Hey WoWzer fans it's Guy Raz and Mindy here and before we start the show, Earth Day is finally here!
Happy Earth Day to you, happy Earth day to you, happy...
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So many discoveries a little jumping off the page Wild in the world.
Wild in the world. Wild in the world.
Wild in the world. Wild in the world.
Wild in the world. Fire away, Houston.
Drink up, my little petunias.
Happy Earth Day to you.
I sure do love you.
You're red and you smell.
That's it, boys. Huh?
Keep her coming. Back it up.
A dump truck? Mindy?
Oh no! What is she doing now?
Okay! Dump! What? Thank you!
Okay, Reg. Get the shovel.
We gotta bring all this inside.
Is that sand? What does she need that much sand for?
And inside her house?
Hey Mr. Rousey, what is all that racket going on over our Mandy's house?
Yeah, I can't even hear myself sleep!
Well, it looks like Mindy and Regie are setting up for their big Earth Day party today.
Did someone say Earth Day party?!
Uh... Yeah! Yay! Earth Day!
Earth Day! Earth Day!
Crime! I'm so excited for this Earth Day party!
Does everyone have their Earth Day presents ready and wrapped?
No -o -o... Oh, wait, yes.
Mine's on its way. I got mine.
Me, too. So, when's this party starting?
Uh, I'm not sure. I think Mindy and Reggie must be decorating.
They're shoveling sand into the gingerbread mansion right now.
Still? Yesterday, they brought in a load of trees.
The day before that, they piped in a bunch of salt water.
And the day before that, they were squeezing a small mountain through the front door!
Now, Sand, when's this party going to be ready?
Ahem. Ahem. Hey, Mindy.
Oh, hi, Grandma G -Force.
When is this party going to start?
Reggie, are we all set up for the party?
Rrrrrr. Oh, great. We're ready.
Come on over, everyone.
Yay! All right. This is going to be fun.
I hope my present gets here.
OK, Mindy. We're all here.
Whoa. Huh? Ahem. Welcome, everyone, to Mindy's Magical Inside Out, or rather outside in earth day party.
I want to know who's older.
The Earth or G -Force?
Well, we are celebrating an Earth that's 4 .5 billion years old, so.
Got it, G -Force is older.
Hush, fingerling, I'm a teenager.
Now, if you will all kindly follow me inside.
Or, is it outside? What?
Outside? I don't get it.
Well, rope me up and call me doggy.
Are my eyeballs playing tricks on me?
Or is that a Grand Canyon right there in the middle of your entry way?
Well, technically it's a baby Grand Canyon.
The actual one was a few inches too wide to get through the door.
What in the? Look everyone, it's the beach. Ah, an indoor beach. Now I've seen everything.
Yeah, an indoor gingerbread mansion beach. What's this sand made out of?
Crushed up graham crackers?
Let me taste and see.
Dennis, I wouldn't!
Ah! Ew! Mindy! The sand is made out of sand!
Mindy, you brought in sand and ocean water from the beach to create a beach inside your gingerbread mansion?
Well, yeah. I mean, it's an Earth Day party, and you know I love a good theme.
And I love this waterfall.
Look at that. What were the shipping costs on this baby?
Is this what you mean by an inside -out party?
Well, I guess it's more of an outside -in party.
I mean, you can't have a party for Earth without inviting the Earth!
Yes, you can! But why would I want to?
Earth is the guest of honor, and we are going to celebrate it until the sun comes up, which is over the kitchen counter over there.
Wha -what? Oh, my galley.
She brought the sun. Whatever.
What an Earth Day this is turning out to be.
Actually, what is Earth Day anyway?
Oh, that's a great question, Dennis.
Earth Day is a day to celebrate this big, beautiful planet that we all call home.
Well, I actually call my home diaper house, because it's made out of diapers.
But Earth Day is also a day where we renew our commitment to take action to take care of it.
Brrrr! Because when we take care of the Earth, the Earth takes care of us.
Hooray! And Earth could really use a little extra love and care right now.
As you've all probably noticed, there have been some pretty bunker balls weather events lately.
