Hey, Wowzer fans! Mindy and Guy Raz here, and before we start the show, it's almost summertime, and you know what that means! It's almost time for my annual summer rewatch of the 26-hour-long docuseries on the history of whales? Sure, Kyron. I was actually thinking about summer road trips. That's right. Wowzers, if your family has some summer road trips coming up,
Stop to find some wow. We've teamed up with our friends at Geocaching HQ, the Aspen Institute, and the Nature Conservancy to create Planet Wow, an epic geocaching eco-adventure that shares the wows of places on our Earth. Earth and encourages curious kids like you to become the next generation of climate crusaders. We've sent out Planet Wow trading cards to members of our World Organization of Wowzers to plant in a geocache near the...
And you can check and see if one of those cards are in a geocache near you at tinkercast.com slash planetwow. There you can also find the location of our official Planet Wow geocaches. And if there aren't any trading cards nearby your route, print yours at home and plant them in a geocache along the ride. We have printable cards available on our website. TinkerCast.com slash PlanetWow. We can't wait to hear what you find on your eco-adventures this summer.
Leave us a video or audio message about places in your world that wow you for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode of Wow in the World. That's it, and now let's get back to the show. It's my new system for organizing my socks! Uh-huh! And for my ties! Whoa! What are all these people doing? Okay, clouds stand over here, and eyes. You stand over there, please. Jugglers? Is that a fire breather? I'm good. Maybe a guy are here. Dennis, what is going on? Well...
In honor of today's theme, I decided to put So I've hired. 117 acts. 117? How long is this show gonna be? I'd say 40, maybe 50 hours. Make sure to use the bathroom before we start. It's going to be a long two days. I guess I better grab something from the snack table before we get going. What? Good idea. This show will be a marathon of thrills and exceptional... of entertainment! Yes, Mindy? The snack table is empty! What?
Who ate all the fruit cups? Reggie! Get over here! The food's all gone! How did we possibly eat through four single-serve fruit cups and an entire box of donut holes? How was I supposed to know that the acrobats would be so greedy? Okay, go into my office, Reggie. There's a half-eaten protein bar on my desk. Bring that out here. And as for the rest of... You there, rasp the berries! And you, butter the cups! And Reggie, free the lancers! We're on in three, two, one!
And now, for everyone's favorite game show, it's Two, Once, and A. Hello and welcome to Two Watts and a Wow! The scientific game show that separates the wow's What? And the category or theme for today is... Mindy, why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works? You know it! Wowzers, in each of our three rounds today, Guy Raz and I will present you with three scientific statements about things that are larger than life. Bye! is a big but only one of those statements will be a true
Just a couple of made apples. What? Now, in each round, if you Congratulations! If you guess incorrectly, you must do a redonkulous physical challenge. Okay, everyone ready to start the game? Great, then let's get to it! Round one. Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow? Is it A. is the largest moon in the solar system. Or is it There's a volcano on Mars that's bigger than Mount Everest. Or is it C? This kind of star is called a mega nebula.
When you think you have the correct answer, yell, I'm a gas giant! Hey, Reg, cue the thinking music, please. And time is up! Let's now reveal the winning wow! And to do just that, it's Ricky from Colorado. Ricky from Colorado, tell us, what's the winning wow? Hi, Mindy. I love that. that's bigger than Mount Everest? Isn't that cool? Winner, winner!
Lava for dinner! Thank you, Ricky! Contestants, if you guessed the answer B, that there's a volcano on Mars that's bigger than Mount Everest, well, congratulations! You've found the winning wow! Everest is about 29,000 feet at its highest point, but Mars' called Olympus Mons. 2,000 feet tall. It's also about 374 miles wide, nearly the size of the state of Arizona. Biggest in the whole solar system. Now, if you do... answer correct, you must stop
and climb an invisible space volcano. Okay, round two. Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow? Is it A, The world's largest block of cheese weighed over 80,000 pounds. Or is it B? A snowman was 122 feet and 1 inch tall. Or is it C? The largest chair is a 41-foot recliner in Utah. When you think you have the correct answer, shout, I'm a big deal. Hey, Reg, some thinking music in here, please.
And time is up. And joining us by phone, it's Divya from Maryland. Divya, please reveal the winning wow. My buy on the world is that the world's largest snowman was 122 feet and 1 inch tall. That's so big! Winner, winner, snooker. That's right, didn't you? Wowzers, if you guessed B, that the world's largest snowman was 100. 22 feet and one inch tall. Well, congratulations. You found the winning wow. The largest snow person in the world was a snow woman named Olympia. It took residence.
