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Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode178)
Hear Episode 178 about in honor of Earth Day we have four environment and nature stories… Talk about grasping at straws – wait till you hear about the new cages being used to protect and rebuild Florida’s dying coral reef! Speaking of the...
Apr 24, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode177)
Hear Episode 177 about fake diamonds are on the rise, but it’s not all as dodgy or criminal as it sounds… Also, a US man and a genetically modified pig kidney make history in a ground breaking transplant, a Scottish grandmother turns into...
Apr 10, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode176)
Hear Episode 176 about researchers uncover amazing ancient and medieval tools… from the 1700-year-old egg (that still has its slimy yolk intact!) and a map that proves how well people got along. Plus, the results are in on how effective a...
Mar 28, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode175)
Hear Episode 175 about new, wild looking aquatic species are discovered off the coast of Chile, scientist also discover the world’s tiniest loud fish from Myanmar – and when we say loud, we’re not joking! Plus, NASA observes a new planet...
Mar 13, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode174)
Hear Episode 174 about mobile phones are banned in UK schools in line with European cell phone bans, India’s massive solar and wind park in the salt plains of Gujarat, the world’s biggest cruise ship takes week-long jaunts and Spain’s...
Feb 28, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode173)
Hear Episode 173 about Gong xi fa cai, everyone! Say what? Happy Chinese New Year, of course. Hear our Year of the Dragon special with reports from China, Taiwan AND South Korea this year from our team of kid correspondents – find out how their...
Feb 16, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode172)
Hear Episode 172 about world news for kids (and adults!) this week… India sees the grand opening of the new Ram Temple in Ayodhya, but not everyone is happy – we dive deep to explain why. Also, a major discovery is found hidden beneath the...
Jan 31, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode171)
Hear Episode 171 about Happy Lohri and Pongal, everyone! No idea what those are? Never fear – this is your round-up of South Asia’s winter sun harvest festivals. Plus, scientist find miracle volcanic clay caused ice ages and in strict...
Jan 17, 2024
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode167)
Hear Episode 167 about good news on the environment and innovation front – natural resources are being used to capture nasty carbon dioxide – from using limestone to suck it up in California to Italy’s cyanobacteria that likes to...
Dec 6, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode166)
Hear Episode 166 about wild “super pigs” are on the rampage in North America, bears are on attack in rural Japan, blue whales return home to the Indian Ocean and a green mamba venomous snake is on the loose in the Netherlands – all that...
Nov 29, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode165)
Hear Episode 165 about creepie crawlies – love them or loath them – we need them! But they’re on the threat of extinction, which is why a new study is being launched in the US. Over in Indonesia, though, it’s good news – their echidna...
Nov 22, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode163)
Hear Episode 163 about electric cars, but what about electric ROADS? Well, this is happening in Sweden where they’re charging on the move! In entertainment news, find out what new chart – typically dominated by middle-aged men – popstar...
Nov 1, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode162)
Hear Episode 162 about France is facing an infestation of bedbugs that’s causing national anxiety, Australia rejects a referendum to give Aboriginals more of a “voice” in politics, plus FIFA announces a very mixed-up world cup is planned...
Oct 18, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode161)
Hear Episode 161 about 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...
Oct 11, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode160)
Hear Episode 160 about 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...
Oct 4, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode159)
Hear Episode 159 about 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...
Sep 27, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode158)
Hear Episode 158 about 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...
Sep 20, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode157)
Hear Episode 157 about a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that 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...
Sep 13, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode156)
Hear Episode 156 about how 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...
Sep 6, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode155)
Hear Episode 155 about 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...
Aug 30, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode154)
Hear Episode 154 about 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...
Aug 23, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode153)
Hear Episode 153 about how we dive deep with our easy-to-understand explainer on the US debt ceiling crisis, plus a report from Spain on boat-bumping orcas (yes, killer whales are on the rampage), in Australia they debate K-leather (no idea what...
May 31, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode152)
Hear Episode 152 about how Georgia Tech creates a centipede robot to help in natural disasters, India completes the world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir, a 13-year-old with no cell phone becomes a US hero and after hiding behind COVID...
May 24, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode151)
Hear Episode 151 about the Spanish researchers who find that giraffes understand basic math, also twilight-zone, cannibal fish wash ashore in Oregon, and hear how about the Cambodian runner winning hearts because she didn’t stop even when the...
May 17, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode150)
Hear Episode 150 about why and how bird drones take flight in New Mexico, a special report from Italy about the Napoli soccer stunner that saw the city party for days, plus a new box jellyfish is discovered in China and hear the silly story of...
May 10, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode149)
Hear Episode 149 about two special reports – one from London and one from the shires (as in the countryside!) – on the grand coronation of UK King Charles III, plus a story of art destruction in South Korea that’s just “bananas” and a...
May 3, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode148)
Hear Episode 148 about how India dethrones China as the world’s most populous country, SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during unmanned test – but not everyone is upset, Australia’s Take 3 for the Sea – what it means for you and me and...
Apr 26, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode147)
Hear Episode 147 about the giant seaweed blob – sargassum – heading to the coast of Florida? We have a special report from Florida to explain all. Plus, JUICE rockets to Jupiter – no, not a rocket full of OJ! But a mission to find water...
