Brains On! Science podcast for kids

by American Public Media
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Kids & Family #3, Education for Kids #1

Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they’re dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts.

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Recent Episodes
  • Trends: How do they start?
    Mar 11, 2025 – 00:31:54
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Molly’s Inconceivable Preposterous Skateboard
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:01:39
  • How does solar power work?
    Mar 4, 2025 – 00:28:03
  • What is asthma?
    Feb 25, 2025 – 00:25:52
  • How does coral communicate?
    Feb 18, 2025 – 00:35:01
  • Why do we have crushes?
    Feb 11, 2025 – 00:33:27
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Smarty Pass Deli
    Feb 7, 2025 – 00:01:48
  • Why does salt make food taste so good?
    Feb 4, 2025 – 00:28:27
  • Why is Jupiter called Earth’s bodyguard?
    Jan 28, 2025 – 00:26:13
  • What is Down syndrome?
    Jan 21, 2025 – 00:26:48
  • Understanding big fires and big feelings
    Jan 14, 2025 – 00:42:07
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Myth Busting Extravaganza
    Jan 10, 2025 – 00:01:11
  • How is paper made?
    Jan 7, 2025 – 00:26:48
  • Whirr. Zoom! Plink plink. It’s a Mystery Sound extravaganza
    Dec 31, 2024 – 00:33:02
  • Is it true? Vikings, dogs, and twins edition
    Dec 24, 2024 – 00:29:16
  • Are whales communicating with their clicks and songs?
    Dec 17, 2024 – 00:33:35
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Bones On Mystery Sounds!
    Dec 6, 2024 – 00:01:24
  • We're back December 17!
    Nov 26, 2024 – 00:01:57
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Mystery Animal Poetry Slam
    Nov 11, 2024 – 00:01:10
  • Smarty Pass Presents: Noun Noun
    Oct 21, 2024 – 00:08:05
  • The real vampires of the animal world
    Oct 15, 2024 – 00:26:30
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Game Show Molly
    Oct 15, 2024 – 00:01:40
  • Achoo! How fast does a sneeze travel?
    Oct 8, 2024 – 00:26:40
  • Navigating the world with White Canes
    Oct 1, 2024 – 00:29:03
  • How do animals pick their leaders?
    Sep 24, 2024 – 00:30:43
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Eye-Eye, Captain!
    Sep 20, 2024 – 00:01:45
  • How does the internet work?
    Sep 17, 2024 – 00:32:31
  • Why do some of us have food allergies?
    Sep 10, 2024 – 00:32:02
  • Why do some people need glasses?
    Sep 3, 2024 – 00:29:28
  • How do we name things in space? The quest to name a quasi-moon!
    Aug 20, 2024 – 00:36:47
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: SPORTSBALL Impression Sound
    Aug 16, 2024 – 00:01:46
  • Phones: The fun, the annoying and the confusing
    Aug 13, 2024 – 00:39:52
  • Auroras: Nature's light show
    Aug 6, 2024 – 00:30:19
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Me and my pet
    Aug 2, 2024 – 00:01:44
  • Seahorses! Curly-tailed wonders of the sea
    Jul 30, 2024 – 00:25:07
  • Singing: the how and the wow of voices
    Jul 23, 2024 – 00:31:06
  • Catnip, cat naps, and the history of house cats
    Jul 16, 2024 – 00:31:02
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Rhyme or Reason
    Jul 5, 2024 – 00:01:45
  • How do trees help our cities?
    Jun 4, 2024 – 00:27:35
  • If our bodies are 98 degrees, why does it feel so hot outside?
    May 28, 2024 – 00:24:46
  • It’s a mystery sound extravaganza!
    May 21, 2024 – 00:29:36
  • How do vacuums work?
    May 14, 2024 – 00:29:29
  • How do stringed instruments make sounds?
    May 7, 2024 – 00:27:04
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Radical Design
    May 3, 2024 – 00:01:20
  • How to build a house on the Moon
    Apr 30, 2024 – 00:29:11
  • Are there insects in Antarctica?
    Apr 23, 2024 – 00:34:25
  • How can you tell when food is expired?
    Apr 16, 2024 – 00:26:42
  • How does ibuprofen help stop pain?
    Apr 9, 2024 – 00:24:02
  • Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Mystery Sound Investigation
    Apr 5, 2024 – 00:01:22
  • Are UFOs real?
