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A daily news podcast for curious kids. Two friendly co-hosts unpack one important true story each day in about five minutes—clearly, factually, and without graphic detail.

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#78
Today · 4 min
Poland's Fight Over Who Runs Its Top Court
Sam and Leah explain the standoff at Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, the court that decides whether the country's laws follow its constitution. They unpack how a years-long dispute over who chose its judges led a newly elected judge to announce the suspension of the court's leaders on Friday, why those leaders call it an illegal takeover, why Poland's president flew home, and why even people who want the court fixed disagree about whether this move was allowed.
#77
Yesterday · 5 min
Spain's Deadly Train Crash and the Search for Answers
Leah and Sam explain Wednesday's crash near Urda, Spain, where a high-speed train hit another that was stopped on the same track, killing at least 69 people. They unpack how a computer safety system normally keeps trains apart, the government's early account of a failed system followed by a control-center order, why railway unions say one worker shouldn't take all the blame, and what independent investigators and a judge will examine next.
#76
Thursday · 5 min
Why the US Is Sanctioning Rwanda's Defense Ministry
Sam and Leah explain new American financial sanctions on Rwanda's defense ministry and Zigama, a financial organization serving its security forces. They unpack how freezing money works, the US claims about support for M23 rebels fighting in eastern DR Congo, Rwanda's denial and security concerns, and DR Congo's response. Earlier peace promises and the needs of displaced families help explain why financial pressure is not the same as achieved peace.
#75
Wednesday · 4 min
Ukraine's Local Aid Pause: What Has Changed
Leah and Sam explain a temporary ceasefire around Oleshky in southern Ukraine. Reports describe a local pause intended to let essential supplies in and people who want to leave get out, while fighting continues elsewhere. They unpack the town's shortages, the difficult work of preparing routes, residents' concerns about destinations and security checks, and why an agreement is not proof that aid or evacuations have already happened. A brief connection to last week's proposed talks keeps this separate local initiative in context.
#74
Tuesday · 4 min
Israel Votes: Choosing a Parliament, Then a Government
Sam and Leah explain Israel's national election while voting is underway. Voters choose parties for the Knesset, not a prime minister directly. They unpack how seats and coalitions lead to a government, the competing concerns about security, courts and living costs, and why decisions affect people who cannot vote in this election too. This morning's reporting distinguishes the official count still to come from the agreements parties will need to reach afterward; no winner or new government was known at the reporting cutoff.
#73
Monday · 4 min
Brazil Declares Lula Reelected as Bolsonaro Disputes the Vote
Leah and Sam explain Brazil's official runoff result declaring Lula reelected, why Flávio Bolsonaro says he will seek cancellation after problems extending voting hours, and why a candidate's objection is different from a court decision. They unpack the next certification and inauguration steps, and why winning still means working with lawmakers and serving voters who chose someone else. Recorded the morning of October 26, before a newly filed challenge or ruling had been verified.
#72
Sunday · 4 min
Brazil Votes Again to Choose Its President
Sam and Leah explain Brazil's presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, the different plans voters are weighing for living costs and safety, why presidents need lawmakers to carry out many promises, and how forest policy affects the Amazon and the wider climate. Recorded while voting was still underway, before a winner was known.
#71
October 24 · 5 min
Greece Passes a Law Banning Social Media for Kids Under 15
Leah and Sam explain how Greece's national lawmakers approved a law banning children under fifteen from using social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook starting January 1, 2027, how the calendar-year age rule counts everyone born in 2012 as eligible on New Year's Day while blocking kids born in 2013 or later without a parental-consent exception, how government phone apps like Kids Wallet send a coded yes-or-no message so users do not have to share their name, birthday, or identification-card number with social media companies, why companies rather than children or parents face fines under European Union rules, and why opposition lawmakers and free-speech defenders debated whether parent-supervised accounts for thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds would work better than a complete ban.
#70
October 23 · 5 min
Finland Approves the World’s First Deep Underground Vault for Nuclear Waste
Sam and Leah explain how Finland’s government granted Posiva the world’s first operating permit for a deep underground repository called Onkalo to permanently bury used uranium fuel from nuclear power plants, why spent fuel stays dangerous for tens or hundreds of thousands of years even after forty years of underwater cooling, how iron-and-copper canisters, swelling bentonite clay, and nearly two-billion-year-old granite bedrock fourteen hundred feet underground work together to keep water from carrying radioactive material toward people, and what final safety inspections remain before burial begins.
