Hello again, mystery enthusiasts.
Question, do you like the color green?
I know I do, but I don't know if I like it enough to want my skin to be that color.
In today's episode, you're gonna get green skin, an unknown language, and raw broad beans.
What's that, you ask?
All three things at once, but how?
Keep listening.
I'm Carly Q, and this is Who, When, Wow Mystery Edition.
Many things have brought us to this day.
As history has been compiled, some important details have slipped away.
In our spectacular shared existence, we consider it our business to recognize a few folks.
You may not.
No, I work at Butthead as a junior temporal analyst during business hours.
You know, I think it's cool that when you walk barefoot on the beach, your feet get sandy.
But I spend my lunch breaks doing my real work.
And your name is Sandy.
Investigating history's mysteries to bring my findings to you.
I'm Carly and my hair's curly.
Through this extremely important and highly secret podcast.
Yeah, right, okay, never mind.
Heading down to my office.
Catch you later.
I hadn't received a time-sealed event in a while, so I was excited to get to my desk and see if today was the day.
Come on, time seal.
Come on, time seal.
Time sealed event.
Yes!
Ha!
Today is the day.
Event.
In England.
1150 A.D.
Both green skin.
Unknown language.
I couldn't wait to dig into where I'd be taking the time travel elevator today.
I entered my clues into HDAD.
1150 A.D.
In England. green skin, and unknown language.
While I waited, I got a surprise visit.
Hey, Carly Q. Hey, Lewis.
Hello, Carly Q. Oh, hi.
Lewis was in the basement again, but he wasn't alone.
He brought a woman with painted fingernails and a wide smile.
Carly, this is Amber.
She's new here at Butthead.
Oh, uh, nice to meet you, Amber.
Nice to meet you.
Louis has told me so much about you.
Uh-oh.
Amber is the new butthead compliance officer.
Her job is to make sure that everyone is doing their job and only their job.
I see.
If I sound nervous, it's because I was nervous.
I mean, using the time travel elevator is not in my job description.
Analysis complete.
H-DAD.
Sorry, that was loud.
Let's just turn that down, shall we?
H-DAD?
Handheld something-something.
I'll take you to get one from the technology department.
What was he saying, Carly Q?
Ah, who knows?
He's always going on about stuff.
Well, it was very nice to meet you, Amber.
Time for me to get to work.
Actually, I'll be sitting down here with you for a little while, Carly Q. Oh, you will?
Yes.
Her office on the 10th floor isn't quite ready yet.
And I'd like to get right to work.
Of course.
Yes.
It's important to have your own workspace.
Analysis complete.
Shh.
Sorry.
Analysis complete.
I'll just get you settled over at this unused desk.
Sounds good.
I wasn't sure how I was going to sneak into the time travel elevator with Amber, the compliance officer, sitting right there.
But I at least needed to get my results from H-Dad.
The suspense was making my eyebrows twitch.
H-Dad, go!
Go!
Green people and an unknown language sounded a lot like aliens.
This could be the time travel adventure I'd been waiting for.
Green children?
What'd you say, Carla Q?
Oh uh, I was just saying to myself how great it would be to have company down here, since I'm usually just chillin' by myself.
Just chillin' all the time.
You know, chilling.
Yeah.
Right.
Well, I'm going to head back upstairs.
Amber, let me know if you need anything.
Neck pillow, earplugs.
Listen, Lewis, can I talk to you about something really quick?
Bye, Carly Q. See you at lunchtime.
I really appreciate you sharing your basement with me for a little while, Carly.
I'm so interested in what you do.
Could you maybe show me what you've got there?
Sorry.
I'm really busy.
Maybe later, okay?
Yeah, sure.
Maybe later.
With Amber in between me and the time travel elevator, I was worried I might never find out if aliens are real.
I sat there all morning, stewing until... Today's corporate phrase of the day is, let's circle back.
We'll circle back later to tell you what it means.
But for now, lunchtime!
Oh, lunchtime.
