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Radiolab for Kids
Radiolab, one of the most beloved podcasts in the world, reaches into its archives to create Radiolab for Kids. It’s a place where we’ve collected Radiolab’s most family-friendly content.
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Created by: WNYC Studios
Started: September 22nd, 2022
Status: Active, 33 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Gettin' Crabby
00:26:34 | March 20th, 2025
If someone calls you crabby, it’s not a compliment – they’re calling you grumpy, grouchy or snappy. But let’s reconsider this stain on the humble crab’s reputation. Look closely at a crab’s gnarled shell and you’ll see an incredible creature. Today, we bring you two very different crab stories. The first comes from former Radiolab producer Rachael Cusick about a woman who replicated the ocean to breed hermit crabs. Next, how crabs may hold a secret to surviving the chaos of the universe.
Luck of the Lobster
00:15:19 | March 6th, 2025
St. Patricks day is coming up. People worldwide will wear leprechaun hats and celebrate the luck of the Irish. But what about the luck of lobsters? Today we have a story about the biggest, luckiest lobster we have ever heard of — Nick. As lobsters age, they keep growing bigger and bigger. They don’t wear out or get sick like most other creatures do. The most common way they die is through accidents.
The Big Cat and the Little Boy
00:15:44 | February 20th, 2025
When wildlife conservationist Alan Rabinowitz was a boy, he had a stutter. Strangely, his stutter vanished when he spoke to animals. One day, when his father took him to the Bronx Zoo, Alan saw a majestic jaguar and made a promise to it. He spent the rest of his life fulfilling that promise.
It's Raining Cats and Cats
00:17:04 | February 6th, 2025
Next week is Valentine’s Day, but instead of talking about falling in love, we’re going to talk about falling cats and barrels. First, writer David Quammen tells us about a strange observation: cats are falling out of buildings in New York City. When a cat falls from less than five stories or more than nine stories, it usually survives. But when it falls from between five and nine stories, it suffers serious injury. Why? Physics has the answer.
Build-A-Dragon
00:26:26 | Episode: 14 | January 23rd, 2025
On January 29, in places like China, Malaysia, Korea and Chinatowns across the globe, dragons will rise in the form of massive puppets. Today we bring you a special Terrestrials episode on dragons to understand what they have to do with the New Year, what the dragon myth means, and explore the tiny chance that dragons could have ever been real.
Stars from the Big Fib
00:35:55 | January 16th, 2025
Today we bring you an episode from our friends over at The Big Fib. In the era of fake news, kids need to learn to be able to tell what’s true from what’s false. And what better way to do that than a game show that puts kids in the driver’s seat, adults in the hot seat, and a sound-effects robot strapped to the roof?
Hole-y Cow
00:21:12 | January 9th, 2025
For centuries, the stomach was a black box to humans. We didn’t understand the mystery of what happened to food after it went inside us. That is, until the early 1800s, when Dr. William Beaumont found a boy, Alexis St. Martin, with a hole in his stomach.
The Present: A Gift from our Furry Friends
00:28:58 | January 1st, 2025
To celebrate New Year’s Day, there are all kinds of traditions. Some people eat black eyed peas for good luck, some list out resolutions. But here at Terrestrials, we are taking a cue from the wisdom of pets, who are so, so, so good at sleeping. After a short preamble from Lulu, we’ll turn the microphone over to listeners’ furry friends snoring and snoozing in various positions, places, and locations. The piece will be largely wordless, with some narration from listeners describing their pets, and sound designed as a sort of meditation to rest.
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Created by: WNYC Studios
Started:
September 22nd, 2022
Status: Active, 33 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
