‘What’s New Today’ is a kids and family podcast. In every episode, a child from anywhere in the world joins the host – Sangeetha – to explore one story from what’s happening around us. These are free-wheeling conversations with children which and are full of spontaneous reactions, curious quips and guaranteed laughs.
Episode One: Introducing ‘What’s new today’Created by: Sangeetha
Started: September 20th, 2021
Status: Active, 260 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/whats-new-today/page/14/" 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>Seeing rockets go up in a billowing cloud of smoke from Sriharikota is more often than not, associated with success. It was not so, in the 1980s and 1990s. Scientists at ISRO struggled with many failures and had to face growing criticism from the press for nearly a decade. Unfazed by all this, today, ISRO can proudly stake claim to having built one of the most powerful satellite launch vehicles in the world – this powerhorse is called Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)Listen on to find wha…
The 1990s saw an explosion of TV shows, including superheroes like Shaktimaan and detectives like Byomkesh Bakshi. A lot of this was aided by the presence of colour TV sets in many Indian homes.India’s space journey played a huge hand in making these childhood staples for the 90s kids. The story of the satellite – Insat 1a, its launch and subsequent performance forms the basis of this episode.Curious co-hosts in this episode: 11-year old Dhruv from Bengaluru and 11-yr old Pranshi from MumbaiI…
If you lived in the 1980s and 1990s in India, Sunday mornings were often quiet affairs. Not because the families wanted to dine together, but because the TV brought them all together for wholesome entertainment.India’s space journey had much to do with TVs becoming a reality in Indian homes. Listen to this episode (part 4) of this series and find out how an experiment with NASA bring TV shows to the average man in villages.Curious co-hosts in this episode: 9-year old Saatvik from Mumbai and 1…
This episode is the third part in our series on the Journey of ISRO. Click here to listen to Parts 1 and Part 2, before you listen to part 3.Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Homi Bhabha’s deaths at the prime of their lives, robbed India of two of its greatest science and technology visionaries.The baton passed onto a scientist Prof Satish Dhawan, who not only nurtured the infant space mission, but also put together able structures and procedures that helped ISRO reach greater heights.Curious co-ho…
Dr.Vikram Sarabhai was not a man to stop at sending a few sounding rockets from a beach town in Kerala. He had grander visions. He wanted India to launch its own satellite from its own satellite launch vehicle.Where would he find his suitable satellite launch pad? Listen to the episode to find stories of the jungles he and his team trudged and reach the ideal island.Curious co-hosts in this episode: 11-year old Dhruv from Bengaluru and 11-yr old Pranshi from MumbaiIf you’d like to look at all…
The feverish excitement of watching the launch of Chandrayaan 3 is hard to be matched. On second thoughts, it could be matched by India winning a world cup in cricket (esp. if the finals were against Pakistan).We delved back 75 years to look into the stories that chronicled India’s space journey. These stories brought us goosebumps and left us in awe of the father of India’s space program – Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. When the rest of the world was busy fighting wars to send humans and pets into spa…
What colour is the sun?Should you be placing toilet paper on toilet seats in public bathrooms?Why are some eggs easy to peel while others are not?
Every month as part of our happy kidpod, we feature news stories that bring a smile to our faces. In this episode, we share three news stories about the Amazon Rainforests, schools for children in Madagascar and interesting health routines of elephants in the USA. Anmol, Vilaksh and Tamanna from BOSCO Public School, Delhi have curated these positive news stories and share their perspectives in this episode.
Created by: Sangeetha
Started:
September 20th, 2021
Status: Active, 260 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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