
Tuning-in to Newsy Pooloozi!
08/11/22 • 23 min
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Mr. Redge wonders where he’ll get his daily dose of adventure while Jonathan takes a storytelling break to spend time planting and tending his garden. All it takes is turning on their magical radio to tune-in to Newsy Pooloozi, the Common Sense Media news podcast pick for curious kids (and hedgehogs). In this episode, mother-daughter duo, Lyndee and Leela, talk about the hopes for earth-saving plastic trees and the surprising benefits of zoo poo!
Find more Newsy Pooloozi news stories: https://www.newsypooloozi.com/
Visit the Dorktales Storytime Podcast website:
https://jonincharacter.com/dorktales-storytime-podcast/
CREDITS: Today’s magical radio intro was written by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studio Recordings. Today’s episode was created and provided by the amazing Newsy Pooloozi team. You can find more of their work wherever you listen to podcasts, or on their website, newsypooloozi.com. Discover more of our tales at DorktalesStorytime.com.
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- Send us a TEXT: if your young listener has a question. Pls include their first name in the text. Your name/number is hidden so it's a safe way to reach out.
- Send us an email: [email protected]
- DM us on IG @dorktalesstorytime
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- One time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dorktales
- Our Pod's Songs on Bandcamp: https://dorktalesstorytime.bandcamp.com/music
Now, go be the hero of your own story and we’ll see you next once-upon-a-time!
Mr. Redge wonders where he’ll get his daily dose of adventure while Jonathan takes a storytelling break to spend time planting and tending his garden. All it takes is turning on their magical radio to tune-in to Newsy Pooloozi, the Common Sense Media news podcast pick for curious kids (and hedgehogs). In this episode, mother-daughter duo, Lyndee and Leela, talk about the hopes for earth-saving plastic trees and the surprising benefits of zoo poo!
Find more Newsy Pooloozi news stories: https://www.newsypooloozi.com/
Visit the Dorktales Storytime Podcast website:
https://jonincharacter.com/dorktales-storytime-podcast/
CREDITS: Today’s magical radio intro was written by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studio Recordings. Today’s episode was created and provided by the amazing Newsy Pooloozi team. You can find more of their work wherever you listen to podcasts, or on their website, newsypooloozi.com. Discover more of our tales at DorktalesStorytime.com.
REACH OUT!
- Send us a TEXT: if your young listener has a question. Pls include their first name in the text. Your name/number is hidden so it's a safe way to reach out.
- Send us an email: [email protected]
- DM us on IG @dorktalesstorytime
- Library of Resources: https://dorktalesstorytime.aweb.page/Dorktales-Library-Card
- One time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dorktales
- Our Pod's Songs on Bandcamp: https://dorktalesstorytime.bandcamp.com/music
Now, go be the hero of your own story and we’ll see you next once-upon-a-time!
Previous Episode

Mary Had a Little, Yes And - Silly Stories for Kids
It’s the perfect day for pure play! Sherlock Nettlesbee, the great deducing squirrel detective, joins Jonathan and Mr. Redge in an afternoon of imagination and good old-fashioned make believe. When their cloud gazing doesn’t cut it, Sherlock declares that “the Improv Game is afoot!” Can the trio find inspiration from Mary and her little lamb, Lula? Yes and...they’re sure to find a whole-lotta playful, floofy fun everywhere they go!
PARENTS, TEACHERS AND HOMESCHOOLERS: This story is about making time for imaginary play! Improvisation, or improv, is when you make up a story, or a scene, or a little bit of music on the spot. The ‘Yes And’ game is when you listen to another person in your improv scene and agree with what they are saying—that’s the ‘yes’ part—and you use your own ideas to build on their thoughts—that’s the ‘and’ part. It’s entertaining and very fun, plus it also encourages listening skills, collaboration and cooperation.
Episode webpage: https://jonincharacter.com/mary-had-a-little-yes-and
Visit the Dorktales Storytime Podcast website:
https://jonincharacter.com/dorktales-storytime-podcast/
SPECIAL THANKS: Our great deducer Sherlock Nettlesbee the Squirrel is performed by Eric O’Keeffe, host of What If World, a story podcast where "What if?" questions from kids become imaginative stories! Visit the website at whatifworldpodcast.com and check out their Patreon page for ad-free stories and rewards: https://www.patreon.com/whatifworld
PODFRIENDS: We want to introduce you to another kids’ podcast we know you’ll enjoy: A Kids Book About: The Podcast! It’s about the things that matter, like racism, body image and belonging. Created by the folks who’ve been there. Honest. Important. Relevant. Find more on their website: https://akidsco.com/pages/a-kids-book-about-the-podcast
CREDITS: This episode has been a Jonincharacter production. Today’s story was written by Amy Thompson, and edited by Molly Murphy. Special thanks to Eric O’Keeffe from What if World, who voiced Sherlock Nettlesbee and created the Mary and Lula story with Jonathan Cormur. Jonathan and Mr. Redge were performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studio Recordings.
REACH OUT!
- Send us a TEXT: if your young listener has a question. Pls include their first name in the text. Your name/number is hidden so it's a safe way to reach out.
- Send us an email: [email protected]
- DM us on IG @dorktalesstorytime
- Library of Resources: https://dorktalesstorytime.aweb.page/Dorktales-Library-Card
- One time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dorktales
- Our Pod's Songs on Bandcamp: https://dorktalesstorytime.bandcamp.com/music
Now, go be the hero of your own story and we’ll see you next once-upon-a-time!
Next Episode

Masterpiece Stories: The Tortoise and the Hare
Perhaps you've heard of a certain race between a smart-but-slow-moving tortoise and a quick-on-their-feet hare? In our bonus episode, Masterpiece Stories, our friends Alexa, Bristol, and Charlotte – the kids behind the mic of the magnificent ABC Story Sisters podcast – will whisk you off to classic fable land with the original “Tortoise and the Hare.'' Then, you will hear our Dorktales’ contemporary take, “Ready, Set, Slow!”, where Tortoise never gives up and never surrenders! Join us for this exciting literary journey – from the classic to the contemporary.
HEY LISTENERS! Mr. Redge and Jonathan will be back to bring you a rootin’ tootin’ reimagined tall tale on September 8. Yeehaw! Find all episodes on the Dorktales Storytime Podcast website: https://jonincharacter.com/dorktales-storytime-podcast/
ABC Story Sisters Season 5, The Little Mermaid, is coming this October! Subscribe or follow their podcast to catch up on past seasons while you wait: https://abcstorysisters.com/
CREDITS: The Masterpiece Stories intro was written by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Ready, Set, Slow! was written by Amy Thompson, edited by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studio Recordings. Follow us on Instagram @dorktalesstorytime
ABC Story Sisters is written, produced and edited by Charity Robinson of Thirteen Media, and hosted by sisters Alexa, Bristol and Charlotte Robinson. If you’d like to learn more about their dedication to supporting children’s literacy through their podcast, you can visit their website at abcstorysisters.com. You can also find them on Instagram @abcstorysisters.
REACH OUT!
- Send us a TEXT: if your young listener has a question. Pls include their first name in the text. Your name/number is hidden so it's a safe way to reach out.
- Send us an email: [email protected]
- DM us on IG @dorktalesstorytime
- Library of Resources: https://dorktalesstorytime.aweb.page/Dorktales-Library-Card
- One time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dorktales
- Our Pod's Songs on Bandcamp: https://dorktalesstorytime.bandcamp.com/music
Now, go be the hero of your own story and we’ll see you next once-upon-a-time!
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