Mindy Thomas

D. Kong. In Donkey Kong Bonanza, you can smash through almost anything. Giant watermelon, easy Solid rock. Save less. Explore the underground world by smashing to the planet's core as Donkey Kong and Pauline. Hold up. Are you hearing karts?

Listener Callers

All right.

Mindy Thomas

Race against your friends in Mario Kart World. Drive off walls, off the and over dinosaur. Sweet. You can power up your play on Nintendo Switch. Two additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode game system and some accessories sold separately. Games rated E to E10 plus proceeded 3 2.

Jed Anderson

One mission. Get ready for an adventure of magnificent proportion.

Mindy Thomas

I don't know what you've been told. We're in a golden age. So discoveries that are jumping off the page.

Guy Raz

My eyelids are getting heavy. Looks like it's finally time to go to sleep. Let me just get into my warm, comfy bed, pull up the blanket blankets, Take a sip of water and. Allow myself to gently fall asleep.

Mindy Thomas

Attention, attention, attention. So long, Guy Roz. This is your reminder. It is past your bedtime. You must stop whatever you are doing and fall asleep immediately.

Guy Raz

Well, I was about to fall asleep, but then you woke me up with your go to sleep reminder.

Mindy Thomas

Guy Roz, would you like to snooze?

Guy Raz

Snooze? Yes, I would love to snooze.

Mindy Thomas

Snoozing in 3, 2, 1.

Guy Raz

Alright, let me get back into bed, put on my weighted eye mask and relax. Mindy, how in the world am I ever gonna get any sleep around here? End of snoozing, of course.

Mindy Thomas

Would you like to snooze again, Zoodle?

Guy Raz

How can I possibly snooze if you won't let me sleep?

Mindy Thomas

Is that a yes to begin your final snooze?

Guy Raz

Final snooze. I'd give anything for even a five minute snooze at this point.

Mindy Thomas

Snooze alarm set for five minutes.

Guy Raz

What? That's not what I meant.

Mindy Thomas

Turn it up, Reg. I'll be out of the kitchen in a sec. Just gotta get some pots and pans out of the cupboard here. For no reason at all.

Guy Raz

I would just like to get some sleep.

Mindy Thomas

Guy Ross, your snooze time is up

Guy Raz

and so am I.

Mindy Thomas

You are all out of snoozes. Time to go to sleep.

Guy Raz

Not before I make one final stop for the night.

Jed Anderson

Mm. Never eat the green seaweed. Yep, I found that out the hard way.

Guy Raz

What? No, he said.

Mindy Thomas

Ah, flip and mosey. He's space sailing and crack me up. Reg. Reggie. Reggie, you fell asleep. We're about to get to the best part.

Jed Anderson

Flip and Mosey will be Right back after these messages.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, now you wake up just in time for the commercial break.

Jed Anderson

Is your fish exhausted from swimming all day?

Mindy Thomas

Huh?

Jed Anderson

Tired of chasing bubbles for a good night's sleep away from the loud and chaotic environment y' all call home?

Mindy Thomas

No, he's talking about fish, Reg.

Jed Anderson

Introducing the new Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat and Spa. An all inclusive resort to give the fish in your life the rest and relaxation they need in order to keep swimming for days to come.

Mindy Thomas

A sleep resort for fish? Fancy. Do fish even sleep?

Jed Anderson

Now, I know what you're thinking. Do fish even slee?

Mindy Thomas

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Jed Anderson

And yes, they do.

Mindy Thomas

Huh?

Jed Anderson

Here at the Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat, we use science to give your pet fishies the best sleep of their life.

Mindy Thomas

Wait, science?

Jed Anderson

Based on new scientific research from the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics in Germany.

Mindy Thomas

Ugh, that's a mouthful.

Jed Anderson

And published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

Mindy Thomas

Ooh, peer reviewed. Nice.

Jed Anderson

Your pet fish needs and deserves the same quality of sleep that y' all as a human are entitled to.

Mindy Thomas

Fish sleep like we do. Mandy, is that Guy Ross this late at night? Shouldn't he be sleeping? Hang on just a sec.

Jed Anderson

So why not give your fishy fish a little treat? A retreat at the Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat in spa where they can sleep with the fishes so they won't end up sleeping with the fishes. The Sand Dollar Sleep Retreating Spa is located at the bottom of the hill next to Little Buff Bunny Big Gym.

Mindy Thomas

Wow. Can you believe this, Reg? Fish not only sleep, but they sleep like we do. Well, like I do.

