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Wee wow on the weekend Wee wow on the weekend We wow on the weekend, cause this is what we do on the weekend.
And then we, oh wait, no, I said laughing twice.
Uh, whatever. We wow on the weekend, yeah!
Wow on the weekend. Cause this is what we do on the weekend.
Hello and welcome to Wee Wow on the Weekend.
I'm your host... Dennis! Oh, hi, Reggie.
Reggie's here too. Oh, dear, you look tired.
Why are you so tired, Reggie? You stayed up all night watching reality shows with Medi?
Reggie, why didn't you invite me? I do not blab while you're trying to watch.
It's not blabbing. It's insightful and passionate commentary.
Oh, it's Fine, I was asleep anyway. I have to get a full 14 hours of beauty sleep to maintain all of this.
For the listeners, I'm gesturing to my face.
Reggie, don't laugh! Okay, you're right.
Let's get into the show. You want to do another reading reviewsies?
Reading reviewsies, Reggie. You know, the comments people write on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or whatever, and they give us stars. print out a bunch and read them out loud.
Okay, good. I was going to do it whether you wanted to or not.
Ahem. I'm reading reviewsies for me and for yousies.
We've got us some doozies, so let's read!
Reveals! Okay, let's see what we got here.
This reviewsy comes from username MyQuestion, and the title says...
I want turtle week. The message says I want turtle week soon.
Fun fact. Turtles are faster in water. Water droplet emoji.
And I'm waiting. Grumpy face emoji. Five stars!
Turtle Week? Like a whole week of shows about turtles?
Huh. I guess that could be interesting.
Reggie, look into that, please. Okay, this next Reviewsy comes from username Quip.
And the title says, I agree. The message says, Turtles are so, so, so, so, so awesome!
Five stars! Turtles again? What is happening?
Next review. Okay, this review is from Stelix503, and it says...
Oh no, it says, I agree with Turtle Week.
Please turtle wink, turtle emoji, turtle emoji, turtle emoji, turtle emoji, turtle emoji, turtle emoji, snake emoji.
Okay, listen, people. There is already an episode of Wow in the World about turtles.
It's called Long Live Lonesome George. I don't know.
Just listen to it for a whole week or something.
Ah right, Lonesome George is about a tortoise.
And tortoises are different than turtles?
Oh well, next review. Okay, this one better not be about turtles.
This review is from username soincrediblybeautifulshows.
The title says... Why is Dennis so loud?
The message reads, whenever the character Dennis talks, he is so much louder than all the other characters, which is annoying, because he's always on the show.
However, love what you started here. Five stars.
Well, so incredibly beautiful shows, it just so happens that I am not loud.
Everyone else is just too quiet. And another thing, I can talk quietly if I want to.
Yes, I can, Reggie. Watch. This is me talking quietly now, like a little mouse.
A little tiny mouse named Dennis. I do not sound weird, Reginald.
This is my normal speaking voice, only quieter.
I actually kind of like it. I could talk like this all day if I wanted to.
Hello, Mindy. Hello, Guy. Lovely weather we're having.
I can't take it, it's too quiet in here.
Okay, I admit it, I'm a loud talker. But that's just who I am and I refuse to apologize.
Thanks for all your reviews, these listeners.
Keep them coming. I just might read it on Wee Wow on the weekend.
Five stars or more, please. Okay, fine. Whatever star amount you deem appropriate.
All right. Next up is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Inside Dinkercast 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 story from episode 11 called Invite Yourself to Dinner.
In this episode, Mindy goes to lunch with herself and Guy Raz gets really confused.
Because Reggie, there are two Mindys. No, not like Parent Trap.
Actually, no. Yeah, kind of like Parent Trap.
Good idea. Let's play the episode. Here we go.
And play. WeeWow will be right back. Grownups, this message is for you.
That's it. Now back to the show. Oh, hi, um, excuse me, can I just, um, is the seat taken?
Well, it is now. Have a seat. Okay. Pleasure to meet you.
The name's Mindy. What's yours? Oh. Well, my name is Mindy, too.
No way. Yes way. No way. Yes, Wade. Get out of here.
OK. No, I didn't mean that literally. Oh, right, I should have known that, because it's almost like we're, um... Yes?
We're almost the, uh... Uh-huh. We're the same person!
Whoa, that was weird. Am I talking to myself?
I'm talking to myself. Oh boy. Am I crazy?
Busted. Oh no, here comes Guy Raz. I'm back here, Guy Raz.
Come on in. I can hear you talking. Where are you?
I just can't... So Mindy, you have to tell me what you are eating over here.
It looks delish. Well, Mindy, thank you for asking.
Where are you? It's just a kale salad. Caesar salad that my buddy Guy Raz made from scratch and left over here to wilt.
I just came by to pick up my kale salad that I had left.
Kale salad, ooh la la. But I made it better by replacing all of the kale with Frosted Flakes.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Mindy, what in the world is going on here?
Wait, there are turtles. Who of you? Am I seeing double?
What's happening? Oh, hey, Guy Raz. We were just talking about you.
And when you say we, you mean... Me and me.
Am I saying double? No, you're just wearing two pairs of glasses.
Here, take those off. There, that's better.
Wait. Wait, is that my kale salad? What did you do to it?
I fixed it with frosted flakes. What? And now I'm eating it with my own reflection.
