WeWow on the Weekend

Oh, sorry about that. I forgot to put it on silence.

Hey, good second. It's an email from us.

Check it out, Reg. Let's see here. It says, we've got episode recommendations. Good to read STEM activities to try out at home. The latest news about what's happening at Tinkercast. Pretty bonker balls, huh?

Here, I'll help you sign up. So you and the grown-ups will just go to Tinkercast.com/email and put in your first and last names and email address. Wait, Reg, I just realized I don't know your last name.

“Really? Is that what the silent G or a silent cute?”

Huh? Who knew? Let's see here. Oh, and you're not a robot, right? Sorry, you just had a double check. Okay, you are all signed up. Hmm. grown-ups, you can sign up for our Tinkercast Newsletter 2.

It's full of ideas on how to get some extra, wow to your family's life. Visit tinkercast.com/email to sign up today. That's tinkercast.com/email. That's it, and now let's get on with the show. We are on the weekend, we are on the weekend, we are on the weekend

'Cause this is what we do on the weekend. Talking, laughing, me and Reggie, who's singing, laughing, and then we go away. No, I said laughing twice. Whatever, we are on the weekend, we are on the weekend. We are on the weekend, 'Cause this is what we do on the weekend.

And now we're welcome to we are on the weekend on your host, Dennis, cha cha cha.

“And this is my co-host, Reggie, the giant page, and Scooby-Doo, yeah.”

This is the show, where we win, cha cha, skits, get, get, get, get. Reggie, what? I was just trying something. But you know, I love musicals, I just thought I'd bring some razzled dazzles with the show.

Cardi, I tell you, it's not fair. I was born for the stage. Was that Reggie? I'm being dramatic. Thank you. That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.

Okay, let's get into our first segment, rating reviews.

And I'm reading reviews for me and for uses. We've got to some doosies, so let's read reviews. This is the part where people write us comments on Apple podcast, or Spotify or whatever, and I print a bunch out and I read them aloud. This first review comes from username, dial seven.

Now, Reggie, the username is dial seven. Reggie, stop it, stop dialing seven on the phone. It's just a name. Okay, and the number of stars they give us is five. Yay, five stars.

And the title says, "Beans." Huh. And the message says, "I like beans." "Beans are cool." Okay, well dial seven, I agree.

"Beans are cool." And they're the musical fruit. When do you mean they're not a fruit? Legu. Beans can't be the musical legume Reggie, it ruins the rhyme.

The rhyme, Reggie, the rhyme. The one that goes, "Beans beans." The magical fruit. The more you eat, the more you too. The more you too, the better you feel.

So eat your beans for every meal. And I do. Not a day goes by that I don't have a side of beans with my meals. Yes, especially with my morning porridge. What's a pole porridge without beans?

Sorry, I had a lot of parts this morning for breakfast. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Next for music. This next for music comes from username. Tink and B.

The title says, "The best." "Pray with this." And the number of stars is five. Yeah, hey, we're the best again.

“And the message says, "I think this podcast is great."”

But you never talk about pigeons besides Reggie.

Brownie face emojis, thumbs down emojis, feather emojis! Well, I'm sorry, Tegan B. Reggie's the only pigeon I know on a first-day basis. Don't you dare agree with Tegan B, Reggie. You don't talk about pigeons either. Well, fine then. Let's try a new segment called "Pegentalk." (GIGGLES)

Yeah. You're cousin, curly. (GIGGLES)

Oh, you're cousin, Shirley. (GIGGLES) Oh, wow. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) And now what? (GIGGLES) She was pigeonholed and pigeon-toed. (GIGGLES)

“So that's why they call them pigeon peas. (GIGGLES)”

Wow. Well, there you go, Tegan B. Hope that satisfies your craving for pigeon-tock. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Reggie, how do you pronounce this? (GIGGLES) Do you think they may be fell asleep on their keyboard when writing their username? (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) Okay. Well, anyway, this review is titled FFCCV. Oh, no. Maybe they did fall asleep. (GIGGLES)

Reggie, we gotta wake 'em up. (GIGGLES)

With loud noises, obviously. Go see what's in my musical instrument pile over there. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) No, not that. It's not loud enough. (GIGGLES) No, louder Reggie. This has to get all the way through the internet. (GIGGLES) Ooh, a cowbell, perfect. (GIGGLES)

