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Parent Busters

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  • Staring At Sun Too Long: Blinded By The Light Or… Nah?

    On this week’s fun podcast episode, we’re shining bright an covering fun sun facts like:

    • I stared at the sun when i was a kid. Are my eyes damaged?
    • Can You Go Blind From Staring at the Sun? 
    • What’s the deal with staring at sun with sunglasses?
    • What’s the deal with the Sungazing practice of staring directly at sun … on purpose! (And  is staring at the sun good for your eyes???)
    • What happens at a Sun Dance?
    • How hot is the sun and what is the sun made of?
    • What does the sun symbolize in mythology? (What are Myths about Sun?)
    • And so many more sparkly fun facts about the sun and sun folklore!


    So put on your shades for this sun science podcast episode beaming with sun safety fun facts and even some interesting sunshine fun facts you probably haven’t heard!


    Definitely put this Parent Busters podcast episode on your sun 'n fun schedule!

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    *ALL SOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE SITES AND CONTINUE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING!

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    34 min
  • Are Dandelion Poisonous? Getting To The Root Of The Problem

    What Is So Bad About Dandelions?

    In this Parent Busters family podcast episode, we’re getting to the root of the problem about dandelions like:

    • How dandelions cost more than lobster…
    • Why dandelions are good for latex…
    • How dandelions make you pee the bed...
    • Who brought dandelions to America (and the surprising reasons why dandelions are planted in gardens!)
    • Are dandelions weeds or are dandelions flowers?
    • Is it bad to have dandelions in your yard?
    • Should you kill dandelions?
    • Are dandelions weeds bad?
    • Are dandelions toxic?
    • How dandelions help your yard…
    • Also… are dandelions for dogs bad?


    We’re also flowering with excitement as we get into dandelions uses like / best ways to use dandelions:


    • Are dandelions edible?
    • How many dandelions can you eat / will dandelions make you sick?
    • What the heck is a dandelion tea recipe?
    • And… dandelions how to eat recipes (Dandelion jelly and dandelion wine, anyone?!)


    In this fun podcast episode we also cover dandelion history and fun dandelion facts and myths kids will love to learn!



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    *ALL SOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE SITES AND CONTINUE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING!

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    35 min
  • Rub Dirt In Wound: How Clean Is Dirty?

    We’re getting down and dirty in this family podcast episode and talking about weird things like:


    Where did they saying “rub some dirt in it” com from / rub some dirt on it origin (And what the heck does that mean?)


    And, beyond the rub some dirt on it phrase meaning…


    Can you really rub dirt on wound to help it heal? 


    Some surprising advances that answer: Should you rub dirt on a wound and is rubbing dirt on a wound good? (It’ll test what you think about Is it good to rub dirt in a wound or is it bad to rub dirt in a wound!)


    Why common ways you have been told  how to get dirt out of a wound at home may actually be doing more harm than good.


    A weird discussion about is it good for a dog to lick your wounds…


    And we talk about about the sticky subject of can you sterilize with honey…


    Be sure to stay clean ’til the end for Dr. Dan The Bandage Man & SO MANY MORE INTERESTING FUN FACTS FOR KIDS AND PARENTS!



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    *ALL SOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE SITES AND CONTINUE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING!

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    26 min
  • Butt Breathing Turtles and Potty Mouth Animals

    Get out your potty puns because we're talking all about butt breathers and potty mouths on this episode of the Parent Busters podcast!

    We'll cover weird animal facts like:

    • Answering how do turtles breathe underwater AND have a mohawk?
    • What animals can breathe through their anus?
    • Is there cloacal respiration in humans? (Say what???)
    • Is it possible to poop out of mouth? 
    • Which animal poops from its mouth?
    • Do jellyfish eat and poop out of the same hole
    • Do bats poop out of their mouths?
    • What does butterfly poop look like?


    & SO MANY MORE weird facts in this funny and fun podcast for kids about weird respiration in animals and funny ways animals excrete waste in the form of (and how they do it!). 

    Hitch up your boots and wade in deep to this episode that doesn't stink!

     
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    *ALL SOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE SITES AND CONTINUE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING!

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    26 min
  • Jumping Cake Fall Myth [Does a Cake Shake Ruin a Bake?]

    We’re beating the batter out of that old wives tales about baking: Can jumping cause a cake to fall?

    In addition to don't stomp, the cake will fall, we’ll also cake your day with sweet information like:

    • Will loud noises make a cake fall?
    • Who invented boxed cake mix?
    • Will the cake collapse if… scenarios.
    • How Romans jailed people for bread.
    • And what does Mark It With a B mean in the pat a cake rhyme.


    Don’t get too deflated because we’ll also cover an interesting list of cakes facts for kids and parents, including what’s up with that Marie Antoinette Let Them Eat Cake quote and the shocking history of cakes walks.

    Eat all the info up on this fun cake baking podcasts!


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    • HEAD OVER TO PARENTBUSTERS.COM TO GET MORE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING IDEAS FOR THIS TOPIC & FUN KIDS' LEARNING IDEAS FOR ALL OUR PODCAST EPISODES


    *ALL SOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    29 min
  • Pop Rocks and Soda Explode Myth [Fizzy Stomach Science]

    Today’s Parent Buster podcast episode covers the pop rocks urban myth about pop rocks with Coke / pop rocks and Pepsi!

