https://myfirst.news/ A daily news podcast for curious kids. Two friendly co-hosts explain important true stories in about ten minutes—clearly, factually, and without graphic detail. en-us Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:17:12 -0400 MyFirst.News episodic no https://myfirst.news/assets/img/cover.pnghttps://myfirst.news/ 8e0e1d65-7856-407e-aada-a00aec60db13 https://myfirst.news/episodes/056-ukraine-isaias-forests/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/056-ukraine-isaias-forests/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:17:12 -0400 Leah and Sam explain Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, civilian protection and rescue work; how Isaias has become a hurricane with new warnings for parts of the US Gulf Coast; and how police in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries cooperated against environmental crime. They separate documented harm, official warnings, forecasts and investigation results from claims that still need checking. 56 full no 8:51 https://myfirst.news/episodes/055-yemen-isaias-chemistry-nobel/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/055-yemen-isaias-chemistry-nobel/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:17:55 -0400 Sam and Leah explain new tracking of people forced from home by fighting in Yemen, an early-morning forecast for Tropical Storm Isaias as it could strengthen toward the US Gulf Coast, and the chemistry Nobel for reactions that favor one mirror-image molecular form. They distinguish measured figures, forecasts, disputed claims and announced plans. 55 full no 8:24 https://myfirst.news/episodes/054-brazil-runoff-ethiopia-nobel/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/054-brazil-runoff-ethiopia-nobel/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:33:26 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why Brazil's first-round lead doesn't decide who becomes president, what changed city control means amid renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, and how light-sensitive nerve-cell research earned the medicine Nobel. They separate confirmed results from unanswered questions about the next vote, peace and possible medical uses. 54 full no 8:16 https://myfirst.news/episodes/053-brazil-votes-bosnia-shrimp/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/053-brazil-votes-bosnia-shrimp/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:37:19 -0700 Sam and Leah explain Brazil’s vote for president and lawmakers, why a second round may be needed, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three-member presidency, and what earlier tiny-shrimp experiments reveal about swirling water. 53 full no 9:37 https://myfirst.news/episodes/052-emergency-fuel-france-schools-latvia-vote/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/052-emergency-fuel-france-schools-latvia-vote/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:21:06 -0400 Leah and Sam explain a G7 plan to release emergency oil and diesel, why it cannot guarantee lower prices, what French students are demanding as protests disrupt schools, and Latvia’s vote for its national Parliament. 52 full no 9:21 https://myfirst.news/episodes/051-congo-ebola-ethiopia-eritrea-space-station/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/051-congo-ebola-ethiopia-eritrea-space-station/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:26:27 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why care, supplies and trust matter in Congo’s worsening Ebola outbreak, what Ethiopia and Eritrea cutting diplomatic links means, and the research ahead for a new crew at the International Space Station. 51 full no 8:32 https://myfirst.news/episodes/050-haiti-mission-romania-government-japan-residency/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/050-haiti-mission-romania-government-japan-residency/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:30:46 -0400 Sam and Leah explain what a six-month extension can—and cannot—do for Haiti’s international anti-gang force, why Romania’s proposed government failed to win approval, and how Japan’s residency fees and requirements are changing in stages. 50 full no 8:53 https://myfirst.news/episodes/049-iraq-withdrawal-morocco-leader-tennessee-reactor/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/049-iraq-withdrawal-morocco-leader-tennessee-reactor/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:22:34 -0400 Sam and Leah explain what the coalition withdrawal changes in Iraq, why Morocco’s first woman prime minister still needs to form a governing team, and what permission to build a Tennessee nuclear reactor does—and does not—mean. 49 full no 8:16 https://myfirst.news/episodes/048-france-senate-sao-tome-vote-cycling/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/048-france-senate-sao-tome-vote-cycling/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:35:39 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why a new political group in France’s Senate does not control it, what voters in São Tomé and Príncipe sought in their parliamentary election, and how Brandon McNulty won a world road-cycling title in Montreal. 48 full no 7:45 https://myfirst.news/episodes/047-us-china-trade-noreaster-and-enceladus/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/047-us-china-trade-noreaster-and-enceladus/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:40:54 -0400 Sam and Leah explain what US–China tariff recommendations could change, how a nor’easter disrupted the northeastern United States, and why two studies of Saturn’s moon Enceladus help the search for life without proving it exists. 