Exercise Extreme

Summary

Wow in the World – "Exercise Extreme" (January 5, 2026)

Episode Overview

In “Exercise Extreme,” hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz launch into a wacky, family-friendly adventure exploring the world of exercise and fitness fads. The episode humorously debunks the myth that extreme exercise routines (like working out eight hours a day) are necessary for health, while anchoring the discussion in actual scientific research about how even small, intense bursts of daily activity can lead to meaningful health benefits. Through the zany antics of their cast of characters, Mindy and Guy show that science is as much about everyday actions as it is about wild adventures.

---

Key Discussion Points and Insights

The Fitness Fad Encounter

• The episode opens with Mindy and Reggie being lured by “Little Buff Bunny’s Big Gym,” a spoof on extreme-fitness marketing tactics. Little Buff Bunny promises life-changing transformations for the low cost of just eight hours of daily exercise (00:33–03:58).
  • Notable Moment: Mindy gathers friends to join, including Grandma G Force and Thomas Fingerling, by offering a free session if they can recruit one more friend.

Extreme but Silly Fitness Routines

• In true Wow fashion, Grandma G Force and Thomas Fingerling have their own “workout”—pushing a shopping cart up a hill (04:27). The group debates whether unconventional activities like this count as real exercise.

Guy Raz Calls Out the Scam

• Guy Raz points out that Little Buff Bunny’s offer has the hallmarks of a scam: “He convinces people that if they exercise in his gym for eight hours a day and pay him a lot of money, they’ll all be buff and physically fit. It’s a fitness scam.” (07:15)
• The group pressures Guy Raz to join, and he agrees on the condition that he gets to share some real science first (08:43).

The Real Science: Exercise in Everyday Life

• Before signing up, Guy Raz insists on talking about a new scientific study (12:09):
  • “I just read a fascinating new study in the journal Nature Medicine... led by a group of scientists from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Center” (12:31)
  • The key question: How much and what kind of exercise is actually needed for a long, healthy life?
• The punchline: “Eight hours a day—even one hour a day—is actually a lot... And that doesn’t even include the time it takes to ride to his gym in a shopping cart.” (13:20)
• The real finding? You don’t need to transform your entire life to be healthy—short, intense bursts of exercise incorporated into daily routines can be enough (14:00–14:47).

Findings from the Study

• Scientists analyzed the health data of 25,000 adults (mostly around age 60) in the UK who didn’t exercise much but wore fitness trackers for almost seven years (16:02–17:02).
  • “They found that for people who had one or two minute bursts of exercise three or four times a day, well, they were just about 50% less likely to die from diseases related to their heart.” — Guy Raz (17:52)
  • These short, vigorous bursts might be “rapidly climbing stairs, speed walking to a friend’s house, and doing these kinds of things about three or four times a day in one to two minute bursts.” (14:43)
• What matters is pumping up your cardiovascular system—even in ordinary, everyday moments.

The Takeaway: Extreme Simplicity

• The group realizes: “Just going bonkerballs on some of the movements that we’re already doing every day can be enough?” (19:00)
  • Guy Raz reaffirms: “Not only do you not need to (exercise 8 hours a day), but you probably shouldn’t. Exercise is good, but too much could be bad for your body.” (19:16)
• Humorously, the group rejects Little Buff Bunny’s pitch at the gym, deciding instead to think up their own “extreme” (but very normal) daily activities (20:47–21:51).
• Sample ideas from the gang: extreme pillow fighting, extreme closet organizing, and extreme dancing to knuckle cracking (21:04–21:29).

