Well, hello and welcome back to everyone's favorite secret podcast.
Yes, it is still a secret, for now.
Someone may be onto me, but more on that later.
You are really going to sink into today's episode, and you will find out why in a minute.
So bring your boots and a friend, because you'll need both, and get ready.
I'm Carly Q and this is Who When Wow Mystery Edition.
Our past is vast and wild, many things have brought us to this day.
As history has been compiled, some important details are slipped away.
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As you know, Louis and I have been on the trail of the anonymous person who's on our trail about our time travel adventures.
And that's been very distracting.
That's what you're worrying about.
Someone could slip and say hello.
Gotcha girls. Zee, Zee.
That's exactly what I thought was going to happen.
Let me help get that car off.
Thank you, Amber. Can I ask, why are you only wearing one boot?
About time they noticed.
I bent down and pulled off my one boot.
What happened is that I faced my worst nightmare of all time this morning, on my way to work.
I was running late this morning off my fault because I was thinking about the anonymous letter writer.
And so I decided to cut across the big field in front of Butt -Head HQ.
No big deal, I thought, because I'm wearing my rain boots.
Plus the worst that can happen.
I am stepping into a big puddle, just minding my own business.
And I realize my boot is stuck.
I cannot lift it out of the mud.
And that's when I panicked.
And I thought the mud was going to swallow me up.
What did you do? I faced certain doom.
I knew I had to act fast before I disappeared forever into the center of the earth.
Um, that might be a little dramatic, don't you think?
Excuse me, Lewis. Have you ever found yourself sinking into a massive puddle?
Like I said, I had to think quickly and save myself, but I sacrificed one of my boots in the process.
Are you okay? I just need a minute.
Look out the window!
Harley -Q, is that your boot just sticking up out of butt?
No, Lewis, it's the boot of an alien who visited us last night from their faraway planet.
Wait, really? They had no idea how terrified I'd been.
That sounded like sarcasm.
Whatever, I headed down to my desk in the basement.
I mean, what a scary feeling.
Just sinking like that.
I had to pull my foot out of the boot to escape the clutches of the muck and mud.
Ugh, you should have seen it, Nibbles.
I was very brave, but those boots were my favorite pair.
I've had them forever.
They have little pictures of pies on them, with like the little curl of steam coming out on top.
And here I am with one boot and one wet sock.
Oh, a time seal event already?
Give a girl a chance to settle into her day -wide dome shot.
A vent. 2011. River.
Utah. A Hike named Sinks, buried up to his waist.
Well, well, well. Having been almost half buried myself this morning.
I was. I always keep a backup pair of flip flops in my backpack on rainy days like this.
And I put them on because I was determined to find out what was on that deleted file.
I pulled H -dad out and I typed in what I knew so far.
Hiker. 2011. River.
Utah. Hiking. Hiking is fun.
I should go for hikes more often.
You know, maybe when this torrential rain stops, I will pack a bunch, grab some pie, be one with nature.
H -dad, what do you got?
2011. A hiker got stuck in a sandy area by the Dirty Devil River in what has been deemed a modern case of quicksand.
Thankfully, he was rescued before the river water got too high and the temperatures got too cold.
I knew it. So much for being one with nature.
I am not hanging out with nature if it just plans to swallow me whole.
Quicksand? That's just a mess.
Louis, why did you sneak up on me like that?
You know I've already had a horrible scare this morning.
And no, quicksand is not a myth.
The field in front of butt headquarters almost swallowed me alive this morning.
Um, no. That's not what happened.
And by the way, your boot is still sticking out of the ground.
Makes me sad. You need to go get that at some point.
We have more information available.
Oh, tell me, H -dad.
There have been numerous modern quicksand episodes.
In 1961, a hiker named Roger Cashin had a tragic accident when he sank into the mudflats near the Nick River in Alaska.
Oh, no. Okay, that is truly awful.
But it was an accident.
It wasn't actually swallowed up.
The Earth is not out to get us, you know.
My wet socks as it is.
First of all, and B, maybe you need to dial it down a little.
You're freaking out that someone knows our secret and how you think the Earth wants to eat you?
It could happen. And I'm about to prove it.
I'm going back to Utah in 2011.
I want to see that poor hiker who got stuck in quicksand and watched the rescue operation myself.
You coming, Nibbles?
Don't blame you. I don't trust quicksand either.
It is no place for a rat.
I'm coming with you.
I'll see you at lunchtime, Carly Q.
Didn't you hear me?
I just said it's no place for a rat.
