{"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":"Two Whats?! 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Discover why a day on Venus is longer than its year and how Pluto's orbit overlaps with Neptune in this planetary game show.","key_points":["Main idea: Venus has a rotation period longer than its orbital period, making its days longer than its years","Scientific fact: Mars features polar ice caps composed of both water ice and frozen carbon dioxide","Orbital mechanics: The elliptical orbit of Pluto allows it to occasionally move closer to the Sun than Neptune","Practical takeaway: Understanding planetary rotation and orbit helps clarify why 'days' and 'years' vary wildly across the solar system","Failure mode: Misidentifying planetary characteristics can lead to ridiculous physical challenges like 'stop, drop, and freeze.'"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"New Season Announcement","summary":"Introduction to the new 'People Who Wow' edition of the game show."},{"start_ms":130000,"title":"Game Rules & Round 1","summary":"Contestants compete to identify true scientific statements about Venus and Earth."},{"start_ms":280000,"title":"The Secrets of Venus","summary":"An exploration of Venus's slow rotation and its relationship to its orbital speed."},{"start_ms":360000,"title":"Mars and Dry Ice","summary":"Discovering the composition of Martian polar caps and the role of carbon dioxide."},{"start_ms":430000,"title":"Orbital Overlaps","summary":"Analyzing the intersecting paths of Pluto and Neptune."},{"start_ms":660000,"title":"The Gratitude Study","summary":"A bonus round discussing long-term scientific research on the impact of gratitude."}],"topics":["Solar System","Planetary Science","Astronomy","Venus","Mars","Pluto","Orbital Mechanics","Space Exploration"],"duration_seconds":819,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wow-in-the-world-223557/episodes/two-whats-and-a-wow-on-another-planet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wow-in-the-world-223557/two-whats-and-a-wow-on-another-planet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}