Don’t let Marcky Grañena’s small stature fool you. This kid is all energy and when he’s not running around playing soccer, he´s running his mouth playing Minecraft! Marcky is a huge kaiju fan and likes to watch Japanese language Godzilla movies from the 80s. He wants to be either a chicken farmer or stunt man when he grows up. Luckily, he’s got time to decide.
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Marcky Grañena
Spain tourism backlash, PSG violent soccer celebrations, UK piano...
Spain is sick of tourists, Paris soccer celebrations turn violent, UK piano prodigy, Panama’s kidnapping monkeys and Japan’s curious...
Jun 4, 2025 Episode 199
Pope passes away, dive wolf puppies de-extinct, AI models replace...
Farewell to Pope Francis, prehistoric dive wolf brought back from extinction, AI models replace humans, helping hands bookstore move,...
Apr 23, 2025 Episode 196
New Orlean’s Mardi Gras, Trump and diplomacy, innovative...
A Mardi Gras lowdown, Trump and diplomacy, innovative squid-sponge combats microplastics, lost creepy deep-sea creatures
Mar 5, 2025 Episode 193
Xmas down-under, Germany’s advent calendar, India’s new...
We go down-under for a beachy Christmas, Germany’s real life advent calendar, India’s new young chess champ and fishy fashion for killer...
Dec 18, 2024 Episode 190
Donald “trumps” Harris, Spain’s deadly floods, kiwis make a...
Donald Trump elected US president, deadly floods in Spain, kiwi bird make a comeback, dumb Dutch thieves botch Warhol robbery
Nov 16, 2024 Episode 188
Autumn’s dark versus light festivals special, shortages of...
Dark, scary festivals of autumn versus those celebrating light and hope, plus cocoa and pumpkin shortages and ever heard of “ghost poop?”
Oct 30, 2024 Episode 187
Olympics 2024 wrap, New Zealand’s rat race, Taylor’s threat,...
Olympics 2024 wrap with fab factoids, New Zealand’s rat race, Taylor’s Vienna concert threat, monster walls scare NC girl
Aug 21, 2024 Episode 182
Good dirt, Indian election, new Zealandia continent, Spanish snail...
Get the dirt on World Environment Day, who won the Indian election, the new Zealandia continent, a snail-eating festival in Spain and an evil...
Jun 6, 2024 Episode 181
New version of Scrabble, Indian teenage chess champ, whales...
Scrabble gets a redo, new Indian chess champ, deciphering whale “talk,” freakishly big fossils discovered and the stowaway cat.
May 8, 2024 Episode 179
Wacky archaeological discoveries, 4-day work-week, Ariana’s gran...
Ancient and medieval discoveries that will wow you, 4-day work-week debate, Ariana Grande’s grandma breaks records, baseball’s spring...
Mar 27, 2024 Episode 176
New aquatic species, tiny loud fish, new water exoplanet, DST...
New marine life discovered, tiny but loud fish, new watery planet discovered, Daylight Saving Explained and the shroom-sprouting frog!
Mar 13, 2024 Episode 175
School cell phone ban, massive solar park, biggest cruise ship,...
Cell phone ban in UK schools, India’s massive solar and wind park, world’s biggest cruise ship and Spain’s tiniest escape room
Feb 28, 2024 Episode 174
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
French bed bugs, Oz “Voice” vote, mixed-up world cup,...
France’s bed bug infestation, Australia’s Aboriginal “Voice” vote, a mixed-up world cup and the curious camouflaging of a flying frog
Oct 18, 2023 Episode 162
Ocean voices, ancient cave art, stolen Van Gogh and lying down...
Sounds of the sea and what they mean, ancient cave art discovered in Spain, stolen Van Gogh is returned and Laziest Citizen Competition
Sep 20, 2023 Episode 158
New space race, world weather woes, Spain’s soccer champs, Texas...
New space race to the south side of the Moon, wildfires and floods – international weather woes, Spain’s soccer champs, Texas snake...
Aug 23, 2023 Episode 154
US debt ceiling saga, killer whales rampage, k-leather debate,...
US debt ceiling saga explained, Orca killer whales rampage, Australia’s k-leather debate, Spain’s household chores app
May 31, 2023 Episode 153
Easter in Ethiopia and Spain, India’s turtle nesting, mammoth...
Unusual Easter traditions in Ethiopia and Spain, India’s Olive Ridley turtle nesting season, Netherland’s woolly mammoth meatball
Apr 5, 2023 Episode 145
Sniffer squirrels, spy balloons, Turkey quake, seagulls-v-drones,...
Squirrels joins Chinese police force, spy balloons saga, quake update, seagulls-v-drones in Portugal and Spaniard bares all
Feb 15, 2023 Episode 138
Floods & droughts, treasures revealed, power of sleep &...
Floods & droughts create global havoc but reveal treasures too, power of sleep, sweat recharges wearables and wearable fans keep pets cool
Aug 31, 2022 Episode 114
Saturn loses its rings, who is Ketanji, Finnish treasure hunters,...
How Saturn’s losing its rings, who’s Ketanji B Jackson, Finnish treasure hunters get ready, ghost village appears in Spain
Apr 6, 2022 Episode 93
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
ISS splashdown, Bezos-v-Bridge, Barcelona bike bus, shoulder-blade...
ISS splashdown set, Jeff Bezos’s takes on “De Hef” Dutch bridge, Barcelona bicibus, Guinness Record breaking shoulder power
Feb 9, 2022 Episode 85
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
Honeybees scare, Spain’s cursed village, shadow scientists,...
Scary honeybee and candy news, Halloween’s history, Spain’s witchy village, shadow scientists in deep space, Mexico’s doll island
Oct 27, 2021 Episode 70
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
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
