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  • News Time

    Meddling moths and six-legged calf

    2026/10/22 | 9 mins.
    The forecast for today's episode is sunny with a chance of... moths?  I'll tell you about a moth problem causing headaches for weather predictors, we'll kick a ball around with the Paratillies and Pararoos, and then meet a calf with six legs! 
    Quiz Questions
    1.What sort of weather are the bogong moths tricking meteorologists into predicting?
    2.What is the 'tillies' part of the team name Paratillies short for?  
    3.How many legs was this calf born with? Was it 4, 6, or 100? 
    Answers
    1.Rain.
    2.Matildas. They're the Paramatildas.  
    3.Six!
    News Noodler
    Do you think the calf can tell the difference after the surgery? In what ways might their everyday life be different now?
  • News Time

    World's oldest shipwreck and rice-sized bee

    2026/10/20 | 8 mins.
    On today’s show, we’ll visit a preschool teaching languages to more than just kids... we’ll explore the oldest ever shipwreck and bumble along with some endangered bees. Are you ready? 
    Quiz Questions
    1.Which language are the kids and adults learning?
    2.About how old is the shipwreck?
    3.In which country would you find the rare bee, Hylaeus navai?  
    Answers
    1.Gumbaynggirr
    2.4,500 years.
    3.Fiji.  
    News Noodler
    Think about the different languages spoken by people you know or have met... why is it important to learn, protect and speak different languages?
  • News Time

    Prehistoric platypus and lap of the world

    2026/10/18 | 8 mins.
    On today’s show we’ll discover a creature that resembles a prehistoric platypus, we’ll meet a man who walked and swam a lap of the world, and we’ll visit Victoria’s High Country for Talk of the Town. 
    Quiz Questions
    1.In what period did Megacauda live?
    2.How many years did Karl take to walk around the world?
    3.What famous bushranger spent time in Beechworth?
    Answers
    1.The Middle Jurassic
    2.28
    3.Ned Kelly
    News Noodler
    Why would anyone choose to walk around the world (instead of using transport)?
    For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
  • News Time

    Rare snails and oldest man

    2026/10/15 | 10 mins.
    On today's episode, we’ll rediscover a rare snail, we’ll examine a photo that’s out of this world, and we’ll celebrate the birthday of Australia’s oldest man.
    Quiz Questions
    1.When did the Darling River snail start disappearing?
    2.What is the name of the rover that took the photo on Mars?
    3.Where does the world’s oldest man live?
    Answers
    1.Around the 1960s
    2.Curiosity
    3.Brazil
    For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
  • News Time

    Olympics ideas and shark scares

    2026/10/13 | 9 mins.
    On today's episode we'll visit some green classrooms, we'll brainstorm some ideas for the Brisbane Olympics, and we'll discuss the scariness of sharks.
    Quiz Questions
    1.What is the name of the organisation that has been installing greenhouses in schools?
    2.In which year will the Olympics and Paralympics be held in Brisbane?
    3.What university does Juliana, the shark fear researcher, work at?
    Answers
    1.Food Ladder
    2.2032
    3.Adelaide University
    News Noodler
    Why do you think so many people are scared of sharks?
    For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best podcasts for curious kids like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.
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About News Time
From amazing animals to sensational sport, interesting insects to dino discoveries, mars missions and beyond.  Join Emily Anderson every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to count down the weird and wonderful. News Time is perfect for 4-9 year olds who want to know more about the world around them.
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