The Fact Detectives

The Fact Detectives is a fun-filled podcast full of amazing facts about the universe and everything in it. 

The school holidays are coming to an end and it's nearly time to go back to school, to get you ready why not try The Fact Detectives Back to School Pop Quiz.  

We'll be testing how much attention you've been paying to the Fact Detectives episodes.  Do you think you can answer more questions correctly than Billy?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Nessa and Detective Tess. How do Santa's reindeer fly and why do we decorate Christmas Trees at Christmas time?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Juliette and Detective Annabel. What is the tallest Christmas tree in the world called and why do we need sleep?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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Where does light come from? How do glow sticks work? And how do sunsets get their colours? 

Anika and Esther find out all the illuminating facts about light with Mei Liu from Scienceworks!

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Mei Liu who is an Exhibitions Experience Developer at Scienceworks. 
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Arco and Detective Etta. Could a black hole swallow our sun and where did humans come from?

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to [email protected] 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Audrey and Detective William. Discover why we get wrinkles after we go swimming and why crabs have pincers.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to [email protected] 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
Listen ad-free on Kinderling.

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What is a continent? How do they form? What was the super continent Gondwana like? Why did it break up? 
  
In this episode, Anika and Esther find out all about the super continent Gondwana with Rolf Schmidt who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum. 
 
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 
  
  
Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to [email protected]  
  
Guest: Rolf Schmidt, palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detectives Mali, Eila and Luca. Discover the importance of algae and how mountains form.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to [email protected] 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Eden and Detective Eva Lena. Discover what asbestos is and why it can be harmful if we breathe it in and we get some fast facts about wolves.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to [email protected] 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 
Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Athena and Detective Anthea. Discover the difference between a horse and a pony and can we one day bring the Tasmania Tiger back?

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  
 

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