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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is zero gravity? | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:12:45 | |
Imagine living on the International Space Station, zooming around the Earth at a mind-blowing 17,500 miles per hour! But what actually happens to your human body when there is absolutely no gravity holding you down? Hosts Mira and Finn are blasting off to explore the wild, weird, and wonderful effects of microgravity! Did you know that if you went to space right now, you would instantly grow up to two whole inches taller? Without gravity to squish your spine, you stretch right out! But that is just the beginning. You'll also learn about "puffy-face, bird-leg syndrome," why astronauts have to cover their food in spicy hot sauce just to taste it, and why drinking water involves catching giant, wobbly floating blobs! Discover why astronauts must strap themselves to the walls like bats just to get a good night's sleep, and why they have to run on special bungee-cord treadmills for two hours every single day. Get ready to learn the amazing science behind how the human body adapts to life in the stars! | |||
| How did they invent the lightbulb? | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:13:34 | |
Have you ever looked up at a booming thunderstorm and wondered what lightning actually is? Did you know a single bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun?! In this electrifying episode, Mira and Finn uncover the shocking true story of how humans tamed the wildest force in nature: electricity! Join us as we travel back in time to 1752 to watch Benjamin Franklin fly his famous kite into a dark, brewing storm. Then, zoom all the way down to a microscopic level to meet the tiny, hyperactive, invisible bits of energy called electrons! We will also follow the famous inventor Thomas Edison on his wild race to create the very first working lightbulb. You won't believe the bizarre things his team tested to make a bulb glow—they tried 6,000 different materials, including a hair pulled right out of a man's beard! From dangerous lightning bolts zapping at 270,000 miles per hour to the quiet hum of your bedroom lamp, discover how human curiosity lit up the entire world. It's basically magic, but it's real science! | |||
| Why does the ocean have tides? | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:13:41 | |
Have you ever wondered why the ocean creeps up the beach and then slides back out every single day? It is not magic—it is gravity! Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the wild secrets of the sea. You will discover how a giant rock floating in space—the Moon—actually pulls the Earth's water to create high and low tides! We'll even learn what happens when the massive Sun joins in for a giant game of tug-of-war.
But the adventure doesn't stop at the sunny beach! We are taking a high-tech submarine dive straight down into the freezing, pitch-black Midnight Zone! Did you know there are fish that make their own light? Meet the wild anglerfish with a glowing, bacteria-filled fishing rod growing right out of its head! Plus, you'll come face-to-face with the legendary giant squid, an enormous creature with eyes the exact size of a dinner plate! From glowing ocean predators to the unbelievable crushing pressure of the deep sea, you will never look at the ocean the same way again. Grab your submarine gear and let's dive in! | |||
| How does a telephone work? | 18 Jun 2026 | 00:12:36 | |
Have you ever wondered how your voice travels to a friend on the exact opposite side of the world in less than a single second? Join Mira and Finn on an unbelievable scientific journey to find out! Discover the hidden magic inside your telephone. You'll learn how your vocal cords create invisible wiggling waves in the air, and how a tiny microphone translates those wiggles into zooming electricity! Travel back in time to 1876 to witness Alexander Graham Bell accidentally spilling battery acid on his pants during the very first phone call! Then, dive two miles deep into the freezing, pitch-black ocean where the world's longest communication cables lay hidden. Did you know that your voice actually turns into blinking laser light zipping through glass threads thinner than a single human hair? It is completely true! You will even find out why fierce ocean sharks sometimes try to take a giant bite out of our internet cables! Get ready for mind-blowing speeds, super-cool science facts, and a fun quiz at the end to test your brainpower. Tune in now and you will never look at your phone the same way again! | |||
| What is evolution? | 19 Jun 2026 | 00:11:04 | |
Did you know that the biggest animal on Earth, the giant blue whale, used to walk on four legs like a wolf? Or that you share sixty percent of your DNA with a banana?! Get ready for a mind-bending adventure as Mira and Finn explore the amazing science of evolution! Discover how living things slowly shape-shift over millions and millions of years to survive in their changing environments. We'll travel to a tiny volcanic island to watch bird beaks magically change shape in real-time, dive deep into the past with a twelve-year-old fossil hunter named Mary Anning who uncovered a massive sea-dragon, and learn how a furry land animal transformed into a swimming giant! You'll find out why babies are never exactly like their parents and how those tiny differences add up over "Deep Time" to create brand-new creatures. Plus, uncover the secret leftover body parts hiding inside whales—and even humans! Join the Kidopoly crew to uncover how every animal, from a tiny mouse to a giant whale, is part of one giant family tree of life! | |||
| Why did the dinosaurs disappear? | 20 Jun 2026 | 00:11:27 | |
Have you ever wondered what happened to the giant T-Rex and the towering Brachiosaurus? For over one hundred and sixty million years, dinosaurs completely ruled the Earth! But sixty-six million years ago, almost all of them suddenly vanished. Grab your magnifying glass and join Mira and Finn as they solve the ultimate ancient cold case! Discover the mind-blowing story of a giant space rock—an asteroid the size of Mount Everest—that crashed into our planet at forty-five thousand miles per hour! You will learn how scientists found a secret underwater crater and a super rare space metal called iridium hidden deep in the rocks. Find out how this epic crash caused a freezing global blackout that changed history forever! But don't worry, the story has a massive scientific plot twist: not all the dinosaurs died! Find out how tiny, fluffy, seed-eating survivors outlived the giant meat-eaters and evolved into the amazing birds we see today. That's right, a pigeon is a living, breathing dinosaur! Tune in to solve this incredible mystery! | |||
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