Why Am I Afraid Of The Dark?
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.3 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Lots of people are afraid of the dark, including many kids who have shared that fear with us. In today's episode we explore the fear of the dark with Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket, the author of the Series of Unfortunate Events books, and a picture book for young kids called The Dark.
Then we go on a night hike with Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologist Steve Perren, to talk about ways to embrace the darkness. We practice our night vision by not using flashlights and we think about how our other senses can help us navigate. Steve also answers questions about how animals see in the dark and why it sometimes look like animals' eyes are glowing back at us in the darkness.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's me, Jane. |
| 0:02.0 | Before we get started, I want to tell you about an opportunity to support, but why? |
| 0:07.0 | If you're a fan of this podcast and you want to support us, make a donation before June |
| 0:11.9 | 10th. |
| 0:12.9 | If your gift is $5 or more, we'll mail you a very cool but why patch? |
| 0:17.8 | So you can show your love of this podcast and Vermont public wherever you go. |
| 0:22.0 | And grownups, we have kid tested these patches. |
| 0:25.0 | You can iron or sew them on and we are certain they'll stay put. |
| 0:28.6 | To make your donation, visit but why kids.org slash donate. |
| 0:33.1 | Thank you for supporting But Why and Public Media. |
| 0:36.0 | We can only answer questions from kids around the world just like you because of supporters, |
| 0:41.6 | just like you. |
| 0:58.6 | This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. |
| 1:09.6 | I'm the host of the show Jane Lindholm. |
| 1:12.4 | On this podcast, we take your questions about anything, really anything. |
| 1:16.6 | And we find interesting people to help offer you some answers. |
| 1:20.5 | Sometimes your questions are easily answered by someone with just the right knowledge. |
| 1:25.3 | They are questions with fact-based answers like why are some eggs brown and some white |
| 1:31.6 | or green or blue? |
| 1:33.2 | We've tackled that question and the answer is really interesting. |
| 1:36.6 | But sometimes your questions don't have precise answers. |
| 1:40.8 | Sometimes there are many answers or none even. |
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