Guest Contributors

Yuvraj Singh Sahni

Yuvraj, from Delhi, is officially “cricket crazy.” He is passionate about watching and playing the game. And, now of course, he likes reporting on it too! His dream is to play cricket for India one day. He also enjoys learning about history and the big events that have shaped humanity. No wonder humanities is his favorite subject at school then!

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

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

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

Pets to the rescue in Ukraine, cat allergy vaccine, India’s 1st...

Pets to the rescue in Ukraine, breakthrough cat allergy vaccine, India’s 1st surf competition, cat yoga with adoption twist

Aug 30, 2023 Episode 155

Best oddball stories of 2022!

Best of oddballs – sea-sponge snot, deep-sea blue goo, Spain’s ghost village, HK’s dumb thieves, plane snakes, strong shoulders and...

Dec 21, 2022 Episode 130

Best nature stories of 2022!

Best nature stories of 2022 from Indian cheetahs to Australia’s endangered koalas, Bangladesh oyster reef, carp to copi, Florida manatees and...

Dec 14, 2022 Episode 129

Hear Earth’s magnetic field, Taylor tops the pops, candy...

Hear Earth’s magnetic field, sad stampede and bridge collapse, Taylor tops the pops, candy inflation and nose picking primates

Nov 2, 2022 Episode 123

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

India turns 75, Olympic chess, smart moths and pigeon poo

World’s largest democracy turns 75, Olympiad chess champs, moths smarter than we thought and Pac-Man hawk challenges pigeon poo

Aug 17, 2022 Episode 112

Saudi’s skyscraper city, dog wagging deciphered, India...

Saudi Arabia’s skyscraper city plans revealed, dog wagging deciphered, cheetahs return to India, dancing Belgium pigs

Aug 3, 2022 Episode 110

Looking back and forward for 100th episode with special guest Mindy...

Looking back and forward for our 100th episode with super-duper special guest Mindy Thomas of Wow in the World helping us celebrate!

May 25, 2022 Episode 100

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

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

Time to look back at the big news stories on Newsy Pooloozi this year!

As the year closes, it’s time to look back at the big news stories on Newsy Pooloozi this year!

Dec 29, 2021 Episode 79

India’s toxic air, Florida space launch, Sikhs celebrate, locusts...

Toxic air shuts schools in Delhi, special report from space launch, Sikhs celebrate Gurpurab and locusts on EU “novel food” list

Nov 17, 2021 Episode 73

Olympic joys, India hockey triumph, coral lifesaver, underwater museum

Olympic joy and good sportsmanship, India’s hockey triumphs, medicine for diseased coral and underwater sculpture museum

Aug 11, 2021 Episode 59

Trees talk, new bamboo bat, calling all Bo-Peeps, Swedish embrace rain

Movie planned about “tree talk” pioneer, new cricket bamboo bat, Spanish shepherdess school, Swedish city embraces its...
Jun 23, 2021 Episode 52