Guy Raz

Mindy, open up.

Mindy Thomas

I'm coming. I'm coming. Guy Raz, why are you screaming and banging at this hour of the night? You're gonna wake up the whole neighborhood.

Guy Raz

I'm going up the whole neighborhood. How is anyone in this entire town supposed to get any sleep with your TV blasting out the windows? Wait, what happened to your windows? Where are your windows, Mindy?

Mindy Thomas

Oh, I ate them.

Guy Raz

Huh?

Mindy Thomas

Well, they were made out of sugar glass and I got hungry, so I ate them. You okay there, Guy Razzy, you look like you haven't slept in weeks.

Guy Raz

That's because I haven't slept in weeks. Every single night you're blasting that show with the space alien. What are they called? Chip and Flubby?

Mindy Thomas

Flip and Mosey. They're hilarious. You want to come in and watch? They're probably about to come back from the commercial break.

Guy Raz

No, I want to go to sleep. But how am I supposed to do that with your flippin mosey alien TV show? Blasting through your windowless windows and up through mine. Oh, hi, Reggie. Sorry, I didn't see you there. I'm sorry, Reggie. I still don't speak pigeon.

Mindy Thomas

Wait a minute, Reggie, that's a great idea.

Guy Raz

What's a great idea, Guy Raz?

Mindy Thomas

Reggie and I have the perfect solution to your sleeping problem.

Guy Raz

Mindy, you and all of your late night racket are my sleeping problem.

Mindy Thomas

Guy Raz, you know I can't control myself. I think you're really gonna like this.

Guy Raz

Oh, no. I don't know what this is, but I can tell already that I am not going to like it.

Mindy Thomas

Okay, so what if I told you that this was a sol that would allow me to keep blasting my TV while allowing you to catch up on some much needed sleep so you won't be a Krankasaurus rex.

Guy Raz

Oh, what? I'm not a Krankasaurus?

Mindy Thomas

Now, where did I put that fish suit?

Guy Raz

Oh, no, no, no, no. I know where this is going, and no. No way. I am not going business.

Mindy Thomas

Swimsuit space suit. Lawsuit. Aha. Fish suit. Perfect. Here you go, Guy Raz. Just put this on.

Guy Raz

You want me to put on a goldfish costume?

Mindy Thomas

It's more of a disguise. Here, I'll help you squeeze into it. Now just hold your arms up and hold your breath.

Guy Raz

Fine.

Mindy Thomas

There you go. Fits like a glove.

Guy Raz

Well, I guess it is pretty comfortable. Warmer and softer than I expected. Maybe I could use it as a sleeping bag.

Mindy Thomas

No time for sleep, Guy Raz. We gotta get down to the Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat next to little buff bunny's big gym.

Guy Raz

Wait, you're taking me somewhere? Mindy, it's after midnight.

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, I know, which means there's no time to waste. Come on, we gotta get you to bed.

Guy Raz

What is happening?

Mindy Thomas

Okay, here we are. The majestic Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat. Ooh, and the sign says, newly renovated. You're gonna love it here, Guy Raz.

Guy Raz

Guy Raz, I'm coming. Just a little tough to walk in this thing.

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, I guess the flippers don't leave much room for feet, do they?

Guy Raz

I just want some sleep.

Mindy Thomas

And that's exactly what we're gonna get you, buddy. Right this way, Reggie. Mind getting the door there?

Jed Anderson

Greetings and welcome to the Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat in Spa.

Mindy Thomas

Hi, I'm Mindy.

Guy Raz

Hello there.

Jed Anderson

Oh, my, A fish out of water. One moment, please. Let's get you a tank.

Guy Raz

Sir, do I mother.

Jed Anderson

Yes, Scotty. Yes, we've got an abnormally large goldfish who just flopped in through the front door. We're gonna need one of the big 75 gallon tanks on wheel stat. Thank you, Scotty.

Mindy Thomas

Now that's what I call hospitality.

Jed Anderson

Now, how can I help you folks this evening?

Guy Raz

I would just like somewhere quiet to sleep.

Mindy Thomas

Oh. So you see my pet fish here.

Guy Raz

Pet fish? I'm Guppy.

Mindy Thomas

Guppy. He's a guppy. Full grown, you know, grew up in a big lake.

Guy Raz

What?

Mindy Thomas

Real well behaved though.

Jed Anderson

I see. And your pet Guppy can talk?

