https://simplecast.com Is That True? A Kids Podcast About Facts. Each week, listeners accompany journalist Arionne Nettles on a fact-checking investigation with experts and enthusiasts. Build information literacy skills and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! 2021-2022 A Kids Co en Thu, 3 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:44:43 +0000 https://is-that-true.simplecast.com Is That True? https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c37b4c25-d0c6-4adc-b13a-e44b69852a04/5c85cc43-c24c-4959-89ab-f881c5b00e1b/3000x3000/isthattrue-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://is-that-true.simplecast.com episodic A Kids Podcast About Facts. Each week, listeners accompany journalist Arionne Nettles on a fact-checking investigation with experts and enthusiasts. Build information literacy skills and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! A Kids Co. false https://feeds.simplecast.com/iykJ1EKt inquiry, search, fact, facts, information literacy, investigation, journalism, opinion, opinions, research, wonder, journalist A Kids Company About matthew@akidsbookabout.com f7fafe5f-6c98-4e5d-8b95-1a362846e298 Share Your Facts for Season Two! We want to hear from you! From history to science, art to social justice, and outer space to the food on your plate, what facts do you want to explore together?

Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll tell you how you can submit your fact.

]]> Thu, 3 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (A Kids Company About) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/share-your-facts-for-season-two-sitc3jg1 We want to hear from you! From history to science, art to social justice, and outer space to the food on your plate, what facts do you want to explore together?

Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll tell you how you can submit your fact.

]]> Share Your Facts for Season Two! A Kids Company About 00:02:26 We want to hear from you! From history to science, art to social justice, and outer space to the food on your plate, what facts do you want to explore together? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll tell you how you can submit your fact. We want to hear from you! From history to science, art to social justice, and outer space to the food on your plate, what facts do you want to explore together? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll tell you how you can submit your fact. investigation, truth, information literacy, journalism, fact-finding, facts false bonus 1 fd787abc-206b-4912-9857-1de9b36bf079 Do Not Pass Go Is it true the longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Brittany Dunn, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can learn more about Guinness World Records by visiting www.guinnessworldrecords.com. 

]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Brittany Dunn, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/do-not-pass-go-g6N9dDns Is it true the longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Brittany Dunn, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can learn more about Guinness World Records by visiting www.guinnessworldrecords.com. 

]]> Do Not Pass Go Brittany Dunn, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner 00:20:53 Is it true the longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Brittany Dunn, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records. Is it true the longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Brittany Dunn, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records. board games, investigation, truth, information literacy, journalism, monopoly, guinness world records, fact-finding, world records, fact, facts false full 10 1 eb5cc603-917d-4e4e-9344-5e2fd733d74b Rollin’ On Red Rivers  Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can check out the #AntarcticLog comics by visiting antarcticlog.com and check out the comic Karen made for this episode here.

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Karen Romano Young, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/rollin-on-red-rivers-srgJYOTo  Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can check out the #AntarcticLog comics by visiting antarcticlog.com and check out the comic Karen made for this episode here.

]]> Rollin’ On Red Rivers Karen Romano Young, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles 00:15:27 Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. travel, ice, investigation, geography, information literacy, south pole, penguins, journalism, blood falls, fact-finding, research, science communicator, antarctica, facts, minerals, north pole false full 9 1 68624261-bae4-4809-b592-dd0ccbbae1e2 Farm on Mars Is it true that potatoes can grow on Mars? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Voula Saridakis, curator at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can learn more about the Museum of Science and Industry by visiting msichicago.org. 

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Voula Saridakis, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/farm-on-mars-0rzzF_ci Is it true that potatoes can grow on Mars? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Voula Saridakis, curator at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can learn more about the Museum of Science and Industry by visiting msichicago.org. 

]]> Farm on Mars Voula Saridakis, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles 00:14:21 Is it true that potatoes can grow on Mars? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Dr. Voula Saridakis, curator at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Is it true that potatoes can grow on Mars? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Dr. Voula Saridakis, curator at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. astronomy, planets, investigation, truth, information literacy, farming, habitability, journalism, fact-finding, solar system, fact, mars rover, facts, mars, the martian, space false full 8 1 c5d5d9a7-102a-445f-81c5-6210e1a00274 3,000 Years Ago in Olympia Is it true that the Olympics add new events all the time? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Katherine Mooney, a professor of history. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com.  

