Season 9 Finale

PODCAST 234: SEASON NINE FINALE

RELEASE DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2023

D:  HELLO, AND WELCOME BACK TO THE CURIOUS KID PODCAST, SEASON NINE FINALE.  TODAY MARKS THE END OF FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF CURIOUS KID PODCAST.

O:  BUT, WE HAVE GREAT NEWS.  WE WILL BE BACK FOR SEASON TEN, STARTING NEXT WEEK.  

D:  WE ARE SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON SEASON TEN NEXT WEEK.  STICK AROUND UNTIL THE END OF THIS EPISODE TO FIND OUT THE FIRST TEN TOPICS WE ARE GOING TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT IN SEASON TEN.

O:  WE ARE ALSO GOING TO DISCUSS OUR FAVORITE EPISODES AND FACTS FROM THE SEASON THAT ENDS TODAY, SEASON NINE.

D:  WE HAVE SOMETHING REALLY FUN TO DO TODAY, BUT BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE, WE WANT TO THANK YOU.

O:  WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE LOTS OF LISTENERS AROUND THE WORLD THAT FIND SO MANY WAYS TO SHOW THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT.  

D:  WE CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL OF THE EMAILS AND VOICEMAILS, FOR SUPPORTING US ON PATREON OR BY BUYING CURIOUS KID PODCAST MERCHANDISE, AND FOR FOLLOWING US ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER.

O:  IF YOU LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AND YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A QUICK WAY TO SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE PODCAST, THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU COULD DO THAT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO US.  LEAVING A FIVE STAR REVIEW WOULD BE AMAZING.  GREAT REVIEWS HELP NEW PEOPLE DISCOVER THE PODCAST.  ALSO, IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO WOULD ENJOY THE PODCAST, LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT US HELPS GROW OUR GLOBAL FAMILY OF LISTENERS.  

D:  WE’VE PICKED UP A LOT OF NEW LISTENERS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING SPREAD THE WORD.  IF YOU ARE A NEWER LISTENER OF THE PODCAST, DON’T FORGET TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO ALL OF THE OLDER EPISODES TOO.  

O:  THE POD IN PODCAST STANDS FOR PLAY ON DEMAND.  THAT MEANS THAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO ANY EPISODE OF THE PODCAST AT ANY TIME.  DO YOU WONDER WHAT THE PODCAST SOUNDED LIKE WHEN WE GOT STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2018?  GO BACK AND GIVE SOME OF OUR OLDEST EPISODES A LISTEN.  WE GOT CURIOUS ABOUT SO MANY INTERESTING TOPICS IN SEASON ONE, LIKE SLEEP, CANDY, MICROWAVES, BATTERIES, THE MOON, DINOSAURS, AIRPLANES, AND GLASSES.  

D:  THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS THAT THE PODCAST HAS CHANGED SINCE THE START, AND ALSO SO MANY WAYS THAT IT HAS STAYED THE SAME.  WHEN WE GET CURIOUS EVERY WEEK, OUR GOAL IS TO BE EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING.  WE DON’T TALK ABOUT OURSELVES A LOT, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF HUNDREDS OF EPISODES, WE HAVE SPRINKLED IN SOME INFORMATION ABOUT US.  AFTER LISTENING TO US SO MUCH, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW OLIVIA?  WELL, LET’S SEE HOW WELL YOU KNOW HER.  TO CELEBRATE NINE SEASONS OF THE PODCAST, OLIVIA IS ABOUT TO ASK YOU NINE QUESTIONS ABOUT HERSELF.  THE ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN ONE OR MORE OF OUR EPISODES, SO IF YOU HAVE LISTENED TO ALL OUR EPISODES, AND YOU’VE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION, YOU ARE GOING TO DO GREAT ON THIS LITTLE QUIZ THAT WE LIKE TO CALL…

O:  OLIVIA TRIVIA!!!

D:  THAT’S A VERY CATCHY NAME.  LET’S GET STARTED!

O:  QUESTION NUMBER ONE:  I WILL TURN TEN YEARS OLD LATER THIS YEAR.  IN WHAT MONTH IS MY BIRTHDAY - AUGUST, OCTOBER, OR DECEMBER?  

QUESTION NUMBER TWO:  WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN OUR HOUSE, NOT INCLUDING MY BROTHER NOAH.  WHICH OF THE THREE ANIMALS IN THIS LIST OF SIX ANIMALS DO WE HAVE IN OUR HOME - BIRD, CAT, DOG, FISH, GUINEA PIG, AND HAMSTER?

QUESTION NUMBER THREE:  MY FAMILY HAS SEASON TICKETS TO A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM.  WHICH TEAM DO WE HAVE SEASON TICKETS FOR?

QUESTION NUMBER FOUR:  I’VE BEEN PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.  WHICH INSTRUMENT DO I PLAY?

QUESTION NUMBER FIVE:  I PICKED THE TOPICS FOR EPISODE 100 AND 200 OF THE PODCAST.  I PICKED VERY DIFFERENT ANIMALS TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT FOR THOSE EPISODES.  WHICH ANIMALS DID WE GET CURIOUS ABOUT IN EPISODES 100 AND 200 OF THE POCAST?

