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Earth Rangers
GZM Shows · Kids & family
Earth Rangers is a science podcast for kids who love animals and the environment! If you think that animals are amazing this is the show for you! Join host Earth Ranger Emma as she travels the world to discover the wildest animal facts out there and solve nature’s biggest mysteries. With top ten countdowns, an animal guessing game, conservation conversations, and epic animal showdowns, this is a…
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The Mystery of the Picked Pumpkin with Dogood Detectives
This week we bring you a special Halloween episode of DOGOOD DETECTIVES. Nora Dogood and her little brother Trey are Sunshine Bay’s sharpest kid detectives who pursue suspects, follow leads, and uncover secrets. And the twist…is that you don’t just listen, you investigate! Every episode is packed with clues, and it’s…
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S11 E20: Lay it on the Finish Line (Part 2)
The Go Green Race picks up right where we left off at Rouge National Urban Park in Ontario, with the final two racers tackling their remaining challenges. With the finish line in sight and the stakes higher than ever, Olivia is determined to win the grand prize and give Nora’s animal shelter the help it desperately…
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S11 E19: Lay it on the Finish Line (Part 1)
It’s the final leg of the Go Green Race, and Olivia and the other racers find themselves at Rouge Park in Toronto, Ontario. Let’s hope they’ve been paying attention because they’re about to put everything they’ve learned to the test. But there’s a twist: the fastest racer through the first three challenges will get a…
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S11 E18: Girls Just Want To Do Science
Olivia and the rest of the Go Green Racers are headed to Bunchgrass Hills Conservation Area, a beautiful grassland in British Columbia. For this leg of the race, they need to investigate a creek and figure out why it’s drying out. Having studied this in school, Olivia feels ready for the challenge, but Ryan, who…
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S11 E17: It’s All Ripe Now
The Go Green Race heads back to Canada, where the final four racers arrive at a local, organic farm outside Vancouver for a high-stakes cooking challenge. The racers must forage for ingredients and create a dish worthy of a celebrity chef. Olivia thinks she’s finally got the perfect recipe, but things don’t always go…
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S11 E16: Drive My Carbon
In this leg of the Go Green Race, we head deep into the rainforests of Suriname, where racers must track down the animal “engineers” that help keep the forest healthy and thriving. But with a surprise double elimination looming and Ryan pushing her buttons, Olivia has an even bigger challenge: figuring out what kind…
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S11 E15: Copycats in the Cradle
The Go Green Race moves on to the bustling city of San José, Costa Rica, where the racers must prove that green claims are actually true – because anyone can slap a label on something. Olivia heads to a vibrant market to track down real evidence of sustainability, but she quickly picks up an unwanted shadow who copies…
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S11 E14: Get Off of My Cloud
The race swings to the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica, where the racers must zipline in, tread lightly, and photograph three examples of how this rare ecosystem holds itself together – without leaving a single trace they were ever there. One wrong move and you're out on the spot, no second chances! Olivia is…
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S11 E13: What a Feeding
Just when Olivia thought her race was over, a cheating scandal turns everything upside down! The remaining racers head to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Mysore, India, where the challenge is all about feeding the birds – but only if you can figure out exactly what they eat and where they find it. With the animal…
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S11 E12: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
The race lands in India's Molai Forest – a forest planted single-handedly by one man over decades – for a plant-tracking challenge that takes a sharp turn when Hugo wanders straight into Bengal tiger territory. Olivia has to choose between her own race time and going after him, all while a mysterious shoe-swapping Ivy…
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S11 E11: Kenya Hear me Knock
The race lands in Kenya's Loisaba Conservancy, where the stakes just got enormous – literally. With only 20 racers left and just 10 markers hidden across the savannah, half the field is about to go home. Olivia follows a herd of elephants across cracked, dry ground to track down her marker, while Ivy's mysterious…
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S11 E10: Boar to be Wild
Olivia arrives in Neustadt, Germany with chicken feathers in her hair and a lot of explaining to do. The Go Green Racers tackle a high-stakes recycling challenge inside a real sorting facility, where one wrong item can ruin an entire batch. And one distracted racer ends up trapped in a fenced compound with a very…
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S11 E09: Under the Sea Level
Olivia arrives in Amsterdam – a city built around outsmarting water – and discovers that sometimes the key to staying afloat is just going with the flow. Literally. When the racers tackle a series of floodgate checkpoints, Olivia loses her phone to a canal (thanks, Emma) but gains a new friend mid-panic attack Will…
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S11 E8: Here Comes the Swan
The Go Green Race rolls into Copenhagen – a city so obsessed with bikes it practically has wheels instead of sidewalks. The challenge: follow cycling routes through eco corridors, crack clues about Denmark's national bird and make it to a protected canal zone before a drawbridge cuts off the finish line. For good!…
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S11 E7: Eye of the Geyser
The Go Green Race lands in Iceland – land of ice, fire, and geysers that erupt whenever they feel like it. The racer’s next challenge: complete three geothermal energy tasks and get back in time to photograph a massive eruption. The trick is, nobody knows exactly when it'll blow. Can Olivia crack the clues, navigate a…
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S11 E6: Blowin’ in the Wind
The race lands in St. John's, Newfoundland – "The Rock" – where the Atlantic Ocean is the playing field for the next leg of the Go Green Race, and a storm is brewing. Each racer must decode a marine species riddle, pick the right habitat and get their marker before someone gets sent home. Olivia knows puffins and has…
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S11 E5: Ice, Ice, Maybe?