Guy Raz

Of course I can talk.

Mindy Thomas

I'm a. Oh, yeah, trained him myself. He's very, very intelligent.

Guy Raz

Well, I do read a for a fish.

Jed Anderson

Oh, I'm sorry. And a giant pigeon. How did I not see you there?

Mindy Thomas

Oh, that's because he was standing behind my giant pet fish. This is Reggie. He's my pigeon.

Jed Anderson

Oh my. Why is everyone so big? There we go. 75 gallon tank. Now who needs it?

Mindy Thomas

Wow, look at that giant aquarium guy, Raz. Is it heated?

Jed Anderson

Uh, kind of. The water is kept at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, 18 degrees Celsius. Should be perfect for a slim bodied goldfish like your pet here.

Guy Raz

Mindy, I can't get in that tank. The water's practically freezing. What?

Mindy Thomas

Nah, water doesn't freeze until it drops

Jed Anderson

to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, which is zero degrees Celsius. Wait, hold on. Is that a talking fish?

Guy Raz

No.

Jed Anderson

I must be hearing things. I gotta get some sleep.

Guy Raz

So do I.

Jed Anderson

See you later. Thank you, Scotty.

Mindy Thomas

Okay, fishy, time to get in your tank.

Jed Anderson

Now, before we get y' all the sleep treat you came for, I'll need to take you on a little tour of the facilities and tell you more about our program here. Did I mention that everything we do at our retreat is based on a new scientific discovery you did in your commercial.

Mindy Thomas

We saw it on tv.

Jed Anderson

Now if you will please follow me.

Mindy Thomas

Don't mind if we do.

Guy Raz

Mindy, a little help here, please.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, right. Sorry. I got you, buddy. Okay, little guppy, here we go. Push, push, push, push.

Jed Anderson

The sand Dollar Sleep retreat all began after scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany set out to explore the sleep styles of fish.

Mindy Thomas

Sleep styles?

Jed Anderson

Oh, sure, there are all types of sleep styles in the animal kingdom. Like nocturnal sleepers who sleep during the day but stay up all night.

Guy Raz

Oh ye bats and owls and mindies, apparently.

Jed Anderson

And then there are hibernators who sleep through the entire winter.

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, like black bears and groundhogs.

Jed Anderson

And then you got your half brained sleepers. We see a lot of them here. In fact, there's one now, a dolphin. Hey, Flipsy.

Mindy Thomas

But dolphins aren't Fish. They're marine mammals. I thought this was a spot for fish.

Jed Anderson

Oh, yes, we are. We are very inclusive, aren't we, Mr. Guppy?

Guy Raz

Uh, yeah.

Jed Anderson

Flipsy here, along with the orcas and beluga whales, only lets half of her brain sleep at a time. The other half is on high alert for predators. Well, we won't find any predators here at the Sand Dollar Sleep, Retreat and Spa, now, will we, Flipsy? That's right. We won't. Getting dolphins to relax can be a challenge, but it is one of our sports specialties.

Guy Raz

And what about the people? I mean, fish, who prefer to sleep at night so they have energy and mental clarity during the day.

Jed Anderson

Oh, I'm so glad you asked. You see, those are diurnal sleepers. And they include humans, chickens, giraffes, and according to this new scientific discovery, fish.

Guy Raz

Fish and humans.

Mindy Thomas

Which is why we're here tonight. I'd like to get my friend. I mean, my fish here. The nighttime sleep. He needs to be happy and healthy and not cranky at me for blasting my TV all night long.

Jed Anderson

Well, you've come to the right place. You see, up until now, we didn't know much about the sleeping needs of fish.

Mindy Thomas

Up until now, I didn't even know fish slept at all.

Jed Anderson

And that they do. You see, these scientists discovered that fish not only sleep, but they sleep almost exactly like humans.

Guy Raz

I would do anything to sleep like a human again. Or a fish.

Mindy Thomas

Wait, what do you mean fish sleep like humans?

Jed Anderson

Well, for one, just like humans fish. Or in this particular study, zebrafish, need rest after a long day. You mean they.

Guy Raz

What?

Mindy Thomas

You're also a fish, remember? Say we.

Jed Anderson

Oh, right.

Guy Raz

So fish, when we sleep, we just lay or float there in the water, not moving, tuned out from the outside world.

Jed Anderson

That's exactly right. In fact, we've got an Alaskan salmon sleeping in this aquatic spa chamber right over here.

Guy Raz

Okay.

