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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Is there such a thing as a blue raspberry? And why are raspberries hairy?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.514.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ever look closely at a raspberry and notice it could use a shave? Those tiny hairs are actually super important. And thankfully totally edible. Join Molly and co-host Zoe-Samarah as they learn all about this fantastic little fruit, and why some raspberry flavored foods are actually colored blue. All that and a Mystery Sound that’ll feel like a snack for the ears! Want to support the show? Join Smarty Pass to listen to ad-free episodes or donate! Want to see Brains On live?!? We are probably coming to a city near you. For a complete list of shows and links to tickets head to our events page. More shows announced soon! April 11 - Walker Theater, Chattanooga, TN April 12 - Carolina Theater, Durham, NC April 25 - Marines Memorial, San Francisco, CA (2nd show added!) April 26 - Newmark Theater, Portland, OR May 30 - Electric City, Buffalo, NY May 31 - Royal Theatre, Toronto, ON (2nd show added!) Click here for an episode transcript See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Hi, friends. You might have heard that Bark Sandin and I are on the road this spring with Brains on Live. We've been to several cities so far, and it has been so much fun. Our next two stops are Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale. That's at the end of March. And then we just announced that we added Lawrence, Kansas in May, and Columbus, Ohio in June.

0:26.9

We're also heading to Chattanooga, Durham, Milwaukee, Portland, Buffalo, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

0:34.6

We hope you'll be able to join us at one of those shows.

0:36.9

We can't wait to see you.

0:38.3

To get tickets and get more information,

0:40.3

you can head to brainson.org slash events.

0:44.1

That's brainson.org slash events.

0:49.6

Brains on Universe.

0:54.0

You're listening to BrainsOn, where we're serious about being curious.

0:58.7

Sometimes you see stuff in nature that doesn't make sense.

1:03.2

Until it does.

1:04.2

Like a horse-looking creature with a super long neck?

1:07.3

Seems impractical.

1:09.0

Until you learn that these creatures, called giraffes use that neck to

1:12.7

eat leaves from tall trees. Or a flower that looks like a wasp, which is weird. Until you learn that

1:18.9

this helps the flower trick real wasps into visiting it and pollinating it. Which brings us to raspberries.

1:26.3

Ever notice they have little hairs on them? Are they growing

1:29.7

fur because they're cold? Do they forget to shave? Turns out this is another case of something

1:34.7

odd being something awesome when you understand it. Stick around. We've got the scoop on this

1:40.5

very delightful berry.

1:46.2

Times are changing.

1:47.9

If you're a millennial like me,

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