Your booger questions, answered

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2015

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Nasal mucus is very important to our health – and actually kind of magical. There’s a lot going on in our noses all the time that we don’t appreciate. Where do boogers come from? Why does your nose run when you’re out in the cold? Why does your nose get stuffy when you’re sick? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brainzon from MPR News and Southern California Public Radio, where
0:10.6	serious about being curious.
0:13.4	I'm Molly Bloom and I am really excited about today's topic.
0:17.9	Too excited?
0:18.9	Maybe?
0:19.9	No, no.
0:20.9	I am really excited because your questions led me to find out that nasal mucus is really,
0:27.4	really cool.
0:29.0	I'm really excited about this topic.
0:30.6	Now I know our last episode was about farts, and it might seem too soon to explore boogers,
0:35.8	but part of the reason that these two are back-to-back is that we're getting ready for a live
0:39.8	show in November called Gross Out.
0:42.3	At the show we'll be discussing the science of blood, boogers, and farts.
0:46.2	The show is in St. Paul, Minnesota, and if you want to find out more, you can head to
0:49.6	Fitzgeraldtheeter.org.
0:51.8	And if you do buy tickets, you can use the promo code Brainz to get $5 off the ticket.
0:57.3	So to get ready for that show, we're answering the questions that you've sent us about what's
1:01.2	inside our noses.
1:03.1	As it turns out, boogers are just the tip of the iceberg, or boogerberg.
1:08.0	Okay, I'm sorry for that.
1:09.5	But our first question today comes courtesy of Harrison in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
1:14.4	My question is how do boogers get in your nose and why aren't they in other parts of your
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