But Why turns 10!
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.3 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
But Why turns ten years old on April 1, 2026! To celebrate this milestone, we’re listening back to our very first episode. We’ve got owls and turtles and bears. Naturalist Mary Holland gets into the details about hibernation–including the questions you may not even have thought to ask, like what about poop? Then we meet a barred owl named Chapin, who is cared for by Outreach for Earth Stewardship in Shelburne, Vermont.
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| 0:00.0 | Want to help shape future episodes of But Why? |
| 0:03.0 | Join the But Why Fan Club. |
| 0:05.0 | Along with other great perks, fan club members now get previews of upcoming episodes |
| 0:09.0 | and can send questions on the topics we're working on. |
| 0:12.0 | Beyond the perks, But Why Fan Club members play a big role in supporting our work |
| 0:17.0 | and help keep this show free for curious kids everywhere. |
| 0:20.0 | To learn more or join the fan club, head to butykids.org slash donate. |
| 0:25.0 | Thanks and stay curious. |
| 0:28.5 | Hi everyone, it's me, Jane. |
| 0:30.9 | But Why is celebrating a huge milestone this week. |
| 0:34.5 | We are turning 10. |
| 0:36.4 | Our first episode was published on April 1st, 2016. |
| 0:41.5 | So much has happened since then. We've followed your curiosity through the world and met with so |
| 0:47.0 | many wonderful guests and learned so much about, well, everything. Some of the kids who sent us questions 10 years ago are in college now, |
| 0:57.3 | and some of you listening today probably weren't even born yet. |
| 1:01.6 | To celebrate this special milestone, we thought it would be fun to bring back our very first episode. |
| 1:07.4 | So that's what we're going to listen to today. |
| 1:09.7 | See if you can hear any changes in how we made the show back then and how we make it now. |
| 1:35.7 | This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. |
| 1:37.9 | I'm Jane Lindholm, your host. |
| 1:41.5 | Today on the show, we've got owls and turtles and bears. |
| 1:42.2 | Oh my. |
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