# But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

A podcast by Vermont Public. But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world. Know a kid with a question? Record it with a smartphone. Be sure to include your kid's first name, age, and town and send the recording to questions@butwhykids.org!

Feed: https://podcasts.vpr.net/but-why

## Latest episodes

- [Why are there Bigfoot-like creatures all over the world?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/dca01fb45fab) (2026-10-16, 41 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/71396254-f374-4df5-9983-f051f9fad8ea/ButWhy_Cryptids_Ep302.mp3
- [Why do we get growing pains?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/1e6f85e1b741) (2026-10-02, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/b96207a2-15ef-4bc6-83f8-7f5c53ac4089/ButWhy_GrowingPains_Ep301.mp3
- [300th Episode: What’s your favorite?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/083162c08e58) (2026-09-18, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/c931dad2-c37c-4c9e-97a1-53405e80dbc6/ButWhy_Favorites_Ep300.mp3
- [Why does my voice sound weird when it’s recorded?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/9e5d71346b42) (2026-09-04, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/46a8fa10-3a93-4a58-a0d6-04767a13894f/ButWhy_Voice_Ep299.mp3
- [What are fossils?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/09ecb1dfe66e) (2026-08-21, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/69e61e5a-49f2-4703-aa9f-17cabb3440a5/ButWhy_Fossils_Ep298.mp3
- [Where do constellations come from?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/e58cc5b45287) (2026-08-07, 48 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/0e16206d-8894-4cac-b90f-d90cffc3fe98/ButWhy_Stargazing_Ep297.mp3
- [Why does space have so many planets?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/8e0a583c33c7) (2026-07-24, 47 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/dbff658d-2413-4d21-9789-b8d0045196c1/ButWhy_Planets_Ep296.mp3
- [Do animals play?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/7c415fe7fb60) (2026-07-10, 35 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/6409d576-a674-4a1f-b22e-31a15bdce6af/ButWhy_AnimalsPlay_Ep295.mp3
- [When was the first World Cup?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/7b2f13da81a6) (2026-06-26, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/77376533-be64-40a0-a1c0-6297be548b05/ButWhy_WorldCup_Ep294.mp3
- [How are video games made?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/cd9d68658a69) (2026-06-12, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/2a5d2acc-4809-4ab9-a171-25c415c965fe/ButWhy_VideoGames_Ep293.mp3
- [What is ADHD?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/4d460b2146c6) (2026-05-29, 28 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/41d0f131-c8bf-4a4d-bf6e-8c4837cc19f1/ButWhy_ADHD_Ep292.mp3
- [What are eels?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/f3af53ad82b9) (2026-05-15, 24 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/3ee51aa3-3293-4874-a78b-b374446ace11/ButWhy_Eels_Ep291.mp3
- [Why does green mean go and red mean stop?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/2955508e4713) (2026-05-01, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/ba16eddc-a87c-481d-9bd7-d870335b1eff/ButWhy_Traffic_Ep290.mp3
- [Are Komodo dragons really dragons?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/895cd336c593) (2026-04-24, 21 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/964cb191-8666-465a-92c0-63e139dc5113/ButWhy_Komodo_Ep289.mp3
- [How do lizards grow their tails back?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/437d7686d5f2) (2026-04-17, 36 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/f415ca25-1191-49ca-b43e-4072a51ed1cc/ButWhy_Lizards_Ep288.mp3
- [But Why turns 10!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/7ee9d581e736) (2026-04-03, 23 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/cf5947bf-904e-4544-8ab9-bb634f3d273c/ButWhy_Anniversary_Ep287.mp3
- [What's it like to be a Kid Governor?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/4ab7cf37cb51) (2026-03-20, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/d22f9759-4d71-491b-895a-cbfff13e1249/ButWhy_KidGov_Ep286.mp3
- [How do we know life is not a dream?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/0009eef2367b) (2026-03-06, 33 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/a38fa0cb-10bf-4c0b-bae9-17c15092953d/ButWhy_Philosophy_Ep285.mp3
- [How did bird dinosaurs survive the meteor?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/672bff5f1764) (2026-02-20, 30 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/7a423870-4466-42e6-be7e-925856f7679c/ButWhy_DinosaurBirds_Ep284.mp3
- [Why are brothers and sisters so annoying?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/a87978c0a06d) (2026-02-06, 19 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/0cab121e-00a3-4c76-a549-1ee1b4bd9f2f/ButWhy_Siblings_Ep283.mp3
- [Do bunnies come out at night?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/bd10fc7258e4) (2026-01-23, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/3fec5711-a1fe-4a32-8982-8127bc0615f8/ButWhy_Rabbits_Ep282.mp3
- [Why can’t we remember being babies?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/453e05cb8178) (2026-01-09, 32 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/0a48a7b1-c342-44df-adac-7f01e610dadf/ButWhy_Memory_Ep281.mp3
- [What’s on your bucket list?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/f2bab4bad66f) (2025-12-26, 17 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/1ca5d656-a6c5-4dbd-92c4-434d04456a1d/ButWhy_BucketList_Ep280.mp3
- [Why do goats sound like humans? A Cozy Critters Collaboration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/61c7037366b0) (2025-12-19, 9 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/6f5af5a8-0418-4f6b-afae-751ee9861241/ButWhy_CozyCritters_Ep279.mp3