Apr 19, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode146)
Hear Episode 146 about Happy Songkran! We take a deep dive into Thailand’s wacky, annual water festival. That’s not all – sleeper trains are back on track in Europe as overnight travel sees a revival. Plus, you’ve heard of “pleather”...
Apr 12, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode145)
Hear Episode 145 about Happy Easter! We have special reports on the unusual Easter traditions in Ethiopia and Spain, plus it’s Olive Ridley turtle nesting season in India and Australian scientists create a mammoth meatball coming from a woolly...
Apr 5, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode144)
Hear Episode 144 about our annual April Fool’s Day tradition – we have five wacky world news stories, four are real but one will fool you:Meta is sued over causing social media addiction in teenagers and Utah adopts strict social media...
Mar 29, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode143)
Hear Episode 143 about what to do with a forest of wood planted for paper production not needed now in the digital age? Well, a company in Finland is innovating – creating sustainable batteries out of the wood! Also, Taylor Swift sings 44 songs...
Mar 22, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode142)
Hear Episode 142 about aukus nuclear-powered submarine project upsets China, Valentine asteroid heading to Earth in 2046, the 95th Academy Awards show without the red carpet and the Fosbury Flopper who revolutionized the high jump dies – we...
Mar 15, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode141)
Hear Episode 141 about environmental triumph – Earth’s ozone hole is getting smaller, UN launches ozone video game, no room for old stones in UK museums and new discovery about the loud, haunting sounds whales make – turns out they...
Mar 8, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode140)
Hear Episode 140 about people go crazy for ChatGPT – we explain what it and chatbots are (including what GPT actually stands for), Cameroons Goliath frog being saved, Italy’s oily coffee on offer in Starbucks – all that and more this...
Mar 1, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode139)
Hear Episode 139 about carnival season ends and Lent begins – we explain what it all means, plus a special report from Germany’s Fasching, Kenya’s 2.9-million-year-old tools redefines humanity, Australia’s 3 new spider species,...
Feb 22, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode138)
Hear Episode 138 about move over sniffer dogs – squirrels get in on the act of sniffing out drugs in China, more on the US-China spy balloons saga, update on Turkey and Syria’s deadly quake, Portuguese city brings in drones to help with their...
Feb 15, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode137)
Hear Episode 137 about 7.8 earthquake rocks Turkey & Syria, US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, Beyoncé sweeps Grammys but still doesn’t get top prize and owner of a naughty parrot pays the price in Taiwan – all this plus the Weekly...
Feb 8, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode136)
Hear Episode 136 about tons of nature news this week! From understanding chimp gestures to a new “duck” dinosaur discovered and seaspider that can regrow their butts! Also, Ticketmaster apologies to Taylor Swift and US Senators riff off...
Feb 1, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode135)
Hear Episode 135 about Texas biotech company closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth, two dinosaur discoveries one in India and one in the US, Avatar and its director, James Cameron break box office records and Australian park rangers discover...
Jan 25, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode134)
Hear Episode 134 about Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the rabbit what does that mean? Australia’s marathon marathoner who ran 150 marathons in a row, the English woman who uses her drone to save lost dogs and Bolivia’s epic search...
Jan 18, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode133)
Hear Episode 133 about grand funeral for groundbreaking Pope Benedict, now Catholics asking if Pope Francis will also retire, UK fails to launch satellites from “cosmic girl,” but NASA finds crater full of opal gemstones on Mars hinting to...
Jan 11, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode132)
Hear Episode 132 about the ground-breaking research into why we get colds and flus, plus US bad weather brings out heroic and kind acts, Australian school students banned for acrylic nails and Belgium environmentalist find use in human...
Jan 4, 2023
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode128)
Hear Episode 128 about the scientists make out of this world material – tetrataenite– in a lab (!) that could help save the world! Plus Prince William’s Earthshot prizes from innovative eco-warriors, Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the...
Dec 7, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode127)
Hear Episode 127 about unusual protests in authoritarian China, two young inventors create plastic recycle machine that makes 3D printer filament, spring comes early in UK – what are the knock-on effects? – and down under in New Zealand some...
Nov 30, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode126)
Hear Episode 126 about one of the biggest sporting events on earth kicks off in the desert of Qatar – we’ll tell you why World Cup 2022 is five months late, plus NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket finally takes off, Taylor Swift’s ticket woes,...
Nov 23, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode125)
Hear Episode 125 about 8 billion earthlings, Switzerland breaks record with the world’s longest train, Banksy’s 8 artworks in Ukraine, Taylor Swifts MTV Europe sweep and the men who braid the their beards together to create the longest beard...
Nov 16, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode124)
Hear Episode 124 about busy bees like to play not just make honey?! Speaking of bees their numbers are dropping, so the UK is creating special bus stops to attract bees and butterflies to help pollinate more plants. We’ll also give you the...
Nov 9, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 123)
Hear Episode 123 about earth’s magnetic field courtesy of the European Space Agency (ESA), the sad news of South Korea’s stampede and India’s bridge collapse, Taylor Swift tops the pops and breaks pop music records, candy inflation effects...
Nov 2, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 121)
Hear Episode 121 and find out that mushrooms “chat” to each other? Or that dancing can be used to power a Scottish nightclub? Hear all about it, plus a new era in tennis as sporting greats go from the court and a San Francisco cafe...
