Yeti Investigation! (Featuring Who, When, Wow!)

Summary

Wow in the World: "Yeti Investigation! (Featuring Who, When, Wow!)"

Release Date: December 15, 2025
Hosts: Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz
Special Guests: Carli Q & Lewis (from Who, When, Wow!), Reginald Bailey

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Episode Overview

In this playful and curiosity-driven episode, Mindy and Guy Raz dive into the age-old mystery of the yeti—an elusive, mythical creature rumored to roam the Himalayan mountains. Inspired by newly-announced DNA research from the University of Buffalo, our hosts use the Wow Machine to travel back in time to the 1950s, hoping to meet the famous explorer Eric Shipton and finally solve the yeti mystery. Along the way, they bump into fellow time travelers Carli Q and Lewis from Who, When, Wow!, get chased by a not-so-mythical giant creature, and learn the surprising truth about supposed yeti evidence.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Yeti Mystery Introduced

• The adventure begins with Mindy and Guy Raz relaxing, watching a baking competition, and then turning their attention to a breaking news segment about new yeti DNA research.
• [03:10] Gail Richards Simmons delivers the news: researchers collected supposed yeti samples from the Himalayas for DNA analysis.
  • "The team of researchers took nine DNA samples from what was said to be a yeti from the Himalayan mountain range." — Gail Richards Simmons (03:13)

2. A Personal Fascination with the Yeti

• Mindy reveals her obsession with the yeti, sharing her annual "yeti-spotting" trips and admiration for Eric Shipton, the explorer who photographed a famous yeti footprint in 1951.
  • "Why do you think I have a photo of Eric Shipton above my toilet?" — Mindy (04:11)
  • "He took the first ever photo of the yeti." — Mindy (04:30)
  • Guy amusingly confuses Shipton for Mindy’s grandpa.
• Mindy gets a "bonker balls" idea: travel back to 1951, meet Shipton, and sample yeti DNA in person.
  • "What if we went back in time to 1951... and solved this yeti mystery for ourselves?" — Mindy (05:02)

3. Blast to the Past: Himalayan Adventure

• Mindy and Guy gear up for the Himalayas (Guy hilariously ends up in a spacesuit!), board the Wow Machine, and land in the frosty mountains of 1951.
  • "Looks like you're stuck with a spacesuit, Guy Raz... Okay, let me just see here. Himalayas, 1951." — Mindy (08:01)
• They navigate a snowstorm, discover Eric Shipton’s camp, and meet his assistant, Reginald Bailey. Hilarity ensues as Mindy and Guy try to fit in and request help finding yeti DNA.
  • "We're looking for Eric Shipton... about a 5 foot 10, mustache, far off look in his eye." — Mindy (11:03)
  • "I'm his assistant, Reginald Bailey." — Reginald Bailey (11:10)

4. Surprise Encounter: Time Travelers Collide

• Mindy and Guy meet Carli Q and Lewis, the hosts from Who, When, Wow!, also time traveling in search of history’s biggest mysteries—dressed, comically, in Revolutionary War uniforms.
  • "Seems like an unusual choice for the Himalayas in 1951." — Guy Raz (12:40)
  • "Are you two traveling through time too?" — Mindy (12:49)
  • "For as big as the time space continuum is, you hardly ever see people traveling across it." — Mindy (13:01)

5. The "Yeti" Attack & Scientific Discovery

• The team is startled by a massive, hairy creature—what they think could be the yeti.
  • "Looks like some sort of tent or... Eric Shipton's research team." — Mindy (10:14)
  • "Big, hairy, covered in white fur? Sure looks like a yeti to me." — Mindy (13:19)
  • Panic and a dash ensue!
• Carli Q consults "Hdad", a digital assistant, to identify the beast.
  • "What creature almost ate me and my new friends?" — Carli Q (14:52)
  • After dramatic processing: "The creature... is identified as... a Himalayan black bear." — Hdad/Jed Anderson (15:23)
• Hdad reveals the results of the 2017 University of Buffalo study that analyzed nine "yeti" samples: eight were from bears, one was from a dog.
  • "Eight of the nine samples contained bear DNA... The final sample contained canine DNA." — Hdad/Jed Anderson (15:40)
  • "So no yeti." — Guy Raz (16:10)

