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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interestin

Episodes

Total: 248

The discovery of seven new planets that could contain life has kids and adults pretty excit

Why are yawns contagious? Why do we hiccup? How do teeth get loose? Why do your ears hurt w

Why do your fingers and toes turn wrinkly in the tub? Why are people ticklish? How do you g

How do popcorn kernels pop? How do salmon know where to return to spawn? How do rabbits cha

Why is all of the world split up into countries, states, cities and counties and more? Why

How is chocolate made? Why can't we eat chocolate all the time? Why does chocolate melt? Wh

We're getting answers to all of your weather questions! Where does snow come from? Why do c

On this special episode, we're going to listen to a story about how turkeys used to get fro

Why do we like to eat certain foods? Why do some people like to eat spicy food and some peo

Are ghosts real? Why do some cultures believe in fairies and gnomes and some don't? We'll l

How do birds fly? Why do they flock? How do they not get shocked when they sit on telephone

Who invented the president? Which country had the first president? We answer presidential q

We're heading to the coast of Maine to learn a little bit about why the sea is salty, how m

7-year-old Kala wants to know why we say soccer in the United States, when the rest of the

How long does it take for baby animals to grow up? In this episode, we're learning about ch

This episode is all about bugs! We've gotten a lot of questions from you about insects and

It's all about bikes in this episode of But Why? Why bicycles can stay up when you're ridin

Seven-year old Sawyer wants to know: how does an engine work? We learn about chainsaws from

Families grow and change. What does that feel like? We asked kids to tell us about their fa

Why is the sky blue? We get an answer from a science writer for NASA's Space Place. And wha