Wildfires, massive storms, hurricanes, droughts.
And a lot of this is caused by something called climate change.
Oh, I know her. She's a real pal.
No, climate change is what happens when there's too much pollution and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
It causes the Earth's invisible blanket of heat -trapping gases to become thicker.
And when this happens, too much heat gets trapped and Earth gets hotter.
And wet gets wetter and dry gets drier, and our planet gets kind of stressed out.
And begins to act out.
So a big old storm is just the Earth throwing a hissy fit?
Well, I guess that's one way to look at it.
Oh, I get it. Earth Day is the day we go, yay Earth!
You're so big and beautiful.
And if we promise to be good to you, will you promise to chill out and stop sneak attacking us with storms and fires?
Sure, I suppose that kind of sums it up.
So I was thinking, before we let Earth's tornado out of the closet to blow out all 4 .5 billion candles on it's Earth Day cake, maybe we should do presents?
Or take a whack at this big ol' bee hive shaped pinata.
Wait, grandma G -Force.
That pinata IS a bee hive.
Mindy, why did you - Knock knock.
There's only room for one queen bee at this party and that's out.
Hey, why you stingin' me, bee?
Grandma G -Force, please, step away from the bee hive.
Okay, fine. Thank you.
Now, do you have your Earth Day present to give to Earth?
Sure do. Ahem. Here, Bessie, Bessie, Bessie.
Come on, girl. Uh… Ahh!
What in the world wide web?
A cow? My cow! Grandma G -force, why would you bring a cow to an Earth Day party?
Because you told me to bring a present for Earth.
Now, what's the earth going to do with a cow?
No offense, cow. Well, Earth loves cows.
Just ask all of Earth's plants that grew out of this cow's poop.
Manure, the cow's manure.
Well, I guess cow pooper, manure is a natural fertilizer for the Earth.
But I will say that the methane gas that's produced by cows is adding quite a bit of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere and causing our earth to get even hotter.
What is he talking about?
Well, I believe he's talking about cow farts.
Well, not just farts, but cow burps as well.
Oh, nice one, Bizzy.
See, as cows digest their food, they produce a lot of farts and burps.
And those burps alone release a lot of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
Oh, come on. That doesn't seem like so much gas to me.
Well, maybe not from one cow, but there are over 1 .5 billion cows on Earth.
Wow. And with those kinds of numbers, cows are now a significant contributor to global warming or those rising temperatures of the Earth.
Well, first of all, I already know that.
And second of all, that's why this cow prison for all Earth is coming with a gas mask and a fart filter.
Here, cow! Put this on!
Stay still! Stop wiggling!
We'll all be a burp -blocking gas mask fur cow.
What will they think of next?
Now, turn around cow.
I'm gonna fix this to your backside.
Here we go! Ooo! Two trap -and -undies!
We should put a pair on Tommy!
No way, deers! Now stay put, cow!
Gotta get this fur filter fixed to your rump!
This is ridiculous.
Yeah, but you know, Guy Raz, researchers have actually been exploring and even testing the concept of wearable devices for cows that capture the methane they produce before it's released into the atmosphere.
And my farmer friend, Old MacDonald, installed some cow fart filters in his barn.
What? Oh, yeah, I've heard of these.
These systems use big fans and giant air filters to trap the methane gases that cows burp and fart out.
And then that gas can be converted into useful energy like bio gas to power the farm.
And you know, now that you mention it, I recently read that researchers at the University of California Davis found that adding seaweed to a cow's diet helps to reduce the amount of methane emissions by almost 40%.
Wow. So there you go, Earth.
Enjoy your farting cow.
Okay. Uh, who's up next?
Thomas Fingerling, did you bring an Earth Day present for Earth?
Why, yes, Mandy, I did.
Behold! A smog sucker!
Tommy, that's just an old vacuum cleaner that you've turned upside down.
Yeah? What's your point?
Now behold, as the Smog Sucker sucks up all the cow farts in this room.
Okay I think that's enough.
What, you say something Mr. Rozzie?
I said I think that's enough, you can turn off the vacuum transmitter now.
