Everything Under the Sun

An award-winning podcast by author, guardian quiz-writer and original QI elf @MollyOldfield, answering all the questions that children have about life on earth.

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Give this a read! It was such a joy to feature in Absolutely Education’s Autumn 2025 issue! We chatted about the origins of the podcast, my brand new book and my wonderful time in Bali!

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Here’s a sneak peak from the brand new episode! Many thanks to the brilliant and brainy @tommustill for his expert knowledge on whales! Make sure to tune in to the brand new episode of Everything Under the Sun!

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Episode 160 of Everything Under the Sun will be out at 6am tomorrow! Just in time for you to tune in for the school run! If you miss it then, you’ve got the whole weekend to listen to the episode and learn three amazing things! #kidspodcast

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Episode 159 of Everything Under the Sun is out now! This week we welcome Felix Marx, curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, to explain why reptiles lay eggs but mammals don’t!
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It's competition time! Chris Haughton has a brand new book out, The History of Information.

To be in with a chance to win a copy, all you need to do is follow us, like this post, and tag your favourite person under the sun in the comments! We'll announce the winner in Ep #146!

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Here's some more BTS footage of Molly recording questions at the Si Kecil Bookshop in Ubud, Bali 📚️

Have you listened to Ava's fantastic question being answered on the podcast? Click the link in our bio if you haven't 🐱

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Here's some behind the scenes footage of from our latest episode! It's Molly recording questions at the Si Kecil Bookshop in Ubud, Bali 📚️

Click the link in our bio to hear Arina's fantastic question answered by whale expert @tommustill 🐳

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NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 This week we’ve got whale expert @tommustill answering how many kilos can a whale eat? 🐳 We also find out how mermaids grow their tails🧜‍♀️ and what lives in the Mariana Trench, the deepest trench on Earth 🐙 Happy listening everyone! The link is in our bio 😎

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 😻

Why do people yawn? 🥱 Dr Sarah Holper, author and expert on the human body, answers this one @SarahHolper 🤯

We also learn why lions have manes 🦁 and which ocean animals are extinct 🦭

Happy listening! Find the link in our bio... 🤩

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Here’s Dr Felix Marx from @te_papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand, answering Bei’s fantastic question about sperm whales 🐳

Thank you for your whale wisdom Felix 🌊

Link in our bio to listen!!🌈

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Why do sperm whales sleep vertically? 🐳 Dr Felix Marx from @te_papa National Museum, New Zealand, answers this one!

Thanks for this epic question Bei! 🌟

Click the link in our bio to listen 👂️

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 💫

Get your space helmets on everyone... this week we're taking a trip to the Milky Way! 🚀

Jim Al-Khalili tells us how the Milky Way was formed 🌟 @jalkhalili

We also learn about gravity in outer space, and why Planet Earth is called Earth 🌍️

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Did you catch Florence's amazing question about ECHOES on our latest episode??👂️🔊 Thank you for your fabulous question Florence! Keep 'em coming people!

Go have a listen!!! The link is in our bio 🥰

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Hey everyone! We've got a FANTASTIC new episode all about SOUND out now! 🔈️🎤🦻

@DrGuriSandhu, an expert voice doctor, explains why people's voices sound different 🗣️

We'll also learn how echoes work 💫 and how the Grand Canyon opened up 🌄

Happy listening!

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New episode out now! 🥳

This one is a special episode about global warming and protecting our beautiful planet 🌍️ with Rubbish Expert and author of The Rubbish Book @Therubbishgeek 🚮

Link in bio to listen 👂️

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!! 🥳

Today we've got adventurer and author Teddy Keen explaining why our hearts beat faster when we're afraid ❤️‍🩹 we're also learning how spiders are born 🕷️ and why some kids look like their parents 👨‍👧‍👧

Click the link in our bio to listen! 🤩

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Good morning everyone! We've got a super exciting episode OUT NOW!! 🥳 Click the link in our bio to listen to robot expert @RaiaHadsell from @GoogleDeepMind tell us all about the amazing parts which come together to make a robot 🤖🧑‍🔬💥

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🥳 clink the link in our bio or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

We're so excited to have @JonTaylor_BM telling us all about the very first schools 🧑‍🎓Can you spot the doodle of a teacher on this ancient clay tablet?

Happy listening everyone!!

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Hello everyone! We are back TOMORROW with our first episode of 2024 to answer this fantastic question from Christopher!!! We're very excited to be back...

Click the link in our bio to subscribe to the #everythingunderthesunpod so you don't miss it!

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Something magic is going to happen today... 🪄🪄

This week we're thrilled to welcome @mssophiedahl to the podcast — she'll be answering Wynifred's question about magic, how it's made, and where it comes from! Christmas miracle anyone?!