Mindy Thomas

Man, this thing is heavy. Uh, he doesn't look like he's asleep to me. I'm not even sure he's alive.

Jed Anderson

What do you mean?

Guy Raz

Well, wouldn't a sleeping fish have its eyes closed?

Jed Anderson

Oh, no, no, no. A fish such as would know that fish do not have eyelids.

Guy Raz

Oh, right, yes. A fish like me. Of course. I knew that. I was just making a joke.

Mindy Thomas

Wait, fish don't have eyelids? How do they block out the light?

Jed Anderson

Well, that can be tricky when trying to nap during the day.

Mindy Thomas

Fish nap during the day like babies.

Guy Raz

I would do anything to have a nap right now.

Jed Anderson

You are correct. Without eyelids, fish are not able to block out the light during the day. Which is why it's very important for them to get plenty of sleep at night.

Guy Raz

Did you hear that, Mindy? It's important for fish like me to get plenty of sleep at night.

Mindy Thomas

Sorry, I'm still stuck on the whole sleeping with their eyes wide open thing.

Jed Anderson

Well, just like humans, if fish don't get enough sleep, they will have to make up for it by sleeping a little longer the next night.

Guy Raz

Wow. So how did these scientists discover so much about the way fish sleep?

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, did they get into the rivers and lakes and oceans with them and then wait until it was their bedtime and then read them a little story and sing them a lullaby and then stare at them while they slept with their eyes wide open?

Jed Anderson

Oh, heavens no.

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, I knew it. Scientists have to be much sneakier than that.

Guy Raz

Wait, I remember reading something about this, Mindy.

Mindy Thomas

You did?

Guy Raz

Yeah, an article that talked about how a scientist had developed an autonomous microscope and camera system. One that was able to automatically track and record fish wherever they swam or

Mindy Thomas

maybe wherever they slept.

Jed Anderson

That's right. In fact, the system was developed by a neuroscientist in this exact study. For this exact study?

Mindy Thomas

You mean a brain scientist came up with a self swimming microscope and camera combo designed to snoop on sleeping fish?

Jed Anderson

Well, more or less, yes. And in this study, the camera followed 105 zebrafish around a tank as they swam, hunted for food, and slept with their eyes open.

Guy Raz

And what did they discover when they went back to replay the footage they captured?

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, did the snoop cam pick up any juicy clues to the secret lives of seafood, Mindy?

Jed Anderson

Why, yes, it did. You see, in addition to discovering that these zebrafish sleep an average of 10 hours a night.

Mindy Thomas

10 hours? I should have made you a zebrafish guy, Raz.

Guy Raz

Tell me about it.

Jed Anderson

The scientists were able to track the eye movements of the zebrafish. And as they studied them, they discovered that like humans, these fish had four different stages of sleep.

Mindy Thomas

There's more than one stage of sleep? I didn't know this. Maybe that's because I'm sleeping through them.

Jed Anderson

How about I show y' all the four sleep cycles?

Mindy Thomas

Sure.

Jed Anderson

Okay, follow me this way into one of our sleep chambers.

Mindy Thomas

All right. Wow, Is that a real zebra fish?

Jed Anderson

That it is. Now pay close attention to her eyes.

Mindy Thomas

Is she asleep or awake? I can't tell. This open eyed sleep thing is really throwing me for a loop.

Jed Anderson

What y' all are witnessing here is sleep stage number one, the deepest sleep of the night. Oh, she's sound asleep.

Guy Raz

But how can you Tell.

Jed Anderson

Well, if you look closely, her eyes are very steep.

Mindy Thomas

That is one dead eyed stare.

Jed Anderson

Yes, everything is very still in this stage. Her body, her brain, her eyes.

Guy Raz

Must be nice.

Mindy Thomas

Wait, look. Her eyes are moving. They're starting to slowly move from side to side.

Guy Raz

Yeah, her pupils, or the large black dots in the center of her eyes, keep moving to the sides of her eyes.

Mindy Thomas

Right, and then they just kinda hang out there.

Jed Anderson

Ah, yes. Looks like we've advanced to sleep stage number two. The slow side looking sleep stage. This happens mostly at night.

Guy Raz

And is she still asleep?

Jed Anderson

Oh, yes. In fact, she's still in a somewhat deep, deep sleep. But not as deep as stage one.

Mindy Thomas

Check it out. Her eyes are starting to get all wiggly.

Guy Raz

They're twitching and then slowly drifting back to the center.

