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It's April Fools! Please listen to our short show of real and imaginary headlines. Can you guess which one is which? And don't forget to check out other kids podcasts' special April Fools' Day Episodes like Newsy Pooloozi, Dorktales Storytime, Best Whatever Ever, Stories for Wonderful Children, and Cool Facts about Animals!

It's January 25, 2022. Paxton 'kidifies' news for kids about the Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan, the Maori and the Moriori people in New Zealand, progress for women Sumo wrestlers in Japan, Uganda reopening schools, and Quebec fining the unvaccinated.

It's March 25, 2022. Clementine and her dads are back to teach us about the passing of a pioneer: Masyuki Uemura, who created the Nintendo Entertainment System. They also learn about a 6th grade hero who saved two people's lives in one day, about Birds Aren't Real?, Earth's biggest black box (to record climate change), and how grandmothers may share a deeper bond with their grandchildren than with their own children.

It's January 23, 2022. Andrew from Teenage Talk with Andrew interviews Greg Howard about his upcoming book, The Visitors.

It's Thursday, January 20, 2022. Ana teaches us about news for kids about the Latinx community. A US group is helping Mexican teens get the Covid-19 vaccine, La Vela de las Auténticas Intrépidas Buscadoras del Peligro celebrates a third gender, the new mayor of Sarasota is the first Hispanic to have the job, the latest school curriculum in New Mexico is causing controversy, and Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination than those with lighter skin.

It's January 18, 2022. Elyssa teaches us about young inventor Gitanjali Rao, what happened in Flint, Michigan, and the Colorado wildfires. She also shares some bloopers!

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It's January 14, 2021. Glow teaches us about all kinds of things related to the Asian American Community, including the world's first robotic hotel, the first Pixar film with an Asian-American lead character, a Laotian-owned bakery funding Asian American scholarships, an app from China being more popular than Google, and some of the most popular Kpop bands.

It's January 13, 2022. Ericka teaches us about how even dancing is a community service. It makes people happy! Ericks performs with her dance troupe during the Half Time Show at the Old Dominion University's Men's Basketball Game between the Old Dominion Monarchs and The Golden Knights.

It's January 11, 2022. Addy teaches us some tips about acting and modeling and about the history of Christmas. Of course, she's also got a joke!

It's January 2, 2022. Paxton 'kidifies' world headlines about the race for lithium in Bolivia and for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo; aggression in India against Christians, Muslims, and eggs; the Prime Minister of Israel making a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates; venomous sharks and other fish thriving in the once-polluted Thames; and cigarettes being banned from future generations in New Zealand.

It's January 7, 2022. Quinn 'kidifies' news for kids related to the LGBTQ+ community. This month she will teach us about Liz Cheney apologizing. to her sister and changing her mind about gay marriage; Jon Kent, the new Superman, being bisexual; gay marriage being allowed in Switzerland; Rachel Levine being the first 4 Star Officer who is publicly transgender; and Dave Chappelle's comedy special causing people at Netflix to walk out.

It's March 6, 2022. BoxerBlu and Bram teach kids about the concept of realpolitik, Ludwig von Rochau, Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, propaganda, sanctions, Volodoymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, BBC shortwave radio, and The Ghost of Kiev. Please consider donating funds to help Ukraine through one of these organizations: https://www.kxan.com/news/international/ukraine/list-charities-supporting-ukrainians-vetted-by-the-bbb/

It's January 6, 2022. Ziga teaches us about The World Junior Hockey Tournament being canceled due to Covid-19 and about NFTs. This episode has one question aligned with the Common Core.

It's January 2, 2022. Paxton 'kidifies' world headlines about the race for lithium in Bolivia and for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo; aggression in India against Christians, Muslims, and eggs; the Prime Minister of Israel making a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates; venomous sharks and other fish thriving in the once-polluted Thames; and cigarettes being banned from future generations in New Zealand.

It's December 27, 2021. BoxerBlu and Bram plan for their trip to Quebec! They teach us about Reuben Klamer, the creator of The Game of Life; everything you wanted to know about Space Force uniforms; the Vinland Viking map being declared as fake; pop-culture cookbooks being popular, and the controversy about a Legoland in Goshen, NY.

It's December 18, 2021. Addie goes to SeaWorld in Florida and teaches us about bottle nose dolphins. She even learns how to train dolphins with a karate chop! She also gives us a pep talk to be thankful!

It's December 16, 2021. Queen Zina and Herbert are back for more weird and gross news for kids. Today they'll teach us about a Belgian woman who was banned from a zoo for loving a chimpanzee, a Dutch inventor who combined pizza with a skateboard, a New Zealand wizard who has lost his job, an Equatorial Guinean politician who has to give back Michael Jackson memorabilia, and a juggler who got into the Guinness Book of World Records for something quite amazing.

It's December 14, 2021. In Andrew's debut show he teaches us simple ways that families can get together in a safe way.

It's January 25, 2022. Chooki and Pleep are back with their science and sports show. Today they will 'kidify' news about how the way a robot looks can affect your brain, the new sports of the Beijing Olympics, how birds steal mammals' fur (and hair), how Olympic medalist Elinor Barker hid her pregnancy during the Summer Olympics, and how 'creepy crawly' feelings have evolved over time.