And I'll switch to the drum setting on my keyboard. (GIGGLES) Okay. Ready, go. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Okay, let's see if it works. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

Okay. That's enough reviews from now. Thanks for all your reviews these listeners. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Come in. If you leave a comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, I just might rate it on. (GIGGLES) My stars are more please. (GIGGLES) Get it? (GIGGLES)

This is the part where we revisit an episode of one of my favorite tinker cash shows. (GIGGLES)

And today, we're listening to "Wow in the World" season 3 episode 11 called "Board out of your bonker balls? Why haven't nothing to do can be good for you?" (GIGGLES) Huh, I don't know Reggie. This one sounds kind of boring. (GIGGLES) Well, should we skip it and do something else instead? (GIGGLES)

“I don't know. We could bang that cowbell some more. And I think there's a gong around here somewhere. (GIGGLES)”

What? That would not be boring. (GIGGLES) Oh, annoying. Yeah, probably. (GIGGLES) Okay, fine. We'll do the non-annoying thing and play the episode this time. (GIGGLES) Okay, here we go. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

We will be right back. Grownups, this message is for you. (GIGGLES) Hey, Wozgerfams. GuyRoz and Mindy here and before we start the show. (GIGGLES) Happy Earth Day to you. (GIGGLES) Happy Earth Day to you. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) If you're looking for ways to celebrate our Earth today and every day, visit TinkerCast.com. Sledge, Earth, to find activities, episodes, and videos that bring the wows of the world right to you. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) And while you're at it, don't forget to show your gratitude to the Earth today.

It does a pretty good job of taking care of all of us.

“So let's all remember to take care of it, too. (GIGGLES)”

(GIGGLES) That's it. Now, let's get back to the show. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) That's it. Now, back to the show. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Okay, let's see here.

5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Uh, hello? Hello?

Oh, hi. Um, yeah, um, I wanted to purchase the BTN package, please. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Oh, yeah, sure. I've got my credit card right here. (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

Is this maple syrup? (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm still here, so sorry.

(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

“No, no, sorry. The name on the card isn't...”

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Okay, okay, great. Thanks so much.

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(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) Well, I heard you loudly sign from next door,

and I thought you might've found the sea monkeys I loved in your toilet. (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) No, no, Mindy, I wasn't trying to be rude. I was on the phone trying to order a subscription to the BTN, and then I found this. (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

“What is my credit card doing covered in maple syrup?”

(GIGGLES) Okay, well, technically, it's maple, belabored syrup? (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

(GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)

So, what did you mean my pancake syrup applicator for? (GIGGLES) This is my credit card. It's not a pancake syrup applicator. That's funny because it sure looks like one with all that maple flavored syrup Dryffin off of it. I mean, this is my credit card and I was using it to buy a subscription to the BTM the BTN. Oh, the bears and Teddy network. Oh, man I love that one. They have this one show on there called bear devil where these bears they don't know.

In the eye, I'm not talking about the bears and Teddy network. I'm talking about the boring television network. Ah, the boring television network. Oh, yeah. It's got all the classics. Check it out. It should be connected right now.

Ah, great. Here we go. And now here's the news to let you as always by a British man in a monotone voice

Hello. I'm Nigel Bridwizzle in here on today's board headlines in Newcastle the flight in flompers flump the Southhorse Wonglo's 32-Farming to 21-Blongers One, two, four, make it stop, make it stop. Oh, and then there's the music channel Coming up later on build board music a base guitarist practicing scales for seven hours, but first an interview with minimalist ambient musician Tired Sloth. So excited. No. Ah. Welcome back to the paint drying world championships.

Paint drying world championships. Oh, yeah. Keep it on this one, Nigel. This is the whole reason I bought the channel subscription in the first place. What is it? It's the world championship of paint drying. My favorite team is playing. Uh, your favorite paint drying team. Yeah, the LA boards. The LA boards. Oh, you mean boards like the pigs. I got it. Yeah, they're going up against their arch rivals. The Kansas City slippers. Yeah, they're the underdogs. I thought they were the slippers. What? Never mind.

