Short & Curly
A fast-paced fun-filled ethics podcast for kids and their parents that asks those curly questions. From banning lollies to trusting robots, and from colonising other planets to eating pets, Short & Curly covers it all.Podcasts
CALLING ALL KIDS We want you to be the Brains Trust
Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 5 seconds
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Matt's pick: Is Santa Claus a bad person?
Published: Dec. 17, 2023, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 32 seconds
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Carl's pick: Oedipus The Musical
Published: Dec. 17, 2023, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 17 seconds
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Molly's pick: Is it ever okay to be a cannibal?
Published: Dec. 17, 2023, 2 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 18 seconds
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INTRODUCING new series A World Without ...
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 4:45 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds
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A World Without ... Privacy
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 45 seconds
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A World Without ... Heartbreak
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 4:15 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 12 seconds
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A World Without ... Schools
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 4 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds
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A World Without ... Punishment
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 5 seconds
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A World Without ... Winning and losing
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes
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BITE Money on the Street
Published: June 19, 2023, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds
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BITE Independence
Published: June 19, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds
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BITE Scared of Change
Published: June 19, 2023, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes
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BITE Mistaken Beliefs
Published: June 19, 2023, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds
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Should children swear?
Published: April 3, 2023, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes
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The ethics of "getting even"
Published: April 3, 2023, 4:15 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 12 seconds
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When does curiosity become rudeness?
Published: April 3, 2023, 4 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds
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Should you kill insects?
Published: April 3, 2023, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds
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Humans good or bad?
Published: April 3, 2023, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds
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BITE Friends with Teacher
Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes
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BITE Bullying the Bully
Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes
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BITE Family Sacrifices
Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes
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Should we ban homework?
Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds
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Should you be punished for something you did a long time ago?
Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes
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The backyard chicken dilemma
Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 3 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds
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Is it okay to yell at a robot?
Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes
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Is envy always a bad thing?
Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds
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How to win an argument with your parents
Published: March 31, 2022, 3:10 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds
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Is it okay to read someone else's diary?
Published: March 31, 2022, 3 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds
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Do toys and games shape who we'll become?
Published: March 31, 2022, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 58 seconds
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Do you have to forgive someone who says sorry?
Published: March 31, 2022, 2:40 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 18 seconds
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Whose job is it to clean up space junk?
Published: March 31, 2022, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds
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ANNOUNCEMENT From Short & Curly headquarters
Published: March 28, 2022, 2 p.m.Duration: 55 seconds
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BITE Who gets the biggest piece of cake?
Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 2:20 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds
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BITE - Parents playing favourites
Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 38 seconds
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BITE You look funny
Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 2:10 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 23 seconds
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BITE Girls teams and boys teams
Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 2:05 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds
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BITE Murdering murderers
Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 2 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 38 seconds
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Molly's PICK Would you donate your kidney to a stranger?
Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 3 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds
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Carl's PICK Should we kill feral cats?
Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 2:55 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 42 seconds
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Matt's PICK Who gets saved first in a fire?
Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds
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Are some pranks just not okay?
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 48 seconds
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Should you give money to homeless people?
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds
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Is Santa Claus a bad person?
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 32 seconds
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Do athletes have to be role models too?
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 20 seconds
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Do horses want us to ride them?
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 3 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 8 seconds
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BITE Selling unwanted presents
Published: June 23, 2021, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 5 seconds
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BITE Pocket money
Published: June 23, 2021, 3:20 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds
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BITE Drinking beer
Published: June 23, 2021, 3:10 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 17 seconds
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BITE You cant watch that
Published: June 23, 2021, 3 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
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BITE Is love good?
Published: June 23, 2021, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 38 seconds
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The ethics of smartphones
Published: March 31, 2021, 3 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds
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Making "life and death" decisions for your pet
Published: March 31, 2021, 2:55 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds
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It's the end of the world. Let's go berserk!
Published: March 31, 2021, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds
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Can we build a world that works for everyone?
Published: March 31, 2021, 2:40 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds
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Should we always be brave?
Published: March 31, 2021, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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BITE It was an accident!
Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 2 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
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BITE Killing in computer games
Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 2 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds
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Is it fair to punish the whole class?
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 17 seconds
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Swimmers vs sharks who matters most?
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 2:25 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds
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Do the ends justify the means?
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 2:20 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds
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Should robots replace humans?
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds
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Who owns a forest?
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 2:10 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds
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A little gift for you!
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 1:50 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 24 seconds
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INTRODUCING Short & Curly's big surprise!
Published: Dec. 19, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds
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BITE Banning peanut butter
Published: Nov. 16, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
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BITE Rough play
Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds
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BITE Bossy parents
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 7 seconds
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INTRODUCING Short & Curly BITES
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds
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Bringing back extinct animals. What could go wrong?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 2:20 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 20 seconds
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Should we censor stuff on the internet?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 2:15 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 37 seconds
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Should Gabi have climbed the cherry blossom tree?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 2:10 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 52 seconds
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Do you always have to keep a secret?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 2:05 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 57 seconds
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Food fight! Can you be an ethical snacker?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 2 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds
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PRESENTS – Mackaroy Uncovered Episode 1
Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 6:30 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 7 seconds
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PRESENTS — The Weirdness
Published: July 28, 2020, 4 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 9 seconds
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PRESENTS — Mackaroy Uncovered
Published: July 1, 2020, 2 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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Are you really free?
