Thursday, January 29, 2026

Your daily kids news podcast.

Back to school screen-time advice; China’s sad horse goes viral; the great jellyfish beach invasion; and the policeman who became a frog.

An army—a smack—of giant jellyfish has slimed its way into Port Phillip Bay, closing beaches and giving swimmers the ick.

A toy horse meant to bring joy is accidentally frowning—and everyone loves it!

Scientists in the US taught rats to drive teeny cars to get cereal snacks—and found out they actually enjoy it!

A police officer in the US was accidentally turned into a frog… by a computer! AI misheard a movie in the background and got things hilariously wrong.

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