x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

News For Kids

News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan! Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.

education language learning

All Episodes

5:23

These Astronauts Will Make History

News For Kids ·

2024/06/02

These Astronauts Will Make History The universe is big. It's very, very big. And every day, every hour, every second, it gets bigger! 宇宙非常大，而且每天、每小時、每秒鐘一直在變大。 There's a lot to learn about the universe. There are millions and billions of places in it! Scientists are learning more about it all the time! 宇宙還有很多我們不知道的事，科學家一直學到新的宇宙知識。 Some scientists explore the universe with telescopes. Others use robots that take photos. And some brave scientists travel to space! These brave scientists

en-us

5:26

Saving Bananas

News For Kids ·

2024/05/30

Saving Bananas How many bananas are eaten around the world every year? One billion? No. How about one hundred billion? Yes! 全世界每年會吃多少根香蕉呢?十億?不對喔，是1000億! Farmers grow many kinds of bananas. But they mostly send one kind to other countries. These bananas look good and taste good when they arrive. 農夫都會種不同品種的香蕉，但通常只出口一種香蕉到別的國家。這些香蕉又好看又好吃。 Banana farmers are worried. A disease can kill these bananas. Farmers work hard to protect their bananas. But if the disease comes, they can't stop it

en-us

5:13

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids

News For Kids ·

2024/05/29

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids And now for the weather forecast! It's going to rain. But it's a great day to come to this park. Believe it or not, it's going to rain marshmallows here! Yes, it's going to rain white, fluffy marshmallows! 今天的天氣狀況如何呢?雖然會下雨，但還是一個適合來這個公園的天氣，而且你信不信待會還會下棉花糖雨! Lots of kids are here at a park in Michigan, a state in the U.S. A helicopter is flying over the park. Someone in the helicopter has a very big bag! And… marshmallows are dropping from it

en-us

5:21

Ring the Fish Doorbell

News For Kids ·

2024/05/29

Have you seen fish swimming in a river? A city in the Netherlands has a river where fish swim. From May to the end of June, they swim to find places to lay eggs. But there's a gate in the river. 你看過在河裡游泳的魚嗎?荷蘭有一條河從五月到六月底都會有魚通過，準備找地方產卵，但是這條河有個閘門。 The gate opens for boats. Fish can go through at the same time. But when there are no boats,* *they have to wait… and wait… and wait. Sometimes hungry birds find them. 有船要通過的時候，閘門就會打開，魚這時可以跟著通過。但是如果沒有船，牠們就要一直等，中途可能就會被鳥吃掉。 So a scientist made a fish

en-us

5:28

Take a Train, Help the Earth

News For Kids ·

2024/05/27

Take a Train, Help the Earth Trains are so relaxing! Do you like to sleep on trains? 坐火車真舒服，那你會喜歡睡在火車上嗎? In Europe, more and more people are sleeping on trains. It's fun and exciting! And it's good for the Earth. 在歐洲越來越多人睡在火車上，很好玩、很有趣，又很環保。 Sleeping on trains?? Well, this isn’t about falling asleep on an MRT train! People are sleeping on sleeper trains in Europe. These night trains have small rooms. The rooms have beds. Some have bathrooms! Sleeper trains are hotels on wheels! Some

en-us

5:29

Adventures Can Help Us Heal

News For Kids ·

2024/05/26

Adventures Can Help Us Heal Do you like doing new things? One man loves this! When he was in the army, he did new things. He went to new places. He loved these adventures! 你喜歡嘗試新的事物嗎? 有一名男子非常喜歡，他以前在當兵的時候，經歷很多新的事情、去了很多地方，他很喜歡這些冒險。 But he lost the use of his legs in the army. He also can't feel them. Now he uses a wheelchair. 但是也在當兵的時候，他的雙腿失去知覺，現在需要坐輪椅。 Leaving the army made him very sad. He wanted to have adventures again! So he tried adventure therapy. 離開軍隊讓他很難過，他想要再次去冒險，所以他嘗試冒險治療。