---

Notable Quotes & Fun Moments

• Little Buff Bunny’s pitch (mocking fitness marketing):
  • “And all it takes is your time and money!” – Little Buff Bunny (02:34)
• Grandma G Force on workouts:
  • “Incline shopping cart is the best workout we got.” – Grandma G Force (06:02)
• Guy Raz, on scams:
  • “He convinces people that if they exercise in his gym for eight hours a day and pay him a lot of money, they’ll all be buff and physically fit. It’s a fitness scam.” (07:15)
• The real study summary:
  • “For people who had one to two minute bursts of exercise three to four times a day, well, they were just about 50% less likely to die from diseases related to their heart.” – Guy Raz (17:52)
• Dennis, ever the joiner:
  • “I’m worth it. What’s it gonna take, Lil Buff Bunny?” (20:15)
• Mindy’s realization:
  • “So all of those blasts of movements kept their hearts pumping and strong and their blood flowing.” (18:08)

---

Important Segment Timestamps

• Intro/Setup (00:00–03:58): Mindy and friends get sucked into the world of extreme fitness fads by Little Buff Bunny.
• Grandma G Force & Thomas Fingerling’s Workout (04:27–05:57): “Incline shopping cart” routine.
• Guy Raz Calls Fitness Fad a Scam (07:15)
• Guy’s Science Condition (08:47)
• Guy Explains the Study (12:09–19:44):
  • Details of the study (14:47–17:36)
  • Key results (17:52–18:41)
• Comedy/Solutions Segment (20:47–21:51): Friends invent their own “extreme” activity ideas.
• Listener Call-Ins with Fun Animal Facts (22:04–24:32)

---

Episode Summary

“Exercise Extreme” uses humor, a lively cast, and real research to underscore that healthy living doesn’t require hours at a gym or falling for flashy promises—short, intense breaks of activity integrated into everyday life can deliver big benefits, especially for cardiovascular health. The episode is energetic, silly, and engaging for listeners of all ages, and it leaves families with the joyful message: You don’t have to turn your life upside down to be healthy—just go bonkerballs on your regular moves!

Transcript

[A]

Proceeded. 3, 2, 1 mission get ready for a mixture of magnificent proportion I don't know what you've been told we're in a golden age so many discoveries that are jumping off the page While in the world wow in the world wow in the world wow in the world.

[B]

Scrolling scrolling scrolling scrolling swiping hey, you. Me?

[C]

Yeah, you.

[A]

Oh. What?

[C]

How long have you been sitting here scrolling through videos of cute cats riding on babies?

[B]

Oh, two hours?

[A]

Three.

[C]

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[A]

Whoa.

[C]

Listen, don't you think it's about time you changed your entire life?

[B]

Oh, well, change it? In what way?

[C]

You know, take yourself to the next level.

[B]

Oh, well, that sounds good, I guess. What level am I even on?

[C]

Are you ready to climb into the driver's seat and floor the gas pedal towards your ultimate destiny?

[B]

Oh, are you talking about my ice cream truck? Because the last time I floored the gas, my foot actually went through the floor.

[A]

Awesome.

[C]

Then you're ready to sign up for my eight hour daily fitness challenge.

[B]

Eight hours a day? Who even are you?

[C]

Yeah, I'm little Buff Buff, founder of Little Buffbunny's Big Gym. And I want you to join me on an exercise adventure that will leave you screaming bunker balls. And when I'm done with you, you won't even know your own name.

[A]

Oh.

[C]

Are you ready to look in the mirror and see a complete stranger?

[B]

Well, I mean, I actually kind of like myself just the way I am.

[A]

So. Radical.

[C]

Then what are you waiting for? Come on down to Little Buffbunny's Big Gym and get ready for a reh.

[A]

Reinvented.

[B]

You reinvented me? Well, I am an inventor.

[C]

And if you can get four or more of your friends to join, your first session is free.

[A]

Free?

[B]

But how much does the rest cost?

[C]

No, don't worry about cost. The question you should be asking is, am I worth it?

[D]

Am I worth it?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah, I am worth it.

[C]

That's right, honey. And all it takes is your time and money I'm worth.

[B]

I better go tell the gang about this. Now, where did I put my megaphone? Oh, hey, Reg. Didn't see you there. Megaphone.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Thanks, Reg. Now, come on, it's time to invent new versions of ourselves. Mindy and Reggie 2.0. Opening the door Attempt.

