Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
Episode One: COVID-19 and clever Kiwi keasCreated by: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Started: March 20th, 2020
Status: Active, 201 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/abc-kids-news-time/page/10/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>On today’s show we’ll cheer on the Matildas at the World Cup, visit a dunny in Dubbo, examine a slice of Italian history, power-up a Pacific Island, and meet some brainy birds.
On today’s show we’ll baby talk with some dolphins, fly through the air with a teen skateboarding sensation, look up into the sky at a super shiny mirror planet, meet a wrestler named Dreamtime Voodoo Witch, and chop onions that won’t make us cry.
On today’s show we’ll meet some chocolate-eating cows, score some strikes with one of the world’s best tenpin bowlers, celebrate the school holidays with a game of Spotto, congratulate a cool kid who’s making playgrounds fun for everyone, and marvel at the talent of an Indigenous tightwire walker. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What are two essential foods to help cows produce milk? 2. What is the highest score you can achieve in a tenpin bowling game? 3. What two colours are NOT yellow (according the International Spotto Federation)? 4. What is the name of the new rule that will make playgrounds accessible in parts of Queensland? 5. What is Con Calleano’s hometown? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: How many perfect 300 games has Jason Belmonte bowled on live TV? ANSWERS: 1. Sugar and oil 2. 300 3. Gold and lime 4. Zach’s principle 5. Lismore, NSW BONUS TRICKY ANSWER: 3
ABC reporter and Yorta Yorta man Tom Forrest hosts our NAIDOC Week episode with stories about the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. “For Our Elders” is the theme of this year’s NAIDOC Week. Elders are the people in First Nations communities who care for others, for Country, and they teach, guide and lead. Elders are also the keepers of stories and lore – that means, they have the wisdom that links the past to the future.
On today’s show we’ll find out what can happen if you have a very overdue library book, we’ll try to solve the mystery of whether thylacines still exist, we’ll meet a super student who has overcome some major obstacles, we’ll discover an ancient mega lizard, and we’ll meet some ultra kind runners.
Join Ruby and ABC business reporter Rachel Pupazzoni to find out how and why we’re experiencing a ‘cost of living crisis.’
On today’s show, we’ll discover a new species of teeny tiny shrimp, mark World Refugee Day, meet a cute cat named Bandit, examine an enormous tooth, and cycle around mainland Australia. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What is the skeleton shrimp’s proper name? 2. What date is World Refugee Day? 3. In which state is Bandit officially recognised as an assistance cat? 4. Where was the mastodon tooth found? 5. How many days did Lesa’s journey take? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: When did Lesa start her cycling journey? ANSWERS: 1. Caprella tamboensis 2. 20th of June 3. New South Wales 4. On a beach in California in the United States 5. 93 BONUS TRICKY ANSWER: International Women’s Day on the 8th of March
On today’s show we catch up with some winning wheat farmers, find out why the French are saying ‘oui oui’ to train travel, meet a mum giving away free groceries, discover a new type of shark, and hang out with an amazing skateboarder.
Created by: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Started:
March 20th, 2020
Status: Active, 201 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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