Clippo!

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Today's story is inspired by the philosophy of Nick Bostrom. Follow along as Nick the inventor learns an important lesson about the responsibility of inventing something new, and unintended consequences.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Welden.
0:07.0	Today's story is called Clip-O, an original story written for you by Daniel Hines, inspired
0:12.7	by the philosophy of Nick Bostrom. I wanted to update all of you on some very exciting
0:18.6	news. Stories Podcast has officially joined the StarGlo Media family. StarGlo is a brand
0:26.1	new podcast company devoted entirely to kids and family content, so you know that everything
0:31.8	you're listening to will be fun and family-friendly. Some of our favorite podcasts are joining
0:37.0	StarGlo Media too. The network is also launching with Who Smarted, Girl Tales, and Kid News. Go
0:44.2	check them out if you haven't already. We know you'll love them too.
0:47.4	Parents, you'll also now be able to get ad-free episodes of Girl Tales, Kid News, and some
0:52.7	secret upcoming exclusives from yours, truly, by subscribing to StarGlo Plus on Apple
0:58.4	podcasts or wherever you like to tune in. You can find more information about the network
1:03.4	at starglomedia.com or at starglow.media on Instagram. Now here's a word from our sponsors.
1:12.2	Thanks, enjoy the episode.
1:15.2	Clip-O
1:18.2	Not too long ago, in the fresh young suburbs of a sprawling city, their lived a boy named
1:26.7	Nick. He was a normal kid who did normal things. He woke up in the morning, took his shower,
1:33.2	went to school, and ate dinner with his parents, except he didn't do anything in the normal
1:38.8	way. You see, Nick was an inventor, and he was constantly thinking up ways to make his
1:44.6	life a little easier.
1:47.7	Take his morning routine, for instance. He didn't just have a normal alarm that beeped
1:52.2	or chirped or even played a song, that would have been far too simple. Instead, Nick had
1:57.9	made a machine to wake him up. Every night, he'd rig a pinwheel and wind a crank and change
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