262 Episodes

  1. Are horseshoe crabs…crabs?

    Published: 5/30/2025

  2. Who invented emoji?

    Published: 5/16/2025

  3. Why do walruses look so weird?

    Published: 5/9/2025

  4. What’s a seal? What’s a sea lion?

    Published: 5/2/2025

  5. Do atoms never touch?

    Published: 4/18/2025

  6. How are records made?

    Published: 4/4/2025

  7. Who invented tacos?

    Published: 3/21/2025

  8. What are taxes and tariffs?

    Published: 3/7/2025

  9. Are tapeworms sticky?

    Published: 2/21/2025

  10. Why do trains run on tracks?

    Published: 2/7/2025

  11. How do you whistle?

    Published: 1/24/2025

  12. Are wild cats afraid of water?

    Published: 1/10/2025

  13. What would your superpower be?

    Published: 12/27/2024

  14. Who decides what robots look like?

    Published: 12/13/2024

  15. Why can’t animals talk to us?

    Published: 11/29/2024

  16. How does food turn into poop?

    Published: 11/15/2024

  17. Why do we have anxiety?

    Published: 11/1/2024

  18. How do we vote?

    Published: 10/18/2024

  19. What are red states and blue states?

    Published: 10/4/2024

  20. Introducing ChopChop: Let's Get Corny!

    Published: 9/20/2024

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