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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

The scoop on journalism (Prove It: Part 3)

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.514.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Fair and fact-based news helps people make good decisions. That's why journalists work hard to get their facts straight. In the third installment of our series "Prove It: How to find the facts," we'll hear how one daring reporter got herself locked in a mental hospital to uncover injustice. We'll meet an 11-year old publishing her own paper and Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold tell us how he makes sure his stories are accurate. And we'll find out if the claim that fish have no memory holds water. All that plus a fresh new Mystery Sound and a Moment of Um tackling the question: why do humans have a tailbone but no tail? Today’s episode is sponsored by Build-A-Bear Workshop (buildabear.com), Vamousse (VamousseLice.com) and Quip (getquip.com/brainson). You can support Brains On at brainson.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:04.0

Brainzont is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

0:14.5

Hey honey, I'm home!

0:16.5

Oh! Dinner and flowers?

0:19.4

High goldfish darling. Do you like it?

0:22.6

Who doesn't like a nice romantic dinner with their handsome clam husband?

0:28.8

How thoughtful.

0:30.5

Old fish. You forgot.

0:33.0

No, I didn't forget. How could I forget my hubby's birthday?

0:38.2

What clam I got you this?

0:40.7

File folder! It's Manila, your favorite color.

0:45.4

It's not my birthday.

0:46.9

Sike, I know it's not your birthday.

0:50.8

That was a joke. What kind of a link if it's a file folder anyway?

0:55.3

Well.

1:00.0

Happy Valentine's Day.

1:02.0

It's our anniversary.

1:04.2

Oh, right.

1:06.4

How could you?

1:07.8

It's our first anniversary as an aquatic married couple.

1:11.1

Does that ring on your fin mean nothing?

1:13.9

Wait, um, I'm just a fish. We have terrible memories.

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