Oct 19, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 120)
Hear Episode 120 about Nobel Prizes and what the “merchant of death” has to do with it?! We also tackle the story of the protests in Iran and explain why they are so important. Plus, California’s “plastic piranha” is unleased and...
Oct 12, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 119)
Hear Episode 119 about the “invasion” of stink bugs in the US & spider crabs in France, India’s electric car built from scrap, M&M and Quality Street candy news, plus dogs detect stress with their noses – all that and more this...
Oct 5, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 118)
Hear Episode 118 about festive season in India is underway with Ganpati, Navratri and Dussehra festivals, NASA crashes asteroid, carp changes its name to tempt people in the US to eat the fish, in the UK TikTok might get fined and passengers on a...
Sep 28, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 117)
Hear Episode 117 about NASA’s Artemis-1 moon rocket set to try launching again, Queen Elizabeth II’s epic funeral, UK Royal Mint releases Harry Potter coins, India’s running doctor defies traffic and deep-sea blue goo mystifies scientists...
Sep 21, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 116)
Hear Episode 116 about UK mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II, chimps drum-talk, Taylor Swift announces album release date, California’s electric call-to-action and new “sus” words added to Merriam Webster dictionary, plus the world wrap and...
Sep 20, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 115)
Hear Episode 115 about oyster reefs fight land erosion in Bangladesh, scientist discovers spiders dream in their sleep, the world’s deepest pool in Dubai, weird British ice cream flavors from Heinz Ba… Dive into Episode 115 here and...
Sep 7, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 114)
Hear Episode 114 about Texas to Pakistan floods create havoc, so do droughts but there is a silver lining as evaporating lakes and rivers are revealing long lost treasures, create global havoc but reveal treasures too, studies show the power of...
Aug 31, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 113)
Hear Episode 113 about China seeds rain to save autumn harvest and world food crisis, Japan builds a robot goat, space mission suggests Earth’s water came from asteroids and sea sponges sneeze snot and give shrimp a booger feast – plus the...
Aug 24, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 112)
Hear Episode 112 about world’s largest democracy turns 75, Uzbekistan and Ukrainian Olympiad chess champs, moths are smarter than we thought and Pac-Man hawk challenges pigeon poo in San Francisco and much more this week! Dive into Episode...
Aug 17, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 111)
Hear Episode 111 about China-Taiwan-US tensions explained, surf’s pup – dog surfing, India’s satellite-making girls, “kidpreneurs” take off, Little Miss and Mr memes, Fab Facts and more! Dive into Episode 111 here and...
Aug 10, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 110)
Hear Episode 110 about fantasy or the future – Saudi Arabia’s skyscraper city plans revealed, dog wagging deciphered, cheetahs return to India, dancing pigs in Belgium, plus the world wrap and fab fact quiz! Dive into Episode 110 here...
Aug 3, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 101)
Hear Episode 101 about how we gently decode the US gun debate, plus sprouting moon soil, robot surgeons and VR medicine, Aussie football microchips, China’s sinkhole oasis – all that and more! Dive into Episode 101 here and then..
Jun 1, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 99)
Hear Episode 99 about how Russia furious at NATO’s Nordic expansion while Turkey says no-no, UK’s post-drones take off, possible microchip in Aussie footballs, jail for dumbest thieves! Dive into Episode 99 here and then..
May 18, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 98)
Hear Episode 98 about 20% of reptile species risk extinction, rocket booster caught mid-air by helicopter, heartful art heads to the moon and longest glass-bottom bridge opens in Vietnam – all that and more! Dive into Episode 98 here and...
May 11, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 97)
Hear Episode 97 about the Indian subcontinent is in the grip of a heatwave, Mama mia! Mother’s Day sweet history revealed, 10-armed octopus fossil found, whisky waste becomes biofuel and much more!… Dive into Episode 97 here and...
May 4, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 96)
Hear Episode 96 about celebrating Eid around the world, Azteca ants repair “trumpetrees” in Panama, Japan’s latest taste-tech, Spain’s smelly high art Dive into Episode 96 here and then..
Apr 27, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 95)
Hear Episode 95 about when and why Earth Day started and what we can do now, about India’s seaweed combine-harvester breakthrough, UK’s forest art keeping an “eye on climate” and an ingenious bouncy carbon-buster for kids! Dive into...
Apr 20, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 94)
Hear Episode 94 about the lowdown on Easter, all about the digitally unwrapped mummy, the swimming Spinosaurus, rickshaw’s rooftop garden, the stuck temple thief and more! Dive into Episode 94 here and then..
Apr 13, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 93)
Hear Episode 93 about the Saturn loses its rings – but how, low-down on Ketanji B Jackson, Finnish treasure hunters get ready for last push to booty and Spain’s abandoned village appears in dried-up lake – all that and...
Apr 6, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 91)
Hear on Episode 91 about Sahara dust storm darkens Spain, Ukraine’s “wonder woman,” boys lost in Amazon found, UK solar tunnel, special escort for otters – all that and more on this week’s world news pod for kids! Dive into...
Mar 23, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 90)
Hear on Episode 90 and find out how St Patrick’s day began, the latest on Ukraine including propaganda, paramilitary and mercenary explained, Florida manatees are in trouble but you can help and the story of slithery smuggler. Dive into...
Mar 16, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 89)
Hear on Episode 89 about western Monarch Butterfly challenge*, India’s crimson rose butterfly pit-stop, Ukraine update and happy take, world’s oldest pants reveal a lot about our blue jeans – all that and more! * Take pictures of the...
