Baseball's Magic Mud: Superstition or Science? (10/20/25)

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Mindy, Guy and the rest of the WOW crew are on the verge of winning their first baseball game all season, and Mindy has a secret weapon to get them over the edge; a bucket of mud! But is this age-old tradition of muddying up baseballs superstition .... or science? It’s the who, when, where, why, how, and WOW of baseball magic!

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0:00.0	Grownups, Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Wow in the world early and ad-free right now.
0:06.3	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or Wondery Kids Plus on Apple Podcasts.
0:12.2	Hey, grown-ups, Mindy here.
0:13.8	And did you hear that we have a brand new book coming out?
0:18.0	That's right.
0:19.1	Dinosaurs are wow, a roaring thunder, a prehistoric wonder,
0:24.7	and it's coming to a bookshelf near you on October 28th. And to celebrate, I'm throwing a little
0:31.4	virtual prehistoric pre-order party for wows or fans like you. Together, we'll read from the new book, play some
0:39.0	games, and answer some fan questions live. So what are you waiting for? Grownups to get an
0:44.6	invite to our prehistoric pre-order party, just pre-order your copy of Dinosaur-W at your
0:50.6	favorite book retailer. Then visit tinkercast.com slash dinosaur to upload a copy of your receipt and sign up for the
0:58.8	event.
0:59.5	We can't wait to see you there.
1:01.6	Once again, visit tinkercast.com slash dinosaur to learn more.
1:06.6	That's it.
1:07.3	And now let's get back to the show.
1:11.6	Proceed it. Three, let's get back to the show. Proceeded.
1:12.4	Three, two, one.
1:15.1	The message.
1:18.5	The money's on a picture and magnificent proportion.
1:23.6	I don't know what you've been told, but we're in a golden age.
1:27.4	So many discoveries that are jumping off told, but we're in a golden age.
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