- [How do oysters make their shells?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/91404f06ebf5) (2025-12-12, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/461ce0da-404e-42d9-8bfb-24bce364cc31/ButWhy_Oysters_Ep278.mp3
- [What’s an oboe? How does a flute work? What’s a viola?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/dfc300e7124d) (2025-11-28, 56 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/96408fc6-9c43-4a43-a95c-b604f46e0c00/ButWhy_Symphony_Ep277.mp3
- [How big is a Macy's parade balloon?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/284d00dadf3f) (2025-11-14, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/ce508797-12c9-4c01-bbb4-3f6e96c867d7/ButWhy_Macys_Ep276.mp3
- [Why are there so many colors?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/19868c8b74bc) (2025-10-31, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/5a4fd570-7b47-44ea-b3bc-0c7b3d48dc58/ButWhy_Colors_Ep275.mp3
- [How is candy made?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/f7b0c86eaf1a) (2025-10-17, 20 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/8c9b428c-dedc-490f-afb3-7db3fc04c616/ButWhy_Candy_Ep274.mp3
- [Why do horses sleep standing up?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/d177bd85a10d) (2025-10-03, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/c5f5b368-a2f8-49f9-a982-52f8fdc72c04/ButWhy_Horses_Ep273.mp3
- [When did volcanoes start existing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/b3e3117df0dc) (2025-09-19, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/19fac57f-eb7d-441c-9624-f52d44a4c5ab/ButWhy_Volcanoes_Ep272.mp3
- [How are glaciers formed?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/d047f3917e31) (2025-09-05, 28 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/ab428d12-be92-460d-9261-496bb7b71e87/ButWhy_Glaciers_Ep271.mp3
- [How does wildfire smoke travel so far?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/5257048ec322) (2025-08-29, 14 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/9697f883-dcd6-43b8-9518-782d65253cab/ButWhy_Smoke_Ep270.mp3
- [Why are puffins' beaks so colorful?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/7b1e07c3ff37) (2025-08-22, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/4f5fe53d-b997-4358-9e14-ee0d690a75c9/ButWhy_Puffins_ep269.mp3
- [Who invented the English language?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/a682888712c3) (2025-08-08, 35 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/7412559d-3fd9-4f09-a386-e72969a9694d/ButWhy_Words_Ep268.mp3
- [Chameleons, jellyfish and ballerinas! Check out But Why Bites](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/d1f61b843879) (2025-07-25, 15 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/0c28708b-79fa-4cc8-8bc4-683563d9abfe/ButWhy_BigBite_Ep267.mp3
- [Who created math problems?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/29e81fd75d4c) (2025-07-11, 30 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/1b7756ac-3f07-488b-acfb-f2af23372849/ButWhy_Math_Ep266.mp3
- [Why do some people like spicy food?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/c8585d41cb24) (2025-06-27, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/43e1bdfd-c58c-451f-94d2-95dbdb2ef787/ButWhy_FoodScience_Ep265.mp3
- [Why do we need to use sunscreen?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/e09030de788a) (2025-06-13, 23 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/1a0436b0-0a5f-4a6d-9035-7b4333a1f8d3/ButWhy_SunSafety_Ep264.mp3
- [Are horseshoe crabs…crabs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/18bd77ffe1fa) (2025-05-30, 35 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/870eed72-17ae-41b6-a29d-b535ef24b4ab/ButWhy_HorseshoeCrabs_Ep263.mp3
- [Who invented emoji?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/0d17689fee24) (2025-05-16, 22 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/f6c19761-de1c-4df5-beae-163b862c9beb/ButWhy_Emoji_Ep262.mp3
- [Why do walruses look so weird?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/65cd1d7e1223) (2025-05-09, 11 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/2458be5e-757b-46b4-910c-ed3083521621/ButWhy_Walruses_Ep261.mp3
- [What’s a seal? What’s a sea lion?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/d850075378b1) (2025-05-02, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/7730726a-37ed-4a0b-9ce3-9d85cbf1d47f/ButWhy_Pinnipeds_Ep260.mp3
- [Do atoms never touch?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/fc058792ece7) (2025-04-18, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/d15de351-cfa2-433f-b908-64d7dbbbf41e/ButWhy_Atoms_Ep259.mp3
- [How are records made?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/ff655dc76d17) (2025-04-04, 24 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/b6841abe-b9ba-4bc0-a9a6-8b664ed4970f/ButWhy_Records_Ep258.mp3
- [Who invented tacos?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/09d43ec146de) (2025-03-21, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/7b7281b7-9d53-4708-8e28-80394d4e9c1c/ButWhy_Tacos_Ep257.mp3
- [What are taxes and tariffs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/e48859768211) (2025-03-07, 33 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/1ca75724-26d0-4cf7-9bcc-30225e6f4c6a/ButWhy_Taxes_Ep256.mp3
- [Are tapeworms sticky?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/fa0284f84256) (2025-02-21, 35 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/2eb65342-adb7-4dee-b71c-105d9eed16f9/ButWhy_Parasites_Ep255.mp3
- [Why do trains run on tracks?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/7c954c84533d) (2025-02-07, 21 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/074268fd-e768-41d2-b5ce-48b43eca2891/ButWhy_Trains_Ep254.mp3
- [How do you whistle?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1103320303/6b2675f6578c) (2025-01-24, 28 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/326/57e031c5-3ec2-4ef9-8b89-b3e1c4ea96e3/ButWhy_Whistle_Ep253.mp3

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