{"podcast":{"title":"Brains On Universe Presents….Puberty! (The Podcast)","slug":"brains-on-universe-presents-puberty-the-podcast-7830201","podcast_index_feed_id":7830201,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEME2011488619","website_url":"http://www.brainson.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5678e4e2-3cf8-11f1-9935-5f5cdb16e22b/image/aa149694fb241ed9dfb8ed837711746b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Lemonada Media","episode_count":3,"summary":"Puberty! It’s a lot. There are the awkward conversations and the questions we’re too nervous to ask and the sometimes uncomfortable experience of living in a body that’s changing fast (and publicly!). This podcast is here to help. Hosted by Molly Bloom, of the award-winning science podcast Brains On, and co-hosted by high schoolers who've just been through it, Puberty! (The podcast) is for everybody — and every body Designed for kids 7-12, the show will cover everything from brain chemicals to consent, in a straight-forward and digestible package. This is a safe space for young people to understand their bodies and their brains, and it’s a resource for parents to tackle otherwise difficult topics. Experts, including Dr. Cara Natterson (Less Awkward), Chris Pepper (Talk to Your Boys), Nora Gelperin (Advocates for Youth), and Erin Walsh (Spark & Stitch Institute), provide science-filled explanations and answer listener questions.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brains-on-universe-presents-puberty-the-podcast-7830201"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 2: Skin, sweat and hair","slug":"episode-2-skin-sweat-and-hair","published_at":"2026-05-15T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brains-on-universe-presents-puberty-the-podcast-7830201/episode-2-skin-sweat-and-hair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brains-on-universe-presents-puberty-the-podcast-7830201","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5718507974.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5718507974.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we’re talking about some of the first body changes you might notice when you go through puberty. We’re answering a lot of listener questions in this episode including: Why do grownups have hair where kids don’t? Why do armpits get stinkier during puberty? Why do zits happen? Why do you get oilier when you’re a teen? Dr. Cara Natterson, author of The Care and Keeping of You and host of the podcast This is So Awkward, joins us again to help us navigate tricky issues dealing with your skin, sweat and hair. Click here for a transcript of this episode.","meta_description":"In this episode, we’re talking about some of the first body changes you might notice when you go through puberty. We’re answering a lot of listener questi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1643,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brains-on-universe-presents-puberty-the-podcast-7830201/episodes/episode-2-skin-sweat-and-hair/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brains-on-universe-presents-puberty-the-podcast-7830201/episode-2-skin-sweat-and-hair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}