
Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids
Leela Sivasankar Prickitt, Lyndee Prickitt
4.8from 211 ratings
- 215
- Episodes
- 38
- Transcribed
- 211
- Ratings
- 2020
- First episode
About Newsy Pooloozi - The News Pod for Kids
Newsy Pooloozi is a weekly, world news podcast for smart kids and curious adults, covering science, animals, space, tech, culture, entertainment, sports… and even politics! The family friendly podcast is presented by a British-Indian-American mother-and-daughter duo, covering the world in a fun and engaging way. Newsy Pooloozi also has kid correspondents from all over the world — Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. The New York Times calls us a "news variety show." We're also on the NYT's Top 30 Podcast For Kids list (under our former name, Newsy Jacuzzi)! We are a proud Kids Listen member too. @newsypooloozi www.newsypooloozi.com
- Publisher
- Leela Sivasankar Prickitt, Lyndee Prickitt
- Category
- kids & family · kids & family · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 28 May 2026
Latest episodes
38 of 215 episodes have a transcript.

28 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kid News This Month: Asia’s dim-sum debate and wow-cafes, Eiffel Tower stairs, school bus save, weird straw prank

30 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kid News This Month: Iran war explained, Meta fined, China’s flying windmill, Spain’s therians, Japan mystery pipe

24 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kid News This Month: Year of horse, mushroom traders, ancient graffiti, fiery horses, nosey dogs
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Kid News This Month: Asia’s dim-sum debate and wow-cafes, Eiffel Tower stairs, school bus save, weird straw prank
Published 28 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] How? Starting this month, restaurants there must tell customers whether their dim sum is handmade in the restaurant or made using what officials call non-traditional methods. Which basically means factory-made. Pretty much. Ooh, so now people can see what they're actually paying for. Exactly. And there's another new rule too. If a restaurant says its dim sum is traditional and handmade, it has to be served within 24 hours of being made. That's pretty fresh. Right. So the city says the idea is to protect dim sum as part of China's cultural heritage. Music. Meaning it's not just about food. It's about protecting old skill and traditions, too. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 145 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 66 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 93
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