The Purrr-fect Match: Cats, Chaos, Science, and Smelly Surprises!

Summary

Podcast Summary: Wow in the World

Episode: The Purrr-fect Match: Cats, Chaos, Science, and Smelly Surprises!
Date: March 23, 2026
Hosts: Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz
Podcast: Wow in the World by Tinkercast

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Episode Overview

In this delightfully chaotic and science-filled episode, Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz go behind the scenes (and right on the stage!) of a fictional game show, The Purrr-fect Match, where the stars are—cats. The challenge: Can cats identify their humans solely by their humans’ smell? This wacky adventure showcases a real scientific study, celebrates feline unpredictability, and, of course, features plenty of laughs, memorable moments, and a dash of chaos.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Scene: Cat Game Show Madness

• Mindy is a contestant on The Purrr-fect Match, a televised game show inspired by real feline science.
• The show’s premise is that cats must identify their owners based on scent—a direct nod to a study from Tokyo University of Agriculture ([04:09]-[04:54]).
• Moose Boofington is the over-the-top host, with Grandma G Force joining as a colorful contestant.

Memorable moment:
“Okay, well, basically the challenge in this game is to get these cats to correctly guess their human based on the way their human smells.”
— Mindy Thomas (02:37)

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2. The Science Behind the Mayhem

• Mindy explains the shortage of scientific studies about cats, compared to more cooperative animals like dogs ([04:33]-[05:11]).
• The featured study: Can cats recognize their humans through smell?
  • Researchers used tubes: one with the owner's odor, one with a stranger's odor, and one with no scent (the control) ([08:06]-[09:01]).
  • The natural feline instinct is to explore what's new, so cats show more interest in unfamiliar smells ([15:24]-[15:59]).
• Experiment logistics:
  • Humans had to provide odors by swabbing ears, toes, and armpits—leading to some giggle-worthy exchanges ([09:50]-[11:01]).

Notable Quote:
“Guy Raz, have you ever tried to blindfold a cat?”
— Mindy Thomas (09:01)

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3. The Experiment (Game Show) In Action

[13:35]-[18:50]

• Contestant 1: Grandma G Force & Colonel Toots Thunderpaw

  • Set-up: Three tubes presented to the cat: owner’s scent, stranger’s scent, no scent.
  • Result: Colonel Toots goes for the familiar (red) tube but fails by the game’s logic—which expects the cat to choose the stranger’s (novel) tube.
  • Twist: Grandma likely lost her personal scent from constantly carrying “fountain pennies” in her clothes, absorbing strangers’ wishes and smells ([16:32]-[16:57]).
  • Humorous sparks fly between Grandma G Force and Moose Boofington.

• Contestant 2: Mindy & Her Sleigh Cats

  • The sleigh cats correctly show more interest in the stranger’s (Guy Raz’s) tube, reflecting what the scientists observed.
  • Mindy wins, earning cat treats as her prize. The sleigh cats then seem to prefer Guy Raz’s company and scent!

Notable Moment:
“You shoved so many of those fountain pennies in your unitard, you probably smell like the wishes of all the strangers at the mall.”
— Mindy Thomas (16:48)

Funny Exchange:
“Mindy, you want me to swab my ears and toes and armpits for national tv?”
— Guy Raz (10:32)

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4. Science Unpacked

• The study’s results: Cats naturally investigate unfamiliar scents over familiar ones, so showing interest in the “stranger’s scent” proves they can tell the difference ([15:24]-[15:59]).

Science summary simplification:
“If the cats were more interested in the blue stranger's tube, that would mean they found the red tube familiar and therefore uninteresting.”
— Mindy Thomas (15:47)

• Real-world take-away: Cats do recognize their humans by smell, but their curiosity pulls them toward what’s new and unusual.