Amber lunch time.
Oh, Carly Q, you should come to lunch with us, unless you're planning to.
You know what in the you know what elevator.
Well, as a matter of fact, I actually do have some other plans, so I'm gonna do those.
I heard they're serving chicken fingers for my first day.
Everybody knows I love chicken fingers, even though chickens don't have fingers.
Or nuggets, for that matter.
I actually, um, I brought my own lunch today.
Sorry.
Okay.
Well, see you later, I guess.
See you later.
I'll meet you upstairs, Amber.
Louis.
Be careful with using the you-know-what-to-go, you-know-when-since, you-know-who-will-now-be-you-know-where, you know?
Uh, okay.
I'll keep her busy, but you owe me one.
Fingers of chicken, here we come.
Nibbles?
Nibbles, come on.
Looks like we've got even less time than usual to solve this one.
I know.
I mean, Amber's probably really nice and everything, but why do they have to put her in the basement with me?
Odie, my friend, what's new?
Well, I oiled the joints and the old girl is running like new again.
Ooh, great.
I'm so glad you take such good care of this elevator.
I was talking about me.
Ha!
Of course you were.
Look, I know that normally this is the part where we'd have a small chat, but Nibbles and I have to skedaddle today.
What's the rush?
There's a new employee, and Louis gave her the desk in the corner of the basement.
Oh, Amber?
She seems very nice.
You should show her where you keep all the good snacks.
I would, but if I make things extra nice for her down here, she might not want to leave.
And then she'll catch me using the time travel elevator.
And then she'll turn me into the higher-ups.
And then I'm going to have to cancel my podcast.
And this is the only thing that brings me joy in basically the whole world.
Why would I do that?
Well, that does sound bad.
And so you've got to hurry back before she returns from lunch?
Right, yes.
And I need all the time I can get.
We are going to investigate the green children of Woolpit.
And it might actually be aliens this time.
Hmm.
Why do you think that?
Green skin and unknown language?
What else could it be?
Okay, okay, let's get you going so you can investigate.
But remember basement companion.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
This many adventures, and I still can't figure out where that sound is coming from.
Okay, time to go.
You know the rules by now, but I'm required to repeat them.
When you go to the past, you can't change or stop anything, so don't try it.
You may observe and ask questions, but do not meddle.
Understand?
I always do.
When you arrive back in time, a card reader will remain where you came in.
Use your key card and the elevator will reappear.
You can also use it to fast forward to other time periods on the file.
But you must be back here before the end of your lunch break.
Ready?
Ready.
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Long story.
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Patrick, it's headed towards the water tower.
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And bring snacks.
OK.
We're in England, Nibbles!
Whoa!
Looks different than the last time we came here.
Where are all the double-decker buses?
It's 1150 A.D., Nibbles.
We traveled back almost 900 years.
I don't think Big Ben has been built yet.
It's mostly just grassy fields.
Oh, I do see a house over there, though.
Maybe that's where we're supposed to go.
Ooh, and there's two kids sitting in the yard.
Come on.
Let's run through the field.
Oh, yes!
I love running.
Don't you, Nibs?
Not really.
I mean, I run a lot.
But that's because something always seems to be chasing me.
Hashtag rat life.
I see two children right over there that could be... Oh, mumble crust.
Those kids are green.
Um, hi.
Hello.
What are your names?
I know all of them all.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Slow down, slow down.
I can't understand you.
H-Dad.
Translate what they're saying.
Analyzing.
Analyzing.
I got nothing.
Unable to translate.
That's never happened before.
This seems to resemble an older version of the Flemish language spoken in.
It is currently incompatible with my software.
Hashtag upgrade time.
Maybe that tall guy over there can help.
Excuse me.
Ah, hello.
I am so happy there is someone here that I can speak with.
Could you...
Possibly be the doctor that was sent from Suffolk?
I could possibly be, yes.
Fantastic.
I'm Richard DeCarn, and I'm so worried about these children.
