Explore every episode of the podcast Newsicle: Smart News for Curious Kids
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsicle: November 27, 2025 (Episode #9) | 27 Nov 2025 | 00:02:23 | |
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, six-year-olds giving back to their community, and a 141-year-old tortoise! | |||
| Newsicle: November 26, 2025 (Episode #8) | 26 Nov 2025 | 00:02:30 | |
A newly crowned largest city in the world, more arrests in the aftermath of the Louvre heist, and a celebrity wild turkey in New York City! | |||
| Newsicle: November 25, 2025 (Episode #7) | 25 Nov 2025 | 00:02:36 | |
Australia bans social media for kids, a 3-year-old is treated for rare disease, and the COP30 Climate Conference comes to a close! | |||
| Newsicle: November 24, 2025 (Episode #6) | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:03:01 | |
Trump and Mamdani meet, Bach music is discovered, and records are set at art auctions! | |||
| Newsicle: November 21, 2025 (Episode #5) | 21 Nov 2025 | 00:02:39 | |
A possible peace plan is in the works for the war in Ukraine, Doja Cat starts and defends her tour, and Thanksgiving traffic is expected to set records! | |||
| Newsicle: November 20, 2025 (Episode #4) | 20 Nov 2025 | 00:02:45 | |
Celebrating World Children’s Day, a unique dinosaur fossil has been discovered, and “Wicked For Good” is coming to theaters tomorrow! | |||
| Newsicle: November 19, 2025 (Episode #3) | 19 Nov 2025 | 00:02:25 | |
Princess Kate breaks silence, Brazil hosts climate conference, and Medicare costs increase. | |||
| Newsicle: November 18, 2025 (Episode #2) | 18 Nov 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
Teenager creates affordable housing portal, Jeff Bezos creates AI start-up, and a primer on 6-7! | |||
| Newsicle: November 17, 2025 (Episode #1) | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:02:49 | |
U.S. government shutdown ends, storms on the West Coast, and friendly tennis rivalry! | |||
| Coming Soon: Newsicle Podcast for Kids! | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:00:58 | |
Description of Newsicle: the podcast and its mission. | |||
| Newsicle: December 1, 2025 (Episode #10) | 01 Dec 2025 | 00:03:03 | |
An interesting discovery on an asteroid, record-setting Black Friday sales, and a strong first weekend for “Zootopia 2”! | |||
| Newsicle: December 2, 2025 (Episode #11) | 02 Dec 2025 | 00:02:43 | |
Multicolored blob moving across the ocean floor, bridges being built above highways to protect crossing animals, and legendary ballerina Misty Copeland retires! | |||
| Newsicle: December 3, 2025 (Episode #12) | 03 Dec 2025 | 00:03:11 | |
Stinky cheese competition, “The Wild Robot” series, and the world’s longest undersea tunnel! | |||
| Newsicle: December 16, 2025 (Episode #21) | 16 Dec 2025 | 00:02:32 | |
Make-your-own Barbie, Guinness World Record for 11-year-old video game creator, and the largest spider web ever discovered! | |||
| Newsicle: December 15, 2025 (Episode #20) | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:02:33 | |
The Olympic torch relay, polar bears’ DNA adapting to climate change, and Taylor Swift’s #1 listener in 2025! | |||
| Newsicle: December 12, 2025 (Episode #19) | 12 Dec 2025 | 00:03:04 | |
Another museum heist, a 13-year-old advocate for people with food allergies, and the spread of super flu! | |||
| Newsicle: December 11, 2025 (Episode #18) | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:03:23 | |
Scientists discover the earliest known man-made fire, a trash-filled Toronto water basin transforms, and astronauts return to Earth! | |||
| Newsicle: December 10, 2025 (Episode #17) | 10 Dec 2025 | 00:02:57 | |
Scam artists impersonating celebrities, the Winter Olympics approaching, and an underwater mountain teeming with sharks! | |||
| Newsicle: December 9, 2025 (Episode #16) | 09 Dec 2025 | 00:03:34 | |
World War II code breakers, a three-year-old chess master, and a shrinking mountain! | |||
| Newsicle: December 8, 2025 (Episode #15) | 08 Dec 2025 | 00:02:50 | |
Gardeners find gold treasure in their backyard, a 15-year-old wins the International Children’s Peace Prize, and scientists discover a dinosaur highway! | |||
| Newsicle: December 5, 2025 (Episode #14) | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:00:33 | |
We will be returning with full episodes on Monday, but in the meantime a quick joke for the road! | |||
| Newsicle: December 4, 2025 (Episode #13) | 04 Dec 2025 | 00:02:36 | |
First-edition “Superman” comic discovered in attic, winter is around the corner, and the Rockettes turn 100! | |||
| Newsicle: December 19, 2025 (Episode #24) | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:02:58 | |
Fun facts about seasons, the end of Australia’s longest-running TV show, and the start of Australia’s social media ban for kids! | |||
| Newsicle: December 18, 2025 (Episode #23) | 18 Dec 2025 | 00:03:20 | |
Christmas traditions around the world, the winter solstice, and the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree! | |||