Oh, wait. It's about to start. The team captain's shake hands and return to their opposing sides of freshly painted arena. This promises to be the most exciting while watching exhibition of the past decade. What in the world are they doing? They're watching paint dry the last team to fall asleep from boredom wins. And they're off. Look at that concentration. Backstrate eyes on blinking. Very, very strong start from the LA boards. Wait a minute, Karaz.

I don't get it. Why would anyone want to be bored? Well, many, it turns out that being bored can actually be really good for you. Yeah, like putting vegetables and brownies good for you. Well, because if that's the case, I'm going to take a pass on the old paint drying world championships. No really, Mindy. Recent research has shown that boredom can be really useful when it

comes to creative problem solving. And that signals the end of the first round.

Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back after these messages. Do you have an interest in

“the uninteresting? Huh? Are you curious about the incurious? Why? Then maybe you should”

come visit us at I.B. The Institute of boredom. Institute of boredom?

Apathy and monotonous research. So, if you like watching paint dry, cheering a snail raise,

“or staring at a pot of water slowly coming to a boil, visit us at our grand opening today”

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wow. And we're back. Once again at the world championships of paint drying. Oh, Mindy. Mindy, don't get you hear that? What? Yeah, I had no idea the TV static was an American invention. No, Mindy, the opening day at I.B. The Institute of boredom. Oh, yeah, it sounds, you know,

it sounds really boring. Oh, no, Mindy. It's anything, but. You said, but. The Institute of

boredom is the place that ran those studies. I was telling you about earlier. You mean the ones that said that boredom can help with creative problem solving? The very same once. Oh, okay, well, what did they find? Well, why don't we find out? I mean, they're opening days today. Which it's still be able to make it there on time. Well, let me just check, um, hey,

“zoodle. Oh, boy. What time is it now? The time is currently 430. You see, Mindy?”

I am in Vientian, Flouse. Oh, Garaz, it's one 30. Well, how did you know? Well, I mean, there is an actual clock on the wall behind you. Oh, yeah. You know what that means, right? Maybe it's time for me to dumb down my smart home. Yes, but it also means that the brand opening is still going on. We could probably still check it out if we hurry. I was just thinking the same thing, Mindy. Oh, why not believe I may have just witnessed one of the Kansas City sleeper's

blank. This does not boot well for them. Before we go, did you want to record the paint drying world championships so you can watch it when we get battered. Ah, that should be fine. You know, these games usually run for, ah, you know, three or four days. We are four days, man, what's next? The grass growing world championships. Up next, the grass growing world championships says the Winnipeg wait lists take on the Toronto software updates. Oh, okay. Let's go. Yes,

“Reggie. Hey, Reg. Good thing he could drop us off at the new Institute of boredom. Yeah, I think it's right”

by there. Right next to what, Mindy. Oh, the dry cleaners. He's got some clothes to pick up.

But, Mindy, um, um, Reggie doesn't wear any clothing. I never said they were his clothes.

Kiraos, he's helping out Thomas Fingerling. Oh, what a stand up bird. Get for you, Reggie. Okay, come on, Kiraos, hop on. Oh, okay. I'm ready. Good. Becasue here. We. You think I'd be used to those landings by now? Thanks, Reggie. Yeah, the dry cleaners is just over there. Hey, how right, Mindy. I think the Institute of boredom is just across the road over there. Let's just wait for this last card to pass. And cross. Crossing, crossing, crossing,

Hey, Guy Rots. Yeah. Why? The Guy Rots cross the road. Oh, Mindy. To get to the Institute of boredom's grand opening. Look, there it is. Wow, Mindy. Get a load of this place. It's massive. And so, boring. Impressively boring. Yeah, look at this place. No trees, no flourishing. Just a non-descript gray rectangle concrete building. Oh, is that? Is that a sculpture of the Institute's founder? Roger, board. Oh, inventor of TV static and pervare of fine waiting rooms.