47 full no 8:41 https://myfirst.news/episodes/046-bangkok-floods-facebook-verdict-and-atomic-clock/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/046-bangkok-floods-facebook-verdict-and-atomic-clock/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:14:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain how heavy rain overwhelmed parts of Bangkok, what a New Mexico jury decided about Facebook and personal data, and how a clock in Singapore uses one charged atom to set an accuracy record. 46 full no 8:09 https://myfirst.news/episodes/045-morocco-coalition-veloso-pardon-and-white-house-press/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/045-morocco-coalition-veloso-pardon-and-white-house-press/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:20:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why Morocco's election winner needs coalition partners, what the Philippine pardon of Mary Jane Veloso does and does not mean, and why a judge temporarily restored White House press passes to three news organizations. 45 full no 8:23 https://myfirst.news/episodes/044-pakistan-afghanistan-ai-agent-and-italy-nuclear/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/044-pakistan-afghanistan-ai-agent-and-italy-nuclear/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:28:15 -0400 Leah and Sam explain Pakistan's strikes in Afghanistan and the governments' conflicting accounts, how an AI agent reached non-public Australian government files, and what Italy's nuclear-energy vote actually allows. 44 full no 9:57 https://myfirst.news/episodes/043-sudan-returns-german-elections-and-world-cup-ads/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/043-sudan-returns-german-elections-and-world-cup-ads/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:49:18 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why returning home is only the start of recovery in Sudan, what two German state elections changed, and how researchers counted advertising inside World Cup match pictures. 43 full no 9:35 https://myfirst.news/episodes/042-ebola-vaccine-study-iran-proposal-and-black-robin/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/042-ebola-vaccine-study-iran-proposal-and-black-robin/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:39:50 -0400 Leah and Sam explain a frontline Ebola vaccination campaign with an open scientific question, Iran’s reported proposal through Qatar, and the black robin’s unfinished recovery. 42 full no 9:21 https://myfirst.news/episodes/041-wildfire-help-battery-renewal-and-wireless-charging/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/041-wildfire-help-battery-renewal-and-wireless-charging/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:14:46 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why Indonesia accepted planned Malaysian wildfire help, what a battery-renewal experiment really found, and how Porsche’s wireless charging option works. 41 full no 8:42 https://myfirst.news/episodes/040-cuba-grid-greenland-security-and-brain-development/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/040-cuba-grid-greenland-security-and-brain-development/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:21:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain how Cuba restarts its electric grid after a nationwide collapse, why a Greenland security arrangement remains unfinished, and what a new study really says about the brain’s two early starting points. 40 full no 9:32 https://myfirst.news/episodes/039-endangered-wildlife-law-sweden-government-and-tilcayo-wild-cat/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/039-endangered-wildlife-law-sweden-government-and-tilcayo-wild-cat/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:55:03 -0400 Sam and Leah explain a narrower U.S. reading of what counts as harming endangered wildlife, Sweden’s next steps after its prime minister resigned, and how DNA helped scientists recognize Bolivia’s tilcayo wild cat. 39 full no 9:25 https://myfirst.news/episodes/038-federal-reserve-rates-sudan-mine-rescue-and-cancer-test-study/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/038-federal-reserve-rates-sudan-mine-rescue-and-cancer-test-study/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:27:43 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why the Federal Reserve raised an important interest-rate target, rescue work after a deadly gold-mine collapse in Sudan, and the promise and limits of an experimental pancreatic-cancer blood test. 38 full no 8:43 https://myfirst.news/episodes/037-yemen-displacement-japan-centenarians-and-canada-eu-proposal/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/037-yemen-displacement-japan-centenarians-and-canada-eu-proposal/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:16:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why more than 100,000 people have been forced from home in Yemen, Japan’s first count above 100,000 centenarians, and a proposed new partnership between Canada and the European Union. 37 full no 8:05 https://myfirst.news/episodes/036-orbit-weapons-rabies-progress-and-refinery-shares/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/036-orbit-weapons-rabies-progress-and-refinery-shares/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:34:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain what the United States did and did not reveal about weapons in orbit, how Chile stopped dog-to-human rabies as a public-health problem, and why Nigeria's Dangote refinery is offering shares to the public. 36 full no 8:22 https://myfirst.news/episodes/035-sweden-close-count-indonesia-ferry-and-bangsamoro-vote/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/035-sweden-close-count-indonesia-ferry-and-bangsamoro-vote/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:25:05 -0400 Sam and Leah explain Sweden's extremely close preliminary parliamentary count, the rescue search after a ferry sank in Indonesia, and why Bangsamoro's first regular parliamentary election matters. 