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5. Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “Do you know how hard it is to get cats to cooperate for anything, much less a scientific study?” — Mindy Thomas (04:14)
• “There are countless scientific studies on dogs and birds and other animals. But not so much for cats.” — Guy Raz (04:35)
• “And can someone get me a lint roller? I need to get this cat hair off my lapel.” — Moose Boofington (07:44)
• “Swabbing my toes, swabbing my armpits. Nice and smelly. Cause I didn't take a bath today.” — Mindy Thomas (10:04)
• “Let’s see if Colonel Toots Thunderpaw can make the purrfect match.” — Moose Boofington (14:27)
• “Let’s reveal the tubes...” — Moose Boofington ([13:48], [17:17])

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6. Listener WOWs (Reliable End-of-Episode Segment)

[21:39]-[23:50]

• Kids call in with their “WOW in the World” facts:
  • Narwhals’ horns, axolotl regeneration, chicken safety glasses, elephants using tusks for mining salt, Scotland’s unicorn, heart-shaped coral reefs, raccoons opening jars, and the origin of “cowcumber.”

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Memorable Characters and Fun Exchanges

• Moose Boofington: Charismatic (and cat-allergic) game show host.
• Grandma G Force: Sassy, tough, and full of quirks—including storing countless pennies and being trailed by her landlord/cat.
• Mindy & Guy Raz: Science communicators, friends, and the heart of the comedic, curious chaos.
• The Sleigh Cats: Mischievous, unpredictable, and (scientifically accurate) in their interest in novel smells.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:30] — Mindy explains the “Purrfect Match” challenge.
• [04:09] — The science study behind the game.
• [08:06] — Researcher’s experiment outlined.
• [13:35] — Game show segment begins: tubes revealed.
• [15:24] — Explanation: why cats prefer the “stranger’s” scent.
• [17:17] — Mindy and the sleigh cats’ turn.
• [21:39] — Listener “WOW” messages start.

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Conclusion

This episode blends scientific discovery with the hosts’ signature humor and zaniness. Using a game-show spoof, Wow in the World explores how cats use their sense of smell, brings animal behavior research to life for kids and families, and ensures everyone leaves with a smile and a “WOW.” If you ever doubted that science could be both hilarious and informative—this “purr-fect” episode is proof.

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Summary by ChatGPT

Transcript

[Dennis]

Hello, Wowzers, it's me, Dennis. And before we start the show, did you hear about March gladness? Reggie? No, not basketball tournament stuff. March gladness tournament stuff. Yeah, exactly. March Gladness is where I think of all the things that made me the gladdest this month. And then I put them head to head in a tournament style bracket. Oh, so you do know what I'm talking about. Well then, as you know, the winner of my March gladness tournament was my new haircut. Do you love it?

[Mindy Thomas]

What do you mean?

[Dennis]

Don't worry, it'll grow back.

[Guy Raz]

Whatever.

[Dennis]

Wowzerfams, you too can fill out your very own March gladness bracket by going to tinkercast.com march there you can print your very own free march gladness bracket. Then fill it out to see what made you the gladys this month. Put your favorite things head to head in a tournament of gladness one more time. That's Tinkercast.com March now let's get on with the show

[Mindy Thomas]

proceeded.

[Moose Boofington]

Three, two, one.

[Listener Messages]

Get ready for an adventure of magnificent proport.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I don't know what you've been told but we're in a golden age. So many discoveries that are jumping off the page While we in the world. Wild in the world.

[Moose Boofington]

Houston.

[Stage Manager]

All cats please report to the set. All cats please report to the set. That means you too, Steve.

[Mindy Thomas]

I'm so nervous. Quick guy. Raz, how's my hair? Do I have any rocks in my teeth?

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, I can't believe you're gonna be on national tv. This is so exciting.

[Mindy Thomas]

I know. I couldn't believe it when I got the call. Apparently the sleigh cats auditioned without me knowing it. And the next thing I know, we're all gonna be on a real live game show together.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, but I gotta say, I don't really know this game show that well. What's it called? The Purr Fect match.

[Mindy Thomas]

Uh huh. The Purr Fect match. Three R's on purr.

[Guy Raz]

And why are the sleigh cats here again?

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, well, basically the challenge in this game is to get these cats to correctly guess they're human based on the way their human smells.

