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A heartfelt THANK YOU to Lauren and Tonya from @projectchimps who joined us for our most recent episode "Animal Talk: Paw 2." What you guys are doing in north Georgia at your retired chimpanzee sanctuary is AMAZING!!! It was so great to get to speak with you and feature your important work on Wild Interest. Check out the episode — it came out great!
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You know parrots can say a few words, right? 🦜 But did you know some parrots can solve problems, and even ask questions? 👀
In our newest episode Nichole talks with Dr. Irene Pepperberg, who taught Alex the Gray Parrot over 100 English words! Alex learned to identify colors, shapes, categories of things, and more, redefining what science thought possible.
"Animal Talk: Paw 2" is all about how animals other than humans communicate. Check it out and learn all about Alex the Gray Parrot, whales, dolphins, chimpanzees and more. Let's get wild! 💚

Link to new episode in bio.

#wildinterest #animals #science #parrot #whale #dolphin

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We have a spooky new episode out just in time for Halloween! 👻
Do you like things that go bump in the night? 🌙 Do you believe in Bigfoot? 👣 Mesmerized by Mothman? 🌀 What do u no about UFOs? 🛸 Think Area 51 is a nifty one? 👽 Inspired by Vampires? 🦇 Ready for the Yeti? ⛄ Have you heard of the Thunderbird? ⚡ Not afraid of a Mermaid? 🧜‍♀️
Then you're gonna love "Tales from the Cryptid Corner!" Check it out now!

#wildinterest #halloween #cryptid #bigfoot #spooky #scary #skeletons

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Parents, looking for a fun, easy activity you can do at home? The awesome Jayme Yanuzzi from @teachtalkinspire teaches us how to make ewwy, gooey Oobleck! It's soooo easy and kids ABSOLUTELY love it.

In this video we used two cups corn starch, one cup water, and a few drops of yellow and blue food coloring. A little mixing and viola — you've got a genuine non-Newtonian liquid! Pour it and it's a liquid. Punch it or hit it with a hammer and it solidifies instantly.

PS if you somehow don't know Jayme yet DEFINITELY check out Teach Talk Inspire, and check out her new book called Harper Handles Big Feelings.

Keep it wild! 💚 💚 💚

#wildinterest #parentinghacks #momlife #momsupport #motherhoodunplugged #oobleck #momtips #momlifehacks

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Thanks so much to @amazonmusic / @playmorepods for featuring @wildinterestpodcast on their amazing platform today! Subscribe now if you haven't already and see why Amazon's expert curators thought the Wild Interest podcast was worth featuring. We're so excited!!! 💚💚💚🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉

#bestkidspodcasts #wildinterest #amazonmusic #podcastlife #momhacks

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School's back in session, Wildings, and if you lived in the Philippines you might be going to class in a school made of recycled plastic bottles! ♻️

It's true — a group called the My Shelter Foundation used over 9,000 bottles and dozens of volunteers to build the structure. Each bottle was filled with sand, water and straw to keep the walls sturdy — the result is stronger than concrete! 💪

There's lots more to learn, Wildings! 🤓 Check out our newest episode, "Back to School Special" and get your podcast PhD! Link in bio. 💚

#wildinterest #backtoschool #funfactfridays #philippines

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Wildings, did you know there's an underwater hotel in Florida where guests scuba dive to get to their rooms? 🐠 👀

@julesundersealab is a hotel in Key Largo Florida where you have to swim 25 feet down to check in! You might even bump into a couple of friendly manatees along the way. 🦭

But don't worry Wildings, if all that scuba diving makes you hungry, they'll deliver a pizza right down to your room! 🍕 🍕 🍕

What's the craziest place you've ever stayed? Let us know in the comments. And keep it WILD! 💚

#funfactfridays #wildinterest #scuba #floridakeys #keylargo #aquanaut

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THANK YOU!!! 💚💚💚
Our podcast hit 500K downloads last week 👀
THANK YOU to our Wildings —all our amazing fans and listeners. 🙏
THANK YOU to our generous, creative, fantastic guests. 🙏
THANK YOU to everyone who worked so hard to get Wild Interest to this milestone. 🙏

The fun is just beginning! Stay tuned for more curiosity, joy and of course, unlimited hijinks! 😂
If you're new to our podcast, check it out! One episode and you'll be hooked. 🪝

#thankyou #gratitude #wildinterest

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We have a visitor! 👽 👾
From the depths of interstellar space comes 31/ATLAS, a city-sized object believed to be 10 billion years old! Only the third such object ever observed, 31/ATLAS is the also the fastest thing ever detected — traveling over 130,000 mph.🚀
Objects like this are usually assumed to be comets, but Harvard’s top astronomer thinks this could be alien technology making a deliberate visit to our solar system! He even wants to beam it a six-word message using laser light: "Hello, welcome to our neighborhood. Peace!" ☮️
Whatever it is, we’ll know a lot more on October 27 of this year when 31/ATLAS reaches perihelion, or its closest point to our sun, when it passes within the orbit of Mars. Let’s keep an eye on it, Wildings!

