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Is It Ever OK To Break A Rule?
Episode 46
Is it OK to do something that you were told not to do and then never tell anybody? We tackle that question from 10-year-old Finn from Seattl…
8 years, 5 months ago
How Do Hurricanes Form?
Episode 45
In the last couple of weeks, two big hurricanes have hit parts of the United States and Caribbean islands. In this episode we answer questio…
8 years, 6 months ago
How Is Glass Made?
Episode 44
How is glass made? Why does glass break? Why do bubbles pop? What's it like inside a bubble? We make everything clear in this episode! Our q…
8 years, 6 months ago
How Do Bees Make Honey And Why Do They Sting?
Episode 43
Why do bees pollinate? How do bees make honey? Why do bees have stingers? Why do bees die when they sting you? What's the difference between…
8 years, 7 months ago
Why Are There So Many Different Languages?
Episode 42
In this episode, we're answering some of our frequently asked questions, the questions we hear a lot from all of you: why are there so many …
8 years, 7 months ago
Why Do Flamingos Stand On One Leg?
Episode 41
We're answering ten questions as quickly as we can in this episode of But Why. Why do onions make you cry? How do hummingbirds hum? Why do f…
8 years, 7 months ago
How Do You Make Bread?
Episode 40
How is bread made? Who made the first cake? Why shouldn't you touch raw eggs? On this episode of But Why, we're talking about baking. We get…
8 years, 8 months ago
Why Are Moths Attracted To Light?
Episode 39
In this episode we're celebrating the official return of summer to the northern hemisphere by answering some summertime questions! How do fi…
8 years, 8 months ago
How Are Babies Made?
Episode 38
How are babies made? We speak with Cory Silverberg, author of What Makes A Baby, for answers to questions about how we all come into the wor…
8 years, 9 months ago
Podcast Extra: Do Dogs Get Strep Throat?
Episode 37
We recently did an episode all about dogs. But after that came out, Nash, from Fort Dodge, IA, sent us a question wondering if dogs ever get…
8 years, 9 months ago