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Hey, Wowzer fans, Mindy here.
And before we start the show, I gotta 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.
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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 on the weekend.
We wow on the weak fish.
Fish week on the weak fish, because this is how we fish on the weekend catfish mackerel, knee and reggie sea bass mackerel, and then we oh wait no, i said mackerel twice uh whatever, we fish on the weak fish yeah fish, wow on.
Welcome to Wee.
Wow on the Weekend.
I'm your host, Dennis, and this is my co-host, Reggie the Giant Fish.
I know you're not a giant fish, Reggie.
This is just for the fish theme.
Okay, this is the show where we hang out in my mother's basement, chit-chat and listen to episodes of my favorite Tinkercast podcasts.
And this weekend we're listening to a two-parter about fish and eating fish and being swallowed by fish.
That's right, Reggie.
It's a fishy weekend.
So, Reggie, if you were a fish, what kind of fish would you be?
A parrot fish?
What?
Well, why wouldn't you want to be a pigeon fish?
Oh, there's no such thing as a pigeon fish.
Well, there should be.
Everything else gets to be fish.
Cats.
Gold.
And stars.
Okay, so what does a parrotfish look like?
Whoa, it's so colorful, like a parrot.
Okay, now what fish would I be?
Well, is there a fish that's super cool and talented and has a podcast?
A clownfish?
Reggie.
No, I don't want to be a clownfish.
I want to be a Dennis fish.
Yay, Dennis fish.
Dennis Fish.
Dennis Fish.
Yeah.
Okay, let's get to our first segment.
Dishing it up with Dennis.
Dish it up on a dish.
Anything that you wish.
Take a bite.
That's delish.
Dishing it up with Dennis.
Today on Dishing It Up with Dennis, we're making a fish cake.
No, not the fish cakes you put in soup.
I don't know how to make those.
I'm talking about a three-layer birthday cake made out of fish.
Okay, I've got my cake pan here.
And for the first layer, let's do some tuna fish.
Just gonna open this up.
Oh, that smells fishy.
Trust the fish. process, Reggie.
Okay, now a layer of frosting.
And by frosting, I mean mayonnaise.
And we'll just slather a nice even layer on there.
There we go.
Next up is some leftover shrimp scampi.
What do you mean shrimp isn't a fish?
If it lives in the ocean, it's a fish.
Crustacean, then.
Whatever.
Sheesh.
Don't be so technical.
Now more mayo frosting.
That looks good.
And for the top layer, sushi I got from a gas station.
Beautiful!
Now let's just... What's that sound?
Ah!
Mindy, sleigh cats!
No!
Debbie!
Donna!
Pam!
Miss Dixon!
How'd you even get in here?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Get away from my cake.
Give it back, give it back.
Reggie, stop them.
Well, let's move on.
Next is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios.
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 23, called Something Smells Fishy in Here, Part 2.
In Part 1 of this special two-part episode, Guy Raz has a cooking show on the Neanderthal Network which leads to a conversation on how fish is good for intelligence and sleep.
Which reminds me, Reggie...
Do you have a subscription to the Neanderthal Network?
Can I have your login?
No!
Reggie!
Ah, whatever.
Mindy and Guy then jump on Reggie, the giant password-hogging pigeon, and fly to a mysterious location.
And now, prepare yourselves for the stunning conclusion of Something Smells Fishy in Here!
Okay, here we go.
And play.
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Now back to the show.
Previously on Wow in the World.
Zoodle, what exactly are omega-3s?
Mindy and Guy Raz discover just how powerful omega-3s in fish are.
Guy Raz, are you sleep talking?
Yes, Professor.
If we subtract the square root...
How do fish make omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids anyway?
You know, I'm not entirely sure, but I bet we could find out.
And now we join Mindy and Guy Raz as they prepare for their adventure into the belly of a fish.
Inside the belly of a fish?
What?
No way.
Yes way.
Reggie?
Mindy, I thought you said Reggie was here in the garage.
Hmm.
Well, he did say he was going out for tacos, but I thought he'd be back by now.
Oh, wait.
I think he's back.
Reggie?
Aw, Reg, you brought tacos for all of us.
