Lost Cities: Making Sense of Myths, pt. 2

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Was Atlantis a real city? If not, why have so many people gone looking for it? In part two of our series on modern myths and legends, we’re searching for lost cities. We’ll trace the origins of El Dorado, and head to the ruins of an actual lost city in Egypt. We'll find out how mangrove trees could help prevent cities from being lost to climate change, and Sanden and Marc are back with another edition of Hoax Hunters. Plus, a Moment of Um about how tattoos stay put. Today’s episode is sponsored by Quip (getquip.com/brains), KiwiCo (kiwico.com/brains), American Dental Association (ADA.org/brains) and Stitch Fix Kids (stitchfix.com/kids/brains). You can support Brains On at brainson.org/donate and get a bonus Mystery Sound Extravaganza episode this January! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hi friends, before we dive into today's episode, I want to encourage you to check out our
0:05.1	Kids Poetry Special on the Slowdown.
0:08.2	We made five fabulous episodes featuring cool young poets, word games, and awesome conversation
0:13.7	with award-winning author and host, Major Jackson.
0:17.0	The episode started on May 8th and ran until May 12th, and you can find them by searching
0:21.5	for the Slowdown wherever you get your podcasts.
0:24.8	We had a blast learning from kids who write, rhyme, and sing about their lives, and we think
0:29.9	you will too.
0:30.9	Again, search for the Slowdown wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:37.8	A quick note before we start the show.
0:40.0	In this series, we're taking a look at myths from modern-day legends to stories that are
0:44.2	thousands of years old.
0:46.1	Some of them might seem a bit scary, but we're talking about them because we want to understand
0:50.4	the important role they play in our lives and dig into the history and facts behind them.
0:55.6	And of course, there's all the usual brains on fun too.
0:59.4	OK, on with the show.
1:29.4	They covered the new leader in gold dust.
1:35.2	They gathered heaps of gold and emeralds.
1:38.5	Then the leader and the treasure floated out to the middle of the lake on a raft.
1:43.7	Off you go.
1:44.7	Oh, did you see that gold?
1:46.7	Oh my gosh.
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