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🐒 Time to check in with our animal friends. 💉 Did you know that there is a COVID vaccine for animals? Hear about the baby boom happening around the world's zoos. 🍼 Learn about the fun adventures that happened at the Denver Zoo during the pandemic. 🐠 And how do you keep garden eels happy? Find out in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennew...

We are kicking off our Summer Survival Guide. ⛱️ Keep listening in all summer long for tips and tricks for long summer days. ☀️ First up, get into a spooky adventure story with Claribel Ortega's Ghost Squad. 👻 Hear about what books she loved growing up and what inspired her writing. 📚 Get our top summer picks for beach reading, no beach required! 📰 From the headlines: Ocean storms and a fire?...

Did you see cicadas in your neighborhood this summer? 🪲 In today's episode, we check in on the cicadas and learn about a grasshopper invasion! 🦗 Correspondent Anya Schultz introduces us to entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware. Dr. Ware shares the beauty of cockroaches, yes cockroaches. 📰 From the headlines: 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ representation in sports and a state recognized spider in New Hampshire. ✅ Test yo...

In today’s The Ten News Extra, we share our full interview with DREAMer and teen activist, Idalia Quinteros. 🇺🇸 Learn about her life as a DREAMer, a minor under the Development, Relief, and Educations for Alien Minors Act. 🗽 Listen in as she shares her family’s experience during Covid and the additional challenges facing undocumented families during the pandemic. 💡Celebrate the contributions of...

It’s time to get ready for July 4th fireworks and BBQ. 🇺🇸 Hear about how the holiday has been celebrated in the past. 🧨 Contributors Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig, from the Curious Kid Podcast, breakdown the science behind fireworks. 🌭 Have you ever wondered about those competitive eating contests? We have an expert at The Ten News! Correspondent Ryan Nerz, takes us behind the hot dog table and sh...

With the July 4th holiday around the corner, we take a look at how someone becomes a U.S. Citizen. 🇺🇸 Learn about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA. 🗽 Meet teen activist Idalia Quinteros and hear about her life as a DREAMer (the Development, Relief, and Educations for Alien Minors Act), and how she is working to improve the lives of immigrant youth in the U.S. 🧳 From the...

In today’s The Ten News Gets Extra, hear our full interview with Janet Varney and Dante Basco, hosts of the new podcast Avatar: Braving the Elements. 🔥 Learn about their favorite animal crossings from the show and who they would want to be besties with in real life. They even answer some listener questions! 🧐 Get waterbending and listen in. 🌊 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: he...

Celebrating a big milestone today, our 100th episode. 🥳 Enjoy a look back at some of our favorite moments, fun facts, and guests. 🎧 Hear from our correspondents and Ten’ers who have helped us out on the show. 😻 Do you want to be a part of the next 100 episodes or have a story that you want us cover? 📧 Email us at hello@thetennews.com or submit a note at our website www.thetennews.com. 📝 Sign...

The Ten News Screen Report is entering the Avatarverse! 📺 Listen to Korra and Prince Zuko, known in real life as Janet Varney and Dante Basco, talk about their new podcast Avatar: Braving the Elements. 🔥 Listen as they share what it was like to be part of the Avatar world and what to expect on their new podcast where they share behind the scenes stories of Avatar: The Last Airbender. 🌊 Then, ge...

Do you know why June 20th is the Summer Solstice? 😎 Learn all about it from Laine Farber of the Nature Nerds Podcast. ☀️ While we are talking Summer, Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig from the Curious Kid Podcast, join to break down the science of sunscreen. 🧴 Check out some headlines. ✅ And test your planet knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at:...

📣 Father’s Day is June 20th and it is time for some listener shout outs and Dad jokes! 😆 Thanks to our great Ten’ers who sent in their notes for their Dads and their favorite Dad jokes. Keep’em coming! ☎️ Laine Farber from Nature Nerds shares our favorite animal dads. ✅ And test your knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.co...

🖋️ Get ready for this important holiday! 📖 Learn about the history of the event from museum specialist Kelly Navies of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. 🏛️ Join Correspondent Pamela Kirkland on a walk as she speaks with Ms. Opal Lee, author of Juneteenth: A Children’s Story, about her efforts to raise awareness for Juneteenth and make it a national hol...

