Season 7 Finale

PODCAST 182: SEASON 7 FINALE

RELEASE DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH, 2022

D:  HELLO, AND WELCOME BACK TO THE CURIOUS KID PODCAST, SEASON SEVEN FINALE.

O:  IT’S AMAZING TO THINK THAT WE STARTED THIS PODCAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.  

D:  WE RECENTLY WENT BACK AND LISTENED TO ONE OF OUR OLDER EPISODES, AND WE WERE SHOCKED TO HEAR HOW DIFFERENT IT SOUNDED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED.  

O:  I WAS JUST FOUR YEARS OLD WHEN WE RECORDED THE FIRST FEW EPISODES. 

D:  IF YOU GO BACK AND LISTEN TO EPISODES FROM A FEW YEARS AGO, WE BOTH SOUNDED A BIT DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY YOU.  

O:  I HAD A LATERAL LISP, SO MY S’S SOUNDED DIFFERENT.  

D:  WELL, IT’S CERTAINLY NOT UNUSUAL FOR SOMEONE TO SOUND DIFFERENT AT 8 YEARS OLD THAN THEY DID AT 4, BUT YOU DID ALSO CORRECT YOUR LATERAL LISP SINCE WE STARTED THE PODCAST.  WHAT’S A LATERAL LISP?  WHEN A PERSON WITH A LATERAL LISP SPEAKS, AND THEY TRY TO MAKE THE SSSSSSS SOUND THAT THE LETTER S MAKES IN WORDS LIKE SNAKE, IT DOESN’T SOUND QUITE RIGHT BECAUSE AIR IS RELEASED OVER THE SIDES OF THE TONGUE, SO THE LETTER S SOUNDS MORE LIKE SSSSSSTTTTHHHH.  A LATERAL LISP IS PRETTY COMMON IN KIDS.

O:  I TOOK SPEECH CLASSES FOR A FEW YEARS, AND WAS ABLE TO WORK ON MY LATERAL LISP.  THAT’S ONE OF THE REASONS I SOUND SO DIFFERENT TODAY.

D:  YOU SOUNDED ADORABLE THEN, AND YOU STILL SOUND ADORABLE TODAY.  

O:  WE ALSO HAVE A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE NOW THAN WE DID WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE PODCAST.

D:  YOU’RE DEFINITELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.  WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PODCAST, EVERYTHING WAS SO NEW FOR US.  RESEARCHING, WRITING, RECORDING, EDITING, AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO INTO THE PODCAST.  IT WAS A NEW JOURNEY THAT WE STARTED TOGETHER SO WE COULD LEARN ALL SORTS OF INTERESTING THINGS.

O:  AND OVER THE YEARS, ALL OF YOU HAVE JOINED US ON OUR JOURNEY, GIVING US THE CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE.

D:  WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK, BECAUSE SEASON SEVEN HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ONE FOR CURIOUS KID PODCAST.  IT’S AMAZING TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

O:  WE REACHED ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS ON NOVEMBER 6TH.  

D:  REACHING THE ONE MILLION DOWNLOAD MILESTONE MADE US FEEL SO SPECIAL.  WHETHER THIS IS THE FIRST EPISODE YOU’VE LISTENED TO, OR YOU’VE LISTENED TO THEM ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU’VE DONE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST.

O:  WE HELPED DONATE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO A WONDERFUL CHARITY FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, CALLED REACH OUT AND READ.

D:  THE FOLKS AT REACH OUT AND READ DO GREAT WORK, AND WE WERE SO HAPPY HELPING THEM WITH THEIR MISSION OF INSPIRING KIDS TO READ BY PROVIDING KIDS, MANY OF THEM WITHOUT ANY BOOKS AT HOME, WITH AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS.  IT WAS ALSO SO HEARTWARMING TO GET DONATIONS FROM MANY OF OUR LISTENERS FOR REACH OUT AND READ.  

O:  WE WERE ALSO FEATURED IN SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE.  THIS ONE WAS CRAZY BECAUSE WE HAD NO IDEA WE WERE GOING TO BE IN THE MAGAZINE.  MY GRAMMY WAS FLIPPING THROUGH THE MAGAZINE ONE DAY AND SAW A PICTURE OF ME.  IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING SURPRISE.

D:  AND, AS IF THAT WASN’T CRAZY ENOUGH, THEY DID A SEGMENT ON CURIOUS KID PODCAST FOR 6-ABC NEWS.  THE SEGMENT AIRED ON ABC FOR ALL HOMES IN THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET.  IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY FUN EXPERIENCE.  