[Guy Raz]

I see. And if your sleigh cats correctly identify

[Mindy Thomas]

your smell, it means that we are the purrfect match.

[Stage Manager]

Interesting host of the show, please report to the stage. Moose Movington to the stage challenge.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Please.

[Stage Manager]

We're about to get started.

[Moose Boofington]

Can someone please keep these cats out of my dressing room? They are using one of my shoes as a litter box. Oh, hello there, Moose Poofington.

[Stage Manager]

Hello.

[Moose Boofington]

Are you part of the show?

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, hi, I'm Mindy.

[Guy Raz]

And I'm Guy Raz.

[Mindy Thomas]

And I'm gonna be a contestant on your show today.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy wants to see if she and her sleigh cats are a purrfect match.

[Moose Boofington]

Uh huh.

[Mindy Thomas]

We're big fans. I mean, Guy Raz here is only just now learning about the. But I am a major big fan.

[Moose Boofington]

Okay, well, I've got to get the set. Mindy, is it?

[Mindy Thomas]

He knows my name. Yes.

[Moose Boofington]

You've got some rocks stuck in your teeth.

[Guy Raz]

I want to take care of that. What?

[Mindy Thomas]

Get Raz, I asked you about this.

[Moose Boofington]

Now can someone get these cats away from me? You all know that I'm allergic.

[Guy Raz]

Nice Guy. It's a wonder this show is still on the air with a host as rude as that.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, I think the show is actually a success because the game is based on a new scientific study published in the science journal PLOS one.

[Guy Raz]

A new scientific study? Mindy, this game show's been on the air since the 1960s.

[Mindy Thomas]

Guy Raz, that's not important. What's important is that there is a new study on cats. Do you know how hard it is to get cats to cooperate for anything, much less a scientific study?

[Stage Manager]

Slay cats to hair and makeup. Slay cats to hair and makeup, please.

[Moose Boofington]

Gerald, where did you come from?

[Guy Raz]

You know, you've got a point there, Mindy. There are countless scientific studies on dogs and birds and other animals. But not so much for cats.

[Grandma G Force]

Nope.

[Guy Raz]

And you're saying that there aren't many studies because cats are uncooperative?

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, yeah, pretty much. See, unlike dogs, cats are known for being super independent and super unpredictable.

[Stage Manager]

Security. We've got a cat with a hammer on set. Cat with a hammer on set.

[Guy Raz]

Oh boy.

[Moose Boofington]

Carol, no.

[Stage Manager]

That's a bad kitty.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, I can see why more scientists would prefer to study animals that are easier to work with. Like dogs.

[Grandma G Force]

Come on, Colonel Toots. Thunderpaw. Let's go find that old Moosey.

[Mindy Thomas]

Grandma G Force, what are you doing here?

[Grandma G Force]

Me and Colonel Toots is looking for Moosey.

[Guy Raz]

Who's Moosie?

[Grandma G Force]

Well, Moosey is what I called him, but everybody else called him Moose Boos.

[Moose Boofington]

Well, if it isn't Ms. Giforce. We meet again.

[Grandma G Force]

Don't you Ms. Gforce a me. It's Grandma G Force now.

[Mindy Thomas]

And I'm rich.

[Moose Boofington]

Oh, I know. I've heard about your pennies and your fancy diaper house.

[Guy Raz]

What in the.

[Mindy Thomas]

Whereas those are all the pennies she fishes out of the fountain at the mall and shoves into her unitard.

[Guy Raz]

Oh, right. Grabba GeForce. Do you and Mo boofington here know each other?

[Mindy Thomas]

No.

[Moose Boofington]

Oh, yes, we do. I asked Ms. Giforce for a date 70 years ago and I've been trying to get her to the drive in movies ever since. Isn't that right, darling?

[Grandma G Force]

You'll never catch me, Mr. Moosey.

[Moose Boofington]

Oh, please, call me moosey. Boofy.

[Grandma G Force]

I will not.

[Stage Manager]

Grandma G force and Colonel toots, Thunderpaw to make up, please. G force and thunderpaw to make up.