Mar 9, 2022
Tips for coping with distressing news events
Many of us have a pit in our stomachs over what is happening in Ukraine. Every day brings more disturbing news. We try to find the right balance for our children’s exposure to this, but it is hard. The news can make all of us sad and...
Mar 8, 2022
How much is too much news for kids?
The sound of sirens and explosions. Images of people rushing onto busses, of children crying as they kiss family goodbye. Men and women saying they will stay and fight. Watching what is happening in Ukraine is heart-wrenching. And, for...
Mar 4, 2022
Glossary Game Quiz (Episode 88)
We produced an unusual episode this week, focusing exclusively on the Ukraine-Russia war. We not only had the latest news and our top tips on how to cope with hearing it, but we also produced a special Glossary Game. Through it we hope to help...
Mar 2, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz! (Episode 87)
Hear on Episode 87 about Russia deploys troops, Indian chess prodigy, slithery fright on flight, DIY giveaway Dive into Episode 87 here and then…
Feb 23, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 86)
Hear on Episode 86 all about the History of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, koalas on Australia’s endangered list, crazy rich people buy crazy expensive Nike shoes – all that and more on this weeks news pool for kids! Dive...
Feb 16, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 85)
Hear on Episode 85 about the date set for International Space Station deorbit and splashdown, Jeff Bezos’s takes on “De Hef” Dutch bridge, Barcelona bicibus, Guinness Record breaking shoulder power Dive into Episode 85 here and then…
Feb 9, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 84)
Hear on Episode 84 about we breakdown the crisis in Ukraine and explain why Russian soldiers are at its border, also NYT buys Wordle and space-junk will crash into the moon, all that and more this week on Newsy Pooloozi! Dive into Episode 84...
Feb 2, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 83)
Hear on Episode 83 about Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger, deep coral reef discovered near Tahiti, funny animal rescue false alarms, plus our Around the World in 80 seconds news wrap and our five fab background facts from this week’s...
Feb 2, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 82)
Hear on Episode 82 about fake plastic trees that suck up CO2 and could save the world, an English zoo uses animal poo for fuel and the launch of “Run Like a Girl” book series about young girls who run. Dive into Episode 82 here and...
Jan 19, 2022
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 75)
Hear on Episode 75 all about Asia’s Joro spiders invading the southern US state of Georgia, plus the new COVID variant omicron is making everyone jittery, Singapore’s scientists get plants “talking” to humans and Canada tries to...
Dec 1, 2021
Don’t miss the “Shadow the Scientists – Astronomy Nights”
Ever wondered what it would be like to be an astronomer? Now is your chance! Professor Raja GuhaThakurta from the University of California Santa Cruz is offering a virtual glimpse into the daily (or should we say nightly) routine of an...
Nov 20, 2021
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 73)
Hear Episode 73 and let’s find out the cause of the toxic air shutting parts of New Delhi, hear a special report from the Cape Canaveral space launch, find out how Sikhs celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti and why locusts become the second insect...
Nov 17, 2021
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 72)
Hear in Episode 72 if COP26 will help save the planet. We unpack the global eco summit, plus hear about India’s floating solar power station, a California high school football team’s bad win and enter: the blue banana! Dive into Episode 72...
Nov 10, 2021
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 71)
Hear Episode 71 why India celebrates its “Festival of Lights,” plus how Hindus celebrate Diwali around the world. Also in the episode, artificial intelligence lends Beethoven a helping hand and a microplastic sucking device developed...
Nov 3, 2021
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 70)
Here Episode 70 about what honeybees have to do with Oct 31 (it’s scary candy news!), Halloween’s history, Spain’s witchy village, shadow scientists in deep space and Mexico’s doll island on this special spooky episode! Dive into...
Oct 27, 2021
Five Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 69)
Hear on Episode 69 about the new microchip that’s smaller than an ant and can fly! Also, how Kerala’s floods are causing an exodus, California’s under-house snake pit turns into a “snake-mare” and a pig patrol in the...
Oct 20, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 68)
Hear on Episode 68 about humanity’s battle against mosquitoes – should we swat or swap them? Also, Britain’s beavers are back, cleaner cling-film is being developed and how to make cow poo less toxic for the environment? A poo zapper,...
Oct 13, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 67)
Hear on Episode 67 about mega comet that’s heading near the sun in ten years, about Hollywood’s box office highs but threat of workers strike looming low, UK’s petrol crisis and Thailand’s taxi-top gardens all this week...
Oct 6, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 66)
Hear us saying Goodbye to Newsy Jacuzzi and hello to Newsy Pooloozi on Episode 66! We tell you why, plus the game of cricket also gets a name change, the UK spends millions on carbon suckers and a new spider app helps arachnophobia. Dive into...
Sep 29, 2021
Newsy Jacuzzi changed its name!
Today the Newsy Jacuzzi was drained. Yes, we needed something bigger and splashier to hold all the swirling, whirling news we pack into our podcast each week. (And something the Jacuzzi Group couldn’t hold a claim to.) So out with Newsy...
Sep 29, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 65)
Hear on Episode 65 about the everyday astronauts private citizens who spent three days in space, plus how artificial intelligence lends a helping hand in art, Spain’s spewing volcano and Germany’s Moo-Loo! Dive into the Episode 65 here and...