35 full no 8:28 https://myfirst.news/episodes/034-quiet-atlantic-beijing-drones-and-fema/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/034-quiet-atlantic-beijing-drones-and-fema/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:13:51 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why the Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet so far, Beijing's announced rule about possessing or storing drones, and a court ruling on a proposed FEMA staffing cut. 34 full no 8:28 https://myfirst.news/episodes/033-bab-al-mandab-cia-records-and-navier-stokes/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/033-bab-al-mandab-cia-records-and-navier-stokes/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:20:32 -0400 Sam and Leah explain a reported Houthi takeover near the Bab al-Mandab sea passage, what newly public CIA records can tell historians, and why a major mathematics claim still needs careful independent checking. 33 full no 8:38 https://myfirst.news/episodes/032-measles-vaccines-flight-recorders-and-orangutans/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/032-measles-vaccines-flight-recorders-and-orangutans/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:28:28 -0400 Leah and Sam explain Bangladesh's plan for another measles vaccination campaign, how investigators use an airplane's cockpit voice and flight data recorders, and why Indonesia is seeking the return of five baby orangutans. 32 full no 7:54 https://myfirst.news/episodes/031-emergency-aid-warmest-august-and-t-rex-tracks/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/031-emergency-aid-warmest-august-and-t-rex-tracks/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:13:21 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why international emergency aid reached fewer people, how scientists measured the warmest August in a global record, and what four giant North Dakota footprints can reveal about a likely adult T. rex. 31 full no 9:24 https://myfirst.news/episodes/030-north-korea-nuclear-clues-oil-price-and-falling-atoms/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/030-north-korea-nuclear-clues-oil-price-and-falling-atoms/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:39:52 -0400 Leah and Sam explain what distant clues suggest about North Korea’s uranium enrichment, how new U.S.–Iran conflict claims connect to a world oil price, and what scientists learned by comparing two paths of an atom’s wave. 30 full no 9:02 https://myfirst.news/episodes/029-clean-air-benefits-canada-tariffs-and-us-open-six/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/029-clean-air-benefits-canada-tariffs-and-us-open-six/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:29:02 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why acting on dirty air and climate change together can create several kinds of benefit, what changed when Canada’s counter-tariffs began, and how six Americans reached the US Open quarterfinals. 29 full no 8:48 https://myfirst.news/episodes/028-oil-carrier-strikes-chip-trade-and-mali-comeback/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/028-oil-carrier-strikes-chip-trade-and-mali-comeback/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:08:20 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why U.S. strikes on Iranian oil carriers matter beyond the ships, how China’s temporary rule affects a special chip-making chemical from Japan, and how Mali changed its World Cup game against Spain. 28 full no 8:47 https://myfirst.news/episodes/027-kyiv-moscow-pause-spectrum-orbit-and-meal-safety/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/027-kyiv-moscow-pause-spectrum-orbit-and-meal-safety/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:03:29 -0400 Sam and Leah explain the narrow pause Russia and Ukraine announced around Kyiv and Moscow during U.S. talks, how the Spectrum rocket reached orbit from mainland Europe, and why Indonesian officials are investigating illnesses after meals from a national nutrition program. 27 full no 7:39 https://myfirst.news/episodes/026-malaysia-haze-equal-earth-and-cybercab-audit/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/026-malaysia-haze-equal-earth-and-cybercab-audit/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:32:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why hazardous haze brought an emergency and planned school closures in Serian, how a United Nations vote could change the world maps people use to compare land area, and why a U.S. safety agency is checking Tesla’s Cybercab certification. 26 full no 9:52 https://myfirst.news/episodes/025-birthright-citizenship-italy-government-and-saturn-decagon/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/025-birthright-citizenship-italy-government-and-saturn-decagon/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:53:47 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why a federal judge temporarily blocked a new birthright-citizenship order for a nationwide class of children, what Italy’s record-setting government team does and does not prove, and how a ten-sided wave developed in Saturn’s winds. 25 full no 8:55 https://myfirst.news/episodes/024-google-ad-tech-estonia-president-and-dark-matter-hint/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/024-google-ad-tech-estonia-president-and-dark-matter-hint/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:35:39 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why a judge rejected a forced sale of Google’s AdX business while other rule changes remain partly sealed, how Estonia’s parliament chose president-elect Ülle Madise, and why one surprising LUX-ZEPLIN event is a dark-matter hint rather than a discovery. 