en-us

5:30

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild

News For Kids ·

2024/05/23

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild Foxes are wild animals. They live in forests and grasslands. But sometimes, they live in cities! 狐狸是野生動物，牠們住在森林跟草原。但有時候牠們也住在城市。 In one city in the U.S., someone found a baby fox on a street! A wildlife center is taking care of her now. 美國一個城市，有人在街上找到一隻狐狸寶寶。目前野生動物中心在照顧牠。 The wildlife center's workers don't want the baby fox to get used to people. Foxes that are used to people can't live with wild foxes. 野生動物中心的工作人員不想要狐狸寶寶熟悉人類，這樣牠才能跟其他野生狐狸生活。 But foxes

en-us

5:18

This Library Wants Cat Pictures

News For Kids ·

2024/05/22

This Library Wants Cat Pictures Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books! 你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。 It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no! 準時歸還書籍很重要，也要保管好。如果弄丟了，有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。 During the pandemic, many people lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again

en-us

5:22

Helping People Exercise from the Heart

News For Kids ·

2024/05/21

Exercise helps our bodies become stronger and healthier. It’s important to exercise! 運動可以讓我們的身體更健康、更強壯，所以運動很重要! One gym owner believes in the power of exercise.* *He loves helping people exercise. 有一位健身房老闆相信運動帶來的力量，他很喜歡鼓勵別人運動。 Every week, this man helps about thirty people exercise at his gym. He helps them for free. They are all older people and people with disabilities. Many have health problems. 他每星期都會讓30多人免費在他的健身房裡運動。這些人都是年長者跟身障者，大部分都有健康問題。 They can't move easily. But they try very hard

en-us

5:24

Art for the Paris Olympics

News For Kids ·

2024/05/20

Art for the Paris Olympics Run! Jump! Throw! Do these things every day! Do them for four to eight years! That's how long athletes take to get ready for the Olympics. That's a lot of hard work! 跑、跳、丟!每天都做這些事，做個四到八年看看! 運動員為了奧運就要準備這麼長的時間，需要很多努力。 France asked a famous artist and graphic novelist to make an artwork about the Paris Olympics. It took three years to make the artwork! That's almost as many years as some athletes take to get ready for the Olympics! It was a lot of hard work

en-us

5:25

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints

News For Kids ·

2024/05/19

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints Dinosaurs have big footprints! We see these footprints in natural history museums. But have you seen one on a beach? 恐龍的腳印很大，我們可以在自然歷史博物館看到，但你有在海灘上看過嗎? A family was walking on a beach in England. The mother and her two kids were having fun. Then they saw eight big dinosaur footprints! 有個家庭在英國的海灘散步，玩得正開心的時候，看到八個恐龍的大腳印。 They were very excited. They were walking where dinosaurs walked! 他們非常興奮，因為他們就走在恐龍走過的地方。 If we walk on a beach today, our footprints

en-us

5:31

The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists

News For Kids ·

2024/05/16

The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists Have you heard of solar eclipses? The moon goes between the sun and the Earth. The moon blocks the sun for a short time. 你聽過日蝕嗎? 當月球運行到太陽跟地球中間，太陽會被月球的陰影遮住一段時間。 During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks all of the sun. But we can see the sun’s corona. It's the fuzzy white circle around the dark moon. 日全蝕是月亮完全遮蔽太陽。但我們還是可以看到日冕，是暗黑的月球周圍一圈白白、模糊的光。 The sun’s wind, the solar wind, comes out of the corona. The solar wind is very strong. It affects the

en-us

5:16

Pet Food on the Move

News For Kids ·

2024/05/15

Pet Food on the Move Do you like to go grocery shopping? It's easy for many people to do this. Then they go home and cook. 你喜歡去超市買東西嗎？很多人可以很容易做到，然後回家煮飯。 But some older people and people with disabilities need help. It's hard for them to shop. Some of them don't have much money. Some can't leave their homes. It's hard for them to cook, too. 但是有一些老人跟身障者需要幫助。他們不方便去購物，有一些沒那麼多錢或者沒辦法離開家，煮飯也有困難。 In many places in the U.S., a program makes food for them. Volunteers take the food to them

en-us

5:13

The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car

News For Kids ·

2024/05/14

The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car Vroom! Toy cars are great! There are many kinds. There are wind-up cars. You turn the knob …one, two, three times… and they zip away! 發條玩具車，只要發條轉幾圈，車子就會跑。 There are remote-controlled cars. You can make them go far away! 還有遙控車，你可以讓他們走很遠。 How about ride-on cars? Some ride-on cars help very young kids walk. They sit on the cars. They move the cars with their legs. 那兒童滑步車呢？幼兒坐在車上，用腳滑動，幫助他們學習走路。 Ride-on cars are bigger toy cars. Older kids can

