Curious About Power Lines

Curious Kid Podcast

Bleav + Olivia

Kids & Family, Kids, Learning, Education, Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In episode 288, we get curious about power lines.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the Curious Kid podcast.
0:25.4	The world is a smaller place now than it was hundreds of years ago.
0:30.1	By that, I don't literally mean that it's smaller in size, although it may feel that way.
0:36.0	It's because technology has allowed us to feel like we are closer
0:39.2	together, even if there are thousands of miles between us. We got curious about electricity
0:44.9	back in episode 87, which was 201 episodes ago, which is absolutely absurd. But how does electricity
0:54.1	get from the power plants to our homes,
0:57.3	schools, and businesses? Let's learn all about that this week.
1:02.2	Quadruple mail bag! Quadruple mail bag!
1:09.6	Dear Jacob and Olivia, we are a family living in Seattle, Washington.
1:14.3	My seven-year-old son Brandon is a huge fan of the Curious Kid podcast.
1:18.6	We followed you every episode since he entered first grade.
1:22.2	He learned so much while on the road to school or literally anywhere.
1:26.2	His favorite episode is Australian Animals.
1:29.1	We would love to have an episode about power lines.
1:32.3	Brandon saw those huge power line towers while he was skiing.
1:36.1	He was always wondering how they work.
1:37.7	Thank you so much for the wonderful episodes.
1:43.5	Hi, Jacob and Olivia. My name is Max Amara. I am seven years old and I live in
1:49.1	Dripping Springs, Texas, which is about 30 miles outside of downtown Austin. I love listening to your
1:55.5	show while I am driving with my mom. My mom says I'm curious because I ask so many questions all the time. She said
2:02.5	your podcast was perfect for me. I am curious about power lines. How do they get electricity to
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