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Brr. Ah, ah, ah, ah.
We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
Cause this is what we do on the weekend.
Talking, laughing, me and Reggie singing, Singin', laughin', and then we— Oh wait, no, I said laughing twice.
Mmm. Uh, hm. Whatever.
We -wow on the weekend.
Yeah! We -wow on the weekend.
Whack whack! We -wow on the weekend.
Because this is what we do on the weekend.
Hello, and welcome to We -wow on the Weekend.
I'm your host, Denis.
Brrr. And that's Mike, oh, host, Reggie the Giant Pigeon.
Brrr. Brrr. This is the show, where we hang out, chit chat, answer questions from our fans, and listen to Tinkercast podcast. And today, we're gonna, uh, we're gonna, uh, Reggie?
What are you doing over there?
You're knitting? Cool!
What kind of thing are you knitting?
Ooh, socks! Oh yeah, you're right.
I guess I haven't ever seen giant pigeon socks have to put a sock in it sock emporium Huh?
Well good for you for taking initiative and making your own I like the orange yarn.
You're using oh I get it.
It's orange. So it'll just look like your normal pigeon feet only fuzzy Now I want to knit something too As a matter of fact Reggie I do have knitting needles.
Well, mother does. Let me see if I can find I think they're in this basket up here on the shelf.
Grr! Almost got it.
Grr! Grr! Grr! Brr!
Ow! Yep, that's where they work.
Grr! OK. Got my knitting needles and yarn.
Grr! Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Let me sing the song first. Pancakes are for eating, and rivers are for rafting.
And Broadway is for my one -man show.
But afternoons are for crafting.
Crafternoon. Today for Crafternoon, we're knitting socks to keep our toesies nice and warm.
As a matter of fact, Reggie, I do know how to knit.
Mother taught me once.
OK, fine. I was only half paying attention because we were watching an episode of the Great Brutish Braking Show.
No, Reggie, the Great Brutish Braking Show.
You know that show where the big hulky guys smash things with mallets to see who can break things the best Yeah, but everyone's also really nice to each other so it's cute I love that show Ooh.
Your socks are really coming along Reggie.
I like the stripes.
Oh my first sock is Huh Well the good news it looks like a sock Hoor -hoor -hoor.
But the bad news is I accidentally knitted it to the sweater I'm wearing.
Hoor -hoor! Yeah, whoops.
I guess it's more of a pocket now.
Hoor -hoor! Yay! Sock pockets.
Crafter knits. Hoor -hoor!
OK, next up is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Ahem. Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Hoor -hoor! This is the part where we revisit an episode of one of my favorite Tinkercast shows.
And today we're listening to Wow In The World, Season 3, Episode 8 called, Here Footy -Footy -Footy, Edible Insects On The Menu!
Reggie? What's a foodie?
Oh, it's like someone who really likes food?
But in kind of a snobby way?
Like a gorman? Heh, so fancy!
Let's listen. Okay, here we go, and play.
We will be right back.
Grown -ups, this message is for you.
That's it! Now back to the show.
Hey, Reg! Agh! Hold on!
Agh! Man, this food truck sure is tight.
How are those sloppy Gs coming along?
Hm, not sloppy enough, huh?
Okay, well, why don't we just add a cup of fat posture?
Two scoops of horrendous table manners...
That should do it! And a little pinch of clumsy...
whoop... Ooh! Okay, let's have a taste now.
Ooh -wee! Yeah! Just how grandma G -force used to make it.
Hee -hee -heee! Okay, let's see if the old PA system on this truck still works Are you hungry?
Well then why don't you come on down to Grandma G -Force's good old fashioned Southern style BBB -Q.
Remember, the extra B is for Barbecue.
There, that should do it.
Now, we'll just sit back, put our talons up, and wait for the customers to roll in.
Hrrrrr! Hrrrr! See?
What I say, Reg. Howdy there, partner!
What can I... Hey, Mindy!