6. A Little Magic Left in the Mystery

• The time travelers part ways ("Sorry, friends, we gotta go!"), but Mindy and Guy reflect on what the science actually proves—and leaves unexplored.
  • "Well, we don't know for sure that the Yeti doesn't exist, Mindy. All this study proves is that those samples... came from bears and dogs." — Guy Raz (17:45)
  • "So you're saying the Yeti could still be out there?" — Mindy (17:55)
  • "Not necessarily, but anything is possible, Mindy." — Guy Raz (18:00)

7. Fun, Friendship, and Invitations to Adventure

• The episode ends with Mindy spotting Carli Q’s lost "BUTTHEAD" (Bureau of Universal Time Travel Historical Exploration Division) badge, promising more adventures ahead.
  • "Wanna go return some lost property, Guy Raz?" — Mindy (18:41)
  • "Okay, but then we're heading back to finish that episode of the Golden Spatula." — Guy Raz (18:48)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [04:11] Mindy: "Why do you think I have a photo of Eric Shipton above my toilet?"
• [08:01] Mindy: "Looks like you're stuck with a spacesuit, Guy Raz... Okay, let me just see here. Himalayas, 1951."
• [13:19] Mindy: "Big, hairy, covered in white fur? Sure looks like a yeti to me."
• [15:23] Hdad/Jed Anderson: "The creature, located 400ft north of the current location, is identified as... a Himalayan black bear."
• [15:40] Hdad/Jed Anderson: "In 2017, scientists analyzed nine samples of yeti hair, yeti teeth, and yeti bones and concluded that eight of the nine samples contained bear DNA."
• [16:10] Guy Raz: "So no yeti."

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 03:13 — News segment introduces the yeti DNA research
• 04:11 — Mindy’s obsession with Eric Shipton and the yeti revealed
• 05:02 — Mindy proposes traveling back to 1951
• 08:01 — Mindy and Guy suit up and input Wow Machine coordinates
• 10:14 — Spotting Shipton’s camp in the Himalayas
• 11:10 — Meet Reginald Bailey, Shipton’s assistant
• 12:49 — Mindy discovers Carli Q and Lewis are time travelers too
• 13:19 — The "yeti" is sighted by the group
• 15:23 — Hdad identifies the "yeti" as a Himalayan black bear
• 15:40 — The University of Buffalo DNA study explained
• 17:45 — Reflecting on scientific discovery vs. wonder
• 18:41 — Mindy and Guy find Carli Q's “BUTTHEAD” badge

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Tone & Style

• The entire episode is marked by the show’s trademark zany, energetic humor and delight in scientific discovery.
• Mindy is full of enthusiasm and wild ideas; Guy Raz is more cautious, with a dry wit.
• The inclusion of Carli Q and Lewis from Who, When, Wow! creates comic crossover energy and expands the adventure.
• Even when science debunks the myth, the show ends on an upbeat note—emphasizing curiosity, possibility, and that wonder remains, even in the face of facts.

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Final Takeaway

"Yeti Investigation!" mixes science, history, and slapstick fun to show that even when a legendary creature turns out to be a bear (or a dog!), the journey of discovery, imagination, and the thrill of asking "what if?" is always worthwhile. And who knows—maybe there’s still something out there, just waiting to be Wowed!

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Transcript

[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy Thomas]

Hey, Wowzer fams. Mindy here. And before we start the show, I gotta cross a few items off my holiday to do list. Okay, let's see here. Deck the gingerbread halls.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Check.

[Mindy Thomas]

Plant candy canes in Guy Raz's micro garden.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Check.

[Mindy Thomas]

Turn Guy Raz's micro house into a snow globe.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Almost.

[Mindy Thomas]

Check. We're doing that one tomorrow, Reg. And last but not least, go holiday shopping. That's right, Reg. We still have a little bit more time to get the wow delivered. Grown Ups, if you want to add some awe and wonder this holiday season, check out our new wow in the World stem toys. Whether your Wowzer is zooming in on cells with our microscope and biology kit or zooming in on stars with our telescope and astronomy kit, there is so much wow in the world that you can discover right at home. Grown Ups, you can shop the wow now for kids in your life who love science and the ones who don't yet, just visit Amazon.com wow. That's it. And now let's get back to the show.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Proceeded. 3, 2, 1, mission.

