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Kate Bush built a career by making ambitious music that rarely sounded like anyone else. This episode explores her early life, breakthrough with “Wuthering Heights,” distinctive songwriting and perfor...

11 Marras 35min

The Sun is a 4.6-billion-year-old star that quietly keeps nearly everything on Earth in business. This episode explores how the Sun formed, what happens inside its intensely hot core, how nuclear fusi...

9 Marras 36min

Kites have crossed borders, centuries, and cultures with little more than wind and a very long piece of string. This episode explores the history of kite flying, how kites stay in the air, and the man...

6 Marras 33min

Planets come in an impressive variety of sizes, temperatures, and compositions. This episode explores what makes a planet a planet, how planets form, and the different types of worlds found throughout...

4 Marras 36min

Owls have been fascinating humans for thousands of years, which is probably what happens when a bird can fly almost silently and turn its head much farther than seems reasonable. This episode explores...

2 Marras 33min

Banff National Park is a landscape of towering mountains, turquoise lakes, glaciers, forests, and winding valleys in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. This episode explores the park’s geography, wild...

30 Loka 33min

Lakes can form in some surprisingly dramatic ways for bodies of water that mostly just sit there. In this episode, you’ll hear how glaciers, shifting tectonic plates, and volcanic activity create lake...

28 Loka 30min

Alpacas have spent thousands of years turning harsh Andean landscapes into a surprisingly successful place to be fluffy. In this episode, you’ll explore the history and domestication of alpacas, thei...

26 Loka 29min