Hey, Wowser 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 -eee, I'm so excited!
Our planet, Earth, is full of so much WOW and we need your help to find and share the Wows with our community.
Because after all, if we want our planet to take care of us we have to take care of our planet.
So this week, we made a special mini -episode of WOW!
in the World, just for you, all about our amazing planet Earth.
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We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
Because this is what we do on the weekend.
Talking, laughing, me and Reggie.
Singin', laughin', and then we, oh wait, no, I said laughing twice.
Ah. Whatever! We wow on the weekend, yeah!
We wow on the weekend.
Clap, clap! We wow on the weekend.
Cause this is what we do on the weekend.
Hello and welcome to We Wow on the Weekend.
I'm your host, Dennis.
Brr. and that's Reggie.
Brr. Oh, nothing Reggie, I'm fine.
Well, it's just, I was going to start the episode off with a snoop scoop, but, but… But everyone's being really boring today… No. No kooky shenanigans.
No wacky hijinks. Everyone's just sitting around, enjoying their day!
It's horrible! Oh, you're right.
I could still do the Snoop Scoop.
I just have to jazz it up a little.
OK. Let's get jazzy.
Ah -hem! Ba -dee -da -da -da -da.
Snoop Scoop. Da -da -lee Ke -ka.
Snoop Scoop ba -da -di da -la ba.
A sneaky as Snoopity Noos.
Yea. Blurgh. OK, that felt good.
Ah -hem. Blurgh. Welcome to the Snoop Scoop, the part of the show where I tell you everything I've seen going on around the neighborhood.
Blurgh. All right, Reggie.
Get this, today I saw Guy Raz buying groceries.
All right I got to jazz it up.
Can you play saxophone?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, do that!
Oh this is going to be so great!
Jazzy Snoop Scoop, here we go!
Today was boring, almost too boring.
I thought, huh, where is everyone?
And then, there he was, out of nowhere, Kai Ras, with a bag of groceries.
I wondered, what was in that bag of groceries, cheese, bread, vegetables?
And that's when I saw her.
Mindy, off in the distance, reading a book.
Wow. I know. Just when I thought this day couldn't get any more boring.
Oh, but what's this?
Why, it's Reggie. That's right, Reggie.
You, you were coming right for me.
Walking with purpose.
But what purpose could that be?
What business could Reggie possibly have with me?
Dennis? Oh that's right you were just coming over to record the podcast. Okay, well that's been today's Snoop scoop jazz edition.
Alright, let's do a Reading Reviews -y segment.
Because, Reggie, I want to hear from my adoring fans.
I'm Reading Reviews -ies for me and for You -zies.
We've got us some doozies.
So let's read reviews.
Zeez. This is the part where I print off a bunch of comments that people left us on Apple Music or Spotify or wherever, and I read them aloud.
Or I go off on a tangent and forget what the comment was.
Well, I don't know.
It's definitely one of the two.
OK, here we go. This first reviewsy comes from username Adrian.
And Lion asks, what is your favorite type of sneaker?
Brr, brr, brr, brr.
Good question. Well of course, we snoops are excellent sneakers.
We have to sneak around, all sneaky, when we listen to people's conversations.
But there are other kinds of sneakers, right?
Like foxes are pretty sneaky.
Oh and spies are also very sneaky.
Spies are kind of like snoops, but they have more gadgets, which is very cool.
Also on the sneak list is the...
Italian meant sneakers, like the kind of shoe?
Well, in that case, my answer is red ones.
Next revusi. This next revusi is from username cool now ready.
Cool. Not cool. Close enough.
Cool asks, Do you like cake?
Oh, yeah, I love cake.
I love the different flavors and I love the frosting and I love the decorating cakes with sprinkles.
Oh, great idea, Reggie!
We should bake a cake on Dishin' It Up with Dennis!
Okay, listeners, let us know in the comments what kind of cake we should bake.
Next, reviewsie. Okay, this ones from Yuanyu who asks, what is inside a bug's body?
Huh. I believe the scientific term for what is inside a bug's body is icky squishy bug guts.
Okay. Fine. That's not the scientific term.
Well, what would you call the inside of a bug?
Delicious? Ew. I forget how many bugs you eat.
Yeah, okay this conversation is making me itchy.
Thanks for all your reviews listeners.