[Jed Anderson]

The bubbles are an adventure of magnificent proportion.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

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 Wild. Houston.

[Brian]

Brittany, you've been with me since the very beginning. The day you made me those chocolate peanut butter ball marshmallow fudge brownies is a day I'll never forget.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Ooh, I remember that. They looked so good.

[Mindy Thomas]

Remember how gooey they were on the inside? Guy Raz.

[Guy Raz]

Shh.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Mindy.

[Guy Raz]

He's about to make his choice.

[Brian]

But I only have one golden spatula to give out tonight, and my connection with Flavia is ready to come out of the oven.

[Mindy Thomas]

Brian, it's time to make your choice.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Who will be this week's winner of the golden spatula?

[Brian]

Okay, bakers, tonight I will be giving my golden spatula to.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

The golden spatula will be my course.

[Mindy Thomas]

Why do they do that now? This show's gonna keep me up past my bedtime.

[Guy Raz]

Well, do you want me to make you another hot chocolate, Mindy?

[Mindy Thomas]

I'll be up all night if I have any more sugar. Pass me another cookie, Guy Raz.

[Guy Raz]

Okay.

[Gail Richards Simmons]

Hello, I'm Gail Richards Simmons and this is News at H. New research from the University of Buffalo may finally shed some light on the age old Question of the existence of. Of the fabled yeti.

[Mindy Thomas]

The yeti? Guy Raz, turn it up.

[Jed Anderson]

No.

[Guy Raz]

Sure.

[Gail Richards Simmons]

The team of researchers took nine DNA samples from what was said to be a yeti from the Himalayan mountain range.

[Guy Raz]

The yeti? Do you think they're talking about that mythical 10 foot tall ape like creature that lives in the snow?

[Mindy Thomas]

I mean, what other yeti is there? This is so exciting. I've been trying to get a photo of that thing for years.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

You have?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah. Where do you think I go every December?

[Guy Raz]

Well, I swear I assumed you were going home for the holidays. Nope.

[Mindy Thomas]

Three whole weeks of hardcore yeti spotting in the Himalayas.

[Gail Richards Simmons]

And now, after weeks of analysis, the truth behind the yeti mystery has finally been revealed. Stay tuned to hear all about it in our news bulletin at 11.

[Mindy Thomas]

I'm Gail Richards Simmons for WOW. Cutting a wave of or the most exciting part.

[Guy Raz]

I had no idea you had such a fascination with the yeti, Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh yeah, I love that big furry guy. Why do you think I have a photo of Eric Shipton above my toilet?

[Guy Raz]

Eric Shipton? I thought that was your grandpa.

[Mindy Thomas]

Wrong again, Guy Raz. It's Eric Shipton, famous British explorer. Every yeti head knows who Eric Shipton is.

[Guy Raz]

They do?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah. Guy Raz, he took the first ever photo of the yeti.

[Guy Raz]

He did?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Did.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, not really. It was just a footprint in the snow in 1951 in the Himalayan mountains.

[Listener Callers]

But.

[Mindy Thomas]

And this is a big but, up until now, it's been the most solid evidence that we have of the yeti's existence. Right, Guy Raz? I just had the most bonker balls idea.

[Guy Raz]

Oh no.

[Mindy Thomas]

What if we went back in time to 1951, found that famous explorer Eric Shipton and solved this yeti mystery for ourselves? I bet he's got some yeti bones or something that we could extract some DNA from and analyze.

[Guy Raz]

Or we could just wait to see the results from that study from the University of Buffalo when it comes back on the news at 11pm that's too.

[Mindy Thomas]

Far past my bedtime, Guy Raz. Plus, I've been looking for an opportunity to test out my new DNA analyzer that I installed in the wow Machine. Come on.

[Guy Raz]

But Mindy, we're just about to find out who won the Golden Spatula.

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, Guy Raz, there's gotta be like five more breaks before we solve that mystery. But this is a mystery that we can solve right now.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Please.

[Mindy Thomas]

Anything for yetis.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Well, just come with me.

