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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week,

Episodes

Total: 380

Uh-oh, Molly’s new pets are missing! And to make matters worse, Molly won’t tell us what her missing

Seahorses can be as tiny as a grain of rice or more than a foot long. They also beat their small fin

Whether you hum in the shower or yodel on stage, you can make music with your voice! But what’s goin

Whether you hum in the shower or yodel on stage, you can make music with your voice! But what’s goin

Curious about cats? Us too! Join Molly and co-host Lynx as they sniff out the answers to some of you

Molly is working on a musical about trees that live in cities. But she can’t finish her rhymes! So s

Did you know that more than half the people in the world lives in cities? The hustle and bustle of a

98.6 degrees is hot. If it were that hot outside, you’d be sweaty and want to go jump in a nice cold

Looking for some sneaky sound puzzles to solve? Tune in to our all-new mystery sound extravaganza! J

How do vacuums work?

2024/5/14

Vacuums are full of surprises! Did you know that they blow air out to suck things up? Or that old-fa

Have you ever wondered why a guitar sounds different from a violin? Or why a banjo is twangy and a c

Looks like Marc has a beautiful new plant but doesn’t know where to put it. Direct sunlight or indir

Humans have visited the Moon but we’ve never lived there. Could we build a home on our lunar neighbo

Looking for an escape? Join Molly and co-host Julian as they explore Antarctica! They’ll learn about

Have you ever taken a big ol’ whiff of rotten milk? It probably smelled like dirty socks or stinky g

Ouch! If you’ve ever stubbed your toe, gotten a paper cut or fallen off your bike, you know that get

Oh no! It looks like Brains On host Molly Bloom and producer Marc Sanchez are in some deep trouble,

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible on a path that crosses North America, from the wes

Are UFOs real?

2024/3/26

We love a good mystery, and UFOs are magnificently mysterious! But are they real? In this episode, M

Hello friends! We're so excited to announce that Brains On is coming to the east coast! We’re do