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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.
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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 weekend because this is what we do on the weekend talking, laughing me and reggie singing, laughing.
And then we oh wait no, i said laughing twice uh whatever, we wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend.
We wow on the weekend because this is what we do, and welcome to Wee.
Wow on the Weekend.
I'm your host, Dennis.
And that's Reggie.
We're down in my mother's basement singing songs, playing games and listening to episodes of our favorite Tinkercast podcasts.
Yeah, and doing whatever else we feel like doing.
What do you feel like doing, Reggie?
Reggie!
I said, what do you feel like doing?
What do you mean you don't know?
You're hungry?
Yeah, I suppose I could eat.
Oh, Reggie, we should do a cooking segment.
I know.
I've been talking about it and talking about it, and we haven't done it yet.
Yeah, it needs a name.
Let's call this 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 and Reggie.
Welcome to Dishing It Up with Dennis.
On today's show, we're going to make... Let's make a frittata.
I don't know what a frittata is, but it sounds fancy and I've heard a bunch of people order it at brunch before.
Oh, right.
Some people might not know what brunch is.
Brunch is when you eat breakfast a whole bunch.
Yes, it is.
Brunch is a whole bunch of breakfast.
Okay, let's get cooking.
I'm pretty sure that frittatas are made with eggs, so...
Get crackin', Reggie.
What?
We don't have any eggs.
How do we not have any eggs for the cooking segment I just made up?
Okay, I guess we can substitute eggs with... Let's see here.
The strawberry yogurt I was eating earlier.
And then we need some seasoning.
How about... Oh, my leftover Halloween candy.
No, it's still good.
Okay, gummy worms into the yogurt.
Couple pieces of chocolate.
All right.
What else we got?
A garnish.
Great idea.
Let me go check the couch cushions.
Because, Reggie, the couch is basically a pantry.
All right.
We got some loose batteries, a set of keys, a ukulele.
Aha!
I found a cheese doodle.
This will add savory to our sweet and also a little crunch.
There we go.
Put that right on top.
And voila!
A yogurt candy cheese doodle frittata.
Okay, here you go, Reggie.
Taste it.
I made it for you, Reggie.
Eat the frittata.
Fine, Mr. I'm not hungry anymore.
I'll eat it.
Oh!
I go wrong.
Reggie, quick, get me my emotional support juice box.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.
Okay, okay.
Oh, thank goodness.
That frittata was horrible.
I can't believe you let me eat that.
Yeah, good idea.
Let's move on.
Okay, I think it's time for 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 this weekend, we're revisiting episodes from the very first season of Wow in the World.
Today, we're doing a little story from episode nine called Tooting Cows and Crickets for Breakfast.
Oh, no, not another gross episode with toots in it.
And crickets for breakfast?
I already ate a yogurt candy cheese doodle frittata.
I'm stuffed.
Oh, is it maybe about the sport of cricket?
Because I like that.
Oh, good idea.
I'll check my notes.
Let's see here.
Mandy and Guy.
Nah, nope.
It's bugs.
Okay, let's just do it.
Here we go.
And play.
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Wowin'
People always say every time a cow toots, an angel gets some bangs.
Uh, I didn't know people say that.
Sure you do.
Don't you remember I told you that last week when we were lost in that cow pasture?
Man, it's hot out here.
Kairos, did you know that a cow drinks a bathtub's worth of water every single day?
My GPS said this is the place.
Make a U-turn.
Kairos, did you know that a cow can walk up the stairs, but it can't walk back down the stairs?
Man, I'm getting tired.
Turn left at the cow's butt.
This is not working.
Guy Raz, did you know that you can milk a cow on an airplane?
Whoa!
You have arrived.
Huh.
Guy Raz, did you know that every time a cow toots, an angel gets some bangs?
Wait, now I recall it.
You did say that, Mindy.
But I'm not saying it anymore.
Turns out it's not even true.
Well, where is all this going?
Guy Raz, the thing about cows is that every time they toot, the Earth freaks out a little.
And by that I'm assuming you mean the amount of methane they produce from those toots and burps has a negative impact on the Earth due to the level of greenhouse gas emissions right.
Yeah, that's exactly what I just said.
So get this.
There are one and a half billion cows roaming around our planet, taking up a lot of land, and every time one of them burps or toots, methane gas flies out of their butts.
And when you're dealing with something like almost 50 gallons of methane gas per cow per day, that's a lot of toots and burps, i'll say especially because, from what i understand, the average cow only produces five to seven gallons of milk every day.
Yep, And to prove it, I've been collecting cow toots in milk jugs for the last 12 months.
You've been hoarding methane gas from livestock in gallon milk jugs?
Boys, bring in the toots.
Whoa.
Oh, man.
Guy Raz, what you're looking at here is 50 gallons of grade A cow toots, all produced exclusively by my cow, pal Yarrel, over here.
