Carly Q (host Carly Ciarrocchi), an aspiring time travel detective, has made it her personal mission to secretly explore the mysteries of history. As a junior analyst at The Bureau of Universal Time Travel and Historical Exploration Department (aka B.U.T.T.H.E.D), Carly travels through time to investigate mysterious historical events, like the Loch Ness Monster. Carly Q is following the facts to questions that may have no answers… and she is taking you with her. New episodes of Who, When, Wow: Mystery Edition air twice a month on Wednesdays.
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Ni-hao! Welcome to Ancient China, Carly Q is firing up the time elevator and taking it to the far east to explore everything the middle kingdom has to offer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Every year on Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, someone sneaks into a Baltimore graveyard and mysteriously places a bottle of cognac on his grave. It's been going on for more than 40 years, and no one knows who it is or why they do it. Carly and Lewis visit a graveyard at midnight to solve the mystery. Originally aired 3/6/24. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Grab a bedsheet and toss it over your shoulder. Carly Q is heading to Ancient Greece to explore everything from togas to ancient soothsayers! Grownups, we’re proud to bring free, high-quality educational podcasts to families and classrooms everywhere. But as the media industry changes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to financially sustain high-quality human-made audio shows like ours without additional help. If our shows have sparked wonder, laughter, or curiosity for your family, we’re as...
It is still one of the greatest unsolved heists in American history. Carly and Company travel back to the Pacific Northwest in the late 80s to investigate how one man could make off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, hijack an airplane and then just vanish! But first Carly has to make it through a BUTTHED “performance review.” Originally aired 2/21/24. Grownups, we’re proud to bring free, high-quality educational podcasts to families and classrooms everywhere. But as the media industry chang...
Plug your nose and say PRUNES! Carly Q takes the time elevator back to Victorian England to show you everything that this smelly time period has to offer! Grownups, we’re proud to bring free, high-quality educational podcasts to families and classrooms everywhere. But as the media industry changes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to financially sustain high-quality human-made audio shows like ours without additional help. If our shows have sparked wonder, laughter, or curiosity for your fam...
Lewis and Carly cross paths with two other VERY familiar science explorers/podcast hosts while investigating the Arctic mystery of the legendary Yeti! Originally aired 9/18/24. Grownups, we’re proud to bring free, high-quality educational podcasts to families and classrooms everywhere. But as the media industry changes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to financially sustain high-quality human-made audio shows like ours without additional help. If our shows have sparked wonder, laughter, or ...
We’re proud to bring free, high-quality educational podcasts to families and classrooms everywhere. But as the media industry changes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to financially sustain high-quality human-made audio shows like ours without additional help. If our shows have sparked wonder, laughter, or curiosity for your family, grown-ups, we’re asking for your support now. Grown-ups, visit tinkercast.com/support where you can select from a handful of gifts we’ve curated to thank you fo...
Everyone is excited about the solar eclipse! The whole Bureau is in full celebration mode, but Carly takes it to another level by traveling back in time to Anatolia to learn about one of the most famous solar events in History! Originally aired 2/7/24. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Did William Shakespeare really write his plays? was there even a William Shakespeare at all? This question has come up in History a few different times, and today it winds up on Carly’s desk. Lewis and Nibbles join Carly (and her not-so authentic British accent) on a trip back to London to put the rumors to rest. Originally aired 1/24/24. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
What exactly DID happen to the dinosaurs? How and why did they go extinct? Nibbles, Carly and Lewis go WAY back in time to tackle this one, and they see it all: Volcanos, meteors, and a new “friend” named “Rex”... Originally aired 1/10/24. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
One of the biggest mysteries of our time is STILL unsolved. But that doesn’t stop Carly (and a special Time Elevator guest!) from trying to solve the puzzle. When all is said and done, Carly gets to meet her, but she also learns that you can’t always fix every problem, no matter how hard you try. Listen along with a worksheet at https://bit.ly/40shOGs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
When a mysterious woman shows up in 1920’s New York claiming to be a lost Russian heiress, it’s up to Carly, Lewis and Nibbles to find the truth. And maybe a slice of pie while they’re at it. Originally aired 12/6/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Carly Q flashes back to old England to solve the mystery of some lost children who mysteriously appeared in a village speaking a language no one had heard before… Oh, and they were GREEN. Really. Originally aired 11/22/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
What do cheesy 1990’s movies and Puerto Rican cuisine have in common? This episode of Who When Wow! Carly travels back to the 90’s to explore a series of strange animal attacks and rumors about a mysterious “monster” roaming the streets… Listen along with a worksheet at https://bit.ly/40shOGs. Originally aired 11/8/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Carly Q and Nibbles flashback to Italy in the early 2000’s to investigate a series of random explosions all over the island of Sicily. TV’s, Computers and other electronic devices were suddenly bursting into flames without warning! Meanwhile, the Bureau’s new green “paperless” initiative has Carly facing an uphill (or should that be "upstairs") battle. Listen along with a worksheet at https://bit.ly/40shOGs. Originally aired 10/25/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...