Sep 22, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 64)
Hear on episode 64 about India’s four-month festival season, which begins with Ganpati, new “fan-plastic” biodegradable food wrap, Emma Raducanu wows the world and Ig Nobel prizes make us laugh! Dive into the episode here and...
Sep 15, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 63)
Hear how and why US flash floods cause havoc, that tuna is back from the brink of extinction, Marvel’s first Asian superhero “marvels” the box office and the Japanese artist who’s literally “out of. Hear episode 63 Dive into...
Sep 8, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 62)
Hear in Episode 62 about the ancient “god of death” whale fossil found (in a desert?!), our hurricane explainer and about baseball’s new spit-free ball, also hear about Switzerland’s flying cows and Australia’s hearty sheep....
Sep 1, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 61)
Hear on Episode 61 how researchers can predict when and where lightning will strike, also about a new vaccine for kids on the block, the longest vaccination trek, Int’l Dog Day and bumblebee that became a pet. Dive in to the episode here...
Aug 25, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 60)
Move over Zeppelins – hear on Episode 60 how airships get a rebirth, turmoil in Afghanistan as US troops leave and Taliban take over, research shows apes like to mind their manners – find out how on this week’s episode! Dive in to the...
Aug 20, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 59)
Hear on Episode 59 the highlights of joy and good sportsmanship from Tokyo’s Olympic 2020, India’s hockey triumphs, the human medicine that works on diseased coral and the underwater sculpture museum in Cyprus. Dive in to the...
Aug 19, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 58)
Hear on Episode 58 how smart mouth-guards can revolutionize high-impact sports, what surfers and skateboarders think of their sports’ Olympic debut, a new app for International Cat Day and the tale of the two-headed turtle. This episode is...
Aug 5, 2021
Newsy Pooloozi turns 1!
Happy birthday to us. Happy birthday to us. Happy birthday to Newsy Pooloozi – OMG, we’re one year old! Happy birthday to us! Yes, we just completed 52 weeks of podcasting our weekly world news podcast for kids and...
Jul 1, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 52)
On Episode 52 a major Hollywood movie is in the works about the Canadian “tree talk” pioneer, there’s a new bamboo bat for cricket, a Spanish shepherdess school is calling all Bo-Peeps and a Swedish city embraces its rain. Dive...
Jun 23, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 51)
On Episode 51 of Newsy Pooloozi British scientists discover fruit flies get hangry (who knew!), a New Delhi teen creates affordable air purifiers, Spain’s robot chef creates a stir and London’s sky-pool gives onlookers the...
Jun 16, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 50)
On Episode 50 of Newsy Pooloozi there was mega space news – from new missions to Venus, a fly-by of Jupiter’s moon, worming head to space and kites on Mars. Plus we reported on a fire on a cargo ship off the coast of Sri Lanka leads...
Jun 9, 2021
The once-in-17-year cicadas are here!
Yes, those amazing Periodical Brood X Cicadas that we’ve all been waiting for have arrived in swarms. The insects, native to the US’s eastern states, spend 17 years of their life underground. They suck sap from the roots of trees...
Jun 3, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 49)
This week on Episode 49 we had a special on-location report from the island nation, most at risk, of “falling off the map” because of climate change – the Maldives. It’s come up with a clever plan of building a floating city. But...
Jun 2, 2021
We made the “20 Best British News Podcasts of 2021” list!
Well, what a treat to open up our email and find out we’ve been selected as one of the “20 Best British News Podcasts of 2021” by the digital magazine, Best Startup UK. Why, thank you, thank you! And we’re in some pretty impressive...
May 31, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 48)
On Episode 48 of Newsy Pooloozi – it’s official, the US government has finally, openly, recognized the need to research unidentified flying objects, which, by the way, go by a different name these days. We tell you all in this...
May 26, 2021
Dramarama – latest pandemic trend!
What’s all the drama about? You mean besides a global pandemic, people getting sick and online school?! How about the clever ways people are trying to keep kids – stuck at home for annoyingly long periods of time – entertained and...
May 25, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 47)
On Episode 47 of Newsy Pooloozi, we bet you didn’t know that the wonderful island nation of Taiwan was in the middle of a seriously bad drought? Also, you’ve heard talk of a “dark” and gasey “ransom hack” that took place in the USA...
May 19, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 46)
In Episode 46 of Newsy Pooloozi we discussed the big Muslim festival, Eid, celebrated by a quarter of humanity – Eid Mubarak! Also, no doubt the nasty old coronavirus is rotten – but on the flipside – a new study shows COVID is making...
May 12, 2021
Top 50 Moms in Podcasting!
Well, what a Mother’s Day treat this was. As if getting French pastries, a bottle of bubbles and pedicure from my daughter, Leela’s, own fair hands weren’t enough for Mother’s Day (I have her and helper-dad well trained!)… I was...
May 9, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 45)
In Episode 45 of Newsy Pooloozi not millions, but billions, of cicadas are about to emerge from their underground lairs and swarm over several states in America – we talked about what’s fascinating and what’s “yick” about this...
May 5, 2021
The cicadas are coming!
A wonderous once-in-17-years natural phenomenon is about to happen. Well, wondrous is one word for it. Creepy might be another! Swarms of cicadas are about to descend upon the United States. Not millions, but billions of the big-winged, flying...
May 4, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 44)
In Episode 44 of Newsy Pooloozi we covered a history-making week – not just in America, but up in space and in the world of soccer. First and foremost – with super-fast speed, the verdict was delivered in the epic trial of the ex-police...
