Kids' news, every episode

Real news for kids aged 6 to 12, three times a week. Each episode has stories to read together, a quiz and a Big Question for the dinner table.

1. November 8, 2026 · Episode 14Why Europe MarchedWhy so many people in Europe marched this autumn, told calmly, stick insects that fooled scientists, and a runner who always came last on purpose. Plus Diwali, a shark scientist on whether sharks can hear you sing, and the kākāpō's record year.
2. November 6, 2026 · Episode 13Counting the VotesThe US midterm election and who won control of Congress, Sydney's new train with no driver, and Brazil's runoff. Plus a boy who lets deaf people feel birdsong, and the first green star.
3. November 3, 2026 · Episode 12Election DayIt's Election Day in the United States, and we explain what Americans are choosing. Plus 90-year-old voices in Louisiana Creole, tiny fish called sea muppets, and students who helped win an election in Serbia.
4. November 1, 2026 · Episode 11The Ship That DisappearedWhat may be the oldest shipwreck ever found, how people in India got ready for Cyclone Arnab, and new U.S. coins all about kids' sports.
5. October 30, 2026 · Episode 10The Very First TrophyThe Brewers' very first World Series title, a pause in the fighting in one town in Ukraine, and a tiny Scottish island's giant discovery.
6. October 27, 2026 · Episode 9The Real StarsThe real stars in Van Gogh's The Starry Night, Ebola and the people stopping it, and why the clocks went back.
7. October 25, 2026 · Episode 8The Cucumber KingThe first Sunday Edition: why kids' phones are in the news, a cucumber farmer who helped find a king, and Lisbon's goodbye to rental scooters.
8. October 23, 2026 · Episode 7The Wonderland of RocksAmerica's newest national park, an opera house you can walk on, and why Thailand's rice farmers are waiting to sell.