The Fact Detectives are two curious kids on a mission to find out all the cool facts about EVERYTHING! 

Join Anika and Dexter as they take their BIG questions to some very smart grown-ups who know lots of interesting facts about lots of interesting stuff.  

Like, are there really killer butterflies? Why do we fart? What ARE fossils? Did monster kangaroos once roam the land? And what happens when we flush the toilet?  

A Kinderling co-production with Museums Victoria. 

How big were Megalodon sharks? What did they eat for lunch? Were humans alive when Megalodon sharks roamed the oceans?

Anika and Esther find out all the fantastic facts about Megalodon with Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  


Guest: Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

Hear it first on LiSTNR.  

Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  

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Megalodon

Why do dogs smell each other’s butts? Why do they jump up on us? And do dogs always wag their tails when they’re happy? 

Anika and Esther find out all the paw-some facts about dogs with Dr Mia Cobb from the University of Melbourne. 

Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  

Guest: Dr Mia Cobb who is a research scientist at the Animal Welfare Science Centre, at The University of Melbourne 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

Hear it first on LiSTNR.  

Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  

Dogs - Part 1

Did you know that not all animals fart?! What is a fart and why do we do them? How do our bodies make poo? 

Anika and Esther investigate poo with Douglas Bair from Scienceworks who gives them all the stinky facts! 

This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au 

Guest: Douglas Bair from Scienceworks
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 


Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  

Are pterodactyls and pterosaurs the same thing? What did they look like? How fast could they fly?  

In this episode, Anika and Esther catch up with palaeontologist, Adele Pentland, who gives them all the fascinating facts about pterosaurs! 

Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Guest: Adele Pentland, palaeontologist 
Hosts: Anika and Esther 
Production: Cinnamon Nippard 
Sound design: Josh Newth 

Hear it first on LiSTNR. 

Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  

Pterosaurs

In this episode we answer a question from our fan, Detective Zach. We find out why some animals survived the dinosaur extinction.

Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au 

Host: Billy and The Super Computer
Production and Sound Design: Josh Newth 
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

Hear it first on LiSTNR. 
Listen ad-free on Kinderling.

Fan Facts: Zach (Dinosaur Extinction)

Why do we need to sleep? What happens when we sleep? How does sleep help us learn? And most importantly, how can we get a good night’s sleep? 

In this episode, Anika and Esther catch up with sleep expert Delwyn Bartlett from the University of Sydney and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. 

Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  

Guest: Delwyn Bartlett - Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Central Clinical School and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. 
Hosts: Anika and Esther  
Production: Cinnamon Nippard  
Sound design: Josh Newth  
Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  

Hear it first on LiSTNR.  

Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  

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