O:  FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT, WE’VE PROVIDED A LINK IN THE EPISODE NOTES, SO CHECK IT OUT.  

D:  IT WAS THE THRILL OF A LIFETIME TO HAVE THE ONE AND ONLY LEGENDARY NEWS ANCHOR JIM GARDNER INTRODUCE A SEGMENT ON THE CURIOUS KID PODCAST.  

O:  WE ALSO APPEARED IN SOME OTHER PODCASTS.  I SAID A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE JERSEY DEVIL FOR A SPOOKY PODCAST FOR KIDS CALLED UNSPOOKABLE.  

D:  WE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO A FEW EPISODES OF THE TEN NEWS PODCAST.  IN ONE OF OUR SEGMENTS, WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT A NINTH PLANET EXISTS.  WHEN I WAS A KID, THERE WAS A NINTH PLANET, PLUTO.  

O:  THEN, IT WAS KICKED OUT OF THE PLANET CLUB.

D:  SORRY, PLUTO.  WELL, NOW SCIENTISTS THINK THAT THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A NINTH PLANET.  YOU CAN HEAR ALL ABOUT IT IN THE TEN NEWS.

O:  NOT ONLY DID WE APPEAR IN OTHER PODCASTS, BUT AMAZING GUESTS APPEARED ON OUR PODCAST THIS SEASON.

D:  LEQUAN HELPED US GET CURIOUS ABOUT SOCCER, STEVE HELPED US GET CURIOUS ABOUT CODING, RYAN HELPED US GET CURIOUS ABOUT EARS, RACHEL AND LESLIE HELPED US GET CURIOUS ABOUT CARNIVOROUS PLANTS, JULIA HELPED US GET CURIOUS ABOUT HORSES, AND SEAN HELPED US GET CURIOUS ABOUT ASTEROIDS.

O:  IF YOUR MOMMY, OR DADDY, OR ANYONE ELSE YOU KNOW WOULD BE A GREAT GUEST FOR THE PODCAST, SEND AN E-MAIL OVER TO US AT CURIOUSKIDPODCAST@GMAIL.COM.  WE ARE LOOKING FOR GUESTS FOR SEASON NUMBER 8 AND BEYOND.  

D:  WE’VE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK ABOUT MANY OF OUR EPISODES, BUT LOTS OF OUR FAVORITES AND OUR LISTENERS’ FAVORITES ARE OUR SPECIAL GUEST EPISODES.  WE HAVE SOME GREAT GUESTS LINED UP FOR UPCOMING EPISODES, BUT WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE.    

O:  THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK THIS SEASON.

D:  REACH OUT AND READ FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK THEY DO, SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE AND ABC NEWS FOR RECOGNIZING THE PODCAST, UNSPOOKABLE AND THE TEN NEWS FOR LETTING US CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PODCASTS, ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL EPISODE GUESTS, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, WE WANT TO THANK YOU, OUR INCREDIBLE LISTENERS.

O:  WE DO THIS FOR YOU.  THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO INSPIRE US TO MAKE THIS PODCAST FOR YOU.

D:  IF YOU JUST LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, BUT SO MANY OF OUR LISTENERS HAVE FOUND SPECIAL WAYS TO SHOW THEIR LOVE FOR CURIOUS KID PODCAST.  SENDING US E-MAILS, LEAVING US REVIEWS, FOLLOWING US ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER, SUPPORTING US ON PATREON, OR LETTING YOUR FRIENDS KNOW ABOUT CURIOUS KID PODCAST.  

O:  WHATEVER YOU’VE DONE TO SHOW US LOVE, WE ARE SO VERY THANKFUL.

D:  YOU’VE HELPED US CREATE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY OF CURIOUS KIDS AND GROWN-UPS WITH A LOVE FOR LEARNING ALL SORTS OF SUPER INTERESTING THINGS.  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

O:  WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL THINGS TO DO IN THIS EPISODE.  AT THE VERY END OF THE EPISODE, WE ARE GOING TO SHARE OUR FAVORITE EPISODES AND FACTS FROM SEASON SEVEN.  AND THEN, WE ARE GOING TO TELL YOU THE FIRST EIGHT TOPICS WE ARE GOING TO COVER IN SEASON EIGHT.    

D:  BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE HAVE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH YOU.

O:  WE’VE RECEIVED LOTS OF E-MAILS ASKING US TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT THE WAR THAT IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN UKRAINE.  