24 full no 9:29 https://myfirst.news/episodes/023-senegal-financing-kakapo-and-license-scan-claims/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/023-senegal-financing-kakapo-and-license-scan-claims/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:31:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain Senegal’s preliminary financial agreement with the International Monetary Fund, a record season for New Zealand’s rare kākāpō, and what is confirmed—and still uncertain—about claims involving millions of driver’s-license scans. 23 full no 8:42 https://myfirst.news/episodes/022-indus-waters-methane-repairs-and-grand-canyon-search/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/022-indus-waters-methane-repairs-and-grand-canyon-search/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:25:36 -0400 Leah and Sam explain a tribunal order about river water shared by India and Pakistan, how satellite alerts led to methane-leak repairs in Turkmenistan, and how rangers are confirming who made it out after a Grand Canyon flash flood. 22 full no 8:39 https://myfirst.news/episodes/021-strikes-near-hormuz-roman-telescope-and-rowing-finals/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/021-strikes-near-hormuz-roman-telescope-and-rowing-finals/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:02:59 -0400 Sam and Leah explain the reported U.S.–Iran exchange near the Strait of Hormuz and what remains uncertain, NASA’s launch of the Roman Space Telescope, and the final results from the World Rowing Championships. 21 full no 8:00 https://myfirst.news/episodes/020-nigers-coup-attempt-japans-yen-and-hockey-history/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/020-nigers-coup-attempt-japans-yen-and-hockey-history/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:39:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain an attempted coup in Niger and the important facts still being checked, why Japan bought a record amount of yen, and how Argentina won the Women’s Field Hockey World Cup after a tied final and a shootout. 20 full no 8:27 https://myfirst.news/episodes/019-greenland-compensation-a-great-lakes-name-and-nigerias-health-response/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/019-greenland-compensation-a-great-lakes-name-and-nigerias-health-response/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:35:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain Denmark’s compensation law and Greenland’s planned truth-and-reconciliation commission, what a U.S. federal order can and cannot change about Lake Ontario’s name, and how Nigeria is responding to cholera and diphtheria. 19 full no 7:22 https://myfirst.news/episodes/018-norways-new-king-hurdle-records-and-lunar-eclipse/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/018-norways-new-king-hurdle-records-and-lunar-eclipse/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:15:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain how Norway’s monarchy passed from King Harald V to King Haakon VIII while elected government continues, how two hurdlers set world records in Zürich, and why Earth’s shadow made a partial lunar eclipse. 18 full no 8:18 https://myfirst.news/episodes/017-glacier-collapse-teen-safeguards-and-cancer-medicine/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/017-glacier-collapse-teen-safeguards-and-cancer-medicine/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:54:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain how an ice-and-rock collapse caused the deadly flood near Nepal’s border with Tibet, what Meta’s proposed teen-safety agreement would change on Instagram and Facebook, and how a new medicine targets a growth switch in pancreatic cancer cells. 17 full no 8:59 https://myfirst.news/episodes/016-russias-war-against-ukraine/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/016-russias-war-against-ukraine/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:54:28 -0400 Leah and Sam explain where Russia’s war against Ukraine stands now, how the conflict grew from Russia’s 2014 takeover of Crimea into a full invasion, and what four years of fighting mean for civilians and efforts toward peace. 16 full no 9:59 https://myfirst.news/episodes/015-ukraine-plan-diabetes-monitor-and-nepal-flood/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/015-ukraine-plan-diabetes-monitor-and-nepal-flood/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:52:37 -0400 Sam and Leah explain the United Kingdom’s limited information-sharing decision for a possible Ukrainian missile-assembly plan, a newly authorized continuous glucose-and-ketone monitor, and what police and officials say after flooding in Nepal. 15 full no 8:57 https://myfirst.news/episodes/014-oil-shipping-japan-quake-and-kazakhstan-vote/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/014-oil-shipping-japan-quake-and-kazakhstan-vote/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:59:29 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply, how magnitude differs from local earthquake intensity in Japan, and what makes Kazakhstan's first Kurultai election a constitutional change. 14 full no 7:43 https://myfirst.news/episodes/013-ocean-heat-iran-sanctions-and-coastal-marshes/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/013-ocean-heat-iran-sanctions-and-coastal-marshes/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:50:36 -0400 Leah and Sam explain a new global ocean-temperature record, what newly announced U.S. sanctions involving Iran do and do not tell us, and how NASA-supported research tracks carbon moving from coastal marshes. 