Published: April 8, 2020, 10:10 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 25 seconds
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Oedipus The Musical
Published: April 8, 2020, 10:05 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 17 seconds
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Why is your room so messy?
Published: April 8, 2020, 10 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 29 seconds
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Did your brain make you do it?
Published: April 8, 2020, 9:50 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 35 seconds
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Are you the boss of your emotions?
Published: April 8, 2020, 9:45 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds
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Is it society's fault if you become a criminal?
Published: April 8, 2020, 9:40 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds
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BONUSHow to work together through coronavirus
Published: March 20, 2020, 6 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds
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BONUS Pets, pests and farm animals, why do we value them differently?
Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 31 seconds
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Do you want to become a vampire?
Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds
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Should we ban families?
Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 55 seconds
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Should you give up your teddy bear?
Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 3:05 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 41 seconds
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What is discrimination and is it always bad?
Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 3 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 46 seconds
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Did Carl really see a UFO?
Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 2:55 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 15 seconds
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Is it ever okay to be a cannibal?
Published: June 20, 2019, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 18 seconds
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Are parents hypocrites?
Published: June 20, 2019, 4:15 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 14 seconds
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When should you stop being friends with someone?
Published: June 20, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 48 seconds
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Should grown-ups lie to you?
Published: June 20, 2019, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds
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Should we put GPS trackers on kids?
Published: June 20, 2019, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds
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PRESENTS – Fierce Girls by fierce girls!
Published: June 17, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds
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PRESENTS – Tai Asks Why: What happens after you die?
Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 1 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds
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Birthday presents should we stop giving them?
Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 1 second
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Is a child's life more valuable than an adult's?
Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 1 second
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What can Severus Snape from Harry Potter teach us about courage and forgiveness?
Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 3 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes
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Mind games and teasing on the sporting field
Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 33 seconds
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Answer the question! Short & Curly the game show
Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 2 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 47 seconds
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PRESENTS — our first ever book: The Short & Curly Guide to Life
Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
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PRESENTS — Animal Sound Safari
Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes
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PRESENTS — Pants on Fire
Published: Aug. 2, 2018, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 37 seconds
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A sad tale about Matt Beards pet fish, Bucket and Spade
Published: June 26, 2018, 4 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 37 seconds
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Who should decide when you can get your ears pierced?
Published: June 26, 2018, 3:30 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds
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Whats the point of school uniforms?
Published: June 26, 2018, 3 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 9 seconds
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Was Robin Hood right? Should you rob the rich to help the poor?
Published: June 26, 2018, 2:30 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 16 seconds
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Is it okay to use technology to help you sing better?
Published: June 26, 2018, 2 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds
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INTRODUCING Short & Curly update!
Published: May 28, 2018, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds
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PRESENTS — Fierce Girls
Published: March 7, 2018, 11 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds
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Life, death and a runaway train
Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 5 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds
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When is it okay to dob on someone?
Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 26 seconds
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Were the Ancient Romans bad people?
Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 3 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 40 seconds
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What sort of life should an elephant have?
Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 2 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 29 seconds
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How to make the best kind of friends
Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 1 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 54 seconds
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INTRODUCING Short & Curly Goes To America
Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
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Should we kill feral cats?
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 5 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 24 seconds
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Is your classroom fair?
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 4:30 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 18 seconds
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Would you donate your kidney to a stranger?
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 19 seconds
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Can robot soldiers make armies better?
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 3:30 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds
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What would you risk to get to the top?
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 3 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds
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Should pugs exist?
Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 11:20 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes
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Who wants a virtual life?
Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 11:15 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 6 seconds
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Why cant children vote?
Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 11:10 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
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Are some people just unlucky?
Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 11:05 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds
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The ethics of invisibility
Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 11 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 54 seconds
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Should we ban lollies?
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 5:31 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 45 seconds
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Is Pokemon Go playing you?
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 48 seconds
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Should celebrities keep it real?
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 5:29 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds
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Who gets saved first in a fire?
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 5:28 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Do you have to love your sibling?
Published: Sept. 13, 2016, 5:25 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes
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Should you eat your pet?
Published: June 22, 2016, 3:30 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 31 seconds
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Is Dumbledore as great as he seems?
Published: June 22, 2016, 3 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds
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Should you move to Mars?
Published: June 22, 2016, 2:30 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds
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Is it ever okay to lie?
Published: June 22, 2016, 2 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 33 seconds
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Children under the microscope the ethics of science
Published: June 22, 2016, 1:30 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 10 seconds
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Can competitive sport be truly fair?
Published: March 28, 2016, 4:27 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 19 seconds
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Is it ever okay to fight back against a bully?
Published: March 27, 2016, 4:27 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds
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Should chimps have the same rights as kids?
Published: March 26, 2016, 4:26 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 54 seconds
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Is stealing music or jokes really stealing?
Published: March 25, 2016, 4:25 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 5 seconds
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Can you trust a robot?
Published: March 24, 2016, 4:25 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 30 seconds
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