| Newsicle: December 17, 2025 (Episode #22) | 17 Dec 2025 | 00:02:45 | |
Japan returns its last pandas to China, glaciers melting faster, and orcas and dolphins team up! | |||
| Newsicle: January 5, 2026 (Episode #25) | 05 Jan 2026 | 00:02:19 | |
Most overused words in 2025, New Year’s resolutions, and a new #1 producer of electric vehicles! | |||
| Newsicle: January 6, 2026 (Episode #26) | 06 Jan 2026 | 00:02:46 | |
Facts about sheep, new cable car system in Paris, and 100-year-old twin sisters! | |||
| Newsicle: January 7, 2026 (Episode #27) | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:02:53 | |
A $3.2 million fish, the positive effects of food and sleep, and a new partnership for self-driving cars! | |||
| Newsicle: January 16, 2026 (Episode #34) | 16 Jan 2026 | 00:03:14 | |
New U.S. nutrition guidelines, the latest on U.S. and Greenland, and fun facts about Greenland! | |||
| Newsicle: January 15, 2026 (Episode #33) | 15 Jan 2026 | 00:02:48 | |
Updated vaccine recommendations, the comeback of European wildcats, and new YouTube parental controls! | |||
| Newsicle: January 14, 2026 (Episode #32) | 14 Jan 2026 | 00:03:02 | |
Facts about the moon, an increase in U.S. carbon pollution, and the evacuation of an astronaut from space! | |||
| Newsicle: January 13, 2026 (Episode #31) | 13 Jan 2026 | 00:02:53 | |
Golden Globe Awards 2026, a new autistic Barbie, and facial recognition technology to stop shoplifting! | |||
| Newsicle: January 12, 2026 (Episode #30) | 12 Jan 2026 | 00:02:55 | |
Melting permafrost in Alaska, live-action “Tangled” movie, and ancient ice! | |||
| Newsicle: January 9, 2026 (Episode #29) | 09 Jan 2026 | 00:02:21 | |
Rare twin mountain gorillas born, the dangers of ball sports, and dogs’ ability to learn words! | |||
| Newsicle: January 8, 2026 (Episode #28) | 08 Jan 2026 | 00:02:33 | |
A heroic neighbor, upcoming skywatching events, and the discovery of message in a bottle from World War I! | |||
| Newsicle: January 20, 2026 (Episode #35) | 20 Jan 2026 | 00:03:34 | |
China’s declining birthrate, Venus Williams making history, and an English beach covered in French fries! | |||
| Newsicle: January 21, 2026 (Episode #36) | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:03:53 | |
The limits of screen time limits, a medieval city discovered under a lake, and Saks Fifth Avenue goes bankrupt! | |||
| Newsicle: January 22, 2026 (Episode #37) | 22 Jan 2026 | 00:03:47 | |
New findings on how Egypt’s Great Pyramids were built, surveillance video of the Louvre museum heist, and flying cars becoming reality! | |||
| Newsicle: January 27, 2026 (Episode #40) | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:03:41 | |
Update on Winter Storm Fern, France bans phones in high schools, and extreme heat at the Australian Open! | |||
| Newsicle: January 26, 2026 (Episode #39) | 26 Jan 2026 | 00:04:26 | |
A piano-playing octopus, the first wheelchair user to go to space, and new rankings of the best and worst U.S. airlines! | |||
| Newsicle: January 23, 2026 (Episode #38) | 23 Jan 2026 | 00:03:11 | |
Major snowstorm expected in the U.S., a nine-year-old tennis phenom, and confirmation that horses can smell fear! | |||
| Newsicle: January 28, 2026 (Episode #41) | 28 Jan 2026 | 00:03:57 | |
Oldest wooden human tools discovered, another possible U.S. government shutdown, and water shortages around the world! | |||
| Newsicle: January 29, 2026 (Episode #42) | 29 Jan 2026 | 00:03:31 | |
Microsoft’s water usage surges, Oscar nominations, and a new trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains! | |||
| Newsicle: January 30, 2026 (Episode #43) | 30 Jan 2026 | 00:02:33 | |
Tesla discontinues two car models, the largest-ever U.S. Winter Olympics team, and a library book returned 36 years later! | |||
| Newsicle: February 3, 2026 (Episode #45) | 03 Feb 2026 | 00:04:26 | |
U.S. and India reach a trade deal, a brand-new Winter Olympics sport, and a teen helping others with LEGOs! | |||
| Newsicle: February 2, 2026 (Episode #44) | 02 Feb 2026 | 00:04:26 | |
Historic slowdown in U.S. population growth, social media companies on trial, and a volcano with blue “lava”! | |||
| Newsicle: February 4, 2026 (Episode #46) | 04 Feb 2026 | 00:03:55 | |
Brief U.S. government shutdown ends, major NASA space mission is delayed, and “house burping” gains popularity! | |||
| Newsicle: February 6, 2026 (Episode #48) | 06 Feb 2026 | 00:05:22 | |
UPS to lay off 30,000 people, new list of highest-paid female athletes, and K-pop drives a surge in Korean language learners! | |||
| Newsicle: February 5, 2026 (Episode #47) | 05 Feb 2026 | 00:04:38 | |
New global survey reveals people’s concerns, record snow drought in the Western U.S., and tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz makes history! | |||
| Newsicle: February 10, 2026 (Episode #50) | 10 Feb 2026 | 00:04:39 | |
Elon Musk turns his attention from Mars to the moon, rock climbers discover an 80 million-year-old stampede, and a 4-year-old is mistakenly called for jury duty! | |||