Oh, man.
He's a prize-winning tutor, aren't you, Jarl?
So, Mindy, maybe we should explain how a cow... Say toots.
What?
Say toots, Guy Raz.
Come on, you can do it.
Nice.
Saved by the cowbell.
So what were you trying to ask me again?
Well, I was attempting to ask you to explain how this methane gas harms...
Oh, yeah.
So here's the deal.
Cow toots and burps release what are known as greenhouse gases.
And greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere.
And by atmosphere, you're talking about the invisible layers of gases that surround our planet.
Exactly.
And when that heat is trapped in the atmosphere, it makes the planet warmer which, as you know, is not good.
Yeah, because when the planet gets warmer, it causes changes to the weather and the seasons.
It heats up the oceans.
It can cause ice and snow at the top and bottom of the planet to melt, and it could change the way we humans and other animals live our lives in the future.
Yeah, and there are lots of other ways that greenhouse gases are being put into our atmosphere, like every time we burn coal to power our electricity, or when we drive our cars and trucks on the roads, and even how we get rid of our trash by burning it.
These are just a few of the ways that we're junking up the atmosphere.
Besides cows tooting up the earth.
What are some of the things that we humans can do to help out?
Well, there are lots of little ways that we can help, and some of those start in our very own homes.
Oh, you mean like turning off electronic devices when we're not using them?
Yeah.
Or using things like energy-saving light bulbs?
Yeah, or reusing stuff, or chilling out on the heat and air conditioning, or even planting a garden of native plants.
But... Oh, we're back to buts.
Guy Raz.
Scientists may have just discovered a new way to help save the planet.
Really?
And all we have to do is eat bugs.
Eat what?
Oh, come on.
Like you've never eaten a maggot before?
Mindy, no.
I mean, there's a lot I would do for science, but eat bugs.
Bugs?
Guy Raz, just hear me out on this.
Uh, So one of the reasons there are so many cows tooting up the atmosphere is because we humans depend on them so much for food and for milk.
Yeah, hamburgers and steak and even milk have a lot of the protein we need in our diets which, I guess, is why we eat and drink so much of it.
Yeah well, so these researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Scotland's Rural College wanted to see what would happen if we were to replace half of the That we eat with insects.
So like crickets?
Yeah, crickets, mealworms, or even Frankenstein meat, really.
You mean meat.
That's produced in a laboratory.
Yeah, fake meat.
So imitation meat made with soybeans or tofu like tofu hot dogs or soy chorizo.
Sure, whatever you want to call it.
The point is, researchers discovered that insects and imitation meat are actually the best kinds of meat when it comes to how it affects our planet.
So are you saying that if we truly care about the Earth, we should just give up our bacon-wrapped cheeseburgers for a steady diet of grasshoppers and grub worms?
That's exactly right. what I'm saying.
That's not what I'm saying.
What I am saying is that it's not the craziest idea to start thinking of insects as a regular part of our breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Are you making this up, Mindy?
Not this time, Guy Raz.
These researchers realized that if we all pitched in to make little changes in the way we eat, doing things like eating insects for protein, or choosing chicken or fish or plant-based foods over beef, Or even just easing up on the amount of food we waste,
We could help the Earth and save it from the hordes of greenhouse gas-emitting cows.
Now work over that bag of cheesy cockroach doodles, Guy Raz.
It's time to rescue this planet.
Now that is something to toot about.
You said it!
Wow, so interesting that Mindy was talking about eating crickets in season one.
Yeah, because later in Season 3, Episode 8, Mindy opens up a food truck where she serves cricket burgers.
Oh, really?
There are lots of cultures around the world where people eat bugs?
Maybe I should give it a try.
Are there any candy-coated varieties?
Oh, yeah, I want to try a chocolate-covered cricket.
But if I don't like it, I'm going right back to my diet of cheese doodles and iceberg lettuce.
The two food groups.
Well, devoted listeners, that's all for this weekend.
Remember, if you want to ask me a question or tell me a joke or a riddle or a haiku, leave me a message at 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
That's 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the weekend.
Okay, Reggie, let's go get some chocolate-covered crickets.
So what other kind of insects can humans eat?
Antworms?
Nuh-uh.
And ants, right.
I forgot about those.
Reggie, scorpions?
That can't be right.
Oh, you don't eat the stinger.
Well, what happens when you... Thanks for joining us for this edition of Wee Wow on the Weekend.
Our show is written by Ruth Morrison and Jed Anderson.
Original sound design and production is done by Henry Moskal and Marion Lozano, with help from Jed Anderson and Tyler Thull.
Original music for WeWow on the Weekend is composed and performed by Tyler Thull.
Special thanks to Steph Sosa, Rebecca Caban, and all of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.
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