[A]

Attention.

[B]

There we go. Attention everyone in the whole neighborhood. Mindy, are you ready to turn yourself upside down and inside out until you're the opposite of yourself?

[E]

What?

[F]

I'm ready. Mindy Zas.

[B]

Dennis. Where did you come from?

[F]

What do you mean I've been standing right here behind you this whole time.

[A]

What? Mindy, what's going on?

[E]

I thought I took the batteries out of that megaphone.

[B]

Oh, hi, Guy. Raz.

[E]

Mindy, put down the megaphone.

[A]

Whoop.

[B]

Sorry. Sorry. So glad you're here.

[F]

Hi, Guy.

[B]

Okay, we gotta get down to Little Buff Bunny's big gym right now.

[E]

I'm sorry, Little Buff what?

[B]

Little Buff Bunny's big gym?

[F]

Yeah, Guy.

[A]

Little bluff. Blunt. Blag.

[E]

Wait.

[F]

What is it?

[B]

We have to act now and bring all of our friends so we can get our first session free.

[A]

Hurry.

[B]

And then we can turn our lives upside down and inside out until we look into the mirror and see strangers.

[E]

Oh, Mindy, what are you talking about?

[D]

Go faster. Fingerling time.

[G]

We're going as fast as I can. G force.

[B]

Oh, good. It's Grandma G Force and Thomas Fingerling. We need them to come too. Grandma G Force. Thomas Fingerling over here.

[E]

Is he pushing her up the hill? And the shopping cart?

[D]

Mush Marsh has fit.

[F]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

The shopping cart is their new fitness routine.

[F]

They take turns pushing each other up the hill.

[A]

Huh.

[E]

Looks like a good cardiovascular workout.

[G]

G Force. It's my turn to ride in the cart now.

[D]

No, it's not.

[G]

You said we were going to take turns.

[D]

Well, I never said. Said nothing.

[B]

Grandma G Force. Thomas Fingerling.

[D]

Push us over there. Fingerling. Mindy wants something.

[G]

Fine.

[D]

Hi, mindy.

[G]

Hello, Randy.

[E]

Mr. Fingerling, are you okay?

[G]

Oh, yeah, just working out. You know, getting swole, making gains, Hitting my macros.

[D]

You ain't hitting your macros.

[B]

Well, I'd say pushing Grandma G force up a hill in a shopping cart is kind of a weird way of working out.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

Where did you even get a shopping cart?

[D]

Mind your business, boy.

[G]

Yeah, don't call it weird. Incline Shopping cart is the best workout we got.

[B]

Well, what if I told you there was another way?

[G]

Another way?

[B]

A better way.

[A]

A better way?

[B]

Yeah, the little Buff Bunny's big gym way.

[D]

You don't say.

[B]

And it only takes eight hours a day.

[D]

Well, I'd rather eat hay.

[G]

Yeah, me too.

[A]

Oh, come on.

[E]

Wait a minute, Mind. I remember now. I've seen the advertisements for that place. That little buff bunny promising to change your life and his slogan. Ah, yeah, honey, all it takes is your time and your money.

[B]

Wait. You all know about little Buff Bunny?

[A]

Yeah.

[G]

Little Buff Bunny's been trying to get the whole town to join.

[B]

Well, then what are we waiting for?

[F]

Yeah, what are we waiting for?

[E]

We're not waiting. Were not joining. Little Buff Bunny's big Gym?

[A]

Aw, why not?

[B]

Guy Raz?

[E]

Because he convinces people that if they exercise in his gym for eight hours a day and pay him a lot of money, they'll all be buff and physically fit. It's a fitness scam.

[D]

Well, I like a good fitness scam.

[G]

You do?

[H]

Yeah.

[D]

I scammed you into pushing me up this hill in a shopping buggy.

[B]

Oh, yeah, and I love it because.

