Tree House Together
A podcast about our wondrous world for curious kids!
Join Kara and her daughter "T" to learn something new and fascinating in the tree house, together.
Each episode of Tree House Together is inspired by something that captivates us from the natural world (tree), built world (house), or people in the world (together).
Episodes
30 episodes
Tundra
Can you imagine living in a place where it is always cold? Where even in the summer, it would feel like winter temperatures to most of us? The tundra biome is a part of our planet Earth that is always cold! It's a place that's hard for plants t...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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17:46
Taking Care of Ourselves
It is incredible to be a human being and it's a lot to manage! We have these bodies to understand, a whole bunch of feelings, and personal information to learn. Each one of us is unique. Each person gets to learn what...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:24
Building
For this 'built world' episode, we're talking all about... building! Have you ever built with magnatiles, or made a fort out of sticks, or seen a construction site in action? Join us to talk all about how people build – the material...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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16:41
Snow
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! T has only seen snow once, when she was a baby, and so we're especially fascinated by the mystery of snow. What exactly makes up a 'blanket' of snow? (Answer: Many, many tiny snowflakes, of course!) <...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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13:32
Welcome to Season 2!
Welcome to the new year! We're so excited to meet up again soon in the tree house, together, to start off Season 2! We've learned a lot over the past year and are excited to bring you episodes about every 2 weeks over the course of 2025.
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Season 2
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4:18
Winter
Welcome to winter! On this year's winter solstice, we're talking all about why it's the shortest day of the year, what happens when the weather gets colder, winter holidays and traditions, and all of the fun things we can do to celebrate a...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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14:54
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall is amazing. When she was just a kid she knew that she wanted to work with animals. And when she was in her 20s, she started to patiently observe chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, discovering new and importa...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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17:58
Money
Money money money! What exactly is this thing that makes the world go around? What do we do with it and how do we get it??? This week we're chatting all about dollar bills (or as T and every Bluey-loving kid says, "dollar bucks"), types of coin...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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17:59
Oceans
We can feel the ocean water when the waves roll up onto the sand, and see it when we look out from the coast, but there's so much going on under the surface that we can't tell from above! Dive in to the ocean with us to talk about this big...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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15:38
Taking Care with Others
Friends, are you part of a family? Do you visit friends? Do you go to a school, are on a sports team, or in an art class? If you do any of these kinds of things, then you are spending time with people. We are all part of a larger community.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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19:31
Trains
All aboard this exciting episode where we talk about transportation, tracks, and all things trains! How do trains work? Who operates them? And why are they such a big deal? We discuss all this and more in this episode built for our...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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18:24
Tree House Together Theme Song
Sing along with us to the audio file of our Tree House Together podcast theme song! Hello friends and how do you do?Thanks for joining, let's learn something newin the tree house, together.Come on in, let's branch ou...
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0:28
Bees
Do you ever hear a buzzing sound when you're checking out a flower? Do you know what's making it?? A bee's wings! Which they can flap many more times in a second than we can flap our arms. Bees are fascinating and helpful to our world,...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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13:52
Episode Swap with The Children's Book Podcast
In this episode swap, we're so excited to share an episode from one of Kara's favorite podcasts – The Children's Book Podcast. Join us to listen ...
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Season 1
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31:02
The Olympics – Sports and Athletes
In the two weeks during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, we can see athletes riding horses, climbing up walls, shooting arrows with bows, jumping over hurdles, flipping through the air, running incredibly fast, and much more! There are so ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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19:08
The Olympics – History and Traditions
Yay, it's time for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France! Every four years, athletes from all around the world gather in friendly competition for the summer Olympic Games. In this first of our two episodes on the Olympics, hear about the hist...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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12:26
Going to the Doctor
Can you name any body parts? Do you know who knows them all?? Doctors! Because it is their job to help people's bodies be healthy. You may have gone to the doctor for a well visit, when you weren't feeling well, or for an emergency! In this epi...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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20:37
Gardening
Have you ever thought about how all the things you eat start with dirt??? Whether growing food to eat or flowers for beauty, gardening can be a rewarding and fun activity to do as a family. From earthworms to tools to the right amount of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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13:59
Sequoia Trees
Do you know that there's a tree that's so wide that even 20 kids holding hands couldn't fit around to give it a hug?! The sequoia is one of the largest and oldest living things on Earth and in this episode, we learn all about what make...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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13:11
Saying Hello and Goodbye
Bonjour! Konnichiwa! Hola! Hello! Saying hello and goodbye when we see people is a way to show them that we care about them. Join us in the tree house to talk all about ways to say hello and goodbye, including different languages, gestures, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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9:33
Baseball
Yay, it's baseball season! Like us, you may play baseball yourself, or enjoy watching a professional team play. But how, exactly, does it all work? Where do the players stand... what's a strike... how do you know who wins? Join us as we break d...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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11:51
The Moon
When T was little, she used to look for the moon every chance she got. This love and attention for the moon inspired our exploration of it in this episode – from the lunar phases to what it's made of, how we know what we know, and what stories ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:11
Pets
Today, Kara and T chat about these furry, friendly family members. Where do pets live? How do we take care of them? What would you name yours? Which animals can be pets – and if you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be??? &...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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10:08
