Newsicle: Smart News for Curious Kids

Welcome to Newsicle, a kid-friendly, daily podcast covering the most important daily news topics. Each episode brings kids the latest and greatest in news, science, culture, and everyday life—explained clearly, fairly, and in a way that’s fun to listen to. Hosted by Lily H, Newsicle keeps young minds informed, inspired, and ready to think for themselves. Smart news for curious kids—only on Newsicle!

Latest Episodes:

Newsicle: October 22, 2026 (Episode #220) Oct 22, 2026

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Elon Musk considers Telsa-SpaceX combo, ancient ocean life discovered beneath Antarctica, and scientists search for more habitable worlds!

Newsicle: October 21, 2026 (Episode #219) Oct 21, 2026

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Europe moves to protect the Arctic, AI drone outraces world champion pilots, and America’s most popular baby names revealed!

Newsicle: October 20, 2026 (Episode #218) Oct 20, 2026

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America prepares for big midterm elections, NASA's Mars rover breaks driving record, and new technology helps robots serve ice cream!

Newsicle: October 19, 2026 (Episode #217) Oct 19, 2026

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French protests spread nationwide, Tesla unveils leaping sports car, and scientists uncover butterflies’ optical illusion trick!

Newsicle: October 16, 2026 (Episode #216) Oct 16, 2026

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Russia-Ukraine ceasefire efforts hit roadblocks, Google reveals trendiest Halloween costumes, and scientists track butterfly’s 2,500-mile journey!

Newsicle: October 15, 2026 (Episode #215) Oct 15, 2026

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U.S. inflation accelerates, thieves steal valuable Salvador Dali artwork, and scientists track birds’ invisible highways!

Newsicle: October 14, 2026 (Episode #214) Oct 14, 2026

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Hackers cause chaos in French supermarkets, Singapore cracks down on bus misbehavior, and three wild dogs break travel record!

Newsicle: October 13, 2026 (Episode #213) Oct 12, 2026

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Middle East conflict spreads, Nigerian man dances into record books, and adventurer nears home after 28-year journey!

Interviewsicle: Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker & Author Oct 10, 2026

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Welcome back to Interviewsicle, Newsicle’s interview series! 🎙️🎓 Lily sits down with inspiring guests to explore big ideas, remarkable stories and the questions kids are most curious about.

This episode features Alan Barillaro, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, former Pixar animator and children’s book author who spent 25 years working on beloved movies including Toy Story films, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, WALL-E and Brave. Alan also created the Oscar-winning animated short film Piper.

Alan is also an accomplished children’s book author whose works include the Bunns Rabbit series, with its newest installment, Bunns Rabbit: Book Two, just released!

Alan tells Lily what it was really like to work at Pixar, how animated characters are brought to life and how he came up with the idea for Piper, the story of a baby bird learning to overcome its fear of the ocean. He also shares fascinating behind-the-scenes stories about making some of Pixar’s most popular movies.

Alan talks about his journey as a children’s book author, where he finds inspiration for his stories and what it’s like to create an entirely new world of characters.

He also shares advice for kids about being creative, overcoming fears, learning from mistakes and following their dreams.

Newsicle: October 9, 2026 (Episode #212) Oct 09, 2026

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New report reveals wildlife declines, world's most connected airport is crowned, and mysterious object found in ancient shipwreck!

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