QUESTION NUMBER SIX:  IN WHICH STATE DOES MY FAMILY LIVE?

QUESTION NUMBER SEVEN:  WE PLAYED AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE ON OUR LISTENERS LAST YEAR, WHEN MY BROTHER NOAH AND MY MOM HOSTED THE EPISODE INSTEAD OF ME AND MY DAD.  WHAT TOPIC DID THEY GET CURIOUS ABOUT THAT WEEK?    

QUESTION NUMBER EIGHT:  I’VE PLAYED THREE DIFFERENT SPORTS COMPETITIVELY.  WHICH OF THESE FOUR SPORTS HAVE I NOT PLAYED COMPETITIVELY - BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, OR SWIMMING?

FINALLY, HERE’S QUESTION NUMBER NINE:  WHAT IS MY MIDDLE NAME?  I’LL GIVE YOU A HINT AND TELL YOU THAT IT STARTS WITH THE LETTER P.  

D:  DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO ANY OR ALL OF THE OLIVIA TRIVIA QUESTIONS?  HANG OUT FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES TO SEE HOW YOU DID.  BEFORE WE REVEAL THE ANSWERS, IT’S TIME TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT OUR FAVORITE EPISODES AND FACTS WERE FROM SEASON NINE.  MY FAVORITE EPISODE WAS CURIOUS ABOUT CALORIES.  I THINK THAT CALORIES ARE VERY MISUNDERSTOOD, SO IT WAS GREAT TO GET THE SKINNY ON CALORIES IN THAT EPISODE.  IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CALORIES ARE AND HOW THEY WORK, YOU SHOULD TOTALLY CHECK OUT THAT EPISODE.

O:  MY FAVORITE EPISODE FROM THIS SEASON WAS CURIOUS ABOUT CHOCOLATE, BECAUSE I LOVE CHOCOLATE AND IT WAS FUN TO LEARN NOT ONLY HOW IT IS MADE BUT ALSO THE HISTORY BEHIND IT. 

D:  I ENJOYED THAT EPISODE A LOT TOO.  MY FAVORITE FACT FROM SEASON NINE WAS IN THE EPISODE CURIOUS ABOUT GIRAFFES - THEY ARE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL BY THE WAY.  IN THAT EPISODE, WE LEARNED THAT BABY GIRAFFES, WHICH CAN WEIGH ABOUT 100 POUNDS AND BE ABOUT 6 FEET TALL AT BIRTH, ARE ABLE TO STAND UP LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER THEY ARE BORN.  THAT IS ABSOLUTE CRAZINESS.  

O:  MY FAVORITE FACT FROM SEASON NINE WAS IN THE EPISODE CURIOUS ABOUT MOUNTAINS.  IN THAT EPISODE, WE LEARNED THAT THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN AND THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD ARE TWO DIFFERENT MOUNTAINS.

D:  THAT WAS ANOTHER INCREDIBLE FACT.  IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE AMAZING EPISODES AND AMAZING FACTS FROM SEASON NINE, WE HAD TWO STUPENDOUS GUESTS JOIN US TO TEACH US SO MUCH.  DR. LAUREN OKUN JOINED US IN THE EPISODE CURIOUS ABOUT FRECKLES, BIRTHMARKS, AND MOLES TO SHARE HER EXPERTISE, AND BILL JOINED US FOR THE EPISODE CURIOUS ABOUT ROCKETS TO GIVE US LOTS OF EXPLOSIVE FACTS ABOUT SPACE ROCKETS.  

O:  THE AWESOME THING ABOUT BILL IS THAT HE IS THE GRANDPA OF ONE OF OUR LISTENERS.  THAT REMINDS ME, IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS AN EXPERT AT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT MAKE FOR A GREAT CURIOUS KID PODCAST EPISODE, SEND US AN EMAIL TO CURIOUSKIDPODCAST@GMAIL.COM.  MAYBE I CAN INTERVIEW THAT PERSON FOR AN EPISODE IN SEASON TEN.  

D:  WE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AWAY FROM REVEALING THE FIRST TEN TOPICS WE WILL COVER IN SEASON TEN, BUT FIRST, LET’S LEARN THE ANSWERS TO THE OLIVIA TRIVIA QUESTIONS.  

NUMBER ONE:  IN WHAT MONTH IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

O:  MY BIRTHDAY IS OCTOBER 9TH.  I WILL TURN TEN YEARS OLD ON OCTOBER 9TH, JUST ABOUT A HALF YEAR FROM NOW.  

D:  NUMBER TWO:  WHAT PETS DO WE HAVE IN OUR HOME?

O:  WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TEN YEAR OLD PITBULL MIX.  HER NAME IS KHLOE.  WE HAVE A COCKATIEL, AND HER NAME IS FRANCESCA.  HER NAME WAS ORIGINALLY FRANKIE, WHEN MY GRAMMY THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS A MALE.  THEN, SURPRISE, SHE LAID EGGS.  THAT’S WHEN HER NAME WAS CHANGED TO FRANCESCA.  WE ALSO HAVE 19 FISH IN OUR FISH TANK.  THERE IS A NICE MIX OF FISH IN OUR TANK, AND THEY ARE MOSTLY TETRAS.  

