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Dad, How Does It Work? Science Podcast for Kids

A science podcast for curious kids ages 5 to 12. Each short episode answers one big question kids ask: How do planes fly? Why is the sky blue? How does a cut heal? Two hosts explore it through a real conversation: one asks, the other helps uncover the answer, in a way that actually makes sense to a child. Science, nature, space, the human body and everyday tech. Most episodes are under 10 minutes, great for car rides and bedtime questions. Clean and family-friendly. New episodes regularly. Listen

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00:06:03

Episode 49 - Why do tears come out when I cry?

Dad, How Does It Work? Science Podcast for Kids ·

2026/10/08

The lost dog finally comes home, and your eyes fill with tears.But you're happy. Why are you crying?Were there tears in your eyes all along?Where does the extra water come from?Why does some roll down your cheeks while your nose starts to run?And why does an onion make tears appear for a completely different reason?

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00:05:28

Episode 48 - Why does my stomach growl when I'm hungry?

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2026/10/01

You are sitting in a quiet classroom, waiting for lunch.Your stomach suddenly growls loudly enough for someone else to hear.Is it asking for food?What is moving in there when you have not eaten for hours?Could the sound come from somewhere besides the stomach?And why can your belly rumble even after a meal?

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00:05:12

Episode 47 - Why do we need soap if we already have...

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2026/09/28

You rinse greasy pizza fingers under the tap.The water runs over them, but they still feel slippery.Why can water wash away mud but struggle with oil?What does soap add that water is missing?Are the bubbles really doing the cleaning?Does soap have to kill every germ to get it off your hands?Somehow, soap helps water grab what it could not grab alone.

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00:06:07

Episode 46 - Why do bites and cuts feel worse in the...

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2026/09/19

You step into the shower with a mosquito bite or a tiny cut.It was barely bothering you before.Then the water touches it, and suddenly it itches or stings like crazy.But why would clean water make it feel worse?Is the shower hurting your skin again?Or was the bite or wound already sending an alarm?And why does scratching feel good, even when it makes the itching come back?

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00:05:04

Episode 45 - How does tapping a credit card actually...

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2026/09/12

You tap your credit card on the machine.Beep. Green check mark. Done.But... what actually just happened?No cash moved. The card barely touched anything.So how did the shop know the payment was okay?And why can a card sometimes be declined even when there’s money in the account?That tiny tap is actually sending a permission request through several computers before the beep ever happens.

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00:05:35

Episode 44 - How do trees talk to each other?

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2026/09/04

You see one tree getting eaten by insects, while the tree next to it looks untouched.How could the second tree possibly know there’s danger nearby?Trees can’t talk, shout, or send messages.But they can release tiny signals into the air that other trees may detect.And underground, their roots can connect with huge networks of fungi.So are trees actually warning each other?Are they sharing things through the soil?And how much of this is really communication, rather than just trees reacting to what’s

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00:05:11

Episode 43 - Why do your fingers get wrinkly in water?

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2026/08/30

You’re sitting in the bath, and suddenly your fingers look completely different.Why do they get wrinkly while the rest of your skin mostly doesn’t?You might think your fingers are just soaking up water like little sponges.But then why are your fingertips and toes the ones that wrinkle the most?And why are your nerves involved in something as simple as bath wrinkles?It turns out your body is actually helping create those wrinkles.And there may be a surprisingly useful reason they appear when things

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00:06:16

Episode 42 - How does a cut heal?

Dad, How Does It Work? Science Podcast for Kids ·

2026/08/13

You fall, scrape your knee, and suddenly there’s blood.Then somehow it stops, a scab appears, and the cut starts closing.But how does your body even know where the damage is?Why does a scab form, and what’s happening underneath it?Where does the new skin come from?And why does a healing cut sometimes itch?Your body is doing a lot more repair work than you can see.And even when the cut looks healed, it may not be finished yet.

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00:06:20

Episode 41 - How does a battery make electricity?

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2026/08/07

You put a battery into a toy, and suddenly it comes alive.But what is actually happening inside that little battery?Is it just full of electricity waiting to come out?And why does turning the battery around make such a difference?Somehow, two tiny metal ends can make lights glow, speakers play, and motors spin.So where does all that energy actually come from?And if a battery isn’t really storing electricity, what is it storing?

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00:09:33

Episode 40 - How Does Google Know What a Red Panda...

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2026/07/31

You search for “red panda,” and the right photos appear almost instantly.But most of those pictures do not have the words “red panda” written on them.So how does Google know what is actually inside each photo?Does it see the animal, or is it using clues hidden around the image?And how can it tell the difference between a bear, a costume, and a cartoon character?It all begins with tiny colored squares and a huge picture-sorting system.

