What IS an allergy? What’s the difference between an allergy and an intolerance or a sensitivity? Even though there's no cure for allergies, find out how Australian researchers are helping people.
 
Esther and Anika find out all the interesting facts about allergies with Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson who is an immunologist at Scienceworks.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson - immunologist at Scienceworks.
Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound Design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   

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What are planets made of? 🌏  What makes a planet a dwarf planet? And why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? If we could live on one of the other planets in our solar system, what would it be like? 🪐
 
Anika and Esther find out all the amazing facts about planets with Dr Tanya Hill who is astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Dr Tanya Hill - astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks
Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   

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When did Halloween start? Why do we dress up, carve pumpkins and go trick or treating?

Anika and Esther find out all the ancient, spooky facts about Halloween with Michelle Smith who studies fairytales and children's literature at Monash University. 

Guest: Michelle Smith who researches fairytales and children’s literature at Monash University in Melbourne.   

Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Rocco and Detective Olive. We find out why we burp and how cocoons are made.

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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What’s the difference between a glow-worm and a firefly? How and why do glow-worms glow? And where can we see them? 
  
In this episode, Anika and Esther catch up with author, Cathie Plowman, who illuminates all the glimmering facts about glow-worms. Find out why they’re the Australian Cave Animal of the Year in 2023 
https://www.caveanimaloftheyear.org.au/ 

  
Guest: Cathie Plowman, caver and author of the book: Living Lights: The Glowworms of Australia and New Zealand. 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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What was music first recorded onto? How does a microphone work? What's the difference between analogue and digital music?

Anika and Esther find out all the amazing facts with Simon Pampena who is a mathematician, a stand-up comedian, and a science communicator at Scienceworks.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au

Guest: Simon Pampena is a mathematician and a stand-up comedian, and a science communicator at Scienceworks

Hosts: Anika and Esther
Production: Cinnamon Nippard
Sound design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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Did you know that dragonflies are the fastest insect in the world? Just how fast can they fly? Why are their wings so special? 

Anika and Esther find out all the amazing dragonfly facts with Dr Claire Keely from Melbourne Museum.   

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Dr Claire Keely who is a Collection Manager of Invertebrates at the Museums Victoria Research Institute 

Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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How many stars are there? How do we count them? Why do stars twinkle?
 
Anika and Esther find out all the celestial facts about stars with Dr Tanya Hill who is an astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks. 

  
Guest: Dr Tanya Hill who is an astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks. 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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How big were Megalodon sharks? What did they eat for lunch? Were humans alive when Megalodon sharks roamed the oceans?

Anika and Esther find out all the fantastic facts about Megalodon with Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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Did you know that not all animals fart?! What is a fart and why do we do them? How do our bodies make poo? 

Anika and Esther investigate poo with Douglas Bair from Scienceworks who gives them all the stinky facts! 
 
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Douglas Bair from Scienceworks
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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In this episode we answer a question from our fan, Detective Zach. We find out why some animals survived the dinosaur extinction.

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? Are crocodiles really living dinosaurs? And do they actually cry? 
  
In this episode, Anika and Esther find out all the snap-tastic facts about crocodiles with Dr Matthew Brien who is a program coordinator with the Department of Environment and Science in Queensland 
  
 
Guest: Dr Matthew Brien who is a program coordinator with the Department of Environment and Science in Queensland 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
  

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Why are bubbles rainbow colours? What does a bubbleologist do? Find out which animals use bubbles and how to make the best bubbles at home?
 
Anika and Esther find out all the bouncy facts about bubbles with Mei Liu from Scienceworks.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

 
Guest: Mei Liu from Scienceworks.
Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   

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What is La Niña and El Niño? How often do they happen? And are they good or bad? 

In this episode, Anika and Esther find out all about La Niña and El Niño with Jonathan How who is a senior meteorologist at Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. 

Our thoughts are with all the communities across the world who have been - and are being - affected by the flooding and drought that can result from the La Niña and El Niño weather systems. 

Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Guest: Jonathan How who is a senior meteorologist at Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology 
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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What is space junk? Where does it come from, how much is there? Why is it a problem? And most importantly, what can we do about it?

In this episode, Anika and Esther (our brand new Fact Detective!) catch up with Steven Freeland, a Director of the International Institute of Space Law, who fills them in on all the interesting facts about space junk!

Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au

Guest: Steven Freeland – a Director of the International Institute of Space Law, Emeritus Professor of International Law at Western Sydney University, and a Professorial Fellow at Bond University.
Hosts: Anika and Esther
Production: Cinnamon Nippard
Sound design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Did you know that without flies there would be no chocolate?!  
 
Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the fascinating facts about flies with Dr Bry the Fly Guy like: Why do flies annoy us? Why do flies hang around poo? How do flies help us? 
 