Keep them coming. If you leave me a comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, I just might read it on We Wow on the weekend!
5 stars or more please.
Okie doke, up next is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Ahem, Inside Tinkercast Studios!
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 2, Episode 12, called Spaced Out Pen Pal, Part 1.
Oh, a space one. Yay.
And a two -parter, which means we can make this whole weekend a space weekend.
Ha ha ha ha. OK, here we go.
And play. Wow In The World will be right back.
Grownups, this message is for you.
That's it. Back to the show.
["Well in the World"] Hope things are going well for you up there on the International Space Station.
Hope to see you soon.
Yours sincerely, Guy Raz.
There. All done. Come in!
Good morning, Guy Raz!
Where are you? Hi, Mindy.
Wow, you're even cheerier and happier than normal.
What's up? Well, for starters, this morning, I found some shrimp in my pocket that I forgot I put there a couple of weeks ago.
And it's still kind of fresh.
Here, you want some?
Eat it, eat it. Well, I was just about to deliver this letter to my pen pal.
Your pen pal, you have other friends besides me and Reggie?
Well, Mindy, I happen to be a very popular guy.
Roz. What? You happen to be a very popular guy, Roz.
Oh, yeah, right. So this pen pal I was writing to, well, she happens to be on the International Space Station.
The International Space Station?
The ISS? Yup, in her last letter to me she signed off and wrote see you later.
See you later? Yeah!
GIRAS, you know what this means?
She wants you to come visit!
What? Oh my one eyed cat!
Giras, you're going to the International Space Station!
Uh, I don't know, Mindy.
I suppose it would be a nice gesture to deliver this letter in person.
Well, if you're going to deliver your snail mail to the International Space Station, Guy Raz, then I'm going with you.
Come on. Grab your stuff.
Let's go. But, Mindy, I'm not sure see you later literally means I'll see you later.
I mean, I think she was just being polite.
Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. She said specifically, I'll see you later, as in, I'll see you later on the International Space Station, P .S.
Bring your best friend, especially if her name rhymes with Wendy.
Are you sure about this, Mindy?
Of course I'm not sure about this, Guy Raz.
Now go suit up and get ready to go.
But I'm already wearing a suit.
Ah, Guy Raz, a space suit.
Uh, OK. Well, let me just run upstairs and put on my spacesuit.
Just give me two seconds, okay, just wait right here.
Just make it snappy, okay?
All right. Whistling Ugh, Guy Roz, what is taking you so long?
We're gonna hit traffic on the way up.
Whew, all right, good to go.
Uh, Guy Roz? Uh, yeah?
You're wearing the exact same thing as you were before.
That's not true, I'm now wearing my fancy Saturn cuff links and my paisley bow ties.
See, look, it spins.
Ahh. It's my spacesuit.
OK, Guy Raz. So you and I both know that space can be a seriously dangerous place.
I mean, with all of that space junk just flying around up there, I think you're going to need something a little more substantial to protect you from the elements.
Substantial? Like what?
Well, you know how you need a big, fluffy jacket in the winter to protect you against snow or rain?
Yeah. Well, in space, you need a special kind of suit to protect you against the dangers of space.
Ooh. One that doesn't involve cufflinks or a spinning bowtie.
The dangers of space?
Like, like what? Well, instead of snow and rain, in space, you have to protect yourself against things like cosmic radiation and space dust. Space dust?
Ah, Mindy, I hate dust. That's why I get sick every time I visit your house.
Oh, you're just allergic to dusty.
Who? Dusty, my pet dust bunny.
That's what that thing is.
And if you think the dust in my house is bad, just wait until you get a load of some space dust, because that stuff can be deadly.
But dust particles are so small, Mindy.
I mean, how can something so small be so deadly?
Well, because some of these particles can orbit or float around the planet at up to 10 ,000 miles per hour.
10 ,000 miles per hour?
That's, like, five times faster than a speeding bullet.
I know, right? And when these little pieces of space rock are traveling that fast, that can cause some serious damage.
Whoa. In fact, some scientists actually refer to these tiny bits of space dust as micro -meteorites.
Micro, meaning really, really, really small.
And meteorites, meaning bits of space rock?
You know it. I never thought I'd say this, Mindy, but I think I might need a new suit.
Guy -Roz, let's go shopping.
