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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?
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Oh boy, do I have a surprise for you.
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Eastern.
That's right, we are throwing another listening party.
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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.
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That's it.
It's going to be a November to remember.
But for now, let's get on with the show.
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Okay, is it on?
Reggie, is it on?
The microphone, Reggie, the microphone.
Is it on?
Okay, good.
Hello and welcome to WeWow on the Weekend.
I'm your host, Reggie.
Dennis.
And on today's show, we're going to... Reggie, what?
What do you mean, what are we doing?
We're making an episode of We Wow on the Weekend.
We Wow on the Weekend, Reggie.
The show is called We Wow on the Weekend because then people can listen to it on the weekend.
Yeah, sure, whatever.
We'll do an episode for Saturday and also one for Sunday.
What's going to happen in the show?
Oh, all sorts of stuff.
I'm going to listen to messages and answer questions from my adoring fans.
I'll probably interview people like Thomas Fingerling or Grandma G-Force or Mindy or Guy.
Sure, I can interview you too.
Then I thought we could replay an old episode from one of my favorite Tinkercast shows and then talk about it.
Or yeah, we could do that!
Yeah, we could do that too!
Reggie, we can do whatever we want!
It's the weekend, baby!
Sing a song?
Huh, I guess we could sing a song.
I've got a keyboard here.
Um, what should we sing?
A theme song?
Reggie, you're brilliant!
Let's see here, um... No.
No.
No.
I like this one.
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.
Singing, laughing, and then we.
Oh, wait.
No, I said laughing twice.
Whatever.
We wow on the weekend. you.
Thank you.
I am the best.
Okay.
Now what should we do?
Oh, good idea.
Let's go to the phone lines and hear from one of my devoted listeners.
Reggie, I have lots of devoted listeners.
No, no, no, no.
I'm not actually going to take a live call.
It's just voicemail.
All right.
Let's just get the old answering machine pulled up here.
Okay.
Here we go.
Dennis from WeWow on the weekend.
That's me.
Do you have a question?
Well, I do too.
Lots of them.
And who's going to answer all my questions?
You?
Probably not.
But I guess I can answer yours.
Leave me a message.
Hi, Dennis.
Mindy here.
Question.
Where does dirt come from?
Mindy, I told her this number was for fans only.
Let's just skip to the next one.
I just can't figure out...
Dennis, Mindy again, a riddle for you.
Mindy, no.
Next caller.
Hi, Dennis.
Mindy here.
I'm just wondering, did you borrow my sledgehammer?
Oh, next.
I've been looking for it everywhere.
Hi, Dennis.
Next.
Yahoo.
Next.
Congratulations.
You've been entered into a drawing to win a I want to hear this.
To claim your prize, all you have to do is put my voicemail on the show, Dennis.
I know you're screening my calls.
Yeah, maybe no voicemails today.
Good idea.
I better ask my actual devoted listeners to call in.
Attention, audience.
Do you have questions?
Call my voicemail and ask me, Dennis, a question.
The number is 1-888-7...
Wow, wow.
I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the weekend.
Yeah, that was it.
Well, next we're going to do 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 since this is our first episode, I think we should listen to the very first episode of Wow in the World.
Okay, let's see here.
It's an episode called The Search for Planet Nine and Our Sushi Powered Brains.
What?
That can't be right.
This sounds like two episodes.
And there's another part in this episode where Mindy and Guy talk about gratitude?
Why are there three episodes in this one episode?
Well, let's just play one of those stories.
Planet 9.
I want to hear about Planet 9.
What's it about?
Ooh, a mystery planet.
I love mysteries.
Play it.
Play it, play it, play it, play it.
No, Reggie, you have to put it in the... Just give it here.
There we go.
And play.
Loud in the world, we'll be right back.
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I know it's got to be around here somewhere.
Hey, Guy Ross, can you come over here and help me with something?
Sure, sure.
What's up?
Well, I'm looking for this thing.
It's like a thing and I just can't find it anywhere.
It's got to be somewhere because everything's somewhere, right?
Mindy, you're making a giant mess.
Oh, cool.
That's where my toothbrush was hiding.
Mindy, what are you looking for?
Well, I heard that this astronomer named Mike Brown needs help finding a missing planet, so I thought I'd start here, in my room.
