How do we perceive the world around us? With our senses, of course! Evan gets a closer look at the world of sight with eyeglass merchant Adrien Bouet in Paris, France, and Nichole tantalizes your taste buds while discussing the fantastic world of ice cream flavors with Pete Van Leeuwen of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. Then we go beyond the five senses and explore two new mystery senses you may have never considered! Speaking of mysteries, Evan’s Cryptid Corner takes on the Thunderbird; a legendary creature with a wingspan so broad it’s said to whip up storms! We’re introducing a new segment this episode: Bobby the Bigfoot hosts “Name Stuff,” a game show where kid contestants try to guess what grown-ups do for their jobs. All that, plus Nichole makes a spirited argument against Daylight Savings Time, and you’ll enjoy our usual run of jokes, hijinks, Grandparent Stories, Favorite Sound, and a superstar of a sensory riddle. Let’s get wild!Timestamps for this episode are available below. Parents: visit our website to help your kids contribute jokes or favorite sounds, or to send us a message: www.wildinterest.com/submissions0:00 - Episode 13 Intro2:26 - Ice Cream Magician Pete Van Leeuwen15:44 - Favorite Sound16:51 - Call for Submissions17:19 - Name Stuff25:04 - Riddle Question25:27 - Grandparent Stories30:16 - Joke Time31:25 - Two New Senses34:14 - Riddle Answer35:07 - Cryptid Corner: The Thunderbird39:18 - Call for Reviews + Word of Mouth39:41 - A Daylight Savings Time Diatribe42:04 - Eyeglass Merchant Adrien Bouet49:52 - Preview of Episode 1450:10 - Show Credits50:37 - Blooperswildinterest.com
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Music Makers (Side A)
Awesome Kid Musicians Retro Rebelles and Young Mountain Magic, Music as the Universal Language, Root Beer Taste Test, Grammartime, Looking for the Yeti, Animal Calls, Two Grandparent Stories, Jokes, Favorite Sound, and an Ancient RiddleMusic is the universal language! Prepare to be dazzled by two amazing groups of kid musicians: New York’s Retro Rebelles rock out in the subway, and the plucky Carolina bluegrass quartet Young Mountain Magic picks us a tune or two. Brave the Himalayan peaks in search of the legendary Yeti in Cryptid Corner, and toss back some root brewskis as Nichole and Evan get to the bottom of the barrel in an exciting root beer taste test. For some good old, regular “language” language, join us for the first installment of our new segment “Grammartime” where we explore how to talk right and stuff. Learn some animal language in our special segment on animal calls, and enjoy all the Wild Interest standbys you’ve come to love like Favorite Sound, an ancient riddle, jokes, and not one but two Grandparent Stories. It’s wild!Timestamps for this episode are available below. Parents: visit our website to help your kids contribute jokes or favorite sounds, or to send us a message: www.wildinterest.com/submissions00:00 - Episode 12 Intro02:39 - Retro Rebelles07:58 - Joke Time08:51 - Animal Call Clue09:26 - Grandparent Story "Lily"17:17 - Grandparent Story "Maliya"20:22 - Animal Call Reprise20:43 - Young Mountain Magic29:43 - Call for Submissions30:06 - Riddle Question30:53 - Cryptid Corner: The Yeti and the Banjhākri36:20 - Animal Call Answer36:56 - Grammartime39:14 - Favorite Sound40:07 - Root Beer Taste Test48:21 - Riddle Answer49:01 - Preview of Episode 1349:13 - Show Credits49:37 - Bloopers50:16 - Young Mountain Magic Encorewildinterest.com
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Animal Talk: Part One
Whale Song and Elephant Communication with Katy Payne, Whale Language with Gašper Beguš and Project CETI, The Dance of the Honeybee, Feeding Ben Stuff, Cryptid Corner, Grandparent Stories, Jokes, Riddles and MoreDo animals talk? The answer might surprise you! Join us as we dive deep with zoologist and pioneering animal researcher Katy Payne and discover the complex ways whales and elephants communicate. She even does her best whale song impression for us! Project CETI works to understand what whales are saying. CETI linguistics lead and professor Gašper Beguš talks with Wild Interest about his work with sperm whales, and the whale language his research is discovering. It even has an alphabet! Dance with us as we buzz about the sweet ways honeybees talk to each other, and bundle up for frigid tales of the Ningen, an aquatic cryptid said to inhabit the Arctic Ocean north of Japan. We’re back with a second hilarious installment of Feeding Ben Stuff, and all the usual fun you’ve come to expect like Favorite Sound, Grandparent Stories, a real stumper of a riddle, jokes and more. Let’s get wild!Timestamps for this episode are available below. Parents: visit our website to help your kids contribute jokes or favorite sounds, or to send us a message: www.wildinterest.com/submissions00:00 Episode 11 Intro01:48 Animal Talk03:45 Whale Language with Gašper Beguš and Project CETI10:52 Joke Time11:46 The Dance of the Honeybee14:56 Riddle Question15:20 Cryptid Corner: The Ningen18:08 Favorite Sound19:01 Call for Submissions19:28 Grandparent Story23:32 Feeding Ben Stuff29:25 Whale Song and Elephant Communication with Katy Payne38:31 Riddle Answer38:53 Preview of Episode 1239:25 Show Credits39:57 Blooperswildinterest.com