Kairobi! Oh, hey! Look at you all dressed up!
Top hat on, elbow patches buff.
Locally sourced avocado dripping down your face.
Well, it's not every day that you get to visit the NPR food truck festival.
You've got to make the most of it.
Wow, you are really pumped up about this.
So, what food trucks have you tried so far?
Small bites, guy -roz.
Oh, where to begin.
Mindy, I've been going for hours.
I just got some kale chips from please don't kale my vibe.
I got some organic legumes from being there ate that.
I feel like my stomach's about to burst. Oh, but by the way, what are you guys doing out here?
Well, I'm so glad you asked, Guy Rozz.
Cue the dinner, Belle Reg.
Uh, welcome to Grandma G -Force's old -fashioned Southern -style BBB -Cute.
See? Says so right there on the truck.
And the extra B is for barbecue.
Yes, sir, been cooking these sloppy G's for over 15 minutes.
Mindy, Mindy, I had no idea you had a food truck.
Oh, yeah. I've had this bad boy since before it was even cool to have your own food truck.
Isn't that right, Raj?
Oh, excuse me. It'll just be a second.
And... Okay. Alright.
Everything's fine. Wait a minute, Mindy.
Isn't this just your ice cream truck with a new paint job?
No. Get it! Yes. Uh -huh.
So, uh, how's it been going?
Ugh, not great. How many burgers have you sold today?
Well, let's see here, including this morning...
Umm, zero? Zilch. Nada?
Nothing. I don't know what the problem is, Gyrozz.
Well, have you been following the food truck checklist?
The food truck checklist?
Yeah, let me see here.
I think they sent it out in last week's newsletter.
Let me just check. Yeah, the Daily Hip.
It's all about what's hip and happening at the moment.
Last week's email was all about food trucks.
and if I'm not mistaken...
Ah yes, here we are.
The four things you need to start your own food truck company.
Number one. Cool name.
Uh, check? Outrageous prices.
Four hundred dollars a burger?
Check. Long wait times.
Well, I've been waiting all day for my first customer, so...
Check? Yeah, Mindy, it looks like you have everything checked off.
Oh, except for one.
Uh, which is? Well, it says you've got to have some sort of novelty health ingredient.
Like a gimmicky health ingredient?
You know, kale, goji berries, quinoa.
Oh, wait, I have that.
You do? Sure do. Well, what is it, Mindy?
Crickets. Crickets?
Yeah, crickets. You see, Gyroz, the cricket is an insect closely related to the grasshopper.
Uh. The male crickets produce a characteristic ribbic chirping sound.
I know what a cricket is, Mindy.
I just thought you were making burgers as in sloppy G's.
Not sloppy crickets.
So what do you think the B .B .B .Q.
stands for? I thought you said the extra B was for barbecue.
Yeah. BBQ bug burgers, quickly.
Uh. B .B .B .Q. Good, right.
So, you're making your burgers out of crickets?
No! I'm not making my sloppy G burgers out of crickets, Guy -Raws.
I'm making them out of cricket powder.
Cricket powder? Mindy, one in the wow is cricket powder.
Guy -Raws. Cricket powder is basically just dried -out crickets with all of the juice sucked out of them that have been crushed into a fine powder and then sprinkled all over your food.
Ugh. I think I just lost my appetite forever.
Wait, I think we got a spare bag lying around here somewhere.
Let's see, it says here on the bag, a carbon -friendly alternative to flour or protein powder.
La la! A carbon -friendly alternative, huh?
Hey, do you mind if I have a look at that package, Mindy?
Yeah, of course. Here, catch!
Mindy. I'm covered in cricket powder, and it's in my mouth.
What does it taste like?
Well... If I had to put it into words, I'd say it's got a slightly nutty, earthy quality to it.
Hmm. Yeah, just a hint of raw cocoa.
Interesting. And you know what, Guy Roz, you're not freaking out nearly as much as I thought you'd be.
