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

A groundbreaking podcast for curious kids aged 4-12, and the grown-ups listening with them, that proves philosophy, psychology and religion are anything but dull.Join our fictional AI hosts Mira, a brilliant 9-year-old, and her younger brother Finn, age 7, as they explore philosophy, psychology and religion as one big family of questions about how we make sense of things. Each episode takes a real thinker or idea seriously, from what makes you the same person you were as a baby to why people across

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13:08

What is the placebo effect?

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2026/10/06

Have you ever scraped your knee, and it magically felt better just because a grown-up put a totally normal plaster on it? That is not magic—it is actually a mind-bending superpower hiding inside your own brain! In this episode, Mira and Finn uncover one of the biggest mysteries in science: the placebo effect. Join us as we travel back to the 1950s to meet Henry Beecher, a Harvard doctor who noticed something incredible. He found out that a sugar pill—a fake medicine with absolutely nothing in...

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11:13

What is the problem of induction?

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2026/10/05

How do you know the sun will actually rise tomorrow? Because it always has? Well, get ready to have your mind completely blown! In this episode of Philosophy is Not Boring, Mira and Finn dive into a massive brain-puzzle from 1748 called the Problem of Induction!A brilliant Scottish philosopher named David Hume pointed out a wild idea: just because something happened a thousand times in the past doesn't logically prove it will happen in the future! We explore this through the hilarious and s...

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13:03

Who was St Francis of Assisi?

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2026/10/04

Did you know there was a man who called the sun his brother and the moon his sister? Meet St Francis of Assisi! He didn't start out as a holy man. Actually, he was a rich, popular party kid who loved wearing the fanciest velvet clothes! But after a year in prison during a war, he decided to give away absolutely everything—even the clothes he was wearing right in the middle of town!Instead of thinking humans were the bosses of the Earth, Francis believed we are part of one massive, wild fami...

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12:40

What is object permanence?

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2026/10/03

Have you ever played peekaboo with a tiny baby and wondered why they laugh so incredibly hard? To you, it's just a simple game of hiding your face. But to a baby, you are performing the greatest magic trick in the universe! Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the wild world of baby brains and a famous Swiss thinker named Jean Piaget. In the 1920s, Piaget watched kids play and realized something amazing: babies don't just know less than adults; they actually think completely differently! Before...

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11:38

Who was Gandhi?

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2026/10/02

Have you ever had a bully take your toy, and a grown-up just told you to "ignore" them? It sounds so unfair, right?! But what if refusing to fight back was actually the most powerful weapon in the world? Welcome to the incredible true story of Mohandas Gandhi! In the 1930s, the powerful British Empire ruled India and made a totally ridiculous law: it was illegal for Indian people to make their own salt! Imagine getting arrested just for boiling salty seawater! Instead of starting a violent wa...

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11:04

What is Sukkot?

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2026/10/01

Imagine leaving your perfectly comfortable, warm house to eat all your meals outside in a tiny hut... for a whole week! That is exactly what Jewish families all around the world do during the incredible autumn festival of Sukkot! In this fascinating episode of Philosophy is Not Boring, Mira and Finn explore the amazing tradition of building a sukkah. Did you know that the roof of this special shelter has to be made of loose branches so you can look up and see the twinkling stars? It’s true! W...

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13:17

Who was Epicurus?

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2026/09/30

If someone gave you a billion dollars right now, what would you buy to be perfectly happy? A solid gold go-kart? A chocolate milk river? A robot that makes infinite pizzas? Well, an ancient Greek philosopher named Epicurus said that all the fancy stuff in the world won't actually make you happy! Over 2,300 years ago, Epicurus bought a beautiful garden outside Athens and turned it into a school that broke all the rules. While other schools only allowed wealthy men, Epicurus welcomed everyone, ...

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10:00

What is laughter?

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2026/09/29

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to stay quiet when someone else starts giggling? Even if nothing funny happened, you just burst out laughing too! But what exactly is laughter, and why is it so catching? Join Mira and Finn on an undercover science mission to find out! In the 1990s, a psychologist named Robert Provine became a "laugh-detective." He secretly listened to 1,200 laughs in shopping malls and made an unbelievable discovery: only one out of ten laughs actually followed a joke! So...

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14:00

What is a soul?

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2026/09/28

Have you ever wondered what makes you... YOU? Think about it—you’ve grown so much since you were a tiny baby, but deep down, you still feel like the exact same person! Is there an invisible, magical spark inside driving you like a pilot in a spaceship? Join Mira and Finn as they explore one of history’s greatest mysteries: What is the soul? We’ll travel back to Ancient Egypt, where people believed the soul had multiple parts, including a personality called the Ba that looked like a bird with ...

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12:52

What is hindsight bias?

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2026/09/27

Have you ever watched a tense mystery movie, seen the surprise ending, and yelled, "I knew it all along!"? Well, did you really know it, or is your brain playing a massive trick on you? Welcome to the wild world of Hindsight Bias! In this mind-bending episode, Mira and Finn uncover one of the weirdest glitches in human memory. You'll learn all about a brilliant psychologist named Baruch Fischhoff, who in 1975 proved that our brains actually act like sneaky movie editors! Once we know how a st...

