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Did you see cicadas in your neighborhood this summer? 🪲 In today's episode, we check in on the cicadas and learn about a grasshopper invasion! 🦗 Correspondent Anya Schultz introduces us to entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware. Dr. Ware shares the beauty of cockroaches, yes cockroaches. 📰 From the headlines: 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ representation in sports and a state recognized spider in New Hampshire. ✅ Test your butterfly knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s The Ten News Extra, we share our full interview with DREAMer and teen activist, Idalia Quinteros. 🇺🇸 Learn about her life as a DREAMer, a minor under the Development, Relief, and Educations for Alien Minors Act. 🗽 Listen in as she shares her family’s experience during Covid and the additional challenges facing undocumented families during the pandemic. 💡Celebrate the contributions of immigrants to America in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time to get ready for July 4th fireworks and BBQ. 🇺🇸 Hear about how the holiday has been celebrated in the past. 🧨 Contributors Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig, from the Curious Kid Podcast, breakdown the science behind fireworks. 🌭 Have you ever wondered about those competitive eating contests? We have an expert at The Ten News! Correspondent Ryan Nerz, takes us behind the hot dog table and shares how competitive eaters train for their big day. 🏆 From the headlines: 🐋 A hungry humpback and a message in a bottle. ✅ What is being served this year at some July 4th picnics? Find out in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram:🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the July 4th holiday around the corner, we take a look at how someone becomes a U.S. Citizen. 🇺🇸 Learn about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA. 🗽 Meet teen activist Idalia Quinteros and hear about her life as a DREAMer (the Development, Relief, and Educations for Alien Minors Act), and how she is working to improve the lives of immigrant youth in the U.S. 🧳 From the headlines: 🏀 Paying college athletes and an abundance of cookies. ✅ How would you do on the U.S. citizenship exam? Test your knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram:🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s The Ten News Gets Extra, hear our full interview with Janet Varney and Dante Basco, hosts of the new podcast Avatar: Braving the Elements. 🔥 Learn about their favorite animal crossings from the show and who they would want to be besties with in real life. They even answer some listener questions! 🧐 Get waterbending and listen in. 🌊📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrating a big milestone today, our 100th episode. 🥳 Enjoy a look back at some of our favorite moments, fun facts, and guests. 🎧 Hear from our correspondents and Ten’ers who have helped us out on the show. 😻 Do you want to be a part of the next 100 episodes or have a story that you want us cover? 📧 Email us at hello@thetennews.com or submit a note at our website www.thetennews.com.📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ten News Screen Report is entering the Avatarverse! 📺 Listen to Korra and Prince Zuko, known in real life as Janet Varney and Dante Basco, talk about their new podcast Avatar: Braving the Elements. 🔥 Listen as they share what it was like to be part of the Avatar world and what to expect on their new podcast where they share behind the scenes stories of Avatar: The Last Airbender. 🌊 Then, get the latest news out of E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. 🎮 And do you know what Xbox unveiled? Find out in today’s trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know why June 20th is the Summer Solstice? 😎 Learn all about it from Laine Farber of the Nature Nerds Podcast. ☀️ While we are talking Summer, Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig from the Curious Kid Podcast, join to break down the science of sunscreen. 🧴 Check out some headlines. ✅ And test your planet knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

📣 Father’s Day is June 20th and it is time for some listener shout outs and Dad jokes! 😆 Thanks to our great Ten’ers who sent in their notes for their Dads and their favorite Dad jokes. Keep’em coming! ☎️ Laine Farber from Nature Nerds shares our favorite animal dads. ✅ And test your knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🖋️ Get ready for this important holiday! 📖 Learn about the history of the event from museum specialist Kelly Navies of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. 🏛️ Join Correspondent Pamela Kirkland on a walk as she speaks with Ms. Opal Lee, author of Juneteenth: A Children’s Story, about her efforts to raise awareness for Juneteenth and make it a national holiday. 🎊 From the headlines: Goodbye to a controversial project and hello to more vaccine donations. ✅ And test your holiday knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐❤️Learn more about Ms. Opal Lee and her work to make Juneteenth a Federal holiday🖼️Take a virtual visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter!📸 Join us on Instagram🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.