And Mindy, not just any tacos.
Reggie brought us fish tacos.
Fish tacos.
You know what that means, Guy Raz.
I think I do.
And a one, and a two, and a... It's raining fish tacos.
From out of the sky, fish tacos.
No need to ask why, just open your mouth and close your eyes.
It's raining fish tacos.
Eh, you like that?
And the best thing about these fish tacos are the actual fish.
Mmm, is that salmon eye smell?
Or just my fish-scented deodorant?
Hey, Reg, did you get these at Jorge's Loco Tacos?
Well, if they're from Jorge's, then this salmon is wild and sustainably fished from the cold waters of Alaska.
Sustainably fished?
You know what that means, Guy Raz?
It's raining sustainably, fish tacos.
Guy Raz?
Sustainably, fish tacos.
No, it doesn't mean that.
It actually means that the fish in these tacos aren't overfished.
That's all it means.
Ah, yes, because too many fish around the world, like cod and halibut and tuna, are overfished.
And when too many fish are caught by fishing boats, it means there aren't enough fish left in the oceans.
Then it becomes harder for those fish left in the oceans to make more fish.
Which means that if we don't stop overfishing in our oceans, we may not have any more fish at all one day.
Which means no more fish tacos.
Imagine a world without fish tacos.
Oh!
I can't even.
But there are ways that we can help, Mindy.
Guy Raz, I will literally do anything to help save the fish tacos.
Well, for starters, one way is by being really careful with the kind of fish you eat.
So, for example, sardines and anchovies and mackerel are all great choices because they're not as overfished as other species of fish.
So I guess we should all learn about what kinds of fish are sustainable.
Exactly, which is why wild Alaskan salmon is a good option.
Because back in 1973, the state of Alaska created a special law that protects the salmon from too many fishing boats.
And plus, Alaska protects the places where the salmon swim and lay their eggs.
And all of this is what allows the salmon to grow and thrive.
So that's why Alaskan salmon is sustainable.
Exact-a-ritos.
Hey, that's my not a word.
Oh, sorry.
Anywho, enough with the talking about salmon.
Let's Eat some salmon fish tacos.
I'm ready.
Let me just place this cloth napkin on my lap.
And here is my finest porcelain plate.
And my polished silverware is all laid out on the table here.
I've got my laguio knife.
All right, Guy Raz.
Yes?
We are eating fish tacos.
I know, I'm so excited.
Who eats fish tacos with cloth napkins and polished silverware?
Uh, doesn't everybody?
No, little buddy, they don't.
Here, let me show you the proper way to eat a fish taco.
Okay, well, you know me, Mindy.
I'm always up for learning new things.
So first...
You grab one of these little tacos and you hold it from the bottom like a baby, okay?
Like this?
You mean with my hands?
No, with your feet.
Yes, of course your hands.
Okay, and what's next?
Well, then you just move this little taco baby towards your open mouth.
Okay, are you sure about this?
Yes, of course I'm not sure about this, Guy Raz.
Oh, okay.
Now...
Just as you open your jaws, I want you to close your eyes.
And then... Mmm!
Oh, there you have it, folks.
Oh, look.
This is a fish taco.
Uh, okay, but your face is a mess.
Um, garage, let's face it.
My face was a mess long before the fish taco came waltzing along.
Uh...
Anywho, that's the whole point of eating fish tacos.
Kairaz.
If we want to find out how fish produce omega-3s and how those omega-3s are turned into fish oil, we gotta gobble up these tacos fast.
Well, what's the rush?
Well, if Reggie's gonna fly us down to the Southern Pacific Ocean to find some fish, we've only got a small window of time before he has to get to his medieval jousting class.
Wait.
Reggie's learning medieval jousting?
Just eat your fish taco, Guy Raz.
Okay, well then, here goes nothing.
Okay, little buddy, come on.
Come on, Guy Raz.
You can do it.
Only a dozen more to go.
Just eat those little taco babies.
You got it.
Come on.
Yay, Guy Raz.
You did it.
Yay.
So what did you think?
You're right, Mindy.
It's so much easier to eat a taco with your hands.
Ah. never going back to a fork and knife again.
I know, right?
