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Is That True?

A Kids Podcast About Facts

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About The Show

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!

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Is That True?

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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.

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Episode 10

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.

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Episode 9

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.

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Episode 8

Farm on Mars

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.

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Episode 7

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.

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Episode 6

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.

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Episode 5

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.

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Episode 4

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.

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Episode 3

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.

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Episode 2

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.

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Episode 1

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.

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Episode 1

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!

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Meet the Host(s)

Arionne (she/her) is a journalist, professor, and pro storyteller living in Chicago, Illinois—a city full of museums, galleries, and theaters that keep her creativity flowing.