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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Dec 2, 2020 • 21min
Mysterious monolith, decking the halls, Guru Nanak, White House pets and Oz's innovative kick
It’s beginning to look like… an alien left something in the Utah desert? Hear about the mysterious monolith, White House pets, big holiday for Sikhs, Oz girl’s kick-start and an Indian tale of perseverance.
Nov 25, 2020 • 22min
Thankful for vaccines, violins and the super squid bot, plus India’s excess sugar and US Thanksgiving
Gratitude for COVID-19 vaccines, but what’s it really mean? Plus hear about the violin thank you, the virus survivor who got bit by a cobra, the super robot squid, Thanksgiving in America and the strange advice to eat more sugar!
Nov 18, 2020 • 21min
Hyperloop swooshes, broom goes "vroom," robot monster wolf, leopard pest, baseball’s first female GM
Hear how future travel will swoosh thanks to Virgin’s Hyperloop, how brooms go “vroom” in Brazil, Japan’s monster wolf robot, India’s leopards and baseball’s first female general manager.
Nov 11, 2020 • 22min
India's Diwali, England's Bonfire Night, H&M recycling, Finland's Dirty Daycare
Festival season is underway in India – Happy Diwali! – while England’s bonfire night marks a big explosion that never happened. In science news clothing giant H&M turn old clothes into new yard and in Finland they prove dirty daycares are good for kids!
Nov 4, 2020 • 21min
Record turnout in US election, windy "traffic turbines," LA city of champions, odd animal election
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 champions and an odd animal election that’s barking mad!
Oct 28, 2020 • 21min
Hungry Ghosts Festival, Halloween and Day of the Dead plus the mystery of the killer whales and more!
Oct 21, 2020 • 24min
Weird voting, suffrajitsus, detect pet’s mood and make cats smile, Starman and space nugget
Big thanks to some special contributions this week from fellow podcasters at the Kids Listen network: The Past and the Curious and Curious Kid Podcast. https://www.kidslisten.org/https://thepastandthecurious.com/https://curiouskidpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Oct 14, 2020 • 22min
Toxic air, pollution solution, turtle spies, dumb art thieves and swearing parrots
Special thanks again to Amaira and Anaira Mirza for their joint work on this week's fabulous artwork!
Oct 7, 2020 • 21min
Martian lakes, $23 million titanium toilet, longest highway tunnel, Solely Sunshine girl, COVID-19 dogs
Do lakes on Mars mean there’s Martian life? Also, find out why NASA sends an expensive titanium toilet to space, why India built the longest and highest highway tunnel in the world, who the Solely Sunshine girl is and how canines are sniffing out the coronavirus in Finland.
Sep 30, 2020 • 23min
US election fight, McDonald's fancy cups, a good Spanish sport, a heroic rat and int'l podcast day
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 Spanish athlete who takes being a “good sport” to a higher level and move over Mighty Mouse… find out how a hero rat is saving lives! Oh, and for International Podcast Day - we share our favorites!!