Well, Mindy, now that I think about it, eating bugs isn't nearly as weird as it sounds.
I mean, many people around the world have been eating insects for thousands of years.
For fun? Well, maybe in some cases for fun, but also for nutritional and cultural and even environmental reasons.
Environmental reasons.
Huh. Well, I guess that would make sense.
Yeah, yeah. And, look, it says right here on this packaging that cricket powder is more sustainable or better for the planet than most other forms of protein, like beef, for example.
I know. Did you know that it takes something like 450 gallons of water just to make one quarter -pound hamburger?
Huh. That's like four -and -a -half bathtubs of water just to make one burger.
That's crazy! I didn't realize cows were so thirsty.
Wait, what? Uh… No, it's not because the cows are thirsty, Gyros.
It's because of the water it takes to grow the food that we feed them.
Huh, and that food that we feed them takes more water to grow than, say, a bag of cricket powder.
Gyros, did you know that one -third of all the food grown on Earth isn't even actually for us?
What? It's for all of the cows and the chickens and the pigs that we eat.
Wow, and it says here, Mindy, that this cricket powder is rich in vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium, even vitamin B12.
Exactoritos. Well, Mindy, it looks like you've got all these boxes ticked.
Yep. Name. Price. Weight times.
Check. And a healthy food novelty.
Oh, that's not all, guy -roz.
According to a study by Tiffany Weir from Colorado State University, these sloppy G's could also improve your gut health.
Improve my gut health?
Mm -hm. You know, the millions of little bacteria that live in your gut and help to keep you healthy?
How? Well, guy -roz, I could tell you.
Yes. But I'd rather show you.
Why do I always get a bad feeling when you say that?
I don't know, maybe something you ate?
Uh -huh. Anywho, I think there is another bug food truck down the road that used the same scientific study as I did for their bug recipes.
Maybe we should go check them out.
OK. Let me just hang up my apron here.
Hey, Reg, can you go out of the truck for a few minutes while we're gone?
Thanks, buddy. One second, Guy Raz.
I'll be right down.
Mindy, you've got to stop kicking these doors down.
What's the matter, Guy Raz?
Can't you handle it?
No, Mindy, you're the one that can't handle it.
I don't think I've seen you use a door database the whole time I've known you.
Hm, I guess using a door handle would help me to cut down on these steel -toed sneakers.
Excuse me, is this organic?
Albany GMOs are in this, so you've heard of pink Himalayan rock salt, right?
Well, this is pink Himalayan zucchini.
Wow, this food truck festival's really taken off since the last time I was here.
Yeah. Yeah. I remember when it was just Ira Glass selling those curries out of the back of his pickup truck.
Welcome to this American rice, thanks again for joining us.
Dish one, the Penang is mightier.
You know when I first came across this curry in 1999, it sure has, Mindy.
Look, all the heavy hitters are here.
There's Terry Grosz.
Ooh, I wonder what she's growing this week.
Oh and look over there, it's Sarah Koenig's cereal bar.
Ooh. It's so good. Yeah, everyone keeps telling me about it.
It's on my list. Oh, is this it, Mindy?
It's a bug's life. Yep, this looks like the one guy, Roz.
OK, let's see what they've got on the menu here.
Hmm, oh, pumpkin spice muffins and?
Molt milkshakes? My fourth favorite kind of milkshake.
Should we each get one?
Or two, or three, or four, or all of us?
Uh, excuse me, sir.
Yeah, what'll it be?
Um, I was just hoping to get a...
You got bug juice, bug bread, bug chocolate.
Uh, no. That's fine.
Thanks. Um sorry, uh, what's your name?
Name's Dog. People call me Bug Dog.
Bug Dog digs his own bugs.
I've been cooking bug grub for close to 30 years.
When I started, bugs was just slugs and snails.
Wow, that's actually kind of gross.
Oh no, Terry Gross is just over there behind you.
