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,
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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. Bye. I said laughing twice. Whatever! That ain't rot! I was just trying something. Well, you know I love musicals. I just thought I'd bring... Who dazzles with the show? I'll tell you! It's not fair! What's that, Reggie? I'm being dramatic. Aw, thank you.
That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me. Okay, let's get into our first segment. Rating Reviewsies! or Spotify or whatever and I print a bunch out and I read them aloud. This first review comes from username Dial7. Now, Raggy, the username is... Hit it! Hit it! Reggie! Stop it! Stop dialing 7 on the phone! It's just a name! Okay, and the number of stars they give us is... Yay! Five stars! And the title says... Banes! And the message says...
I like beans. Beans are cool. Okay. Well, Dial 7, I agree. Beans are cool. And they're the musical fruit. What do you mean they're not a fruit? Legu. Beans can't be the musical legume, Reggie. It ruins the rhyme. The rhyme, Reggie! The rhyme! The one that goes... Beans, beans, the magical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot. The more you toot, the better you feel. So eat your beans for every meal. And I do. Not a day goes by that I...
side of beans with my meals. Yes, especially with my morning porridge. What's a bowl of porridge? Oh, sorry. I had a lot of parts this morning for breakfast. Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. That's your music. Pig and Bait. The title says And the number of stars. Yay! We're the best again! And the message says, I think this podcast is great. But you never talk about pigeons besides Reggie. Frowny face. Thumbs down emojis! Feather emojis!
Sorry, Tegan B. Reggie's the only pigeon I know on a first-name basis. agree with Tig and B, Reggie. You don't talk about pigeons. Well, fine then. Let's try a new segment called Pigeon Talk. Alright, hit it Reggie! Yeah? Your cousin Oh wow! match co-op! And now what? She was pigeonholed? Eh? Pigeon Toad? So that's why they call him Pigeon Peas! Wow! Well, there you go, Tegan B. Hope that satisfies your craving for pigeon talk. Next reviewzy. This next reviewzy is from username G-G-U-T-Y.
Reggie, how do you pronounce this? Do you think they maybe fell asleep on their keyboard when writing their username? Okay, well anyway, this review is titled... Oh no! did fall asleep. Reggie, we gotta wake him up! With loud noises, obviously! Go see what's in my musical instrument pile over there. No, not that. It's not loud enough. No! Louder, Reggie! This has to get all the way through the internet! Oh, a cowbell! Perfect! And I'll switch to the drum setting on my keyboard. Okay, ready, go!
Okay, let's see if it worked. It did! I love Wee Wow on the weekend! And it says you can have one million stars! Wow! Yay! We did it! Okay, that's enough reviewsies for now. Thanks for all your reviewsies, listeners. Keep on coming! Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. I just might rate it on WayWow on the weekend. Big Oz Reggie! The more sto- have, the more star power we have. Get it? Whatever. Next up is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios. Inside
This is the part where we revisit an episode of one of my favorite Tinkercast shows. And today, we're listening to Wow in the World Season 3, Episode... called? Bored out of your bonker balls? What? nothing to do can be good for you. Huh. I don't know, Reggie. This one sounds kind of boring. Well, should we skip it and do something I don't know. We could bang that cowbell some more. And I think there's a gong around here somewhere. What? That would not be boring.
Oh, annoying. Yeah, probably. Okay, fine. the non-annoying thing and play the episode. This time. Okay, here we go. And play. We will all 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 podcast.
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Oh, yeah, sure. I've got my credit card right here. Why is it so sticky? Is this maple syrup? Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, I'm still here, so sorry. So the name on the card is... Mindy? No, no, sorry. The name on the card isn't Mindy. It's Guy Razzy. I mean, Guy Raz. The name on the card is Guy Raz. Okay, okay, great! Thanks so much!
I gotta say, Guy Ross, it's a little rude for you to be on the phone when I burst through your door uninvited. Mindy, what are you doing here? Well, I heard you loudly sighing from next door. and I thought you might have found the sea monkeys I left in your toilet. What? Nothing. Just don't flush. No. I wasn't trying to be rude. I was on the phone trying to order a subscription to the BTN, and then I...