Jed Anderson

Y' all are very observant. This means she's beginning to move into the third stage of sleep, where the waking hours are near waking hours.

Guy Raz

What time is it anyway?

Jed Anderson

Oh, here at the Sand Dollar sleep retreat, time is irrelevant, of course.

Mindy Thomas

But if you look out the window over there, the sun is beginning to come up over the horizon.

Guy Raz

It's morning. Mindy, you kept me up all night.

Mindy Thomas

I know. Isn't this fun?

Jed Anderson

As dawn's early light approaches, the morning begins. She moves into the third stage of the sleep cycle. Here. You'll notice that both of this fish's eyes turn to the same side.

Mindy Thomas

And then what?

Jed Anderson

And then nothing. They just stay there. Oh, good morning, Zelda.

Mindy Thomas

Zelda.

Jed Anderson

Oh, my apologies. I should have properly introduced y'. All. This zebrafish is one of our most valued guests. Zelda, Zelda, this is Mindy and her gigantic pet guppy.

Guy Raz

Good morning, fellow fish.

Mindy Thomas

Hi, Zelda. It was pretty bonker balls to watch you sleep with your twitchy little eyes wide open.

Jed Anderson

Oh, Zelda, you are too much.

Guy Raz

But wait a minute.

Jed Anderson

Yes, Mr. Huge Guppy, sir?

Guy Raz

Didn't you say that there were four stages in the sleep cycle of a fish?

Jed Anderson

Well, I don't know. Why don't you tell me? After all, you are a fish, aren't you?

Guy Raz

Oh, right.

Mindy Thomas

Wait, look. Zelda's sleeping again. Or maybe she's dead. I don't know. That stone cold fish stare is really creeping me out.

Jed Anderson

Are you? Yes. What you are observing here is the fourth and final stage in the fish sleep cycle.

Mindy Thomas

And now she's awake again. Look at her swimming around.

Guy Raz

Hold on a second. Are you suggesting that the fourth and final stage of the sleep cycle is the napping stage?

Jed Anderson

To answer your question, yes. The final stage of the sleep cycle Is the napping stage. And it takes place in short bursts throughout the day.

Guy Raz

Look at her eyes move back and forth as she swims around. Is she looking for something?

Jed Anderson

Oh yes. She's looking for potential threats.

Mindy Thomas

Predators.

Guy Raz

Wait. Now she's back to that dead eyed stare.

Mindy Thomas

She must be asleep again. Wake up, Zelda. Wake up.

Jed Anderson

Oh, she can't hear you. Even though her naps like this one Only last around five to 10 minutes at a time, make no mistake, she is experiencing an incredibly deep sleep.

Guy Raz

Man, she's lucky.

Mindy Thomas

So what's happening in her little fish head right now?

Jed Anderson

Well, during this short but intense period of sleep.

Mindy Thomas

Let's just call it a nap.

Jed Anderson

Sure. During this nap, there is very little activity happening inside her brain. And waking up before she's ready would be very difficult.

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, but how do we know this? I mean, it's not like we can see into her brains or anything.

Jed Anderson

Well, maybe we can't, but I bet

Guy Raz

the scientists from the fish sleep study could.

Jed Anderson

That is correct.

Mindy Thomas

But how?

Jed Anderson

Well, when zebrafish are just little tiny babies, they are transparent.

Mindy Thomas

Zebrafish make see through babies that they

Jed Anderson

do for the first three weeks of their lives. Zebrafish are see through?

Listener Callers

Wow.

Jed Anderson

They're. Now come with me this way into the next chamber.

Guy Raz

Please tell me this is the sleeping stop.

Mindy Thomas

Little see through zebrafish babies. Aw, look, I can see their tiny brains. They're so cute.

Jed Anderson

That's right. And y' all are not the first to notice the their tiny brains. In fact, the scientists ability to study their brains was a very important part of this sleep discovery.

Mindy Thomas

Are you telling us that while the zebrafish were sleeping in the study, the scientists were peeking into their little fish brains with their own bare eyes?

Jed Anderson

Yes, but also with some extremely advanced imaging technology.

Guy Raz

And I assume this means that the scientists were able to watch things like brain cells turning on and off?

Jed Anderson

That is correct, sir. And they were able to match the brain activity to the different stages of sleep.

Mindy Thomas

And I bet they were also carefully watching to see what the zebrafish's bodies and eyeballs were doing.

Jed Anderson

Correct again. And also matching that information to the different stages of sleep.