Apr 28, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 43)
In Episode 43 of Newsy Pooloozi we covered a history-making week – not just in America, but up in space and in the world of soccer. First and foremost – with super-fast speed, the verdict was delivered in the epic trial of the ex-police...
Apr 21, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 42)
In Episode 42 of Newsy Pooloozi there was big news from ancient Egypt. Yep, the past has spoken. That is to say, a 3000-year-old “lost golden city” has been discovered! Also, the debate over voting rights is still raging in Georgia,...
Apr 14, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 41)
In Episode 41 of Newsy Pooloozi… We took a deep dive into the troubled waters of the shipping containers. And if that’s too deep for you, we shot up to the stars with the latest tech news about a space observatory that could fit into your...
Apr 7, 2021
April Fools!
Oh, we couldn’t resist, could we? I mean, a lot of our stories are pretty wacky and unbelievable (that’s a deliberate editorial decision to keep kids interested!), but this week we went the whole hog. Every story had a...
Apr 1, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 40)
Happy Holi, Happy Easter and April Fools’! In Episode 40 of Newsy Pooloozi hear all about the different customs and festivals celebrating Spring. Also, did you know Spain is trying out a four-day work week? And can you believe there is a...
Apr 1, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 39)
Episode 39 of Newsy Pooloozi was packed and rather wacky. First up, we looked at pandemic pets – more people than ever are getting new cats and dogs – but it’s creating some craaaazy demands on the market, the owners and on the pets! We...
Mar 26, 2021
Newsy Pooloozi on NYT’s “best of” list!
Did we do the happy dance when we saw we were on the New York Times “30 Best Podcast” for kids list? Oh, yes we did. For about five hours! As the article states, “There has been an explosion of new shows for children in the...
Mar 19, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 38)
In Episode 38 of Newsy Pooloozi, a whirlpool of news and information, we took to the skies to discover the many wonderful ways innovators are creating cleaner airplanes – from the sun above to the water all around us. And if that doesn’t lift...
Mar 17, 2021
Kids Listen podcasts celebrating girls and women
Kids Listen, the fabulous family friendly network of podcasters for kids, has compiled a handy list of some great podcasts celebrating girls and women to get you in the vibe of Women’s History Month celebrated in the US. The list was...
Mar 16, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 37)
In Episode 37 of Newsy Pooloozi – a whirlpool of news and information, or, as the New York Times described us recently, “a news variety show” – we had a wide and wacky variety of news. We kicked off our “variety show” with...
Mar 10, 2021
Five Fab Facts turns into online quiz!
“Ask and ye shall receive,” as the old saying goes. In other words… you wanted the Five Fab Facts turned into an online quiz to take after listening to the podcast and, voilà! We’re doing it. For those who don’t know the...
Mar 5, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 36)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 36 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we gave some good news on the plastic front, featuring some super solutions to the world’s plastic problem – from a major drink company that’s going...
Mar 3, 2021
We made it to the NYT!
We are really excited and super proud that our humble mother-daughter news podcast, Newsy Pooloozi, has been recognized by the New York Times!We have been singled out as one of the “expert” kid podcasts out there. Leela was quoted...
Mar 1, 2021
5 Fab Facts Quiz (Episode 35)
This episode was all about the magic of science – from the stunning landing of the Mars Perseverance rover to the astonishing cloning of a ferret on the brink of extinction. That’s not all. The first-ever flying car has been approved for...
Feb 24, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 34)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 34 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we talked about the one-and-a-half billion people around the world who are celebrating the Year of the Ox – we discussed what it means and why it’s...
Feb 17, 2021
Episode transcripts now available!
As a world news podcast we have a lot of listeners for whom English is a second language. For a while we’d been wondering – would they find it useful to have a transcript, which is the text of everything we say on each episode. And guess...
Feb 15, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 33)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 33 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we went high – up to space in fact. Yep, tourism is entering a new orbit – outer space to be exact. And it’s not just astronauts and billionaires going...
Feb 13, 2021
LOOKY-LOOKY alert
LOOKY-LOOKY? What’s that, you ask? We want to share all the super cool stories we’ve found around the world that don’t make it into the weekly podcast but are still worth a look. A looky-looky in fact! On our hunt for good news stories...
Feb 13, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 32)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 32 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we explained the route domestic dogs are most likely to have taken on their journey from wolf to cute canine, information now known thanks to the latest...
Feb 3, 2021
We made the “Kidcasts: News for Kids” list!
We are absolutely delighted to be included on the recent Kidcasts: News for Kids playlist, produced by the renowned School Library Journal (SLJ). “These days, it can seem as if Americans consume news and information from completely...
Feb 1, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 31)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 31 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode, boy, did we have some electric news for you… That’s right experts predict that electric vehicles will be bought as often as traditional cars in the...
Jan 27, 2021
How to get kids interested in news!
That sounds like an overly ambitious, not to mention poncy, prospect, doesn’t it? Or possibly even a scary one. But actually, once you’ve embraced the notion that a regular dose of news is actually good for kids (really!), the question is...
Jan 22, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 30)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 30 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we told the story of India’s cricket team, B-team to be precise. Against all odds, battling through pain, broken bones, racist abuse and more – the Indian...