en-us

5:37

Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean

News For Kids ·

2024/05/13

Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean Whoa, what a splash! At 27,000 kilograms and 15 meters long, gray whales are big! 灰鯨的體型很大，牠們重達2萬7千公斤，長15公尺。 Gray whales swim more than 16,000 kilometers a year! That's more than other whales. Why do they swim so far? It's to look for food and have babies! 灰鯨一年游超過1萬6千公里，比其他鯨魚還要多，因為牠們需要覓食跟繁衍後代。 There aren't many gray whales today. They live in the North Pacific Ocean. Gray whales also lived in the Atlantic Ocean 200 years ago. But fishermen there caught

en-us

5:19

Finding the French Fry Friend

News For Kids ·

2024/05/12

Finding the French Fry Friend In a small town in the U.S., there's a barbecue restaurant. It has delicious French fries. One day, a little kid called. The kid wanted fries. But… the kid didn't give a name. 美國小鎮有一間烤肉餐廳接到一位小朋友的電話說要吃薯條，但是她沒有留下名字。 The kid called many times. But the kid never gave a name! The restaurant owners wanted to give the kid some fries! But who was their French Fry Friend? 這位小朋友打了很多通，餐廳主人很想給她薯條，但她沒有講名字，到底是誰呢? Hmmmm. Maybe a friend – or a friend’s friend – knew the kid. So

en-us

5:12

Do More Things by Yourself!

News For Kids ·

2024/05/09

Sunday is Mother’s Day! Let's talk about moms… and kids! 這星期日是母親節! 我們來談談媽媽跟小孩! A movie star in the U.S. has three kids. When her kids have problems, she doesn't always help them. 美國有一位電影明星有三個孩子。當他們遇到困難，她不會每次都幫忙。 Kid: Mommy, I dropped my toy! Waaaah! **Mom: **Honey, pick that up by yourself. Kid: Mommy, I can’t find my pencil! Waaaah! **Mom: **Sweetie, look for it yourself. 玩具掉了，她就叫孩子把玩具撿起來。找不到鉛筆，就讓他們去找出來。 Is this movie star a good mom? Scientists say*** ***yes, she is! If you're not a baby,

en-us

5:23

Bus Brings Banned Books To All

News For Kids ·

2024/05/08

Bus Brings Banned Books To All Books are magical. They tell us new stories. They teach us new things. They open our minds and hearts. Books bring people together. With books, we can learn from different people from different places! 書籍告訴我們新的故事，教我們新的事物，也打開我們的心胸，讓我們可以從書裡學習不同地方的人。 But sometimes some people don't like the stories in some books. So they ban the books. That means no one can read them! 但有時候不是每一個人都喜歡書裡的故事，有人就會禁止這些書，不讓人閱讀。 LGBTQ+ stories are banned in some places. This makes

en-us

5:18

Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids

News For Kids ·

2024/05/07

Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids Do you love screen time? There are screens on computers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs… Maybe you watch videos! Maybe you play games! Screen time is fun! 你喜歡看螢幕嗎?像是用電腦、手機、平板跟電視看影片或打電玩。 But is it good for young kids? They don't know many words. Most kids need to learn how to talk. They learn how to talk from their families. 但這對幼兒好嗎? 他們還不知道很多字，他們需要從家人身上學習如何說話。 In Australia, scientists studied 220 families with a one-year-old kid. The parents

en-us

5:32

Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests

News For Kids ·

2024/05/06

Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests Women in one part of Ecuador love blue crabs. The crabs' top shell is blue. But their bottom shell is orange. Eight legs are red. Their claws are white! How colorful! 厄瓜多的女性喜歡藍螃蟹。這種螃蟹有藍色的殼，橘色的腹部，牠們的八隻腳是紅色的，螯是白色的。 The delicious blue crabs are food for the women's families. Selling crabs gives the women jobs. Blue crabs are very important to them. They sing about the crabs! 這種美味的螃蟹對這些女性很重要。不僅是她們家庭的食物，還以賣這種螃蟹維生。 The crabs live in mangrove

en-us

448 results

Similar Podcasts

Science Talk

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

五分钟心理学

柠檬心理

Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

Les dents et dodo

BFMTV

Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

The Royal Veterinary College