[Mindy Thomas]

Grandma G force, Are you a contestant on the show too?

[Grandma G Force]

What?

[Guy Raz]

The purr fect match, the game show we're all here for.

[Moose Boofington]

Yes, she is.

[Grandma G Force]

Okay, I asked when I heard that

[Moose Boofington]

Ms. Giforce had a cat. I just had to get her as a contestant. And maybe dinner and a drive in movie afterwards.

[Grandma G Force]

Hush boy, I need makeup. Colonel toots, come on, we gotta get all these panties Camera ready.

[Moose Boofington]

Ah, I'll never give up on you, Ms. Gforce.

[Guy Raz]

So in order to be on this

[Mindy Thomas]

game show, the purr fect match.

[Guy Raz]

Right. To get on as a contestant on the purrfect match, I'm assuming you have to own a cat, right?

[Moose Boofington]

Well, technically, Colonel Toots is Ms. Giforce's landlord, but yes. Each contestant must have a cat that is very familiar to them.

[Mindy Thomas]

Or cats. Plural.

[Moose Boofington]

Yes, or cats.

[Stage Manager]

Moose spoofington to wardrobe. Moose poofington to wardrobe, please. We finished cleaning the cat poop out of your shoe.

[Moose Boofington]

Finally. And can someone get me a lint roller? I need to get this cat hair off my lapel.

[Guy Raz]

So, Mindy, you mentioned that this game show is based on a new scientific study about cats.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh yeah. So the study was done by a team of animal science researchers from the Tokyo university of agriculture, and they had a big wonder.

[Guy Raz]

Cat wonders.

[Mindy Thomas]

That's right. They wondered, can cats identify their humans by their odor or the way they smell?

[Guy Raz]

Interesting. And so basically, finding an answer to this wonder is the whole challenge of the game show.

[Mindy Thomas]

Exactly. The game show replicates or copies the experiment that the scientists performed on the cats.

[Guy Raz]

Wow. So how does the game work?

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, in the game show, the cats will be given three test tubes full of different smells or odors. One will be the smell of their human, Another will be the smell of a stranger, and the third will be basically no smell at all.

[Guy Raz]

Aha. The tube would not. No smell is the control tube, right?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yep. Having a tube with no smell will help to verify that the cats are choosing based off smell in the tubes and not something else. Like how the tubes look.

[Guy Raz]

Well, why didn't they? I don't know. Blindfold the cats.

[Mindy Thomas]

Guy Raz, have you ever tried to blindfold a cat?

[Guy Raz]

No, I guess not. So if the cats pick the tube with the owner smelling it, then they win the game.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, actually.

[Stage Manager]

All cats to the stage. All cats to the stage. Debbie, Donna, Pam, Ms. Dixon, Carol, Cheryl, Janice, Steve, and Colonel Toots. Thunderpaw to the stage, please.

[Dennis]

Oh, hi, Steve. How'd you get here so far?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yikes. Well, sounds like we're about to start the show.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, that is, if they can get the cats to cooperate.

[Mindy Thomas]

Should be a piece of cake compared to the experiment done by the researchers in their study. They somehow managed to get 30 cats to cooperate and there was no prize at the end.

[Guy Raz]

Whoa, 30 cats? That's unheard of in a scientific study.

[Mindy Thomas]

You're telling me.

[Dennis]

Hello, Mindy.

[Stage Manager]

Sorry to interrupt, but before the game show can get started, I need to capture your odor.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, right, yeah, for the odor tubes.

[Stage Manager]

That's right. Now I need to rub this cotton swab behind your ears, between your toes and under your armpits.

[Mindy Thomas]

Okie doke. Swabbing my toes, swabbing my armpits. Nice and smelly. Cause I didn't take a bath today.

[Stage Manager]

Okay, thank you. I'll take that swap now.

[Mindy Thomas]

Here you go.

[Stage Manager]

And sir, are you our volunteer odor donor?

[Guy Raz]

Volunteer odor donor?