The race lands on Ellesmere Island in Canada's High Arctic – and it is cold . Like, three-pairs-of-socks cold. The challenge: each racer has three hours to solve a glacier riddle and decide if it's fact or fiction. Get it wrong and you're going home. Olivia's snowmobile breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Ryan…
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S11 E4: Go Your Own Way
The race heads to Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area in Quebec, where the stakes just got real: at least one racer is going home today. Olivia must navigate a "choose your own path" adventure through a stunning wildlife area – solo, after the group splits up one by one. There are cryptic clues, a surprise moose…
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S11 E3: Into the Woods
Olivia arrives at Algonquin Park dead last – thanks to Ryan's sabotage – and ends up partnered with fellow latecomer Armand. Together they must solve riddles about animals threatened by habitat fragmentation – when roads and development chop nature into disconnected pieces. Add in Emma's seventeen helpful texts, a…
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S11 E2: And the Ringers Is…
Emma's sister Olivia agrees to take her place in the prestigious Go Green Race after Emma breaks her leg. But between oversleeping, arriving late, and trusting the wrong competitor for help, Olivia's adventure gets off to a very rocky start. Can she make it to the first challenge location before she's disqualified? If…
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S11 E1: A Rough Start
Earth Rangers, this is NOT how Emma planned to start the biggest adventure of her life! After three years of waiting and training for the Go Green Race – an epic around-the-world competition for environmental champions – Emma is ready to go. There's just one tiny problem: she needs to rescue a tangled robin from her…
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Trailer: The Go Green Race Begins!
Earth Rangers, it's time for the ultimate conservation competition! This season, we're following an epic around-the-world race where environmental champions battle it out across continents, testing their knowledge of wildlife, ecosystems and sustainable travel. From the savannas of Africa to the rainforests of South…
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Emma’s Fireside Special: Emma’s First Rescue
Cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa as Emma shares a heartwarming story from her childhood! Before we dive into the new season coming in the new year, Emma takes you back to when she was just 9 years old, staying at her aunt's countryside home on a cold, foggy winter night. What started as a simple evening chore –…
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S10 E6: Voices of the North: Going Home
On Emma's last morning in the Arctic, Aputik and Daniel take her on one final adventure – a snowmobile ride out onto the frozen sea ice of Frobisher Bay for a traditional Inuit picnic! As Emma sips hot tea and tries frozen raw caribou dipped in soy sauce, Daniel explains the flow edge – where currents keep the water…
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S10 E5: Voices of the North: Use Every Part
Emma and Aputik warm up at the Kuujjuaq post office after their incredible dog sledding adventure – and end up learning some of the most important lessons yet! Emma meets Steven from the Hunter Support Program, who explains the ancient treaty between man and wildlife – use every part. She also meets Myna, a talented…
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S10 E4: Voices of the North: Journey by Dog Sled
Emma and Aputik meet George and his incredible team of Canadian Inuit dogs. As George harnesses his dogs to the qimutsik (dog sled) and shouts commands in Inuktitut, Emma experiences the power, precision and beauty of one of the Arctic’s oldest traditions. From learning the dogs’ language to discovering how they…
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S10 E3: Voices of the North: Nuka’s First Musk Ox
Emma and Aputik visit 10 year old Nuka at his home in Nunavik to hear the incredible story of his hunt. From spotting "furry rocks" on a distant mountainside (that turned out to be a 400kg muskox!) to navigating treacherous terrain by snowmobile, Nuka shares every detail of his first big hunt – including the moment he…
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S10 E2: Voices of the North: A Community Feast and Caribou
After learning about hunting from Lukasi, Emma joins Aputik at a traditional community feast in Kuujjuaq's theater – and discovers that Inuit food culture is unlike anything she's ever experienced! From raw frozen caribou (yes, really!) to whale skin cut with traditional ulu knives, Emma explores the incredible…
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S10 E1: Voices of the North: The Geese, The Wolf and The Truth
In this special premiere of Voices of the North, Earth Ranger Emma arrives in the Arctic after following Canada geese on their incredible migration from Mexico! But when she discovers that Inuit people hunt the geese she just traveled 8,000 kilometres to protect, Emma is shocked and confused. How can hunting animals…
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S10 Trailer: Arctic Series
This season, Earth Ranger Emma is heading north – way north – to the Arctic! In this special 6-part series, she explores the breathtaking landscapes of Nunavik and Nunavut and learns from the Inuit, who have lived in harmony with the land for thousands of years. With help from new friends, Emma discovers how Arctic…
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