What is it that they're eating, Richard?
Raw broad beans.
Broad beans.
Okay, that's like fava beans, right?
Where do they come from?
The kids, not the beans.
Well, a little while ago, some villagers found these children standing next to a wolf pit at the edge of our village.
A wolf pit.
For trapping wolves.
Right.
When they were found, were they this color?
Yes, their skin was green.
They wore clothes that no one had seen before, and they only spoke in this language.
They refused all food for days, and I worried they'd fall ill.
But then they saw the broad beans growing in my garden and hungrily ate them raw.
It's the only thing they'll eat.
And where do you think they came from?
I can't be sure.
You must have some theories.
Well, my brother believes they are.
It's silly.
But he thinks they are inhabitants of a fairy otherworld.
Ooh, a fairy otherworld.
Sounds like somewhere I'd like to visit.
Indeed, but I don't believe that.
I think they came out of the wolf pit.
Are there wolves at the bottom of the pit?
If there are, they never got out.
But I suppose that is the point, though.
Where would we find this wolf pit, Richard?
Head that direction.
You can't miss it.
Thank you, Richard.
Goodbye, Richard.
Why do I keep saying his name?
There could be a portal at the bottom of that pit, Nibbles.
A portal to where?
To the fairy otherworld or alien planet where the children came from.
Uh-huh.
There could be other reasons their skin is green, like the whole eating raw beans thing.
H-Dad, is it possible to turn your skin another color if you only eat foods that are that color?
Affirmative.
Chlorosis is a deficiency disease which gives the skin a greenish tint.
It is sometimes called green sickness.
You should see how orange I got after I climbed into a bag of Cheetos.
Hang on.
I am not letting go of my alien theory until I see what is at the bottom of the wool pit wolf pit.
Oh.
Wolf, wool pit, wolf pit.
Wolf, wait a minute.
H-Ted with a fast fact.
Wool Pit is a village in the English county of Suffolk.
Its name has nothing to do with wool or fabric of any kind.
The village is named after the old English way of pronouncing wolf pit.
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Oh, this must be it.
Hello.
Any aliens down there?
It's your turn to participate, so why don't you go down there?
What?
Didn't you just say it might be a portal to an alien planet?
Yeah, and you didn't believe me.
You don't have to go the whole way down, just far enough to see the bottom.
Okay, for science.
Yes, for science.
See anything of dirt at the bottom of the pit.
It's what we in the business call a whole mumble crust.
Well okay, maybe the simplest answer is the right answer.
Nibs, maybe where the kids come from, gourmet food is broad beans and they speak a language that not many people know.
Maybe they were on a trip and got lost to something.
I'm a little sad thinking that they're new here and they can't communicate with anyone.
Age dad with another fast fact They do.
Affirmative.
They grow up normally and spend the rest of their lives here in Woolpit, England.
Well, that makes me feel better.
But I still wonder where they came from.
Why don't we just take the time travel elevator to the future and ask them ourselves?
Libs, genius idea.
Meh, I have my moments.
Come on.
Okay, more running.
We love it.
Woolpit.
Wool jacket.
Wool jacket.
Just punch in the numbers, Carly!
We're in the same place as before, and everything looks the same.
Did we actually time travel anywhere?
May I help you?
Oh, you startled me.
Hello, my name is Carly, and I am trying to find the green children.
Well, you found one, but of course we're no longer children.
And you're no longer green.
I haven't been green in quite some time.
Once my brother and I began eating something other than raw broad beans, the green tint in our skin started to fade.
And we can understand each other.
You have a lovely voice.
May I ask you a very important question?
Yes, go ahead.
Where did you come from before you arrived in the wool pit?
I've been asked this question quite a bit.
I don't remember much.
I know we were feeding our father's flocks in the fields and we heard a great sound such as we are now accustomed to hear at St.
Edmund's when the bells are chiming.
The next thing I remember, we were here.
Do you miss your home?
We did at first, but this, this is our home now.
