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Longer stories about daily life, past and future.
- Ang hayop na gumagawa ng mga kubo Wombats make cube shaped poop, and now we know why. Audio
- Natutulog ang ibong ito habang lumilipad Frigatebirds fly for many days and sleep only a little. Audio
- Ang tanghalian na kinakain ng buong bansa In the Dominican Republic, everyone eats the same lunch at the same time. Audio
- Hapunang niluto ng bulkan In the Azores, people cook food inside a hot volcano. Audio
- Ang huling tren Tomas misses the last train in Tokyo and sleeps in a tiny room. Audio
- Ang walang laman na tasa On his first day, Pedro drinks from a cup that is not his. Audio
- Ang numerong apatnapu't pito Carla waits a long time at the clinic for a small cut. Audio
- Naligaw sa Lisbon Sofía gets lost in Lisbon and a woman helps her with a map. Audio
- Ang kuwarto na may balkonahe Marcos gets a hotel room with a nice balcony. Audio
- Isang mesa para sa isa Mia eats alone in a small restaurant, and the waiter helps her choose. Audio
- Ang sangkap na dati kasinghalaga ng ginto Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the... Audio
- Ang lawa na nawawala tuwing tag-init In Slovenia, a huge lake fills a valley in winter and then vanishes underground every summer, leaving... Audio
- Ang parke sa tabi ng bahay ko A squirrel describes the small park next to its tree: the pigeons by the benches, Mr. Badger and his bread,... Audio
- Ang lungsod na naglalagay ng ginto sa ice cream Kanazawa in Japan makes almost all of the country's gold leaf, and wraps whole sheets of it around soft ice... Audio
- Ang paglipad na siyamnapung segundo lang A tiny plane hops between two Orkney islands in Scotland on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. Audio
- Sumigaw ka o hindi ka makakababa sa hintuan mo A shared minibus with no bell and no screen, where the only way off is to say so out loud, early and twice. Audio
- Ang tanghalian na hindi natatapos In Spain, the best part of lunch starts when the food is finished. It even has its own name. Audio
- Huwag kailanman mag-order ng latte sa Italy In Italy, the word latte does not mean coffee. One small word can bring you a big surprise. Audio
- Saan nagmumula ang kape Coffee begins as a red fruit on a green plant and travels far before it fills a cup. Audio
- Pagtulog sa isang night train Night trains in Europe carry travelers between cities while they sleep in cozy beds. Audio
- Paano gumagawa ng pulot ang mga bubuyog Honeybees turn sweet flower nectar into golden honey through hard teamwork in the hive. Audio
- Ang mahabang daan ng seda The Silk Road was a famous trade route that linked China with Europe for many centuries. Audio
- Ang Amazon, ang pinakamalaking ilog The Amazon is the river that carries the most water in the world. Audio
- Ang pugita at ang tatlo nitong puso The octopus is a clever sea animal with three hearts and blue blood. Audio
- Ang mga cable sa ilalim ng dagat Long cables under the ocean carry almost all of the information that travels between countries. Audio
- Ang mahabang karera na tinatawag na marathon The marathon is a very long running race with a curious and surprising history. Audio
- Ang unang ilaw sa nayon While the whole village sleeps, one window glows: the baker lights the oven so fresh bread will be ready by... Audio
- Ang munting ibon sa relo In Germany's Black Forest, carved wooden cuckoo clocks call out every hour while children wait and laugh. Audio
- Ang bayan kung saan ipinagbawal ang pagkamatay When a small Italian town ran out of space in its cemetery, the mayor signed an order telling people not to... Audio
- Ang pusang sumasakay ng bus Every morning a cat climbs onto the same city bus, watches the streets go by, and gets off at his own stop. Audio
- Ang isda na umaakyat ng talon In Hawaii, a fish smaller than your finger climbs up waterfalls taller than buildings, using its mouth as a... Audio
- Singaw at maliliit na plato A first night at a Taipei night market, where pointing, smiling, and one brave question buy a very good... Audio
- Humigop nang Malakas, Magalang Iyon In Japan, slurping your noodles loudly is not rude, it is a sign that you are enjoying the meal. Audio
- Ang Talon na Pataas Umaagos On very windy days, strong gusts can blow a Norwegian waterfall's spray back up into the sky. Audio
- Ang Bilog at ang Barko ng Umaga The Ring of Brodgar at dusk, then the small practical business of leaving an island, done in four sentences... Audio
- Ang Butil ng Siyamnapung Araw In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all. Audio
- Ang Pagtitipon sa mga Batuhan Grey seals are hauling out on the low rocks before the pupping season, and the questions Polly has been... Audio
- Ginawa Mula sa Kung Ano ang Mayroon Sila On Lamb Holm, two army huts hold a chapel that prisoners of war made out of scrap, and the only honest... Audio
- Ang Nayon sa Ilalim ng Bagyo At the Bay of Skaill, a guide with a carrying voice explains a village that a storm returned to the light... Audio