No, really, I've been meaning to get a new space suit anyway ever since I grew out of my old one.
Come on. Wait, you already have a space suit?
Yeah, you want to see it?
Of course I want to see it.
OK, you wait right here.
I'll be right back.
What? Ta -da! What is that, Mindy?
You like it? It's so bright.
It's hurting my eyes.
It's like a disco ball.
I know, pretty retro, huh?
This is my old spacesuit.
I'll say. Why is it so shiny?
Oh, well, the first ever American spacesuits were made out of a reflective material called aluminized nylon.
It's meant to reflect thermal radiation.
Thermal radiation? Oh, that's the type of energy the sun gives off that makes us hot.
Exactoritos, so this shiny material is actually used to reflect that energy back into space so that the astronaut wearing it doesn't overheat.
Ah, I get it. Kind of like how you put a reflective sun visor on your car's dashboard to keep it cool on hot summer days.
You know it! In fact, this is actually the SAME suit that astronaut John Glenn wore!
The John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth?
Yep, that's the one!
My Aunt Mojo gave it to me.
She used to catsit for him when he went off on his space missions, and he gave it to her as a thank you present.
Yeah, maybe you should get a new space suit Mindy.
I think that one kind of belongs in a museum or something?
I think you belong in a museum, Guy Raz.
Uh, what? What? So are we going to go to the mall or what?
Yeah, I'm ready when you are.
OK, let me just lock up the house.
Ah, fresh air, another beautiful day.
Mindy, do you really think they're gonna have spacesuits at the mall?
Oh, yeah. They just opened up this new store called the Black Hole, and I hear the fashion in there is out of this world.
Well, I think I'll be the judge of that.
Reggie! Oh, we can't ride Reggie to the mall, Guy Raz.
Why not? His taekwondo lessons aren't for another four hours.
There is no pigeon parking at the mall.
All right. Sorry, Reg.
Looks like you're going to have to hang back this time.
Mindy and I are... Mindy?
Mindy? What in the...
Hop on back, Guy Raz!
But first, put this helmet on your head!
Mindy, this is a coconut shell and then...
Oh. What is this thing you're sitting on?
Is this a... It's a motor pickle, Guy Raz.
A motor what? A motor pickle.
So last summer, I grew this monster cucumber that I later pickled and then realized it was too big to eat.
So I just added a motor, some handlebars, and the wheels from your car.
And now it's a motor pickle.
And I built it all by myself, first and only one of its kind.
Do you think it's safe to ride?
Of course I don't think it's safe to ride.
Well, but I bet it tastes great.
Man, did she just eat her Mona?
Mm, mm, mm. Now hop on back and hold on for your life, Guy Ross.
Mindy! You too, Reg.
It's a three -seater.
Mindy I - Right here.
We go! Look at all these people checking out my sweet ride.
I thought it was a sour pickle.
Yeah, I went with bread and butter.
Wow, everyone here really is looking at us, Mindy.
I know, isn't it great?
Uh, excuse me, everybody.
Excuse me. Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here, just me and Mindy and a carrier pigeon riding on a motor pickle.
Take a picture, folks.
It will last longer.
Mindy, can we go anywhere without causing a scene?
No. Ugh. Let's just get inside the mall.
OK. Come on, Reggie.
Ah, the mall! What, is Christmas music already?
Now we can just get the fuck off these teeth!
Excuse me. Sorry, sorry, coming through, coming through.
But wait. Hey, Reggie, where are you going?
Well, just meet us back here when you're done, all right?
And don't take any wooden nickels.
Where's he going, Mindy?
He says he has a job interview at Foot Locker.
What does Reggie know about shoes?
Uh... Huh. Oh well.
Well where is this black hole shop you were telling me about, Mindy?
Oh yeah, so apparently you know you're there when you see it.
Or rather, don't see it?
I don't know, it's the only store that light can't escape from.
Wait, is that it there?
Where? That store is pitch black!
Yeah, this is it! Come on, let's go inside.
Woah, check this place out, Guy Raz!
Look at all these awesome space suits for sale!
Yeah! Hmm, uh, which one do you think would make the best impression with your new pen pal on the International Space Station?
You know, I hear you can't really go wrong with the EMU.
Emu? What? Ross, we're shopping for spacesuits, not flightless birds!
I know, Mindy! E -M -U!
