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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Why do we wear clothes?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.44.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been threading one leg through a pair of pants in the morning and wondered…why do we wear clothes anyway? Or wondered why pockets in clothing designed for girls are sometimes smaller than the pockets in clothing designed for boys? In this episode we tackle questions about clothes with fashion historian and writer Amber Butchart.

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0:00.0

Are you looking for the perfect books for summer reading? Check out our But Why book series.

0:08.0

Our first book, Our Lamas Tichlish, answers kids questions about farms and the animals that live there.

0:14.0

And our second book, Do Fish Breathe Underwater,

0:17.0

answers questions about what happens under the water surface

0:20.0

as we explore the landscape and animals that live in the sea.

0:24.0

Find out more at but Y Kids.org slash books

0:28.0

or ask for them at your favorite bookstore. Sure. This is boat but why, a podcast for Curious Kids from Vermont Public Radio.

0:59.0

I'm Jane Lintholm.

1:01.0

On this show, we take questions from kids just like you and then it's our job to offer you some answers.

1:07.0

You can submit your own questions by having an adult help you record yourself.

1:11.0

We'll give you more details at the end of the episode.

1:14.5

Have you ever been threading one leg through a pair of pants in the morning and

1:19.5

wondered, why do we wear these? Or how did pockets get invented? And why are the pockets designed for

1:26.8

girls clothing sometimes smaller than the pockets designed for boys clothing? Or what's up with underwear if you have wondered those things

1:36.4

well this is just the episode for you and if you haven't stay with us I think

1:41.7

you'll find this pretty interesting. Just wait till you hear how shirts were invented and what they were used for.

1:47.0

Hello. My name is Buckte, I live in Australia, Queensland, Magymba and my question is why do we have to wear clothes and I'm nine.

2:00.0

Hello my name's Olivia do you have to use

2:05.0

My question is why do you have to wear clothes?

2:10.0

Many people think we started wearing clothing for practical reasons of warmth and protection, basically.

2:19.0

My name is Amber Butch Arts and I'm a dress historian so I spend my time thinking about clothes in the

2:26.4

past and what clothes can teach us about history.

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