D:  NUMBER THREE: WHICH PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM DO WE HAVE SEASON TICKETS FOR?

O:  WE HAVE SEASON TICKETS FOR THE NEW YORK RED BULLS.  THEY ARE A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM THAT PLAYS THEIR HOME GAMES IN HARRISON, NEW JERSEY.  WE LOVE ROOTING FOR THE RED BULLS AT RED BULL ARENA AND ON TV WHEN THEY’RE ON THE ROAD.  IF YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF AT RED BULL ARENA FOR A GAME, SEND US AN EMAIL BEFOREHAND TO LET US KNOW.  MAYBE WE CAN MEET UP.  THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.  

D:  NUMBER FOUR:  WHICH INSTRUMENT HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW?

O:  I’VE BEEN PLAYING THE PIANO.  I FIRST STARTED TAKING CLASSES ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO OVER ZOOM JUST AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC STARTED.  SOME SONGS I LOVE THAT I RECENTLY LEARNED HOW TO PLAY INCLUDE “ALWAYS” BY BON JOVI AND “FOLLOW THROUGH” BY GAVIN DEGRAW.

D:  NUMBER FIVE:  OUR LISTENERS PICK THE TOPICS FOR OUR EPISODES.  THE TWO BIG EXCEPTIONS WERE WHEN YOU PICKED THE TOPCS FOR EPISODE 100 AND 200.  WHICH ANIMALS DID YOU WANT TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT FOR THOSE EPISODES?

O:  I CHOSE TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT PEACOCKS FOR EPISODE 100 AND SEA TURTLES FOR EPISODE 200.  THOSE EPISODES WERE TWO OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES OF ALL TIME.  I LOVED INTERVIEWING SEA TURTLE EXPERT SAVANNAH FOR THAT EPISODE.  

D:  NUMBER SIX:  IN WHICH STATE DOES OUR FAMILY LIVE?

O:  WE LIVE IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, IN A BEAUTIFUL TOWN CALLED VOORHEES.  VOORHEES IS ONLY ABOUT 30 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA.  WE CAN ALSO GET INTO NEW YORK CITY IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS.  I LOVE NEW JERSEY, BUT I ALSO LOVE TRAVELING TO OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO DISCOVER NEW PLACES.   

D:  NUMBER SEVEN:  WHAT WAS THE TOPIC OF THE APRIL FOOL’S EPISODE THAT WAS HOSTED BY MOM AND NOAH INSTEAD OF THE TWO OF US?

O:  THAT EPISODE WAS EPISODE 183, CURIOUS ABOUT MONSTER TRUCKS.  THAT EPISODE RELEASED ON APRIL 1ST, 2022.  IT WAS THE FIRST TIME ONE OF OUR EPISODES CAME OUT ON APRIL FOOL’S DAY.  WE COULDN’T HELP BUT PLAY AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE ON OUR LISTENERS THAT DAY.  IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.    

D:  NUMBER EIGHT:  WHICH THREE SPORTS HAVE YOU PLAYED COMPETITIVELY?

O:  I’VE BEEN PLAYING TRAVEL SOCCER FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, I COMPETE FOR MY LOCAL SWIM TEAM, AND I JUST STARTED PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE FALL.  I HAVEN’T PLAYED BASEBALL YET, BUT MY BROTHER NOAH JUST STARTED PLAYING BASEBALL LAST YEAR, AND I LOVE WATCHING HIM PLAY BASEBALL AND HELPING HIM WARM UP BEFORE HIS GAMES.  

D:  QUESTION NUMBER NINE:  WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME?

O:  MY MIDDLE NAME IS PAIGE.  DOUBLE POINTS FOR YOU IF YOU KNEW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.  I THINK I ONLY MENTIONED IT ONCE, IN OUR EPISODE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BECAUSE THE LISTENER THAT SUGGESTED THAT EPISODE TOPIC WAS PAIGE FROM CANADA.  IF YOU REMEMBER THAT THEN YOU ARE REALLY PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE PODCAST.  

D:  THAT WAS A TRICKY QUESTION FOR SURE.  ARE YOU WONDERING WHAT OUR FIRST TEN TOPICS ARE GOING TO BE FOR SEASON TEN.  WELL, YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT ANY LONGER BECAUSE HERE THEY ARE.

O:  IN SEASON TEN, WE ARE GOING TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT BELLY BUTTONS, HONEY, PROSTHETICS, AXOLOTLS, CASTLES, SKIN, VEGETABLES, FEVERS, THE BEACH, AND THE POLICE.  

D:  IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THAT WE HAVEN’T ALREADY COVERED IN AN EPISODE, SEND AN EMAIL OVER TO US AT CURIOUSKIDPODCAST@GMAIL.COM.  WE LOVE HEARING FROM OUR LISTENERS.  YOU HEAR FROM US EVERY WEEK, SO IT’S NICE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU TOO!  COME BACK NEXT WEEK FOR THE START OF SEASON TEN.  AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING AND GETTING CURIOUS WITH US.