EMU. It stands for Extra Mobility Unit, and it's the name of the spacesuit that astronauts at NASA have been using since 1983.
Oh, yeah, the classic spacesuit!
Well, I guess life saving technology never really goes out of style!
And unlike any of the suits in my closet, the EMU Spacesuit has built in technology that keeps its astronauts from getting too hot.
Because of the sun's thermal radiation!
And from getting too cold!
Too cold? What? Let me check the weather forecast up there.
Oh, yeah. It says here, the forecast for space for the next several billion years or so is minus 454 .81 degrees Fahrenheit.
Phew, so you can see why it's important for that suit to keep the astronauts nice and warm.
Oh, check this out.
Another cool feature on the tag here says that it will also provide the astronaut with oxygen to breathe while also removing the carbon dioxide that the astronaut breathes out.
Which is important, because as the astronaut breathes out, she fills up the suit with carbon dioxide.
And if you don't get rid of it, the astronaut can breathe it in, which, if she does it for too long, can be deadly.
Yikes. So air filtration or some kind of a feature that helps to remove the carbon dioxide from the suit is a must, right?
Exactly. And check this out, Mindy.
The suit even has a special gold -lined visor that protects the wearer's eyes from bright sunlight.
Like one massive pair of sunglasses.
Yep. Cool. Well, I have to say, Mindy, I am S .O .L .D.
sold. Hey, you want to check and see if it's on sale?
Mindy? Mindy? Oh, Garoas, I'm over here.
Check out this rack of prototype suits.
They're BONKER balls.
Mindy, I'm not looking for any bunker balls and whistles.
I just want whatever suit is going to keep me the safest. Oh, well there's a ton of research that goes into safety, and look, these suits are new and improved.
Yeah, I don't know.
You know what I always say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
No you don't! You always say if you can't find quinoa, chia seeds are a good substitute.
Well, it is true. Ooh, check this one out.
The tag here says it uses liquid armor technology.
Liquid armor? Yeah, I was just reading about this.
So remember that space dust we were talking about earlier?
Yeah, the micrometeorites.
Right. So those micrometeorites can sometimes puncture or put holes in an astronaut's suit.
Kind of like when your bike tire goes flat?
Yeah, but only like a thousand times worse because the air that escapes the suit is the same error that the astronaut needs to brave. And so this liquid armor makes these suits unpuncturable?
Yeah, looking at the tag here, it says this new suit is made with a new kind of liquid armor technology.
It was invented by scientists over at the University of Delaware.
So what do you know about this unpuncturable technology?
Well, from what I understand, the scientists start with a special kind of gloop, which is made up of a mixture of a chemical compound called silica and another chemical called polyethylene glycol.
Which would make a pretty rubbery type of liquid, right?
You know it. But the researchers found out that this gloop had a very interesting power.
Huh, what's that? Well, when they hit this gloop with a fast moving object, it immediately hardened.
Wow. Then after it was all over, the gloop softened and went back to being liquid.
That's incredible, Mindy.
But what does all this have to do with this swanky new space suit?
Well, the space fabric that this suit is made of has been soaked in that gloop.
It's just gloop gyroz.
The researchers soaked and smothered the fabric in this gloop and let it suck it all in.
And then they let it sit in.
That's it? And then the material suddenly becomes puncture -proof like you couldn't even poke a pencil through it?
Well, sort of. So when the suit gets hit by a fast moving object?
Like that micro meteorite space dust you were telling me about?
Yeah, exactly, so when it's hit by something like space dust or a micrometeorite, it immediately hardens.
And then, once it's over, it turns back into a liquid so that the material can be flexible again.
That's amazing. And I suppose this sort of poke -proof fabric could be used on all sorts of space -related gadgets, like future inflatable off -world habitats.
Uh, you mean space tent skyrods?
Exactly. the kind of tents that will make up the labs and the living quarters for the astronauts that may one day live on Mars.
That is literally some out of this world camping.
So how far off is this technology, Mindy?
Well, it might be a little while before we see a poke proof moon bounce, but the results should be in pretty soon.
Ooh. In fact, last November, NASA sent a sample of this fabric and put it on the outside of the space station.
And they're just going to leave it there?
Yeah, they're going to go back in a year to see how it's been able to handle all of the space dust and the micrometeorites coming at it.
