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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they’re dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts.

How does the internet work?

17 September 2024
00:32:31

Why do some people need glasses?

03 September 2024
00:29:28

Auroras: Nature's light show

06 August 2024
00:30:19

How do vacuums work?

14 May 2024
00:29:29

Are UFOs real?

26 March 2024
00:37:15

Why do we laugh?

12 March 2024
00:34:21

How do satellites work?

05 March 2024
00:24:45

How does a match make fire?

27 February 2024
00:26:14

Is hypnosis real?

13 February 2024
00:30:02

Why do we get cavities?

06 February 2024
00:29:52

Why are we afraid of the dark?

24 October 2023
00:29:10

What is ADHD?

10 October 2023
00:32:29

How do animals build their homes?

19 September 2023
00:29:15

How do apples grow?

12 September 2023
00:31:15

How much can your brain hold?

08 August 2023
00:30:09

Can boredom be good for you?

01 August 2023
00:30:54

Come see Brains On live!!!

02 June 2023
00:01:13

Why do we need bugs?

28 March 2023
00:35:25

Why do we have friends?

14 March 2023
00:34:22

Do plants sleep?

07 March 2023
00:29:03

How heavy is the sky?

28 February 2023
00:31:06

How do hearing aids work?

14 February 2023
00:38:32

Do scientists have superpowers?

07 February 2023
00:34:42

How were people mummified?

29 November 2022
00:35:47

Why are we so sweaty?

01 November 2022
00:24:43

What happens at zoos after dark?

27 September 2022
00:32:47

Where do accents come from?

13 September 2022
00:29:46

Why is glass see-through?

30 August 2022
00:28:09

Can stress be helpful?

16 August 2022
00:29:29

The Mosties!

24 May 2022
00:37:45

Is mind-reading real?

12 April 2022
00:30:47

Owl about Owls

05 April 2022
00:26:35

What's up with worms?

08 March 2022
00:24:40

Chilling out with snow

22 February 2022
00:30:06

Could you walk around the world?

15 February 2022
00:33:10

Why do we like sugar so much?

08 February 2022
00:26:58

Do we live in a multiverse?

01 February 2022
00:38:27

Introducing Moment of Um!

18 January 2022
00:01:35

How to conquer Garbage Mountain

28 September 2021
00:36:06

The invention of trash

21 September 2021
00:35:39

Why do we lose teeth?

27 July 2021
00:38:02

What causes wildfires?

20 July 2021
00:35:55

Do dogs know they're dogs?

22 June 2021
00:28:13

Is time travel possible?

30 March 2021
00:35:13

What's in the COVID vaccine?

23 February 2021
00:28:15

Why do we have crushes?

09 February 2021
00:35:24

Let's go bananas!

02 February 2021
00:36:27

How do synthesizers work?

12 January 2021
00:35:08

Bones from the inside out

27 October 2020
00:32:32

How do flu vaccines work?

13 October 2020
00:33:12

Smash: When continents collide!

29 September 2020
00:31:23

The buzz on bees, pt. 2

15 September 2020
00:28:05

The buzz on bees, pt. 1

08 September 2020
00:28:57

The world of tiny robots

14 July 2020
00:24:41

Do plants have feelings?

31 March 2020
00:33:15

The secret world of dust

25 February 2020
00:26:24

How do pianos work?

03 December 2019
00:25:25

Ask-A-Scientist: Bird Bonanza!

12 November 2019
00:27:57

Why do we like getting scared?

29 October 2019
00:30:24

Why do we lie?

01 October 2019
00:32:02

How do elevators work?

13 August 2019
00:39:25

The hows and whys of hair

16 April 2019
00:30:27

How do airplanes fly?

19 February 2019
00:28:35

Memory and deja vu

12 February 2019
00:33:54

Are we still evolving?

05 February 2019
00:33:08

Brains On: Behind the scenes

30 January 2019
00:39:25

Soil: Can you dig it?

18 December 2018
00:28:07

Voices: How do we make sound?

04 December 2018
00:36:10

Finding your way without a map

20 November 2018
00:39:14

Video Games: A Tale of Two Pongs

13 November 2018
00:33:04

Burning rivers of fire

07 August 2018
00:25:59

How to cook for an alien

03 July 2018
00:33:17

What's in your water?

01 May 2018
00:26:17

What makes paint stick?

24 April 2018
00:26:28

Where did language come from?

27 November 2017
00:29:13

Curio: Flies on the bus

14 November 2017
00:08:48

What's smaller than an electron?

07 November 2017
00:23:03

What is Down syndrome?

24 October 2017
00:27:37

Bonus: Kidcast sampler

22 October 2017
00:21:15

How do volcanoes erupt?

02 October 2017
00:26:36

Mars: Our next home planet?

12 September 2017
00:30:19

Animal farts: A mighty wind

29 August 2017
00:34:24

Deep Sea vs. Outer Space

18 July 2017
00:57:30

Why is the ocean salty?

14 March 2017
00:16:12

Do we all see the same colors?

14 February 2017
00:15:41

What makes cute things cute?

06 December 2016
00:13:57

Fire vs. Lasers!

22 November 2016
00:40:16

How do whales communicate?

08 November 2016
00:13:37

Could it rain lemonade?

11 October 2016
00:16:01

How is glass made?

11 August 2016
00:14:18

How do you catch a cold?

22 April 2016
00:23:31

Extinction!

22 March 2016
00:33:26

Brains On! Besties

08 March 2016
00:23:45

Mystery sound extravaganza!

10 February 2016
00:22:41

Spider sense

26 January 2016
00:26:19

The science of baking

22 December 2015
00:21:57

Why does tickling make you laugh?

15 September 2015
00:11:57

Bridges vs. Tunnels

26 August 2015
00:28:50

Mission to Pluto!

10 July 2015
00:11:21

Volcanoes in space!

18 March 2015
00:10:19

When parasitoids attack!

13 February 2015
00:08:57

The mystery of gravity

09 January 2015
00:08:15

Numbers!

06 December 2013
00:31:14

Secrets!

14 October 2013
00:24:37

Sleeping!

01 August 2013
00:19:42

Music!

01 August 2013
00:20:55

Growing!

01 August 2013
00:21:02

Eating!

25 July 2013
00:20:33