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Hosted by Hippo Tom · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 82 episodes
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Handed your kid a screen just to get five minutes? No guilt here.Big World, Little Ears turns real world news into warm, engaging stories for curious kids. Science, nature, cultures, discoveries — one story, every weekday.No scary content. No adult noise. Just the world's most fascinating moments, told with wonder.Perfect for commutes, quiet mornings, or whenever you need a moment to breathe.
Hippo Tom hosts Big World, Little Ears, a kids show with 82 episodes published.
Could a speck of gold smaller than your fingernail change computers forever? Scientists grew a shiny gold crystal that sorts spinning light — a job that used to need a room-sized freezing machine. We follow the crystal f
Could you spin around for half an hour without getting dizzy? In Turkey, whirling dervishes have been turning in flowing white skirts for over 750 years to feel calm and connected — and now classes are open to absolutely
What if a package arrived at your house from outer space — through the roof? A small meteorite crashed into a New Jersey home, and scientists discovered it carried water and amino acids, the tiny building blocks that liv
What if a helper could read ten thousand pages before breakfast — and never get sleepy? Scientists are now using AI agents to comb through millions of old science papers, spotting tiny number slips that hid for decades.
What does a wedding with 1,500 brides and 1,500 grooms sound like? In northern Nigeria, thousands of people celebrated their marriages together in one enormous shared party, complete with drums, henna, gele headwraps and
Can a sea turtle really ride on an airplane? A rare turtle washed up on a cold, windy beach in Wales, thousands of miles from her warm Caribbean home. In this gentle episode we follow her whole journey, from the walker w
Which is stronger — a mountain of solid rock, or one tiny drop of water? Scientists used ultra-fast cameras to watch water drops land on some of the hardest stone on Earth, and discovered how a single drip slowly carves
Why does one loaf of bread stretch like a cloud instead of crumbling? We follow fluffy Japanese milk bread — called shokupan — from a bakery in Japan all the way to kitchens across the UK, where videos of people pulling
Can a small furry animal build something you can see from space? Beavers are paddling north into Canada's frozen Arctic — a place they've never lived before — and building ponds where there used to be ice. We follow thes
What animal has rabbit ears, a silky blue-grey coat, and a pouch that faces backwards? Australia's bilby nearly vanished, but this gentle desert digger is making a hopeful comeback. We follow the bilby from Australia's r
What happens to your favorite t-shirt after you grow too big for it? Follow one little red shirt as it journeys across Australia to a brand new home. We explore why more and more families are buying and selling second-ha
What building has no beds or toys but eats more electricity than a whole town? In this episode we explore data centres — the giant, humming buildings full of computers that power the internet — and discover why they migh
Can a story thousands of years old teach us about science? Join brave sailor Odysseus on his journey home and discover the hidden science clues inside one of the world's oldest tales. We explore plants, stars, and even o
How can a bug smaller than a grain of rice dive deeper than a scuba diver? In this episode, we journey to giant Lake Malawi in Africa to meet baby lake flies and discover their bubble-powered secret. Kids learn how these
What if your phone could listen to a bird and instantly tell you its name? In this episode we meet Nora, a bird-lover who discovers a clever app that identifies birds just by their songs. Kids learn how the technology wo
What happens when a silly joke turns into something real and important? In India, a young man started a pretend political party called the Cockroach Party — and it grew into a movement that made powerful leaders finally
What could make a star zoom almost as fast as light itself? Join us at the center of our galaxy to meet S2, a speedy little star racing around a giant, invisible black hole. We follow the patient scientists who watched i
What would it feel like to sink below the waves and watch fish swim past your window? Join us in Tenerife, Spain, where a real bright yellow submarine carries families deep underwater on an ocean safari. We meet colourfu
What happens when a soccer team wins so much that everyone wants to beat them? Meet Nigeria's Super Falcons, the most winning women's team in Africa, as they chase their eleventh championship. This warm episode explores
Is salmon sushi thousands of years old — or newer than your grandparents? In this episode, we travel to the cold, sparkly fjords of Norway to discover how clever fish sellers invented salmon sushi less than 40 years ago
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Big World, Little Ears is hosted by Hippo Tom. The show is categorised under kids (family) and has published 82 episodes.
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