The Indus Civilisation (Radio Edit)
^{00:28:33 | April 25th, 2025}

Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Danika Parikh and comedian Ahir Shah in the Bronze Age to explore the ancient Indus civilisation. They take a close look at the terracotta, toilets and even the unicorns of this vast civilisation which was in existence some 2,000 years before Pompeii.

Is shapeshifting possible?
^{00:24:11 | Season: 10 | Episode: 4 | April 24th, 2025}

If you could transform into anything, what would you become? And could shapeshifting ever be possible? That’s what we’re asking in this archive episode of Mysteries of Science

Mrs Waters reads.
^{17:01 | Season: 6 | Episode: 1 | April 24th, 2025}

Season 6 begins with our first guest. Mrs Waters has just finished her tenth year as Headteacher of Dogsthorpe Infant School. 

The Windbreaker: Why Farts Make the World Go Round
^{00:25:44 | Episode: 15 | April 24th, 2025}

Farts. Trouser trumpets. Sulfur squeaks. Or toots, as Lulu insists on calling them. Smelly bubbles of air we don’t like to talk about. But Songbud Alan and Producerbud Ana are not ones to shy away from the stinky sidelines of science. 

Frankenstein’s Monster vs. Frosty the Snowman: a chilling debate
^{00:35:35 | April 24th, 2025}

Today’s debate is a battle between two legendary characters: Frankenstein’s Monster vs. Frosty the Snowman! Theater-maker Shanan Custer will champion the misunderstood monster, while student and actor Kate Wexler will fight for everyone’s favorite frosty fellow. Will science or snow win the day? Take a listen, and then head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!

S3 E5: Why sled dogs in Greenland have become popular for the wrong reasons?
^{00:13:38 | Season: 3 | Episode: 5 | April 23rd, 2025}

A photo with sled dogs of Greenland wading through knee-deep water, surrounded by pristine glaciers and mountains, has gone viral. The scientist who took this photo realised that most people who saw it on social media found the picture scenic, but he realised that something about the picture was scary. If the same place were photographed year after year, we would notice all that is unusual. Aesthetics aside, these photos would show us a changing trend in many corners of the earth. Climate change is real. If you want to find out exactly what about the photo is scary, listen to the episode where middle-schooler Darsh solves this puzzle.

Top Ten List to Celebrate 10 years of podcasting – Number 10 “Refugee” by Alan Gratz
^{23:21 | April 23rd, 2025}

DB 451: Small Changes, Big Impact: How Kids Can Protect Our Oceans
^{06:45 | Episode: 451 | April 22nd, 2025}

Have you ever thought one tiny thing you do couldn’t possibly make a difference? Like picking up one plastic bottle… or saying no to one straw? dreambigpodcast.com/451