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#interstellar
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Watch to the end to see Bigfoot play the fiddle!
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Bobby the Bigfoot flexes his art skills *again* with Evan's Cryptid Corner from our newest episode. This particular cryptid is a wet little weirdo called the Fossegrim. He's the guardian of Norway's rivers and waterfalls, and if you catch him in the right mood he'll teach you how to play the fiddle like a pro musician!
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Check out the new episode and explore the wild world of music. *And* we'll give you all the info you need to get the Fossegrim to teach you violin when you run into him in Norway!
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#fossegrim
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#violin
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#bigfoot
#drawing
#chalkdrawing

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SOUND ON 🔊 so you can hear the world's largest instrument! The Great Stalacpipe Organ is a cave organ in @luraycaverns Virginia, USA.
A CAVE ORGAN!
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@guinnessworldrecords says the organ takes up at 3.5 acres. That's almost three football fields! When the organ is played, electronic rubber mallets strike ancient rock formations called stalactites. Musician and engineer Leland W. Sprinkle invented and built the organ, shaving down 37 stalactites until they all resonated with the exact right notes.
We think it sounds weird and beautiful! Let us know what you think in the comments.
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#instruments
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Happy Philippines Independence Day! In honor of our Filipino heritage we made a VERY special episode packed full of #filipino fun! 🇵🇭 ⭐ 🎆

SPECIAL THANKS to our AMAZING guests:

Professional weightlifter @hidilyndiaz tells Nichole how hard she had to work to win gold at the Olympics, and shares her experience teaching kids weightlifting at her very own gym, @hdweightliftingacademy. Thanks Hidilyn!

Acclaimed actor @ramondeocampo talks with Evan about what it's like to be the voice of the @diaryofawimpykid audio books. Thanks Ramón!

World champion yo-yo player @bryanjardin tells Evan about winning championships when he was just a kid, working at @duncantoys, and teaches listeners the basics of the yo-yo. Thanks Bryan!

Check out Wild Interest wherever you get your podcasts.

#philippines #independenceday #pinoy

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Bobby the Bigfoot flexes his drawing skills in celebration of #philippines #independenceday. That's right Wildings: our newest episode is one great big celebration of the Philippines!
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In Cryptid Corner Evan goes deep into the mountainous jungle forests of the island nation in search of the #mythicalcreature known as Tikbalang. This shape-shifting half-horse, half-man loves tricking humans, but don't worry: Evan tells us how to avoid Tikbalang next time you find yourself in the jungle alone at night. 😂

Check out the whole episode for the rest of the tale, and lots of great #storytelling and #sharing from awesome #filipinos all around the world!

Listen to Wild Interest wherever you get your podcasts. 💚

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🧜‍♀️ Mermaids are real!

🦶 Bigfoot can draw!

Bobby the Bigfoot does his best speed drawing interpretation of Evan's Cryptid Corner from our latest episode "Miracle On Ice."

Check out the episode and learn all about super-intelligent whales 🐋 who might be mermaids 🧜‍♀️ but might also be Russian spies 🔍 .

Wildings, if you want to see more of "Drawing with Bobby the Bigfoot," comment on this post and include #drawingwithbobby in your comment!

#art #artist #illustration #wildinterest #sasquatch #beluga #chalkart

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Why the heck do we have Daylight Savings Time? 🕰️ Is it even possible to save time?? ⌛ Does Daylight Savings Time really make us more productive??? 📈 Take a minute and let Nichole school you on the origins of this hotly debated practice.

Spoiler alert: Daylight Savings Time has only been around for a century, Nichole *really* thinks it's dumb, and top scientists might agree with her!

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In our newest episode "The Senses" Nichole interviews the fantastic Pete Van Leeuwen of #vanleeuwenicecream and gets the inside scoop on flavor creation, sweet inspiration, and the dangers of transporting chili powder in an ice cream truck! 🍦🍦🍦 Thanks so much for talking with us, Pete!!!

Check out the whole episode for a journey into all five senses 👅 👉 👃 👂 👀 + two new senses you may never have heard of!

#kinguvthecastle
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🔈SOUND UP 🔈 Enjoy this excerpt from our great interview with #youngmountainmagic, an accomplished Carolina bluegrass band all under the age of 14! 🪕 ⚡🪕 ⚡ The band picks a few tunes for us, talks with Nichole about the joys of playing together, and explains how music is a universal language that allows people to connect across cultures. Listen to our episode "Music Makers (Side A)" for the full interview and lots more music from these amazing young players. It's wild!

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Are UFOs real? 🛸 Have ALIENS ever visited EARTH?? 👽 Is there a remote government base in the middle of the desert where all these secrets are kept??? 👾👾 👾 How many question marks is too many question marks????❓ Explore the history and mystery of Area 51 in our Episode "Good Vibrations," and decide for yourself if creatures from other planets walk among us. 🌌

In every #wildinterest episode, Evan's Cryptid Corner takes us deep into the unsolved mysteries that kids LOVE to learn about — like Bigfoot, Yetis, and UFOs — giving a fair shake to believers and non-believers alike without ruling ANYTHING out. Check out the whole episode wherever you get your podcasts!

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@ProjectCETI Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and keep it WILD! 🎙️

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1/2 Watch the whole reel to hear whales TALK to each other! 🐋✨ In our latest episode we interview Dr. Gašper Beguš at @ProjectCETI and learn that not only do whales communicate, they have their own complex language! 🌍🔊

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@ProjectCETI 2/2 @ProjectCETI was founded in 2020 to study the amazing world of sperm whale communication, and with their team of top scientists and researchers—and some very advanced tech—CETI has begun to unlock the secrets of how these highly intelligent, social animals converse. 🌊🎧