Everyone here has been nothing but wonderful to us.
Incoming message from Butt Headquarters.
Lunch break is almost over.
I gotta go now, but thank you so much for sharing.
Best of luck to you.
And to you, Carly.
Good day.
Come on.
Let's go.
Nibbles, keep up.
We run.
We run, we run, we run.
We run, we run.
It's fun.
It's fun to run.
We run, we run.
We solved that one, Nibbles.
You know, why haven't we tried that before?
Just jumping into the future and figuring out what happened.
That's a very good question.
Welcome back.
So, was it aliens?
I'm afraid not, Odie.
Seems like the kids were from a place where everybody ate so many raw green beans.
Their skin turned green.
We think maybe they got lost and wound up in Woolpit.
Ah, regular old green people.
And no aliens.
Again.
Not this time.
But I'm not giving up.
The truth is out there.
It must be difficult.
Showing up unexpectedly, being new, and having no one to talk to.
Uh, we're not just talking about the green children of Woolpit anymore, are we?
Not entirely.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
Yes, I get it now.
Amber, the new employee.
I know what I have to do now.
Enjoy the rest of your day, basement companion.
Hi, Amber.
Oh, hello, Carly.
Did you enjoy your lunch?
Yes, they had four different flavors of chicken fingers.
Four?
Are there leftovers?
No, Louis ate them all.
Honestly, that Louis.
Anyway, I wanted to show you something.
Oh, yeah?
Come with me.
A refrigerator?
This, my new friend, is where we keep all the goodies.
Bubbly water in every fruity flavor you could want.
And here is the pièce de résistance.
Pie?
Pie.
This is a rhubarb pie that I brought from home.
Help yourself.
Thank you, Carly.
Pie is the best.
I know, right?
Here, here, just try this piece.
Today's adventure might not have ended with the discovery of aliens, but it did show me the importance of making sure everyone I come into contact with feels welcome and part of the team.
Everywhere I go on my time travel adventures, I'm new and strange.
But in every country and every time period, someone is there to welcome me and answer questions.
Being that person for Amber, well...
It's the least I can do.
More adventures to come, Who Went Wowzers.
Until then, I'm Carly Q, logging off from what I hope is your favorite podcast.
You're always welcome here.
But remember, you never heard this.
I'm so glad you like pie.
This is so good, Carly.
I can't believe you like pie as much as I do.
Just a couple of gals who like pie, who like pie.
Sorry, I sing sometimes.
H-Dev, initiating end credits mode.
Who Went Wow Mystery Edition is an original Tinkercast production with help from Gen Z Media.
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For Tinkercast, the executive producers are Guy Raz, Mindy Thomas, and Meredith Halpern-Ranzer.
The shows are written by Aaron Weissman, Danielle Nicky, Tom Van Kalken, Kenny Curtis and Mindy Thomas.
Carly Shiraki is a producing consultant.
Big shout-outs to Jed Anderson, Steph Sosa, Henry Moskal, Jessica Bode, Natasha Crandall, Rebecca Caban, Sona Ali-Mohamed, Anna Daniker, Anna Zagorski and the rest of the team at Tinkercast.
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Who Went Wow's theme song was composed and performed by The Pop-Ups.
For more information on their three-time Grammy-nominated all-ages music, find them at thepopupscom.
Producers for Gen Z Media are David Kreisman, Ben Strauss, Chris Terry, Claire McClanahan and Amy Cervini at gzmshowscom.
Sound design and editing is by Chris Terry and Oded Lev Ari.
Voice editing by Yodi Reckham.
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Original music was created by Jennifer Rohkamp.
And voice direction is handled by David Kreisman.
Our main cast features Carly Shiraki as Carly Q. Brandon Salerno as Louis.
Melissa Vanderschiff as Nibbles the Rat.
Kenny Curtis as H-Dad.
And Angela Desai as Odie.
Want to explore Who Went Well's mysteries even further?
You can find free activities and resources to extend the wow at whowentwow.com.
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