Huh, sounds like a real hoot. Well, come on, Guy Rots, let's go inside. Hello, and welcome to the Institute of boredom. Are you being helped at all? No, we just arrived. It's a lovely place you have here. Yeah, it's super boring. Can I uninterest you in some of the activities we have going on today? Sure. Super. Just over there by the front yon.

the library that's dedicated to yon and it's super boring. Anywho, over by the front yon,

“we have the sign up for our regional varsity board game team. And over in the long-winded”

movies with no robots or explosions building, we have a special powerpoint presentation on powerpoint presentations. Oh, no thanks. I can't have powerpoints after midday. They keep me up all night roominating. Oh, wow, that's really boring. Well, they're in about three minutes inside our state of the art homework memorial lecture hall. We have a speaker presenting on some of the scientific studies were currently conducting here at the Institute. We love scientific studies. Seriously,

it seems like it's all we talk about sometimes. Well, that I need to do is head down this beige hallway, take a left at the room where the grown-ups are telling stories about how hard it was

back when they were your age. And then it's the third door on the right. Great, thanks.

Hmm, a problem. Having an uneventful day. This is great, Mindy. Maybe they'll mention those studies that I was telling you about earlier. Oh, you mean the ones that said that boredom could actually help with creative problem solving? Yeah. I sure hope so. Otherwise, I'm just going to hang up by that cheeseboard for the rest of the afternoon. Uh, oh, cheeseboard. I just got it. All right, this must be the room with the grandparents telling back when I was your age story.

So, uh, we turn right and one, two, three, uh, here we are. The homework memorial lecture hall. It looks like it's about to start, but let's grab some chairs in the back. Roger that, buddy. Excuse me, sorry. Coming through. Just trying to grab a seat here. Hi. Whoa,

“I think it's okay. So I love the sparkles. Thank you. I'm sorry. Just wheezing through.”

Here we are. Since the dawn of time, man has periodically become uninterested and disengaged with the world around him. But why is this? Well, we here at the Institute of boredom are working around the clock to uncover exactly why this is and what potential benefits it might hold. Yes, I do. They'd cover this. Over the past decade, we've conducted several experiments to answer these questions, and today we'll be looking at one of our most recent studies.

A study conducted by our colleagues over the University of Lancashire, the United Kingdom, conducted by researches Sandy Mann and Rebecca Cadman. Oh, this is Ed Mindy. This is the study that I was telling you about. So, what was it about? Well, the experiment took place over two

separate experiments. And in the first experiment, a group of participants were asked to complete

an incredibly boring task. I don't know. I don't pick me. I don't know if this is the kind of lecture where you can ask questions. I'm sorry. Is that a question? Yes. Sorry. What was it doing

“chores? What? Was it doing chores? You know, the incredibly boring task you just mentioned?”

What? No. Was it waiting to see the doctor? No, no, no. Was two. Wait, no. I got it. I got it. Was it when the internet gets really slow and you can't download any more cat pictures? No. It was copying out though numbers from a phone book. Well, yeah, I guess that is pretty boring. In any case, as I was saying, these participants performed this boring task for 15 minutes before taking a creativity test. A creativity test?

That's right, Mindy. The participants of this study, after writing out phone number, after phone number, after phone number, were asked to list off different uses for a cup. Different uses for a cup? Like the kind you drink out of? That's right. So for example, you could use a cup for drinking? Yeah. But another person could say you could wear it as a hat. Or another might say you would string two cups together and use them as a phone. Exactly.

Anyway, when they looked at the results of the group that had been performing the boring task beforehand, the researchers found that this boring group was able to come up with way more examples of things you could do with a cup than a different group that hadn't done boring stuff before.

guys. It's the type of creative thinking you do when you're trying to come up with a bunch of ideas.

“Huh, I was always told I was a very divergent thinker. I think that's why I have so many crazy”

inventions. Right. Oh, that reminds me. I have to show you my new pancake syrup applicator when we get back. Ah, you already did, Mindy. That was my credit card. But that was only part one of this two-part experiment. So here comes part two. Oh, it's just the best part. Okay. So in part

two of the experiment, Mindy, the researchers created a third group to see what would happen

if you got people really bored. Oh, man, we're boring than writing out the entire phone book. Yeah, and this third group's task was to simply read the phone book. That's it. Yikes, that's more boring than listening to someone tell you about the dream they had the night before. After the first two groups completed their boring tasks, they then, along with the control group which, as we mentioned earlier, was the group that didn't do any boring task beforehand,

or took the same divergent thinking test that was used in the first experiment, along with two more creative thinking tests, just to make sure that the first time wasn't a flu. And Mindy, guess what they found. What? These researchers found that the most board group, the one that had only read the phone book, was able to score better than the group that performed no boring task, and the phone book copy and group when it came to the creative

test. Okay, now let me get the strength. The group of people who were the most bored out of anyone performed better on the creativity test than anyone else. Uh huh. Which would suggest that the more bored you are. The more creative your ideas become. Huh. All right, well, I think we've got the facts we need from here. Let's get out of here. I don't want to miss any

“more of the world championships. Oh, get out. Just try not to make up. Bye, everyone. Sorry,”

- We have to go now, there's a show on TV, we gotta watch.