    Mar 26, 2024 – 00:37:15
Recent Reviews
  • Henry Coggin
    Best
    Your the best one 1️⃣ 🤩⭐️🌟💫🌠💫🌟⭐️✨🤩
  • Tvyghxfvjbictgiji
    Great podcast for everyone
    This podcast is great for everyone. It can answer some of your deepest questions! I love it on a long car ride!
  • gfdfgjjuhghh
    Brains on
    How do are brains work
  • Cleo1717🩷
    To the lovers of this podcast
    I agree with you on the war and I'm done with the battle of the podcasts STOP BEING LIARS HATERS!!! YOU CAN DO YOUR MEANNESS ON A NOTHER PODCAST 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
  • Kevin de bruyne da GOAT
    Meh
    It’s ok. Smash Boom Best is better
  • hoytta
    Upload more
    I love it!!!!!!
  • Oliverdeeznu
    Question
    How does radio frequency signals work through walls
  • akki1622
    Question
    How does static electricity work
  • hfdudfsgirdht
    Best pod Eva xx Annie
    Do you think you can make an episode about LGBTQIA+ during pride month? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thanks!
  • Lsidbfbdjwmak
    Very slay but…
    It’s a really good podcast but there are sooooo many smarty pass sneak peek stuff that there’s barely any real episodes. Just limit the smarty stuff and it will be even slayer. It’s amazing tho💅💅💅.
  • ULTRA GIGACHAD GOD
    Good podcast
    Mewing from the glorious god GIGACHAD 🧏‍♂️🤫🧏‍♂️ PS I WILL GIVE U A LOW TAPER FADE IF U DO NOT WARSHIP GIGACHAD GOD THE MEEING
  • preppy mystery :)
    Slay
    So good and i love it it is AMAZING!!!
  • a_tech_lover_2.0
    buh buh buh buh buh
    brains on
  • Brains on univers
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  • Jaybluet
    Love it
    It a fun pod love it. Fun for kids too. Love for bedtime.
  • Preppy girl2 😊
    Preppy
    So preppy it is such a good podcast!
  • We’re all just going
    😆I LOVE THIS PODCAST
    (2/5)
  • Koncwedc
    Ads
    It is good too many ads though
  • Aidenc21465
    Aiden review
    This is a amazing podcast. I love this podcast.
  • Cat🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
    Hi
    The best Awesome
  • Now you have The man
    Podcast reviewer2.0
    Relly is a good podcast and I love it too much 100%
  • LuvGREEKMythology
    Hi
    Love pod
  • localtoasterartist
    toaster here
    First learned about this from forever ago and since I couldn’t find any new episodes at the time I checked this out- really cool! Another good podcast too listen to while I draw
  • Mrs.IM Cool😎😎😎
    Awesome!!!😁😁😁
    To bookworm11: I looooooove greeting out! Soooooo good, but they SHOULD update their pod.
  • Knott.Melanie
    Like Radiolab for Families
    I love how much this podcast is to the older episodes of Radiolab. The kids’ perspective is such a perfect addition to the topics covered. So glad we found this show!
  • thefarside
    Amazing and informative!
    This is a great pod five stars from me! Understanding fires and big feelings episode felt very personal and I have been to one of their events and they are super kind and caring great pod with a great community and hosts. To book worm 11 📚: (I hope I spelled that correctly) sorry about that I’ll try to do better. Oh also I don’t really care but it’s thefarside one word.
  • cmpurqpez
    I love brains on
    Hey brains on pls do an episode about family and how was the first person in your family born.
  • Hi, I love brains on universe
    Luvvvv
    I listen to the this way too much that it’s unhealthy
  • 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦Hiiiiiiii
    Great podcast but..
    Amazing podcast annoying ads though 👁️‍🗨️someone pls tell me what this emoji is
  • alblack16
    Ok
    Review: not the best it could be but it’s ok. There are a lot of ads in all the episodes but it is a little better. Plus the episodes keep coming, so that’s good :) To book worm 11: yeah you’re right. We should stop. I’m not acting like l’m 12years old. Who cares if someone who could be on the opposite side of the world was a different opinion than you! Thank you. ;) -alblack
  • Book worm 11 📚
    🤓+👖
    First of all brains on is amazing!!! Secondly do you guys have a mailing address I would like to know. Also I feel like the far side and alback16 (sorry If I got anything wrong) are kinda having their own personal war so could you guys please stop 🙂 To meow meow I’m a caaaaaaat: You listen to Greeking out to!? Love it but they haven’t updated it like forever!
