Chinese New Year, Australia’s marathon marathoner, UK drone dog-saver, Bolivia’s epic search for missing cat

Jan 18, 2023 Episode 134

Retired pope passes, Mars gemstone crater, England plastic ban,...

Retired pope passes – now what, Mars crater full of opal gemstones, England’s plastic ban and Argentina’s peso art

Jan 11, 2023 Episode 133

Best big news stories of 2022!

A look back at 2022’s big news from Russia-Ukraine war to unusual protests in Iran and China and the end of an epic royal reign!

Dec 28, 2022 Episode 131

China protests, 3D printer plastic recycler, spring early in UK, NZ...

Growing protests in China, two young inventors create plastic recycler, spring comes early in UK, New Zealand’s kid rat-catchers

Nov 30, 2022 Episode 127

Hungry Ghost, Day of the Dead, Diwali, Guy Fawkes and more!

From the Hungry Ghost Festival, Halloween, the Day of the Dead to Diwali, Guru Nanak, Bonfire Night and Thanksgiving!

Oct 26, 2022 Episode 122

Mushrooms “talk,” dancing powers a nightclub, new...

Chatty mushrooms, disco fever used to power Scottish nightclub, tennis greats gone from the court and San Fran cafe dishes up dog’s...

Oct 19, 2022 Episode 121

UK mourns queen, chimps drum, Taylor’s album, new “sus”...

Kid News This Week: UK mourns Queen Elizabeth II, chimps drum-talk, Taylor Swift’s release date, Cali’s electric call-to-action and new...

Sep 14, 2022 Episode 116

All about poo – Newsy Pooloozi’s Poo News Capsule!

All about poo (ok, ok, “excrement”) – Newsy Pooloozi’s Poo News Capsule!

Jul 27, 2022 Episode 109

All about space – Newsy Pooloozi’s space capsule!

All about space – our special space capsule with over 45 minutes of the whippiest, wackiest, most factual and fun space news from the last two...

Jul 13, 2022 Episode 107

NATO woes decoded, UK’s post-drone, microchip in footballs, jail...

Russia furious at NATO’s Nordic expansion, UK’s post-drones take off, possible microchip in Aussie footballs, jail for Hong Kong’s...

May 18, 2022 Episode 99

Celebrating Eid, ants repair trees, Japan’s salty chopsticks,...

Celebrating Eid around the world, ants repair “trumpetrees” in Panama, Japan’s latest taste-tech, Spain’s smelly high art

Apr 27, 2022 Episode 96

Sahara Desert dust storm, lost Amazon boys, UK solar tunnel, otter...

Kid News This Week: Sahara dust storm darkens Spain, Ukraine’s “wonder woman,” boys lost in Amazon found, UK solar tunnel, special escort...

Mar 23, 2022 Episode 91

Happy St Paddy’s, latest on Ukraine, help Florida manatees,...

Find out how St Patrick’s day began, the latest on Ukraine, Florida manatees in trouble and story of slithery smuggler

Mar 16, 2022 Episode 90

Russia deploys troops, Indian chess prodigy, slithery fright on...

Russia deploys troops to eastern Ukraine, Indian chess prodigy makes history, slithery fright on flight and DIY.org giveaway

Feb 23, 2022 Episode 87

Happy Year of the Tiger, new coral reef found, animal rescue false...

Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger, deep coral reef discovered near Tahiti, funny animal rescue false alarms

Jan 26, 2022 Episode 83

Fake plastic trees, zoo poo and “Run Like a Girl” book...

Fake plastic trees could save the world, zoo uses animal poo for fuel and “Run Like a Girl” book series launches

Jan 19, 2022 Episode 82

Christmas around the world!

Hear how Christmas is celebrated around the world, from beach barbecues to pooping Yuletide logs, nativity scenes to Santa’s on camels.

Dec 22, 2021 Episode 78

Battle against mosquitoes, beavers are back, clean cling-film,...

Mosquitoes – should swat or swap them? Britain’s beavers are back, cleaner cling-film and cow-poo zapper

Oct 13, 2021 Episode 68

Mega comet coming, Hollywood ups and downs, UK petrol crisis,...

Mega comet near sun in 10 years, box office highs but threat of workers strike, UK petrol crisis and Thailand’s taxi-top gardens

Oct 6, 2021 Episode 67

Newsy gets a new name, cricket’s “batsman” change, new spider...

Goodbye Newsy Jacuzzi hello Newsy Pooloozi! Cricket also gets name-change, UK spends millions on carbon suckers and new spider app

Sep 29, 2021 Episode 66

India’s festive season, “fan-plastic” food wrap, tennis...

India’s four-month festival season starts, “fan-plastic” biodegradable food wrap, Emma Raducanu wows world and Ig Nobel prizes

Sep 15, 2021 Episode 64

TOP FIVE stories of Newsy Pooloozi’s first year!

Hear the top five stories our loyal listers nominated as their favorite covered on Newsy Pooloozi during our first year!

Jul 7, 2021 Episode 54

Hangry fruit flies, clean air breakthrough, Spain’s robot chef,...

Fruit flies get hangry, Delhi teen creates affordable air purifier, Spain’s robot chef creates a stir, London’s sky-pool gives...

Jun 16, 2021 Episode 51

Mega space news, Sri Lanka plastic spill, EV breakthrough, “Hero...

Venus mission, Jupiter moon, worms in space, kites on Mars, Sri Lanka ship disaster, EV battery break-through, mine-sniffing rat retires

Jun 9, 2021 Episode 50

India’s COVID crisis, world dance day, virtual Olympics, Asian...

COVID coping – an episode full of distraction hacks – let’s dance, let’s “game” for gold, let’s learn and get ready for...

Apr 28, 2021 Episode 44

Epic US verdict, NASA makes history, soccer Super League, spider talk

Historic police brutality verdict, first flight on Mars, soccer Super League skirmish, spider “talk” translated

Hear why...

Apr 21, 2021 Episode 43

Shipping chaos, portable space center, Mississippi mud and mummy march

Cargo ship troubles, space center on-the-go, how The Mississippi got clean, Nat’l Poetry Month and march of the mummies

Apr 7, 2021 Episode 41

Women’s day, cashier-free shop, electric oranges, cat rescue

How did Women’s Day begin and where’s it going, Amazon shakes up shopping, oranges spark electricity and a “purr”fect rescue

Mar 10, 2021 Episode 37

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, terra carter

Special...

Feb 3, 2021 Episode 32

Best of Newsy Pooloozi 2020 Animal Stories – ruff-ruff-meoooow!

It’s the end of the year, so time to reflect back on the best of the best. Yes, there were some good stories that really made us happy....

Dec 30, 2020 Episode 27

Best of Newsy Pooloozi 2020 Oddball Stories and… it’s...

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...

Dec 23, 2020 Episode 26

Best of Newsy Pooloozi 2020 Tech Stories!

It’s that time of the year when we take stock of everything that’s happened throughout the last twelve months. This week we feature...

Dec 17, 2020 Episode 25

Real face of St Nick revealed! Also Hanukkah explained, gaming good...

Updated face of Saint Nicholas revealed, why Hanukkah is 8 days, study says video games good for you, India Rail gets rid of plastic cups and...

Dec 9, 2020 Episode 24

India’s Diwali, England’s Bonfire Night, H&M...

Festival season is underway in India – Happy Diwali! Meanwhile, England’s bonfire night marks a big explosion that never happened. And in...

Nov 11, 2020 Episode 20

US election record turnout, windy “traffic turbines,”...

Hear reports across the US as voters show up in record numbers, about dirty cars creating clean energy, the city of angels becoming the city of...

Nov 4, 2020 Episode 19

Toxic air, pollution solution, turtle spies, dumb art thieves and...

India’s pollution menace returns, but scientists brew up a pollution solution, high tech helps track turtle thieves in Costa Rica, Hong Kong...

Oct 14, 2020 Episode 16

US election fight, McDonald’s fancy cups, a good Spanish...

We jump into the ring of the US presidential election. We also hear about McDonald’s embrace of the “re-use” cup culture in Britain, the...

Sep 30, 2020 Episode 14

Glacier gloom, pencil power, drive-in fright, US crazy league...

Hear what Greenland’s melting glaciers means for you, the high-tech power of low-tech pencils, Japan’s answer to socially distanced...

Aug 26, 2020 Episode 09

New covid school rules, SpaceX landing, Indian asteroid discovery,...

We explore the likely “Covid Code of Conduct” when school reopens, hear the show goes on in Austria, how private space travel is making...

Aug 5, 2020 Episode 06

Promising vaccine, college sports on hold, NEOWISE comet, no noisy...

Hear about the race to find a COVID19 vaccine and how US college sports are on hold, also how to spot the biggest comet of your lifetime, never...

Jul 22, 2020 Episode 04

Brink of extinction, mapping Mars, gaming console wars, France’s...

Find out why some lemurs and whales are almost extinct, why NASA needs your help, the big fight in video game consoles, the best socially...

Jul 15, 2020 Episode 03