Ambie Award Winner to Antarctic Iceberg - 10 Things You Need to Know
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10 Things You Need to Know: Episode 539
10 Things You Need to Know with The Ten News!
1. š The Ten News Won an Ambie!
2. š Booker Breaks Senate Record
3. š«£ Trump Tariffs & Nintendo News
4. ā¾ļø Introducing the Torpedo Bat
5. š± The Clock is TikTok-ing
6. šš¾ McDonald's š¤ Minecraft
7. š¬ Live-action Remakes vs. the Classics
8. š¦¦ Otters on the Loose
9. š A Toddler Discovers an Ancient Treasure
10. š§ A City-sized Iceberg!?
Resources
https://apnews.com/article/torpedo-bats-yankees-6ac6c797ea935941ed1c0d0e51a7d870
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5349650/trump-tariffs-nintendo-switch-2-doug-bowser
https://ew.com/disney-pauses-live-action-tangled-remake-after-snow-white-11708913
https://apnews.com/article/otter-escape-zoo-wisconsin-22dde713f46b8837d7b01f7cfb51e2d2
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-old-discovers-3-800-192720368.html
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INT. TEN NEWS STUDIO - DAY
<SFX KNOCK KNOCK, Door Opens>
<SFX Game Controller> <SFX video game background>
PAM: Good morning, Ryā¦
RYAN: Pam, Iām playing through my backlog of Switch games, getting ready for the Switch 2ā¦is this important?
PAM: It is. Iāve got some great news andā¦ some not so great news. <SFX Ryan PAUSES>
RYAN: Oh good gravy. I donāt love this.... Okay, ummm, give me the not so great news first, so the great news makes me feel better afterwards.
PAM: Okay. It was just announced that the Switch 2 pre-orders are pushed back and the price might be increased because of the tariffsā
RYAN: NO! NO PAM! NOOOOOOOOO! The tariffs are coming for me? Thatās not fair!
PAM: Hmm, not how they work but weāll cover that in a bit. The great news isā¦we won something. And itās a pretty big deal.
RYAN: IS IT A MINI PONY THAT WILL LIVE IN THE STUDIO?! OR A PUPPY TO HANG WITH OUR KITTENS?!
PAM: Okay, yeah, no. Itās none of those. I could tell you but, we should just jump right into it. Iām Pamela Kirkland.
RYAN: And Iām Ryan Willard. Itās Thursday, April 10th.
PAM: Here are Ten Things You Need to Know.
RYAN: Alright the suspense is driving me bonkers. What did we win?!
PAM: Remember when we announced that The Ten News was nominated as the Best News Podcast by The Ambies!?
RYAN: The Ambies are presented by the Podcast Academy, right?
PAM: Yup, and they celebrate excellence in podcasting, elevating awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling, and expression.
RYAN: And we were nominated in the Best News Podcast category, against grown up news shows, like the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Vox and bunch of othersā
PAM: Well last Monday, at the Ambies, this happenedā¦
<SFX CLIP FROM AMBIES>
<CLIP> RONAN: the winner for Best News Podcast isā¦ the Ten News. <SFX applause>
RYAN: SWEET SPAGHETTI SAUCE! WE BEAT ALL THE GROWNUP PODCASTS?!
PAM: We did! We are SO excited and honored to have won the Best News Podcast award and couldnāt have done this without our amazing Show Creator, Kap, our incredible team, donors and supporters, and, of course, you our Tenāers.
<SFX Roaring applause>
RYAN: Up next, a record-breaking 24-hour speech. Now, to put that into perspective, 10 Things You Need to Know episodes are ehhh, roughly 15 minutes long. So, according to my calculations, in the span of a 24-hour speech, you could listen to 96 episodes of 10 Things - thatās a lot of newsā¦And, New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker had A LOT to say.
<SFX CLIP FROM BOOKERS SPEECH?>
PAM: Senator Booker gave his marathon of a speech last Monday evening, protesting the actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Over the span of exactly 25 hours and 4 minutes, Booker spoke about a number of topics like changes to USAID funding, Social Security cuts, the Russia- Ukraine war, and more. Senator Booker never took a break to eat or sit down, only drinking two glasses of water from beginning to end.
