Monday, September 22, 2025

Your daily kids news podcast.

Silly science awards; Big weekend for Sharks, Panthers, Cats and Lions; Tokyo Athletics update; and Fat Bear Week is back!

From zebra-striped cows to cheese-chomping lizards, this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes celebrated the wackiest science ever! These awards are all about silly experiments that make you laugh first… and then scratch your head in wonder.

It’s Fat Bear Week in Alaska – where bears who’ve bulked up for winter hibernation go head-to-head in an online competition!

It’s finals frenzy time in both AFL and NRL! The Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions are clawing their way to the top, while the Sharks and Panthers are powering through in league.

Our Aussie stars in Tokyo have been amazing!  Heroes on the field and off it. Go team Australia!

For the full episode transcript, click here.

Fat Bear Week voting page

https://explore.org/fat-bear-week

Katmai National Park – Brooks Falls Live Feed

https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls