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Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

The Electric Detectives

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2017

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Where does electricity come from? That's what listener Ati wants to know. Lindsay and Marshall get on the case of a massive blackout that plunged 50 million people into darkness Scientist and engineer Mike Legatt helps us solve the mystery. We made a cool electric grid scavenger hunt for this episode that you can download for free on our Patreon Page! Subscribe at the $5 level (or higher!) to find more great activities like this one. You can also listen to Tumble on the BRAND NEW Kids Listen App! If you have any questions about science that you'd like Lindsay and Marshall to help answer, go to our website - www.sciencepodcastforkids.com - and use the contact form. While you're there, you can also find a blog with lots of great resources about this episode.

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0:00.0

Hey Marshall, have you ever wondered why there is in the podcast app with just kids shows on it?

0:06.0

It seems like it would be a really good way for families to find our podcast and other great shows too.

0:11.5

Yeah, so someone should make it. And we did!

0:15.0

Good job, us!

0:18.0

Well, we helped. It's called the Kids Listen app, and it's from us and our friends at KidsListen,

0:24.5

a group of creators and advocates for podcasts for kids.

0:28.0

Oh yeah, all the best kids podcasts are members of KidsListen.

0:31.0

That is totally true. We wanted to make a place for podcasts that's completely kid-friendly.

0:37.0

You can browse shows by age and interests like science or bedtime stories or even awesome interviews.

0:44.5

And the app is free to download?

0:46.5

Yes, and you can choose to support KidsListen's mission of creating high-quality audio content for kids

0:53.0

for a monthly donation of $3.99. That gets you some special bonus features as well.

0:59.0

Visit app.kidsListen.org to discover the best new podcast app for kids and enter our sweepstakes to get a free Supporters Membership.

1:09.0

That's app.kidsListen.org

1:13.0

We've also got big news on Patreon. We met and then passed our goal of 100 patrons.

1:18.0

Woo! Woo!

1:19.0

Which means we're taking all of our patrons on a field trip to our new city, Barcelona, Spain.

1:24.0

We'll be putting up a poll of where we might go, and it's not too late to join us and our new awesome patrons.

1:31.0

Nikita Anson, the Fox family from Perth, Australia, especially Jack Fox.

1:37.0

Jessica and Emma Jane Alexander, Ian Hartman, Kaidan East, Mia Oris, Dean and Ellery from Austin, Texas, and Chase Cascone.

1:48.0

Thanks so much for your support. It really means so much to us.

1:52.0

We also want to add that we got an email that one of our listeners, 5-year-old Henry, emptied out his piggy bank because he likes what we do, and it seriously brought tears to our eyes.

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