]]> Wed, 4 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Katherine Mooney, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/3-000-years-ago-in-olympia-UcHUULa6 Is it true that the Olympics add new events all the time? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Katherine Mooney, a professor of history. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com.  

]]> 3,000 Years Ago in Olympia Katherine Mooney, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles 00:19:12 Is it true that the Olympics add new events all the time? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Katherine Mooney, a professor of history. Is it true that the Olympics add new events all the time? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Katherine Mooney, a professor of history. sports history, investigation, truth, athletics, information literacy, journalism, olympics, fact-finding, mental health, fact, ancient olympia, jesse owens, facts, greek mythology, simone biles false full 7 1 c0861ba6-540c-4d33-8466-1adce9bcdba7 Under Alaska’s Midnight Sun Is it true that there are days in Alaska with no sun? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Greta Johnsen, Alaska-born host of the Nerdette podcast.

You can listen to Nerdette with your grown-up at wbez.org/nerdette.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Greta Johnsen, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/under-alaskas-midnight-sun-jBuNSM3y Is it true that there are days in Alaska with no sun? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Greta Johnsen, Alaska-born host of the Nerdette podcast.

You can listen to Nerdette with your grown-up at wbez.org/nerdette.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Under Alaska’s Midnight Sun Greta Johnsen, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae, Arionne Nettles 00:11:56 Is it true that there are days in Alaska with no sun? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Greta Johnsen, Alaska-born host of the Nerdette podcast. Is it true that there are days in Alaska with no sun? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Greta Johnsen, Alaska-born host of the Nerdette podcast. investigation, truth, geography, information literacy, journalism, fact-finding, long daylight, fact, alaska, facts, night false full 6 1 1c5b2535-12c8-4dcb-8832-14024639e35d Run as Fast as You Can! Is it true that cheetahs run as fast as a car? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Janet Rose-Hinostroza, a wildlife care specialist with The San Diego Zoo. 

You can learn more about the San Diego Zoo Safari Park by visiting sdzsafaripark.org.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Janet Rose-Hinostroza, Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/run-as-fast-as-you-can-A_8NHw5K Is it true that cheetahs run as fast as a car? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Janet Rose-Hinostroza, a wildlife care specialist with The San Diego Zoo. 

You can learn more about the San Diego Zoo Safari Park by visiting sdzsafaripark.org.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Run as Fast as You Can! Janet Rose-Hinostroza, Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae 00:13:05 Is it true that cheetahs run as fast as a car? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Janet Rose-Hinostroza, a wildlife care specialist with The San Diego Zoo. Is it true that cheetahs run as fast as a car? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Janet Rose-Hinostroza, a wildlife care specialist with The San Diego Zoo. investigation, truth, african savanna, information literacy, habitat, cheetahs, zoos, journalism, charles darwin, fact-finding, research, fact, cats, wildlife, facts, zoology, niche false full 5 1 3c027256-98c3-428a-b72d-2c17b5ae252d You’ve Got Snails Is it true that snails have 1,000 teeth and can sleep for 10 years? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Holford, a scientist studying snail venom. 

You can learn more about her research by visiting holfordlab.com.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner, Mandë Holford, Ari Mathae) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/youve-got-snails-q8yQqoCr Is it true that snails have 1,000 teeth and can sleep for 10 years? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Holford, a scientist studying snail venom. 

