Good morning and welcome the Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Monday, September 15th, 2025. And we begin

with all of us about to get our chunk on. The dates for Fat Bear Week have just been announced. It'll be

held from September 23rd through the 30th. And that means it's nearly time to start binging on

brackets and live cams from

Catmine National Park in Alaska. The annual event is aimed at connecting fans to the park's wildlife

while also highlighting the importance of these bears packing on extra pounds before they hibernate

for winter when they can lose up to 40% of their body weight. The lineup hasn't yet been set,

but some of the early possible contenders for this year's competition include Leo,

Sonia, two-time winter grazer, and a newcomer known as Fat Albert. We've put a link on our

website and we'll let you know when the brackets are announced.

The most family-friendly comedian on the tour today had an ingenious way to rein in long-winded celebrities on television's biggest stage. Last night's Emmy's host, Nate Bargettsey,

personally pledged $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club with the final amount entirely dependent

on how long the winning speeches went. For every second over 45 seconds, he deducted $1,000.

For every second under, he added $1,000. To help encourage brevity, kids from the charity

were in the audience.

The ceremony was too late for this morning's podcast, but we'll bring you the final tally tomorrow.

In light of recent national and world events, it seems to be an ideal time to remind everyone when something good happens.

Belgian track and field athlete Tim Van der Velde was

in the home stretch of the steeplechase this weekend, which is like an obstacle course on steroids,

when he noticed one of his world championship competitors struggling to climb over the final

barrier. Instead of thinking about himself, he turned around, put an arm around Columbia's Carlos Sam Martin, and helped him across the finish line.

Tim is no stranger to race disappointments and wasn't doing as well as he hoped in this one either.

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