Guy Raz

Wow, I had no idea that fish sleep was so complex.

Jed Anderson

Well, you should know, being such a fine fish as yourself, sir.

Guy Raz

Oh, y. Yeah, of course. Right. Sorry, I forgot.

Jed Anderson

But yes, fish sleep is incredibly complex in a way that surprised even the scientists working on this study. And though the brains of the zebrafish are much smaller than human brains, when it comes to sleep, we have a lot more in common with fish than meets the eye.

Mindy Thomas

Well, this has been a great tour,

Listener Callers

but

Mindy Thomas

I gotta say, I'm getting a little sleepy myself. You got a spare tank around here I can maybe take a little snooze in? Maybe one with the, like, a raft or something to lay on?

Jed Anderson

Oh, I'm sure I could find you something.

Guy Raz

I am really looking forward to my stay here at the Sand Dollar Sleep Retreat. I gotta say, this place is really the kind of quiet and relaxing environment I've been needing.

Listener Callers

Knock, knock. Hello?

Jed Anderson

I need help, please. Oh. One moment, please. Looks like we have some new guests. Hi, I'm Dennis.

Guy Raz

Oh, no.

Jed Anderson

And these are my pet fish, Heartfish.

Mindy Thomas

I'm a mermaid.

Jed Anderson

And I'm a Narwhale. Oh, I see. We saw your commercial on TV and they wanted to come here and stay at your luxurious sleep resort. Of course, sir. Let me see if I can get you each a tank.

Listener Callers

No.

Mindy Thomas

Nope, don't need one. I can walk on my own two feet.

Jed Anderson

Oh, my. She's a reverse mermaid. You see fish on top, human on the bottom. Why is it so quiet in here? Yeah. Oh, Hi, Reggie. Hi, Mindy. Hi. Gigantic goldfish. That kinda looks like Guy Raz, Dennis. Oh, it is Guy Raz. Hi, Guy Raz.

Mindy Thomas

Gang's all here. Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Scientific Sleep Party. Sleep bank party.

Jed Anderson

Sleep Bank Party.

Listener Callers

Hey.

Mindy Thomas

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Mindy Thomas

That's it. Now back to the show. Wow in the World. 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 Mare. I'm from Ontario, Canada. And my wow in the world is that dogs can smell diseases like cancer. Bye. Love your show. Hi Mindy and Guy Raz and Reggie. My name is Joey and I'm from Port Atkinson, Wisconsin and I'm 12 years old. And my wow in the world is that that pyrite is full of gold. And when people back in the day were trying to get gold, they actually got pyrite instead. Bye. My name Guy Wrestley had a Reggie for me. Love your show. My name is Hazel and I'm from Portland, Oregon. My law in the world is baby koalas art the size of a jelly bean at birth. Say hi to Dennis for me.

Jed Anderson

Hi.

Listener Callers

Bye. Hi. My name is Tyg and I am from Berkeley, California. My wow in the world is that space is constantly expanding and Mindy, you crack me up and I assure you I am not an egg. Hi Mindy, Guy Raz. My name is Estelle. I'm seven years old and I live in Austin, Texas. And my wow in the world is that some sharks can go without eating for a year. Bye, Mindy and Guy Raz. I love your show. Hi Mindy. Hi, Guy Raz. My name is Jillian and I'm from Seal Beach, California. And my wow in the world is that. Did you know that spiders are arachnids, not insects because of their eight legs? Bye. Hi, my name is Fin and my and I live. I live in Northern California. And my wow in the world is that when the astronauts from the Apollo missions were sent to the moon, they left their poo and pee in plastic bags there. I love your show. Say hi to Reggie for me.

Mindy Thomas

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Guy Raz

And while you're at it, head over to Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Leave us five stars and tell us what wows you about our show by leaving a review or send us a comment on Spotify. You just might hear your reviewsy read by Dennis on WeWOW.

Mindy Thomas

On the weekend, visit us@tinkercast.com and be a member of the World Organization of Wowzers. With that you'll get year round mailings in your mailbox, weekly activities, birthday cards

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.

Guy Raz

Jessica Bowman keeps our fact 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 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 the WOW every Friday right here and on YouTube.

Mindy Thomas

And don't forget WEWOW on the weekends with Dennis every Saturday and Sunday right here in the week. Wow in the World podcast feed.

Guy Raz

Until then, keep on wowing.

Mindy Thomas

Wow in the World was made by Tinkercast.