Unschooling with Kai

Feb 06 2025 59 ep. 48 mins 28

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After many car rides filled with episodes of the Stuff You Should Know podcast with the famous Chuck and Josh, Kai said, "Hey, we should make our own podcast!" Being fresh unschoolers ourselves, we decided to dive right in and start exploring topics of Kai's interest. Each episode is a different interest of Kai's. We figure out what we already know, research and answer our questions using the library, YouTube, museums, and the internet. Then we organize our findings and present them to you! Feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any feedback or episode suggestions.

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Crows - Part II - Scientific Background and Comparison to Ravens

Feb 06 2025 50 mins

This is our second episode in the Crow series and we're reporting back what we've researched and learned about their scientific background, a little of their history, some parallels to humans, and a comparison to ravens. Enjoy!

Crows - Part I - Everything We Know

Jan 28 2025 61 mins

It’s been a while but we’re back in action with an in-depth look at crows. We talk about our experiences seeing and feeding crows, Science Comics, and what we’ve learned so far about these smart corvids. Is there anything else you can add to our knowledge base or any question you want to find the answer to? Ask us at [email protected] :DJet shockwave photo: https:/

Why is the back of the bus bumpier?

Jun 18 2024 16 mins

Listen in about some of the physics behind what makes the back of the bus bumpier. We talk about the wheelbase, the bounce amplification, and the suspension. Enjoy!

Do tire valve caps keep air in?

Apr 17 2024 12 mins

What’s the deal with those little black plastic tire valve caps? Do they actually hold air in the tires? Do you even need them? Find out in this episode of Unschooling With Kai!

What is a light year and how far is it?

Apr 10 2024 18 mins

After just having witnessed the recent solar eclipse, we started talking about speed and distance and this question popped up. Join us as we jump into some updates from previous episodes and then break down the distances of a light second, light hour, light day, and light year.

What are the different uses of brushes vs. combs?

Feb 28 2024 13 mins

When should you use a brush versus a comb? Does it depend on your hair type? Listen in while we try to get this tangle of an episode all straightened out. 🤭

What is the red stuff they used to seal envelopes with?

Feb 21 2024 17 mins

We talk about wax sealing and get a little into the history, the significance of certain wax colors, and the possibility of counterfeiting wax seals. Enjoy!

Do preying mantises live through winter?

Feb 14 2024 17 mins

The short answer? No. And Yes. Tricky, huh? Guess you’ll have to listen to the episode to learn more about the ootheca, the mantid life cycle, and some unrelated updates on pathogens, antigens, and black holes!

Why do we get achy when sick?

Feb 05 2024 20 mins

We dive into an interesting discussion about the immune system’s role in collateral damage (AKA pain) to our body. We highly recommend you check out Philip Dettmer’s book called Immune or the Kurzgesagt channel to dig deeper into our body’s immune system.

Why can’t mules reproduce?

Nov 06 2023 11 mins

We talk about horse and donkey offspring and what genetically stops them from reproducing!