No, I was just... Oh, nevermind.
Could I just get one of those pumpkin spice muffins and a malt milkshake please?
Yeah. Dog -o -get -your -grab.
Well, technically it's crickets, but this product was produced in a facility that also has grubs.
I'm so excited! They're coming right up.
So is the sloppy G I ate for breakfast this morning.
So Mindy, you were saying that this guy used the same scientific study to craft his food truck menu?
Yeah, and in fact, I'm pretty sure we just ordered the exact same food items that were used in the scientific study.
The muffin and the milkshake?
Exactaritos. So what was this study about anyway, Mindy?
OK, so this study was conducted by Colorado State University with the goal to find out whether insect protein and in particular, cricket powder made a difference in the eaters' gut health.
OK. The researchers took a group of people and put them on a diet that included...
Pumpkin spice muffin on a malt milkshake for Guy Raz.
Order up. Pumpkin spice muffins and malt milkshakes made using cricket powder.
There you go. Enjoy.
Oh, thanks very much. Did you want to take these to go, Mindy?
Yeah, let's walk and talk, Guy Raz.
Reggie's probably gonna need me back at the truck soon.
Did you want the milkshake or the muffin?
Um, the milkshake, do you even know who I am, Gyroth?
Here, just stick it in my drinking can.
That way I can drink it while I talk to you.
I just need to attach one end to my milkshake and the other to my mouth hole.
Ooh, yeah. That seems to be working.
Now, let me just stick it on my head here.
Sorry, I got a big knock.
You got it. Ahh, here we go.
Now we can talk and slurp on the go.
Great. Oh, so by the way, what happened to the people who ate a bug balanced diet?
Right, so the researchers had them stay on this food plan where they picked out specifically what they would eat for six weeks.
That's good. And at the end of the six weeks, they gave them a full medical check -up, doctor -style.
And what did they find, Mindy?
They found that the people who were chowing down and slirping up those bugs?
They had more Bifidobacteria than they had before.
Huh, Bifidobacteria.
Bifidobacteria. Bifidobacteria.
Where have I heard that before?
Oh, I know. I'll check my bacteria app.
Wait, you have a bacteria app?
Oh, yeah, it's called BCTR.
You get it? Like bacteria but with none of the vowels, isn't that cool?
I... Though it's so cool, Mindy, for just $40 a month.
$40 a month? For just $40 a month.
I have access to an entire encyclopedic knowledge of gut bacteria.
Yeah, well I have like 67 different kinds of bacteria in my belly button.
Care to identify those?
Uh, I think I'll pass.
Okay, let's see here.
Ah, here it is! Bifido bacteria.
A type of bacteria that lives in our guts and helps break down our food and suck out the nutrients from them.
That's right, but not only that, Gyrozz, the researchers also found that this bug food plan had also helped to reduce the inflammation in their bodies.
Right, right, and inflammation is when part of your body gets swollen.
Ah ha! So it turns out that the bug protein is an all -around winner when it comes to a healthy meal.
Yeah, which makes it even more confusing as to why I haven't sold a single sloppy G.
Oh, wait, I have an idea for you, Mindy.
What? Why don't you get Reggie to fry one up for me when we get back to the truck, and I can give you some feedback.
Oh, you do that for me?
Anything for science, Mindy.
Anything for best friendship, Guy Rosie.
Oh, look, we're back at the food truck.
Hey, Reg, can I get a sloppy G for this guy, Roz?
OK. Here it come, Guy Rosie, ready?
Yes, I'll ever be. All right, here's your bun and just make sure to keep it wide open and facing Reggie at all times.
Wait, what? And remember to track the sloppy G with your eyes.
Mindy, what are you?
Fire away, wretch! Whoa!
Ah! Rrr! There you go, Guy Ross, your very own cricket -powder infused sloppy G.
Mindy, half of that sloppy G went all over my please don't kale my vibe sweatshirt.
