Wisp — a fresh family podcast every morning

Alex and Sam get inside the weird and wonderful mind of the octopus—exploring how these ocean shapeshifters learn, solve problems, and see the world completely differently to us.

Alex and Sam dig into why getting lost, stuck, or totally wrong can actually make your brain smarter, with weird animal learning experiments and a detour into video game glitches.

Alex and Sam explore clever raccoons who build their own toys, big sports news, animal comebacks, and an ancient museum mystery—plus, an epic story about a Roman emperor’s lost camp.

Alex and Sam dig into the brain’s wildest trick—how every struggle and mistake wires your brain for future wins, with weird animal examples and science you can picture.

Alex and Sam investigate how marbles, safety glass, the popsicle, and x-rays were all invented—completely by accident—and discover why a curious mind can turn mistakes into world-changing ideas.

Today, Alex and Sam share a story about raccoons inventing toys, creative cosmic crafts you can make at home, spectacular world gymnastics in the Netherlands, and the curious ways animals learn from each other.

Alex and Sam walk through a kid’s-eye view of a morning routine on the International Space Station, from floating to your toothbrush to looking back at Earth through the most epic window in the solar system.

Alex and Sam dig into amazing new finds showing the surprising teamwork, tools, and payments—yep, including beer!—that helped ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid.

Alex and Sam explore clever raccoons inventing toys, how to build your own space mobile, why timekeepers changed leap seconds to leap hours, and amazing happenings at a nature museum.

Alex and Sam discover the world’s wildest animal records, from fastest snaps to creatures that out-jump rockets and bugs that carry their own backpacks.