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you, Guy Raz. I volunteered you to be the smell of a stranger since the sleigh cats don't really know you because you run in your house whenever they walk down the street or come near you.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, you want me to swab my ears and toes and armpits for national tv?

[Mindy Thomas]

Anything for science.

[Dennis]

What do you say, sir? Anything for science.

[Guy Raz]

Okay, fine.

[Mindy Thomas]

Ew. Duh. Get right there between your toes.

[Guy Raz]

Here you go.

[Stage Manager]

Thank you very much. Now, Mindy, you can go take your place on the stage. You'll be contestant number two right over there.

[Mindy Thomas]

Yep, you got it. Oh, and can my volunteer odor donor come with me? What?

[Stage Manager]

Uh, yeah, sure, whatever.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yay.

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, Guy Raz, let's strut out to the stage.

[Guy Raz]

Oh, boy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Strut, strut, strut, strut, strut, strut, strut. Come on, Guy Raz, you gotta strut,

[Guy Raz]

strut, strut, strut, strut.

[Grandma G Force]

Oh, that's some good strutting boy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Hi, Grandma GeForce. Are you excited?

[Grandma G Force]

They made me swab my pets.

[Stage Manager]

Quiet on set, please. Lights, camera, and action.

[Moose Boofington]

Perfect. It's the perfect match. These cats will be swelling. The smell so compelling on the perfect match. Welcome to The Purrfect Match. The game show where the cat's nose always knows they're one true human that is. Let's meet our contestants, shall we? Contestant number one, Ms. Giforce.

[Grandma G Force]

The G stands for G Force.

[Moose Boofington]

That's right. She's a spicy pepper eating former world wrestler who has made a fortune scooping pennies out of a local mall fountain.

[Grandma G Force]

And I get the wishes too.

[Moose Boofington]

It also says here in my notes, if Ms. Gaforce could change one moment in history, it would be to go back to the summer of 1955 and and say yes to a date at the drive in movies with Moose Bovington.

[Stage Manager]

What?

[Grandma G Force]

Hey, who wrote that?

[Moose Boofington]

Okay, now let's meet contestant number two. She's a science minded sassafras whose favorite smell is whichever one she can get for free. Give it up for Mindy. Mindy, why don't you tell us a little something about yourself?

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay. Hi, I'm Mindy. I'm a little bit nervous right now. Let's see. I love inside out sandwiches and I. I can sneeze with my eyes open.

[Moose Boofington]

And who do you have there with you?

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, this is my best friend and odor donor volunteer, Guy Raz.

[Guy Raz]

Hi everyone.

[Moose Boofington]

Welcome Guy Raz. Are you also a science minded sassafras?

[Guy Raz]

Sure, I guess so.

[Moose Boofington]

And can you sneeze with your eyes open?

[Guy Raz]

That seems dangerous.

[Moose Boofington]

Very cool. Let's start the game. First up is contestant number one, Ms. Ms. Caforse and her pet cat, Colonel Toots Thunderpaw.

[Grandma G Force]

He's actually my cat Landlord.

[Moose Boofington]

Right. Let's reveal the tubes. Inside these three little test tubes is an odor. Colonel Toots doesn't know this, but inside the blue test tube is the odor of a stranger. Inside the red test tube is the odor of Ms. Giforce. And inside the white test tube is the smell of nothing.

[Guy Raz]

The white tube is the control tube. Right Mindy? Yeah.

[Mindy Thomas]

In science, the control tube is used to make sure that the experiment is working. Or to compare what happens when a researcher changes something.

[Grandma G Force]

Hush YouTube.

[Moose Boofington]

Now using his sense of smell, let's see if Colonel Toots Thunderpaw can make the purrfect match. There he goes. He's sniffing the blue stranger tube. Oh, now he's moving over to the red gforceae tube.

[Grandma G Force]

Come on Tootsie, you can do it.

[Guy Raz]

And he's gonna do it. He's gonna choose Grandma G Force's odor in the red tube.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Oh no.

[Grandma G Force]

Colonel Toots, how could you?

[Moose Boofington]

Too bad.

[Mindy Thomas]

Wait, what?

