But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.4from 7,254 ratings
- 290
- Episodes
- 71
- Transcribed
- 7,254
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world. Know a kid with a question? Record it with a smartphone. Be sure to include your kid's first name, age, and town and send the recording to questions@butwhykids.org!
- Publisher
- Vermont Public
- Category
- kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Apr 2016
- Latest episode
- 30 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
71 of 290 episodes have a transcript.
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Where do pumpkins come from?
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why are there Bigfoot-like creatures all over the world?
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why do we get growing pains?
Inside a recent episode
Where do pumpkins come from?
Published 30 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So pumpkins are actually from the Americas. Nobody from Europe or Asia or Africa even knew that a pumpkin was a thing until they came here about 500 years ago, but they were here much earlier than that. Here in the Americas, Our ancestors were working with pumpkins about 10,000 years ago, we think. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Chris Hernandez
- Regina Hansen
- Daniel Loxton
- Zurisadai Gonzalez Castillo
- Anne Hseu
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 1,132,148
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 5,455 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,799 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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