Is That True?

Is That True?

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A Kids Podcast About Facts. Each week, listeners accompany journalist Arionne Nettles on a fact-checking investigation with experts and enthusiasts. Build information literacy skills and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way!

Episode List

Share Your Facts for Season Two!

Feb 3rd, 2022 8:00 AM

We want to hear from you! From history to science, art to social justice, and outer space to the food on your plate, what facts do you want to explore together?Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll tell you how you can submit your fact.

Do Not Pass Go

Aug 25th, 2021 7:00 AM

Is it true the longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Brittany Dunn, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records.Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  You can learn more about Guinness World Records by visiting www.guinnessworldrecords.com. 

Rollin’ On Red Rivers

Aug 18th, 2021 7:00 AM

 Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  You can check out the #AntarcticLog comics by visiting antarcticlog.com and check out the comic Karen made for this episode here.

Farm on Mars

Aug 11th, 2021 7:00 AM

Is it true that potatoes can grow on Mars? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Voula Saridakis, curator at the Museum of Science and Industry.Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  You can learn more about the Museum of Science and Industry by visiting msichicago.org. 

3,000 Years Ago in Olympia

Aug 4th, 2021 7:00 AM

Is it true that the Olympics add new events all the time? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Katherine Mooney, a professor of history. Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com.  

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