Once you get used to eating tacos with your hands, you can eat pretty much anything with your hands.
Ice cream, cereal, soup.
Uh, I don't know if... Anywho, you ready to go?
I think.
Hey, Reg, you ready?
All right, saddle up, partner, because next stop, the Pacific Ocean right off the coast of Peru.
Peru?
Peru?
Why Peru?
Well, all that fish taco talk got me in the mood for some Peruvian chicken.
But the other reason why is that Peru is where you can find lots and lots of fish oil factories.
Wow, how come?
Well, a lot of the fish oil that ends up in our fish oil capsules and tablets comes from smaller fish like sardines and anchovies, and even mackerel.
And while those fish can be found all around the world...
A lot of them really love swimming in the Pacific Ocean near Peru.
Okay, then.
Well, I guess it's time to say... ¡Aquí vamos!
Huh?
¡Aquí vamos!
Oh, I see what you just did there.
Okay, you ready?
Ready.
¡Aquí vamos!
Reggie!
According to my cartograph, We should be here.
Let's climb down gently and find a spot to Reggie.
When I said water landing, I was thinking we'd stay dry.
I'm soaked.
Oh, don't worry about that guy, Rods, because I brought this.
Minnie, you brought a giant turbine with you?
Yeah, never leave home without it.
Here, let me just turn this puppy on.
Volcano!
It's good.
You can turn it off now.
What?
Guyron, I can't hear you because I'm drying you off with my wind turbine.
Yes, I know.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
Please turn it off.
Turn it off?
Okay.
Baby.
Sorry, I'm having a little trouble hearing you, Guyron.
Turn that thing off.
Hang on a second.
Man, you don't have to So here we are, floating in the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of Peru.
So is our plan still on?
Well, if we really want to learn about how fish produce omega-3s and then how fish oil is produced from those same fish, We gotta go into the belly of the beast.
Literally.
And to do that, there's only one option.
Shrink ourselves down small enough to be swallowed by a sardine.
So, uh, did you bring your shrink wand?
Oh, you know I did.
All right, let me just see here.
Nope.
No, that's my anvil.
Ah, more rats!
Aw, my tuba.
I was wondering where that was.
Let me see here.
Nope. my old cell phone from 2002.
Um, oh, here it is.
The shrink wand.
Wait.
Disguised as a turkey baster.
And just to be sure we don't drive each other bonker balls, I brought the voice unshrinker.
Good plan.
So, you ready?
I think so.
All right.
And a one, and a two, and a... It's raining fish time.
Nope.
Alakabuchi, Calabashnaz, use this ray to shrink Guy Raz.
Landy?
I forgot to shrink myself.
Um, alakabindi, rupalisindi, use this ray to shrink Mindy!
Mindy!
Over here, guy-wise.
I'm at the back of Reggie, near his tail feathers.
OK, I'm heading over there.
Just sing a little bit so I can follow your voice to where you are.
OK, here I go.
But can I unshrink our voices?
No.
Mindy?
Just kidding.
Much better.
Yes, much better.
Oops, I might have set the dial a little too much to the giant voice setting.
Hang on, let me make some adjustments here.
Strange, because it only seemed to affect your voice. and to normal, whatever that means.
At least our voices are back to normal.
The rest of our bodies are still shrunken down and micro-sized, and ready to get swallowed up by a sardine.
The only problem we didn't anticipate Mindy, is how are we going to survive once we're inside the sardine?
Ah, so glad you asked, little buddy.
Because me and Reg have been working on a secret project and it's time to unveil this beaut right here, right now.
A secret project?
Yep.
Ever since you suggested that we go to a fish to find the source of its powerful omega-3 packed oil, we thought we would design a special pod to travel in style.
A pod?
Yep.
Reggie's been hiding it like an egg under his belly.
Hey, Reg!
It's time for you to lay that egg!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Pretty impressive, huh?
Wow, Mindy.
Here, come inside.
I'll show you.
Wow.
Look at all these buttons and a 360-degree view of the ocean.
I designed it in the shape of a sphere, specifically to allow us to get a view from any direction.
You mean a perfect ball shape.
You know it, Guy Raz.
