Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchChina’s Singles’ Day online shopping bonanza’s sales slow as shoppers opt for more affordable deals
Sales during China's largest online shopping festival, Singles' Day, jumped almost 18% from a year earlier, but the pace of growth slowed as bargain …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Bah, humbug! Air Force base housing landlord says no Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving
Outdoor Christmas decorations didn’t fly at U.S. Air Force base housing in the Florida Panhandle before Thanksgiving. The private company that operat…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
EVs produce lower emissions than petrol cars after two years, say scientists
Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental be…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Purple haze of blossoming jacaranda trees brightens up streets of South African cities
Jacaranda trees are a symbol of spring in Gauteng. These subtropical trees, with their lavender flowers, bloom yearly in Gauteng, especially Pretoria…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Slime, Battleship, and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame
Slime, that gooey, sticky, and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with perennial bestselling games Battle…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a ‘bike bus’
Children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary schools…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the year before, as its sales more than doubled following the laun…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Shout-out for yodeling? Swiss seek recognition from UN cultural agency as tradition turns modern
Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order
U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights on November 6 due to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) order to reduce traffic at the cou…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Robo-chef on wheels serves up Korean BBQ that cooks itself en route
A robotic food truck is cooking up fresh Korean stir-fries without the need for a human chef. At the crossroads of robotics and restaurants, one Sili…
2 months, 3 weeks ago