Mmm, yum! What? Mindy, what is my credit card doing covered in maple syrup? Okay, well, technically, it's maple flavored syrup. Huh? Way stickier than the real stuff. So, what did you need my pancake syrup applicator for? Mindy, this is my credit card. It's not a pancake syrup applicator. Hmm, that's funny, because it sure looks like one with all that maple flavored... I'm dripping off of it. Mindy, this is my credit card, and I was using it to buy a subscription.
BTN oh the Bears and Teddy Network oh man I love that one they have this one show on there called Bear Devil where these bears they just oh no Mindy I'm not talking the Bears and Teddy Network. I'm talking about the Boring Television Network. Uh, the Boring Television Network? Oh, yeah. It's got all the classics. Check it out. It should be connected right now. by a British man in a monotone voice.
Hello, I'm Nigel Bredwistle and here are today's sports headlines. In Newcastle, the flighting flumpers flump the Southwell swandlers, 32 farthing to 21 blom. BORG! Coming up later on Billboard Music, a bass guitarist practicing scales for seven hours. But first, an interview with minimalist ambient musician Tired sloth. Nope! Paint-Drying World Championships? Keep it on this one. This is the whole reason I... Channel subscription in the first place. What is it? It's paint drying!
is playing? Uh, your favorite paint drive? The L.A. Bars! Kansas City sleep? They're the underdogs. What? Never mind. most exciting while watching exhibition They're watching paint dry. They're the last team to fall asleep from boredom wins. はーい They're awesome. Back straight. Eyes unblinking. Very, very strong start from the L.A. boars. Wait a minute, guys. I don't get it. Why would anyone want to be born? It turns out that Bing
Yeah, like putting vegetables and brownies good for you? Because if that's the case, I'm going to take a pass on the old paint-drying world championships. No, really, Mindy. Recent research has shown that boredom can be really useful. Problem solving! And that signals the end. these messages. interesting. Huh? Are you you should come visit us at in this research. visit us at our grand From 11am to 4pm. Wow! ¡Melly, Melly! Did you hear that? What? Yeah!
No idea. The TV static was an American invention. No, Mindy, the opening day at IB, the Insta... of boredom. Oh yeah, it's You know, sounds really boring. Oh, no. It's anything but. You said but. The Institute of Boredom is the place that ran those studies I was telling you about earlier. You mean the ones that said that boredom could help with...
creative problem solving? The very same ones. Oh, okay. Well, what did they find? Well, why don't we find out? I mean, their opening day is today. Uh... able to make it there on time oh let me just check um hey zoodle oh boy uh what time is it now The time is currently 4.30. See Mindy? A.M. in Vientiane, Laos.
Okay, Roz, it's 1.30. Well, how did you know? Well, I mean, there's an actual clock on the wall behind you. Oh, yeah. You know what that means, right? Maybe it's time for me to dumb down my smart home? Yes, but it also means that the grand opening is still going on. We could probably still check it out if we hurry. I was just thinking the same thing, Mindy.
Kansas City sleepers blink. This does not bode well for them. Before we go, did you want to record the paint-drying world championship so you can watch it when we get fine. You know, these guys four days. We're here four days? Man! The grass growing world champion. Just the grass-growing world as the Winnipeg waitlists take Let's go! Yes! Reggie!
Hey, Reg! You think you could drop us off at the new Institute of Boredom? Yeah, I think it's right by there. Right next to what, Mindy? Oh, the dry cleaners. He's got some clothes to pick up. Uh, but Mindy... He doesn't wear any clothing. I never said they were his. Thomas Fingerling. Aw, what a stand-up bird. Good for you, Reg. Okay, come on, Gyros. Hop on. Okay, I'm ready. Good, because here we go.
You think I'd be used to those landings by now. Thanks, Reg! Yep, the dry cleaners is just over there. All right, Mindy, I think the Institute of Boredom is just across the road over there. Let's just wait for this last one. car to pass. And cross. Crossing, crossing, crossing, crossing. Hey, Guy Raz. Yeah? Why did the Guy Raz cross the road? Oh, Mindy. To get to the Institute of Fordham's grand opening. It is! Get a load of this place! And so...