Oh, gotcha. Yeah, I get it.
Zang Zang Zong! That's a lot of sass coming from someone who's planning to go hiking in flip -flops.
I was kidding. I swear.
And these flip -flops rule.
Look at them. They are so comfortable and fashionable.
Sure enough, when lunchtime rolled around.
Carly Q, elevator time.
Watch out for the quicksand.
Whoa! Not funny, Lois.
I'm on. What? Hello, Odie.
How are you doing today?
Better than you. What's with the flip -flops?
Is it summer and nobody told me?
A long story. Not too long.
One of her rain boots is stuck in the mud outside of the building.
Boots belong on your feet, you know, not outside filling up with water.
Where are you and your delightful companion heading today?
I feel that was a bit sarcastic.
Always trust your feelings.
Utah, 2011, the Dirty Devil River.
We are investigating whether or not quicksand is real by going to the site of a rescue mission.
She's afraid of quicksand.
You are? I am not. Okay, I am.
Oh, remember, whether you're wearing boots or flip -flops, the more you struggle, the less you think, the deeper you sink.
I'm not sure I get that.
What a surprise. Again, I'm sensing sarcasm.
Okay, let's review the rules.
No changing anything in the past, but you can, of course, ask all the questions you like.
You can use your keycard to make the elevator reappear, and you must be back before the end of the lunch break.
Thanks. See you soon.
Hold on to your flip -flops.
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And let me tell you, Carly Q.
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There's more to imagine, would you listen?
And apparently, you're excited too, because our San Francisco performance is filling up, and our New York City performance is almost sold out.
So, we're adding even more wow with a second show for New York City.
Grown -ups, get your tickets today at tinkercast .com slash events.
That's tinkercast .com slash events.
That's it. We'll see you there.
That was a rough ride.
Yeah. I'll say. And I'm actually wearing shoes.
My toes are freezing.
The elevator dropped us off on a small cliff looking out for the dirty Devil River in eastern Utah.
Look down there! It's a man sticking halfway out of the ground.
Quick sand. All around us, we saw rescue teams.
Emergency rescue operators, doctors, police officers.
We even saw some people carrying rats.
We ran down to the edge of the water to talk to one of the rescue team members.
Excuse me! Excuse me!
Hey, what are you doing here?
Are you from the media?
Yes. Yes! We are reporters.
A reporter in flip flops.
What? Did they just fly you in from Hawaii or something?
This is Utah, ma 'am.
I know you're on your way to save someone, but do you have time for a quick question?
We have a man half -buried quicksand down there.
We can talk after our job is done.
I gotta get down there with his raft.
Okay. Good luck. That didn't get me much information.
I walked over to a group of people who definitely were reporters, judging by their microphones and cameras.
Hi. Excuse me. Fatima Ahmed, science reporter.
Oh, that's a cool job.
I thought about being a scientist, but then one day in biology, we had to dissect a frog and I fainted.
I don't blame you. Frog insides?
Interesting, but gross.
Yep. It was time to switch careers.
So now I write about and report on science.
Me, too. In fact, I am here to investigate whether or not quicksand is even a thing.
Of course it's a thing.
I knew it. Can you elaborate?
Can I elaborate? Of course I can.
I mean, this is just so fascinating.
Probably not so fascinating for the guy who's stuck.
You know what quicksand is, right?
Uh, sure. But why don't you say it louder so Louis can hear it?
So basically it's sand that just gets saturated with water.
Like at the beach, you can walk across the sand, but no problem, right?
You won't sink or anything because the sand is packed together.
But here, there's too much water mixed in with the sand.
So if you're standing on it, it can't support your weight.
It's not solid anymore.
So you start to sink.
Yep. And you get swallowed whole.
Swallowed whole? Oh no.
I mean, you sink very quickly.
That's why it's quicksand.
And the more you thrash around and try to get out, the faster you'll sink.
So, sand in which you can sink.
Quick. And we call that what, Louis?
Quicksand. Once more, Louis?
Quicksand! Okay, how long has he been stuck like that?
Can they just, I don't know, tie a rope around his waist and pull?
Yeah, they tried that.
But he is really and truly stuck.
He's been like that for 13 hours.
And they have to hurry up before it swallows him up, right?
Not really. The science is really cool here.
You see, the sand is mixed with so much water and it's really dense.
But your body is not as dense.
So you'll sink a bit, but then you'll end up just floating in it.
Like this hiker, he sank until he was halfway down.
But now he's kind of floating just with his legs submerged in the sand.
The way you might float in water.
What are they doing down there?
