Hear special guests "Hey Black Child" on race tensions in the US, also about the ocean's mysterious blue holes, Nigeria's dancing sensation and the "cheeky" way to stop lions eating cows.
Sep 17
Kid News This Month: Pets as food, crazy-colored shark, end of tech batteries, searching for Amelia, Taylor gets hitched, little League World Series, tossing tomatoes in Spain
Now that we’re a monthly news pod for kids – boy, do we have a doozy of an episode for y’all! First up, we'll explain why people in Denmark are offering their ailing pets as food (!) at zoos - yes, we'll dive deep into the Danish cycle – or circle – of life belief. Staying with n ... Show More
29m 51s
Aug 14
Newsy Pooloozi turns 5!! Plus a LOT of news – from wars to AI, chess to Taylor, and tons of weird animals
This is our 200th episode, folks. Yes, indeed. And not just that – we also just completed FIVE YEARS of this world news pod for kids! Yep, Newsy Pooloozi turns 5! And coming back after a long summer break, we have a doozy of an episode for you – from a wrap of all the conflicts b ... Show More
28m 58s
Jun 2025
Kid News This Episode: Spain tourism backlash, PSG violent soccer celebrations, UK piano prodigy, Panama’s kidnapping monkeys, Japan’s curious cheerleaders
In wacky world news this week… It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and that means prime tourist season in many places, but in Spain – we have a special report – about people who are so sick of tourists, they’re taking to the streets in protests. Speaking of demonstrations, aft ... Show More
22m 29s
Mar 2021
Friday, March 26 - The Olympic torch is lit; Venice welcomes dolphins; the Aussie telescope in moon mission; and its tiger keeper Q+A day!
Squiz Kids is a free daily news podcast just for kids. A short weekday podcast, created here in Australia, that gives kids (and their adults) the rundown on the big news stories, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour. ‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to d ... Show More
10m 51s
Mar 2021
Thursday, April 1 - Olympic uniforms unveiled; worm tornado in the United States; Ash Barty's big Friday hit-out; and the return of the giant burrowing frog.
Squiz Kids is a free daily news podcast just for kids. A short weekday podcast, created here in Australia, that gives kids (and their adults) the rundown on the big news stories, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour. ‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to d ... Show More
10m 40s
Mar 2021
Friday, March 19 - Green shoots and job numbers; Florida's photobombing manta ray; the footy returns to the MCG; and Usain Bolt's chicken nugget feast.
Squiz Kids is a free daily news podcast just for kids. A short weekday podcast, created here in Australia, that gives kids (and their adults) the rundown on the big news stories, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour. ‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to d ... Show More
10m 28s
Nov 2021
Snotty Nose Rez Kids on hip hop and Indigenous protest
Merging hip hop and Indigenous culture, rap duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are creating a sound that goes hard for a cause. On tracks like “War Club” with DJ Shub, Yung Trybez and Young D connect Indigenous protests to the Black Lives Matter movement, and on “Boujee Natives,” Snotty No ... Show More
26m 42s
Mar 2021
Thursday, March 4 - Bee stings beat snake bites; NZ's glow-in-the-dark sharks; Tennis demon does a road runner; and saving the platypus.
Squiz Kids is a free daily news podcast just for kids. A short weekday podcast, created here in Australia, that gives kids (and their adults) the rundown on the big news stories, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour. ‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to d ... Show More
9m 45s
Jul 2023
Encore: The Lion’s Whisker
<p>Miles Brown and Marsai Martin (Black-ish) co-star with NPR veteran Ofeiba Quist-Arcton in this Ethiopian story about courage, collaboration, patience, and sibling love.</p>
<p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>.</ ... Show More
14m 30s