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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Why Does TV Fry Your Brain?

Zoe, 8, watches a lot of TV for her job talking about pop culture and entertainment. Zoe: Why does television fry your brain? Linda Holmes: I think the reason why people tell you that TV fries your brain is probably that TV like a lot of other things comes in lots of shapes and sizes. For me, the kind of TV that's good is anything where you learn something or you find out about how other people live or what other people do.

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