Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/not-just-because-physics Physical science for kids around 7 to 10, exploring forces, energy, space, and matter with vivid examples, plain language, and honest curiosity. ©2026 Mutual Pledge Incorporated 94400a6f-8ec3-5e12-8155-a7e164f299e1 yes en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:32:04 -0700 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:33:06 -0700 https://notjustbecause.com/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/78z74S8xJxJ-y5yYztZt8zwzsD3rbF1L9TE3ityy3oE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YmIz/ODI1N2VmZGNhYzAy/YWMwYmI0MzBlNTBi/NDQ0Yi53ZWJw.jpg https://notjustbecause.com/ episodic Mutual Pledge Incorporated Physical science for kids around 7 to 10, exploring forces, energy, space, and matter with vivid examples, plain language, and honest curiosity. Physical science for kids around 7 to 10, exploring forces, energy, space, and matter with vivid examples, plain language, and honest curiosity.. Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space FIXME No No 8 8 Why Rainbows Wear Seven Stripes full 5bcc174a-43ba-48a8-a99b-aeafe1810a62 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8cb85e87 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:31:36 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 735 Sunlight looks white, but it secretly carries every color mixed together — and a raindrop can split them apart. This episode traces the path of a single beam of light as it enters a water droplet, bends, bounces off the back wall, and fans ... Sunlight looks white, but it secretly carries every color mixed together — and a raindrop can split them apart. This episode traces the path of a single beam of light as it enters a water droplet, bends, bounces off the back wall, and fans ... Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space No 1 1 What Is a Battery? Can I Make One at Home? full d457baa1-33dd-4fc3-adf5-989448b1fec3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/916a46f7 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 757 Batteries power nearly everything in daily life, but what's actually happening inside those little tubes of stored energy? This episode breaks down the chemistry of how electrons get pushed through a circuit, why batteries eventually die, a... Batteries power nearly everything in daily life, but what's actually happening inside those little tubes of stored energy? This episode breaks down the chemistry of how electrons get pushed through a circuit, why batteries eventually die, a... Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space No 5 5 Why Do Planets Go Around the Sun? full a0f8b2d7-e71f-4c8f-8072-08ef94d12559 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9f7c4483 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 723 Earth hurtles around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour yet never flies off into the void—so what keeps it locked in that endless loop? This episode unpacks the invisible pull of gravity, using analogies like marbles on a stretchy trampoline ... Earth hurtles around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour yet never flies off into the void—so what keeps it locked in that endless loop? This episode unpacks the invisible pull of gravity, using analogies like marbles on a stretchy trampoline ... Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space No 4 4 Why Are Some Things Bouncy and Others Not? full 77edf2da-970f-4880-b8cf-7c8734657590 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f109a625 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 785 Dropping a rubber ball sends it springing back into the air, but a lump of clay just hits the ground with a lifeless thud—so what makes the difference? The answer lies in elasticity: the ability of a material to deform under impact and then... Dropping a rubber ball sends it springing back into the air, but a lump of clay just hits the ground with a lifeless thud—so what makes the difference? The answer lies in elasticity: the ability of a material to deform under impact and then... Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space No 3 3 What Makes the Sun Shine and Glow? full 7a025a08-d51a-47d4-9f81-3239f56243fa https://share.transistor.fm/s/9680e0ad Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 680 The Sun has been shining for four and a half billion years, far too long to be explained by any ordinary fire—so what actually powers it? Starting from the ancient guess that the Sun was a giant lump of burning coal, the episode traces how ... The Sun has been shining for four and a half billion years, far too long to be explained by any ordinary fire—so what actually powers it? Starting from the ancient guess that the Sun was a giant lump of burning coal, the episode traces how ... Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space No 2 2 What Is Electricity? How Does It Power Things? full 60f8ec51-57b9-491c-a336-3fee1a286add https://share.transistor.fm/s/85ef3916 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 851 Electricity powers nearly everything in modern life—lights, phones, fridges—yet it remains invisible and deeply mysterious to most people. Starting at the atomic level, this episode unpacks what electricity actually is, what's physically mo... Electricity powers nearly everything in modern life—lights, phones, fridges—yet it remains invisible and deeply mysterious to most people. Starting at the atomic level, this episode unpacks what electricity actually is, what's physically mo... Education, Kids, Physics, Science, Energy, Space No