I can't hear you! This here slog sucker is too loud!
Aah! Oh. What the? DeForest, did you unplug the power cable?
No, I couldn't. Oh.
With my teeth. Wait a minute.
A vacuum cleaner that sucks up all the pollution in the air?
This is actually a great new idea!
Oh, thank you, Mandy.
I thought of it all by myself.
Actually, while this is not a super well -known idea, it's hardly a new one.
It's not? Well, a vacuum for air pollution is a technology that's been around for over 20 years, but it's taking a while to really take off.
Somebody's already invented the smog sucker?
Well, yeah, kind of.
It's something known as direct air capture.
Oh, well, I think smog -sucker sounds better.
Yeah. And Guiraz, is direct air capture an upside -down vacuum that sucks up air pollution?
Well, yeah. Sort of.
Direct air capture is kind of like a giant vacuum cleaner for the sky.
It uses special machines to suck up carbon dioxide, drop it, and then it either stores it safely underground, or it turns it into something useful, like fuel for airplanes.
Oh, I want to fly an airplane powered by recycled air pollution.
Me too! Well, then we better fix this mox sucker and make some airplane fuel.
Bessie! Not now, cow.
Okay! Uh, who's next?
Dennis? Did you bring an Earth Day present for Earth?
Dennis? Where'd Dennis go?
He was just here. Dennis, where are you?
You're up. Coming! Huh?
Everyone look out! These are fragile...
and heavy. Fancy. What in the?
Why is he covered in mirrors?
Ta da! Dennis, stop!
You're reflecting the light from the sun directly into our eyes!
I'm melting! Dennis, what are you doing?
Why are you covered in mirrors?
I'm not, Dennis. I'm Superspace Mirror Man!
And I'm the greatest gift to Earth.
What!? With the power of my Super Sun Repelling Mirror Suit, I can reflect the Sun's powerful rays away from the Earth and make the world cooler.
Hi -yah! Whistling, boy.
I'm trying to apply my lipstick and you can't move it.
Oh, sorry. You know, Superspace Mirror Man is kind of on to something.
I am? Yes! He is. What he's modeling with this, uh, suit of mirrors is something called solar radiation management.
You don't say. Scientists have been exploring the idea of placing giant mirrors or reflective surfaces in space to reflect sunlight away from Earth with the idea that this could help cool our warming planet.
Ah, so it's kind of like giving the Earth a little sun shade to keep it from overheating?
Well, yeah, sort of.
And scientists have been coming up with all sorts of ideas to reflect some of the sun's heat back into space.
Like what? Well, like spraying teeny tiny shiny particles into the sky to reflect the sun away from the Earth, or by spraying saltwater particles into clouds to make them brighter and more reflective.
Or we can all dress in super sun repelling mirror suits like me, super space Mira -man.
Well, like Dennis's mirror suit, these ideas are all far from perfect and some of them could actually cause other problems. But they're a start, and innovation requires lots of ideas, both good and bad, before we can get to the really wow ones.
Well, I'm still giving myself to the Earth.
Hey, Earth! O -K. And what about you, Guy - Burton?
Do you have an Earth day present for Earth?
Well, I do, but it's actually next door in my driveway.
You bought the earth a car?
This planet gets a car and all I get to riding is a shoppin' buggy pushed down the hill by a finger lane.
Yeah, we want cars.
No, no, no, I did not buy the earth a car.
I built the earth a solar powered driveway.
Ooh. But why? Because by using solar power to power my electric car, I don't need to use other forms of electricity that come from burning coal or oil or natural gas.
Ah. And by using the free, clean power directly from the sun, my car isn't putting any harmful pollution into the atmosphere.
And this reminds me, Guy Roz, places like China and Sweden and even the US have all been experimenting with not just solar -powered driveways, but solar -powered roads.
Solar! Belly? It's true, roads that use solar energy from the sun to power electric vehicles while they're driving.
Get out of here! And here in the US, scientists have been testing solar road panels with built -in heaters to melt snow and ice caused by winter storms. Whoa, can you drive way to that, Mr. Aussie?
