How The Whale Got His Throat

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. A Dog King Thanksgiving! It's Thanksgiving! Dog King, King of the Dogs is throwing a festive, silly celebration in the alley, and everyone's coming! Pickles, Rex, Other Rex, Othe ... Show More

This week we are continuing the story of Anne of Green Gables, written by L. M. Montgomery. Enjoy this classic with us every week on Thursday, with your favorite story reader, Amanda Weldin! Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and t ... Show More

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Kiddo and the Fox! This is a story about an absent-minded little lamb who follows a butterfly into the woods and finds herself invited to dinner with a fox... as the main course! ... Show More

Nobody tells stories better than Kwaku’s grandfather. But how did he even learn these amazing tales? When Kwaku asks his grandfather that puzzling question, he’s in for an adventure filled with sky gods, mighty pythons, and mysterious spirits. Join Kwaku on a quest to discover th ... Show More

<p>In our most recent episode, we answered questions about  really big animals: whales!</p> <p>We covered a lot when it comes to these huge aquatic mammals but there was one big topic we didn't get to: and that's how whales communicate.  We'll learn more about the sounds whales ... Show More

Whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth -- but why? And why aren't they bigger? Learn a whale of a tale about ocean mammals in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ... Show More

<p>From 6,000-year-old cave paintings to silver screen stars in movies like Free Willy, whales have long captured the human imagination. And it makes sense—they're among the largest and most intelligent creatures to ever live on our planet. This time on Sidedoor, we’ll explore ou ... Show More

This is a tale of a greedy cat who decides to gobble up everything he sees! Little did I know when I chanced upon this little tale that it follows in a long tradition of swallowing tales! Did YOU know there was such a thing? Well, stories like this( of poor creatures being swallo ... Show More

How do whales use their blowholes to breathe, and what keeps them from filling up with water? There’s no better way to find out than getting up close and personal with whales! That’s what marine mammal biologist Justine Hudson did when she collected whale snot from belugas. Snot ... Show More

<p>Ever since the discovery of whale songs almost 60 years ago, scientists have been trying to decipher the lyrics.</p><p>But sperm whales don’t produce the eerie melodies sung by humpback whales,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/26/archives/whales-sing-siren-song-for-scie ... Show More