{"podcast":{"title":"Wow in the World","slug":"wow-in-the-world-223557","podcast_index_feed_id":223557,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/wow-in-the-world","website_url":"https://wondery.com/shows/wow-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/14/d3/c8/dc/14d3c8dc-9cd9-48ea-9a3d-d235825a529a/4bbf0e7addb317eb4e14fcf69fce5edd2f49ad28f14c2aeedbb7793877035bbd9de7a6f013a506a24426e12d4d3ab7dd254c9cea99272b7b9962e9aab283d120.jpeg","author":"Tinkercast","episode_count":1224,"summary":"Wow in the World is the #1 science podcast for kids and families, sharing the most amazing stories in science, technology, and new discoveries happening in the world around us. Each week, join hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz as they take curious kids and their grown-ups on a cartoon for the ear journey filled with laughter, adventure, and wow-worthy stories. From the tiniest microbes to the farthest reaches of space, every episode of Wow in the World inspires wonder, fuels imagination, and makes science fun for the whole family. Weekly episodes of Wow in the World come out every Monday for free! Plus, each week listeners get even more opportunities to say WOW with two other shows: Two Whats?! And A WOW!, a fun-for-the-whole-family game show, and WeWow, a bonkerballs variety show hosted by Dennis featuring YOUR comments, reviews, and messages! 🎉 Grownups, want to keep the Wow going and support our mission to connect laughter to learning, curiosity to innovation, and kids to the WOWs in their world? Join the World Organization of Wowzers (W.O.W.) at tinkercast.com/joinwitw. Your Wowzers will receive quarterly mailings, birthday cards, a welcome kit with a t-shirt, autographed photo o…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:17:50.888730+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wow-in-the-world-223557"},"episode":{"title":"It's Tuna Time! Discover the Science of Why Cats Love Savory Foods","slug":"it-s-tuna-time-discover-the-science-of-why-cats-love-savory-foods","published_at":"2026-07-27T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wow-in-the-world-223557/it-s-tuna-time-discover-the-science-of-why-cats-love-savory-foods","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wow-in-the-world-223557","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/e270c235-67c5-4bda-9fe0-d88875e5e6bd.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/e270c235-67c5-4bda-9fe0-d88875e5e6bd.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Cats may be famous for chasing mice, but did you know they actually have a rather refined palate? In this purr-fectly hilarious episode of Wow in the World, Mindy and Guy Raz step into the busiest cat café ever created to uncover the surprising science behind why our feline friends go absolutely bonkerballs for tuna! From roller-skating waiters to mushy tuna bowls, this adventure is packed with outrageous restaurant chaos, fascinating taste science, and a dining room full of very hungry cats! When Mindy opens the doors to Tuna Time, her brand-new tuna-themed diner for neighborhood cats, business is booming! As plates of sloppy tuna fly out of the kitchen and cats keep asking for refills, Mindy reveals that the menu is inspired by a fascinating new scientific discovery about why cats find tuna so irresistibly delicious. Kids and families will sink their teeth into remarkable research published in the journal Chemical Senses, where scientists investigated how cats experience the savory taste known as umami—often described as the \"essence of deliciousness.\" By studying feline taste receptors, the researchers discovered that cats receive an especially powerful umami boost from amino acids found in foods like tuna, making these flavors incredibly appealing. The episode also explores how this differs from the way humans experience umami, why cats can't taste sweetness the way we can, and how scientists hope these discoveries could help create tastier cat food—and even medicines that picky cats will actually want to eat. Packed with laugh-out-loud restaurant disasters, surprising animal biology, delicious food science, and plenty of feline fun, this episode serves up an unforgettable helping of curiosity while showing how understanding the senses of animals can lead to health…","meta_description":"Cats may be famous for chasing mice, but did you know they actually have a rather refined palate? 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