Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they’re dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts.
| Title | Date published | ||
| Are birds dinosaurs? | 2025-05-06 | ||
| Trends: How do they start? | 2025-03-11 | ||
| Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Molly’s Inconceivable Preposterous Skateboard | 2025-03-07 | ||
| How does solar power work? | 2025-03-04 | ||
| What is asthma? | 2025-02-25 | ||
| How does coral communicate? | 2025-02-18 | ||
| Why do we have crushes? | 2025-02-11 | ||
| Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Smarty Pass Deli | 2025-02-07 | ||
| Why does salt make food taste so good? | 2025-02-04 | ||
| Why is Jupiter called Earth’s bodyguard? | 2025-01-28 | ||
| What is Down syndrome? | 2025-01-21 | ||
| Understanding big fires and big feelings | 2025-01-14 | ||
| Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Myth Busting Extravaganza | 2025-01-10 | ||
| How is paper made? | 2025-01-07 | ||
| Whirr. Zoom! Plink plink. It’s a Mystery Sound extravaganza | 2024-12-31 | ||
| Is it true? Vikings, dogs, and twins edition | 2024-12-24 | ||
| Are whales communicating with their clicks and songs? | 2024-12-17 | ||
| Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Bones On Mystery Sounds! | 2024-12-06 | ||
| We're back December 17! | 2024-11-26 | ||
| Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Mystery Animal Poetry Slam | 2024-11-11 |