[F]

I'm wor and I love whatever Mindy loves.

[A]

But.

[B]

No but, Sky Raz, that's three friends, and all we need is one more and our first session is free. Reggie, where are you going?

[D]

That pigeon hates scams or something?

[B]

No, he says he only does jazzercise.

[F]

Oh, no, Mindy. Where are we ever gonna find one more friend at this hour?

[H]

Um.

[G]

What? Oh, him. Right.

[E]

Well, good luck, everyone. I think I hear my beans calling. Yeah.

[B]

Wait a minute, Guy Raz.

[D]

Come on, garage.

[A]

Yeah.

[G]

Come on, garbage.

[A]

Yeah.

[F]

Come on, dry Gauz.

[A]

What?

[B]

Please, Guy Razi, you're our only hope.

[E]

Don't any of you have any other friends?

[A]

No. Fine.

[E]

But I'm only going under one condition.

[B]

Sure, anything. Anything at all.

[E]

You have to let me tell you about a new scientific study I just read about the science of fitness science.

[G]

Oh, no.

[B]

You've got yourself a deal.

[A]

Well, then.

[E]

Okay.

[B]

Yes.

[F]

Wait, how are we gonna get there, Mindy? Little Buffbunny's big gym is all the way down at the bottom of the hill.

[G]

Yeah, it's all the way over by the supermarket where we borrowed this here shopping cart without asking.

[B]

Hush, Fingerling.

[E]

Borrowed without asking, and that's stealing. You need to return that cart immediately.

[D]

Oh, fine.

[B]

Okay, everyone in the shopping cart with grandma GeForce.

[E]

What?

[A]

Hooray.

[F]

Make room for Dennis.

[A]

Oh.

[D]

Hey, get out of my lap, boy.

[B]

Scooch over, everyone.

[A]

Come anyway.

[B]

Come on, Thomas Fingerling, hop inside.

[G]

Okay, easy does it now. Okay, I think I'm in.

[B]

Hey, Guy Razzie.

[A]

Yes? How about a little push?

[E]

How do I get myself into these things?

[B]

Just get us rolling down the hill and then you jump in. Okay?

[E]

Okay.

[A]

Ready?

[B]

Yep. Hold on tight, everyone. Cause here.

[A]

We're on. Quick, jump in. I can't. The hill is too steep. You're all moving too fast.

[D]

Well, we're faster.

[A]

Boy, I'm running as fast as I can.

[G]

Whoopee. Being a rider is way more fun than being a pusher.

[F]

Uh, who's steering this thing?

[B]

Uh, I don't know.

[A]

Mindy. Mindy, watch out. What? I said watch out.

[D]

Uh, top.

[A]

Louder. Huh?

[F]

I wonder what he was trying to.

[G]

Tell Oh, I see. He was trying to say we were about to crash into the rack of shopping carts.

[B]

What?

[D]

Ah, she quietly.

[G]

Well, little shopping cart, consider yourself returned.

[D]

Oh, I think I broke my butt.

[B]

Is everyone okay?

[A]

Yeah. Run. Run. Hey, Guy Raz.

[E]

Ooh, you're all sweaty, Mindy.

[F]

Oh, look, Mindy, the fitness scam place is right over there across the street.

[C]

Yeah, come on in and sign up for my 8 hour daily fitness challenge.

[B]

Little Buff Bunny's big gym. Look, everyone. We made it.

[A]

Come on.

[E]

Uh, not so fast.

[A]

What?

[E]

I said I'd join you all under one condition.

[B]

Oh, yeah, forgot about that.

[E]

That's right, science.

[D]

Crash into the shopping buggies again.

[E]

Stop groaning. This is important.

[B]

Come on, everyone. We promised to hear him out. And besides, it's science.

[D]

Well, then spit it out, boy.

[E]

Okay, so I just read a fascinating new study in the journal Nature Medicine.

[G]

Cool. Is that the end?