  • The first time you were there.
    The first podcast ever
    The union said the strike would not be affected because the strike would have to end in March and the union said the union was prepared for the strikes if it was not to meet the union deadline and would be prepared for a new contract by mid March to protest a no vote in a new labor dispute that could lead the strike in March or March to the strike in Chicago or Chicago next month to end
  • Clara ❤️♥️
    Love the podcast!
    Negative: I love this podcast but I’m not sure everything is true for example: l don’t think that your pupils are actually holes in your eyes. I still love the podcast but I think you should put a little more effort in to the fact checking. Positive: I love the mystery sounds and I love the hard ones. I have a question: why do whales have are holes? I like the podcast and want you to doing it! -Clara
  • Swifty /podcast lover
    I’m so exited
    I’m going to your concert in Bolder , Colorado
  • dan74120
    I LOVE THIS
    AMAZING POD ITS SOOO GOOD ps I love the mystery sound
  • Waffles_r_yummy
    I like turtles.🐢
    I like turtles. 🐢
  • 🧠Evelyn✨
    MY FAV
    I am a HUGE fan of Brains on! I’ve been listening in for 3 years now and I love listening to you guys. What I like about this podcast is how most episodes can connect to me and others. I can also learn about something I’ve never known of before. I would like an episode on OCD. I do know there was one on ADHD but I would like one for OCD too. Thank you so much for reading 😘😘😘😘💖
  • Anxious TWW
    why i love brainson!!!!!!!it’s so amazing!!!
    i love this podcast sooo much i love the mystery sounds,i learn so much and it couldn’t possibly get any better i’ve been listening to it four like 5 years!!thank you so much for making this amazing podcast i love the other shows too!!!🌈🌈🔬🔭🧪🥇🥇🥇❤️❤️🎉🎉😄😄😃😃now i know how to it is:great awesome amazing the best!!!!i learn sooo much!!! P.S when i listened to the myth episode i was listening by myself and you said a warning to parents and i’m a kid you could give this warning in the definition otherwise it is the best
  • Brawl Stars gamer🎮🇬🇧
    This is my favorite pod ever🤩🤩🤩🤩🙌👏🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
    The best podcast ever in the world it is so goooooooooood. I even made my brother listen 🎧 and he loved it 🥰. -macroon knight
  • Coral cora🐀🐩🐀🌸
    😄
    Thefarside and everybody else this is absurd you chat so how about we stop and right REVIEWS?! And love podcast sometimes it’s a bit boring, but it’s still really good. - Cora Coral 🐀🐩🐀🌸
  • Erika V Perez
    Best pod eva!
    First up l love this pod !!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry bout all the !!!!!. Please do an episode about the history of Palestine and Israel! Here is an emoji game !!!!🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇪🇭🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌍🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎😙😙😙😙😙😗😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️⛅️🌥️🌥️🌥️🌥️🎷🎺🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷
  • Meow meow I’m a caaaaaaaaaaat
    Puerto Rico?!?🇵🇷
    I love it adk fairy do u live dar also we go every two years! Ps just playing around giving 5 stars ⭐️ never listened ohh btw WhY WoULd yOu dO a CruSh EPISODE literally why?!?! You guys should listen to Greeking Out it’s about Greek mythology and it is the G.O.A.T of podcasts!
  • Lindsay Rocco
    Review
    Your podcast are so good my kids are leaning so much! Also they are very interesting! Keep making more!! Thanks for being awesome
  • Man-o-Vertigo
    Can’t put into words
    🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
  • The one pound fish
    💕 LOVE
    Do a special episode about Greek mythology
  • CrumyCarot
    Great show
    I love this podcasts. It’s great to listen on the ride to school.
  • Dhoigxugsugzut
    Cool pod
    Soooooooooo good
  • scar bar 2278🌸🌸
    This podcast is sooooo good
    5 out of 5 stars so fun
  • A chill guy 😎
    Dis podcast is great
    Did u guys know that if you drink the AmUnGus potion from the dark web at 3am then you will turn into the imposter from AmUnGus
  • Muffys world
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