Well, not yet. But I certainly am inspired by this innovation.
And now what about you, Mindy?
Well, what about me?
Did you bring a present for planet Earth?
Oh, yeah. Well, I've been working on a few handmade gifts, inventions, if you will.
But they're all going to need a little work.
What do you mean? Well, let's see here.
First, I tried building this giant hand fan that brushes all the litter and pollution and sends it off into space, but I forgot to account for gravity, and it all came raining back down.
And then I came up with this can of instant glacier spray, you know, spray on glacier to rebuild all of the melting icebergs.
I'm going to need a lot more cans.
Turns out icebergs are pretty huge.
And finally, I invented these giant planet -sized sunglasses.
Whoa, those are huge.
But when I went to put them on Earth, I remembered that Earth has no ears or nose to hold them up, and they just kept slipping off.
Well, you know what they say, Mindy?
It's the thought that counts.
And looking around at this party and the way you welcomed earth inside your home.
Literally. I'd say you give a lot of love and thought to this planet.
Yeah, and I just got back from the toilet.
And there's a giant volcano in there.
Wait, I didn't put a volcano in the toilet.
I did. Well, I think we better wrap up this party and get the earth back to where it belongs before that volcano erupts.
Ooh, good idea. But before we do, we've got to help the earth blow out all 4 .5 billion candles on its Earth Day cake.
Wow. Ready? Bring out the Earth Day cake.
OK, now everyone sing with me.
Happy Earth Day to you.
You're so big and blue.
We'll all stop polluting and count to get to you!
Happy birthday, Earth!
Uh, Mindy? Yeah, Guyrozzi?
How is the Earth going to blow out all 4 .5 billion candles on its birthday cake?
Yeah. You bring any wind to this inside -out Earth Day party?
Oh, you know I did.
Reggie? Bring out the tornado!
What? What? What was that?
Did it get all the candles?
Uh, nope. Looks like there's still one lit.
Someone blow it out.
Bessie, get over here, cow.
Go get them, girl. Oh, boy.
That's a good girl.
Wow In The World will be right back.
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Wow In The World. Hi, thanks for calling Wow In The World.
After the beep, get ready to record. Hey Mindy as I was.
My name is Ella. My name is Elliot from New York City and my WOW in the world is that some people can hear their eyeballs moving.
That's crazy! Say hi to Reggie for me!
And Dennis. Ahoy there!
And Grandma G for...
Oh yeah! And Thomas Shingaling.
Shut up! Goodbye! Hi mini garos, my name is Allie and I live in Ontario, Canada and my WOW in the world is that there are 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet that are in the alphabet.
Bye! Hi, Mindy and Guy RAWs.
My name is Griffin and I'm nine years old and I live in San Francisco, California.
And my wonderwall is that scorpions glow in the dark and just shine a black light on them.
Isn't that bonkers?
Hi, Mindy and Guy RAWs.
My name is Corinne.
I live in New York City.
My wonderwall is that, just like some humans are allergic to cats, Some cats are actually allergic to humans.
Isn't that Cooper? Hi.
I'm Jacob from Houston, Kansas.
My Wow in the World is that the Hubble Space Telescope can kind of see back in time.
Hi Dennis. Hi there.
Hi Mindy. Hi Kyros.
My name is Saina. I live in San Francisco, California.
My vow in the world is that a hummingbird can flap its wings 80 times in one second.
Say hi to Dennis and Reggie for me!
Bye! I love your show!
Hi. I'm Ania Gairaroz, my name is Rama and I'm 11 years old.
I live in Alachua, Florida and my vow in the world is that if you drop a watermelon, an egg, from really high up, they'll both land at the exact same time.
Thanks. Love your show!
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Wow in the World is written by Mindy Thomas and Tom Van Kalken with contributions from me, Guy Raz.
Original sound design and music editing is done by Tyler Thol with help from our senior production director, Jed Anderson.
You can also hear Jed Anderson in The Voices of Dennis, Thomas Fingerling, Reggie, and many of the other silly characters you hear on our show.
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