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13:21

What is the Fermi Paradox?

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2026/09/26

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, if the universe is so giant, where are all the aliens? Our galaxy alone has billions of stars and even more planets, so space should be packed with zooming spaceships! But instead, it is completely, incredibly quiet. Why is nobody saying hello?In 1950, a brilliant scientist named Enrico Fermi was eating lunch when he suddenly asked this exact question: "Where is everybody?" This big puzzle became known as the Fermi Paradox! Join Mira an...

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11:53

What is childhood amnesia?

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2026/09/25

Have you ever looked at old photos of yourself as a baby and realized you don't remember any of it? You're not alone! In this exciting episode of Philosophy is Not Boring, Mira and Finn dive into one of the biggest mysteries of the human brain: childhood amnesia! Join us as we explore why almost nobody has real memories from before they were three years old. Did your brain just drop them somewhere?We will learn all about the hippocampus—a super cool part of your brain that acts like a busy ...

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11:25

What is grace in Christianity?

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2026/09/24

Imagine you made a HUGE mistake—like dropping your parents' computer in the mud—but instead of getting grounded, you got a giant ice cream cake and a massive party! Sounds completely crazy, right? But that is exactly what the concept of "grace" is all about!In this fascinating episode, Mira and Finn explore an idea that totally breaks the normal rules of fairness. You'll hear the famous Parable of the Prodigal Son, a story told by Jesus about a wildly wasteful son who spends all his money, ...

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11:08

Who was J.L. Austin?

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2026/09/23

Have you ever thought about how weird it is to make a promise? One second there’s no rule, and the next second—BOOM—you owe your friend a cookie! It’s basically like magic! In this mind-bending episode of Philosophy is Not Boring, Mira and Finn explore what actually happens when we say words like "I promise," "I apologize," or "I bet you." We travel back to the mid-20th century to meet an incredible Oxford philosopher named J.L. Austin. He realized that we don't just use words to describe the...

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12:10

What is art?

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2026/09/22

Imagine walking into a super fancy art museum, turning a corner, and seeing... a toilet?! In 1917, an artist named Marcel Duchamp bought a normal, factory-made urinal, signed a fake name on it, called it “Fountain,” and entered it into a huge art show! The judges panicked and hid it. But this one sneaky prank broke everyone’s brains and started a giant argument that is still going on over a hundred years later! Does art have to take a long time to make? Does it have to be perfectly beautiful?...

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12:06

What is the Holiday Paradox?

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2026/09/21

Have you ever noticed that sitting in a boring waiting room feels like a thousand years, but playing your favorite video game makes an hour zoom by in five seconds?! Join Mira and Finn as they uncover one of the biggest mysteries of the human mind! Did you know you actually have two clocks? There is the physical clock ticking on the wall, and the secret psychological clock inside your brain! Psychologists call this mind-bending glitch the Holiday Paradox. When you are super bored, your brain ...

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13:24

What is karma?

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2026/09/20

Have you ever heard someone say "that's karma!" when something bad happens? Well, the true ancient meaning of karma is way cooler—and a little weirder—than a giant cosmic scoreboard! Join Mira and Finn as they explore a massive philosophical idea from ancient India that changed the world. You'll discover that karma actually just means "action." In Hinduism and Buddhism, it's all about your intention—what your brain is thinking when you do something! Is spilling a glass of water bad karma if y...

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10:17

Who was Aristotle?

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2026/09/19

Have you ever wished for the absolute perfect friend? Someone who never gets annoyed, always wants to play your favorite games, and is never, ever too busy for you? Sounds amazing, right! But what if that perfect friend was actually... a robot? Join Mira and Finn on Philosophy is Not Boring as they ask a massive question: Could an AI or a machine ever be your true friend? To find the answer, we are traveling back over two thousand years to Ancient Greece to meet a super smart philosopher na...

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14:20

What is beauty?

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2026/09/18

Have you ever wondered why you love the look of a bright orange sunset, a shiny red fire truck, or an awesome rhinoceros beetle? Where does that "beauty" actually live? Is it trapped inside the physical object, or is it just a happy feeling happening inside your own brain? Join Mira and Finn as they explore a huge, mind-bending mystery! Travel back to the 1700s during the Enlightenment to meet famous philosophers David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Hume believed beauty is exactly like eating your f...

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12:04

What is the Good Samaritan?

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2026/09/17

Have you ever dropped your papers in the hallway and watched kids walk right past you without helping? Why do good people sometimes ignore someone who needs a hand? In this amazing episode, Mira and Finn dive deep into one of the biggest mysteries of human kindness! We start way back in the 1st Century with a famous story told by Jesus: the Good Samaritan. In it, a surprising outsider stops to help an injured traveler when everyone else just kept walking! But would people actually do that in ...

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