Cloudy With a Chance of Laughter with Elmo from Sesame Street

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

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

4.6 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Can laughter really turn a bad day around—and boost your brainpower? When Guy’s feeling grumpy, Mindy takes him for a walk in the park to cheer him up. But what they find there is no ordinary stroll: a crowd of gigglers… and a very special stand-up act led by none other than Sesame Street’s Elmo! As the jokes fly and the laughs roll, Mindy reveals the latest science behind why laughter is seriously and scientifically good for you—from your brain to your belly! Will Elmo’s comedy magic turn Guy’s frown upside down? It’s the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, and WOW in the World of scientific benefits of LAUGHTER!

Sesame Street photos provided courtesy of Sesame Workshop.

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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 Wondry Kids Plus on Apple Podcasts.
0:12.5	Hey, Wauser fans, Mindy here.
0:14.6	And before we start the show, did you know that you could be part of our attempt to set a Guinness World record?
0:22.1	That's right, Reg. We are attempting to be the record title holder for the most submissions
0:27.7	to a fact hotline. And it's all thanks to you, wowzers. So many of you have already called to
0:35.5	share your wows with us. And since we started our wow hotline back in 2017, we've received calls from over 14,000 wowsers.
0:45.9	And now we're just a few thousand callers away from reaching our goal, so we need your help.
0:52.4	Wowsers, to be part of our Guinness World Record attempt, ask your grownups to call us at
0:57.3	1-888-7-wow-wow so that you can share a wow fact with us.
1:03.3	If you're looking for some inspiration, we asked our special guest this week, Elmo, to share
1:08.4	his wow.
1:09.3	Here, take a listen.
1:16.8	Okay. this week, Elmo, to share his wow. Here, take a listen. Hi, thanks for calling Wow in the world. After the beep, get ready to record. Hi, Mindy. Hi, Guy, Roz. Elmo is calling all
1:24.5	the way from Sesame Street to share a special wow in the world about laughter.
1:30.3	Oh, did you know that little babies can laugh before they can talk?
1:34.3	Yeah, that means baby Elmo was giggling before he could say mama and dadda.
1:41.3	You know, laughing makes Elmo really happy.
1:44.8	And Elmo hopes that his wow in the world made you happy too.
1:49.8	Bye-bye.
1:51.0	Elmo loves you.
1:53.2	End of messages.
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