Exercise Extreme (1/6/25)

Summary

Wow in the World: Exercise Extreme (January 6, 2025)

In this engaging episode of Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz delve into the realm of fitness and exercise, contrasting extreme workout promises with scientific insights. The episode masterfully balances humor, storytelling, and factual information to educate both kids and their grown-up listeners about effective exercise strategies.

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1. The Arrival of Little Buff Bunny and the Extreme Fitness Challenge

The episode kicks off with the introduction of a new character, Little Buff Bunny, the charismatic founder of Little Buff Bunny's Big Gym. Little Buff Bunny presents an enticing yet questionable offer:

[03:03] Little Buff Bunny: "And when I'm done with you, you won't even know your own name."

He promotes an eight-hour daily fitness challenge, promising dramatic transformations:

[03:21] Little Buff Bunny: "Are you ready to look in the mirror and see a complete stranger?"

Little Buff Bunny's aggressive marketing captivates the hosts, sparking both interest and skepticism among the group.

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2. Skepticism and the Introduction of Scientific Insight

As the hosts contemplate joining the extreme fitness challenge, Guy Raz introduces a pivotal element to the discussion—a recent scientific study that challenges Little Buff Bunny's claims:

[10:19] Guy Raz: "You have to let me tell you about a new scientific study I just read about the science of fitness science."

This study, conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, investigates the optimal amount and type of exercise needed for long-term health benefits.

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3. Exploring the Study: Short Bursts of Exercise

Guy Raz elaborates on the study's methodology and findings:

[17:07] Guy Raz: "They conducted an experiment, and for the experiment, they studied the health information of 25,000 people in the United Kingdom."

The study focused on individuals who were not regular exercisers but wore fitness trackers for nearly seven years. The key discovery was striking:

[19:23] Guy Raz: "They found that for the people who had one to two minute bursts of exercise three to four times a day, they were just about 50% less likely to die from diseases related to their heart."

This finding underscores the efficacy of short, frequent exercise sessions over prolonged, intensive workouts.

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4. Debunking the Extreme Fitness Scam

Armed with scientific evidence, the hosts challenge Little Buff Bunny's extreme regimen:

[20:47] Guy Raz: "Not only do you not need to, but you probably shouldn't. Exercise is good, but too much could be bad for your body. Eight days a week is way too much."

The hosts highlight the impracticality and potential risks of committing to an eight-hour daily workout, especially when juxtaposed with the study's revelation that minimal, consistent activity can yield significant health benefits.

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5. Concluding with Fun and Effective Exercise Alternatives

Rejecting Little Buff Bunny's proposition, the hosts pivot to more enjoyable and sustainable forms of exercise:

[22:30] Grandma G Force: "Oh, I'll go first. Extreme pillow fighting."

[22:53] Mindy: "How about Extreme dancing to the beat of my knuckle cracking? Ha Ta cha."

These alternatives emphasize incorporating physical activity into daily routines in playful and manageable ways, making fitness accessible and fun for everyone.

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Key Takeaways

• Scientific Validation: Short, intense bursts of exercise spread throughout the day can significantly reduce the risk of heart-related diseases.

• Sustainable Fitness: Overly demanding fitness programs are not only impractical but can also be detrimental to one's health.

• Accessible Exercise: Incorporating playful activities into daily life can provide substantial health benefits without the need for extreme measures.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Little Buff Bunny on Transformation:
  [03:03] Little Buff Bunny: "And when I'm done with you, you won't even know your own name."

• Guy Raz Introducing the Study:
  [10:19] Guy Raz: "You have to let me tell you about a new scientific study I just read about the science of fitness science."

• Study Findings on Exercise Efficacy:
  [19:23] Guy Raz: "They were just about 50% less likely to die from diseases related to their heart."

• Debunking the Extreme Challenge:
  [20:47] Guy Raz: "Eight days a week is way too much."

• Promoting Fun Exercise Alternatives:
  [22:30] Grandma G Force: "Oh, I'll go first. Extreme pillow fighting."

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This episode serves as a compelling reminder that effective fitness doesn't require extreme measures. By leveraging scientific insights, Wow in the World empowers listeners to make informed and enjoyable choices about their health and well-being.

Transcript

[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy]

2, 1 mission.

[Dennis]

Get ready for a.

[Mindy]

Mixture of magnificent proportion I don't know.

[Grandma G Force]

What you've been told we're in a golden age so many discoveries that are jumping off the page While in the world While in the world wow.

[Mindy]

Houston.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Scrolling scrolling scrolling scrolling swiping hey you. Me?

