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Today's episode is inspired by Rudyard Kipling and written for you by Daniel Hinds. During a terrible storm, Cassie gives shelter to some animals in exchange for help around the farm. Listen to find out what happens when Cassie meets Luna the cat. Draw us a picture of what you th ...  Show more

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. A Hercules Fable! This story is an adaptation of the classic Greek myth about the famous, superstrong demigod, Hercules! Enjoy!! Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play ...  Show more

To us Earthlings, the moon is the ultimate cosmic chameleon. It’s always changing! Some nights it’s waxing, some nights waning, one day it’s full, and just two weeks later, it looks like there’s no moon at all. This is called a new moon, when the face of the moon is entirely in s ...  Show more

Why has the moon fascinated humans for so long? The moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and what the moon is really like. Originally broadcast 21 July 2014. 

What physical processes have shaped the Moon? In this lecture, I describe the surface features of the Moon (the Maria and Highlands), how crater density tells us the relative ages of terrains, and what we have learned about Moon rocks returned by astronauts and robotic probes. I ...  Show more

We’re bringing back an episode from the archives, all about the moon: Why does the moon change shape? How much does it weigh? What color is it? Why does the Earth only have one moon? Why does it have holes? Where does it go when we can't see it? Why do we sometimes see it in t ...