[Guy Raz]

Okay, fine. But let's record the golden Spatula ceremony just to be sure we don't miss it. I really hope Brittany wins.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Yes.

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, setting to record. And we are on our way. Come on, Guy Raz, the wow Machine's parked out in front. Rent, rent, rent.

[Guy Raz]

Wait for me.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Ren.

[Mindy Thomas]

Ren. Locking up the gingerbread mansion.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

All right.

[Guy Raz]

I think you might be overdoing it.

[Mindy Thomas]

There we go. Okay, now where did I leave the wow Machine? Um huh.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

There it is. What in the world is all that? Rat. Uh oh. From down there? Mindy. Hey, what is that noise? So annoying. Sorry, everyone.

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, Guy Raz, get in the wow Machine.

[Guy Raz]

Right behind you.

[Mindy Thomas]

I'm so excited, Guy Raz. I am yeti obsessed. I heard that the yeti is a descendant of one of our early ancestors that evolved to live in the snow.

[Guy Raz]

Uh huh.

[Mindy Thomas]

And that the yeti's hair is as smooth as silk.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Great.

[Mindy Thomas]

And that the yeti is supposed to surprisingly good at hopscotch.

[Guy Raz]

Uh, shouldn't we get going, Mindy?

[Mindy Thomas]

Good idea, Guy Raz. But first, you're gonna have to change. It can get pretty cold in the Himalayan mountains.

[Guy Raz]

Well, I imagine so. It's the highest mountain range in the entire world.

[Mindy Thomas]

Exactly. Okay, let's see what I got here in my adventure tool kit for you to wear. Swimsuit, business suit, Space suit? Lawsuit Birthday suit.

[Guy Raz]

What?

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, a snowsuit. But it's extra, extra small. Looks like you're stuck with a spacesuit, Guy Raz. Here, throw it on while I plug in the coordinates. Okay, okay, let me just see here. Himalayas, 1951. You okay with the helmet there, buddy?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

There.

[Guy Raz]

How do I look?

[Mindy Thomas]

Like a real live stream space cadet.

[Listener Callers]

Okay.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, sorry, Guy Raz. I can't hear you. You gotta open the helmet.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Oh, right there.

[Guy Raz]

How's that?

[Mindy Thomas]

Ah, that's better. Now let me just put mine on too. There we go. Just a couple of spacesuit sallies on their way to solve a history mystery. Ready to go?

[Guy Raz]

As ready as I'll ever be.

[Mindy Thomas]

That's the spirit, Guy Raz. Now hold on tight. Cause here we go. Smooth landing.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Yikes.

[Mindy Thomas]

Listen to that wind.

[Guy Raz]

Wow. Sounds like quite the snowstorm outside.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, we are in the middle of the Himalayas. Let's see here, wow Machine. How cold is it outside?

[Guy Raz]

It is teeth chatteringly cold outside.

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah, what is that In Fahrenheit?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Whew.

[Guy Raz]

That's like minus 1 degree Celsius.

[Mindy Thomas]

Bet you're glad to be wearing that spacesuit now, Guy Raz.

[Guy Raz]

I just hope it holds up when we step outside.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, we're about to Find out. Cause here we go.

[Guy Raz]

All right.

[Mindy Thomas]

Opening the hatch.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Woo. Wow, it sure is windy out here. What? I said it sure is windy out here.

[Mindy Thomas]

No, I don't think they have any trout here.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

No, I said. Guy Raz, look over there. What is it?

[Mindy Thomas]

Looks like some sort of tent or.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

A group of tents maybe.

[Mindy Thomas]

That's Extreme explorer Eric Shipton's research team.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Great thinking, Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, let's check it out. Racy. There's hard to see in the snowstorm. This place is nice. You think they have any hot cocoa?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Hot cocoa? Mindy, we need to get out of this wind. It's freezing.

[Mindy Thomas]

Good idea. Let's see if we can find a person.

[Reginald Bailey]

Hello there.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

A person.

[Mindy Thomas]

Kairoz, I found a person.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Thank goodness.

[Reginald Bailey]

Can I help you too?

[Mindy Thomas]

Uh, yes, I think so. Maybe we are looking for Eric Shipton, if you will.

[Guy Raz]

He's an explorer.

