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Hey, Wowzer fans, Mindy here.
And before we start the show, I got to let you know that this November, with a special new episode featuring our friends at Circle Round and Terrestrials on Radiolab for Kids,
And don't miss when Elmo from Sesame Street stops by Wow in the World to make us all belly laugh on November 24th.
Oh, but that's not all, Reg.
On December 1st, we are sharing our 250th episode of Wow in the World with all of you.
We think this one is going to be music to your ears.
Literally.
Did I mention it's a musical?
And if you're a member of the World Organization of Wowzers...
Oh boy, do I have a surprise for you.
You can listen to our 250th episode early with me and other members from around the world on Saturday, November 22nd, at 7 pm.
Eastern.
That's right, we are throwing another listening party.
Join us as we dance along to our new songs.
React to the episode with other members in the chat and more.
Grownups.
If you want your wowzer to join this members-only listening party, you can sign up to become a member today at Tinkercastcom.
Slash wow.
Already a member?
Well, you can find the link and password to join the event when you sign in at Tinkercastcom.
Slash wow.
That's it.
It's going to be a November to remember.
But for now, let's get on with the show.
Woo!
We'll be right back.
We visited a rainforest in Indonesia to solve the mystery of the hot buttered popcorn pea.
Hey, Guy Raz.
Oh, hey, hey, Mindy.
Hey, Reggie.
Ooh, what you writing in your diary over here?
It's not a diary, Mindy.
This is my scientific journal.
It's where I write down the things I want to remember for years to come.
Do you want a journal, a diary?
All I know is it has a lock and a pink sparkly unicorn on the cover.
It was on sale.
Plus, I kind of like unicorns.
Wait, do you want one?
Because I know a guy who can.
I'm just writing about everything we did during this wild and amazing summer.
What? that.
Hey, that's my... Not so fast.
See my name in here.
And then, unable to handle the powerful gravitational forces of the roller coaster, Mindy vomited hot dogs at a speed of 149 miles per hour.
Sorry.
You Oh, yeah, right.
Wow, we did have an adventurous summer, didn't we?
We sure did, Mindy.
Remember that time we watched an elephant and a tiger in a pooping race?
Oh, yeah, we were exploring the velocity of poop.
Speaking of poop, remember when you got us lost on that tooting cow farm?
How could I forget?
Or what about the time I dressed you up as a pink flamingo and we went to the zoo and experimented with how flamingos are able to stand on one leg while sleeping?
Yeah, and learned the hard way that humans in flamingo suits cannot.
And hundreds of tourists have the photographic evidence to prove it.
Please don't remind me.
Hey, some of my favorite memories were when we took your time machine way back to visit our earliest human ancestors.
And I'll never forget the time that we shrunk ourselves and scared the slime out of that slug.
We blasted ourselves to outer space.
We did a little laughing yoga.
I almost ate a sea pickle.
And I ate a chocolate door.
Anything for science, Mindy.
Anything for science, Skyroz.
Hey, so why don't we just pack up your adventure toolbox, maybe take a little break and...
Good idea, Guy Raz.
Reggie just flew back from Finland, and boy are his wings tired.
Oh.
He was playing basketball with a bunch of kids at recess.
So we'll just take a short break, you know, fix my elbow patches.
Yeah, and repair the roof on my gingerbread mansion.
Get Reggie those smooth landing lessons.
And start plotting our next big adventures.
This all sounds great, Mindy.
Oh, and Guy Raz?
Yeah?
I'm so glad we're friends.
Yeah, me too, Mindy.
We make a pretty good team, don't we?
Yeah, like spaghetti and meatballs.
Exact Doritos, Mindy.
Hey, that's my line!
You know what?
Why don't we end this summer where we started?
By exercising some gratitude?
Gratitude for our friendship and for everyone who has taken these adventures with us and for all of the wonderful wow in the world.
Let's do it, Kairos.
Wow in the world.
It's time.
5, 6, 7, 8!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Woo!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Muchos gracias!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hashtag great fall!
I appreciate you!
Thank you so much!
Thanks a million!
Uh, hey Mindy, uh... Hey Roz, how long have you been standing there?
What, uh, what are you doing?
Well, I can see that you're in your workout clothes, but you're just staring at a picture of your family and talking to it.
Guy Raz, as I said, I'm exercising.
But isn't exercise when you do things like, you know, push-ups or jumping jacks?
Well, of course it is.
But those are physical exercises.
What I'm doing are mental exercises.
Mental exercises?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Exercising my brains!
But then, why are you staring at a picture of your family and saying thank you and all that stuff?
Oh, well, I'm working out my gratitude.
Gratitude?
Yeah, you know when you show someone appreciation for all the nice things that they do for you?
Yeah, but I mean, I'm still trying to figure out how showing gratitude is a form of exercise.
Well, Guy Raz, it turns out that when we humans exercise gratitude for the things that we have...
It's really good for our health.
Really?
How so?