- Ang Silyang Katabi ng Apoy A guesthouse above the harbour, an argument about what counts as a quiet room, and a chair whose whole... Audio
- Dumating ang Barko Polly lands at Stromness off the morning boat and works out, one question at a time, how a place with no... Audio
- Walang Kulay Rosas Talaga Pink has no wavelength of its own; it is a color the brain invents when the eyes see red and blue light... Audio
- Kumikinang Ka Ngayon Mismo The human body constantly emits an extremely faint light, invisible to the eye but detectable with a... Audio
- Nagsara ang Hamog sa Likuran Niya On her last afternoon, Polly flies high over the island before fog rolls in and hides it behind her. Audio
- Isang Nayong Nakakabit sa Bulkan Polly learns that the same volcano heat that cooked lunch also warms a big public pool and heats homes in... Audio
- Hapunang Ibinaon sa Madaling-araw Polly watches a cook bury pots of food in the ground, where the volcano's heat cooks dinner with no fire. Audio
- Isang Bunganga, Dalawang Kulay Polly finds a huge old crater with two lakes, one blue and one green, joined together under a strip of land. Audio
- Ang Ibong Dalawang Beses Ibinilang na Wala Na Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to... Audio
- Ang Huling Dalawang Hardin sa Europa Polly finds one of the only two tea farms left in Europe, started after the island's orange trees died. Audio
- Siyam na Pulo, Tatlong Plaka Polly arrives over São Miguel, the biggest of the nine Azores islands, made of black rock, green fields,... Audio
- Sumakay ng Bus si Polly Polly's first bus ride: does this bus go downtown, one ticket, how much, where do I get off, next stop,... Audio
- Nagtanong ng Daan si Polly Polly is lost on the way to the library and asks an owl for directions: excuse me, where is it, is it far,... Audio
- Umorder ng Kape si Polly Polly's first cafe order: good afternoon, a coffee with milk, do you have churros, the check please, how... Audio
- Si Polly sa Palengke Berta takes Polly to the market. Polly buys fruit for the first time: what is this, two apples, how much, a... Audio
- May Nakilala si Polly Polly moves to a new street and meets Berta the bear. First greetings: hello, your name, nice to meet you,... Audio
- Vladivostok Polly arrives in Vladivostok and flies off over the Pacific Ocean. Audio
- Ang Amur Polly reaches the Amur River and meets a rare crane on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian. Audio
- Lawa ng Baikal Polly spends a day on the train along Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Audio
- Mga Oras ng Pagitan Polly explores the dining car and learns that the train uses one time zone across all of Russia. Audio
- Pagtawid sa Urals Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the line between Europe and Asia, on the Trans-Siberian train. Audio
- Ang Mga Kagubatan ng Birch Polly watches Russian birch forests from the Trans-Siberian train and learns that forty percent of Russia... Audio
- Istasyon ng Yaroslavsky Polly boards the Trans-Siberian train at Moscow and begins her seven-day journey to Vladivostok. Audio
- Paalam sa Pasta Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples. Audio
- Ang Editor ng Sarili Nito Polly learns that octopuses can change their own nervous systems by editing RNA in real time. Audio
- Pizza at ang Mahabang Tanghalian Polly has lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria and learns about traditional Neapolitan pizza. Audio
- Ang Balat na Nakakakita Polly learns that octopus skin can sense colours even though octopus eyes cannot. Audio
- Ang Katawang Nag-iisip Polly watches an octopus solve a maze with two arms working independently. Audio
- Ang Garapon Polly watches an octopus open a jar to catch a crab and learns how short an octopus's life is. Audio
- Ang Look ng Naples Polly arrives in Naples and meets a giant Pacific octopus at the world's oldest marine biology institute. Audio
- Pag-alis sa Lambak Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas and flies west out of Yosemite. Audio
- Ang Daang Gatas sa Itaas ng Glacier Point Polly watches the Milky Way at Glacier Point and looks through a telescope at the centre of our galaxy. Audio
- Kalhating Kubah Polly flies up Half Dome on warm air with a flock of swifts, sees the summit, then glides back down. Audio
- Ang Sumisisid na Lawin Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world. Audio
- Ang Sequoia Polly visits a giant sequoia nearly 3,000 years old and learns about its fireproof bark. Audio
- Sumakay Kasama si Bantay Tomas Polly spends the morning in Ranger Tomas's truck, learning about bear feeding and peregrine falcon nests. Audio
- Sa Itaas ng Lambak Polly flies into Yosemite Valley, watches climbers on El Capitan, and rides the shuttle bus at dusk. Audio
- Ang Amoy ng Kanela A new neighbor leaves a small surprise outside her door. Audio
- Dalawang Kilong Pasensya A first trip to the local market with a vendor who refuses to let her leave with the wrong tomatoes. Audio