Boring. Impressively boring. Yeah, look at this place. No trees, no flourish, just a nondescript gray rectangle concrete building. Oh, is that a sculpture of the Institute's founder? Roger Bordeau. Inventor of TV static and purveyor of fine waiting rooms. Huh, sounds like a real hoot. Well, come on, Guy Raz, let's go inside. Hello, and welcome to the Institute of Boredom. Are you being helped at all? No, we just arrived. It's a lovely...
Yeah, it's super boring. Can I uninterest you in some of the activities we have going on today? Sure. Super. Just over there by the front yawn. Ah, ah. I'm sorry, did you say the front lawn? No, I said the front yawn. It's a concrete patch in the front of the library that's dedicated to yawning. It's super boring. Anywho, over by the front yawn, we have the sign-up for our regional varsity board game team. Ooh!
And over in the long-winded movies with no robots or explosions building we have a special PowerPoint presentation. On PowerPoint presentations. Oh, no thanks. I can't have PowerPoints after midday. They keep me up all night ruminating. Oh, wow, that's really boring. Well, then in about three minutes inside our state-of-the-art homework memorial lecture hall, we have a speaker presenting on some of the scientific studies we're currently conducting here at the Institute.
We love scientific studies! Seriously? It seems like it's all we talk about sometimes. Well, then all you need to do is head down this beige hallway, take a left at the room where the grown-ups are telling stories about how hard it was back when they were your age, and then it's the third door on the right. Great! Thanks. So I'm having unevent This is great, Mindy. Maybe they'll mention those studies that I was telling you about earlier. Oh, you mean the ones that said that boredom can actually
Help with creative problem solving? Yeah. I sure hope so. Otherwise, I'm just going to hang out by that cheese board for the rest of the afternoon. Uh, oh. born. I just got it. So I said to Mabel, I said... Back in my day, that would just cost us 20 shillings. Of course, we didn't have the word 20 back then. All right, this must be the room with the grandparents telling back when I was your age story. So we turn right and one, two, three. Ah, here we are, the Homework Memorial Lecture Hall.
It looks like it's about to start, but let's grab some chairs in the back. Roger that, buddy! Excuse me. Sorry. Coming through. Just trying to grab a seat here. Hi. Nice pencil case. I love the sparkles. Thank you. Sorry. Just squeezing through. And there we are. Shh. Since the dawn of time, man has periodically become uninterested and disengaged with the world around him. But...
Well, we here at the Institute of Boredom are working around the clock to uncover exactly why this is and what potential benefits it might hold. they'd cover this? Over the past decade, we've conducted several experiments to answer these questions, and today we'll be looking at one of our most recent studies. A study conducted colleagues over at the university of lancashire in the united kingdom conducted by researchers sandy man and rebecca cadman
This is it, Mindy. This is the study that I was telling you about. So what was it about? experiment. In the first experiment, a group of participants were asked to complete an incredibly boring task. Oh, I know! I know! Pick me! Pick me! Indy, I don't know if this is the kind of lecture where you can ask questions. Uh, I'm sorry, is that a question? Um, yes. Sorry. Um, was it doing chores? What?
Was it doing chores? You know, the incredibly boring task you just mentioned? What? No. Was it waiting to see the doctor? No, no, no, no, it was too... Wait, no, wait, no, I got it, I got it. Was it when the internet gets really slow and you can't...
load any more cat pictures. No, it was copying out phone numbers from a phone book. Well, yeah, I guess that is pretty boring. In any case, As I was saying, these participants performed this boring task for 15 minutes before taking a creativity test. A creativity test? That's right, Mindy. The participants of this study, after writing out phone number after phone number after phone number, were asked to list off different uses for a cup. Different uses for a cup.
