"Do Skunks Like Their Own Smell?" And Other Stumpers!
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
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🗓️ 12 April 2019
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Today, 10 questions with one answer in common: "That's a good question!" We've picked 10 stumpers, like: Why don't we suffocate in cars when we're driving? How do we know where our mouths are? Why are there more boys than girls in books? Do monkeys every touch the ground? Why don't fish get electrocuted when lightning strikes? Where does the sidewalk end?
Our experts include naturalists Mary Holland, author Grace Lin, primatologist Sofia Carrara, pediatrician Laurie Racha, Dan Goodman of AAA of Northern New England, and the poetry of Shel Silverstein.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's me, Jane. |
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| 0:28.6 | To make your donation, visit but why kids.org slash donate. |
| 0:32.9 | Thank you for supporting But Why and Public Media. |
| 0:36.0 | We can only answer questions from kids around the world just like you because of supporters, |
| 0:41.6 | just like you. |
| 0:58.6 | This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. |
| 1:08.7 | I'm Jane Lindtel. |
| 1:10.4 | On this podcast, we take questions from curious kids just like you and we find answers. |
| 1:16.5 | Usually, we answer questions that are all about the same topic in one episode. |
| 1:21.3 | But today, we're answering 10 questions that have nothing in common other than being |
| 1:26.2 | kind of a stumper. |
| 1:27.6 | The kind of question that the adult you ask might say, hmm, that's a good question. |
| 1:32.7 | I do choose get spooky. |
| 1:35.5 | How come we don't suffocate in cars when they're driving? |
| 1:38.8 | Where does the sidewalk end? |
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