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Your Paw-some Question | Why do we have two intestines?

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© Washington State University Length 00:05:33 1 May 2025 Season 5 Episode 6 Age: 6-10 Topics: Science , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Washington State University Length 00:05:33 1 May 2025 Season 5 Episode 6 Age: 6-10 Topics: Science , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

Episode 1: Coins, Robots, Bees, Food, Dogs, Microbes

Episode 1: Coins, Robots, Bees, Food, Dogs, Microbes

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

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What up with the small intestine and the large intestine? Join Cosmo and me—and our friend Franck Carbonero, microbiologist at Washington State University—to break down how we break down food.

You'll hear:

how the intestines differ in size and functionall about your gut bacteriathe journey food takes through your digestive tractResources you can use:

American Museum of Natural History's microbiology resourcesFrontiers for Young Minds' explainer on fermentationNational Geographic Kids' info on the human digestive systemSound effects courtesy Zapsplat

 As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu.  Who knows where your questions will take us next.


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