262 Episodes

  1. Are horseshoe crabs…crabs?

    Published: 30/05/2025
  2. Who invented emoji?

    Published: 16/05/2025
  3. Why do walruses look so weird?

    Published: 9/05/2025
  4. What’s a seal? What’s a sea lion?

    Published: 2/05/2025
  5. Do atoms never touch?

    Published: 18/04/2025
  6. How are records made?

    Published: 4/04/2025
  7. Who invented tacos?

    Published: 21/03/2025
  8. What are taxes and tariffs?

    Published: 7/03/2025
  9. Are tapeworms sticky?

    Published: 21/02/2025
  10. Why do trains run on tracks?

    Published: 7/02/2025
  11. How do you whistle?

    Published: 24/01/2025
  12. Are wild cats afraid of water?

    Published: 10/01/2025
  13. What would your superpower be?

    Published: 27/12/2024
  14. Who decides what robots look like?

    Published: 13/12/2024
  15. Why can’t animals talk to us?

    Published: 29/11/2024
  16. How does food turn into poop?

    Published: 15/11/2024
  17. Why do we have anxiety?

    Published: 1/11/2024
  18. How do we vote?

    Published: 18/10/2024
  19. What are red states and blue states?

    Published: 4/10/2024
  20. Introducing ChopChop: Let's Get Corny!

    Published: 20/09/2024

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