That is thorough. OK, let's see what else we've got here.
Looks like they've only got an extra large in this one.
Oh, purple? Really?
Dior? That's not even.
I didn't even know they did space suits.
Oh, what about this one, Mindy?
What? Oh, let me see that tag.
Shrink wrapping space suit.
Huh? Oh, yeah. I've heard about this one.
This is from the folks at MIT, right?
Yeah, but what is it?
Well, Mindy, it's essentially a space suit that shrinks to fit to your body.
You simply put it on, press a button, and the suit literally shrink -wraps to your body.
Whoa, it's like one of those vacuum -sucking space bags only for your body and for actual space.
Well, sort of, but not really.
So how does it work?
Well, the fabric that this suit is made out of is interwoven with metal coils, like springs.
And they get tighter when they heat up.
And then they get looser when they cool down.
Right. So once you suit up, you press a button which heats up these metal coils, which makes the suit tighten to your body, and then when you wanna take it off again...
You just cool them off.
The coils loosen and you're able to take the suit off.
Well, how do you cool them off?
I mean, do you have to step into a giant refrigerator?
Well, I'm guessing there's a reason this suit's still on the prototype section of the store.
Yeah, might need a little more time to work out the kinks.
You know, Garroz, I think I'm gonna just go with the extra vehicular mobility unit, just a standard old emu.
Yeah. It's a great spacesuit.
And it gets the job done.
Yeah, me too. You can't go wrong with a classic.
OK, I'm going to grab these suits for us, and I'll meet you at the register.
Wait, what size do you wear?
Let's see. Europe 48, but generally 36R.
And US size is Canadian, not so sure.
Got it. I'll just grab the smallest one, and you got it.
Man, these suits are so heavy!
Ma 'am, do you want help with that?
No! No! Nope, I got it!
Oh, OK... Hi. Hi. Excuse me.
Yes, just the two extra vehicular mobility units.
OK, let's see here.
That one...and that one!
Now, did anyone help you out with your purchase today?
Uh, no. Have you heard about our out of this world Christmas sale?
Chrisma -what? It's March. When you purchase two or more NASA certified spaces, you can purchase a Lunar Rover at 25 % off.
I, I think we're, I think we're fine with just the...
Would you care to donate five dollars towards SETI?
That's the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Every dollar makes a difference.
Uh... Sure! Thank you very much, sir.
Now if I could just get your email address.
What? What for? Okay, now email address.
Your total comes to...
24 million dollars and 32 cents.
24 million dollars!?
And 32 cents. Yeah, space travel is surprisingly expensive.
I'll say. How will you be paying, sir?
Cash, credit, or fact?
Fact? Yes, fact. It's a promotion we're running this month.
You can pay with fun, out of this world, facts.
Uh, okay, well, I guess I'll take that.
Uh. I got this one, Guy -Roz.
What? It's my treat.
Excuse me, sir. I'd like to pay with a fact.
Did you know that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all of the beaches on earth?
Whoa whoa, whoa! Really?
Huh, all this? That is...
That is... um... really fun.
Do you want a receipt?
No thanks, Save the paper.
Guy Raz, hold my bag while I suit up.
What? Gonna squeeze into this thing.
Maybe I don't. Excuse me, sir.
Is it OK if we wear these out of the store or yes?
Yeah, of course. Come on, suit up, Guy Raz.
Next stop, space. OK.
Let me just get this.
Can you zip me up, please.
First I can, little buddy.
Now hold your breath.
Ah. Whew, thanks. Okay, are we good to go?
Good to go! Now let's go deliver that letter to your pen pal on the International Space Station.
Wow! That was so cool!
Did you hear the motor pickle, Reggie?
I know! I want a spacesuit or I mean, I want an extra -vehicular mobility unit, too.
Let's go to the mall and get some.
All right, we gotta wrap up the show.
Thanks to all you listeners out there for tuning in to Wee Wow on the weekend.
If you have a question for me, call and leave me a message at one, eight, eight, eight, seven, wow, wow.
That's one, eight, eight, eight, seven, wow, wow.
I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the weekend.
Okay, should we do the goodbye song?
All right let's do it.
Ah -ahem! That's the end of the show.
I need to go and buy a space suit and some jeans and a cinnamon pretzel.
But I'll do another show tomorrow.
But for now that's the end of the show.
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