Stories of kids using perfectly logical arguments, and arriving at perfectly wrong conclusions.
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We made an updated version of this episode in 2016.
Prologue
Baby Scientists With Faulty Data
More stories like the one in the prologue, where kids look at something going on around them, observe it carefully, think about it logically, and come to conclusions that are completely incorrect. Includes a story set at Christmastime, where a father tells his daughter about the baby Jesus being born, and all the "good stuff." Then the daughter notices a picture of Jesus on the cross, and asks why they killed him. The child later asks about Martin Luther King, Jr. (11 minutes)
The Game Ain't Over Til The Fatso Man Sings
Werewolves In Their Youth
Michael Chabon reads an excerpt from his short story Werewolves in Their Youth, from his collection of the same name, about an act of kid logic that succeeds where adult logic fails. His most recent book is Telegraph Avenue.(16 minutes)