Little News Ears

It's September 29, 2023. Clementine and her two dads (Jarvis and Jasper) are back to teach us all about news for kids since May 2023 at least! We learn about the life and death of Al Jaffee, a man who makes Transformer sculptures in his neighborhood that nobody wants, doctors using Chat GPT to learn compassion, a concert night in a NYC sewer, people on TikTok saying it isn't real, a white supremacist who tries MDMA and it changes him, a new rollercoaster that rollercoaster nerds will like, pregnant opera singers, comedian Sara Silverman suing Open AI, Pokemon Sleep, Roald Dahl being called out as a racist by his own museum, converting waste water into beer, Joe Biden's dog biting Secret Service Agents, The US wanting dead butterflies, and ancient worms being revived.

It's July 21, 2023. In this episode, Temba covers the new Winston Walker trail, dedicated to the late advocate and outdoorsman in Jefferson County, Colorado. She also explores the historical origins of Black mermaids through the Middle Passage horrors and even back to African mythology, according to Dr. Jalondra A. Davis. Stay tuned for a fun trivia game!

It's August 16, 2023. Glow is back to teach us about Asian American news for kids. Today we learn about Chinese adoptees loving Barbie, the next trend of Tteokbokki, Harvard promoting Tagalog, Asian Americans fighting hate, and the Supreme Court ending Affirmative Action.

It's September 8, 2023. Luka is back with something different: a review and listen-along to Storypillar, a great podcast for kids. On Storypillar, Sneak, Bean and Meg tackle sticky social situations, explore stories from all over the world, and pick up great advice from listeners. They also save plenty of time for laughing and being silly. If you’ve got feelings, love stories, and are up for a fart joke or ten, Storypillar is definitely worth a listen. More info at www.storypillar.com.

It's September 15, 2023. BoxerBlu and Bram are back with a HUGE news for kids show, catching up on all the interesting news since March 2023! We learn about Jerry Samuels's "Coming to Take Me Away," mice from two dads, Ireland providing basic income to artists, meatballs made from woolly mammoth meat, exposure to sweat lessening anxiety, Panera bread trying palm technology, virtual vets, a fifth grader spotting an error in a textbook, golden retrievers being remembered, a man who has a private train track, a teenager who gets his hand stuck in a claw machine, men who get perms, Picasso hiding a dog in one of his paintings, and Putin paying people to draw cartoons of dead Ukranians.