[Guy Raz]

What happened? Colonel Toots chose the red tube. Isn't that Grandma G Force's odor. I mean, doesn't that mean they won?

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, no, Guy Raz. The winning tube is the blue tube.

[Guy Raz]

But that's the stranger's odor.

[Mindy Thomas]

Exactly. See, the scientists who designed and conducted this experiment didn't train the cats to locate their owner's odor. Instead, they relied on the cat's natural instincts, which is to be more interested in a unknown smell. Aha.

[Guy Raz]

And the more interesting unknown smell is the stranger's odor.

[Mindy Thomas]

Exactly. So if the cats were more interested in the blue stranger's tube, that would

[Guy Raz]

mean they found the red tube familiar and therefore uninteresting.

[Mindy Thomas]

You got it, Guy Raz.

[Guy Raz]

But wait, how then did Colonel Toots Thunderpaw get confused?

[Moose Boofington]

Oh, sorry, miss Giforce. It appears Colonel Toots found your odor to be new and novel and therefore more interesting, as though you were a stranger. Unfortunately, you are not a purrfect match.

[Grandma G Force]

And neither are we.

[Moose Boofington]

Moosey, what do you think happened? Why did Colonel Toots find your smell so interesting?

[Grandma G Force]

Well, I'm guessing it's on a can of all the pennies are fished out of the mole fountain. Ah.

[Moose Boofington]

He can smell all the strange odors from strangers on the pennies.

[Grandma G Force]

And all their wishes probably too.

[Mindy Thomas]

Whoa, Grandma G Force. You shoved so many of those fountain pennies in your unitard, you probably smell like the wishes of all the strangers at the mall.

[Grandma G Force]

Yep. I don't even got no personal smell anymore. How sad for. We'll talk about this at home, tootsie.

[Moose Boofington]

Okay, now let's move on to contestant number two, Mindy with her sleigh cats.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yay. Woo.

[Moose Boofington]

Yeah. Let's reveal the tubes. Now, using their senses of smell, let's see if the sleigh cats can make the purrfect match. There they go, walking right past the white tube with nothing in it.

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, sleigh cats.

[Listener Messages]

Come on, Debbie.

[Mindy Thomas]

You can do this.

[Moose Boofington]

Donna, they're walking past the red tube with Mindy's odor in it.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, they're gonna do it. Ah, come on, Cheryl.

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, Carol.

[Moose Boofington]

And there they go. They're sniffing the blue stranger's tube.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yay.

[Mindy Thomas]

They did it. They did it.

[Moose Boofington]

Congratulations to Mindy and the sleigh cats. You're the purr fect match.

[Mindy Thomas]

Aw, come here, you little sleigh cats.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Hug.

[Mindy Thomas]

Wait, Sleigh cats, where you going? I'm right here, sleigh cats.

[Narrator/Announcer]

No.

[Mindy Thomas]

No. Doubt, doubt. Looks like they like you, Mr. Stranger.

[Guy Raz]

Pam. Ms. Dixon.

[Mindy Thomas]

Steve, stop, please.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Ow. Steve.

[Moose Boofington]

Let's hear it one more time for our winner, Mindy. And here's your prize. A year's supply of snacky cat kitty treats. Ooh, I love those snacky cats. The kitty treat kitty cats crave.

[Mindy Thomas]

And sometimes their owners do, too.

[Moose Boofington]

And Ms. Gforce. Don't you worry. We have a consolation prize for you.

[Grandma G Force]

Boo. Yeah, give me my prize. Moose.

[Moose Boofington]

Our second place finisher gets. Oh, my goodness, two tickets to the drive in movie theater with me, your host, Moose foofington. No, but it's.

[Grandma G Force]

I want a million dollars.

[Moose Boofington]

That's our show, everyone. Thanks for watching the perfect match. Perfect. The felines are feeling. I smell so appealing. I'm the perfect match. All right. Bo

[Mindy Thomas]

wow in the world. We'll be right back, grown ups. This message is for you.

[Moose Boofington]

Whoa.

