Why does it float? Why do they have tusks? WebBut Why is a show led by kids. But if youve never heard about this before, it can sound kind of strange and alarming to think about giving away something that is so necessary to your life! Why do professional sports have all-men's and all-women's teams? How do owls eat? Its one of the few places in the United States to see these black and white bears. Food would be smoked, dried, salted, fermented or pickled. Submit your squirrel observations to iNaturalist More Plant Episodes: We also get a preview of the new Earth Rangers podcast! Her new book is called The Big Book of Experiments. Why is sugar bad for you? Why do bubbles pop? Yuen: Florida got it right when it restricted cellphones in the classroom. This episode of But Why is a serious one. How do you make friends? Why do we laugh? This episode may not be suitable for our youngest listeners or for particularly sensitive kids. We've picked 10 stumpers, like: Why don't we suffocate in cars when we're driving? Why do frogs inflate their throats? We covered a lot when it comes to these huge aquatic mammals but there was one big topic we didn't get to: and that's how whales communicate. Crickets are in the order known as Orthoptera, which contains grasshoppers, locusts, crickets and bush crickets, and katydids. Unlike other seed banks, the vault is designed not to be used unless there are no other options in other seed banks. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript | Video, How is paper made from trees? Seed banks, Our guest this week is a lexicographer. How do chicks grow in their eggs? And what the heck does it mean to keep your eyes peeled? Why do your ears hurt when you drive up over the mountains? Resources: How To Talk To Kids About Money, Million Bazillion podcast Why do ducks make loud noises? And check out our social media pages for lots of pictures! Why are dogs' eyesight black and white? So in this episode we find out with Jane Solomon, editor at Emojipedia and Paul Galloway of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Why do roosters crow? Plus, we visit a coffee roaster in Maine to learn about this parent fuel that so many kids find gross! Why do bees pollinate? The Why Music Podcast - a podcast about music for curious kids! They also collect pollen on their legs. Today were learning all about snakes while out on a search for timber rattlesnakes in New York with state wildlife biologist Lisa Pipino. Where is a good place to observe wildlife? * Why can't you tickle yourself? To get answers to kid questions about armadillos we took a field trip to Texas to talk with Michael Perez at the Forth Worth Nature Center and Refuge. Why can't we purr? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript Join us for an episode about how words are created, when they've reached a critical level of use to get their own dictionary entry, and when words are removed from the dictionary. This program is in collaboration with the Vermont Agency of Education to bring interactive educational opportunities to students while schools are closed. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript Why do bucks shed their antlers every year? Listen to But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids podcast | Deezer So today we're going to introduce you to the concept of taxonomy, or how animals are categorized, and we'll also talk about the difference between scientific and common names. Why shouldn't you touch raw eggs? We recently did an episode all about dogs. How do airplanes fly? Taza is a "bean-to-bar" chocolate maker. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript | Coloring Page Why does it get darker earlier in the winter and why is there more daylight in the summer? Download our learning guides: PDF | Go, In the ice age, megafauna roamed North America: mammoths, saber-toothed cats, even giant land sloths! Why do birds have wings? Other questions we tackle in this episode: Do cows make different amounts of moos to say different words? Mixing by Jeff Geld. But over time people realized they needed to have a system for dealing with things when there wasn't an easy trade. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slides | Transcript, How do whales spray water? What are electrons made of? We learn about voting and elections with Erin Geiger Smith, reporter and author of Thank You For Voting and Thank You For Voting Young Readers' Edition. Where do they come from? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript and How Do, This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite older episodes from the past. How does sugar make cavities? They ask the questions and we find the answers. On this edition of Conversations, Christina Sauer talks with host Dan Skinner about Why? It's called Timeline and it explores the history of western music. The Garbage Patch is a really big spot: 1.6 million square kilometers, almost 618,000 squar. Alyssa Arre of the Comparative Cognition Lab at Yale tackles these interesting questions. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript, This week we're answering questions about gender. Why can't you tickle yourself? Why These insects are best known for singing and hopping! What is electricity made of? How do spiders walk up walls and on ceilings without falling? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript A gentle gust of wind, or the jostling of the pl, Why are some people right-handed and some are left-handed? So we're tackling them with the help of Jessica Honaker and Kristie Reddick, otherwise known as the Bug Chicks. So But Why is helping them understand what impeachment is and what happens when a president is impeached. Why Don't Spiders Get Stuck In Their Webs? The twins talked with But Why about what it's like to live with Sophie's illness. Sharks skeletons are made of cartilage. How are stars formed? Why does junk food taste so good? Why is that? And now, people all over the world are eager to watch it land on Mars and get to work. Why dont snakes have ears? * Then your brain has to decide how much danger your knee is in. * How do dreams happen? * What are eels? In this episode, we get schooled on school by sociologist Emily Rauscher and National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson. Why do so many crows gather together on winter nights? Why Do Cookies Taste Better With Salt? Why do our baby teeth fall out? And we explore a few other sayings you sent us, like why do parents always say, Next time when they really mean No? In the Pleistocene era, which lasted from 120,000 years ago to 15,000 years ago, ic. And to learn about sloths, we interviewed Sam Trull of the Sloth Institute in Costa Rica. Eurasia Foundation Plus a few burning questions about why bug bites itch, why poison ivy and caterpillars and berries can all be poisonous, and how come we have to wear sunscreen! Download our learning guide above to draw a picture or describe an invention you would make to help clean it all up. It measures over 2,716 feet tall or if you think in metric thats 828 meters. Download our learning guide: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript, We're talking about teeth with a friendly dentist! How are podcasts made? And we learn about flags with vexillologist Scot Guenter from San Jose State University. So how do you think they did it? Download our learning guide: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript, In this special live episode But Why had a musical celebration with Mister Chris, the Junkman and May Erlewine, and we heard your songs. Resources He's our guest in this episode and he explains the reasons behind this semi-annual ritual of moving the clocks forward and back. How do you deal with a bully? Why can you feel your heart in your head when you're lying still or under water? How do clocks work? Who was the first mathematician? Why do dogs have tails and we don't? How Animals Get Their Names, Why are whale sharks called whale sharks? You can Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript We answer questions about friends and bullies with Dr. Friendtastic (also known as Eileen Kennedy-Moore), a psychologist and author of Growing Friendships: A Kids Guide to Making and Keeping Friends. Why is soccer called 'soccer,' instead of being called 'football? Why can't dogs eat chocolate? 3-year-old Kai from Tokyo, Japan asks: "Why do we need to compete with other people, especially friends, for example on a sports day or at gym class?" Even though they are herbivores, pandas are still wild animals with sharp claws and big teeth, so its important for people to stay safe. In a follow up to our pets episodes, we look at how we treat animals very differently depending on whether we think of them as pets, food, or work animals. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript Do both male and female ants have stingers? How are expiration dates determined? "It's an interesting question because so many people around the world play the game of football," said David Saward, now-retired men's coach at Middlebury College. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript Warm air will rise and cold air will sink. How do flowers grow? Is Washington Finally Ready to Take On Big Tech? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slides | Transcript, One of the things that makes blood so special is we can share it with other people! Why do we get hiccups? Why do so many crows gather together on winter nights? Why does television fry your brain? Thats called a transfusion. Can you be allergic to water? Is it red or blue? How do babies learn to talk? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slides | Transcript | Coloring Page | Dog Breed Quiz | Answer Key, Why do cats purr? But Why explores the Big Bang, earth, stars and black holes in this call-in episode that aired live on Vermont Public Radio. Our guests are Steve and Matt Murrie, authors of The Screaming Hairy Armadillo, and 76 Other Animals With Weird Wild Names. Why do cats sharpen their claws? How do you earn money? We talk with Chris McManus, professor and author of the book Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms, and Cultures. And it's actually about sharing. How do echoes work? And why is Russia invading Ukraine? Do cats that share a home have the same meow? How did people keep food cold in olden times? In this episode of But Why , we're talking about plants with garden consultant Charlie Nardozzi. Why do we need food and water to survive? Then, we learn about the industrious beaver with wildlife biologist Kim Royar of the Vermont Department for Fish & Wildlife. How do squirrels sleep? In addition to having faces that look like a smiley emoticon, axolotls are as fascinating to scientific researchers as they are to kids because of their amazing ability to regenerate parts of their bodies, including their brains! Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript We also get a response from ABC Radio's Short & Curly, a podcast devoted to ethics for kids. Kids can record a video talking about a favorite episode and then tag us on social media or send an email to questions@butwhykids.org. Kids & Family. The surface of the moon is reflecting the sun's light into our eyes. Did you know pianos have strings and hammers? Why is the sky blue? We get a lesson in bread making on a field trip to King Arthur Flour. Why does Lincoln have his shoulder in the picture while other presidents dont? Who invented the president? But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids Total duration: 17 h 18 (Chocolate chips, cookie crumbles, etc.) When you get hurt, like scraping your knee for example, the nerve cells in the knee send a message to the brain. Why are pandas black and white? Resources Can people who are blind can see in their dreams? This is a conversation that welcomes all kinds of families as we answer questions about why babies don't hatch out of eggs, why boys have nipples, why girls have babies but boys don't and why some people look more like one parent more than the other. Why is blood so important? Special Episode: How Do You Talk To Kids About Violence In The News? Or if you do it, you should tell them you did it. Hosted by Katrin Bennhold. Plus, bonus: explosions! Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript How do our bodies make new blood? But they still need a way for their own pollen to drop onto their egg. In this episode we hear from people who make their living in the game, professional players, coaches and commentators. Why Will humans ever be able to go to Mars? June 30, 2023 7:55am. Get ready to dance. The solstices are on December 21 and 22 and June 20 or 21, those are when the earth is leaning as far away from the sun or as close to the sun as it gets. We speak with Cory Silverberg, author of What Makes A Baby, for answers to questions about how we all come into the world. How do they make webs? How Do Fish Sleep? We wanted to explore why music moves us. One young Australian listener wants to know why wombats, kangaroos and koalas hang out in the countryside rather than the city. That steam pushes through the endosperm and turns it kind of soft and that endosperm builds up pressure and explodes through the husk. Instead of an episode of But Why, we're going to check out an episode of one of our other favorite podcasts. As we close out 2022, Jane and Melody look back at some of their favorite episodes of 2002. What Is The End Of The World Going To Feel Like? Why does the moon have holes? We think the whole family will enjoy this episode, but you're always free to give our episodes a listen to see if it's right for your young ones. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript How do lights turn on? Kids have been sending us lots of questions about babies! Why does television fry your brain? Snakes are ectothermic - meaning they are cold-blooded and rely on their environment to regulate their body temperature. * NAMLE Parents Guide to Media Literacy Ways To Help Also why does snow melt? But Why is a show led by kids. Why do cats "talk" to people, but not other cats? We know many of you are experiencing some changes now that schools in lots of states and countries are closed to slow the spread of COVID-19. How are babies made? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript We head to Poughkeepsie, New York to learn about eels with Chris How is snow made? And David Chavez, an explosives expert at Los Alamos National Laboratory tells us how changes to the materials used in fireworks can make them better for the environment and unleash new, more vibrant colors in the night sky. - Maya, Toronto, Ontario What's the difference between a bee and a wasp? Why does the Earth only have one moon? Where does the sidewalk end? How do they make buildings that are taller than cranes? The branch of science we're focusing on is called chemistry. Why are some people allergic to cats and dogs? For our latest episode we took a field trip to the zoo to visit the three pandas currently living there and answer panda questions with zookeeper Mariel Lally. In this episode, we're learning about cheetahs and horses with two questions from siblings in Australia. Well.nothing, except they all appear in this episode! For some families this is the first time youve had to try to do something like school at home. You can listen to But Why live at vpr.org and call-in every Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time through June 19, 2020. The Bird Diva has our answers to all of your questions about our feathered friends. How do vaccines work? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an area in the middle of the ocean between California/Mexico and Hawaii where there's a high concenration of plastic waste. WebThis is But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids, Im Jane Lindholm. And why are daddy long legs called daddy long legs when they have to have a female to produce babies?! Pain is protectiveit lets us know to stop doing something that is damaging or might damage our bodies. How do microphones work? And do we need a heart to love or does the brain do it? PLUS, so many kids sent us animal noises in different languages and well hear them all! Jane Lindholm co-stars with Molly Bloom (Brains On!, Smash Boom Best) as twin sisters who reap what they sow in this story with origins in Korea, Tibet, Japan and China. Why Is There A Big Patch Of Garbage In The Pacific Ocean? Who invented basketball? * How do we know where our mouths are? And why do we have different blood types? - Juniper Why do you have to be a certain age or height to go down a water slide? June 29, 2023, 6:00 a.m. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript What do they eat, how big are they, and do they have rainbow manes? How do babies grow? Also in the episode: why do leaves change color in the fall? Where do dragonflies and ladybugs sleep? Also in this episode: why don't school buses have seatbelts? Why bicycles can stay up when you're riding them, but fall over when stopped. Violet, 5, wants to know: what was life like before refrigerators? We do play the sound of fireworks at the very beginning and very end of the episode. Lynette and Stefanie open this weeks first episode by talking about Whitney Houston and tortured artists. * This episode may not be suitable for our youngest listeners or for particularly sensitive kids. Why do we have to wear clothes? - Bhakti, 9, Australia How do babies And do animals know what kind of animal they are? Who made them up? Steam trains? How do zippers zip stuff? Why do snowboards look like skateboards? In general, vaccines are a way to, Why do apples have stems? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slides | Transcript Why do some snakes use heat vision? What do jellyfish eat? She tells us what fire is, why matches work to start fires, and why fire is often orange. Mary James sent her picture of the mermicorn to the Little Inventors competition, for Canadian children. Can you get a trophy for whistling? Competition comes up in a lot of different ways in life. We're visiting ECHO, the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for answers. Does honey have healing properties? Enjoy! Were learning about solstices, equinoxes and seasons in this episode of But Why. Why are some seasons warm and some are cold and icy? "Chocolate actually comes from cocoa beans--which is no bean at all--they are seeds of the cacao trees," says Ayala Ben-Chaim of Taza Chocolate. Why don't fish get electrocuted when lightning strikes? From those two first words: 'rugby' and 'association,' came two very separate games. How do sharks communicate? Well even find out how common left-handedness (or left-pawedness) is in other animals! Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript Sometimes you send us questions about things you've heard about, and sometimes you send us questions about your experiences. Are humans animals? Why do we have friends? We also get an answer to a question to how you get a ship in a bottle from Colorado-based ship-in-bottle builder Daniel Siemens in this encore episode from 2016. We'll hear from musician Luke Reynolds, and a kid whistling chorus from our listeners! But Why is a show led by kids. How we speak, why we speak and what we speak. Why Is Soccer Called 'Soccer' Instead Of 'Football'? Why don't kids go to work? And why do we call their snorts oink in English? For example, it takes years to develop your handwriting, so it would take twice as long to develop good handwriting with both hands! How many species of dinosaurs were alive in the Cretaceous period? Visual: What Lurks In The Depths Of the Ocean? If you're protecting somebody or keeping a surprise." - Camille Why are icebergs mostly underwater? Theyre a type of knife fish, more closely related to catfish and carp. What color is the moon? What makes glue sticky? How many different types of ladybugs are there? Why don't leaves turn all of the colors of the rainbow? The deepest part of th, Kala wants to know why we say soccer in the United States, when the rest of the world calls the game "football." On But Why, we tackle topics large and Why are all snowflakes different? The land underneath the ocean is as varied and interesting as the terrain up on dry landwith mountains and canyons, plains and forests. Why Dont They Live In Cities? Can you be allergic to water? How Do Fish Breathe? Why is a year 365 days? How do rabbits change colors? Why do some people have birthmarks? We're talking about countries and borders with author Juan Enriquez. Kids Are orange cats only male? But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids | iHeart Why Are Some Animals Pets And Others Are Lunch? Download our learning guide: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript | Coloring Page, Vaccines, Masks and Handwashing: A Coronavirus Update, In this installment, we follow up on our March episode about the novel coronavirus now that we know more about COVID-19 and how it spreads. Why do elephants like peanuts? Why do people faint? Actually ALL fruits start as flowers (but not all flowers turn into fruit). Who invented money? Is a springbok faster than a grizzly bear? Why do onions make you cry? "No, because it usually just means you get in trouble." Why do children get hungry at night? Why do firefighters have Dalmations? Why do clouds stay up in the sky? In this episode, we'll tackle all of these questions! But if it's like a mean person you met on the street it's, Have you ever felt competitive with a friend or a sibling? Parents: this episode is about asteroids and supernovas; some kids may find this episode a bit scary, or may have never considered those possibilities before, so you may want to listen first on your own. They shed their skin once or twice per year and each time they do, they get a new rattle segment. Why do children have heart surgeries? Why are butterflies called butterflies? We've all gotten together to create one big podcast episode that gives you a little flavor of what each one of us is all about. Why do we say ow or ouch? How do they swivel their heads around? They ask the questions and we find the answers. We dont have fur like other animals, so when modern humans started moving into colder parts of the world, we needed to protect ourselves somehow if its cold and snowy. Do fish stink in the water or on land? Do they bite? Listen live at vpr.org and call-in every Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time through June 19, 2020. 