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Wow in the World cohost Mindy Thomas Makes it Wow on Pix11!
Mindy showed viwers how to make their very own Mystery Mammoth Toothpaste at home and shared the WOWs of our new Wow in the World STEM toys!
Wow in the World Dino Dig STEM toy included in People’s “Absolute Best Gifts for Kids” list!
People magazine “digs” the exclusive companion audio from Wow in the World hosts Mindy and Guy Raz!
Mindy and Guy Celebrate STEM Day with a Satellite Media Tour!
From San Francisco, California to Chattanooga, Tennessee, Wow in the World cohosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz zoomed in to media outlets across the country to share tips on how to celebrate STEM Day with your family, and gave a sneak peek to the new Wow in the World STEM toy line!
Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz Featured in The Hollywood Reporters “50 Most Powerful Players in Kids Entertainment” List!
Mindy and Guy, along with the industry’s other top creators, stars, and executives share their visions for the future, along with insights from their past.
This Simple Travel Hack Might Stop Your Kids From Asking: ‘Are We There Yet?’
Wow in the World’s Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz share how podcasts like Wow in the World can add laughter, fun, and WOWs to family road trips.
Tinkercast Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024
Tinkercast has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024. Coming in second in the Small and Mighty category, Tinkercast, the audio-first children’s media company, is among those companies with fewer than 50 employees that are “reshaping industries and culture.”
Climate change lessons arrive in kids’ entertainment
One of the most successful kids’ science media creators out there says that doesn’t have to be the case. “It’s important to meet kids where they are. To care about the planet you first have to love it,” said Mindy Thomas, co-host of “Wow in the World” from Tinkercast. The kids’ science podcast reaches about 200,000+ unique listeners a month. And at least one in five episodes touches on the environment.
Wondery Launching Toyline for ‘Wow in the World’ Kids Podcast With Thames & Kosmos
The Amazon-owned podcast studio and award-winning toy publisher of science and craft kits are slated to release seven unique products for fall 2024 based on the Tinkercast-created show co-hosted by Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas.
Wow in the World is a Parents’ Choice Gold Winner!
Capable and charming co-hosts Mindy Thomas and NPR podcaster Guy Raz lead each 20-30 minute, weekly, audio episode investigating factual and fascinating real-world phenomena. Part radio comedy, part scientific research, this podcast is all high-energy and jam-packed with so much sneaky snuck-in science that the learning is almost subliminal.
Wow in the World is a 2020 ADS Editors’ Choice awardee!
Wow in the world is the #1 podcast for kids and families. Produced by Tinkercast and distributed by NPR, hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas weave a character driven, humor heavy story around a new scientific discovery happening in the world right now. Teachers, parents and kids can extend the “wow” with hundreds of hands-on science, STEAM, ESL and ELA activities. Eyes Up. screens Down. Jaws Dropped.
Best podcasts for kids of all ages
This is the golden age of podcasts, and the selection for kids has never been better! The best podcasts for kids will spark imaginations, or teach new ideas, or make kids laugh so hard they snort apple juice out of their nostrils. Sometimes, a podcast like Wow in the World will accomplish all three!
18 Great Podcasts for Kids to Get Your Family Through the Quarantine
The subgenre also has its own veritable blockbuster Tinkercast and NPR’s Wow in the World, which is hosted by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, he of How I Built This and TED Radio Hour (not to mention All Things Considered) fame. Recently, that operation also launched its own spinoff podcast called Two Whats and a Wow! This one’s a science-based game show, sporting a slight interactive element to the proceedings.
The Best Educational Podcasts for Kids, for Every Age
Kids can soak up STEM learning from the comfort of the couch or the backseat of a car with this public radio podcast that features daily challenges (Two Whats!? And a Wow!) in addition to full-length weekly episodes of about 25 minutes each. The high-quality educational content is science-driven with each episode exploring either an area of inquiry (think: how birds evolved to fly) or a scientific discovery (like the recently revealed fact that bees can do math).
Finding the Wow in the World | Kid Reporters’ Notebook | Scholastic Inc.
Raz noted that podcasts spark the imagination in a way that screens don’t. “Every single person experiences Wow in the World differently,” he said. “When you watch a cartoon, for example, the images are given to you. Your brain doesn’t have to work. When you’re listening to Wow in the World, it’s like when you have a dream. Your mind is your television screen. It fires up all kinds of connections in your brain.”
Welcome To The 21st Century: ‘Highlights’ Magazine Is Now A Podcast For Kids
This might sound like a load of hipster garbage, but trust me on this one: get your kid into podcasts. No, I’m not suggesting that your kindergartener start listening to Serial or anything like that. We’re well into the 21st century, and just like…
Wow In the World podcast | Editors Top 10 of the Year on Cool Mom Picks | Cool Mom Picks
Whether you’ve got kids that love science or not, they will dig the fun chemistry (ha, see what I did there) between Mindy Thomas and NPR veteran Guy Raz, not to mention the fantastic, well-researched content. Our kids are in love with this podcast. In fact, Kristen’s son listens to it all night long. (Which means Kristen listens to it all night long).
NPR Launches A Kids Podcast & It Promises To Be Amazing
As most of us adults know, podcasts are basically the best thing ever. When you’re out for a walk, cooking dinner, or just need a moment to unwind sans screens, listening to a good podcast can be just the thing you need. And now, your kids can unwind
Wow! New Podcast For Curious Kids – Radio Ink
Designed for kids 5-12, the NPR podcast is called Wow in the World and looks at the wonders of science, technology, discovery, and inventions. Starting May 15, NPR’s Guy Raz and SiriusXM’s Mindy Thomas will take kids and their grown-ups on a journey into the most incredible science and kid-friendly news stories of the week.