They're using rafts to reach him!
Cameras! We watched several rescue team members use rafts to reach the man.
And then, while they circled him in their rafts, they used shovels and started digging.
How cool is that? They're floating on rafts to avoid sinking while they dig.
The consistency of quicksand is amazing.
My science nerd friends are going to love hearing about this.
They're pulling him out!
It's working! Ugh, Betty's going to track some mud into the house after this.
But I do love a rescue story.
Once he's out completely, he's going to need to go to the hospital.
He likely has hypothermia.
Hypothermia? Ooh! Is that when you get really excited and hyper about wearing your thermal underwear?
Because it means winter is coming and you get presents!
No! Hypothermia is when your body gets too cold.
Because the hiker has been stuck in the cold ground for hours, he is freezing basically.
They'll need to keep a close eye on him, but hopefully he will be okay.
Yes! What a close call!
Hi there. This is your reminder that lunch break is almost over.
Well, that's our cue.
Thank you so much, Fatima.
You've been so helpful.
No problem. Now go get some real shoes on.
We rushed back and used our key card to call the elevator.
I just don't understand why everyone has so many opinions on my shoes.
Well, of course, Carly.
Your flip flops are terrible!
I'm getting you flip flops for Christmas, Luis, and you're going to understand why there's so many shoes.
Now don't get me flip flops, I'll take a gift card.
Just a gift card is fine!
Well, did you find anything to sink your teeth into?
Hah! Sink! I got it!
Because Quicksand...
Not bad, Odie. Quicksand is real, Odie!
And still around today!
It's just not exactly what I thought it was.
That is true of so many things.
The hiker was trapped in the quicksand and couldn't get out.
But he wasn't ever going to be swallowed up completely.
You've been watching too many scary movies, Carly.
Quicksand has been a lifelong fear of mine.
Right along with getting eaten by a giant snake, and also being stuck on a desert island and not knowing how to crack open a coconut.
What an imagination!
As the kids say, it's not that deep, Carly -Q.
The more you struggle, the less you think, the deeper you sink.
Like in Quicksand! You don't want to struggle, or you'll just sink even deeper.
You need to stay calm and ask for help.
And always go hiking with a friend.
Sounds like good advice.
And always clean your boots.
Thanks, Odie. Have a good day, basement companion.
Lewis. Lewis and I went upstairs to check on the whole boot situation.
I wonder if it's still raining?
Well, I wonder if your boot's still stuck in the mud.
Thank you, Lewis, for your concern.
Carly! Your boot isn't stuck in the mud anymore!
We've all been watching it during lunch.
Really? Yeah, it's just kind of floating now.
We watched two frogs using it like a swimming pool.
Isn't that cute? Oh, I can respect that.
They are great boots.
Let's go get it! Well, look, the sun came out.
Amber was right! My boot, cute little apple pies and all, was bobbing along in a puddle.
And the mud is still there!
And the much smaller puddle than it had been this morning.
Well? Well what? Shouldn't you go get it?
Nope, I'll just get it tomorrow.
Besides, I'm wearing flip -flops.
You can just - No, Lewis!
No, no, no. I will wait in wearing these flip -flops and just get sucked in again.
We already know you won't get sucked in again!
You're panicking! Hm, Odie said not to struggle.
To think. Okay, think, Carly.
I looked around. That's when I spotted something else floating.
A long branch that had broken off a tree limb in the rain.
This tree branch is super long!
I bent down, snatched it up, reached over, and hooked that boot.
Ha ha! Well, look what I caught.
A good five pounder, I'll say.
Good for you, Carly Q.
And maybe that's good advice when it comes to the anonymous letter writer, too.
We need to think it through and not panic.
What a day! I faced my fear of being swallowed up by the earth, mostly by learning that there are ways you can think through a problem.
I got my favorite boots back, and I decided not to panic about the person who knows about the elevator.
The mystery will get solved, I hope.
But Lewis and I are in it together, and we're not gonna let each other sink.
That's it for today's time -sealed mystery.
We'll be back with another soon, and remember, you never heard this.
Seriously, keeping this a secret is of the utmost importance right now.
. H -Dad, initiating end credit mode.
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Original music was created by Jennifer Roakamp.
Voice editing is by Yoni Rekim, and voice direction is handled by David Kreisman and Amy Servini.
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Our main cast features Carly Shiraki as Carly Q, Brandon Salerno as Lewis, Melissa Vander Schiff as Nibbles the Rat, Kenny Curtis as H -Dad, and Angel Desai as Odie.
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