Jan 20, 2021
Fab Facts gets a “facelift”
So we’ve decided to give our segment “5 Fab Facts” a facelift as we’ve had some fab (get it?) feedback from teachers who listen and use Newsy Pooloozi to help get their students interested in current events. Since...
Jan 18, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 29)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 29 of Newsy Pooloozi! This week was a doozy – because there was big news, ancient news and artistically odd news for our listeners. First, we broke down the storming of the US capital and what...
Jan 13, 2021
Newsy Pooloozi’s 2021 resolutions!
Happy New Year! So this is the time to think about new beginnings, right? To evaluate the last 12 months and think about better ways – or just more fun and interesting ways – of doing things. OK, this year it’s a little weird as the world...
Jan 11, 2021
Is news good for kids?
One of the questions I get asked a lot is – should kids really be exposed to news so young? By young they mean the target audience of the Newsy Pooloozi podcast, which is 8 to 12-years-old, though a lot of slightly younger kids listen and even...
Jan 8, 2021
5 Fab Facts (Episode 28)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 28 of Newsy Pooloozi — a news podcast for kids and curious minds! In this episode we kicked off 2021 with the happy news that the vaccine is here, the vaccine is here! But does it mean the end...
Jan 6, 2021
Fab Facts takes a break…
Actually, we are the ones who took a break over the winter holidays. And in our place we put up some Best of 2020 episodes (see below) and that meant we didn’t recap the fabulous facts heard on those episodes… But we will crank back...
Dec 16, 2020
We’re mentioned in the Top Trendsetting Podcasts for 2020!
We are over-the-moon to be mentioned in the School Library Journal’s top trendsetting podcasts of 2020 report! The prestigious US journal is the go-to publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens....
Dec 14, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 24)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 24 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode you won’t believe the big news we had on the big man… Ho, ho… who? Not Santa Claus, but Jolly Old Saint Nick. And, of course, it’s not just the...
Dec 9, 2020
Real St Nick Revealed!
If you hear the words, Santa Claus, what comes to mind? The jolly, fat man in the red suit, with a long, curly white beard, chubby red cheeks and a twinkle in his eye? You wouldn’t be alone. Most people’s idea of Santa Claus is the magical...
Dec 9, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 23)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 23 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we told the story of the mystery monolith that appeared and then disappeared in a Utah desert – was it aliens, an artist or a prankster? Then we talked...
Dec 3, 2020
Eww la la, we were on Insta Live with The Hindu!
Leela and I were thrilled to do another super cool video interview – this time with The Hindu. We really loved chatting with reporter Praveen Sudevan, who’s always so well researched and engaging. Thanks for giving us the chance to chat and...
Dec 3, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 22)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 22 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we talked about being grateful for the COVID-19 vaccines – thanks, science! But what does that really mean for you and me? We broke it down. Plus we told...
Nov 26, 2020
Take the Autumn Festivities Quiz
Autumn is here. And with it we officially mark the festive season. I hope you caught our previous episode on the spooky season and how cultures around the world commemorate the dead. Haven’t listened to it yet? No worries, here you go:...
Nov 25, 2020
Vroom Broom VS Magical Mask
Brazil is a country in South America where art and innovation often come together. And sometimes the results are… wacky. Wonderfully wacky. And we have two examples of this. We couldn’t decide which story was the best, so we did both and...
Nov 19, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 21)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 21 of Newsy Pooloozi! Buckle up, because in it was a fast and wacky, science and techy episode of Newsy Pooloozi this week! Virgin’s Hyperloop made us whoooosh – hear how the high-speed...
Nov 19, 2020
Happy Diwali! (Wait, what is Diwali?)
India’s festive season kicked off several weeks ago. While there is a huge variety of religions and cultures in India, the Hindu holiday Diwali is considered the peak of the festive season. The “festival of lights” means many things...
Nov 14, 2020
H&M magic machine – turns old clothes into yarn
Have you ever wondered what happens to your old t-shirt you throw away? Sure, we give away as much as we can, but we don’t always, do we? And what happens then? Trash can. Rubbish heap. Landfill. Even if we all only throw away a couple of items...
Nov 13, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 20)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 20 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we mentioned just a little bit about the US election because, well, we thought maybe everyone’s had enough of that. But mostly because… It’s...
Nov 11, 2020
Best. Fan mail. Ever.
We were over-the-moon, de-light-ed to receive this in our inbox: “I have a little poem I wrote about this boiling-hot Pooloozi! I request you to read it out too! I’m Sahasra Sridhar and I’m 11 years old. I live in Chennai,...
Nov 9, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 19)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 19 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we dove into the big US election with reports from our kid correspondents from the capital, Washington DC, the battleground states of Florida and Texas, and...
Nov 6, 2020
Whoa, we were on BBC Asia Network!
It was so much fun being on the BBC Asia Network this week. We spoke with Qasa Alom for a good quarter of an hour all about Newsy Pooloozi, why news is important for kids, recording under our bed and the US election. In fact Leela was even...
Nov 6, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 18)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 18 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this spooky special episode we told the story of autumn festivals all over the world – from the far east of Asia where they set a place at the table for their Hungry...
Oct 29, 2020
Frightening Festival Season
Did you know Halloween isn’t the only autumn fright festival happening in the world? There are several spooky celebrations and they share a lot in common – proving people from different cultures and countries are actually a lot more similar...
Oct 29, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 17)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 17 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode it was all about voting in elections, communicating with pets and strange things up in space. That’s right, we figured out how people are voting and who’s...
