The Fact Detectives

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Fan Facts: Milly and Olly (Water and The Moon) Sep 27, 2022

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In our first ever Fan Facts episode, we answer questions from our fans, Detective Milly and Detective Olly. Discover where water comes from and how far the moon is from the Earth!

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 
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Elephants Aug 26, 2022

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Are elephants the biggest animals on earth? Do elephants really never forget? And why do elephants have trunks?
Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the excellent facts about elephants with Clare McArthur from the University of Sydney.
Guest: Clare McArthur who is a Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Sydney
Hosts: Anika and Dexter 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Crystals Aug 11, 2022

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What are crystals? What’s the difference between crystals, minerals and rocks? How do crystals form and get their shape?
Join Anika and Dexter as they learn all about crystals with Dermot Henry who is a geologist and Head of Sciences at Museums Victoria.
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au
Guest: Dermot Henry who is a geologist and Head of Sciences at Museums Victoria
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Exercise Jul 28, 2022

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Can exercise make us smarter? How can exercise make us happy? Where does the word muscle come from? And what exercise should we do?
Find out what exercise actually does to our bodies with Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks who fills in Anika and Dexter on all the excellent facts!
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au
Guest: Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks
Hosts: Anika and Dexter 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Welcome to Country Jul 04, 2022

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What is a Welcome to Country? What is Country and why is it important? What’s the difference between an Acknowledgment of Country and a Welcome to Country?

Join Anika and Dexter as they learn all about this special ceremony with Di-Di Vaha’akolo who is a First Peoples Programs Officer at Melbourne Museum.

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au

Guest: Di-Di Vaha’akolo, First Peoples Programs Officer at Melbourne Museum
Production: Cinnamon Nippard
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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Moons Jul 04, 2022

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What is a moon? Why does the moon shine at night? Do other planets have moons too?
Find out all the incredible facts about moons Join Anika and Dexter as they find our all the illuminating facts about moons with Sara Webb from Scienceworks.
This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.
Guest: Sara Webb, astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology and the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks
Hosts: Anika and Dexter 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound Design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Tasmanian Devils May 19, 2022

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What cute Aussie animal has pink ears and sounds really scary?? A Tasmanian Devil of course!

How did Tasmanian Devils get their name? What kinds of sounds do they make? What kinds of special super powers do they have?

Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the terrific facts about Tasmanian Devils like with Danielle Kennedy from the Devils@Cradle sanctuary.

Guest: Danielle Kennedy from Devils@Cradle sanctuary in Tasmania

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 

Production: Cinnamon Nippard 

Sound Design: Josh Newth

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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Electricity May 04, 2022

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This episode will be sure to spark your curiosity!

What is electricity? How do lightbulbs work? And why do we get a shock from static electricity?

Plug into this fun episode where Anika and Dexter investigate electricity with Tom Lang from Scienceworks who gives them all the zap-tastic facts!

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.

Hosts: Anika and Dexter 

Production: Cinnamon Nippard 

Sound Design: Josh Newth

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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Venom and Poison Apr 21, 2022

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What is the difference between venom and poison? Why do they exist? How can venom and poison help us? And why are there so many venomous creatures in Australia?

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Tim Jackson who venom at the Australian Venom Research Unit. Press play to find out all the amazing facts about venom and poison.

Guest: Dr Tim Jackson, evolutionary toxinologist at the Australian Venom Research Unit.
Hosts: Anika and Dexter
Production: Cinnamon Nippard
Sound design: Josh Newth
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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Deep Sea Creatures Mar 25, 2022

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How deep is the deepest part of the ocean? What creatures live down there and why do they look so strange?

In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Melanie MacKenzie who is a marine biologist at Melbourne Museum. Join them as they get the low down on in deep sea creatures!

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.

Guest: Melanie MacKenzie is a marine biologist at Museums Victoria.

Hosts: Anika and Dexter

Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson

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