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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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#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.
#58
October 11 · 8 min
An Airport Attack, Hurricane Simon, and a Shipwreck
Sam and Leah explain Saudi reports of an attack on Riyadh’s airport, its connection to fighting in Yemen, and possible US involvement that remains undecided. They examine Hurricane Simon’s early Sunday forecast for Mexico’s Pacific coast, then a new migration-agency announcement about a shipwreck near Djibouti. They distinguish official accounts, forecasts and missing-person reports from outcomes that are not yet known.
#57
October 9 · 8 min
A Peace Prize, More Teachers, and Methane Rules
Sam and Leah explain Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize, her work for rights and international law, and why an award is not a court ruling. They follow up on French school protests with a promise of more teachers, then examine a planned US change to large-methane-leak rules. In each story, they distinguish recognition, promises and proposals from results that still need evidence.
#56
October 8 · 8 min
Attacks on Ukraine, Hurricane Warnings, and Protecting Forests
Leah and Sam explain Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, civilian protection and rescue work; how Isaias has become a hurricane with new warnings for parts of the US Gulf Coast; and how police in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries cooperated against environmental crime. They separate documented harm, official warnings, forecasts and investigation results from claims that still need checking.
#55
October 7 · 8 min
Yemen's Displacement, a Gulf Storm, and Mirror-Image Chemistry
Sam and Leah explain new tracking of people forced from home by fighting in Yemen, an early-morning forecast for Tropical Storm Isaias as it could strengthen toward the US Gulf Coast, and the chemistry Nobel for reactions that favor one mirror-image molecular form. They distinguish measured figures, forecasts, disputed claims and announced plans.
#54
October 5 · 8 min
Brazil’s Runoff, Ethiopia’s Fighting, and a Nobel for Light
Leah and Sam explain why Brazil's first-round lead doesn't decide who becomes president, what changed city control means amid renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, and how light-sensitive nerve-cell research earned the medicine Nobel. They separate confirmed results from unanswered questions about the next vote, peace and possible medical uses.
#53
October 4 · 9 min
Brazil Votes, Bosnia’s Shared Presidency, and Tiny Shrimp
Sam and Leah explain Brazil’s vote for president and lawmakers, why a second round may be needed, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three-member presidency, and what earlier tiny-shrimp experiments reveal about swirling water.
#52
October 3 · 9 min
Emergency Fuel, French Schools, and Latvia’s Vote
Leah and Sam explain a G7 plan to release emergency oil and diesel, why it cannot guarantee lower prices, what French students are demanding as protests disrupt schools, and Latvia’s vote for its national Parliament.
#51
October 2 · 8 min
Congo’s Ebola Response, Diplomatic Links Cut, and a New Space Crew
Sam and Leah explain why care, supplies and trust matter in Congo’s worsening Ebola outbreak, what Ethiopia and Eritrea cutting diplomatic links means, and the research ahead for a new crew at the International Space Station.

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