RYAN: The previous record was held by Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes, filibustering the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
PAM: That is a lot of talking. Something else we canāt stop talking about, tariffs! Tariffs are taxes on goods that are brought into a country from another country. Last Wednesday, or āLiberation Dayā as President Trump called it, the president proposed implementing āreciprocal tariffsā that would match the import taxes that other countries impose on U.S. products. His goal is to boost U.S. manufacturing and level the playing field with other countries that are placing higher tariffs on U.S. imports. But, some economists warn that the tariffs could be hard to structure, all the while potentially driving up costs for consumers and businesses in the United States. Itās more likely that the reciprocal tariffs would mean added costs for businesses, which would then turn into higher consumer prices. The group of nations referred to by the Trump administration as the āDirty 15ā are the 15% of countries expected to be hit hardest by the reciprocal tariffs, including China, the European Union, Mexico, Vietnam, and more.
RYAN: And let me just take a moment to tell you all how this affects ME..and possibly you.
RYAN: The Nintendo Switch 2 is scheduled to arrive on June 5th, but because of the Tariffs, Nintendo made this statement: "Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged."
RYAN: So we have to wait to pre-order it and the price of the Switch 2 could be even higher because of the tariffsā¦Nintendo moved their manufacturing from China to Vietnam a number of years ago, to avoid tariffs from the last Trump administration. Nintendo is not announcing any price changes just yet, as they wait to see how everything unfolds. I DONāT FEEL GOOD ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
PAM: While Ryan deals with his feelings, the Yankees are making big moves in the MLB. <SFX Soccer Ball Kick, then Baseball Bat Crack, then Basketball Net Swish and a Stadium Crowd Roar> The New York Yankees set a team record when they recorded nine home runs in a single game, totaling up to 3,695 feet in distance. But, the big league hitters werenāt using just any old baseball bat. They used torpedo-shaped bats where the wood is moved lower down the barrel and shaped at the end to look kind of like a bowling pin. The torpedo bat was developed by former Yankees front-office staffer Aaron Leanhardt to bring more mass to the baseball bat's sweet spot while enhancing its balance. Players like Cody Bellinger and Anthony Volpe used the bats during their 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, while other players like Aaron Judge stuck with the traditional bat to stay consistent with his past performances.
RYAN: And over in Tech newsā¦ <SFX RYAN: Tcky Tcky, Tech Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself>
PAM: TikTok lives to see another day in the United States. President Trump announced on Friday that he is signing an executive order to keep the social media app running for another 75 days. This comes after White House officials believed they were nearing a deal where TikTok would be owned and operated by a new U.S.-based company and investors, with ByteDance holding only a minor position in the app. But, due to the recent tariff debacle, ByteDance notified the White House that they would no longer approve the deal until further trade and tariff negotiations are made. Trumpās executive order is the second time that the president has blocked the law that banned TikTok in the U.S. Now, we wait another 75 days to find out the social media giantās fate! Stay tuned. And now, a quick break!
RYAN: Hey Tenāersā¦Weāre still very excited that we won the Ambie for Best News Podcast, so I wanted to share what our creator, Kap said at the awards show when we won! :
<INSERT KAP SPEECH>
PAM: Awesome speech, Kap! Thank you for shouting us all out, and for shouting the Tenāers out too! And now, back to the show!
RYAN: <SFX Rollout the red carpet! <SFX paparazzi camera> Itās time for some entertaining entertainment news.
RYAN: A Minecraft Movie hit theatres last Friday, but one of Americaās favorite fast food chains has been building up to the film's release. McDonaldās is offering Minecraft meals on their menu, including a Big Mac or 10-piece McNugget with a medium fry and soft drink for the grown-ups or the traditional Happy Meal for Tenāers like you! The grown-up meals come with one of six collectibles inspired by McDonaldās characters and Minecraft elements, including the Big Mac Crystal, Birdie Wings, Fry Helmet, Grimace Egg, Soda Potion, and the Zombie Hamburglar. And for spice lovers, if you order McNuggets, you can get the limited-edition Nether Flame sauce inspired by Minecraftās āThe Netherā dimension. Happy Meals come with one of 12 movie-inspired figurines or āBlock Worldā toys plus a scannable code to unlock an exclusive digital game! McDonalds has been crushing it with the gamer collabs this year, weāve had Mario Kart, Pokemon AND Minecraft? SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS
PAM: Speaking of movies, Disney has paused the development of its live-action remake of the animated film āTangledā. The original Tangled was a success and made just under $600 million at the global box office. But, this stall in the live-action development comes after Disneyās live-action Snow White reported only a $145 million earning at the global box office. The film itself cost roughly $270 million to produce. Doc would not like that dollar gap. Although the new Tangled is on pause, there are plenty of live-action remakes set to debut this year, like Disneyās Lilo & Stitch and Moana, that will be put to the test for whether or not movie-goers are fans of live-action remakes of animated classics. What do you think? Do you like the live-action remakes or do like to stick to the classics?