Oct 22, 2020
Featured in the Indian Express!
We are super stoked to be featured in another big Indian newspaper! The Indian Express is one of country’s leader newspapers, which is super well regarded. It was one of our longest features in a traditional question and answer format...
Oct 22, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 16)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 16 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we discussed how India’s deadly pollution is back and why it’s a multi-headed monster that’s not easy to tame! However, scientists are mixing up a...
Oct 17, 2020
Spreading Solely Sunshine on Newsy Pooloozi
We were so happy to have the creator of Solely Sunshine on Newsy Pooloozi to spread her bright message of support to those needing a little kindness to help get them through bleak times. Sixteen-year-old Natalie Salvatierra explained how it...
Oct 9, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 15)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 15 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we found out IF the latest discovery on Mars could mean there’s life on the Red Planet! Staying in outer space, a special titanium toilet is heading to the...
Oct 8, 2020
Newsy Pooloozi in The Hindu!
Leela and I were really chuffed* to be featured in one of India’s most prestigious newspapers, The Hindu. It was one of those long interviews over the phone where it was clear the reporter, Praveen Sudevan, had done his homework, read...
Oct 8, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 14)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 14 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we jumped into the ring of the US presidential election to find out why it matters. We also heard how McDonald’s is embracing the recycling cup culture in...
Oct 1, 2020
Eww la la, we were live on Miss Malini!
We were pretty excited (and a wee bit nervous) to be interviewed live on Miss Malini’s Facebook page on Tuesday, September 29. Miss Malini is one of India’s most popular lifestyle gurus with some 2.7 million Twitter followers and an extensive...
Oct 1, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 13)
Below are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 13 of Newsy Pooloozi! In this episode we told the story of the supreme rebel, girl Ruth Bader Ginsburg, including how she got the nickname, “The Notorious RBG.” We also heard about...
Sep 24, 2020
Delhi’s Ballet Dance Dream
It’s not every day that the son of a rickshaw driver crosses all sorts of silly social and economic barriers in India to enter the world some call “high art.” But that’s what Kamal Singh from New Delhi did 3 years ago when, on a whim, he...
Sep 23, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 12)
Here are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 12 of Newsy Pooloozi! FAB FACT NUMBER 1: A long period without any rain is called a drought. FAB FACT NUMBER 2: Nearly 90 percent of all wildfires in the US are started by humans. FAB FACT...
Sep 17, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 11)
Here are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 11 of Newsy Pooloozi. FAB FACT NUMBER 1: Human excrement (otherwise known as poo!) can be analyzed or studied to check for signs of parasites, bacteria and viruses. FAB FACT NUMBER 2: Scientists...
Sep 14, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 10)
Here are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode X of Newsy Pooloozi. FAB FACT NUMBER 1: A black hole is region of spacetime where the gravity pull is sooo strong that nothing, not even light can escape from it. FAB FACT NUMBER 2: A blue hole...
Sep 3, 2020
Hey Black Child
As protests over racial abuse and inequality in the United States reach new heights, we realized Newsy Pooloozi could not ignore the topic, nor the Black Lives Matter movement. While we try to deliver fun stories for our main audience of...
Sep 3, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 9)
Here are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 9 of Newsy Pooloozi. FAB FACT NUMBER 1: The earth is 4.5 billion years old. FAB FACT NUMBER 2: The industrial age is when humans started making massive machines to make, or manufacture, things...
Sep 2, 2020
“Connected” Fangirls
So you know that feeling when you love something soooo much and you want everyone to know about it? Whether it’s a song, a new playground, a TV show – you just want to shout from the rooftops how wonderful it its? Yet. You also want to...
Sep 1, 2020
5 Fab Facts (Episode 8)
Here are the top 5 Fab Facts heard on Episode 8 of Newsy Pooloozi. FAB FACT NUMBER 1: In order for a tropical storm to be called, or categorized, as a “hurricane” the winds must be 74-miles-per-hour. FAB FACT NUMBER 2: Hurricanes are...
Aug 31, 2020
What are podcasts, anyway?
Wondering what podcasts are and why follow podcasts for kids? Read on to know more. POD WHAT? “What is a podcast?” asked my daughter’s friend. “Fun stuff to listen to. No videos. Just listening,” was Leela’s...
Aug 31, 2020
New segment: 5 FAB FACTS!
We have something fabulous to introduce. Emphasis on the word fabulous. Well, fab for short. While Newsy Pooloozi is a news podcast often each story has a LOT of background information. That means a lot of fun facts. But, wait. Why are they...
Aug 27, 2020
There’s a Dinosaur in My House!
When our Tech Reporter, Jackson Hosking, uttered these words, we didn’t believe him. Then he showed us how we, too, could get a giant reptile in our house. OK, it’s a 3D version thanks to the clever folks at Google, but still. And look…...
Aug 5, 2020
Beignets Anyone?
Reporting on the Cinéma sur l’Eau (cinema on the water) in Paris for our third episode, inspired us to eat French food, naturally. The clever city leaders in Paris found a perfectly socially distant way to kick off the summer this year....
Jul 15, 2020
Under-bed Recording Studio
Where is our HQ aka the Newsy Pooloozi recording studio? Read on to find out! When you record quality sound, you are in a quiet place. But you would be amazed how loud air conditioners or refrigerators sound on a recording. But that’s not...
Jul 8, 2020
