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Music Makers (Side A)

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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 Riddle Music 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/submissions 00:00 - Episode 12 Intro 02:39 - Retro Rebelles 07:58 - Joke Time 08:51 - Animal Call Clue 09:26 - Grandparent Story "Lily" 17:17 - Grandparent Story "Maliya" 20:22 - Animal Call Reprise 20:43 - Young Mountain Magic 29:43 - Call for Submissions 30:06 - Riddle Question 30:53 - Cryptid Corner: The Yeti and the Banjhākri 36:20 - Animal Call Answer 36:56 - Grammartime 39:14 - Favorite Sound 40:07 - Root Beer Taste Test 48:21 - Riddle Answer 49:01 - Preview of Episode 13 49:13 - Show Credits 49:37 - Bloopers 50:16 - Young Mountain Magic Encore wildinterest.com

Animal Talk: Part One

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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 More Do 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/submissions 00:00 Episode 11 Intro 01:48 Animal Talk 03:45 Whale Language with Gašper Beguš and Project CETI 10:52 Joke Time 11:46 The Dance of the Honeybee 14:56 Riddle Question 15:20 Cryptid Corner: The Ningen 18:08 Favorite Sound 19:01 Call for Submissions 19:28 Grandparent Story 23:32 Feeding Ben Stuff 29:25 Whale Song and Elephant Communication with Katy Payne 38:31 Riddle Answer 38:53 Preview of Episode 12 39:25 Show Credits 39:57 Bloopers wildinterest.com

Christmas Special

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Join us as we get into the holiday spirit with a special Christmas-themed episode! Frankincense sounds intense... what the heck is myrrh? Learn about the three wise men, also known as the Magi, and the gifts they carried across the desert. Pucker up as we unravel the mysteries of mistletoe, and hear all about Three Kings Day, which comes 12 days after Christmas and is believed to be the day the Magi first saw the baby Jesus. Our special correspondent Rio tells us how he celebrates Christmas in Puerto Rico, and we get to enjoy a special holiday song from musician OK Ivy. All that plus Grandparent Stories, jokes, songs, and a real stumper of a riddle. To hear the original, longer version of Wild Interest producer Scott Gurian's story about parranda Christmas caroling in Puerto Rico, check out his podcast Far From Home. Music in this episode included Act II Hygro by Jo Wandrini courtesy of Epidemic Sound. 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/submissions 0:00 - Episode 10 Intro 1:28 - Three Kings Day 6:29 - Joke Time 7:04 - Call for Submissions 7:31 - The Music of OK Ivy 13:32 - Favorite Sounds 15:03 - Riddle Question 15:24 - Singing a Christmas Round 16:27 - The Meaning of Mistletoe 21:07 - Frankincense and Myrrh 22:27 - Christmas Caroling in Puerto Rico 26:25 - Grandparent Stories 33:56 - Riddle Answer 34:17 - Christmas Reflections 34:58 - Twas the Night Before Christmas 39:38 - Preview of Episode 11 / Call for Reviews 40:18 - Show Credits 40:58 - Bloopers wildinterest.com

Giving Thanks

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Join us as we give thanks for a wonderful first year of the Wild Interest podcast. Put on your aprons, grab your pots, and grease your pans as we learn all about cooking up fun family time in the kitchen! Get that warm fuzzy feeling with a touching “best of” Grandparent Stories featuring excerpts from our first nine episodes. Just try not to crack up during Joke Time with hilarious zingers submitter by you, the listeners! And this time we’re coming at ya’ with not one, not two, but three head scratching riddles, a chef’s favorite sound, a chance to sing along with us, and last but not least, an interview with a real live turkey! 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/submissions 0:00 - Episode 9 Intro 3:15 - Grandparent Stories Part 1: Esme and Bibi 4:45 - Grandparent Stories Part 2: Bedloe and Mama Lou 6:09 - Fun Turkey Facts 9:58 - Joke Time 10:55 - Grandparent Stories Part 3: Evan and Eggy 13:25 - Facts to Share at Thanksgiving 15:31 - Grandparent Stories Part 4: Theo and Grandpa 18:23 - Favorite Sound 19:20 - Call for Submissions 19:47 - Grandparent Stories Part 5: Jaylee and Grandma 23:05 - Riddle Questions 23:48 - Grandparent Stories Part 6: Zora and Grammy 26:54 - Makin’ Gravy 29:29 - Grandparent Stories Part 7: Rose and Poppa 35:29 - Family Time: Singing a Round 37:50 - Grandparent Stories Part 8: Nichole and Tita Salud 42:23 - Interview With a Turkey 44:09 - Riddle Answers 44:58 - Show Ending 45:23 - Preview of Episode 10 45:43 - Show Credits 46:05 - Bloopers wildinterest.com