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Episode 26 Featuring Wright Brothers and Road to Mars II

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Big Talk: Does Mom want my help or NOT?… Turning Points: Orville & Wilbur built and repaired bicycles until they turned their attention to the skies. Laura goes back to interview the Wright brothers… Boom Radio: Yup, it’s time to plan ahead for holiday presents… When Tucker Jones happens upon a poster for a lost caterpillar, his curiosity gets the better of him .. Now We’re Cookin’: Natalie and her French chef sidekick introduce a truly healthful breakfast dish: Gooey Cinammon Toast… Hayley & the King of Complicated Stuff host the THE Big Idea’s second chapter on the exploration of Mars… News Update: Do we act like chimpanzees, or do chimps act like us? … They don’t come along very often. In this issue’s Natural Wonder, Natalie listens to cicadas

Episode 18 Featuring Ernest Shackleton and The Middle East

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Big Talk: Dad won’t let her run the dryer because it’s too expensive… There are adventures — and then there are ADVENTURES. As Kelsey discovers in Turning Points, the Shackleton expedition to the South Pole on the Endurance was definitely one with capital letters…. Ben Jammin is being defamed on Boom Radio… Tucker Jones is hired by a girl with dandelion-colored hair to uncover who is spreading lies about her… Freddie Finklehammer is back from vacation with another game of Weird Words…. The history of Palestine goes back thousands of years. Lately, it has involved lots of bad blood between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Alicia and the King of Complicated stuff take on the incredible task of sorting it all out… News Update: You can’t refer to your boat as “she” anymore … Weasels don’t exactly have a cute and cuddly reputation. Hayley finds out why in the Natural Wonder.

Episode 17 Featuring Mohandas Gandhi and Business As Usual

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What do you do with a wounded toaster? Find out on Big Talk… He inspired the world with his persistent belief in non-violence. On Turning Points, Josie Maran goes back in time to speak with Mohandas Gandhi… Boom Radio: Ben Jammin would like to name his bicycle after your company – for a small fee of course… Tucker Jones gets a call when a rude message is scrawled in a coach’s front lawn… He’s back, the master of the Universe and Weird Words game show host, Freddie Finklehammer… The whole deal was set up so grown-ups couldn’t understand it. On The Big Idea, our King of Complicated Stuff takes on the Enron gobbledygook that gave business a black eye. News Update: Guess what Potter fans? Harrius is coming out in Greek and Latin… Great White Sharks get a bad rap for their monstrous looks and teeth. But as Hayley explains on Natural Wonder, these poor misunderstood fish don’t even enjoy eating humans.