Podcast Episodes

Who decides what robots look like?

Episode 250

Who decides what robots look like? How do robots work and move? How are they controlled? And are robots alive? We tackle all your robot questions in this episode, and we’re taking a field tr…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why can’t animals talk to us?

Episode 249

Why can’t animals talk to us? Are humans the only animals that can talk? Can different species of animals communicate with each other? We learn about animal communication with Arik Kershenba…

Published on 9 months ago

How does food turn into poop?

Episode 248

Why do we have to poop? Why does fiber make you poop? Why is poop brown? Why does it smell so bad? Why do farts smell bad, too? Yup, we’re going there! In this episode, Mary Roach, author of…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why do we have anxiety?

Episode 247

Why do we worry and how can we deal with it? Why do we get anxious? Where does anxiety come from? Anxiety or worry is a hard feeling to overcome, but it’s a universal human emotion. In this …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

How do we vote?

Episode 246

Election Day in the United States is November 5 this year and election officials across the country are already hard at work setting up polling places and processing mail in ballots. Even if…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

What are red states and blue states?

Episode 245

What is voting? Why (and how) do people vote? Why can’t kids vote? Why are there red and blue states (not to mention donkeys and elephants representing political parties)? How can someone wi…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Introducing ChopChop: Let's Get Corny!

Episode 244

A new food-focused kids podcast is here. It’s called ChopChop and it’s part of a non-profit committed to getting kids and families to cook and eat meals together. Explore tasty recipes on th…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

How do broken bones heal?

Why do we have bones? How do they grow–and how do they know when to stop growing? How many do we have in our bodies? And when we break our bones, how do they heal? What do casts do? And how …

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

How do wind turbines work?

Episode 240

How do wind turbines work? How are wind turbines made? What will our energy picture look like in the future? We’re taking a deep dive into wind power, and trying to make the technology under…

Published on 1 year ago

Do earthworms have eyes?

Episode 241

Come along to learn all about the wriggling worms that live in the dirt beneath your feet. Earthworms are everywhere, and there are many species of worms yet to be discovered. How do worms c…

Published on 1 year ago