\u00a0Lindsay didn\u2019t \u201cget\u201d science as a child. She preferred engaging her curiosity and creativity with words. A creative writing major in college, she never imagined she would become an enthusiast for exploring the scientific method. That is, until she graduated, and had an opportunity to interview a scientist in order to write a script for a science show. That\u2019s when her big <\/span>aha!<\/span><\/i> moment<\/span> occurred:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe moment we started talking, I realized that science wasn\u2019t as I perceived it\u2014you know, all written facts and books filled with things discovered. It is an active process of asking questions and finding answers. It is a way to solve problems that really concern me, and it\u2019s instrumental in decision making. So that sort of hooked me into wanting to communicate the importance of the scientific process to kids. Science informs so many of the ways decisions get made (at least, it should!). And right now, science is not really being respected in that way. I think it\u2019s so incredibly important to raise a generation that understands how science works, so they have the tools to understand and generate informed opinions, rather than just being told, \u2018Oh, this is true,\u2019 or \u2018Don\u2019t believe that,\u2019 or be won over by anti-science views. This way, they learn how to make decisions for themselves.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Since Lindsay is in her \u201chappy place\u201d when she is interviewing scientists about their process of discovery, she builds the episodes around those interviews. Weaving in real-life stories from the scientists\u2019 lives and work, Lindsay endeavors to show kids that science is an ongoing process undertaken by relatable people who are asking real questions about topics that matter. Lindsay\u2019s husband, Marshall Escamilla, co-hosts the show. A music teacher who has taught kids from elementary age all the way through high school, Marshall writes original music for each episode. He also utilizes his teaching background to ensure the material is fun and interesting for the target age group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWith Marshall co-hosting, I think we can turn any topic, no matter how complex, into something that is very accessible to kids. I really enjoy that aspect of the show and our format.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n From its first airing in 2015, Lindsay has been accomplishing her goal with Tumble. She often hears from teachers who use what she shares in her episodes as teaching materials. Lindsay once received an email from a grade-school teacher in Juneau, Alaska, who turned an episode on plastic pollution and microplastics into a week-long unit. Her class investigated the issue, and students designed their own clean-up devices. Then, they used up-cycled materials to build out their designs, and completed experiments in a kiddie pool to test them. They then contacted Lindsay, who arranged a Skype call with the featured scientist of that episode. Since then, other teachers have corresponded with Lindsay, too, and Tumble has even developed teacher resources for some of their episodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some of the subjects Lindsay and Marshall explore come from young listeners, too, who subscribe and submit questions. For example, when a child wrote in asking why animals have whiskers, <\/span>The Science of Whiskers (4\/5\/19) <\/span><\/i>episode was born.<\/span> It was so creative and engaging, it won a 2019 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, Gold prize. Another 2019 episode, <\/span>The Cave of the Underground Astronauts (1\/11\/19<\/span><\/i>), did the same<\/span>.<\/span><\/i> In that episode, three women archeologists Skype from a remote cave in South Africa to share their process as they excavate the bones of early human relatives. Recently, a student wrote to Lindsay to describe how she recreated the tunnels and pathways of that cave.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen the world of podcasting exploded in 2014, Lindsay saw her opportunity to produce and host a show specifically for kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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