Guest: Dr Bry the Fly Guy aka Dr Bryan Lessard, an award-winning Australian entomologist and science communicator. 
Hosts: Anika and Dexter  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@listnr.com.au 

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What’s the difference between a mushroom and a toadstool? What are fungi and what do they do? Are all fungi edible? 

Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the fantastic facts about fungi with Brett Summerell, Chief Scientist at the Sydney Botanic Gardens. 

Guest: Brett Summerell, Chief Scientist at the Sydney Botanic Gardens. 
Hosts: Anika and Dexter  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Are they called ladybirds, ladybugs or ladybeetles?? Why do farmers think ladybeetles are lucky? And why are ladybeetles brightly coloured?

Anika and Dexter find out all the amazing facts about tiny colourful ladybeetles with Dr Ken Walker who is Senior Curator of Entomology at the Museums Victoria Research Institute.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au
  

Guest: Dr Ken Walker – Senior Curator of Entomology at the Museums Victoria Research Institute
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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Billy and the Super Computer visited the Narrator Man (from the Fun Fables podcast) last week and helped him with some episode ideas.  So, the Narrator Man has decided to visit Billy and the Super Computer at Fact Detectives HQ to help with some... narrating.

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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How do car engines work? What about electric cars? How have cars changed cities? And when were seatbelts invented? 

Rev up your curiosity in this fact-filled episode! 

Anika and Dexter investigate cars with Matilda Vaughan who is Curator of Engineering with the History & Technology team at the Museums Victoria Research Institute. 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Matilda Vaughan who is Curator of Engineering with the History & Technology team at the Museums Victoria Research Institute 
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Mirrin and Detective Grace. We find out how stink bugs make their stink and some interesting facts about Komodo dragons.

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Mahlia, Detective Sienna and Detective Theo. How was the earth created and where do clouds come from?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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They sound like a kind of dinosaur – what kind of animal were Ichthyosaurs? When was the very first Ichthyosaur fossil discovered and by who? 
  
Anika and Esther get the lowdown on Ichthyosaurs from Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 
 
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au
  
Guest: Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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How does a rocketship actually work? Did you know that getting a spacecraft 🚀 to the international space station, is a bit like throwing a ball to your team-mate on the basketball court. 🏀 
 
Anika and Esther find out all the riveting facts about rocketships with Douglas Bair from Scienceworks.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Douglas Bair from Scienceworks.
Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   

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The Fact Detectives is a fun-filled podcast full of amazing facts about the universe and everything in it. 

The school holidays are coming to an end and it's nearly time to go back to school, to get you ready why not try The Fact Detectives Back to School Pop Quiz.  

We'll be testing how much attention you've been paying to the Fact Detectives episodes.  Do you think you can answer more questions correctly than Billy?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Nessa and Detective Tess. How do Santa's reindeer fly and why do we decorate Christmas Trees at Christmas time?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Juliette and Detective Annabel. What is the tallest Christmas tree in the world called and why do we need sleep?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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Where does light come from? How do glow sticks work? And how do sunsets get their colours? 

Anika and Esther find out all the illuminating facts about light with Mei Liu from Scienceworks!

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Mei Liu who is an Exhibitions Experience Developer at Scienceworks. 
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Arco and Detective Etta. Could a black hole swallow our sun and where did humans come from?

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Audrey and Detective William. Discover why we get wrinkles after we go swimming and why crabs have pincers.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
Listen ad-free on Kinderling.

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What is a continent? How do they form? What was the super continent Gondwana like? Why did it break up? 
  
In this episode, Anika and Esther find out all about the super continent Gondwana with Rolf Schmidt who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum. 
 
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 
  
  
Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  
  
Guest: Rolf Schmidt, palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detectives Mali, Eila and Luca. Discover the importance of algae and how mountains form.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Eden and Detective Eva Lena. Discover what asbestos is and why it can be harmful if we breathe it in and we get some fast facts about wolves.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Athena and Detective Anthea. Discover the difference between a horse and a pony and can we one day bring the Tasmania Tiger back?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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Did you know that kids have more bones than adults? What are skeletons for anyway? And what are bones made of? 
 
Anika and Esther find out all the bone-tastic facts about skeletons with Dr Hazel Richards who is a paleontologist at Melbourne Museum.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guests: Dr Hazel Richards - paleontologist at Melbourne Museum.

Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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In our first ever Fan Facts episode, we answer questions from our fans, Detective Milly and Detective Olly. Discover where water comes from and how far the moon is from the Earth!

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  

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Are elephants the biggest animals on earth? Do elephants really never forget? And why do elephants have trunks? 
 
Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the excellent facts about elephants with Clare McArthur from the University of Sydney. 
 
Guest: Clare McArthur who is a Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Sydney 
Hosts: Anika and Dexter  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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What are crystals? What’s the difference between crystals, minerals and rocks? How do crystals form and get their shape?

