{"podcast":{"title":"But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids","slug":"but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids-1011548","podcast_index_feed_id":1011548,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.vpr.net/but-why","website_url":"http://butwhykids.org","image_url":"https://static.feedpress.com/logo/vpr-but-why-62b4d4edadb66.png","author":"Vermont Public (webmaster@vpr.net)","episode_count":290,"summary":"A Podcast For Curious Kids","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:19:36.986823+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids-1011548"},"episode":{"title":"Are Komodo dragons really dragons?","slug":"are-komodo-dragons-really-dragons","published_at":"2026-04-24T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids-1011548/are-komodo-dragons-really-dragons","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids-1011548","url":"https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids/2026-04-24/are-komodo-dragons-really-dragons","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/_/326/964cb191-8666-465a-92c0-63e139dc5113/ButWhy_Komodo_Ep289.mp3","summary":"Can’t get enough of lizards? We’re back with a bonus episode answering more of your lizard questions with Adam Clause of the San Diego Natural History Museum. This week, chameleons, Komodo dragons, iguanas, monitor lizards and tuatara! How do chameleons change color? Why are Komodo dragons called dragons and are they endangered? How many babies do monitor lizards have? Why do iguanas have dewlaps? (And what’s a dewlap?!) Why are iguanas green? What is a tuatara? Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript","meta_description":"Can’t get enough of lizards? We’re back with a bonus episode answering more of your lizard questions with Adam Clause of the San Diego Natural History Mus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1251,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids-1011548/episodes/are-komodo-dragons-really-dragons/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids-1011548/are-komodo-dragons-really-dragons.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}