The Fact Detectives

Allergies

What IS an allergy? What’s the difference between an allergy and an intolerance or a sensitivity? Even though there's no cure for allergies, find out how Australian resea

Planets

What are planets made of? 🌏  What makes a planet a dwarf planet? And why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? If we could live on one of the other planets in our solar system, w

Bubbles

Why are bubbles rainbow colours? What does a bubbleologist do? Find out which animals use bubbles and how to make the best bubbles at home?   Anika and Esther find out al

Rocketships

How does a rocketship actually work? Did you know that getting a spacecraft 🚀 to the international space station, is a bit like throwing a ball to your team-mate on the b

Skeletons

Did you know that kids have more bones than adults? What are skeletons for anyway? And what are bones made of?    Anika and Esther find out all the bone-tastic facts abou

Crabs

Did you know that crabs don't just live in rock pools or in sand at the beach, they can also live in deserts, rainforests and in the depths of the oceans!  Anika and Es

The Kids Holiday Quiz 4

Billy and the Fact Detectives have teamed up with some of his favourite podcasting friends to create The Kids Holiday Quiz.  Can you find all the answers? Need to study

The Kids Holiday Quiz 3

Billy and the Fact Detectives have teamed up with some of his favourite podcasting friends to create The Kids Holiday Quiz.  Can you find all the answers? Need to study

The Kids Holiday Quiz 2

Billy and the Fact Detectives have teamed up with some of his favourite podcasting friends to create The Kids Holiday Quiz.  Can you find all the answers? Need to study

The Kids Holiday Quiz 1

Billy and the Fact Detectives have teamed up with some of his favourite podcasting friends to create The Kids Holiday Quiz.  Can you find all the answers? Need to study

Halloween

When did Halloween start? Why do we dress up, carve pumpkins and go trick or treating? Anika and Esther find out all the ancient, spooky facts about Halloween with Mich

Fan Facts: Rocco and Olive (Burps and Cocoons)

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Rocco and Detective Olive. We find out why we burp and how cocoons are made. Host: Billy and The Super Comp

Glow-worms

What’s the difference between a glow-worm and a firefly? How and why do glow-worms glow? And where can we see them?     In this episode, Anika and Esther catch up with au

Spin, Tape, Stream

What was music first recorded onto? How does a microphone work? What's the difference between analogue and digital music? Anika and Esther find out all the amazing facts

Dragonflies

Did you know that dragonflies are the fastest insect in the world? Just how fast can they fly? Why are their wings so special?  Anika and Esther find out all the amazin

Stars

How many stars are there? How do we count them? Why do stars twinkle?   Anika and Esther find out all the celestial facts about stars with Dr Tanya Hill who is an astrono

Megalodon

How big were Megalodon sharks? What did they eat for lunch? Were humans alive when Megalodon sharks roamed the oceans? Anika and Esther find out all the fantastic facts

Poo

Did you know that not all animals fart?! What is a fart and why do we do them? How do our bodies make poo?  Anika and Esther investigate poo with Douglas Bair from Scie

Fan Facts: Zach (Dinosaur Extinction)

In this episode we answer a question from our fan, Detective Zach. We find out why some animals survived the dinosaur extinction. Host: Billy and The Super Computer Pro

Crocodiles

What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? Are crocodiles really living dinosaurs? And do they actually cry?     In this episode, Anika and Esther find o