And from inside this sealed aquatic rover we will be able to explore the deepest depths of any sea creature we want.
I love it.
This baby packs a super hyperdrive hydrogen cell engine that can go from 0 to 60 in under 25 seconds.
Whoa.
Plus.
Plus?
Plus, it has a state of the art air filtration unit, a self-driving option, an all-digital color display and the best part.
The best part?
It has a push-button instant pancake maker!
Wow, you designed a push-button pancake maker for this thing?
No, that I borrowed from a Holiday Inn Express.
Well, I guess it's time for us to test this deep water orb out.
All we need to do now is just go underwater and... find a sardine to swallow us.
All right.
Uh, Mindy, what are you doing?
And why does it smell so fishy all of a sudden?
Oh, I'm just spritzing a little room spray that I made out of plankton and microalgae.
But now our whole pod stinks like, well, like stinky fish.
That's kind of the idea, Guy Raz.
So sardines eat plankton, which are these microscopic shrimp-like creatures, and they also eat microalgae, which is a kind of sea vegetable.
So I figured if our pod smells like these two things, better chance we'll be... Swallowed.
Good thinking.
Yeah.
So you ready to dive this pod down into the ocean?
Let's get... That's how you do it.
Kairos?
Kairos, you all right, little buddy?
I think so.
Where are we?
Oh, um, I'd estimate at this point probably 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Huh?
We're deep enough.
Now I'm hoping we can find some schools of fish down here.
I hope they're good students.
Is that a joke, Guy Raz?
Yeah, get it?
Schools of fish studying hard?
Yep, I got it.
Anywho, Kairos, what we're looking for down here is a sardine.
So, if you see one swimming around... Oh, wait.
Check it out.
Two o'clock.
Oh, there.
Yes, I see them, Mindy.
I believe we are approaching a school of sardines.
And I'm hoping that right about now, one of these fishies smells lunch.
Or rather, my proprietary parfum de plankton acid.
Algae spray?
Hey, by the way, why do you have this giant countdown clock ticking the seconds away?
Oh, that's to remind us that we've got a limited amount of minutes before we gotta get back, so Reggie can make his jousting class on time.
Oh, right, got it.
It appears as if we're swimming right into this school of... Ah!
Guy Raz!
I think one of the sardines is starting to suck us in!
Hold on tight!
Might get a little bumpy.
Kairos?
Kairos?
Mindy?
I think we made it.
Where are we?
Well, if my calculations are correct, we're somewhere inside this sardine's stomach.
And look what's floating all around us.
Whoa.
Is that what I think it is?
Well, if what you're thinking is fish food, then that's exactly what you're looking at.
Plankton and microalgae, the very foods that fish like sardines eat, and The kinds of foods that sardines convert into super healthy omega-3s.
The same omega-3s.
That may be connected to why those kids in China who ate fish at least once a week seem to do better on tests at school.
Yeah, those are the ones.
But now, of course, we need to get this sardine to a fish oil farm factory to find out exactly how the omega-3 fish oil is squeezed out of them.
Well, Guy Raz, I think our plans are about to get real.
Because if that sounds the sound I think it is then we're about to get fished by a big old fishing boat.
Yeah, it feels like we're about to get scooped up!
Hoist those nets, lads.
Ah, that's good.
Swing them over and release.
Ah, you're done good, lads.
Quit talking like that.
You're not Irish.
We're Scottish.
Glad you put on those seatbelts.
They're almost as important as that push-button pancake maker I installed.
Which, by the way, I can kind of go for one right now.
You?
No, thanks.
Suit yourself.
Mindy, this is no time for pancakes.
We need to figure out whether we're going to be safe inside this sardine once it gets to the fish oil factory.
Well, then I guess it's a good thing I brought my pocket guidebook to how fish oil is made.
You have a pocket guidebook to how fish oil is made?
Oh yeah, I never leave home without it.
And your wind turbine, and your tuba, and your anvil.
And don't forget your cat Alice.
You brought Alice with you?
Surprise!
She's an adventure cat, like me.
Right, Alice?
See how happy she is to be here?
Oh, hey, check this out.
What?
Here in my pocket guidebook to how fish oil is made...