[Little Buff Bunny]

Yeah, you.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh. What?

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh, two hours? Three?

[Little Buff Bunny]

Yeah, that's what I thought. Listen, don't you think it's about time you changed your entire life?

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh, well, change it? In what way?

[Little Buff Bunny]

You know, take yourself to the next level.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Grandma G Force]

Awesome.

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Eight hours a day. Who even are you?

[Little Buff Bunny]

Yeah, I'm Little Buff Bunny, founder of Little Buff Bunny's Big Gym. And I want you to join me on an exercise adventure that will leave you screaming, bunker ball.

[Guy Raz]

Bunker balls.

[Little Buff Bunny]

And when I'm done with you, you won't even know your own name.

[Dennis]

Oh.

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Little Buff Bunny]

Radical. What are you waiting for? Come on down to little Buffbunny's big gym and get ready for a reinvented.

[Thomas Fingerling]

You reinvented me? Well, I am an inventor.

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Dennis]

Free?

[Thomas Fingerling]

But how much does the rest cost?

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Guy Raz]

Am I worth it?

[Thomas Fingerling]

Yeah. Yeah, I am worth it.

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Grandma G Force]

I'm worth it.

[Thomas Fingerling]

I better go tell the gang about this. Now, where did I put my megaphone? Oh, hey, Reg. Didn't see you there. Megaphone. Right. Thanks, Reg. Now, come on. It's time to invent new versions of ourselves. Mindy and Reggie 2.0. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. Opening the door. Attention. Attention. Oh, 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?

[Guy Raz]

What?

[Grandma G Force]

I'm ready. Mindy.

[Dennis]

Zach.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Dennis. Where did you come from?

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

What?

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, what's going on? I thought I took the batteries out of that megaphone.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh, hi, Guy. Raz.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, put down the megaphone. Whoop.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Sorry. Sorry. So glad you're here.

[Grandma G Force]

Hi, Guy.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Okay, we gotta get down to little Buffbunny's big gym right now.

[Guy Raz]

I'm sorry, Little Bunny Buff. What?

[Thomas Fingerling]

Little Buff Bunny's big gym?

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah, Guy. Little Bluff Blunny's Big blag. Wait. What is it?

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Grandma G Force]

Ah, hurray.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Oh, Mindy, what are you talking about?

[Dennis]

Go faster, Fingerling.

[Mindy]

I'm going as fast as I can, G Force.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Is he pushing her up the hill in a shopping cart?

[Dennis]

Mush marsh, I said.

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, yeah. The shopping cart is their new fitness routine. They take turns pushing each other up the hill.

[Guy Raz]

Huh. Looks like a Good cardiovascular workout.

[Mindy]

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

[Dennis]

No, it's not.

[Mindy]

You said we were gonna take turns.

[Dennis]

Well, I never said nothing, Grandma.

[Thomas Fingerling]

G force. Thomas Fingerling.

[Dennis]

Push us over there. Fingerling. Mandy wants something.

[Mindy]

Fine.

[Dennis]

Hi, mindy.

[Mindy]

Hello, Wendy.

[Guy Raz]

Mr. Fingerling. Are you okay?

[Mindy]

Oh, yeah. Just working out. You know, getting swole, making gains, hitting my macros.

[Dennis]

You ain't hitting your macros.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Yeah. Where did you even get a shopping cart?

[Dennis]

Mind your business, boy.

[Mindy]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Dennis]

Another way?

[Thomas Fingerling]

A better way.

[Grandma G Force]

A better way?

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

You don't say.

[Thomas Fingerling]

And it only takes eight hours a day.

[Dennis]

Well, I'd rather eat hay.

[Mindy]

Yeah, me too.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh, come on.

[Guy Raz]

Wait a minute, Mindy. 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.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Wait, you all know about Little Buff Bunny?

[Mindy]

Yeah.

[Dennis]

Simon.

[Mindy]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Well, then what are we waiting for?

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah, what are we waiting for?

[Guy Raz]

We're not waiting for anything. We're not joining Little Buff Bunny's big gym.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Aw, why not? Guy Raz.

[Guy Raz]

Because he convinces people that 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.

[Dennis]

Well, I like a good fitness scam.

[Mindy]

You do? Yeah.

[Dennis]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh, yeah, and I love it because I'm worth it.

[Grandma G Force]

And I love whatever Mindy loves.

[Guy Raz]

But.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Dennis]

That pigeon hates scams or something?

[Thomas Fingerling]

No, he says he only does jazzercise.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Guy Raz]

Um.