    We’re bursting to share the answers to:

    • Are pop rocks dangerous?
    • Are pop rocks banned? 
    • (And, if not were pop rocks ever banned?)


    Then, we’ll get popping by covering:

    • What is pop rock? (And Where buy pop rocks?)
    • Who made pop rocks?
    • Pop rocks how do they work
    • Are pop rocks harmful?
    • Do pop rocks pop in your stomach?


    We’ll even cover that pop rocks rumor about pop rocks Mikey (everyone's favorite pop rocks myth), including are pop rocks dangerous and can you die from pop rocks?

    You’ll burst with joy when we turn into master fizzyologists and let you listen to several different examples of pop rock while giving you pop rocks fun facts.

    Then we’ll pop over into even more fizzy science with that minty Mentos myth!

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    *ALL RESOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    43 min
  • Shower Shock Excuse: Should You Shower During Thunderstorm?

    We're striking out with this electrifying episode and covering burning questions in this fun educational podcast episode about weather, lightning strike facts, and storm science INCLUDING:

    • How do you explain lightning to a child?
    • Do lightning strikes go up or down
    • Taking a shower during thunderstorm
    • Why does lightning strike humans
    • Safety tips for lightning strikes near me
    • Can lightning strike a car?
    • What happens to a lightning strike survivor?
    • Does lightning strike the same place twice?
    • What to do ASAP if you see nearby lightning strikes or hear thunder (dos and donts of storms)
    • All about lightning strike sand glass
    • Weird lightning strike facts
    • A ton of funny lightening puns, electricity puns, and weather puns
    • & MORE entertaining weather science fun in this educational podcast


    (Don't miss our episode videos on Instagram!)


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    *ALL RESOURCES USED IN THIS EPISODE LISTED IN THE EPISODE POST ON PARENTBUSTERS.COM

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    24 min
  • Spaghetti Stick Test: Too Cool For Food School?

    In this  Parent Busters podcast episode, we're covering whether or not it's impastable to know  how to test spaghetti is cooked if you throw it against the wall and what it means when the spaghetti noodle sticks.

    We'll also get things cooking with a list of fun facts about spaghetti and pasta like:

    • What's the deal with Marco Polo's pasta
    • What do you do with a 4000 year old bowl of noodles
    • Spaghetti history facts and where it really came from
    • Pasta maker fun facts
    • What the heck is  Feynman's kitchen experiment (and how you can add it to your STEM learning!)


    We'll even cover weird pasta facts like:

    • A floating, singing Italian dude for your pasta
    • Making pasta dough with feet
    • A swimming pool of pasta
    • How spaghetti grows on trees
    • Are tomatoes really poisonous
    • & SO MUCH MORE that goes WAY beyond the usual Italian pasta fun facts you already know!

    The pasta-bilities are endless with this podcast episode! Prepare yourselves because there are more pasta puns than you thought pastable...

    (Don't miss our own spaghetti challenge video on Instagram!)


    ALSO: 

    • GRAB OUR FREE BUSTER DEDUCTION SHEET TO USE WITH THE EPISODE & 


    • HEAD OVER TO PARENTBUSTERS.COM TO GET MORE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING IDEAS FOR THIS TOPIC & FUN KIDS' LEARNING IDEAS FOR ALL OUR PODCAST EPISODES

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    33 min
  • Can't Crush This Egg In Hand

    Why is it so hard to crush an egg in hands ... or is it? 

    We get crackin' on this can't break egg challenge and indestructible egg science  and talk about  eggsellent topics like:

    • Is it impossible to crush an egg in your hand? (Or, can you break an egg with one hand?)
    • How much force does it take to break an egg vertically? 
    • Why cant you break an egg by squeezing it?
    • Can you break an egg with two fingers?
    • Chicken earlobes and egg color
    • Are eggs good if they stand up in water? (Or, can you eat eggs that float?) / Egg Float Test Myth
    • A weird 250 pound egg strength test
    • & enough egg yolks (jokes) to make your day starting at sunrise!


    You'll have an impossible egg crush on chicken earlobes and learning about the colors of eggs.

    Add this to your podcasts about eggs that you never knew you needed and listen with eggcitement!

    (Don't miss our cant crack an egg challenge video on Instagram!)


    RELATED PODCAST EPISODE YOU'LL ALSO LOVE:  Who Balances Eggs On Equinox?



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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    34 min
  • Urine Trouble Now!

    We're footloose and fancy pee in this episode all about urine! It's the gold standard of urinary tract learning where we'll cover burning questions like: 

    • Why is my pee that color?
    • Does asparagus make everyone's pee smell?
    • Does Peeing on a Jellyfish Sting Help?

    & more fun things! Don't flush this episode down the toilet! We also have a ton of pee puns that won't disappoint!

    If you've been looking for fun facts about the urinary system, urine luck!

    ALSO: 

    • GRAB OUR FREE BUSTER DEDUCTION SHEET TO USE WITH THE EPISODE & 


    • HEAD OVER TO PARENTBUSTERS.COM TO GET MORE LEARNING AFTER LISTENING IDEAS FOR THIS TOPIC

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    *All resources and references used in researching this podcast episode are found on the corresponding episode post on ParentBusters.com.

    31 min

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Welcome to Parent Busters: A fun and FUNNY podcast where parents and kids can learn about interesting and sometimes weird topics together (and laugh together!). We're also busting some funny and…