The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Interested in what’s going on around you? 🤔 The Ten News podcast is a bite-sized podcast for kids and their adults that explains what’s going on in the world. 🌎 Each episode explores topics kids care about most including events, sports, science, gaming, pop culture, entertainment, and more! 🗞️ The Ten News also features some pretty awesome guests; LEGO Masters Judge Amy Corbett, America’s top doctor Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sarah Natochenny, the voice of Ash Ketchum for Pokemon fans, and many more. 🤩 It’s a great way for you and your family to stay connected with what’s going on in the world. 😊 The Ten News is also a Common Sense Media Selection as a great podcast for kids!

Latest Episodes:

Re-air: Baseball's Summer Break ⚾ Jul 19, 2022

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Get ready to head to Denver for the Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. 🌭 Correspondent Kenny Curtis swings for the fences and breaks down the "DH rule."🧢 Listen as he shares a new rule that is being tested in the MLB's Minor League. 📰 From the headlines: Hungry for cheese and Ritz crackers.🔥 Test your baseball knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐

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Re-air: Scientifically Eating Ice Cream🍦 Jul 14, 2022

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We are celebrating National Ice Cream Day and treating ourselves to our favorite flavors.🍦Contributors Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig from the Curious Kids podcast are giving us the scoop on how ice cream is made. ⛱️ Our Summer Survival Guide continues with how to deal with brain freeze if it strikes during your Summer days. 😨 If you could make your own ice cream flavor, what would it be? 💡

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Re-air: Hot Happenings in Music (Taylor's Version) 🎵 Jul 12, 2022

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In today’s episode: Calling all Swifties! 🤩 We are talking about why Taylor Swift is re-recording her old songs. Correspondent Sarah Namias fills us in on Taylor Swift's big plan. 🎤 From naming records to naming bugs? 🪲 Hear which superstars have insects named after them. 🗞️ In the news: Watching Omicron, the new COVID variant and new NASA rockets. 🚀 And test your musical instrument knowledge in today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅

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Re-Air: Summer Survival Guide ☀️ Jul 09, 2022

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We are kicking off our Summer Survival Guide. ⛱️ Keep listening in all summer long for tips and tricks for long summer days. ☀️ First up, get into a spooky adventure story with Claribel Ortega's Ghost Squad. 👻 Hear about what books she loved growing up and what inspired her writing. 📚 Get our top summer picks for beach reading, no beach required! 📰 From the headlines: Ocean storms and a fire? 🔥 Test your summer knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐

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Re-air: Competitive Eating and Pyrotechnics! 🎆 Jul 04, 2022

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Enjoy this re-airing of our July 4th episode from last summer!

It’s July 4th! Time for fireworks and BBQ. 🇺🇸 Hear about how the holiday has been celebrated in the past. 🧨 Contributors Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig, from the Curious Kid Podcast, breakdown the science behind fireworks. 🌭 Have you ever wondered about those competitive eating contests? We have an expert at The Ten News! Correspondent Ryan Nerz, takes us behind the hot dog table and shares how competitive eaters train for their big day. 🏆 From the headlines: 🐋 A hungry humpback and a message in a bottle. ✅ What is being served this year at some July 4th picnics? Find out in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐

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Breaking News from SCOTUS: Roe vs. Wade 🧑‍⚖️ Jun 30, 2022

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Special report: 🧑‍⚖️ We're back in the Ten News studio with breaking news from the Supreme Court of the United States and their ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade. 🤔 But, what exactly is Roe vs. Wade and why is all of this happening? 🎙️ Ten'er, Leilani, is on the Ten News Hotline with some important questions, and show creator Tracy Leeds Kaplan is here with the answers. 📝 You're probably hearing a lot of terms used in the news right now to describe the Supreme Court and its power, so let's break them down. 🗣️ And, Ten'ers, always remember that your voices make a difference. 🎧 For more information about standing up for issues that matter to you tune in to today's episode and check out our show notes!

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Season 2 Finale 🎉 Jun 28, 2022

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In today's final episode of Season 2: 🎉 The Ten News team is in the studio and ready to share their top 5 fantastic things for this summer including entertainment, sports, news, and more! ✔️ Tessa Tibit: Tessa is here with not 1, but 5, tidbits to get you through the summer. ✅ And, test your Ten News knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. 👋 Ten'ers, we hope you all have the best summer break and we can't wait to see you back here soon!

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It's the 50th Anniversary of Title IX 🏀 Jun 23, 2022

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In today's episode: 🏀 We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX: a law Congress passed in 1972 to ensure equal opportunities in school sports for kids of all genders.📗 Title IX didn’t automatically create equality for all genders, so we invited award-winning author Lucy Bledsoe to join us in the studio to talk about her book ‘No Stopping Us Now,' and how it was inspired by her own childhood. And, test your WNBA knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten.✅

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In the Kitchen with a MasterChef Junior Finalist🧑‍🍳 Jun 21, 2022

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In today's episode: ⭐ We have a celebrity in the Ten News studio today! 🧑‍🍳 Head Writer, Ryan Willard, is sitting down with Master Chef Jr. Season 8 Finalist, Grayson to talk about how to become a chef and what it’s like to cook competitively on TV. ✔️ Tessa Tidbit: what's better than one food fun fact... five food fun facts! And, test your food knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅

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Happy Father's Day! 💙 Jun 18, 2022

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Ten News Gets Extra: 👨 It’s Father’s Day! A day to celebrate the dads in our lives and what better way to celebrate than counting down our top ten film-fathers! 🤣 Join us for a dad joke-journey with fellow Ten'ers. ✔️ Tessa Tidbit: do you know how many fathers there are in the entire world? And, test your father's day celebration knowledge on today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅

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