Everything Under The Sun

A podcast by Molly Oldfield

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142 Episodes

  1. Why do people's voices sound different? With Professor Guri Sandhu. How do echoes work? How did the Grand Canyon open up?

    Published: 4/5/2024
  2. What happens to garbage that is not recycled? Why does pollution cause climate change? Which part of the world is most affected by global warming?

    Published: 2/23/2024
  3. Why do our hearts beat when we're afraid? How are spiders born? Why do some children look like their parents?

    Published: 2/9/2024
  4. How are robots made? Why is the immortal jellyfish immortal? Can babies talk to other babies?

    Published: 2/2/2024
  5. Where were the first schools? With Jonathan Taylor. How did some homo sapiens survive the Ice Age? Why do men have beards?

    Published: 1/26/2024
  6. How is magic made? With Sophie Dahl. Why do bats hang upside down? How does kinetic sand work?

    Published: 12/22/2023
  7. Why do people get wrinkles? With Ross Barr. How does sunscreen work? How are stars made?

    Published: 12/15/2023
  8. What noises did dinosaurs make? With Jack Horner. Who built the Eiffel Tower? Why do nails grow?

    Published: 12/1/2023
  9. Why is lava so hot? With Robin Andrews. What are fireworks made of? Why do pandas eat bamboo?

    Published: 11/24/2023
  10. Why does an elephant's tummy rumble? With Jonathan Balcombe. Why do we get pins and needles? How do mirrors reflect?

    Published: 11/17/2023
  11. Why are bugs so little? With Erica McAlister. What are electrons made of? What is the richest place in the world?

    Published: 9/29/2023
  12. Would it be possible to transfer your body onto a computer? With Lath Carlson. How do aeroplanes fly? How many eggs does an octopus lay?

    Published: 9/22/2023
  13. Why is garlic good for your heart? With Tara Lee. How do skunks get their smell out? Do seagulls and snakes sneeze?

    Published: 9/15/2023
  14. How was ballet invented? With Dame Darcey Bussell. Why do penguins waddle? What are bones made from?

    Published: 9/8/2023
  15. Who invented chess? With Fun Master Mike from Chesskids. Why are piggy banks shaped like pigs? Why are penguins black and white?

    Published: 8/31/2023
  16. How can you store so many things in your mind? With Louise Gooding. Why is the bit in your eye around your pupil coloured? Why are tears salty?

    Published: 5/19/2023
  17. Why does our hair go static when we're jumping on the trampoline? With Fran Scott. How does electricity get into the clouds and make thunder? Why do sun and rain make rainbows?

    Published: 5/12/2023
  18. Can people mind read? With Derren Brown. Have you ever lost a best friend? How many humans are in the world?

    Published: 5/5/2023
  19. How do astronauts get on the space station (and what happens if they're really tall)? With Nicole Stott. How high up are clouds? Why do clouds move?

    Published: 4/28/2023
  20. Why do we think it's funny when people trip and fall down? With Tweedy the Clown. Why can't horses throw up? Why are clownfish stripy?

    Published: 4/21/2023

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Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world. Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum. If you're a kid - big or small - with questions you want answered or if you want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the award winning podcast for you. Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!