[Dennis]

You're listening to bongo in the big

[Stage Manager]

two in the morning on kwow. Hey, bongo, guess what time it is. Looks to be about 7:40am

[Moose Boofington]

no, it's

[Stage Manager]

time for big toot's big favorite.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Big favorite?

[Moose Boofington]

Oh, yeah.

[Stage Manager]

The part of the show when you, big toot, hit us with your favorite new song. What you got for us today? All right, today's big favorite is a song from a new artist called wow in the world. Well, what's the song? It's called the scientifically most danceable song in the whole wide world.

[Moose Boofington]

Wow.

[Stage Manager]

That's a big title. Yeah. Let me spin you up a clip.

[Narrator/Announcer]

The scientifically most danceable song in the world. A white world. The scientifically most danceable danceable song.

[Moose Boofington]

Whoa too.

[Dennis]

That was totally rockin'.

[Stage Manager]

Where can we listen to the rest of the song? Anywhere you get your tunes, bongo. They're out on Spotify, Apple music or wherever you like to spin your tracks. Well, thanks for tuning in to big two's big favorite here on on bongo in the big two in the morning on kwow. Bye bye now. Later.

[Mindy Thomas]

That's it. Back to the show.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Wow in the world.

[Mindy Thomas]

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

[Listener Messages]

My name is Billy from San Diego, and my wow is that narwhals can have one horn or two horns. Hi, my name is Koda and I'm from Virginia. My wow in the world is that someone made safety glasses for chickens so they wouldn't pet each other. How many anguy rod? My name is Jefferson. I live in Kona, Hawaii. My wow is axolotls could regrow parts of their brains and heart. Say hi to Dennis for me.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Hi.

[Listener Messages]

Bye. I love your show. Hi, my name is Ava and I'm from Iowa. Did you know that elephants use their tuskets to get salt out of rocks from caves. Hi Mindy and Guy Raz. I'm from la, California and my wow in the world is that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.

[Moose Boofington]

Bye.

[Listener Messages]

My name is Ella and I'm from Kentucky and my wow is that in Australia there's a coral reef shaped like a heart. Hi Mindy and Guy Raz. My name is Hazel from Morrison, New Jersey. My wow in the world is that raccoons can open jars. Say hi to the sly cats. Bye. My name is Rocky and I live in San Francisco. My wow is that There are over 44 to 45,000 flights in the US daily. Bye Mindy and Guy Raz. Love your show. Hi Mindy and Guy Raz. I'm Eleanor from Vancouver, Canada and my wow in the world is that cucumbers used to be called cow cumbers. Bye.

[Mindy Thomas]

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[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy Thomas]

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[Guy Raz]

and more on Tinkercast.com, you can also shop our WOW shop, get tickets for upcoming live events, find our books, toys and science kits, and learn all about the other amazing podcasts from Tinkercast.

[Mindy Thomas]

Once again, that's Tinkercast.com wow in the

[Guy Raz]

world is written by Mindy Thomas and Tom Van Kalken with contributions from me, Guy Raz.

[Mindy Thomas]

Original sound design and music editing is done by Tyler Thole with help from our senior production Director Jed Anderson and audio producer Henry Moskal. 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. And a special thanks to Matthew Balthrop for lending his voice to the role of Moose Boofington on this episode.

[Guy Raz]

Jessica Boddy keeps our facts straight as our fact checker, Steph Sosa keeps our heads on straight as our executive producer and Meredith Halpern Ranzer Powers the Wow at Tinkercast.

[Mindy Thomas]

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]

our team including Kristin Yang, Thuy Mac, Ali Paksima, Linda Rothenberg and Anna Zagorski and all of the other Tinkerers at Tinkercast hq.

[Mindy Thomas]

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

[Guy Raz]

Find episodes of wow. In the World every Monday to what's in a wow? Every Friday right here and on YouTube.

[Mindy Thomas]

And don't forget, we wow on the weekends with Dennis every Saturday and Sunday right here in the wow in the World podcast feed.

[Guy Raz]

Until then, keep on wowing.

[Mindy Thomas]

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