‘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, 248 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/whats-new-today/page/27/" 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>Geetanjali Shree has the distinction of being the first ever Indian author to win the International Booker for her Hindi work 'Ret Samadhi' which was translated as Tomb of Sand in English. Listen to this 'almost' 10-year old's perspective on what books mean to children, and what books written in non-English languages also mean to them.Follow us on Twitter hereFollow us on Instagram hereIf you have any thoughts or comments, please share them as an audio file via email to hello@wsnt.in
A scientist called Einstein scribbled many notes on papers more than 100 years ago. These included his imaginations and calculations about objects in space. He predicted that there were powerful objects called black holes that could suck everything that came their way, included light. It was in 2019 when astronomers pieced together photos from radio telescopes across the world and released the first ever image of a black hole. More recently, for the second time ever, a direct image of another black hole called the Sagittarius A* at the centre of our very own Milky Way Galaxy was released. Listen to this conversation with an enthusiastic 6 yr old to understand how we may someday even get pictures of unicorns:)Follow us on Twitter hereFollow us on Instagram hereIf you have any thoughts or comments, please share them as an audio file via email to hello@wsnt.in
When Europe was recovering from the after-effects of the second world war, an Italian at the European Broadcasting Union wanted to test if live broadcasting on radio would work seamlessly. He hit upon an idea of launching a song contest across Europe which would be played live on radio. The Eurovision song contest was thus born – an event rivaled only by football in terms of live viewership in Europe. More than 200m people listen to the live performances. In 2022, a band from Ukraine – called the Kalush won the maximum votes (the highest ever). Listen to this conversation with a 11-year old to find out 'Why winning the song contest has meant more for Ukraine than just money and a trophy'. For updates on our episodes every weekday, follow us on Twitter here and on Instagram here.If you are a curious child and would like to co-host this show with Sangeetha, please write to us at hello@wsnt.in
Russia is the largest country in the world and has got its neighbours all rattled. If you shared a border with Russia, I guess you’d be thinking of protection more than building schools and roads. In this conversation with a 10-year old, we explore answers to questions such as ‘For how long will this spending go on? Or is this like the Jan 1 resolution that adults make when they THINK there is a threat of weight gain and will fizzle away?’
When we think of animals that went extinct, dinosaurs and giant elephants and huge marsupials often come to mind. Meteors crashing the earth and people hunting these creatures for their skin and horns are often cited as reasons. Most recently, researchers at Tel Aviv University, and the University of Naples, examined the mass extinction of large animals. They found that extinct species had, much smaller brains than species that survived. Listen to this conversation with a 6-year old to find answers to questions like 'Why did a woolly mammoth of the same size as an African elephant die'? For listeners who want to read more about the original study, please click hereFollow us on Twitter at hereShoot us an email with your thoughts and comments at hello@wsnt.in
S.Korea, alongwith the UN, has created a plan for a new floating city near Busan. If you are reminded of boats and canals near Venice, you are like million others who think the same! Ancient Venice was built when people fled enemies to live in these swamplands. Today, we are building these floating cities to flee from the risks of flooding near coastal cities and islands. ‘How will these cities get electricity? Can children go to schools? Can people go to work? How are these places going to g…
Running in parks, on football grounds or trying to catch that elusive ball before it crosses a boundary in cricket – such fun associated with all of them. But for Jacky Hunt Broersma – there was fun in running 104 marathons in 104 days. She did not pack her bags and decide to run from one of the US, where she lives, to another. Instead she stayed right at home, drop her kids off at school, go run a marathon, get to her day job (a coach), come back home, cook dinner and help her kids with their homework! All with just one leg – she lost another to a disease many years ago, and runs with a prosthetic leg. A huge shout out from the What's new today team to Jacky hunt Broersma and her amazing stamina. If any of our listeners would like to send us a recorded audio message about YOU feel about Jacky's achievements, please share it with us at hello@wsnt.in
Recently the French elected a new President – Emmanuel Macron, for a second term. While elections are more common today than they were in ancient Greece, the French do something that the Brits or the Americans or the Indians do. They elect the person they want to become the President directly. They don't wait around to patiently choose representatives in parliament and hope to God that the representatives would choose their preferred leader. In this conversation with a 12-year old, we explore answers to questions such as 'Why do the French vote on a Sunday while the Americans vote on a Tuesday?' and 'Is voting common only for humans or do animals have democracy too'?Please feel free to shout out your questions or thoughts in an audio format and send the audio file via email at hello@wsnt.in. Also, if you are under 18 years of age and would like to co-host this show with Sangeetha, please write to us at hello@wsnt.in.
Created by: Sangeetha
Started:
September 20th, 2021
Status: Active, 248 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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