[E]

No, no, no, no. It was a study on fitness and exercise, and it was led by a group of scientists from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins center in Australia. And in this study, the researchers wanted to find out just what kind of exercise and how much of it needed to live a long and healthy life.

[G]

Huh, you don't say.

[B]

Well, according to little Buff Bunny, you only need to spend eight hours a day. Eight days a week. But his guarantee only works in his gym with his special equipment and coaching and nutritional supplements and branded athletic wear.

[E]

Well, that's just the thing, Mindy. Eight hours a day, even one hour a day is actually a lot. And that doesn't even include the time it takes to ride to his gym in a shopping cart. Or the money you need to join it.

[B]

Yeah, I guess it was kind of a pain to get everyone down here.

[G]

Yeah, I'll say.

[B]

But it's probably worth it for a whole lifestyle change.

[D]

Yeah, I'm worth it, baby.

[E]

But what if there was a better way? What if you didn't have to change your whole lifestyle just to fit in enough exercise to keep your body healthy and fit?

[B]

What are you even talking about? About Guy Raz?

[F]

Yeah, what are you talking about, Guy Raz?

[E]

I'm talking about the kind of exercise where you do the things you would normally do in a given day, just more intensely.

[B]

Like instead of eating tacos like a normal person, I power shove them into my mouth.

[E]

Well.

[F]

Or instead of normal snooping, I work twice as hard to get up in everyone's business.

[E]

No, not quite.

[D]

Or chase squirrels.

[E]

No. Wait, what?

[D]

You know, chase squirrels instead of possums.

[E]

I'm not sure That's.

[G]

Or push G Force up a hill in a shopping cart.

[E]

Well, okay, okay. I suppose all those ideas could work. But according to this study, the scientists were thinking something more along the lines of rapidly climbing stairs and speed walking to a friend's house. And instead of driving and doing these kinds of things about three or four times a day in one to two minute bursts.

[A]

Huh.

[B]

Wait a minute. Guy Raz. You're telling me that these scientists discovered that with one to two minute blasts of movement three or four times a day, we could be in the kind of shape where we wouldn't need little buff bunnies Big Jim. At all?

[E]

Well, yeah.

[B]

How did the researchers even discover this guy Raz?

[F]

Yeah, how did the researchers discover this guy Raz?

[E]

Well, they did what any good scientist would do. They conducted an experiment.

[A]

Ooh.

[E]

And for the experiment, they studied the health information of 25,000 people in the United Kingdom.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

20,000. 25,000. That's a lot of people. From jolly old England, huh?

[D]

That was terrible.

[B]

Sorry, I'm bad at accents.

[E]

Now, the 25,000 people they studied are people who were not big exercisers, but they wore these little fitness trackers every day for a span of almost 7 years.

[F]

Oh, I wear a fitness tracker. It's my little bit. And it tracks how many steps I take. So now I know. It takes me 48 steps to get to the mail, 252 steps to water my azaleas, and 1,244 steps to secretly follow Mindy to the dog park. Dennis, what are you doing at the dog park? Mindy, you don't have a dog.

[E]

Right. And Dennis, your little biffit probably also contains other information, like how hard your heart is pumping, when you're the most active during the day, and for how long.

[A]

Ha.

[F]

A little bit fit. You're such a snoop.

[E]

I should also note that on average, the 25,000 people in the study were around 60 years old.

[G]

OK, so 25,000 60 year olds who don't exercise much, meaning that they probably.

[B]

Did not belong to little buff bunny's big gym.

[E]

Or any gym.

[D]

Not even a jungle gym?

[E]

Nope.

[G]

Wow.

[B]

Okay, so let me get this straight. The researchers took 25,060 year olds who wore fitness trackers for just about seven years and studied every little bit of health information that the trackers could collect.

[E]

That's right.

[A]

Wow.

[E]

Information like how much they moved over the course of a day or how hard their hearts were pumping, or the amount of time they spent moving their bodies more intensely. Things like that.

