Hey Wildlings! Do you believe in rooting for the underdog? What about the under-eagle? 45 years ago the US Olympic hockey team didn’t have a snowball’s chance in heck of beating the stronger, faster Russian team — but somehow they did! Evan takes us back to the “Miracle On Ice” and reports in person from where the magic happened in Lake Placid, NY. Think you’re sharp? See if you can hold your own in Concentration 64 as Evan and Nichole face off in this hand-clapping, rhythmic battle of wits. Nichole talks to educator and parenting expert Jayme Yannuzzi of Teach Talk Inspire about what it’s like to be a momfluencer, and learns how easy it is to make the icky, gooey non-Newtonian liquid known as Oobleck. We learn about the Russian Revolution through Nichole’s experience in the musical “Anastasia,” and in Cryptid Corner Evan finally features a creature that might actually exist, but also might be a Russian spy. Our newest segment “Animal Calls” features a particularly prickly little guy, and we serve up all your favorite recurring segments like jokes, Favorite Sound, Grandparent Story, and an ice-cold riddle that’s sure to freeze you in your tracks. 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 12 Intro
02:07 - Evan's Miracle on Ice
07:00 - Riddle Clue
07:18 - Anastasia
13:07 - Animal Call Clue
13:38 - Favorite Sound
15:07 - Concentration 64
19:13 - Animal Call Reprise
19:34 - Cryptid Corner: Mermaid, Whale, or Spy?
22:40 - Joke Time
23:39 - Call for Submissions
24:06 - Grandparent Stories: Vincas
30:10 - Animal Call Reveal
31:46 - Jayme Yanuzzi of Teach Talk Inspire
41:11 - Riddle Answer
41:32 - Preview of Episode 13
41:43 - Call for Reviews + Word of Mouth
42:00 - Credits
42:22 - Bloopers

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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/submissions

0:00 - Episode 13 Intro
2:26 - Ice Cream Magician Pete Van Leeuwen
15:44 - Favorite Sound
16:51 - Call for Submissions
17:19 - Name Stuff
25:04 - Riddle Question
25:27 - Grandparent Stories
30:16 - Joke Time
31:25 - Two New Senses
34:14 - Riddle Answer
35:07 - Cryptid Corner: The Thunderbird
39:18 - Call for Reviews + Word of Mouth
39:41 - A Daylight Savings Time Diatribe
42:04 - Eyeglass Merchant Adrien Bouet
49:52 - Preview of Episode 14
50:10 - Show Credits
50:37 - Bloopers

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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

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