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah, about a 5 foot 10, mustache, far off look in his eye.

[Reginald Bailey]

Yes, I'm familiar.

[Mindy Thomas]

You know him?

[Guy Raz]

Of course.

[Reginald Bailey]

I'm his assistant, Reginald Bailey.

[Mindy Thomas]

Hey, I know a Reggie.

[Reginald Bailey]

Oh, a charming gent, I'm sure.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh no, he's a pigeon.

[Guy Raz]

Oh. So Eric Shipton is here?

[Reginald Bailey]

Yes sir.

[Mindy Thomas]

Can you take us to him? Cause we could really use his help getting our hands on some yeti DNA.

[Reginald Bailey]

DNA?

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, you know, it's like the instruction manual for life. Every living creature has it, and more.

[Mindy Thomas]

Importantly, it's unique to every animal. So our thinking is that we'll get some yeti Bones from Mr. Shipton, throw em into my DNA analyzer and settle once and for all if the yeti is real or not. Pretty good plan, huh?

[Reginald Bailey]

Yes, well, I'm not sure if we have any yeti bones, but I'm happy to take you to Mr. Shipton. I just need a few more moments to help our new research assistants get equipped for our expedition.

[Guy Raz]

Huh?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Whoa.

[Mindy Thomas]

What was that?

[Reginald Bailey]

Uncertain. You do stay here. I'm going to alert Mr. Shipton.

[Guy Raz]

Okay?

[Mindy Thomas]

Alright.

[Guy Raz]

I don't like the sound of that. Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

I don't like the look of it either.

[Guy Raz]

What do you mean?

[Mindy Thomas]

Over there. Guy. Raz, look.

[Guy Raz]

I can't see anything with all the snow. Mindy, what was that?

[Mindy Thomas]

Uh, hello.

[Carli Q]

Hi, Carli Q. Nice to meet you.

[Mindy Thomas]

Uh, hi there, Carly. I'm Mindy.

[Guy Raz]

And I'm Guy Raz.

[Mindy Thomas]

Ooh, nice Revolutionary War costumes.

[Guy Raz]

Seems like an unusual choice for the Himalayas in 1951. Says the man in the spacesuit. Well, fair enough.

[Mindy Thomas]

Wait, are you two traveling through time too?

[Guy Raz]

We are. Huh?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Carli Q.

[Guy Raz]

We're really not meant to talk about that.

[Carli Q]

They're wearing spacesuits, Lewis. I think we can trust them.

[Mindy Thomas]

This is so exciting. For as big as the time space continuum is, you hardly ever see people traveling across it.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Ah. What is that thing?

[Guy Raz]

Why is it growling?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Where? Over there, in the snow.

[Carli Q]

Is that the yeti? Did we find it?

[Mindy Thomas]

Big, hairy, covered in white fur? Sure looks like a yeti to me.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

That thing must be 10ft tall.

[Guy Raz]

And it's getting on all fours and heading straight for us.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Run.

[Mindy Thomas]

Run, run, run, run, run. Don't worry, everyone. I have the wow Machine parked right around the corner.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

You? The wow machine? That's incredible.

[Mindy Thomas]

A wow machine? What is a wow Machine? You're gonna love it.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Mindy, quick. Open the hatch.

[Mindy Thomas]

Opening, opening, opening.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Mindy, quick.

[Listener Callers]

There.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Got it. Hurry. Everyone inside. Come in. Everyone stay very, very quiet. What?

[Mindy Thomas]

I can't hear you. You gotta talk louder and eat Sh.

[Guy Raz]

Mandy, what was that thing?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Guy Raz, I told you, it was a yeti. What was that?

[Carli Q]

Oh, that's just my hdad. Sorry, I thought I put this thing on silent.

[Jed Anderson]

New information found on local wildlife. Animal emoji. Running emoji, scared face emoji.

[Carli Q]

Local wildlife.

[Guy Raz]

Maybe you can tell us what just chased us out of the camp.

[Carli Q]

Well, we already know what that was, Louis. It was a yeti.

[Guy Raz]

Just ask Hdad.

[Mindy Thomas]

Ugh.

[Carli Q]

Fine. Hdad. What creature almost ate me and my new friends?

