http://www.boomkids.com/episodes Big Ideas for Curious Kids Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:05:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.boomkids.com/episodes/index/episode-1-featuring-rachel-carson-and-the-stock-market/ http://www.boomkids.com/episodes/index/episode-1-featuring-rachel-carson-and-the-stock-market/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:19:33 +0000 admin http://www.boomkids.com/episodes/?p=57 Before “Earth Day” and green energy, there was a persistent researcher who warned about the perils of pesticides. Kelsey takes the time machine back to speak to Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson… Big Talk: Does your Dad sit with his feet underneath the table?… Ben Jammin has a few thoughts about the stretchiness of time on Boom Radio… Tucker Jones is hired to track down a missing prized tomato. (Hey, sometimes the detective business is slow, OK?)… Widget and Whack tackle the mechanics of bicycle gears… If you think the stock market sounds like a lot of hocus pocus, well, you’re kind of right. Jessica and the King of Complicated Stuff try to make some cents out of it (sense too)… Census: How far should parents be responsible for their kids’ actions?… News Update: So how much lipstick does a woman eat in her lifetime?… American Journey: Toby and Gramps file a report from Mark Twain’s hometown on the Mississippi River.

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