D:  WHILE THOSE E-MAILS WERE COMING IN, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR FRIENDS OVER AT THE KIDS NEWS PODCAST NEWSY POOLOOZI HAD A FANTASTIC EPISODE THAT BREAKS DOWN THE WAR IN UKRAINE, AND THEY DID SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB EXPLAINING IT, WE WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.  NEWSY POOLOOZI IS HOSTED BY THE SUPER TALENTED MOMMY-DAUGHTER TEAM OF LYNDEE AND LEELA.  WE ARE GOING TO SHARE PART OF THEIR EPISODE ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE RIGHT NOW.  ONE QUICK NOTE BEFORE WE PLAY IT.  THEIR EPISODE ON THE WAR CAME OUT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, BEFORE RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE.  IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE, WE’VE PROVIDED A LINK TO THE VERY INFORMATIVE EPISODE IN OUR EPISODE NOTES.  HERE ARE OUR PODCAST PALS FROM NEWSY POOLOOZI EXPLAINING THE WAR IN UKRAINE.  

*** NEWSY POOLOOZI “WAR IN UKRAINE” AUDIO***  

O:  WE WANT TO THANK NEWSY POOLOOZI SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.  IT HELPED SO MANY PEOPLE, LIKE MYSELF, UNDERSTAND WHAT’S HAPPENING IN UKRAINE.  OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE DURING THESE VERY HARD TIMES.

D:  WELL SAID, OLIVIA.  NOW, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT OLIVIA AND I HAVE DONE IN EVERY SEASON FINALE SINCE THE VERY FIRST ONE, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT TRADITION GOING.

O:  WE ARE ABOUT TO TELL YOU WHAT OUR FAVORITE EPISODES AND FACTS WERE FOR SEASON SEVEN.  

D:  MY FAVORITE EPISODE WAS CURIOUS ABOUT EARTH.  WE LEARNED SO MANY INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL PLANET WE ALL CALL HOME IN THAT EPISODE.

O:  MY FAVORITE EPISODE WAS CURIOUS ABOUT GLOW IN THE DARK.  THE SCIENCE BEHIND THINGS THAT GLOW IN THE DARK IS SO INTERESTING.  I’VE MADE GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME BEFORE, AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.  

D:  THAT WAS ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE.  MY FAVORITE FACT FROM THIS SEASON WAS IN OUR EPISODE ON CARNIVOROUS PLANTS.  WITH CARNIVOROUS PLANTS THAT HAVE SNAP TRAPS, THEY ARE ABLE TO COUNT HOW MANY TIMES A BUG MOVES IN THEIR LEAVES.    

WHEN A BUG TOUCHES ONE OF THE TINY HAIRS ON THE INSIDE OF A LEAF, THE PLANT KNOWS IT.  THEN, WHEN ANOTHER HAIR IS TOUCHED, IT TRIGGERS THE TRAP TO CLOSE, TRAPPING THE BUG INSIDE.  IT’S NOT UNTIL FIVE HAIRS ARE TOUCHED THAT THE PLANT STARTS DIGESTION.  IN A SENSE, PLANTS WITH SNAP TRAPS ARE ABLE TO COUNT.

O:  MY FAVORITE FACT FROM THIS SEASON WAS IN OUR EPISODE ON SOCCER.  IN THE EARLY DAYS OF SOCCER PLAYERS KICKED THE BALL, BUT ALSO PUNCHED THE BALL.  THE GAMES WERE VERY VIOLENT AND PLAYERS OFTEN GOT SERIOUSLY HURT.   

D:  THAT’S ANOTHER INTRESTING FACT.  WE LEARNED SO MUCH THIS SEASON.  I CAN’T WAIT TO LEARN SO MUCH MORE IN SEASON EIGHT.  HERE ARE THE FIRST EIGHT TOPICS WE ARE GOING TO COVER IN SEASON EIGHT.

O:  WE ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT MONSTER TRUCKS, GREEK MYTHOLOGY, SNAILS, MUSHROOMS, GUITARS, GOOSEBUMPS, OWLS, AND CRYSTALS, AND SO MUCH MORE IN SEASON EIGHT.

D:  AND YOU WON’T HAVE TO WAIT FOR SEASON EIGHT.  SEASON EIGHT GETS STARTED NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 1ST.  WE DON’T TAKE BREAKS.  NEW EPISODES RELEASED EACH AND EVERY SUNDAY FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS, AND WE DON’T PLAN ON BREAKING THAT STREAK ANY TIME SOON.  JOIN US NEXT WEEK, WHEN WE WILL GET CURIOUS ABOUT MONSTER TRUCKS FOR LISTENERS IN TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA AND TEMPLE, TEXAS.  AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING AND GETTING CURIOUS WITH US.