How did Yo-Yos become so popular?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Who invented the Yo-Yo? Where did the name Yo-Yo come from? What What are some basic Yo-Yo tricks? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

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0:00.0	And now it's time for Who Smarted.
0:03.0	Step right up, folks! Step right up and prepare it to be amazed!
0:09.0	I can't believe it's the amazing Yo-Yo Mama!
0:14.0	Ooh, I can't wait to see what she does this time!
0:17.0	She's the greatest!
0:19.0	Pse! Hey, Smarty Pants, I'm at a local carnival,
0:22.6	and for some strange reason,
0:24.7	there's a fairly decent crowd gathered to see a nice, but fairly ordinary lady.
0:29.9	Hey, kid, who is this yo-yo mama?
0:32.3	And why is she so amazing?
0:33.8	Are you kidding?
0:35.1	She's the yo-yo-mama.
0:37.0	She's only the greatest yo-yoer ever.
0:40.2	Watch! Here she goes!
0:44.7	See?
0:46.3	Right. I mean, I guess it's kind of cool? I don't know. I always thought of yo-yo as a kind of lame, boring, old-timey toy.
0:55.7	No offense.
0:56.6	But, I mean, it's just a plastic circle and a string.
0:59.4	Seems pretty boring to me.
1:02.1	Well, well, well, what do you know?
1:05.3	It seems we have a yo-yo hater in the crowd.
1:09.3	Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm not a
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