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The Bedtime Scientist: Calm Science for Sleepy Kids

Where Your Feelings Live

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Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach? A lump in your throat? Tears that seemed to come from nowhere?

© Josh Fleishman Length 10 min 11 May 2026 Season 3 Episode 2 ScienceBedtimeEducational Episodic

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© Josh Fleishman Length 10 min 11 May 2026 Season 3 Episode 2 ScienceBedtimeEducational Episodic

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

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Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach? A lump in your throat? Tears that seemed to come from nowhere?

Tonight on Bedtime Scientist, we explore the science of feelings and the nervous system in a calm bedtime story for kids and the grown-ups listening beside them.

Why does your stomach flutter when you're nervous or excited? Why do cheeks grow warm when we feel loved or embarrassed? Why does crying help us feel better afterward?

Together, we follow the quiet network of nerves inside the body, including the vagus nerve, and discover how feelings travel through the stomach, chest, throat, face, and heart.

This gentle sleep podcast episode helps children understand emotions through science, curiosity, and calm storytelling.

🕯️ Calm science for bedtime. No music. No sound effects. Just one voice, soft wonder, and a quieter nervous system.

To support the show, visit - BedtimeScientist.com


© Josh Fleishman | 10 min

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