Micro Wave: The Science Of Microwave Ovens + Listener Mail

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🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Introducing Micro Waves: low-calorie episodes featuring bite-sized science, mail from our listeners, and...maybe other stuff in the future? We'll figure it out.

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0:00.0	MattySify here with our trusty shortwave reporter Emily Kwong.
0:10.8	Sup Kwong song.
0:12.0	Hey Sifyya.
0:13.8	Are you excited, ma'am?
0:15.7	Aren't I always mad?
0:18.2	So today we are introducing a new occasional type of episode.
0:24.7	We are calling a micro wave.
0:28.0	Which micro wave we will explain a little science nugget.
0:32.3	Just a tiny little brain snack.
0:35.2	And then maybe read some listener mail too.
0:37.5	Today's inaugural microwave topic is microwave ovens.
0:42.2	And yeah, we know that is it super creative.
0:46.7	But this is a daily show y'all and we're tired and we're stuck inside inspired by what's
0:51.4	most around us.
0:53.1	So after the break we'll tell you a bunch of stuff about the science behind your favorite
0:57.1	kitchen appliance.
0:58.1	Honestly, I don't really think we need to get the sound again, you know.
1:06.4	I don't know.
1:07.4	It sounds like dinner to me.
1:15.3	Okay Kwong.
1:16.3	So how often do you use your microwave?
1:19.1	Oh, I'm sorry.
	...

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