News Time

News Time

Author: ABC Australia Language: English Episodes: 100
Every Friday brings a fresh episode of ABC KIDS News Time, where host Emily curates a selection of the week's most engaging and curious stories, all chosen with a young audience in mind. This isn't just a summary of headlines; it's a conversation crafted to spark wonder and answer questions. Emily explores a wonderfully wide range of topics, from the latest discoveries about amazing animals and phenomena in the natural world to special events and adventures into outer space. Produced by ABC Australia, the podcast creates a safe and entertaining space for children to learn about current events and the bigger world around them in a way that's made just for them. The tone is always friendly and inclusive, turning complex news into digestible and fun stories that families can enjoy together. Each episode serves as a gentle, weekly check-in on what's happening, fostering curiosity and understanding. By presenting real-world news through a child-friendly lens, this podcast helps build listening skills and knowledge in a format that feels more like a chat with a knowledgeable friend than a lesson. It’s a regular audio destination for kids who are eager to learn and for parents seeking quality, trusted content.
Episodes
Champion spellers and long-lost letters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:35
On this week’s News Time, you’ll hear about a family who’s received a message from 100 years in the past, and we’ll go on a quest to identify a mysterious animal prowling around a forest. Then we’ll put on our dancing sh…
Rescued tree and para archery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:53
On this episode of News Time, we’ll descend from great heights to save an endangered tree, then we’ll hear about an archery world champion who shoots arrows with her feet! And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll collide with…
Curious creatures special [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:54
This week's News Time is a real creature feature! You’ll hear five stories about curious creatures from Australia and around the world. We’ll meet a cheeky bear that broke into a zoo, then we’ll hop to an island where mi…
Bush ingredients and virtual experience [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:52
On this edition of News Time, we’ll head to a beach to see a shipwreck, we’ll hear about a clever invention giving sick kids a holiday from hospital, and we’ll hit the shearing sheds for a wild and woolly Wow of the Week…
Deep history and a concrete mystery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:41
On this week’s News Time we’ll pound the pavement to solve an animal mystery, we’ll zoom down ski slopes to meet a duo seeking Paralympic glory, and in our Wow of the Week we’ll bang the drum with a kid whose rock’n’roll…
Traditional words and noisy scrub-birds [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:52
On this week’s News Time, we’ll blast off into space to share a message with the universe, we’ll hear the sweet song of a bird for the first time in over a century; and then meet a student who has used a 3D printer to cr…
World Mental Health Day special [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:20
Every year the World Health Organisation marks World Mental Health Day. So on this week's News Time, we're bringing you five stories that dive deep into mental health, and how we can take care of ourselves and our friend…
Stone tricks and emu chicks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:04
On this week's News Time, we’ll hear about a world championship that’s been rocked by scandal, then we’ll meet some mother hens that have taken orphaned emu chicks under their wings. Then, we’ll fall from the sky at a ve…
Mozzie fight and tricky motorbike [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:03
This week on News Time you’ll hear about Aussies doing big things at home and around the world! You’ll meet a team fighting diseases with the help of mosquitoes, and we’ll cheer on a motorbike rider who has landed a worl…
Koala park and robot shark [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:42
On this week’s News Time menu, we’ll hear about a park designed to keep koalas safe, then we’ll swim upstream to meet a bloodsucking fish. And we’ll finish with a rather large helping of dessert in our Wow of the Week. Q…