Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast

In today's episode, we find out why skunks have such a powerful smell and how their stinky spray helps keep them safe from predators! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and engaging games. I created this to be a show I wou...

In today's episode, we explore how doctors help people fall safely and comfortably asleep using special medicine called anesthesia. We learn how it works (and how the body wakes back up afterward!). Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playfu...

In today's episode, we explore why the sky shows beautiful reds, oranges, pinks, and purples during sunrise and sunset, and why it usually looks blue the rest of the day. We learn how light scatters, why the angle of the sun matters, and how dust, water, and clouds help create amazing colors. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosi...

In today's episode, we explore how fire extinguishers actually stop a fire. We'll learn about the fire triangle and how extinguishers use powder or carbon dioxide to remove the ingredients necessary for a fire to keep burning! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with...

In today's episode, we explore how fingernails grow and learn about all the different parts, from the nail matrix, to the lunula, to the nail plate...  all the way to the free edge!  Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and...

In today's episode, we explore why elephants have such big, flexible trunks and how this incredible tool helps them smell, eat, drink, communicate, swim, and stay cool. Plus, we learn how many muscles are inside a trunk! It's way more than you think! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch you...

In today's episode, we explore all the strange details on a dollar bill. We learn what dollar bills are made of, why they are green, and what the serial number means! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and engaging games....

In today's episode, we explore why your throat gets red and it hurts to swallow when you have a "sore throat!" Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and engaging games. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my...

In today's episode, we explore how your ears make wax and why this strange substance actually protects your ears! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and engaging games. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have...

In today's episode, we explore why dolphins leap out of the water and what those amazing jumps tell us about how they live, breathe, hunt and communicate. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning and engaging games. I created thi...

In today's episode, we explore how the lights at intersections know when to change. We learn how timers, sensors, and small computers work together to keep cars moving safely and smoothly. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning...

In today's episode, we explore how telescopes gather and bend light so your eyes can see faraway moons, planets, stars, and galaxies in incredible detail. We will learn why lenses and mirrors make it happen and why bigger telescopes can reveal more of the universe. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed...

In today's episode, we explore one of the strangest and most fascinating concepts in all of logic: paradoxes. We discover how certain statements can twist back on themselves and make our brains spin in circles. From the classic "This sentence is false" puzzle to stories involving time loops, this episode dives into the world of mind-bending contradictions. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, intera...

In today's episode, we explore how horses are able to sleep while standing up, why their legs don't buckle beneath them, and how their bodies are specially designed for both safety and rest. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learni...

In today's episode, we discover how crayons are made! From melted wax to bright colors, learn how these drawing sticks come to life in the factory before landing in your crayon box. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and e...

In this special episode of the show, Josh explains how he creates an episode of Curious Kids Every Day... from writing, to song selection, to uploading! As a fun example, we work on tomorrow's episode to show you how the process unfolds! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention...

In today's episode, we explore why fans make you feel cool, even though they don't actually lower the temperature. Learn how air movement and your body's own cooling system work together to create that refreshing breeze on a hot day. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention span...

In today's episode, we're taking a sweet trip from the rainforest to the candy aisle to discover how chocolate is really made! From cacao pods growing on trees to beans being roasted and turned into bars, we'll follow every step of chocolate's delicious journey. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to...

In today's episode, we learn how sunglasses protect your eyes from sunlight, why everything looks darker when you wear them, and why not ALL light is visible! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, playful learning, and engaging games. I create...

In today's episode, we find out why different sticks make different sounds when you swing them! We examine how air, speed, and shape work together to create those whoosh, whip, or swish sound! Each one is unique! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful que...

In today's episode, we explore why your legs sometimes feel tingly or "fall asleep" after sitting in one position for too long. What's really happening inside your body when that weird feeling kicks in? Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful questions, pl...

In today's episode, we're learning how movies are made... from storyboards and filming to editing and animation! Discover what happens behind the scenes of your favorite films and find out how hundreds of people work together to bring stories to life. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch yo...

In today's episode, we discover how babies go from crying and cooing to saying their very first words. From the sounds they hear before they're even born to the way parents help them learn language through talking and reading, we explore every step of how a baby learns to talk. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episod...

In today's episode, we're finding out why cars need gas to move! From the gas pump nozzle to the tiny explosions inside an engine, we explain how fuel turns into motion and what happens if you ever run out of gas. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. Each episode is designed to stretch young attention spans with thoughtful qu...

In today's episode, we explore how bicycles stay balanced! Why does a bike fall over when it's still, but glide smoothly when it's moving? We explain how how motion and tiny steering adjustments work together to keep a bicycle upright, and how your brain learns to balance without even thinking about it! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence...