Episodes
Published 02/09/23
Julie & Phil journey into space with Astronaut Bruce Melnick to find out how the biggest telescopes get up there, and why they’re up there in the first place.
Published 02/09/23
Dive into your blood with Julie and Phil and paediatrician Dr. Cilian Ó Maoldomhnaigh to find out how important it really is.
Published 02/02/23
Alan Foster joins Phil and Julie from Antarctica once more to explain what might happen if you fell into the gravitational pull of a dying star. Who likes spaghetti?
Published 01/26/23
Julie and Phil join forces once more with Critter Shed bug expert Collie Ennis to find out why these tiny creatures are of such huge importance.
Published 01/19/23
10 year old Bobby asks a catastrophic question but Phil and Julie ask scientist Alan Foster for a detailed and somewhat reassuring answer. Because he’s just spent 9 months in Antarctica, 6 months of that without any sun. 
Published 01/12/23
Julie and Phil join forces with Critter expert Collie Ennis to find out how snails grow their shells. 
Published 12/15/22
Julie and Phil speak with memory expert Ciara Greene to find out where and how memories are made in the brain. 
Published 12/08/22
Julie and Phil dive into the human body with Tissue Handling Technician Hannah McGivern to find out how many organs you can live without.
Published 12/01/22
Julie and Phil welcome retired NASA astronaut Bruce Melnick back to the show to talk about the time in space.
Published 11/24/22
Julie and Phil talk with Simon Watt to find out what noise-making kits different animals have.
Published 11/17/22
The podcast returns for Science Week 22 with 10 inspirational, investigational and altogether illuminating new episodes. Starts Thursday 17th November
Published 11/16/22
Our bold presenters dive in to science itself! To explore what science and scientific research are with contributors from across the series.
Published 11/11/21
Julie and Phil join Red Arrows pilot Nick Critchell to find out that jet planes have magical powers like Elsa from Frozen!
Published 11/04/21
Why are we all different colours? And why aren't we stripy or spotty like the other animals? Julie and Phil dive in!
Published 10/27/21
Barring earwax, for the first time Julie and Phil can actually dive into this topic with Phil’s Dad, Brian, to talk about how drinking water makes it to our taps. And a lot more splashy goodness.
Published 10/21/21
Julie and Phil speak to two audiologists to find out what earwax is, what its for, and whether your ears sneeze in order to get it out!
Published 10/14/21
To answer a question from 7 year old Ben, Julie and Phil speak to a real life Tarzan about giraffes and their long necks, and to zookeeper Tom about how to look after giraffes.
Published 10/07/21
Julie and Phil meet Critter Shed Head Honcho Collie Ennis to find out why this tube-of-crisps shaped animal isn’t native to Ireland, and why it’s such a great predator.
Published 09/30/21
Julie and Phil meet Critter Shed Head Honcho Collie Ennis to find out why this tube-of-crisps shaped animal isn’t native to Ireland, and why it’s such a great predator.
Published 09/30/21
Phil and Julie launch into space with a real live astronaut and a satellite engineer to find out if astronauts, and satellites, wear suncream up in space.
Published 09/23/21
Join Phil and Julie as they Dive In to your mouth and follow your dinner to see how it gets turned into farts!
Published 09/16/21
Julie and Phil are joined by Kurt Schwenk, a biologist at the University of Connecticut in the USA to dive in to find out how tadpoles breathe.
Published 09/09/21
Alice and Florence caught a wolf spider in their house, and asked why do spiders have 8 eyes, and we only have two? Julie and Phil met Collie Ennis of the Critter Shed to find out.
Published 01/25/21
Nova asked a tricky question about trees so Phil and Julie find an expert arborist, Nick Rose who answers it and so much more. Plus, an experiment for you to do at home.
Published 01/18/21