- Try not to make a scene. - Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. - Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry

- It's not coming through, excuse me. - Sorry, excuse me. - Excuse me. - On you. - You. - Phew. - Well, that could have gone better.

- You can say that again. - Well, that could have gone better. - So, what did you think of the talk, Mindy? - Well, I would have rather been doing anything else, but I had no idea that all those days I spent

just bumping around the house, poured out of my bunker balls. I was actually filling up my brain tank with creative juices. - Right? - But what I still can't figure out

is why it is being bored, help me get my creativity on. - Well, no one knows for sure, but those same researchers we just heard about, well, they think that it's something known

as passive boredom. - So, like the boredom that these people went through during the experiment that put their minds into, like a daydreaming mode? - Exactly.

When most of us get bored, we start to daydream. And that allows our minds to open up to creative thinking and ideas. - That's so wow. - Yeah, yeah, I mean, just ask any kid, Mindy,

if you leave them alone for a long time, they'll come up with some pretty creative ways to keep themselves entertained. - You don't have to tell me, Guy Ros, I was president of imagination land

for three whole years when I was in third grade.

- Uh. - Okay, and let me just text Reggie here to see if he can come pick us up. After all this talk about boredom and creativity, think I will join you in watching that paint drying

world championship, Guy Ros? - Oh, really? - Yeah, you know, I've been trying to think of a new design for the shrink wand and think the old imagination tank

can use a little polishing. - Fantastic, I'll get the kale chips ready. - Alright, so, is there anything I need to know before we start watching?

“- Well, I would say the first thing you have to know”

is that the LA Bores star players is LeBore James. Now, he's probably the greatest of all time, I mean, there's some debate over it, you know, players in the 70s and 80s, but I mean, I'm talking really good

to watch paint track, acrylics and oil, awesome water. (banging) (banging) (banging) (banging)

(banging) Ah, shrimp cocktail. (banging) (banging) - That's what's going on.

- One, I didn't fall asleep. (banging) I was so listening to the episode, it was all about shrimp and how they like to get dressed up

and go to fancy parties. (banging)

I guess I did fall asleep.

But what was the episode about? (banging) (banging) (banging) (banging)

- I'm a, I'm a, yeah, good idea. We should wrap up the show so I can go take an afternoon nap. Yes, another one. (banging)

- Thanks, Saul, you listeners out there

for tuning in to Wewawa on the weekend.

(banging) You have a question for me. Call and leave me a message.

“At one, eight, eight, eight, seven, wow, wow.”

That's one, eight, eight, eight, seven, wow, wow. I just might answer your question on Wewawa on the weekend. (banging) Okay, let's show. So, Reggie, what are you gonna do

for the rest of the day? (banging) - Sure, you can take a nap here. It'll be like a sleepover, but during the day. (banging)

- Oh, yeah, what would that be called? A nap over? (banging) Oh, yeah, I think it's better. (banging)

“- Thanks for joining us for this edition of Wewawa.”

Our show is written by Ruth Morrison and Jad Anderson. The role of Baby Dennis is played by Jad Anderson. (banging) (banging) The role of Big Dennis.

- Number your mind, TV. - Original sound design and production is done by Tyler Tholl. With contributions from Jad Anderson and Henry Moskel, original music for Wewawa was composed and performed

by Tyler Tholl. Special thanks to Jessica Bowdie, Rebecca Cabon. Dr. Natasha Krandell, Kenny Curtis, Kristen Yang, Meredith Helper and Ranzer, Twy Mac, Jody Nussbaum, Alie Paxima,

Guy Razz, Linda Rappenberg, Steph Sosa, Mindy Thomas, Anna Zagorsky,

“and all of the other tankers at TinkerCast HQ.”

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