Brain Broccoli Productions

Wild Interest

Wild Interest is an audio magazine created by kids for curious minds of all ages. Dynamic duo Evan and Nichole explore different topics in science, history, and the natural world each episode, aided by excellent experts and gumptious guests. Alongside monthly features, recurring segments like Grandparent Stories invite listeners to share in conversations between grandparents and their grandchildren. In My Favorite Sound, kids from all over the world share field recordings of sounds that they love. Contributors add in jokes, riddles, original music, and general hijinks, and an episode is born.

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Episode One: Leap Years, Bigfoot, and Brooklyn's Wild Parrots

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Created by: Brain Broccoli Productions

USA 6-10 11+

Started: February 1st, 2024

Status: Active, 5 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Spring Holiday Special: Easter, Passover, Ramadan, and Holi
^{00:25:57 | Season: 1 | Episode: 4 | May 2nd, 2024}

Welcome to our Spring Holiday special! Spring is the season for flowers, baby animals, and major holidays! In this very special episode, we travel the globe to celebrate Easter, Passover, Holi, and Ramadan. We learn about Easter traditions from the washing of the feet to an Easter Day procession in the northern Philippines. We hear the Passover story from musical phenom Alica Jo Rabins, and Simone in Northern California invites us to her family’s Seder dinner. Evan throws colors at a Holi celebration. And we learn about how Ramadan is celebrated from Jakarta to Turkmenistan.

Palindromes, Monoliths, and Sofie Zamchick of The Wonder Pets
^{00:36:13 | Season: 1 | Episode: 4 | May 1st, 2024}

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the voice of a bossy guinea pig on a hit TV show? Look no further. We are joined by Sofie Zamchick, the voice of Linny on The Wonder Pets. She tells us about playing Linny (she can still do the voice) and her career as a songwriter, actor, and master marimba player. Nichole introduces a new segment called “Feeding Ben Stuff” where her picky-eater friend Ben tries new foods blindfolded. Evan gets to the bottom of the shiny monoliths popping up from Utah to Wales and then expands our palindrome horizons beyond "racecar." Theo in Alameda, California interviews his grandpa, who grew up 30 miles out to sea. He tells us about how he and his friend "Moose Breath" used to count the number of times the town bell rang for fun. Plus, we have our usual Favorite Sounds, jokes, riddles, and general hijinks!

Solar Eclipse, UAPs & UFOs, Paul Bianchi, The Erben Organ, and Tim Maxey
^{00:53:19 | Season: 1 | Episode: 3 | March 30th, 2024}

April Fools' and an eclipse in the same month? Wild Interest has got you covered. We get ready for the eclipse with astronomer Mark Lancaster. And we've got the perfect prank for you to play — all you need is a banana and a paperclip. Nichole talks with Grammy Award-winning artist Tim Maxey about his band Not The Twos and his production and songwriting (for Kendrick Lamar, Summer Walker, Baby Rose, and others). He even shows us how he wrote his song Paradise, which opens Kendrick Lamar's United In Grief, the first song on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. We visit the Erben Organ, the last untouched, original pipe organ in New York City to hear it played just before it gets taken apart for the first time since Abraham Lincoln was president. Nichole goes to the principal's office with Paul Bianchi, legendary leader of Atlanta's Paideia School. Evan dissects the Congressional hearings on UAPs, and Jayleigh in Decatur, Georgia interviews her Grandma. Plus our usual assortment of favorite sounds, jokes, riddles, and general hijinks!

NFL QB Jake "The Snake" Plummer, Ice Cream Cake, and the Benefits of Yawning
^{00:37:40 | Season: 1 | Episode: 2 | March 1st, 2024}

Wild Interest is a kid-created and hosted audio magazine. In this episode, legendary NFL quarterback Jake "The Snake" Plummer talks with guest reporter Justus about making big plays, being nice to people, and life after football. Nichole talks with Dr. Andrew Newberg about what's great about yawning and why some Olympic athletes do it right before they compete. Evan elucidates Mothman, the winged creature with a penchant for O'Hare International Airport. Nichole teaches us to turn our favorite ice cream into a delicious cake. We visit nine Filipino soldiers marooned (on purpose) on a partially sunken ship. And we learn how to sing Row Your Boat as a round! Plus our usual Grandparent Stories, Favorite Sounds, jokes, riddles, and general hijinks!

Leap Years, Bigfoot, and Brooklyn's Wild Parrots
^{00:34:09 | Season: 1 | Episode: 1 | February 1st, 2024}

Wild Interest is a kid-created and hosted audio magazine. In this episode, Nichole tells us everything we need to know about leap years and then geeks out on bees and their wax with beeswax candlemaker Jon Kornbluh. Evan goes deep on his favorite cryptid Bigfoot and speaks to Dr. Jeff Meldrum, professor at Idaho State University and keeper of the largest collection of Sasquatch footprint casts in the world. And guest reporters Nola and Maxine visit Brooklyn's Greenwood Cemetery to meet its flock of wild green monk parrots. In Grandparent Stories, Esme in Los Angeles speaks with her grandma, Bibi. And Chanel in Kabete, Kenya shares a recording of her favorite sound.

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On Episode: Leap Years, Bigfoot, and Brooklyn's Wild Parrots

This is my new favorite podcast to listen to in the car with my kids (8 & 10). Fodder for interesting conversations. Love the music too. My kids like that it’s kid-hosted.

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by betacarotine

May 1, 2024

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Created by: Brain Broccoli Productions
Started: February 1st, 2024
Status: Active, 5 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA 6-10 11+

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