Who built the mysterious statues on Easter Island?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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What do the giant head statues mean? Where and how were they made? Why is Easter Island even called Easter Island? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

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0:00.0	And now it's time for who smarted.
0:04.4	Pts!
0:05.3	Hey, smarty pants, guess what?
0:07.6	Right now, I'm in one of the coolest, most remote places on Earth.
0:12.0	My podcast booth!
0:15.6	But I'm pretending to be on a very cool, very remote island that shares its name with a holiday.
0:22.3	Oh, and it's famous for some rather odd, rather mysterious statues of giant heads.
0:27.9	Any guess what island I'm pretending to be on?
0:31.1	If you said Easter Island, you're right.
0:34.3	Hey, trustee.
0:35.9	Welcome to Easter Island.
0:38.1	Are you ready for your private tour?
0:39.9	Uh, sure.
0:41.6	But I got to say, between you, me, and the giant head statues,
0:45.9	my podcast booth is getting a bit crowded.
0:48.1	Maybe we better teleport to Easter Island.
0:50.0	For real.
0:50.9	Hold on, smarty pants.
0:55.8	Ah, there we go.
0:57.5	Much better.
0:58.4	We're definitely on Easter Island now, and not still crammed in a small podcast booth.
1:03.9	Anyway, Smarty Pants, meet Gabriela, an Easter Island tour guide who has agreed to show us around.
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