[Mindy]

What? Oh, him. Right.

[Guy Raz]

Well, good luck, everyone. I think I hear my beans call. Uh, yeah.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Wait a minute. Guy Raz.

[Dennis]

Come on, Garage.

[Mindy]

Yeah, Come on, Guy Bozh.

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah, Come on, Drygoz.

[Guy Raz]

What?

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Don't any of you have any other friends?

[Grandma G Force]

No.

[Guy Raz]

Fine. But I'm only going under one condition.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Sure. Anything Anything at all.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Mindy]

Oh no.

[Thomas Fingerling]

You've got yourself a deal.

[Guy Raz]

Well then. Okay.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Yes.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Mindy]

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

[Dennis]

Hush, Fingerling.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Dennis]

Oh, fine.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Okay, everyone in the shopping cart with Grandma G Force.

[Guy Raz]

What?

[Grandma G Force]

Hooray. Make room for Dennis.

[Dennis]

Oh, hey, get out of my lap, boy.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Scooch over everyone.

[Grandma G Force]

Come anyway.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Come on, Thomas Fingerling, hop inside.

[Mindy]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Hey, Guy. Razzie.

[Guy Raz]

Yes?

[Grandma G Force]

How about a little push?

[Guy Raz]

How do I get myself into these things?

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Okay. Ready?

[Thomas Fingerling]

Yep. Hold on tight everyone. Cause here we.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Dennis]

Well, we're faster. Boy.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Mindy]

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

[Grandma G Force]

Uh, who's staring this thing?

[Thomas Fingerling]

Uh, I don't know.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Dennis]

Ah, talk louder.

[Grandma G Force]

Huh? I wonder what he was trying to tell us.

[Mindy]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

What?

[Dennis]

Ah, she finally.

[Mindy]

Well, little shopping cart, consider yourself returned.

[Dennis]

Oh, I think I broke my butt.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Is everyone okay?

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah.

[Guy Raz]

Run.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Run.

[Static Man]

Hey, Guy.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Roz, you're all sweaty.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Little Buff Bunny]

Come on in and sign up for my 8 hour daily fitness challenge.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Not so fast.

[Grandma G Force]

What?

[Guy Raz]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Oh, yeah, forgot about that.

[Dennis]

That's right, science crash into the shopping buggies again.

[Guy Raz]

Stop groaning. This is important.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Dennis]

Well then spread it out, boy.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Little Buff Bunny]

Cool.

[Mindy]

Is that the end?

[Guy Raz]

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 is really needed to live a long and.

[Mindy]

Huh, you don't say.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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.

[Guy Raz]

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.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Mindy]

Yeah, I'll say.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Dennis]

Yeah, I'm worth it, baby.

[Guy Raz]

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?

[Thomas Fingerling]

What are you even talking about, Guy Raz?

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah, what are you talking about, Guy Raz?

[Guy Raz]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Well.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Guy Raz]

No, not quite.

[Dennis]

Or chase squirrels.

[Guy Raz]

No. Wait, what?

[Dennis]

You know, chase squirrels instead of possums.

[Guy Raz]

I'm not sure that's.

[Mindy]

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

[Guy Raz]

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 in instead of driving and doing these kinds of things about three or four times a day in one to two minute bursts.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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.

[Guy Raz]

Well, yeah.

[Thomas Fingerling]

How did the researchers even discover this Guy Raz?

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah, how did the researchers discover this Guy Raz?

[Guy Raz]

Well, they did what any good scientist would do. They conducted an experiment, and for the experiment, they studied the health information of 25,000 people in the United Kingdom.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Wow, 20,000. 25,000. That's a lot of people. From Georgie Old England.

[Guy Raz]

Huh?

[Dennis]

That was terrible.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Sorry, I'm bad at accents.

[Guy Raz]

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.

[Grandma G Force]

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.

[Guy Raz]

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.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Guy Raz]

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

[Mindy]

Okay, so 25,000 60 year olds who don't exercise much.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Meaning that they probably did not belong to little buff bunny's big gym.

[Guy Raz]

Or any gym.

[Dennis]

Not even a jungle jam?

[Guy Raz]

Nope.

[Mindy]

Wow.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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.

[Guy Raz]

That's right. 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.

[Grandma G Force]

This is a lot of snooping.

[Thomas Fingerling]

And what did they find, Guy Raz?

[Guy Raz]

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.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

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

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Guy Raz]

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.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Huh. By getting oxygen to our blood.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Giving the heart the power to pump more blood.

[Guy Raz]

That's right. And to work better overall. Wow.

[Dennis]

Well, I believe it when I say it.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

Well, yeah.

[Thomas Fingerling]

So we don't need to exercise eight hours a day, eight days a week.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Mindy]

Well, only seven days, huh?

[Dennis]

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

[Guy Raz]

Hey.

[Grandma G Force]

Hey, you.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Me?

[Grandma G Force]

Yeah, it's Mouse Bunny. Mindy, I think he's talking to you.

[Little Buff Bunny]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Ah ha. No, thank you.

[Little Buff Bunny]

What? But aren't you worth it?

[Dennis]

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

[Mindy]

Me too.

[Grandma G Force]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

Dennis.

[Mindy]

Quiet, feller.

[Little Buff Bunny]

Aw, yeah, honey. All it takes is your time and money.

[Grandma G Force]

Yippee. I've got those. Sign me up, Dennis Growler. What?

[Guy Raz]

Okay, okay, everyone back in the shopping cart.

[Grandma G Force]

Aw, why?

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Mindy]

Well, okay, can we take turns pushing and riding this time?

[Dennis]

A cool front seat.

[Grandma G Force]

There's only one seat.

[Dennis]

You can sit on my lap.

[Grandma G Force]

Okay.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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.

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, I'll go first. Extreme pillow fighting.

[Thomas Fingerling]

How about extreme chasing Dennis out of my gingerbread mansion?

[Guy Raz]

Yeah.

[Grandma G Force]

Wait, no.

[Mindy]

How about Extreme dancing to the beat of my knuckle cracking? Ha Ta cha.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Yeah, good.

[Dennis]

How about extra extreme squirrel wrestling?

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, oh, oh.

[Guy Raz]

I've got one. How about extreme closet organizing? No.

[Grandma G Force]

I'll organize closets with you, guy.

[Guy Raz]

Oh, boy.

[Grandma G Force]

Mindy, you sure you don't want to join? Uh, fine. More exercise for me.

[Static Man]

Wow in the world. We'll be right back, grown ups. This message is for you. That's it.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Back to the show.

[Grandma G Force]

Wow in the World.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Static Man]

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

[Mindy]

Ooh, cool, dude.

[Static Man]

Dennis.

[Grandma G Force]

Hi.

[Static Man]

And Reggie for me. Bye. 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 Bonker Ball? Say hi to Mindy, Guy Raz. Grandma G Force. Booyah, Dennis. Howdy and Dun Dun Dun. Static Man.

[Grandma G Force]

I am Static Man.

[Static Man]

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 Guy Raz. 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.

[Dennis]

Oh, yeah.

[Static Man]

Thomas Fingerling.

[Mindy]

Who me?

[Static Man]

Dennis.

[Guy Raz]

Hi there.

[Static Man]

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 D Force.

[Dennis]

Oh, snap.

[Static Man]

Thomas Singerling.

[Mindy]

What?

[Static Man]

And Dennis, AKA Static Man.

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, would you look at that.

[Static Man]

And don't forget Reggie. Bye. 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 hang a gray monkey Force.

[Dennis]

Well, I guess.

[Static Man]

Charlie Fingerling.

[Mindy]

Oh, wow.

[Static Man]

Reggie Dinoine. Dennis and Don. Static Man.

[Grandma G Force]

What?

[Static Man]

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.

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, wow.

[Static Man]

Bucky the horse, the sleigh cats and Jed Anderson for me.

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, who's that?

[Mindy]

I don't know.

[Thomas Fingerling]

End of messages. Grown ups. If you like wow in the World, you can listen early and ad free right now on Wondery.

[Guy Raz]

Join Wondery in the Wondery app or on Wondery Kids plus on Apple Podcasts. Prime members can listen ad free on Amazon Music.

[Thomas Fingerling]

And before you go, tell us about yourself by filling out a short [e-mail].

[Guy Raz]

Wow in the world is written by Mindy Thomas and Tom Bankalkin with help from me, Guy Raz.

[Thomas Fingerling]

Original sound design and music editing is done by our supervising producer, Jed Anderson and Tyler Thole. 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.

[Guy Raz]

Jessica Boddy keeps our facts straight as our fact Checker and Meredith Halpern. Ranzer Powers the wow at Tinkercast.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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

[Guy Raz]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

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.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Thomas Fingerling]

If 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 in a wow?

[Guy Raz]

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

[Grandma G Force]

Clean White Dog.

[Static Man]

Wow in the World.

[Thomas Fingerling]

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