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How Is But Why Made? What Is Sound?
Episode 86
In this episode of But Why, we're answering your questions about...us! Why do you make But Why? How are podcasts made? And we're answering q…
7 years ago
Why Is There A Big Patch Of Garbage In The Pacific Ocean?
Episode 85
Why is there a big patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean? Four-year-old Leon has heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and he wants to kn…
7 years, 1 month ago
Why Do Elephants Have Trunks? Why Do Giraffes Have Purple Tongues?
Episode 84
We're exploring two different animals in today's episode. One has a long neck and the other has a long trunk! We'll answer: Why are elephant…
7 years, 1 month ago
Why Do Days Start At 12 O'Clock?
Episode 83
How was time created? How did one minute become 60 seconds and one hour became 60 minutes? Why is time segmented into 12-hour periods? How d…
7 years, 2 months ago
Why Do We Sometimes See The Moon During The Day?
Episode 82
Why does the moon change shape? How much does the moon weigh? What color is the moon? Why does the Earth only have one moon? Why does the mo…
7 years, 2 months ago
What Is It Like To Be An Adult?
Episode 81
What is it like to be an adult? It's a big question from a young mind! We invited adults who listen to share their perspectives and Nora McI…
7 years, 2 months ago
Why Do We Poop And Fart?
Episode 80
How does your body make poop? How many germs are in an ounce of poop? Why do people fart and why are farts stinky? Look, everybody does it, …
7 years, 3 months ago
Circle Round: 'Armadillo's Song'
Episode 79
This week, instead of a normal episode, we're bringing you an episode from one of our podcast friends, Circle Round, from WBUR in Boston. Ci…
7 years, 4 months ago
Why Don't Spiders Get Stuck In Their Webs?
Episode 78
Why don't spiders stick to their own webs? How do spiders walk up walls and on ceilings without falling? Why do spiders have eight legs and …
7 years, 4 months ago
Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?
Episode 77
Why do we celebrate Halloween? Who created this holiday? Where do pumpkins come from and why do we carve them? This week we're answering you…
7 years, 4 months ago