Join Anika and Dexter as they learn all about crystals with Dermot Henry who is a geologist and Head of Sciences at Museums Victoria.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au
 
Guest: Dermot Henry who is a geologist and Head of Sciences at Museums Victoria
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Can exercise make us smarter? How can exercise make us happy? Where does the word muscle come from? And what exercise should we do?

Find out what exercise actually does to our bodies with Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks who fills in Anika and Dexter on all the excellent facts!

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au

Guest: Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks
Hosts: Anika and Dexter 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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What is a Welcome to Country? What is Country and why is it important? What’s the difference between an Acknowledgment of Country and a Welcome to Country? 

Join Anika and Dexter as they learn all about this special ceremony with Di-Di Vaha’akolo who is a First Peoples Programs Officer at Melbourne Museum.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au

Guest: Di-Di Vaha’akolo, First Peoples Programs Officer at Melbourne Museum 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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What is a moon? Why does the moon shine at night? Do other planets have moons too?

Find out all the incredible facts about moons Join Anika and Dexter as they find our all the illuminating facts about moons with Sara Webb from Scienceworks.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.

Guest: Sara Webb, astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology and the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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What cute Aussie animal has pink ears and sounds really scary?? A Tasmanian Devil of course! 

How did Tasmanian Devils get their name? What kinds of sounds do they make? What kinds of special super powers do they have? 

Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the terrific facts about Tasmanian Devils like with Danielle Kennedy from the Devils@Cradle sanctuary. 

Guest: Danielle Kennedy from Devils@Cradle sanctuary in Tasmania 

Hosts: Anika and Dexter  

Production: Cinnamon Nippard  

Sound Design: Josh Newth 

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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This episode will be sure to spark your curiosity! 

What is electricity? How do lightbulbs work? And why do we get a shock from static electricity?  

Plug into this fun episode where Anika and Dexter investigate electricity with Tom Lang from Scienceworks who gives them all the zap-tastic facts! 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au. 

Hosts: Anika and Dexter  

Production: Cinnamon Nippard  

Sound Design: Josh Newth 

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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What is the difference between venom and poison? Why do they exist? How can venom and poison help us? And why are there so many venomous creatures in Australia?

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Tim Jackson who venom at the Australian Venom Research Unit. Press play to find out all the amazing facts about venom and poison.

Guest: Dr Tim Jackson, evolutionary toxinologist at the Australian Venom Research Unit.
Hosts: Anika and Dexter
Production: Cinnamon Nippard
Sound design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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How deep is the deepest part of the ocean? What creatures live down there and why do they look so strange? 

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Melanie MacKenzie who is a marine biologist at Melbourne Museum. Join them as they get the low down on in deep sea creatures!  

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au. 

Guest: Melanie MacKenzie is a marine biologist at Museums Victoria. 

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 

Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard 

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Did you know that crabs don't just live in rock pools or in sand at the beach, they can also live in deserts, rainforests and in the depths of the oceans! 

Anika and Esther find out all the incredible crab facts with Jo Taylor from the Museums Victoria Research Institute.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guests: Jo Taylor, Manager of the Natural Sciences collections at the Museums Victoria Research Institute.
Hosts: Anika and Esther   
Production: Cinnamon Nippard   
Sound design: Josh Newth   
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   

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Tune in to learn some hot facts about fire! Like how does fire work? How do you stop a fire? And can eucalyptus trees really explode?

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Grant Williamson who studies wildfires and climate change at the university of Tasmania.

Press play to kindle your curiosity so you can learn all the fantastic facts about fire.

Guest: Grant Williamson who studies wildfires and climate change at the university of Tasmania
Hosts: Anika and Dexter
Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Are you sick of not knowing all the answers? Well the Fact Detectives are back with their 'catchiest' topic yet - viruses. What's the difference between viruses and germs? How do they spread? And what DO they have in common with zombies!?

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with immunologist Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks. Join them as they find out all the nitty gritty facts about viruses! 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks.

To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au. 

Guest: Immunologist Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks 

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 

Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard 

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Are seahorses really horses? Why do seahorses have curly tails? Do dad seahorses really have babies instead of the mums? 

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with marine biologist Mitch Brennen. Push play to swim into all the amazing facts about seahorses. 

Guest: Mitch Brennan who is a marine biologist at the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and University of Technology, Sydney 

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 

Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard 

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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What is a volcano? Are there any volcanoes in Australia? Could lava take over the whole world? 

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Oskar Lindenmayer who is a geologist at Melbourne Museum. Join them as they bubble into all the boiling hot facts about volcanoes! 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum.

To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au. 

Guest: Oskar Lindenmayer who is a geologist at Museums Victoria. 

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 

Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard 

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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