Rrr! Oh, it's everywhere.
Oh, good. So you can have it as a snack for later.
I'm a mess. Rrr! Okay, I think I see what the problem is here.
What? Well Mindy, do you notice anything different about your food truck and all the other food trucks here?
Uh, well, as far as I can tell, mine's the only one where a pigeon cooks the food.
Mindy, your food is the only one that's airborne.
I know. Look at all these foodies here, Mindy.
Are you serious? These eggs are sourced from the foothills of the Andes?
Yes, the chickens are actually massaged for like three weeks before being asked to lay their eggs.
Oh. Mm! They want kale chips and organically grown Brussels sprouts.
Yeah, I'm picking up what you're putting down, Guy Raz.
What you're saying is that I need a rebrand.
Exactly, Mindy. You want to tinker with the way that you're presenting your food to the public.
Yeah, I get it. Perfect.
I mean, this is how you build it.
Yeah. Ah, OK. So what you're really saying is that I should serve my sloppy G's in waffle cones!
No, no, Mindy, I'm saying that you need to.
Fear not, Guy Roz. I have just the thing we need in my adventure tool kit.
Let me see here. No, not there.
Not hot. No, that's not it.
Oh, here it is. Mindy, is that a spray paint can?
Yep. It's a four -color spray paint can.
Kind of like those four color pens.
I invented it myself.
Uh, huh. Hey, Reg! I need a wing!
Reggie is an amazing graffiti artist. You know that mural of the pigeon and cargo shorts that appeared on the side of my gingerbread mansion last week?
You mean the one that made Dennis afraid to come out of his house?
Yeah, all Reggie's handy work.
Whoa. All right, Reg!
Let's put that liberal arts degree to work.
We're going to rebrand this truck.
I want you to think Health Nut.
Yeah, kind of like I was.
Hey, I'm not a health nut, but I am nuts about health.
You got this, Reg. And done.
Whoa! Nice work, Reg.
Wow. says ethically sourced, carbon neutral cricket burgers.
Yep, just like Grandma G -Force used to make them.
Hmm, oh, Mindy, are you sure this is gonna give me how much for one?
That'll be $400. What?
That's a bargain! Everyone, there's a bargain over here.
Bargain! Uh, hello.
I have a question about the calorie content of these crickets.
Oh, boy, it looks like we got a little bit of a rush Hey, Garroz, what are you doing for the rest of the day?
Uhh, helping you cook cricket powder, sloppy G's.
I was hoping you'd say that!
Morgan! Who's hungry?
Ahhhh! Reggie! You were the one who spray -painted that scary mural?
No, I didn't like it!
It was too realistic.
For months I thought there was an actual pidgeon in cargo shorts guarding Mindy's gingerbread mansion for some reason.
What do you mean? That graffiti pigeon could have had anything in his cargo shorts.
Nunchucks? A trebuchet?
Anything! But now I'm the one with an extra pocket.
Yeah, sock pocket remember?
And I'm gonna go outside and show that mural pigeon once what?
All right, we got to wrap up the show.
Thanks to all you listeners out there for tuning in to WeWow on the weekend.
If you have a question for me, call and leave me a message at 1 -888 -7 -wowow.
That's 1 -888 -7 -wowwow.
I just might answer your question on We -Wow on the weekend.
Okay, let's go. You better watch out, Miro Pigeon.
I got a pocket -stock full of lasers and battle -axes.
No, I don't actually have those things.
He's... Reggie, shush!
The mural doesn't know that!
Just have my back. Okay, Reggie?
I'm facing my gear.
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Our show is written by Ruth Morrison and Jed Anderson.
The role of baby Dennis is played by Jed Anderson.
Well, then who plays the role of big Dennis?
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Original sound design and production is done by Henry Moskell with contributions from Jed Anderson and Tyler Tholle.
Original music for Wii Wo is composed and performed by Tyler Tholle.
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