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239WeWow on the Weekend
Boarding School Memories and Hermit Crab Houses
Dennis and Reggie answer listener questions in their pajamas and revisit a classic episode about the hermit crab housing market.
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Boarding School Stories
Dennis reminisces about his time at Count Montegue's School for Nosy Little Children while answering questions in his pajamas.
5Hermit Crab Housing Crisis
The episode includes an encore of the 2017 episode exploring how hermit crabs compete for shells in the housing market.
67Family Engagement
The podcast is designed to make family time, such as car rides and breakfasts, more engaging for listeners of all ages.
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What topics are covered in this episode?
The episode covers boarding school memories, listener questions answered in pajamas, and the hermit crab housing crisis.
156What is the hermit crab episode about?
It explores how hermit crabs fight for the best shells to live in, highlighting the inner-workings of their housing market.
7How can listeners participate in the show?
Listeners can send questions, leave podcast reviews, or leave a message at 1-888-7WOW-WOW to be featured.
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This episode is part of the Tinkercast family of podcasts. Originally aired on May 27, 2023.
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What do pajamas, boarding school, and hermit crabs have in common?
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This episode of WeWow, the bonkerballs variety show for kids and families from the creators of Wow in the World, has all of that and more.
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Dennis and Reggie are back with another weekend full of laughs, listener love, and a hermit crab episode that'll have the whole family talking all over again.
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Whether you're a longtime Wowzer or just tuning in, WeWow on the Weekend is the kind of family variety podcast that makes every car ride, breakfast table, and slow Saturday morning a little more wow-worthy.
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This week, Dennis and Reggie answer questions in their jim-jams, and reminisce about Dennis's time at Count Montegue's School for Nosy Little Children!
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And if that's not enough, WeWow on the Weekend wraps up with a fan-favorite encore of "Hermit Crab Housing Crisis" from Wow in the World – an episode about the inner-workings of the hermit crab housing market – packed with big ideas, bigger laughs, and the kind of curiosity that makes the whole family lean in.
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"Hermit Crab Housing Crisis" originally aired on June 5th, 2017, and explores how hermit crabs have to fight for the best shell to live in! Dennis and Reggie revisit all the wow-worthy moments and bring their signature bonkerballs energy to a topic that's equal parts wild, important, and totally fascinating.
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WeWow on the Weekend is part of the Tinkercast family of podcasts, created by the award-winning team behind the #1 science podcast for kids and families, Wow in the World.
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Every weekend, Dennis and his co-host Reggie answer listener questions, respond to fan reviews, play games, and celebrate the best moments from across the Tinkercast universe.
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It's a talk, talk, talk show unlike any other — and it's always better when YOU'RE part of it.
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Want to hear your name on WeWow? Send Dennis a question or leave a podcast review for a chance to be featured on the show! You can also leave a message for Dennis at 1-888-7WOW-WOW!
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Grownups, want to keep the Wow going? Join the World Organization of Wowzers (W.O.W.) at tinkercast.com/joinwewow and your Wowzers will receive quarterly mailings, birthday cards, a welcome kit with a t-shirt, autographed photo of Mindy & Guy Raz, access to 1,000+ digital activities, and exclusive access to members-only events!
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This episode of WeWow is the perfect family variety podcast for Wowzers of all ages, full of pajamas, questions and answers, and hermit crabs that will blow your socks off.
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Originally aired 5/27/23.
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