Why Do We Have Daylight Saving?

This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. On this show we take questions from inquisitive kids around the world and we find people who really know their stuff to offer some answers. In the Northern Hemisphere, which includes the United States and Canada and Europe, we just ended Daylight Saving Time. And in Brazil and southeastern states in Australia and in Chile, you recently began your period of Daylight Savings.