Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids

This week in your favorite mix of wacky world news, 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 to crocodiles in India and Malaysia that were not where they’re supposed to be, oh, and the alligator "support pet" that was not allowed into a major league baseball game… All that and more this week! 

This week in news for kids... 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 samples and Australia gets ready to host a Taylor “Swiftposium” – inspired by the US popstar’s songs. Also in Australia – some pets are not allowed to surf - find out which one this week in Newsy Pooloozi!

In kid news this week… We hear 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 the Netherlands and the Laziest Citizen Competition nears a month – of participants just lying down – in Montenegro. All that and more in the coolest pool of news and information!

In world news this week – a 6.8 magnitude earthquake 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 big-but-small dinosaur discovery and “barking mad” police in the US use a creative way to catch car thieves – all that and more on Newsy Pooloozi!

In kid news this week 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 segment of “Slang Explained” we give the story behind the popular slang word “slay,” and the quirky English are at it again – this time holding the World Gravy Wrestling Championships, because everyone likes to roll around and wrestle in gravy, right? All that and more this week!

Discover inspiring stories of pets in Ukraine helping raise funds and provide emotional support during the war. Learn about a breakthrough cat allergy vaccine that allows people to enjoy the company of their feline friends without symptoms. Explore India's first surf competition featuring cows on the beach. Find out how a yoga studio in New Delhi is finding stray cats loving homes through cat yoga classes.

This week's podcast covers the new space race to the south side of the Moon, worldwide weather challenges, Spain's victory in soccer along with a controversial incident, and a Texas woman's bizarre encounter with a falling snake.

Sadly, summer is over… but happily we're back in action next week! Yes, from next Wednesday we’ll be bringing you a weekly round-up of the world's most important – and most weird – world news. Until then, enjoy the Kids Listen Summer Sampler and discover some cool new pods to add to your playlist!Learn more about Kids Listen at https://www.kidslisten.org/Girl Tales: www.girltalespodcast.comBook Club for Kids: http://www.bookclubforkids.orgLike You: www.likeyoupodcast.comPower Dog Adventures: https://www.powerdogadventures.com/Unspookable: www.soundsingtonmedia.comStoopkid Stories: https://stoopkidstories.com/Peace Out: www.peaceoutpodcast.comWhat If World: http://www.whatifworldpodcast.com/Newsy Pooloozi: https://www.newsypooloozi.com/Dorktales Storytime Podcast: http://dorktalesstorytime.comFina Mendoza Mysteries: http://finamendozamysteries.comKids Listen audio transitions by Dan Saks of www.noodleloafshow.comSummer Sampler artwork by Jodi Murphy of http://dorktalesstorytime.comKL Summer Sampler 2023 produced by Lynn Hickernell of http://goodwordspodcast.com

Hey folks! We've been going non-stop for almost three years at Newsy Pooloozi and we're (finally) taking a little time off world news podcasting to do some real world traveling! This week we'll leave you with a darling new storytelling podcast, Suzie with a Z, for curious kids who like mysteries. Then for a few weeks there won't be any new episodes, swaps or even quick dips of news.  But never fear, in July we'll be back in your feed with more wacky world news from your favorite fun news pod, Newsy Pooloozi! 

This week 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 that is, well, it’s nothing to do with K-pop – you gotta listen to find out more, but here’s a clue: it’s a debate that keeps “bouncing around”) and for anyone bickering over who in their house does the most chores, we have a special report on a new app offering some help.