In today’s Ten News Extra, we are celebrating our favorite kid entrepreneurs! 💼 Meet 14 year old Mason Wright, Altanta’s youngest restaurant owner. Hear about his plan to make Mason’s Super Dogs the best place to be. 🌭Then we head to East Los Angeles and talk to Aaron Moreno, an 8 year old and creator of Aaron’s Garden. Learn about his plan to sell succulents to help his family (and have extra d...

Is the weather getting stormy where you live? 😱 Correspondent Kenny Curtis catches us up on the wackiest summer weather. ☔ Learn about what causes hail and lightning when it gets hot and humid. 🌩️From the headlines: 👶 A new royal baby and a pricey chicken nugget. ✅ And test your planet knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews...

Eureka💡Let’s get innovating with guest Daniela Blanco, one of the student entrepreneurs in National Geographic’s “Own The Room.” 🔆 Hear how she is using solar energy in a new way. 🔬Learn how she has followed her dreams. 📰Catch up on the latest headlines.🧐 Inventions come from surprising places. Learn more in the Trivia on the Ten! 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@theten...

🦺Lots of animals are making a difference. Laine Farber from the Nature Nerds podcast tells us about the heroes of the rodent world: the incredible Giant African Pouched Rat. 🐀 Then we snuggle up with some comfort dogs helping wild fighters. 🐕 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com 📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter! 📸 Join us on Instagram 🌍 Visit our website fo...

🚢 Missing pickles and waits for bikes, learn what is causing global shortages.🥤What are the strangest items impacted this year? 🧻 Correspondent Pamela Kirkland breaks down the impact of our buying habits during the pandemic. ✅ Catch up on the headlines. 🐶 Hear about the world’s shortest dog in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com 📝...

🏳️‍🌈 Celebrate Pride month with us! 📣 Who was Harvey Milk? 👏 Learn about activism past and present with special guest, 16 year old Ewan Barker Plummer. ✅ Test your flag knowledge in today’s Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com 📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter! 📸 Join us on Instagram 🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources used for t...

📺 It is Screen Report time! Get ready to hit the couch and hear about what we are watching and playing this holiday weekend. 🎮 Catch ‘em all! Increase your Pokemon knowledge with Five Fascinating Facts for Pokemon’s 25th Anniversary. 💯 Trivia on the Ten! Guess how movie special effects were made back in the day? 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com 📝 Sign u...

In today’s episode: 🇺🇸 We look ahead to Memorial Day and talk to Air Force Vet Courtney Davis about what it means to serve in the military. 🪖Do you know about all the different branches of the U.S. armed forces? 📰Catch up on the latest headlines and what on earth is a corpse flower? 🥀 And test yourself with a summer fun fact in Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us...

In today’s episode: 💯 Hear from 12 year old vaccine trial participant, Caleb Chung about his experiences in the Pfizer trial. 👩🏿‍🔬 Learn about how a vaccine trial works and how scientists test for safety. 📰Catch up on the latest headlines. 🧪And why are we eating things that are blue? Find out in the Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com...

All things sports in today's episode: ⚽ Correspondent Kenny Curtis talks sports siblings, BFFs, and the wierdest jobs in sports! 🎾 Do you have a favorite sports duo? 🏀 See if you know the answer to the Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com 📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter! 📸 Join us on Instagram 🌍 Visit our website for a list of sources...

In today’s episode: 🇺🇸 May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 🌐 Hear about important figures past and present from the AAPI Community. 💖 Learn how to be a good ally to those around you. 📰 Catch up on the latest headlines and see if you know the answer to the Trivia on the Ten! 🧐 📧 Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com 📝 Sign up for The Ten News-l...

In today’s episode: 📢 Celebrate International Dinosaur Day with us! 🦕 Find out from guest Laine Farber (Nature Nerds podcast) what paleontologists learned from a Tyrannosaurus embryo. 🔬 Did you know that there were polar dinosaurs? Hear about this and more in our Five Fascinating Finds. 🦴Catch up on the latest headlines and see if you know the answer to the Trivia on the Ten. 🎧 Listen to our...

What does NASA stand for? We hear from a Ten'er to get the lowdown on NASA, and to learn his favorite thing about space. Then, it's time for the extended cut of our exclusive interview with Astronaut, photographer, and former Commander of the ISS, Terry Virts! Plus, test your knowledge of outer space with the Trivia Question of the Day! 📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter! 📸 Join us on Instagram ✍...