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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

January 14, 2022

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Miguel Madero talks to Patrick Lucas Austin about this week's cover story, "The Sky's the Limit." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

January 7, 2022

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Jeremy Liew talks to Aryn Baker about this week's cover story, "From Ranch to Lab." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for Kids…

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KOTY Nominee: Meet Orion

January 6, 2022

Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ll be introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…

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Let's Talk! With Lisa Yee

January 5, 2022

Maizy, the main character of Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen’s Last Chance, is a Chinese-American girl from Los Angeles. She and her mom are spending the summer in Last Chance, Minnesota, where Maizy’s grandparents own a restaurant. They are also the…

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KOTY Nominee: Meet Mina

December 30, 2021

Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ll be introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

December 10, 2021

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Miguel Madero talks to Stephen Blue about this week's cover story, "Pictures of 2021." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for Kids Explains…

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Kid-Approved

December 8, 2021

Looking for a cool new book this season? TFK Kid Reporters read and reviewed some of the best books of the year. Barb the Last Berzerker: Book 1 Barb of Bailiwick is the last Berzerker of her generation. The rest…

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Catching Up with 2020's Honorees

December 7, 2021

A year has passed since the first TIME Kid of the Year TV special aired on Nickelodeon. We introduced Bellen, Gitanjali, Ian, Jordan, and Tyler, and named Gitanjali the 2020 Kid of the Year. Since then, these kids have been…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

December 3, 2021

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Abby Rogers talks to Allie Singer about this week's cover story, "Best Inventions of 2021." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for Kids…

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TFK Sits Down with Janet Yellen

December 1, 2021

Janet Yellen is the 78th United States secretary of the treasury. She’s also the first woman to hold the job. TFK Kid Reporter David Murtagh interviewed Secretary Yellen in Washington, D.C. cBBiOqDH 1. Could you explain what the U.S. Treasury…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

November 12, 2021

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Afton Campbell talks to Allie Singer about this week's cover story, "The Storyteller." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for Kids Explains podcast.…

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The Kid Report: On This Land

November 10, 2021

The story "On This Land"—about honoring Native land—appears in this week's issue of TIME for Kids. Nathan Whittinghill attends middle school in the Mukilteo School District, in Washington State. Here, he writes about what land acknowledgement means to him and…

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Joking Around

November 9, 2021

Greg Heffley is the main character in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of books. Greg is a middle school student with big dreams. In his diary, he writes stories about his struggles to fit in and…

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Sneak Peek: More Than Peach

November 6, 2021

Bellen Woodard is known as the world’s first crayon activist. In 2019, she started a brand of multicultural crayons called More than Peach. Last year, she was a top-five TIME Kid of the Year honoree, and she’s a 2021 TFK…

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Dr. Janet Woodcock Talks with TIME for Kids

November 5, 2021

On October 29, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. Kids across the U.S. are already getting their first dose. I spoke with Dr.…

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Dr. Vivek Murthy Talks with TIME for Kids

November 5, 2021

On November 3, the day after Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved for kids ages 5 to 11, I had a chance to speak with the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy. The surgeon general oversees the U.S. Public Health…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

November 5, 2021

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Jeremy Liew talks to Melissa Chan about this week's cover story, "Animal Rights." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for Kids Explains podcast.…

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Anchor on the Road

October 25, 2021

Lester Holt is an award-winning journalist. Since 2015, he has anchored Nightly News on NBC. In 2020, he launched a digital edition of the show for kids. That show’s guests have included Dr. Anthony Fauci and JoJo Siwa. On October…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

October 22, 2021

In this week's cover story interview, TFK Kid Reporter Miguel Madero talks to Karena Phan about this week's cover story, "Restoring Forests." Click the Read Aloud icon above to listen to this segment from the TIME for Kids Explains podcast.…

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The Kid Report: Game On?

October 20, 2021

The story “Game On?”—about the impact of the pandemic on the board-game industry—appears in this week’s issue of TIME for Kids. TFK Kid Reporter Ethan played board games with his family during the pandemic. He writes about his experience below.…

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