#161 How do planets float in space? w/ Brother Guy Consolmagno. How long have tortoises been on the Earth? How do thermometers work?
^{00:13:43 | October 3rd, 2025}

Welcome to Episode #161 of Everything Under the Sun!

Stone tricks and emu chicks
^{0:12:04 | October 2nd, 2025}

On this week’s News Time, we’ll hear about a world championship that’s been rocked by scandal, then we’ll meet some mother hens that have taken orphaned emu chicks under their wings.

Great Central Railway. Pt 2.
^{00:21:32 | Season: 6 | Episode: 16 | October 2nd, 2025}

Eddie and Cap’n Dave continue their exploration on the Great Central Railway.

Anger and Forgiveness – Part2 – Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings
^{20:27 | Season: 5 | Episode: 6 | October 2nd, 2025}

Anger & Forgiveness (Part 2) ️ Welcome back to Big Emotions! As we saw in part 1, anger can flare up in a moment, but forgiveness has the power to calm the storm. In Part 2, we go even deeper into how these two emotions work together – with more stories, practical tools, and even a parable that shows what can happen when we pause to see things differently. You’ll hear how understanding someone else’s side can help us release heavy feelings and find peace.

The Travelers: How Moon Trees Hide Among Us
^{00:32:17 | Episode: 24 | October 2nd, 2025}

In 1971, a red-headed, tree-loving astronaut named Stu ‘Smokey’ Roosa was asked to take something to the moon with him. Of all things, he chose to take a canister of 500 tree seeds. After orbiting the moon 34 times, the seeds made it back to Earth. NASA decided to plant the seeds all across the country and then… everyone forgot about them. Until one day, a third grader from Indiana stumbled on a tree with a strange plaque: “Moon Tree.” This discovery set off a cascading search for all the trees that visited the moon across the United States. Science writer, and our very own factchecker, Natalie Middleton tells us the tale.

Episode 49 – Ungifted by Gordon Korman
^{26:15 | October 1st, 2025}

Should you have to pass a test to have kids?
^{0:22:30 | October 1st, 2025}

We test for everything: to get a licence, to move to the next grade, to prove you’re ready to use a pen. But when it comes to becoming a biological parent, there’s no test to pass. Should there be? Would a parenting test be a good idea?

Is it wrong to think bad thoughts about people? 
^{0:20:06 | September 30th, 2025}

We all have thoughts about other people that we’d never say aloud. But do our private thoughts say something about the kind of people we are? Or is it only our actions that count?