It's gotta be around here somewhere.
Uh well, I think it's unlikely.
You're gonna find a missing planet under this pile of toys and books and stuffed animals.
And Uh, that's my collection of used Band-Aids.
Can you put it down next to the toenails?
We gotta find this Anyway, Mindy, can we try maybe looking through a telescope?
Well, I guess that would work, but I thought I'd start in a more obvious place.
Hmm.
Well, if you're thinking of the same Mike Brown that I'm thinking of, I have a feeling you might be searching for.
Planet X. Bingo, Guy Raz.
You're right.
It's Planet X, also known as Planet 9.
And do you know why they call it Planet 9?
Oh, you know I do, Guy Raz.
They call it that because there are eight known planets in our solar system.
Eight planets that orbit the sun.
Oh, you mean... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars... Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.
That's right.
Eight planets.
And as you know, Guy Raz, astronomers believe that there is a ninth planet beyond Neptune.
And they're asking kids and grown-ups to help them find it.
Mindy Professor Brown, who works at the famous university, the California Institute of Technology, Also known as Caltech.
Why, do you know him?
Not personally.
But I do know that he believes this planet, which some call Planet X and some call Planet 9, is 10 or maybe 15 times the size of planet Earth.
Wait a minute.
So you're saying that we could cram 15?
13 Earths inside Planet 9?
Quite possibly, Mindy.
And you are right.
Astronomers need our help to find Planet 9.
Which is why I'm looking through all my piles of junk to find it.
Well, actually, Mindy, astronomers have made it pretty easy to pitch in.
I'm ready to pitch in.
Tell me how.
Well, there's a website called Zooniverse.org.
And if you go to that site, you will be given a small section of outer space to investigate.
What?!
!
So you're saying that we could each get our very own piece of outer space?
I want the one with the most frosting!
Oh, no, no, Mindy.
Let me back up.
What will happen is that the website will ask you to use your eyes to carefully observe, or look, one part of outer space.
Well, how does that work?
Well, there's a very, very powerful telescope that can see far out into distant space.
It's called the Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer Telescope.
And it has taken thousands and thousands of photos of distant space.
And somewhere in one of those photos, astronomers are hoping that eagle-eyed amateur astronomers so you and me and anyone listening might be able to find the mysterious Planet Nine.
But if we know Planet Nine is out there and it's so big, then why can't we see it?
Well Mindy, the theory is that Planet Nine is so so, so far away from the sun that it's basically hidden in the darkness of space.
So the light from the sun can't reach it?
Well, that's the theory.
And Mindy, the craziest thing about Planet 9, if it exists, is that it is so so far away from the sun that it could take as many as 20000 Earth years for the planet to orbit the sun.
So it takes one year for the Earth to orbit the sun, but it would take Planet 9 20,000 years?
Exactly.
If you lived on Planet 9...
You'd only get to celebrate your birthday every 20,000 years.
Well, that doesn't sound like very much fun.
You'd hardly get any presents.
True, but I should say Mindy, it is highly unlikely that if Planet 9 is in fact out there, there is probably nothing living on it.
So if I find it, could I call it...
I don't know, Planet Mindy?
That's a good question.
I don't know if they'd name the whole planet after you, but you know they might name like a spot on it after you.
Maybe even give it a cool Latin-sounding name, like Planeti Mindius.
I do like the sound of that, but just a spot?
Yeah, a spot's pretty good.
Okay, so basically, if this all works out, there could potentially be a stain on Planet Nine named Mindy.
I wouldn't call it that.
I hope it's a blob that looks just like me.
Wow, so cool.
That was from the first episode?
When was it made?
2017?
Well, sheesh.
Have we found Planet 9 yet?
Oh, darn.
Well, keep looking, everyone.
And that was...
We'll just about do it for this episode of Wee Wow on the Weekend.
Thanks, everyone, for listening.
And be sure to give our phone lines a call to ask me, Dennis, a question.
The number is 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
That's 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the Weekend.
Uh, how do we end the show, Reggie?
Hmm?
Oh, sure, maybe another song.
Let's see.
That's the end of the show.
I'd say more, but I don't wanna.
I'll do another one tomorrow, But for now that's the end of the show Bye.
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