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00:05:26

Episode 39 - Why do I feel sick when I'm driving?

Dad, How Does It Work? Science Podcast for Kids ·

2026/07/24

You’re reading in the back seat, and suddenly your stomach feels wrong.But the car isn’t crashing, and nothing actually hurt you.So why does motion sickness appear out of nowhere?Why can a boat, bus, or even a virtual reality headset make you dizzy?Your eyes seem fine.Your ears seem fine.So why is your brain acting like something is seriously wrong?And why does looking at the horizon sometimes help?

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00:06:58

Episode 38- How did the dinosaurs disappear?

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2026/07/16

You look up at a giant dinosaur skeleton and wonder how something so powerful could vanish.Did every dinosaur suddenly die at the same time?And how could one asteroid cause trouble across the entire planet?The strange part is that it didn’t need to hit every dinosaur.Something happened to the sunlight.Then the plants began to struggle, food became scarce, and being enormous stopped being helpful.But if all the dinosaurs disappeared, why are birds still here?Maybe some dinosaurs never really

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00:06:14

Episode 37 - The story of Lego, where did it all start?

Dad, How Does It Work? Science Podcast for Kids ·

2026/07/10

You pick up a LEGO brick, and it feels like it was always meant to look this way.But LEGO did not begin with plastic bricks at all.It started with wooden toys in a small workshop.Then fires, risky choices, and one tiny change underneath the brick changed everything.Why did the pieces used to fall apart?How did LEGO make old and new bricks fit together?And how did it nearly lose its way after becoming so successful?The LEGO story is really about knowing what to change and what not to lose.

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00:05:34

Episode 36- How does ChatGPT sound like a real person?

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2026/06/25

You ask ChatGPT a question, and seconds later it answers like someone is really talking to you.But there is no tiny person hiding inside the computer.So how does ChatGPT know what to say next?Is it thinking, remembering, or just making a very clever guess?It learned patterns from huge amounts of human writing.Then it builds each answer one piece at a time.That explains why it can sound kind, funny, and surprisingly smart.But it also explains how it can sound completely sure and still be wrong.

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00:07:36

Episode 35- How does water come out of the tap?

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2026/06/18

You turn the tap, and water just appears.It feels like it was waiting behind the wall.But where was it one second before?And why does the toilet suddenly refill after you flush?The water isn’t being made inside your house.It is moving through hidden pipes, gates, pressure, and gravity.And the more you follow it, the less it feels like magic.

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00:11:36

Episode 34 - How does the remote talk to the TV?

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2026/06/12

A TV remote feels obvious until you ask the basic question: how does the TV know what you pressed from across the room?A remote turns each button press into a coded signal. In many standard remotes, that signal is infrared light, which your eyes cannot see but the TV’s sensor can detect.Each button sends a different pattern. The TV reads that pattern, matches it to a command, and changes the volume, channel, or power state.After this episode, you’ll understand what is actually happening between the

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00:06:16

Episode 33 - Where does the air conditioner get cold...

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2026/06/04

You press the button, and cold air starts blowing out.But where did that cold air come from?Was it hiding inside the air conditioner?And if the room air was hot a second ago, how can it come back cold?The strange part is that the air conditioner might not be bringing new air at all.It may be taking the same room air, removing heat from it, and sending it back colder.So the real mystery is not where the cold air was.It is where the heat went.

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00:06:09

Episode 32 - Where does all this dust come from?

Dad, How Does It Work? Science Podcast for Kids ·

2026/05/29

You wipe the shelf clean.Then somehow, the dust is back again.But where did it even come from?It was floating in the air before you saw it.Some came from clothes, skin, hair, carpets, soil, and even outside.And sunlight did not create it.It just made the dust visible.

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00:08:37

Episode 31- Why do companies need more money to grow?

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2026/05/14

You build a lemonade stand, and people actually love it.So why would you need someone else’s money?Shouldn’t a good business pay for itself?Then you try to open another stand, buy better tools, and tell more people you exist.Suddenly, the money you made is not enough.That’s when startup funding starts to make more sense.But it is not free money.Someone gives you money now because they believe the startup could become much bigger later.

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00:08:10

Episode 30 - How does plastic even become a balloon?

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2026/05/07

You pick up a birthday balloon, and it feels almost impossible.It is thin, light, stretchy, and somehow it holds air without falling apart.But then the weird part starts.Plastic can be hard like LEGO, soft like a bag, or shiny like a birthday balloon.So how can one material family do so many different things?And how does something that may start deep underground end up floating above a birthday table?The answer begins with tiny pieces joining into long chains.

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