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Science for Kids / Science"s Not Boring: The Kids Science Podcast

A groundbreaking podcast for curious kids aged 4-12 that proves science is anything but dull.Join our fictional AI hosts Mira, a brilliant 9-year-old, and her younger brother Finn, age 7, as they explore the incredible world of science. From exploding volcanoes and black holes to deadly venom and the tiny machines inside your own body, each episode uncovers the most astonishing, surprising, and sometimes mind-bending wonders of science - explained in a way that actually makes sense to kids.Whether

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All Episodes

11:00

How do animals defend themselves?

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2026/09/22

In the wild, nobody wants to become someone else's dinner! But how do small creatures stay safe from hungry predators? Join Mira and Finn on a wild adventure to uncover the most mind-blowing and explosive animal defense mechanisms on the planet! Did you know there is a mammal covered entirely in giant fingernail-like scales? Discover the amazing Pangolin, an animal that rolls into a heavy, razor-sharp ball of armor! We will also bust a massive myth about the North American Porcupine and its 3...

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13:13

What are feelings?

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2026/09/21

Have you ever wondered why you feel happy, sad, angry, or even scared? Feelings aren't just magic—they are a super cool mix of chemistry and electricity zooming around inside your body! Join Mira and Finn on a wild emotional rollercoaster to discover what is actually happening in your brain when you feel a feeling. Did you know you have a tiny, almond-shaped alarm system in your head called the amygdala? It can react to danger in just 74 milliseconds, which is way faster than you can even bli...

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11:24

How does the internet work?

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2026/09/20

Have you ever wondered what happens when you send a message, watch a video, or play a game online? Do the signals just float through the air like magic? Join Mira and Finn on a mind-blowing journey to discover the secret, physical machine that connects our whole world—the internet! Get ready to be amazed because the internet isn't floating up in the sky; it is actually buried at the absolute bottom of the freezing, deep ocean! Discover how thousands of miles of underwater cables, some no thic...

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11:41

What is a whale?

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2026/09/19

Did you know the biggest animal to ever live on planet Earth isn't a mighty dinosaur? It is alive today and swimming in our oceans! Join Mira and Finn as they dive deep into the fascinating world of whales and dolphins. Discover the incredible Antarctic Blue Whale, a gentle giant so massive that its heart is the size of a golf cart! But wait, if whales live in the ocean, why do they have to hold their breath underwater? You won't believe the answer! We'll travel back 50 million years to mee...

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14:14

What is body temperature?

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2026/09/18

Have you ever wondered why you shiver in the freezing winter snow and drip with sweat in the blazing summer sun? Your body is actually performing an incredible, invisible magic trick! Inside your brain, there is a tiny, almond-sized control center called the hypothalamus that works around the clock to keep your insides at the absolute perfect temperature. Join Mira and Finn on Science is Not Boring as they uncover the amazing secrets of how our bodies survive extreme hot and cold environmen...

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12:06

What is an animal architect?

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2026/09/17

Did you know some of the greatest builders on Earth don't use blueprints, hard hats, or power tools? They just use pure instinct! Join Mira and Finn on a wild adventure to discover the world's most amazing animal architects! First, travel to Madagascar to meet Darwin's bark spider, a tiny creature that shoots bulletproof silk over rushing rivers to build traps 82 feet wide! Next, grab your imaginary hard hat and head to Canada to find a massive beaver dam so gigantic that scientists can actua...

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14:33

What is the speed of sound?

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2026/09/16

Have you ever wondered why you see the bright flash of a firework before you hear the massive BOOM? Or why thunder always arrives after the lightning? Join Mira and Finn on Science is Not Boring as they uncover the invisible, super-fast world of sound! When you clap your hands, you're actually pushing tiny air molecules together like a microscopic line of falling dominoes. But just how fast do those dominoes fall? Discover the wild 1705 experiment where an English clergyman named William Derh...

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14:41

What is lightning?

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2026/09/15

Have you ever wondered what makes that giant, glowing spark in the sky during a thunderstorm? Or why a huge boom of thunder always follows it? Join Mira and Finn on an electrifying adventure to uncover the shocking truth about lightning! Did you know a single lightning bolt is only the width of your thumb, yet it packs enough energy to heat the air to 30,000 degrees Celsius? That is over five times hotter than the surface of the sun! You will discover how giant, fluffy storm clouds act like m...

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12:33

What is the digestive system?

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2026/09/14

Did you know your mouth makes enough spit in your lifetime to fill a whole backyard swimming pool?! Eww! Get ready for a messy, mind-blowing adventure as Mira and Finn shrink down to take a roller coaster ride inside the human body! We are following a single bite of a crunchy red apple as it travels all the way through your incredible digestive system. You will discover how powerful squeezing muscles let you swallow food even if you are hanging upside down on the monkey bars like a bat! Then,...

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12:57

What is Mars?