Since the 18th Century, people have been digging in the same spot off the coast of Nova Scotia trying to find legendary buried treasure. Can Carly, Lewis and Nibbles use their time traveling elevator to do any better? Originally aired 10/11/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Carly Q and Lewis take to the seas to explore the magical menace that terrorized sailors in the 1800s. Back at BUTTHED HQ, Carly tries working some magic of her own on her co-workers. Originally aired 9/27/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Imagine a rainstorm where blobs of goo fell from the sky instead of raindrops…! Carly Q and Lewis return to the 90’s and visit the Pacific Northwest to investigate. Originally aired 9/13/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Lewis, Carly & Nibbles join the Navy! (Kind of…) Our heroes flashback to Florida in the late 50’s to investigate some of the first missing planes in the infamous Bermuda triangle. Originally aired 8/30/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Carly Q and Lewis juggle UFOs and eulogies as they celebrate the life of an office shrubbery AND travel back to 1950’s New Mexico in the 1950’s to explore a paranormal event. Listen along with a worksheet at https://bit.ly/40shOGs. Originally aired See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Lewis drops a last-minute project on Carly Q just before she has to go to Texas to do some real contemporary ghost hunting on “the most haunted road in America!" Originally aired 8/2/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Something strange is happening on top of one of Scotland’s tallest mountains. For decades, hikers claimed to have seen a strange shape in the mists and snow. This is a perfect job for Carly and company as they learn from each other about what it really means to be brave. Originally aired 7/19/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Carly Q is forced to take her coworker Louis on a secret time-travel adventure to Stonehenge in 1920. There, they meet an archaeologist who reveals the monument's history, the origins of its bluestones, and theories about its purpose as a cemetery or astronomical observatory. They discover the stones' unique lithophonic properties and witness a magical summer solstice sunrise.
Carly dives into the classic mystery of the infamous Sasquatch and finds herself in the woods of the Pacific Northwest in 1971 tracking the best down… But she also winds up in the middle of office drama that threatens to expose her secret time traveling adventures! Originally aired 6/21/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Throughout the 1980’s, unexplained random crop-shapes kept appearing on farms all across Europe – and even in North America. These events remained largely unexplained for years. Poltergeists? Alien spaceships? Carly and company travel to 1990s England and learn the truth about this farming phenomenon. Originally aired 5/24/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Throughout the 1980’s, unexplained random crop-shapes kept appearing on farms all across Europe – and even in North America. These events remained largely unexplained for years. Poltergeists? Alien spaceships? Carly and company travel to 1990s England and learn the truth about this farming phenomenon. Originally aired 5/24/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
In March of 1990, 13 works of art were stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston by two men posing as police officers. The priceless paintings were never recovered, so Carly travels back in time to learn about the heist and why Art is so valuable. Originally aired 5/17/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
What happened to all of the settlers of Roanoke Island in 1587? It’s still a mystery 400 years later… Carly goes back to pre-colonial times to discover the truth and understand the difference between “lost” and “gone”. Originally aired 5/10/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
On September 1st 1969, more than 40 people claim to have seen UFO in Berkshire county MA. But was it really aliens from another world? Carly travels back in time to learn the truth (and get some tasty pie). Originally aired 5/3/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
In 1872, a ship sailing in the Atlantic was found with NO ONE on board… The crew, never to be heard from again. It's up to Carly Q at The Bureau of Universal Time Travel and Historical Exploration Department (also known as B.U.T.T.H.E.D), to travel back in time to see if she can find out what happened to the disappearing crew of the Mary Celeste. Originally aired 4/26/23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...