[Jed Anderson]

Analyzing Hourglass emoji. Hourglass emoji. Hourglass emoji. Another hourglass emoji.

[Guy Raz]

How long does this usually take?

[Carli Q]

You know, it varies from episode to episode.

[Jed Anderson]

Hourglass emoji analysis complete. The creature, located 400ft north of the current location, is identified as.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

I can't handle this tension.

[Jed Anderson]

A Himalayan black bear.

[Guy Raz]

A Himalayan black bear.

[Carli Q]

A mumble crust. I could have sworn it was a yeti.

[Jed Anderson]

Additional study relating to yetis found in 2017 from the university of Buffalo.

[Mindy Thomas]

Guy Raz, that's the same study we heard about on the news.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah.

[Jed Anderson]

In 2017, scientists analyzed nine samples of Yeti hair, yeti teeth, and yeti bones and concluded that eight of the nine samples contained bear DNA. Bear emoji, helix emoji. Shocked face emoji.

[Carli Q]

But what about the last sample?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah, maybe it was the yeti DNA.

[Carli Q]

Hdad was the final DNA sample from a yeti.

[Jed Anderson]

The final sample contained canine DNA. Dog emoji, helix emoji. Laughing, crying emoji.

[Guy Raz]

So no yeti.

[Carli Q]

Afraid not.

[Jed Anderson]

Alarm sound.

[Carli Q]

Sorry, still not on silent.

[Jed Anderson]

Lunch break is over. Return to the time elevator immediately. Alarm clock Emoji. Sad face emoji.

[Carli Q]

Well, sounds like it's time for us to go.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Aw, really?

[Mindy Thomas]

But we just met you.

[Carli Q]

Yeah, we have this very important rule that says we have to be back at HQ by the end of lunch.

[Guy Raz]

Wait, you guys are on your lunch break?

[Mindy Thomas]

Can we at least give you a ride back? I mean, this old gal's still got some gas in the tank. Ignore that.

[Carli Q]

Super nice of you, but we actually have this time elevator thing that we use.

[Guy Raz]

Ooh, an elevator. Who do they have playing?

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Uh.

[Guy Raz]

What?

[Mindy Thomas]

He's obsessed with elevator music.

[Carli Q]

Oh, I don't know about the elevator music, but we do have an elevator operator. Odie. You would love her. She's been around forever. Like maybe legit forever.

[Mindy Thomas]

We should ask her to sing for us.

[Carli Q]

Lewis, do you think Odie sings?

[Guy Raz]

I don't know, Carli Q. All I know is that we're almost out of time. We need to go.

[Mindy Thomas]

Uh, fine.

[Carli Q]

Sorry, friends, we gotta go. But it was nice meeting you.

[Mindy Thomas]

Uh, how do I. Oh, hang on, I'll help you. There's a special trick to it. Uh, stand back.

[Jed Anderson]

Oh, no.

[Mindy Thomas]

There you go.

[Guy Raz]

Um, thanks.

[Mindy Thomas]

Safe travels.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Bye, Mindy.

[Carli Q]

Bye, Guy Raz.

[Mindy Thomas]

Bye, Carly.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Bye, Lewis.

[Mindy Thomas]

They seem nice.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, but I hope they don't bump into that black bear on their way to that time traveling elevator of theirs.

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah, and I'm still bummed we didn't get proof of the Yeti's existence.

[Guy Raz]

Well, we don't know for sure that the Yeti doesn't exist, Mindy. All this study proves is that those samples at the University of Buffalo came from bears and dogs.

[Mindy Thomas]

So you're saying that the Yeti could still be out there?

[Guy Raz]

Well, not necessarily, but anything is possible, Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Sounds like someone's on their way to becoming a verified Yeti spotter. Hey, what are you doing next December, Guy Raz?

[Guy Raz]

Uh, I think I might be busy, Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Ah, fine. I guess I'll have to ask that Carli Q person how. With this.

[Guy Raz]

Is that an ID badge? Yep.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Look what it says. Butthead.

[Mindy Thomas]

Butthead.

[Guy Raz]

I think it says the Bureau of Universal Time Travel Historical Exploration Division. Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Which is long for.

[Guy Raz]

Butthead.

