It's wee wow week.
Attention, wowzers of the world behold the rolling thunder of wow and wonder that is wow on wheels.
Wow on wheels.
Oh hi mindy, hi guy.
What's wow on wheels?
Is it like Wow on ice?
But instead of ice dancing it's roller skates.
Uh, no.
Mindy, we've been driving all night only to wind up right back where we started?
I thought this was supposed to be like a week-long world tour or something.
Oops yeah, looks like I spilled some science all over my navigation system here.
And uh Mindy, what's going on in your ice cream truck?
Oh, sorry, wow on wheels truck.
Well, Dennis Guy Raz and I wanted to share our love of scientific exploration with other wow-seeking wowsers all over the world.
So we're driving around in this ice cream truck and I mean wow on wheels, to get others to join us in thinking and exploring, like the scientists who wow us.
Oh!
Yeah, yesterday we were remembering that one time that we all learned about how bees will choose their nectar based on how fast they can barf it up.
Right.
I was the baby.
Win.
And today we want to invite wowsers from all over the world to join us in a bug hunt.
A bug hunt?
Ew.
Dennis, think like a scientist.
Do you think that we would know anything about bees or their barf if scientists were all ew bugs?
Win.
I mean... Mindy's right, Dennis.
The truth is, bugs and humans like us are all just earthlings.
We share this planet, so we should probably get to know our tiniest neighbors.
Fine, I'll get to know the bugs, but I don't know that we'll have anything in common.
Well, you're both pests.
Oh, yeah, that's true.
And you're both known to ruin other people's picnics.
That's because checkered picnic blankets are cliche.
Oh, and you both enter homes uninvited.
What?
I knock sometimes.
So, Dennis, will you join us on our bug hunt?
And contribute your findings to our wow on wheels?
You want me to find bugs and put them in this truck?
I don't think there are enough seatbelts in there.
Oh, you're not going to touch the bugs you find.
You're just going to observe them.
Yeah, observe them like a scientist.
Oh, whew.
And then you're going to write or draw your observations in a notebook.
Oh.
I can use my snooping journal.
That's perfect.
You'll want to jot down all of the important information, like what the bug looked like, how many legs it has, whether or not it has wings.
You'll also want to mark where you found it, what it was doing when you found it and what you think it might eat.
Okay.
And the final step is to draw or take a picture of any bugs you find.
Got it.
You want me to snoop on bugs the same way I snoop on you?
Uh... Well... Like, listen to this entry from the other day.
Monday, 9.54 a.m.
An unusually disheveled Guy Raz steps outside in his formal bathrobe to greet the morning sun.
He has two legs, no visible wings, and bags under his four weary eyes.
In his hand, he has... Okay, Dennis, I think you understand the challenge.
Ready to issue that challenge to the wowzers of the world, Guy Raz?
Sure am, Mindy.
Great.
Then we'll do it right after this.
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Wowzer fans Mindy here, and before we start the show, I gotta let you know that this November is about to get a lot more wow.
Join us each week for the rest of the month for special episodes of wow in the world.
This week, grab a plate and join us for a slice of turducken with a special new episode featuring our friends at circle round and terrestrials on radio lab for kids.
Wow, 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 7pm 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 calling all wowsers.
The time has come to meet your fellow earthly neighbors.
Our challenge to you is to embark on an epic bug hunt for this scientific search and find maybe you should call it a snoop and find what call it a snoop.
And find for this scientific snoop and find you'll need a notebook, a pencil and, if you have them, a magnifying glass and a camera.
Okay, I got all that stuff.
Next, you'll want to think of places where you're likely to find the most bugs.
Backyards, public parks, gardens, and wooded areas are all good places to start.
Good thinking, Guy.
But you can also start in your very own infested home.
What?
Assuming that your home is made out of cookies and candy and held together by stale icing.
Uh.
OK, or maybe that's just me.
During your exploration, you'll want to turn over rocks and logs, take a peek inside flower petals and the trunks of fallen trees and observe any insects that might be flying through the air.
And when you find one, give yourself a big high five, like this.
Oops, hold on.
There we go.
Sorry.
And when you find a bug, take a picture or draw one in your field notebook and make note of anything interesting that you observe.
And the most important part, we want you to share your findings with us.
That's right.
We're hoping to collect the wows you find on this bug hunt and add them to our wow on wheels collection right here.
To do that, just call and leave us a message about what you found at 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
That's 1-888-7-WOW-WOW.
You can also send us pictures and videos of what you find at Tinkercast.com slash share.
But whatever you do... Oh, I know!
Whatever you do, don't tell the bugs where you live.
They'll never leave you alone.
Well, I was actually going to say, don't Touch the bugs, but yes, that too.
So, what do you say, wowzers of the world?
Are you ready to join us this week in our rolling thunder of wow and wonder?
Yeah, I'm ready!
Woo!
Uh, we'll see you back here tomorrow for a brand new scientific challenge.
Until then, who wows?
Oh, me!
I wow!
Dennis!
Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry.
You guys do it.
We wow!
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