[F]

This is a Lot of snooping.

[B]

And what did they find, Guy Raz?

[E]

Yeah, well, they found that for the people who had one to two minute bursts of exercise three to four times a day, well, they were just about 50% less likely to die from diseases related to their heart.

[A]

Ah.

[B]

So all of those blasts of movements kept their hearts pumping and strong and their blood flowing.

[E]

That would make sense. The heart and the arteries that carry blood throughout the body make up the body's cardiovascular system.

[F]

Ooh, cardiovascular system. Sounds fancy, Dennis. Well, it does.

[E]

And what these researchers found was that even after just a few bursts of intense movement a few times a day, well, that can often be enough to keep the cardiovascular system in shape.

[A]

Huh.

[B]

By getting oxygen to our blood.

[E]

Exactly. And keeping the arteries or pathways to our hearts clear for the blood to pump through.

[B]

Giving the heart the power to pump more blood.

[E]

That's right. And to work better overall.

[G]

Wow.

[D]

Well, I believe it when I say it.

[B]

Okay, so let me get this straight. The research suggests that just going bonkerballs on some of the movements that we're already doing every day can be enough?

[E]

Well, yeah.

[B]

So we don't need to exercise eight hours a day? Eight days a week?

[E]

Not only do you not need to, but you probably shouldn't. Exercise is good, but too much could be bad for your body. Wow. Eight days a week is way too much. Especially because a week only has seven days, right?

[G]

Oh, only seven days, huh?

[D]

Well, you learn something new every week, I guess.

[E]

Hey.

[A]

Hey, you.

[B]

Me?

[F]

Yeah, it's my buff bunny. Mindy, I think he's talking to you.

[C]

You look like you could use an expensive and time intensive workout regimen that will turn your body in, inside out, and your life upside down.

[B]

Ah, no, thank you.

[A]

What?

[C]

But aren't you worth it?

[D]

No, she is not. And I'm not worth it neither.

[G]

Me too.

[F]

I'm worth it. What's it gonna take, Lil Buff Bunny?

[A]

Dennis.

[G]

Quiet, feller.

[F]

Aw, yeah, honey.

[C]

All it takes is your time and money.

[A]

Yippee.

[F]

I've got the. Sign me up, Dennis Growler.

[A]

What?

[E]

Okay, okay, everyone back in the shopping cart.

[A]

Aw, why?

[B]

We need to get out of here before any of you get sucked into little Buff Bunny's big fitness scam.

[G]

Oh. Okay, can we take turns pushing and riding this time?

[D]

A cool front seat.

[F]

There's only one seat.

[D]

You can sit on my lap.

[F]

Okay.

[B]

And while we're making our way back up the hill, we can take turns coming up with new and extreme ways of getting little bursts of exercise into our lives.

[A]

Oh, I'll Go.

[G]

First.

[F]

Extreme pillow fighting.

[B]

How about Extreme Chasing Dennis out of my gingerbread mansion?

[A]

Yeah.

[F]

Wait, no.

[G]

How about Extreme Dancing to the beat of my knuckle cracking? Ha.

[A]

Yeah, good.

[D]

How about Extreme squirrel wrestling?

[A]

Oh.

[E]

Oh, I've got one. How about extreme closet organizing?

[G]

No.

[F]

I'll organize closets with you, Guy.

[E]

Oh, boy.

[F]

Mindy, you sure you don't want to join?

[A]

Uh, fine.

[F]

More exercise for me.

[B]

Wow in the World.

[A]

We'll be right back.

[B]

Grownups, this message is for you.

[A]

That's it.

[B]

Back to the show.

[A]

Wow in the World.

[B]

Hi, thanks for calling wow in the World. After the beep, get ready to record.

[H]

Hi, I'm Calvin, and I live in Austin, Texas. My wow in the world is that if you look at a bow constrictor, a python skeleton, you'll find little leg bones. Say hi to Grandma G Force. Oh, Thomas Fingerling.