You're having lunch with yourself? technically it's your lunch but yeah pretty much to eat with myself i needed a mirror And that's why me and myself are eating your salad in the bathroom here.
Do you want it back? Whoa. What? No, no.
Mindy, what? I mean, you are sitting in the bathroom. in front of a mirror, eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes salad and talking to your reflections.
Oh, I have a great explanation. Somehow you always do.
So I just read about a new discovery that was made by some researchers at Nagoya University in Japan.
So there's a scientific explanation for all of this?
Of course there is! Why else would I be eating your salad in the bathroom mirror with my own reflection?
So let me start by saying that there have been studies in the past that have shown that people eat more and enjoy their food more when they're eating it with other people.
It's something called the social facilitation of eating.
And speaking for myself, I would say that is true. as long as you're not eating with other people in, say, a landfill or this bathroom.
I'm picking up what you're putting down, Guy Raz.
OK, so back to this research. And so these researchers wanted to find out if eating alone but looking at ourselves in the mirror... would have the same effect as eating with another person.
Huh, that's interesting. So how did they do this experiment?
Well, they got 16 people, mostly the age of grandparents, to come and eat popcorn for 90 seconds.
That sounds like a pretty short party. Well, it would be if they were all together. and not sitting in a laboratory, but that was not the case here.
So they had to eat the popcorn alone? Well, it depends on what you mean by alone, Guy Raz.
Well, were they by themselves? Well, each one of the 16 people were not with other humans. so I guess you could say that they were technically alone.
Okay. But if you mean were they truly alone, then no.
Well, were they alone or not? Well, in one group, the researchers had the people eat in front of a mirror so that they could look right back at themselves.
Hello. the researchers asked the people to eat in front of a blank screen or like a blank wall.
And then... In the third group, they asked the people to eat the popcorn while looking at a photograph of themselves eating popcorn.
This is making my head spin. Yeah, people will pretty much do anything for free popcorn.
So what did they discover after the popcorn ran out?
Well, after the popcorn ran out, they asked these people to answer a few questions like, How much did you enjoy this popcorn that you were eating alone?
And how much of it did you eat? Interesting.
So they wanted to compare how the popcorn tasted if you ate it all by yourself or... if you ate it in front of a mirror, or if you ate it just looking at a picture of yourself.
Eating popcorn? You got it. And what do they find out?
Okay, so they found out that people eating in front of the mirror and even just in front of a picture of themselves seemed to enjoy their popcorn more and ate more of it than people eating totally by themselves.
That's amazing. So even if you're not literally with another person person, but just with an image of yourself or you in the mirror looking back?
We'll see you next time. scientists in Japan concluded.
And you know the coolest thing about it?
What? Well, this research could help solve the problem of loneliness.
Wow, because feeling lonely is no fun. You got that right, Guy Raz.
And lots of people all around the world get lonely. like people who might live by themselves and don't always get to eat dinner with friends or with family.
I can imagine that would make mealtimes feel pretty lonely. for sure.
So these scientists in Japan are hoping that maybe This experiment will lead to new ways of helping people who are lonely feel less lonely when they're eating.
Because when someone feels like she's sharing her food with another person, then she's likely to eat more and enjoy the food more than if she was just eating alone?
Exactly! Now I understand. So this is why you invited yourself to eat my lunch in front of your bathroom mirror.
I told you I had a good reason. You always do, Mindy.
But now you owe me a salad. See if you can get yourself to make one, Guy Raz.
Mindy and I have lots to catch up on before we wrap up here.
Uh... Mindy! Ugh, here I go again. Mindy, I just have to say, your hair looks magnificent.
Thanks, Mindy. That's because I've been combing it with a salad fork.
No way. Yes way. No way. Yes way. No way.
Yes way. Okay. Mindy, don't take this the wrong way, but I kind of need some alone time. what oh boy you need some alone time i need some alone time okay I knew you were going to say that and... Oh, what?
Now you're just reading my mind? Mindy, we share the same mind.
Oh, just because we're the same person? What in the... Right.
Okay. This is getting weird. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
She started it, Guy Raz! Mindy! Sorry. Promise to stick together forever, Mindy?
We don't have a choice, Mindy. I love you.
I love you too. But now, you owe me a salad.
Good job! Ah, salad. Classic Guy Raz. Wow, that was so good.
I need to get a mirror down here so I can be my own co-host.
Oh, yeah. I already did put a mirror down here.
Because, Reggie, I need to check my nose for boogies before we record the show.
Okay, let's just get this mirror closer here and...
Now, uh, how did Mindy do that? Oh, right.
Hi, Dennis. Hi there. Welcome to WeWow on the Weekend.
Thanks for having me. I'm honored. Question for you.
Ask away. Would you like to watch reality TV and eat popcorn with me today?
Of course. Excellent. Let's wrap up the show and go upstairs.
Agreed. That will just about do it for today, listeners.
If you have a question for me, or me, write.
Give us a call and leave a message at 1-888-7-wow-wow.
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Or I might answer your question on WeWow on the weekend.
Oh, Dennis, you're the best. No, you are.
Want to do the goodbye song with me? Yeah.
Okay, great. That's the end of the show.
My name is Dennis. My name is Dennis as well.
And we'll do another show tomorrow. But for now, that's the end of the show.
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