Cup? Like the kind you drink out of? That's right. So, for example, you could use a cup for drinking. Yeah. But another person could say you could wear it as a hat. Or another might... would string two cups together and use them as a phone. Exactly. Anyway, when they looked at the results of the group that had forming the boring task beforehand.
the researchers found that this boring group was able to more examples of things you could do with a cop than a different group that hadn't done boring stuff before. Ah, yes. So they were better at divergent thinking. Divergent what? Divergent thinking, Gyroz. It's the type of creative thinking you do when you're trying to come up with a bunch of ideas. Ha! I was always told I was a very divergent thinker. I think that's why I have so many crazy inventions. Right.
Oh, that reminds me. I have to show you my new pancake syrup applicator when we get back. You already did, Mindy. That was my credit card. But that was only part one of this two-part experiment, so... Here comes, part two. Oh, this is the best part. So in part two of the experiment, Mindy, the researchers created a third group to see what... if you got people really bored. Oh man, more boring than writing out the entire phone book? Yeah, and this third group's task
was to simply read the phone book. That's it! Yikes! That's more boring than listening to someone tell you about the dream they had the night before. After the first two groups completed their boring tasks, They then, along with the control group, which, as we mentioned earlier, was the group that didn't do any boring tasks beforehand, all took the same divergent thinking test that was used in the first experiment. two more creative thinking tests just to make sure that the first time wasn't a
And maybe guess what they found. What? These researchers found that the bored group the one that had only read the phone book was able to score better than the group that performed no boring tasks and the the creative test. Okay, now let me get The group of people who were the most bored out of anyone performed better on the creativity test than anyone else? Uh-huh. That the more bored you are, the more creative your ideas become.
We've got the facts we need from here. Let's get out of here. I don't want to miss any more. Okey-doke. Just try not to make a... Bye, everyone! Sorry, we have to go now. There's a show on TV. Try not to make a scene! Excuse us! Sorry, sorry, sorry, coming through. Excuse me. Excuse me. Phew!
Well, that could have gone better. You can say that again. Well, that could have gone better. So, what did you think of the talk, Mindy? Well, I would have rather been doing anything else, but I had no idea that all those days I spent just bumming around the house poured out of my bunk. I was actually filling up my brain tank with creative juices! Right?
But what I still can't figure out is why does being bored help me get my creativity on? Well, no one knows for sure. But those same researchers we just heard about, well, they think that it's something known as passive... So, like, the boredom that these... went through during the experiment that put their minds into like a day Exactly. When most of us get bored, we start to daydream. And that allows our minds to open up to creative thinking and ideas. That's so wild.
Yeah, yeah, I mean, just ask any kid, Mindy. If you leave them alone for a long time, some pretty creative ways to keep themselves entertained. You don't have to tell me, Guy Raz. I was president of Imagination Land for three whole years when I was in third grade. Okay, then let me just text Reggie here to see if he can come pick us up. After all this talk about boredom and creativity, I think I will join you in watching that paint-drying world championship, Guy Raz.
Oh, really? Yeah, you know, I've been trying to think of a new design for the shrink and think the old imagination tank can use a little polishing. Fantastic, old... Alright, so, is there anything I need to know before we start watching? Well, I would say the first thing you have to know is that the L.A. Bores star players is Labore James. Now... probably the greatest of all time. I mean, there's some debate over it. You know, players and Really good. acrylics and Woo!
냠냠냠 Ahhhh, shrimp cocktail. What's going on? I didn't fall asleep. I was so listening to the episode. It was all about shrimp and how they like to get dressed up and go to fancy parties. Oh. Yeah, that might have been a dream. I guess I did fall asleep. But what was the episode about? I'm up, I'm up. Yeah, good idea. We should wrap up the show so I can go take an afternoon nap. Yes, another one.
Thanks to all you listeners out there for tuning in to WeWOW on the weekend. If you have a question for me, call and leave me a message. at 1-888-7-WOW-WOW. That's 1-888-7-WOW-WOW. I just might answer your question on WeWow on the weekend. Okay, let's go. So Reggie, what are you gonna do for the rest of the day? Sure, you can take a nap here. It'll be like a sleepover, but during the day. Oh yeah, what would that be called? Um, a napover? Oh yeah, that's even better.
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