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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 poll…
1 year, 5 months 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 r…
1 year, 5 months 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 a…
1 year, 6 months 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 b…
1 year, 6 months 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 w…
1 year, 6 months 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 spe…
1 year, 7 months ago
How do we learn to swim?
Episode 240
But it’s important to know how to swim if you’re going to be around water! In this episode, Upper Valley Aquatic Center Swim School Director…
1 year, 7 months ago
What’s it like to compete in the Olympics?
Episode 239
We’re celebrating the Olympics and Olympic athletes with an episode chock full of the interviews we’ve done with Olympians. Plus we answer s…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why do we wear clothes?
Episode 238
Have you ever been threading one leg through a pair of pants in the morning and wondered…why do we wear clothes anyway? Or wondered why pock…
1 year, 8 months ago
Who invented pizza?
Episode 237
How is pizza dough made? How does gluten-free dough rise? Who invented pizza? Is there pizza in every country? Is yeast alive?! Kids love pi…
1 year, 8 months ago