Well, two professors from the University of Montana have just shown that when people stop and appreciate all of the great things they have and, you know like, thank people who make their lives better, it actually makes that person happier.
Wow.
Well, how do they know that?
Well, these professors wrote an article where they describe an experiment with more than five things.
We'll be right back.
And even live longer, Guy Raz.
Just from saying thanks to the people around them?
Yeah, I know.
I thought it was crazy too.
But this little trick can actually make us humans more optimistic and more excited about the future.
Interesting.
And it can help when we're feeling down.
And, believe it or not, Guy Raz, people who show appreciation and gratitude to others are less likely to get sick and more likely to do things.
Physical exercises
Like jumping jacks and push-ups.
Stop and give me 20.
That's a big yes.
But do you really have to wear workout clothes to show gratitude?
Oh, yeah.
I don't know.
I just didn't want to take any chances.
Well Mindy, I'm just wearing my usual button-down shirt and wool sweater and tweed blazer with elbow patches.
But if you don't mind, can I exercise with you?
Sure.
Let's warm up with some thank yous.
You ready?
Sure am.
5, 6, 7, 8.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
No, thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
No, thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm feeling happier and more optimistic already, Mindy.
Okay, let's move on to the next exercise.
Are you ready?
Sure am.
I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
Appreciate you, Mindy.
No, I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
No, I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
No, I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
Okay, I think that's enough.
Feels good to work it out, right?
Yeah, I have a feeling I'm never going to think about exercise the same way again.
Wow in the World will be right back.
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Back to the show.
Wow in the World.
Hi, thanks for calling Wow in the World.
After the beep, get ready to record.
Hi, Mindy, I'm Guy Raz.
My name is Malachi, and I'm five, and I'm from...
And I'm Claude Washington and my round the world is the eclipse when the sun gets all dark and looks like a disco ball.
And I have one question for you.
Can I borrow Reggie?
My name's Max.
I'm from Beaver Creek, Oregon.
I am eight.
What wowed me this week is that cows, farts, and birds release greenhouse gases.
Bye!
My name is Millie and I'm five years old.
I live in England and my wow in the world is that when light hits your hand, you can see your blood.
Bye.
I love your show.
Hi, I'm Maxwell from New Jersey, age eight.
Hi, I'm Miles from New Jersey, age six.
And the wow in our world is only 5% of babies are born on their due date.
And I am one of them.
Thank you for Please make more shows!
Please!
Hi, my name is Jack.
I live in Rochester, Minnesota.
My wow in the world is that some Daddy Long Legs are bugs, not spiders.
Hi, Mindy.
Hi, guys.
I'm Dash from Dover, Massachusetts.
My wow in the world is that the center of the Earth is male's metal and that it's as big as the moon.
Bye.
Hello, my name is Addie, and I'm 11 years old, and I live in Seattle.
And my wow in the world is we went to Glacier National Park in Montana and I got to slide down a glacier and it was really cool, but it was so cold and I was only wearing shorts.
Bye, Mindy and Guy Raz.
I love your show.
Hello, my name's Kevin.
I'm four years old and I live in Australia.
Can you say these tongue twisters, Mindy?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?
Have fun and I love listening to Wow in the World on the Week.
That's a wrap.
Can you believe we did it, Guy Raz?
Our first full season of Wow in the World.
Oh man, that was so much fun.
So when can we start season two?
Mindy, season two will be here before you know it.
But for now, we're going to take a little break.
You know, give Reggie some time to rest his wings.
And start plotting our next big adventures.
And speaking of adventures, a huge thanks to everyone who helped us to bring the wow to you.
Especially our buddy and producer Jed Anderson for helping us to see with our ears.
Also to Jessica Boddy for making sure we had all of our facts straight.
To Chelsea Erson for helping us with research and conversation starters at wowintheworld.com.
To Alex Curley for making sure these shows got into the world every week.
And Meredith Halpern-Ranzer for being our number one partner in WOW.
Also to NPR and Anya Grunman for their enthusiastic support.
And we can't forget to give a big shout out to The Pop Ups for writing and performing such an awesome theme song for us.
You can find it and the rest of their Grammy-nominated music for families at thepopups.com.
Finally, a huge, huge thanks to you, our listeners.
You are what drives this show and makes it so fun.
Thanks so much for sharing it with your friends, your teachers, and your neighbors.
And we have loved listening to all of your voicemails and your calls telling us about the wows in your world from all over the world.
And keep them coming as well because we'll be airing more of them on Season 2.
To share yours.
Just have your grown-ups help.
You call 1-888 seven wow, wow.
And at wow in the worldcom you and your grown-ups can also upload your photos, find curious conversation starters, links to past episodes and sign up for our newsletter so you can be the first to hear about bonus episodes and some other cool stuff that we've got cooking.
Thanks again for being part of wow in the world.
If you liked what you heard, be sure to tell your friends and teachers all about the show.
Well, i think that's it, guy ross, time to wrap this thing up like an adventurito.
That's probably right mindy, but we're gonna be back very soon for season two of wow in the world.
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