Jun 30

Mountains To Climb

Henriette D'angeville was the first woman to climb Mount Blanc in the Alps, despite everyone advising her not to try it. Decades later, Julia Archibald Holmes (a friend of John Brown's) became the first woman to summit Pike's Peak, a feat that Pike himself never did.

32m 25s

May 30

Electric Kids

Philo Farnsworth loved electricity so much he came up with a way to invent television - as a 14 year old! Centuries beforehand Stephen Gray, a British scientist, learned more about electricity than anyone before him - and he used children to show how it worked!

35 m

Apr 29

Good Things to Eat

This episode will make you hungry! Rufus Estes and Chin Foin both left a big mark on food, both lived in Chicago at the same time, and both had their food featured in important cookbooks in 1911.

35m 39s

Apr 2023

The Golden Eggs and the Flying House

To request a story, visit www.storybird.ai. Jonah and Jesse, two siblings living in an olden days town, receive golden eggs every morning from a man with a chicken. These eggs contain chocolate and sometimes toys. One day, they decide to save the eggs instead of eating them, plac ... Show More

12m 20s

Aug 2018

Oology (EGGS) with John Bates

The biggest eggs! The smallest eggs! The people arrested for stealing the most eggs! Oologist Dr. John Bates gave Alie a tour of the egg vault at the Field Museum of Chicago and it was a barrage of beautiful sights and shocking facts about bird butts. Get ready for speckly eggs, ... Show More

58m 14s

Apr 2023

The Egg Snatcher

It was the day before The Great Easter Egg Hunt, and the eggs have gone missing! Was it the Egg Snatcher who took the eggs?

12m 11s

Dec 2022

Eggonomics

Eggs – a nutritious and affordable source of protein. Or they were. The cost of a box of eggs has been rocketing around the world. And in some places, where it’s long been common to start the day on an egg – supplies are under pressure. In this programme, Ruth Alexander explores ... Show More

26m 59s

Mar 2019

Eggs? Why the Headlines Got it All Wrong

A new study published in the medical journal JAMA says, ‘Eggs are bad,’ but are they really? In this episode, we take a look at the specifics of the study. This particular study is an observational study; it does not prove cause and effect. An ideal nutritional study would take 1 ... Show More

15m 16s

Dec 2021

How do you like your eggs in the morning?

Should you wash your eggs? Well believe it or not, there is quite an international debate about this question from CrowdScience listener Susan. In Canada, where Susan grew up, commercially sold eggs are washed before they reach stores, whereas in the UK where she is now living th ... Show More

40m 30s

Feb 2023

The Egg Adventure: Finding the Wizard and Saving Mom and Dad

To request a custom story, visit www.storybird.ai. In this whimsical tale set in New Zealand, two kids named Jonah and Jesse discover a tiny person inside an egg during a national egg shortage. To their surprise, the little person can only communicate by spelling out words throug ... Show More

11m 37s

Jun 2024

CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War

How much would you pay for an egg? Would you kill for one? In today's classic episode, join the guys as they explore the strange story of the Gold Rush, the Common Murre and Farallon Island -- the site of California's Egg WarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

40m 12s

Eggs!