Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
A Common Sense Selection! Exploring stories of science discovery. Tumble is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher). Visit www.tumblepodcast.com for educational content.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 269
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Tumble Newsflash: Yoto Cards, Audiobook, & Your Plant Questions!
There’s so much happening in the world of Tumble, and we’re excited to share it all with you! Plus we answer questions about plants with the help of plant biologist Carina Baskett.
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Tumble Yoto Ca…
00:26:46 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Tumble Mailbag: The Science of Questions and What State of Matter Is Fire?
Is fire a liquid, a solid, or is it even matter at all? And what is the science of asking good questions? Lindsay and Marshall dig into the Tumble mailbag to answer listener questions with the help o…
00:24:06 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
How Big is the Universe?
This is a summer rebroadcast of an episode of Tumble from a few years ago.
How big is the universe? And how do we know? It's a question that puzzled astronomers for centuries. They had no way to me…
00:24:15 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Tumble Mailbag: Four-Leaf Clovers, Brains, Fish & Infinity!
Do you know why four leaf clovers are so rare? Or if just one side of our brain can fall asleep? Why do fish have different colors, and how big is infinity? Lindsay & Marshall dig into the Tumble mai…
00:29:23 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Summer Episode: Science Songs and Games!
Listen to our brand new album of science songs, and play some games along with us as we celebrate the release of our album: Science Songs Vol. 1! It’s a special summer episode that will get you singi…
00:41:13 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
The Volcanic Eruption Adventure
Would you fly to the top of a volcano that’s about to erupt at any moment? Volcanologist Helena Buurman did, and survived to tell the tale! In 2008, Helena was monitoring Mount Redoubt in Alaska, whe…
00:18:34 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
The Plastic Pollution Patrol
What if you found out that there was a tiny, nearly invisible type of plastic pollution that’s found nearly everywhere… but you’d never heard of it! That’s what happened to environmental scientist Ja…
00:20:00 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Did Dinosaurs Burp?
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“Did dinosaurs burp?” Tune into our Season 9 premiere to find out the answer to this stinky question. We’ll hear about dino gasse…
00:25:08 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Tumble Sonic Saturday May 10th! Featuring the Science of Ocean Sounds
🎉 We’re getting ready for our biggest live event ever — Sonic Saturday! It’s a day of science, sound, and storytelling in Brooklyn, NY on May 10, and we’re celebrating by rebroadcasting one of the ep…
00:24:03 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Why Is It Calm in the Eye of a Hurricane?
Why is the center of a raging storm so… calm? Tumble listener Lydia wants to know what’s really going on in the eye of a hurricane. To find out, we’re flying into the storm — literally — with meteoro…
00:23:03 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Was There Ever Nothing?
Was there ever nothing in the universe? What is nothing? That’s what listener Aviva wants to know. We turned to particle physicist Dr. Jessica Esquivel to find out! She takes us on a mind-bending jou…
00:22:39 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
What If Trees Didn't Exist?
Have you ever wondered what life on Earth would be like without trees? In this episode of Tumble Science Podcast for Kids, we’re exploring that big question with the help of two curious listeners, Ro…
00:22:15 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
How To Be An Inventor
What does it take to become an inventor? To find out, we spoke with an inventor named Josh Miele about one of his greatest inventions: tactile maps! Tactile maps use braille technology to help blind …
00:25:26 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Why Do Animals Play?
Why do some animals play - and some don’t? That’s what Meredith wants to know. In this special collaboration with Outside/In, we investigate how and why animals - and people! - of all shapes and size…
00:24:44 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Why are Capybaras So Big?
Why do capybaras have such big teeth? Adrian had to know! To get to the bottom of this, we spoke to a biologist named Santiago Herrera Alvarez. Capybaras are Internet sensations, and Santiago can't g…
00:22:34 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
How Does Vision Work?
How does vision work? That’s what Junie wants to know. And is it possible to create vision for people who don’t see? We’ll dive into the mysteries of how we see with Lucas Nadolskis, a scientist who …
00:24:34 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
The Wild Axolotl
Why are there so many axolotls in fishtanks, and so few in the wild? That’s what Maximiliano wants to know. You may have found axolotls in the lush caves of Minecraft, but in real life, they live in …
00:25:22 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
The Polar Bear Adventure
Happy New Year! This is a rebroadcast of “Polar Bear Adventure” from Season 8!
Join us on an Arctic adventure as we head out onto the sea ice with a polar bear scientist! Andrew Derocher shares exci…
00:21:28 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
The Great Seal Count
Happy holidays! This is a rebroadcast of our chilly Season 7 episode, The Great Seal Count.
How do you count the cutest seals on the planet? With the help from thousands of people around the world! C…
00:18:28 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Was T Rex Smart?
This is a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes from Season 8!
When did smartness begin? We’ll find out how a neuroscientist blends up brains, and cracks the case of the Tyrannosaurus Rex smart…
00:24:12 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
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