Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids
Leela Sivasankar Prickitt, Lyndee Prickitt
Newsy Pooloozi is a weekly, world news podcast for smart kids and curious adults, covering science, animals, space, tech, culture, entertainment, sports… and even politics! The family friendly podcast is presented by a British-Indian-American mother-and-daughter duo, covering the world in a fun and engaging way. Newsy Pooloozi also has kid correspondents from all over the world — Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. The New York Times calls us a "news variety show." We're also on the NYT's Top 30 Podcast For Kids list (under our former name, Newsy Jacuzzi)! We are a proud Kids Listen member too. @newsypooloozi www.newsypooloozi.com
Episodes
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Jan 19, 2022 • 20min
Kid News This Week: Fake plastic trees, zoo poo and "Run Like a Girl" book series
Kid News This Week: Fake plastic trees that suck up CO2 could save the world, English zoo uses animal poo for fuel and the launch of "Run Like a Girl" book series about young girls who run
Jan 12, 2022 • 7min
Quick Dip of Kid News This Week: It's an animalistic start to 2022!
Quick Dip of Kid News This Week: It's an animalistic start to 2022 - from the US's pig heart transplant to Israeli goldfish learning to drive, from Saudi Arabia's camel pageant to the threat of Antarctica's foreign fish!
Jan 5, 2022 • 19min
Kid News This Week: Start 2022 with a laugh – time for the best of our Oddball stories!
Kid News This Week: Start the new year with a laugh – it's time for the best of Newsy Pooloozi's Oddball stories from 2021!
Dec 29, 2021 • 22min
Kid News This Week: Time to look back at the big news stories on Newsy Pooloozi this year!
Kid News This Week: As 2021 comes to an end, it's time to look back at the big news stories on Newsy Pooloozi this year!
Dec 22, 2021 • 14min
Kid News This Week: Christmas around the world!
Kid News This Week: We hear how Christmas is celebrated around the world - from beach barbecues Down Under to pooping Yuletide logs in Spain, to Santa on a camel in Kenya and Christmas music in the US.
Dec 15, 2021 • 24min
Kid News This Week: Looking back at the best tech news on Newsy Pooloozi this year!
Kid News This Week: As part of our holiday specials, we look back at the best technology news on Newsy Pooloozi this year!
Dec 8, 2021 • 19min
Kid News This Week: Time for the best Newsy Pooloozi animal stories this year!
Kid News This Week: As the holiday season begins, it's time to look back on 2021. First up, we present the best Newsy Pooloozi animal stories this year! Did your favorite make the cut? Have a listen!
Dec 1, 2021 • 20min
Kid News This Week: Invasion of Joro spiders, omicron arrives, plants talk, maple syrup crisis
This week’s kid news – Asia’s Joro spiders invade Georgia, new COVID variant omicron arrives, Singapore’s scientists get plants talking to humans and Canada’s maple syrup crisis – all that and more on Newsy Pooloozi!
Nov 24, 2021 • 7min
"Quick Dip" of news this Thanksgiving week
Happy Thanksgiving and happy Hanukkah! Since it's a holiday week, we're giving you a "quick dip" of the news to keep you informed (and make sure you have some cool things to talk about around the table). Gobble, gobble!
Nov 17, 2021 • 18min
Kid News This Week: India’s toxic air, Florida space launch, Sikh holiday, locusts on EU menu
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 Jyanti and why locusts become the second insect on the EU's “novel food” list