Read here on page one.
Let's see here.
Step one, raw fish enters the processing plant, is chopped up into pieces, cooked using steam.
Mindy, we're going to die!
Pull yourself together, man!
Airaz, look at me.
Look at me in the eyes.
It's going to be okay, okay?
Okay?
How is it going to be okay?
Because your best friend, a.k.a. me, a.k.a.
Mindy, a.k.a. the Minster, a.k.a.
Minditty... this underwater pod with a special hardened, reinforced titanium and diamond dust coating.
Which means what?
Which means this little tin can is so strong that nothing can chop us or steam us or even crush us.
Oh, well, that's the second best piece of news I've heard all day.
Oh, well, what was the first?
When I found out that Uranus actually smells like rotten eggs.
Well, I mean, it is a gas giant.
So Yeah, it turns out that Uranus's clouds are made of hydrogen sulfide, which is the same molecule that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous smell.
Guy Raz, we're about to be dumped off this boat and thrown into a fish oil factory, and this is what's on your mind.
Uh, yeah.
Oh, boy.
Guy Raz, do you hear that?
By the sounds of it, Mindy, I think we've reached the port.
Oh, yeah.
I think you're right.
And that can only mean one thing.
It's raining fish tacos.
No, no.
Oh, sorry.
Okay.
Now, if my little guidebook here is correct, then after we enter the processing plant well, let's just say that these little sardines, including the one that we're in right now, are sentenced to be chopped, sliced.
So hold on tight.
Yeah, I think you're right.
According to my guidebook here, this little sardine, we're inside a capsule.
I think we've been turned into a fish oil tablet.
Oh man yeah, I wonder if we're gonna be sold at a store, you think?
Um, hang on, let me peek through the window.
What do you see out there?
Well, it looks like we're just surrounded by a bunch of caramel colored fish oil tablets.
Where do you think we're headed?
I don't know.
Probably the gift shop.
Oh man, I hope someone buys our bottle soon so we can get back to Reggie in time.
Oi shh.
You hear that?
Is that Reggie?
Oh, please, Reggie.
Please buy us.
Reggie, if you can hear us, please buy us.
Buy our bottle of fish oil.
Mindy, I think he's buying our bottle.
Guy Ron, he's opening us up.
Uh-oh.
It looks like he's about to grab two tablets with his beak, Guy Ron.
Reggie, wait, wait.
Don't swallow us.
No.
Guy Raz?
Mindy?
Um, I think we might be inside Reggie's belly.
What are we gonna do?
I mean, we can't wait until Reggie, you know... You know what?
Well, we can't wait until he, um... Until he what?
Well, we can't wait until he, um...
Until he what?
Just say it, Guy Raz.
Until he poops us out.
Okay, stay calm.
I've got a plan.
What are we gonna do?
Um, here, let me take the controls.
Controls?
Yeah.
I built some seriously powerful reverse thrusters in this pod.
And once I fire these babies up, we'll shoot right up Reggie's tummy, through his throat and out of his mouth.
You can... you can make Reggie...
Barf us out?
Yeah, we'll be bird barf.
Are you sure this is gonna work?
Yes, of course I'm not sure this is going to work, Guy Raz.
You ready?
Do we have a choice?
Reverse thrusters activate and... Oh no.
Fire!
Guy Raz?
Yes?
I think so.
Okay, let me unshrink us so that Reggie knows we're here.
Alakabuchi, Kalamatate, make this reverse shrink wand activate!
Ah, much better.
I can't believe we were just barfed up by a bird, Guy Raz.
Hey, Reg, how you feeling?
Yeah, I thought that fish oil would do the trick.
Ready to fly back for your jousting class?
All right, Guy Raz, saddle up.
Because here we go!
Eww!
Reggie!
Did you really swallow Guy and Mindy and barf them back up?
Oh, that's nasty.
I like the part about the fish tacos, though.
Oh, yeah.
I think a taco would make me feel better.
Great idea.
Let's wrap up the show.
Ahem.
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 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
That's 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
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Okay, let's go get those tacos.
It's raining fish tacos from out of the sky.
Fish tacos and ice cream pie.
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