Main and its surrounding town month to build her. Olympia was made with million of snow. She had spruce When she was finished she was You did not get that answer. You must. yourself into a giant snowball. Okay, round three. Which of the statements is a true scientific wow. Is it A? were larger than blue whales. Or is it bees? biggest dinosaur was the Magna Paglia. Or is it Humans existed. Turtles were bigger than cars. Before we reveal the winning wow, let's take a moment to thank our sponsors.
Today's show is brought to you by Reggie the Giant Pigeon. Reggie is strong enough for humans to ride on his back and tall enough to reach the good cookies on the top shelf. Reggie is without a doubt the largest and most and some pigeon on earth. Richie, I've been meaning to ask, how did you get so big? Oh, that makes total sense. Well, thanks for that detailed explanation of giant pigeon anatomy, Reggie. Now, let's take a quick break and hear... Other important messages for grown-ups.
Two once in a while, we'll be right back. Grown-ups, this message is for you. Hey, grown-ups! It's Mindy and Guy Raz from Wow in the World, and guess what? What's the good news, Mindy? Once Upon a Beat is back with brand new episodes. Oh, I love that touch. We here at Tinkercast have partnered with our friends at Wondery to bring your family new episodes of Once Upon a Beat. Once Upon a Beat remixes fairy tales.
fables as old as time, giving them a fresh spin with some rhythm and rhyme. This podcast is hosted by the amazing DJ Feud. and features original hip-hop songs from Grammy award-winning artist Secret Agent 23's Kadoo. Once Upon a Beat is where hip-hop and fairy tales meet.
You can listen to new episodes right now. Follow Once Upon a Beat on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to Once Upon a Beat early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app in Apple Podcasts. That's it! Now back to the show! Welcome back to Two What's and a Wow. The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what? Now, before the break, we left you with an question for round three.
Which of the f- statements is a true scientific Is it A, Wooly Mammoth, Larger than blue whales. Or is it... This dinosaur was the Magna Paulia. Or is it... Before humans existed, turtles were bigger than cars. To reveal the answer, it's Izzy from Washington. What's the winning wow? My wow in the world is that before humans existed, turtles were bigger than cars. turtlenecks for dinner. Thank you, Izzy. Contestants, if you guessed the answer, see That before humans...
bigger than cars? Well, congratulations! the winning wow many scientists think that turtles first evolved in the Triassic period about 230 million years ago were ginormous. The largest species of prehistoric sea turtle that we know of was about 15 feet long. ancestors Ten foot long sloths. Burns with a... foot long wingspan, and even 43 long snakes now if you did not get that answer and do the can-can without using your legs.
That sound can mean only one thing. It's time for today's Bunker Balls bonus round. And the question for this round is... Do I have lettuce in my teeth? What? No, but you seem to have toothpaste on your clothes and... face and hair. But my teeth are clean, right? Um, yeah, all clear there. Anyway, congratulations to all of our winning wowsers. Mindy, what's today's prize? Guy Raz, today's winning wowsers will all receive their very own invisible, yelly, climby, A yelly, climby spray car?
big red vehicle that's super loud. It has a ladder for climbing and a hose for spraying. Oh, a fire truck. Oh, it's not on fire, Guy Ross. Never mind. Well... That's all the time we have for today. But before we go, we have a little scientific challenge for you. We call it Operation Make It Big. For this challenge, we want you to pick something small and think about what it would be like if it was 20 times bigger. How would the world be different?
Draw a picture of yourself standing next to yourself. or your giant crayon or your giant bag of extra spicy chips. And don't forget to take a photo or a video And be sure to come back on Monday for a brand new episode of Wow in the World and again on Friday for a new episode of Two Once and a Wow. Until next time. Субтитры сделал DimaTorzok
Grownups, if you like WoW in the World, you can listen early and ad-free right now on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Wondery Kids Plus. On Apple Podcasts, Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. And before you go, tell us about yourself by filling out a short survey at wondery.com slash survey. Two What's in a Wow is executive produced by Meredith Halpern-Ranzer, Mindy Thomas, and me, Guy Raz. Our writers are ruthless.
and Anna Zagorski. Sound production and design is by Marion Lozano with help from Jet and Tyler Thole. Special thanks to Steph Sosa, Henry Moskel, All of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ. Our theme song was written and composed by the Pop-Ups. For more on their three-time Grammy nomination. all-ages music, find them popups.com To keep the wows rolling, visit
where you can become an official member of the World Organization of Wowzers. Find our two What's in a Wow Think and Tinker playbook and learn about all of our other amazing podcasts from Tinkercast. Grownups, you can f- on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at And our email address is hello at tinkercast.com. Finally, if you're a kid with a big wow to share, it could be used on an upcoming episode of Two What's in a Wow.
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