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2026/09/13

Buckle up, space explorers! Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about that glowing red dot? Join Mira and Finn on an epic rocket ride to Mars to find out if humans could ever make it our second home! Mars might be our next-door neighbor in the solar system, but surviving there requires some serious superhero skills.Did you know that Mars is basically a giant, freezing desert entirely covered in rust? In this mind-blowing episode, we'll discover how astronauts would survive...

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11:42

What is sound?

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2026/09/12

Have you ever wondered how your favorite song gets from a speaker all the way into your brain? It all starts with invisible sound waves flying through the air at a whopping 767 miles per hour! Join Mira and Finn on an incredible, mind-blowing journey inside the human ear to discover the amazing science of sound!You will learn about the absolute smallest bones in your entire body—including one that is smaller than a grain of rice! Discover the bizarre, snail-shaped tube in your head where 15...

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13:53

How did Mount Everest form?

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2026/09/11

Did you know the highest point on Earth used to be at the bottom of the ocean? It’s true! Join Mira and Finn on a wild science adventure to uncover the unbelievable secrets of Mount Everest! Imagine standing over five miles up in the freezing sky, looking down at the snow, and finding an ancient seashell! How did ocean creatures end up in the clouds?Discover how the Earth's crust is like a giant cracked egg made of moving puzzle pieces called tectonic plates. Millions of years ago, the Indi...

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13:27

What is the science of flight?

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2026/09/10

Have you ever dreamed of stepping off a chair, flapping your arms, and zooming straight up into the clouds?! Why can't humans just fly like birds? Join Mira and Finn on a sky-high adventure to uncover the mind-blowing science of flight! Discover the four invisible forces of physics every flying creature must conquer to leave the ground: gravity, lift, drag, and thrust. You’ll find out why a bird's bones are hollow, how hummingbirds flap in rapid figure-eights, and why bats fly using giant web...

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11:55

What are atoms made of?

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2026/09/09

Are you ready to have your mind totally blown?! Look at your hands, the walls, and the screen you are reading this on. Everything around you is made of tiny, invisible building blocks called atoms! But what is an atom actually made of? Join Mira and Finn on a zooming, shrinking adventure into the smallest things in the entire universe! You'll discover that a single grain of sand has over fifty quintillion atoms inside it (that’s a five with nineteen zeros!). But the craziest part? Atoms are a...

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12:17

What is the inner ear?

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2026/09/08

Have you ever spun around super fast on a tire swing, stopped, and felt like the whole room was still twirling? Join Mira and Finn as they shrink down and travel deep into the weird, wet world inside your skull to find out why! You won't believe it, but you actually have tiny tubes of secret fluid and thousands of microscopic crystals hiding inside your ears! These amazing 'ear rocks' and sloshing liquids act like a 3D navigation computer to keep you balanced and tell your brain which way is ...

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12:39

What is climate change?

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2026/09/07

Have you ever wondered why a parked car gets so hot in the summer sun? Our whole planet is doing the exact same thing! Join Mira and Finn on Science is Not Boring as they uncover the invisible blanket wrapping around our Earth. Did you know humans pump out 37 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year? That’s as heavy as 37 billion great white sharks sent up into the sky!Discover the amazing true story of Eunice Newton Foote, the brilliant female scientist who predicted the greenhouse effect...

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13:01

What is the sense of smell?

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2026/09/06

Did you know you actually have up to thirty-three different senses feeding your brain right now?! In this mind-blowing episode of Science is Not Boring, Mira and Finn uncover the wild secrets of the human body and how our incredible senses work together as the ultimate superhero team. Have you ever wondered why your favorite cheesy pizza tastes like boring, mushy cardboard when you have a stuffy nose? It turns out, eighty percent of flavor actually comes directly from your sense of smell! You...

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15:05

What is a memory?

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2026/09/05

Have you ever wondered why you can forget where you put your shoes, but you never forget how to ride a bike? Your brain is the ultimate supercomputer! In fact, it can hold about 2.5 million gigabytes of information—that is like recording three million hours of your favorite TV shows! Join Mira and Finn on Science is Not Boring as they uncover the amazing secrets of how our memories actually work. Did you know that every time you learn something new, your brain literally grows new physical bra...

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13:18

What are the Northern Lights?

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2026/09/04

Look up at the night sky! Have you ever seen giant, glowing ribbons of green, purple, and red light dancing in the air? Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the wild, fiery truth behind the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis! You might think they are just pretty, glowing clouds, but they are actually caused by massive explosions on the Sun, ninety-three million miles away! Discover how a fiery, two-million-mile-an-hour solar wind travels through space and crashes into Earth's in...

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15:29

What is a skyscraper?

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2026/09/03

Have you ever wondered how super-tall buildings and massive bridges stand up without falling down? Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the invisible forces trying to knock down our cities—like sneaky gravity, fierce wind, and powerful earthquakes! Discover how clever engineers fight back using the brilliant science of shapes and materials. Did you know the strongest shape in the engineering world is the trusty triangle? Or that the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is so incredibly high up, you can ride a...

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