The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

10 minutes of news and fun for the new generation of curious thinkers ages 8-12 (and their parents are allowed to listen, too ). Each episode looks at what's up in the world providing context and reporting on the stories kids want to know more about. The Ten News is hosted by Bethany Van Delft and comes out every Tuesday and Thursday with bonus episodes on Saturdays.For info and resources, check our website: TheTenNews.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten News Gets Extra: 🎉 It's Black History Month! ✊🏿 For every young Black activist doing big things today, there’s a groundbreaker who paved the way for them, so today we're sharing our top 5 current day movers and shakers, and their pioneering predecessors. 🎵 Learn about the song that generations of Black Americans have cherished most. ✔️ Fun Fact Check: which actor from "Black Panther" bought tickets for 600 kids to see the movie in their hometown? And, test your knowledge about our world's inventors in today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode: ⛷️ It's time for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. ❄️ Correspondent Kenny Curtis joins us to tell us what we can expect, and some cool things to watch out for. ✔️ Fun Fact Check: what's the longest journey the Olympic torch has been on? And, test your Olympic history knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode: 👀 We're peeking inside the burrow to get the facts on Groundhog Day. 🌤️ Friends of the Ten, Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig from @curiouskidpodcast join us to explain the funny tradition of a groundhog forecasting if Spring is on its way. 🐘 Find out what other animals are known for predicting the weather. ✔️ Fun Fact check: what other names are there for groundhogs? 🗞️ In the news: Supreme Court changes and a sad goodbye to a beloved gorilla. And, test your groundhog knowledge in today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten News Gets Extra: 🐕 Gather your pets and join us for a rundown of our favorite animal news stories from this past month. 🐘 Animals, plants, and even humans are always evolving and here to tell us more about evolutionary change is Nature Nerds' Laine Farber. ✔️ Fun Fact check: how do flamingos eat their food? And, test your animal knowledge in today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅🐟 Check out some driving goldfish and pygmy hippos.✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode: 💼 In 2021 more Americans left their jobs, than any other year, EVER, so today we're talking about "The Great Resignation." 🎒 Correspondent LizaBanks Campagna to take a closer look at how this is impacting one of the places that you, Ten'ers, go to the most. ✔️ Fun Fact check: what does SCUBA stand for? And, test your shark knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode:😷 We’re looking into some of the most important tools we have: covid testing and masks.🌡️ Friends of the Ten, Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig from The Curious Kid podcast join us to breakdown the different types of Covid tests and how they work. ✔️ Fun Fact check: what schools taught Mayan history through songs and stories? 🗞️ In the news: Free at-home COVID-19 tests, the latest on Mars, and comic books might be worth some cash. And, test your knowledge about poetry on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten News Gets Extra: 🏂 Grab your snowboards and skis and join Correspondent Kenny Curtis to get the inside scoop on this winter's X-Games. ⛷️ There's so many winter sports to watch at this years X-Games and Winter Olympics, and we're sharing the ones that didn't make the cut. ✔️ Fun Fact check: What is the world's largest snowboard? And, test your X-Games knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode: 📋 Ten'ers, Sasha and Zach are here with the Biden administration report card.✔️Show host Bethany Van Delft joins us to share five interesting facts about the White House.🗞️ In the news: COVID-19 disrupting school, a tsunami strikes the Pacific, plus the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. And, test your knowledge about Vice President Kamala Harris on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode: ❄️ We're bundling up and taking a look at Big. Winter. Weather. 🥶 Correspondent Sarah Namias joins us to break down some of the strange weather we've already seen this winter. 🏂 Did you know there's a snow lab that's been tracking snowfall for over 100 years?🗞️ In the news: Baseball excitement and a resourceful badger. ⛄ And, test your winter weather knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter!📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: hello@thetennews.com🎇 Follow the show on Instagram🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.