PAM: Okay for 10 points, what animal is this? <SFX OTTER SOUNDS> <SFX three second clock tick> In OTTER news, two North American river otters escaped from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. One of the otters, Ophelia, is back home safe, but her friend Louie remains on the run. Opheila was captured and examined by a veterinarian before returning to her enclosure, but zoo goers may not see the otter as sheās āalways been a bit shy and enjoys tucking into things to take naps throughout the day,ā according to the zoo. As for the whereabouts of Louie, itās unlikely that heās very far from the zoo because otters are territorial creatures, plus otters are native to the area. The zoo is receiving support in finding him from a tracker, motion-activated cameras, and sightings reported by local residents. We hope that Louie returns home safely, soon!
RYAN: Up next, a 3-year-old discovered an ancient treasure roughly 1,266 times her age. Ziv Nitzan was visiting the archaeological site with her family when she bent over to pick up what she thought would be a regular old rock that turned out to be a small treasure. The family took the stone to the antiquities authority, where it was evaluated by Daphne Ben-Tor, a curator for Egyptian archeology at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It turns out the small treasure was a scarab amulet that likely originated in the Middle Bronze Age from 2100 - 1600 B.C.E. BCE stands for before common era. These tiny artifacts, shaped like dung beetles, originally came from ancient Egypt and symbolized new life. The scarab and other ancient Egyptian and Canaanite artifacts will be on display at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel during Passover. Mannnn. I am constantly searching for treasure and all I seem to find are old pennies.
PAM: You might not have any treasure, Ry, but weāve got some Trivia. Letās go to our Trivia Master, Owen.
OWEN: Thanks Pam! In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off from a massive floating glacier attached to the Antarctic Peninsula. Do you know what itās called when a big chunk of ice breaks off a glacier to become an iceberg?
Is it:
Shedding
Cracking
Calving
Splitting
OWEN: The answer isā¦ Calving! So, in other words, the calving of the glacier produced a Chicago-sized iceberg, which is unbelievable. But, that's not even the coolest part! When the iceberg broke off, it uncovered 209 square miles of seafloor that had never been explored before.
PAM: A team of researchers observed the seafloor for eight days with the help of their remotely operated vehicle named SuBastian. They discovered species like large corals and sponges and other marine life, including giant sea spiders and octopuses!
OWEN: And, based on the size of the animals, they believe the communities have likely lived there for decades, if not hundreds of years. Pretty cool, huh?
RYAN: Not pretty cool, but VERY cool, thanks Owen! And that was Ten Things You Need to Know.
PAM: So Ry, how does it feel to be on an Ambie award winning podcast?
RYAN: It feels like when I played the Switch 2 before anyone else in the worldā¦ ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS. I really love our show and am so appreciative when we get recognized. How does it feel for you?
PAM: (INSERT YOUR REACTION OR FEELINGS PAM!) I know we donāt do this show JUST to win awards, but gosh it feels good.
RYAN: Itās almost like, the Ambies gave us snapsā¦Which reminds me, we should give Ten News Snapsā
PAM: But before that, hereās a quick note for the grownups.
<AD BREAK>
RYAN: Time for Ten News Snaps!
PAM: Over on Spotify, Elliot left us a comment that said, āLove it!!!!!! #1 you are the best!!!!! Love the name my cat is named Squeak!ā and a Tenāer named Theo said, āThis is awesome!!!!!!!ā and left a bunch of heart emojis. Thank you so much Elliot and Theo! Your comments made my day! And Theo, if your mom is named Kate, then extra snaps in your direction!
RYAN: Our Tenāers are the best. Doing Ten News Snaps is my favorite part, I look at the comments and reviews every day. So keep them coming and weāll do our best to get to yours!
PAM: And two extra notes for the grown-ups, you can now get ad-free versions of our episodes when you join the Tenāers Club on our website.
RYAN: And if you want to help support the Ten News, you can make a tax-deductible donation at the link in our show notes. The whole team thanks you for your support!
PAM: āThe Ten Newsā is a co-production of Small But Mighty Media and Next Chapter Podcasts and part of the Airwave Podcast Network.
RYAN: The Ten News creative team is still celebrating their win at the Ambies and includes Tracey Not a Crooks, Adam the Great Bambino Bernard, Brian Not Ryan Douglas and Carson Not So Harry Potter. Big thanks to Owen, Not Slowin Down for Anybody.
PAM: Our Production Director is Jeremiah āOn Fyaahā Tittle, and our Executive Producers are Donald āAlbright Albright Albrightā and show creator Tracy āTakes theā Leeds Kaplan. Iām Pamela Kirkland.
RYAN: And Iām Ryan Willard, thanks for listening to the Ten News.