[Mindy Thomas]

Exactly. It must be where she works. What do you say? Wanna go return some lost property, Guy Raz?

[Guy Raz]

Okay, but then we're heading back to finish that episode of the Golden Spatula deal.

[Mindy Thomas]

All right, now hold on tight because here we.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Go. Wow. In the world.

[Mindy Thomas]

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

[Listener Callers]

Hi, Mindy and Guy Raz. My name is Derek and I live in Colorado. My wow in the world is there is more kangaroos than there is people in Australia. Say hi to Reddy and tell Grim and G Force. My dad says hi.

[Mindy Thomas]

Aw, isn't that nice?

[Listener Callers]

Hi, Mindy and Guy Raz. My name is Adrian. I live in Layton, Utah. My wow in the world is that there's a dolphin in the Amazon that is pink. Say hi to Dennis, Reggie, Grandma G Force, Thomas Fingerling and Bucky.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Ahoy there. Bye.

[Listener Callers]

Love your show. Hi, my name is Edward and I'm from Toronto, Canada. My wow in the world is that gorillas burp when they are happy. Say hi to Reggie for me. Hi, Mindy and Guy. My name is Mackenzie and I live in Phoenix. And my round rule is that a female dolphin is called a cow. Hi, my name's Gavin. I live in Iowa City. My wow in the world is that Greenland sharks can live up to 500 years old. Love your show. Hi, my name is Abby and I live in Angus, Ontario. And my wow is that hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly sideways. Say hi to Reggie and the annoying Dennis and Grandma G Force. Stormy.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Hi.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, snap.

[Listener Callers]

Thanks. Bye. Hi, my name is Roberto. I live in Massachusetts. My wow in the world is that the immortal jellyfish can live forever. Hi, my name is Sarah and I live in California. My wow is that giant isopods can last without eating for four years. I love your show. Say hi to Grandma G Force, Reggie, Dennis and Thomas Fingerling for me.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Mo. Yay. Howdy, Harley. Bye.

[Listener Callers]

Hi, Minion, Guy Raz. My name is Xavier and I live in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. And my wow is that hippos can't swim. Say hi to Reggie, Grandma G Force. Oh yeah, Dennis. Huzzah, Bucky Thomas Fingerling.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Ooh, cool dude.

[Listener Callers]

Bye.

[Carli Q]

End of messages.

[Guy Raz]

Wow in the World is written by Mindy Thomas and Tom Van Kalken with help from me, Guy Raz.

[Mindy Thomas]

Original sound design and music editing is done by Tyler Thole with help from our supervising producer, Jed Anderson. You can also hear Jed Anderson in the voices of Dennis, Thomas Fingerling, Reggie and many of the other silly characters that you hear on our show. And Lizzie Freilich can also be heard as some of the silly characters on our show.

[Guy Raz]

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

[Mindy Thomas]

Our theme song was composed and performed by three time Grammy nominees.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

The pop ups.

[Mindy Thomas]

Find them at thepopups.com Special thanks to.

[Guy Raz]

Kit Ballinger, Rebecca Caban, Dr. Natasha Crandall, Kenny Curtis, Kristin Yang, Twee Mac, Erica Medina, Henry Moskal, Jodi Nussbaum, Ali Paxima, Linda Rothenberg, Steph Sosa, Joanna Weber, Anna Zagorski, and all of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.

[Mindy Thomas]

And to keep the wow rolling after you've finished this episode, visit [e-mail] There you can become a member of the World Organization of wowzers to get year round mailings and weekly activities. Shop our wow. Shop, get tickets for upcoming events, find our best selling books and learn about some of the other amazing podcasts from Tinkercast grown ups.

[Guy Raz]

You can follow wow in the World on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @wowintheworld. And our email address is helloinkercast.com and.

[Mindy Thomas]

If you're a kid with a big wow to share with us, call us at 1-888-7wow-www 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. We're here every Monday or you can check out two what's in a wow Every Friday right here in the wow in the World podcast feed.

[Mindy Thomas]

And don't forget we WOW on the weekend with Dennis Saturday and Sunday.

[Narrator/Various Characters]

Keep on wowing wow in the World Wow in the World Wow in the World Wow in the World Wow in the World Wow in the World was made by Tinkercast and sent to you by Wondery.