{"podcast":{"title":"Newsicle: Smart News for Curious Kids","slug":"newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811","podcast_index_feed_id":7588811,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b7759a0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://newiscle.co","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44773384/44773384-1763528195602-acbd97849793.jpg","author":"Lily H","episode_count":207,"summary":"Welcome to Newsicle, a kid-friendly, daily podcast covering the most important daily news topics. Each episode brings kids the latest and greatest in news, science, culture, and everyday life—explained clearly, fairly, and in a way that’s fun to listen to. Hosted by Lily H, Newsicle keeps young minds informed, inspired, and ready to think for themselves. Smart news for curious kids—only on Newsicle!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T02:17:36.938498+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811"},"episode":{"title":"Interviewsicle: Ballerina Skylar Brandt","slug":"interviewsicle-ballerina-skylar-brandt","published_at":"2026-08-22T23:49:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/interviewsicle-ballerina-skylar-brandt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsiclepodcast/episodes/Interviewsicle-Ballerina-Skylar-Brandt-e3nosoq","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b7759a0/podcast/play/124596442/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-22%2F430350921-44100-2-301cb86d2f2a9.m4a","summary":"Welcome back to Interviewsicle, Newsicle’s interview series! 🎙️🩰 Lily sits down with inspiring guests to explore big ideas, remarkable careers, and the questions kids are most curious about. This episode features Skylar Brandt, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and one of the world’s leading ballerinas. Skylar joins Lily to talk about discovering her love of ballet as a child, the sacrifices she made while growing up, and the determination it took to turn her childhood dream into a career. Skylar also shares what she has learned about resilience — from recovering from injuries and handling criticism to managing nerves before major performances. She explains how taking on the role of Giselle pushed her outside her comfort zone and helped her discover abilities she didn’t know she had, and she gives listeners a glimpse into what a typical performance day is really like. Plus, Skylar talks about how ballet continues to evolve and offers advice for kids chasing big dreams of their own.","meta_description":"Welcome back to Interviewsicle, Newsicle’s interview series! 🎙️🩰 Lily sits down with inspiring guests to explore big ideas, remarkable careers, and the qu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":882,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/episodes/interviewsicle-ballerina-skylar-brandt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/interviewsicle-ballerina-skylar-brandt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}