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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
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Today: #8 in Kids & Family on our combined chart.
Today: #17 in Kids & Family, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #16 in Kids & Family, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #19 in Kids & Family, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #193 in Kids & Family, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #46 in Kids & Family, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #87 in Kids & Family, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #16 in Kids & Family, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #129 in Kids & Family, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #13 in Kids & Family, India on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in Kids & Family, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #5 in Kids & Family, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #21 in Kids & Family, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #26 | #26 | #25 | #27 |
| Oct 20 | #39 | #40 | #39 | #30 |
| Oct 19 | #32 | #34 | #33 | #33 |
| Oct 18 | #25 | #25 | #25 | #24 |
| Oct 17 | #18 | #18 | #18 | #28 |
| Oct 16 | #14 | #14 | #14 | #14 |
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About the show
But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world. Know a kid with a question? Record it with a smartphone. Be sure to include your kid's first name, age, and town and send the recording to questions@butwhykids.org!