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Dirt
Our latest episode is all about the wild, wonderful world beneath our feet. Where does the word “dirt” come from? How do plants get nutrients from the soil? Could getting dirty be good for you? What about eating dirt? Nichole interviews Brandy Hall at Shades of Green Permaculture and learns about the importance of mindful landscape design, and how kids can get involved in healthy soil projects at home. We speak with biochar expert Peter Olivier about how charred organic matter can make soil healthier, and interview archeologist Casey Sharp about the amazing stories dirt can reveal about ancient people. We investigate garden grubs with a gaggle of kid correspondents, shine a light on the fascinating process of photosynthesis, feature a Bobby the Bigfoot guest-hosted Cryptid Corner, and as always present the usual jokes, riddles, Favorite Sound and Grandparent Stories.Timestamps for this episode are available below. Parents: visit our website to help your kids contribute jokes or favorite sounds, or to send us a message: www.wildinterest.com/submissions0:00 - Episode 8 intro1:19 - Etymology of Dirt4:02 - Riddle Question4:22 - Permaculture11:13 - Biochar13:53 - Favorite Sound14:53 - Grubs18:33 - Mabuhay Moment20:22 - Magic Dirt22:59 - Joke Time24:03 - Archeology28:39 - Grandparent Stories31:27 - Good Dirt34:26 - Cryptid Corner: The Loveland Frogman37:08 - Riddle Answer37:45 - Call for Reviews and Submissions38:32 - Credits39:03 - Blooperswildinterest.com
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Good Vibrations
Our seventh episode is all about sound, performance and storytelling. Nichole interviews Taryn Janelle and LeRell Ross of Atlanta’s Synchronicity Theatre who adapted John Steptoe’s 1987 award-winning children’s book “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters” into a musical theater piece for all ages. Our special correspondent Nicholas drops the needle on some choice selections from his personal vinyl record collection, then drops in on Michael Greig Thomas at Echo Base Records to see how vinyl records are actually made! We also investigate how insects called cicadas make “music” by vibrating their abdomens, explore the alien secrets of Area 51 in Cryptid Corner, and bring you our usual Grandparent Stories, hilarious jokes, and a brain-twisting riddle.Timestamps for this episode are available below. Parents: visit our website to help your kids contribute jokes or favorite sounds, or to send us a message: www.wildinterest.com/submissions0:00 - Episode 7 Intro1:18 - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters13:10 - Riddle Question13:30 - The Music of Cicadas18:35 - Joke Time19:38 - Dropping the Needle on Vinyl Records29:13 - Favorite Sound30:30 - Cryptid Corner - Area 5134:20 - Grandparent Stories39:18 - Riddle Answer39:42 - Episode Ending39:58 - Preview of Episode 840:21 - Call for Submissions40:45 - Credits41:18 - Blooperswildinterest.com
Do you speak “kid?” We do! Wild Interest is the new podcast created and hosted completely by kids. Sibling creators Nichole and Evan and their crew of kid contributors invite listeners to learn about the beauty and mystery of the world from a child’s point of view. The series covers science, fun facts, natural mysteries and more — episodes are as eclectic and wondrous as your child's mind! In addition to on-the-ground reporting, kids host engaging one-on-one interviews with amazing guests from grammy award winning composers, to star NFL quarterbacks, to Nobel winning scientists. Segments like Grandparent Stories invite young listeners to share inspiring conversations that span generations. In My Favorite Sound, kids from all over the world share field recordings of sounds they love. Jokes, riddles, and other hijinks are woven into every episode. Rooted in the essential human tradition of storytelling, Wild Interest is a celebration of the wisdom, curiosity, and creativity of children. Listen on your next car ride and enjoy the magic that happens when kids are inspired by other kids. It’s wild!
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