[G]

Ooh, cool, dude.

[H]

Dennis.

[A]

Hi.

[H]

And Reggie for me.

[A]

Bye.

[H]

Hello. My name is Andrew and I live in Texas. My wow is that when baby koalas are born, they are the size of a jelly bean. Isn't that Bonkerball? Say hi to Mindy, Guy Raz. Grandma G Force. Booyah, Dennis.

[E]

Howdy.

[H]

And Dun Dun Dun. Static Man.

[A]

I am Static Man.

[H]

Hi, my name is Aldo. I live in Missoula, Montana, and I want to tell you that peregrine falcons are the fastest bird on Earth, and they can glide down at 200 miles per hour. Bye. Hi, Mindy and Gray Ross. My name is Dean. I'm from Whippy, Ontario, in Canada. My wow in the world is that spider monkeys can climb with their tails. Say hi to Reggie, Grandma G Force.

[D]

Oh, yeah.

[H]

Thomas Fingerling.

[G]

Who, me?

[H]

Dennis.

[E]

Hi there.

[H]

And the sleigh cats. Debbie, Donna, Pam and Ms. Dixon, Carol, Cheryl, Janice and Steve. And don't forget Static Man. Hi, my name is Sadie, and I'm from Kingston, North Carolina. My wow in the world is that a golden eagle's talons are thought to be 10 times stronger than a human's hand. Isn't that Bonkerball? Say hi to Grandma DeForest.

[D]

Oh, snap.

[H]

Thomas Singerling.

[A]

What?

[H]

And Dennis, aka Static Man.

[F]

Oh, would you look at that.

[H]

Oh, and don't forget Reggie.

[A]

Bye.

[H]

Hi, Mindy and Guy Raz. My name is Caroline, and I live in Boston, Massachusetts. My wow in the world is that orcas are not really whales. They're actually the largest dolphins in the world. Isn't that Bonkerball? They had to gray my deforest. Well, I dare Thomas Winkerling.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[H]

Reggie Dinwain. Dennis and Santa Dun Dun Static man what? Hi Mindy and Guy Raz. My name is Charlie from Bedford, New Hampshire. Am I? Well that M&MS. Were on all space shuttle missions after 1981. Astronauts gobbled them up like Pac man as they floated in the craft. They had a Reggie Dennis oh wow. Bucky the Horse, the Slay Cats and Jed Anderson for me.

[F]

Oh, who's that?

[G]

I don't know.

[E]

End of messages wow in the World is written by Mindy Thomas and Tom Van Calkin with help from me, Guy Raz.

[B]

Original sound design and music editing is done by our supervising producer, Jed Anderson and Tyler Thol. You can also hear Jed Anderson in the voices of Dennis Thomas, Fingerling, Reggie and many of the other silly characters you hear on our show.

[E]

Jessica Bode keeps our facts straight as our fact checker and Meredith Halpern Ranzer powers the wow at Tinkercast.

[B]

Our theme song was composed and performed by three time Grammy nominees the Pop Ups. Find them at thepopups.com Special thanks to.

[E]

Steph Sosa, Henry Moskal, Ruth Morrison, Rebecca Caban, Kit Ballinger, Sana Ali Muhammad, Anna Sigorski and all of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.

[B]

To keep the wows rolling, visit [e-mail] There you can learn more about becoming an official member of the World Organization of wowzers, learn about upcoming events, shop our wow Shop, find our best selling books and learn about all of our other amazing podcasts from Tinkercast Grown Ups.

[E]

You can follow wow in the World on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter owintheworld and our email address is hellonkercast.com and if.

[B]

You'Re a kid with a big wow to share with us, call us at 1-888-7-WOW WOW. For a chance to be featured at the end of our show or an upcoming episode of 2 what's and a wow.

[E]

Thanks again for listening and and until next time, keep on wowing.

[A]

Wow in the World was made by.

[B]

Tinkercast and sent to you by Wondery.