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: 254

We’re thinking about bears! Actually one specific type of bear: sun bears! Have you heard a

It's all about bikes in this episode of But Why? How come bicycles stay up when you're ridi

11-year-old Alaska (from Colorado) wants to know: why do some kids love reading while other

How are crickets so loud? Why do they chirp at night? How are they different from grasshopp

Why is it that some people have allergies when others don’t, even if they’re in the same fa

What are eels? And why are some eels electric? We head to Poughkeepsie, New York to learn a

Why do people spend so much time on social media? But Why answers kids' questions about soc

Why do wolves howl at the moon? Do wolves have different howls? How were wolves domesticate

Do bears ever live in cities? Why do so many crows gather together on winter nights? How ma

Why are babies small and grownups big? Why are babies so helpless, instead of little versio

One of the things that makes blood so special is we can share it with other people! Scienti

Why do people have blood, what is it, and what does it do? How do our bodies make new blood

How do water slides work and how are they built? Why do you have to be a certain age or hei

In this episode: part two of parentisms- you know, the things adults like to say that may o

We wanted to hear about the conventional wisdom, parenting myths, and downright folksy fals

In addition to having faces that look like a smiley emoticon, axolotls are as fascinating t

What do bison, moose, Gila monsters, parrots and snails have in common? Well….nothing, exce

As we close out 2022, Jane and Melody look back at some of their favorite episodes of 2002.

How do big cargo ships and ferries float, even though they are so heavy? Why do boats float

Why do armadillos have shells? How do they roll into balls? Why are sloths so slow? Can slo