You can learn more about her research by visiting holfordlab.com.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> You’ve Got Snails Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner, Mandë Holford, Ari Mathae 00:15:27 Is it true that snails have 1,000 teeth and can sleep for 10 years? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Holford, a scientist studying snail venom. Is it true that snails have 1,000 teeth and can sleep for 10 years? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Holford, a scientist studying snail venom. drugs, investigation, truth, medicine, information literacy, killer snails, journalism, snails, fact-finding, venom, research, fact, facts false full 4 1 4c84491f-51dd-43ee-bcff-4ef12bc436ac Dem Bones Is it true that our bones make blood? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Maisha Ferguson, a pathologist’s assistant. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Wed, 7 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Maisha Ferguson, Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/dem-bones-1jxRFaVr Is it true that our bones make blood? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Maisha Ferguson, a pathologist’s assistant. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Dem Bones Maisha Ferguson, Arionne Nettles, Matthew Winner, Ari Mathae 00:15:57 Is it true that our bones make blood? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Maisha Ferguson, a pathologist’s assistant. Is it true that our bones make blood? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Maisha Ferguson, a pathologist’s assistant. macrobiotics, investigation, truth, information literacy, marrow, journalism, stem cells, cells, pathology, fact-finding, research, microscopics, biology, fact, facts, blood, bones, macroscopics false full 3 1 0aba937b-58cc-4f56-bfd8-4ab9dcbdf3ef On The Nose Is it true that snails have four noses? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Jochen Gerber, a malacologist with The Field Museum of Natural History. 

Plan your visit to the Field Museum or take a virtual tour by visiting www.fieldmuseum.org. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Jochen Gerber, Matthew Winner, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/on-the-nose-Dhvs_cVw Is it true that snails have four noses? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Jochen Gerber, a malacologist with The Field Museum of Natural History. 

Plan your visit to the Field Museum or take a virtual tour by visiting www.fieldmuseum.org. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> On The Nose Jochen Gerber, Matthew Winner, Arionne Nettles 00:11:09 Is it true that snails have four noses? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Jochen Gerber, a malacologist with The Field Museum of Natural History. Is it true that snails have four noses? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Jochen Gerber, a malacologist with The Field Museum of Natural History. investigation, smelling, truth, information literacy, science, journalism, malacology, snails, fact-finding, research, fact, senses, malacologist, facts, zoology false full 2 1 147c3003-5b5b-4cc7-b042-34dfd4b8e8a2 Warning Colors Is it true that monarch butterflies are poisonous? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Samuel Ramsey (aka Dr. Sammy or Dr. Buggs), an entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture.

You can learn more about Dr. Sammy by visiting www.drsammy.online.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Matthew Winner, Samuel Ramsey, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/warning-colors-I_fzHycu Is it true that monarch butterflies are poisonous? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Samuel Ramsey (aka Dr. Sammy or Dr. Buggs), an entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture.

You can learn more about Dr. Sammy by visiting www.drsammy.online.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

]]> Warning Colors Matthew Winner, Samuel Ramsey, Arionne Nettles 00:12:35 Is it true that monarch butterflies are poisonous? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Samuel Ramsey (aka Dr. Sammy or Dr. Buggs), an entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture. Is it true that monarch butterflies are poisonous? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Samuel Ramsey (aka Dr. Sammy or Dr. Buggs), an entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture. monarch, investigation, truth, information literacy, poisonous, journalism, butterflies, poison, fact-finding, venom, fact, butterfly, entomology, entomologist, venomous, facts, bugs false full 1 1 855a9032-758d-49b3-9f3f-1b854374e05f Introducing Is That True? There are A LOT of facts we learn every day. But those facts lead us to a much bigger question: How do we know what we think is true is actually true?

We go on a fact-checking investigation with journalist Arionne Nettles each week and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! 

]]> Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:00:37 +0000 matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Matthew C. Winner, Arionne Nettles) https://is-that-true.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-is-that-true-kPIs71up There are A LOT of facts we learn every day. But those facts lead us to a much bigger question: How do we know what we think is true is actually true?

We go on a fact-checking investigation with journalist Arionne Nettles each week and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! 

]]> Introducing Is That True? Matthew C. Winner, Arionne Nettles 00:02:20 There are A LOT of facts we learn every day. But those facts lead us to a much bigger question: How do we know what we think is true is actually true? We go on a fact-checking investigation with journalist Arionne Nettles each week and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! There are A LOT of facts we learn every day. But those facts lead us to a much bigger question: How do we know what we think is true is actually true? We go on a fact-checking investigation with journalist Arionne Nettles each week and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! wonder, investigation, information literacy, journalism, opinion, research, search, fact, inquiry, opinions, facts, journalist false trailer 1 1