13 full no 8:48 https://myfirst.news/episodes/012-iran-deadline-nevada-fire-and-guinea-rescue/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/012-iran-deadline-nevada-fire-and-guinea-rescue/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:27:40 -0400 Sam and Leah explain what follows an Iran diplomacy deadline that passed without a deal, how evacuation orders and containment work around Nevada’s Hawk Fire, and what officials know after a landfill collapse in Guinea. 12 full no 8:00 https://myfirst.news/episodes/011-tariffs-ukraine-rescue-and-tiktok-privacy/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/011-tariffs-ukraine-rescue-and-tiktok-privacy/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:20:14 -0400 Sam and Leah explain how a new U.S. tariff on selected Canadian goods works, what rescue teams were still doing after a shopping-centre strike in Ukraine, and what TikTok’s U.S. children’s-privacy settlement does and does not prove. 11 full no 8:24 https://myfirst.news/episodes/010-ebola-vaccine-plan-bangladesh-vote-and-elephant-paths/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/010-ebola-vaccine-plan-bangladesh-vote-and-elephant-paths/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:50:30 -0400 Leah and Sam explain why the DRC’s new Ebola vaccine allocation is also a scientific test, how Bangladesh’s lawmakers chose a president, and why India’s top court wants a nationwide check of elephant travel corridors. 10 full no 8:29 https://myfirst.news/episodes/009-gulf-trade-government-debt-and-ai-routing/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/009-gulf-trade-government-debt-and-ai-routing/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:36:03 -0400 Sam and Leah explain the UAE’s announced halt to trade and financial dealings with Iran, why U.S. government debt passed $40 trillion, and what Stripe’s confirmed agreement to acquire OpenRouter means. 9 full no 7:33 https://myfirst.news/episodes/008-cleaner-air-efficient-tires-and-moon-signals/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/008-cleaner-air-efficient-tires-and-moon-signals/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:25 -0400 Leah and Sam explain a London study linking cleaner air with children’s lung growth, California’s future replacement-tire rules, and a proposed Moon satellite designed to escape Earth’s radio noise. 8 full no 8:20 https://myfirst.news/episodes/007-primary-elections-space-navigation-and-payment-fees/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/007-primary-elections-space-navigation-and-payment-fees/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:04:40 -0400 Sam and Leah explain why primary elections in three states matter before November, how NASA’s Starling satellites tested navigation without GPS, and why India is debating payment-network fees for some sellers. 7 full no 7:43 https://myfirst.news/episodes/006-hurricane-lala-earthquake-update-and-ai-routing/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/006-hurricane-lala-earthquake-update-and-ai-routing/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:05:00 -0400 Leah and Sam explain Hurricane Lala’s impact on Hawaiʻi, what changed in rescue work after the Indonesia earthquake, and why a reported Stripe and OpenRouter deal could matter to software makers. 6 full no 7:47 https://myfirst.news/episodes/005-peace-talks-ocean-heat-and-ai-teams/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/005-peace-talks-ocean-heat-and-ai-teams/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:56:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain a proposal for talks between South and North Korea, NOAA’s strengthening El Niño outlook, what a careful health-study result does and does not show, and why teams of AI helpers need checks. 5 full no 4:48 https://myfirst.news/episodes/004-earthquakes-rainforests-and-locked-data/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/004-earthquakes-rainforests-and-locked-data/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:54:00 -0400 Sam and Leah explain a powerful earthquake in Indonesia, an operation against illegal gold mining in Peru, a French court decision about social media, Google’s encrypted-data tool, and a health response in Myanmar. 4 full no 6:27 https://myfirst.news/episodes/003-flights-oil-and-shooting-stars/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/003-flights-oil-and-shooting-stars/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:43:27 -0400 Sam and Leah explain the C919 passenger jet’s first international flight, an oil slick on Iran’s coast, hot weather in parts of Europe, and the Perseid meteor shower. They separate what is confirmed from what people are still checking. 3 full no 5:49 https://myfirst.news/episodes/002-votes-trains-and-a-black-hole-star/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/002-votes-trains-and-a-black-hole-star/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:05:43 -0400 Sam and Leah follow a planned coalition withdrawal from Iraq, Zambia’s election count, a train derailment near Lewes, a possible black-hole-star model, and Nine PBS’s effort to recover its archive. They ask how evidence changes when a plan, count, investigation, or recovery is still underway. 2 full no 9:38 https://myfirst.news/episodes/001-earthquakes-eclipses-and-camera-glasses/ https://myfirst.news/episodes/001-earthquakes-eclipses-and-camera-glasses/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:09:37 -0400 Sam and Leah follow the evidence: an earthquake in Colombia, a total solar eclipse, health workers tracing an Ebola outbreak, Robert Gilman’s return from Russia, and a privacy complaint about camera glasses in Germany. Along the way, they ask why early reports change, how predictions work, and what makes recording clear and fair. 1 full no 9:53