2 cups of heavy cream Find out if theres any truth to the idea that TV will turn your brain to mush, youll catch a cold if you go out with wet hair, and its dangerous to take a shower during a thunderstorm. First Day Jitters We'll learn about the reasoning behind the names of daddy long legs, killer whales, fox snakes, German shepherds and more! Herzog is the author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals. Wealthy people who lived in cold climates were more likely to have an ice pit or later an ice house where they would keep ice for use, Why is the heart a symbol of love? News Sources for Kids from Common Sense Media Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript They ask the questions and we find the answers. But others of you might do homeschooling all the time; and youve probably got some great advice for families who are new to this routine! a splash of vanilla [American Psychological Association](about:blank) It's a big question from a young mind! There's no first person we can point to who invented money. Plus, we get some help from Chicago public radio station WBEZ's Curious City to learn about what happens after you flush the toilet. * What are thunderstorms? Kids have been sending us lots of questions about babies! And why do they sing at dawn and dusk? And how do whales drink water in the salty ocean? How can plants grow so big if they start from such a small seed? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript, Why do people need to sleep? Do pandas hibernate? Plus we hear an episode of one of VPR's other podcasts, Outdoor Radio. Why do we sometimes see the moon in the daytime? Think of it as public radio - made especially for kids. * Why do cows put their tongues up their noses? We also address firework safety and how to impress your friends by knowing what kinds of metals are in the fireworks youre watching or the sparklers youre playing with. And why are some eels electric? As they move from flower to flower, they leave a little bit of that pollen on each new flower they visit. How do butterflies fly? We heard from over 100 of you about everything from Dont swallow gum because it will stay in your stomach forever to Slouching will crush your organs to If you dont take a shower after swimming in the pool, your hair will turn green. In this episode (the first of two), with the help of pediatrician Nusheen Ameenuddin of the Mayo Clinic, we put these parentisms to the test! Kids ask questions and we find someone who can give you an answer. Why don't spiders stick to their own webs? In the summer of 2022, drought in this part of Texas caused riverbeds to dry out, revealing new tracks that hadnt been seen before. This week were answering seven quirky questions about animals! The rock in the area is limestone. How do our hands feel things? Lots of people are afraid of the dark, including many kids who have shared that fear with us. Basketball Games for Kids We do a little fact checking on this generational eating advice with Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin of the Mayo Clinic. Why do they have to use needles for shots? - Nina, 6, Maryland On this episode of But Why, we're talking about baking. Veterinarian and dog scientist Jessica Hekman has answers. In this episode of But Why, we learn about her invention, the mermicorn! In this episode we discuss competition with anthropologist Niko Besnier. We're highlighting an episode from 2018 with pediatric sleep psychologist Dr. Lisa Meltzer. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript, How does water turn into ice? For Crying Out Loud: Why Dont Kids Listen To Us? on Apple At least, so says Michael Downing, author of Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time. Friendship is often about action. Who was the fastest runner in the world? Do wolves have different howls? Do babies know they're babies? They're asked to call in or email voice-recorded questions that they're Why do you make But Why? Why do snakes stick out their tongues so much? My personal wish is to learn Urdu and to convince my brother to get a cat or dog!" Download learning guides: PDF | Google Slides | Transcript | Watch On Facebook Live, Where does electricity come from? How do salmon know where to return to spawn? Can people with laryngitis whistle? And what did cavemen eat that we still eat today? Where does dirt come from? We hear more about this history from Gavin Weightman, author of The Frozen Water Trade. Related Episodes: Why Do Elephants Have Trunks? The first one, featuring poet Maya Angelou, has just been released. Why Do Ladybugs Have Spots? We turned to Keenan Stears of the University of California, Santa Barbara for some help with this tricky query. But most crickets make sound b, Thats just one of the questions we answer in this weeks episode, which also includes instructions on how to easily make your own ice cream at home! And who whistles our theme song? What are they made of? How do the tectonic plates move underground? Some tree, or arboreal, squi, Why is it a shot? Why do crickets chirp? Why do fish swim when they are asleep? Some areas of the atmosphere have more air pressure than others. And why are days longer in summer and shorter in winter? Why do leaves change colors in the fall? 28 min playlist_add Apr 21, 2023 Why arent babies just little adults? Or wondered why pockets in clothing designed for girls are sometimes smaller than the pockets in clothing designed for boys? Our listeners have a lot of questions about blood. They ask the questions and we find the answers.
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