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The Bedtime Scientist: Calm Science for Sleepy Kids

The Bedtime Scientist: Calm Science for Sleepy Kids

Josh Fleishman 54 Episodes Aug 17, 2026

The Bedtime Scientist is a calming podcast that transforms real scientific concepts into soothing bedtime stories for children. It offers a trustworthy alternative to chaotic children's shows, with a single narrator guiding young listeners through the wonders of the world. The podcast aims to help kids learn softly and sleep soundly, without fairy tales or excitement.

Episodes

The Bridge Built to Move │ Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Adults
The Bridge Built to Move │ Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Adults Aug 17, 2026 00:09:29 Bridges move. All of them, all the time, and that's not a flaw. That's the design. Be sure to follow/rate the show! Also, check out BedtimeScientist.com for so much more!Tonight, we stand on two very different bridges.One is a stone bridge in Greece, built more than three thousand years ago with enormous limestone blocks and no mortar or glue. The stones hold together through their shape,
Octopus: A Mind in Every Arm │ Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Adults
Octopus: A Mind in Every Arm │ Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Adults Aug 10, 2026 00:11:22 Tonight, we're heading deep into the ocean to visit one of the most remarkable animals on Earth. Eight arms, three hearts, blue blood, and not a single bone in its body. In exactly the time it takes to settle into bed, we'll discover how an octopus tastes the world, carries its own portable shelter across the seafloor, and maybe even dreams in color while it sleeps.Press play, turn off the
Where Does Sand Come From? │ Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Adults
Where Does Sand Come From? │ Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Adults Aug 3, 2026 00:11:25 Where does sand come from? Not from the beach. Pick up a handful and you're holding thousands of separate pieces of something, and none of them started there.Please remember to follow, rate and comment! It goes a long way in helping the show!Tonight we follow a single grain backward. Down a mountain, along a river, out to a coral reef where some of the whitest sand in the world was made by a fish,
Jupiter: A World Made of Sky
Jupiter: A World Made of Sky Jul 28, 2026 00:10:46 A calm bedtime science episode about Jupiter, paced gently to help a child fall asleep.Tonight's episode travels past the satellites, past the Moon, past Mars, out to the largest planet in the solar system. Earth is a ball of rock wrapped in a thin coat of air. Jupiter is the opposite. There are no mountains under its clouds, no valleys, no ocean floor. The sky isn't a coat on Jupiter. The sky is
The Giant Ship That Floats | The Science of Buoyancy for Kids
The Giant Ship That Floats | The Science of Buoyancy for Kids Jul 20, 2026 00:10:59 How can something made of thousands of tons of steel float on the ocean?In this calming bedtime science exploration, we discover the surprising science behind how the world's largest ships stay above the waves. Learn about buoyancy, displacement, water pressure, and why a giant hollow ship can float even though a small piece of steel sinks.From a tiny toy boat in the bathtub to the largest car
Sea Turtles: The Map Inside Her
Sea Turtles: The Map Inside Her Jul 14, 2026 00:09:11 Calm bedtime science for kids and adults.Tonight, a sea turtle is crossing an entire ocean in the dark, headed for one beach: the exact stretch of sand where she was born. She has no signs, no paths, no lights to follow. And she is not lost.This episode follows her long journey home and the real science that makes it possible: the hot liquid iron turning deep inside the Earth, the invisible magnet
Thunder & Lightning: The Sky's Electric Lullaby | Meditatively Beautiful Anxiety Reducing Science
Thunder & Lightning: The Sky's Electric Lullaby | Meditatively Beautiful Anxiety Reducing Science Jul 10, 2026 00:12:55 From the Archives! If storms scare you, you're not alone. In this episode, we discover how understanding transforms fear into wonder.⭐️ If you love The Bedtime Scientist, here are two ways you can support our mission!Join our Patreon community! Get exclusive bonus episodes and episode guides for parents. ➡️⁠The Bedtime Scientist on Patreon⁠Explore our books! Your voice is most important; become th
Fireworks: The Earth Painting the Sky
Fireworks: The Earth Painting the Sky Jul 7, 2026 00:10:36 A calm bedtime episode about fireworks, paced gently to help a child fall asleep. Tonight's episode sits on a hill at the edge of a summer field, far back from the crowd, watching the sky bloom with light. Fireworks aren't just pretty. They're chemistry. The reds, greens, golds, and blues come from tiny bits of metal and mineral tucked into each shell. Strontium glows red. Barium glows
Oxygen: Where Does it Come From?
Oxygen: Where Does it Come From? Jun 30, 2026 00:07:37 Tonight, we go looking for something invisible. Join me for a calm, awe-filled journey to two places, the trees just outside your door and the far side of the open ocean, as we answer one of the biggest questions a curious child ever asks: where does the air we breathe actually come from?No loud sound effects. No fictional drama. Just the steady wonder of chemistry, the ocean, and the living thing
The Sun: Anchor of The Solar System
The Sun: Anchor of The Solar System Jun 24, 2026 00:07:44 A calm bedtime episode about the Sun, paced gently to help a child fall asleep.Tonight's episode begins at the center of the solar system. The Sun isn't on fire. It's something stranger and quieter than that. At its core, hydrogen atoms are crushed together so hard they become helium, and a flash of energy is released. That energy then begins one of the longest journeys in the solar sy
Electricity: The Copper Highway & The Speed of Sleep | Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Families
Electricity: The Copper Highway & The Speed of Sleep | Calm Bedtime Science for Kids & Families Jun 19, 2026 00:08:40 Welcome to The Bedtime Scientist, the podcast where we skip the fairy tales and dive into the fascinating data of the real world. We believe that for many curious children—especially those who are neurodivergent, have ADHD, or are simply highly inquisitive—the best way to wind down is to understand the "magic" of how things actually work.In tonight’s episode, we explore the Invisible River of Elec
Genes & DNA: What Makes You... You
Genes & DNA: What Makes You... You Jun 15, 2026 00:08:30 Welcome to a calming bedtime story about human biology, DNA, and cells for kids. Tonight on The Bedtime Scientist, I am sharing an incredible science fact sent in by my newest Bedtime Scientist Field Researcher, Fionn from Flitwick, Bedfordshire: If you unraveled all your DNA, it would stretch from Earth to the Sun 600 times!That mind-blowing thought inspired my quiet, vocal-only journey tonight.

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