#69
October 22 · 5 min
Russia Frees an American Teacher and Says Ukraine Peace Talks Could Resume in November
Leah and Sam explain how Russia pardoned and freed 74-year-old American retired English teacher Stephen Hubbard after four and a half years in captivity during Saint Petersburg talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States representative Steve Witkoff, why Hubbard's family and the United States government rejected Russia's accusation that he fought for Ukraine, and why Russia and Ukraine say three-country peace talks could restart in November even though they remain far apart on land and military alliances.
#68
October 21 · 5 min
United Nations Report Says Earth Will Pass the 1.5-Degree Warming Limit
Sam and Leah explain why the United Nations Environment Programme's annual Emissions Gap Report concludes that Earth will pass the 2015 Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree Celsius warming limit within the next few years, how current national climate plans point toward 2.6 to 2.8 degrees Celsius of warming this century, and how steep pollution cuts, rapid growth in solar and wind electricity, and pulling carbon dioxide back out of the air could still bring temperatures back down to 1.5 degrees by 2100.
#67
October 20 · 5 min
Japan Launches a Spacecraft to Bring Back Soil from Mars's Moon Phobos
Leah and Sam explain how Japan's space agency launched the Martian Moons Exploration spacecraft toward Mars's inner moon Phobos after a two-year rocket delay, why scientists want to test Phobos soil in Earth laboratories to find out whether Mars's two moons are captured carbon-rich asteroids or pieces blasted off Mars in a giant crash, and how a French-German mini-rover and Japanese and NASA sampling tools will work in gravity nearly two thousand times weaker than Earth's before returning samples to Australia in 2031.
#66
October 19 · 4 min
World Food Programme Cuts Food Aid for Half a Million People in Gaza
Sam and Leah explain why a severe funding shortage forced the United Nations World Food Programme to stop monthly food and cash help for about 500,000 people in Gaza and cut food boxes in half for the remaining 1.1 million recipients, why families still depend on aid a year after the October 2025 ceasefire, and which programs for bread and young children the agency is still keeping running.
#65
October 18 · 5 min
Protests Over Schools and Living Costs Spread Across France
Leah and Sam explain how high-school student protests in France joined with nationwide marches by labor unions and Yellow Vests demonstrators over rising fuel prices and the cost of living, drawing between 550,000 and 800,000 people across the country while violent clashes, shop looting, and a fire at Limoges's historic city hall led to about 1,800 arrests and an emergency government response.
#64
October 17 · 4 min
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Falls to a Record Low
Sam and Leah explain how satellite tracking and stronger action against illegal forest clearing helped cut deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest by nearly 42 percent to 3,335 square kilometers between August 2025 and July 2026, the lowest one-year level since satellite records began in 1988, and why Brazil's October 25 presidential runoff could change how strongly the country protects its forests.
#63
October 16 · 5 min
World Timekeepers Vote to End Leap Seconds
Leah and Sam explain why representatives from 69 countries voted in France on Thursday to stop adding leap seconds to the world's official clocks starting in May 2027, keeping global time continuous so a recent speedup in Earth's spin does not force a risky 59-second minute on computer networks.
#62
October 15 · 4 min
Two Cargo Ships Sink Near the Strait of Hormuz
Sam and Leah explain why two cargo ships sank on Wednesday near the Strait of Hormuz during the war between the United States and Iran, while a third cargo ship was hit and reached safety. Officials in Singapore and Iran give different accounts of what struck the ships.
#61
October 14 · 4 min
A Russian Attack Cuts Power in Ukraine
Leah and Sam explain a new Russian attack on Ukraine. A power plant was hit, people were killed, and Ukraine's president said at least 600,000 people lost electricity. Russia and Ukraine have not confirmed a promise to stop attacks on energy sites.
#60
October 13 · 4 min
A Drone Attack Sinks a Ship off Bulgaria
Sam and Leah explain a drone attack on two cargo ships off Bulgaria. One ship sank, and eleven sailors are still missing. Everyone on the second ship was rescued. Bulgaria has not directly accused Russia. Ukraine says Russia did it, and Russia's ambassador says that is not established.
#59
October 12 · 4 min
New Attacks on Saudi Airports
Leah and Sam explain a second attack on the main airport in Riyadh, a reported attack at an airport in Dammam, and Houthi reports of attacks in Yemen’s capital that Saudi Arabia has not confirmed. They separate Saturday’s updated death count from Sunday’s attack and explain that the United States has not announced it will join the fighting.

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