SnotBot! The Real Whale Snot Drone & How Scientists Study Whales
Wow in the World
Tinkercast
4.6 • 31.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
What if collecting whale snot could help save the ocean?
In this wildly funny and science-packed episode, Mindy, Guy Raz, and Dennis discover that SnotBot—a real-life drone used by scientists—isn’t just a video game… it’s real technology used to study whales in the wild!
Join the adventure as we explore:
- How scientists use drones to collect whale snot (blow)
- What whale mucus can reveal about health, DNA, pregnancy, and gut microbes
- Why drones are safer and less disruptive than boats and airplanes
- How ocean research helps protect whales after environmental disasters
Plus: video game chaos, ocean detective missions, and one VERY important question… how do you catch snot mid-air?!
It’s the Who, What, When, Where, How, Wow, and WOW of whale snot at drone technology!
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| 0:00.0 | P-S-H-Wazer fams, Mindy here, and before we start the show, guess what? |
| 0:05.5 | The brand new season of two What's in a Wow, People Who Wow edition, begins this Friday. |
| 0:12.9 | Cue the confetti, Reg! |
| 0:15.7 | In this getting-to-know-you game show, I'll be visited by some of the world's most fascinating people to get the wows and the whats of their lives. |
| 0:26.3 | From cartoonist and graphic novelist Raina Telkemeyer of the Smile series to everyday, extraordinary kids just like you. |
| 0:35.0 | And that's not all. |
| 0:36.6 | With this new season of Two What's in a wow, there are now two ways to wow. |
| 0:41.4 | What am I talking about? |
| 0:42.9 | Well, first, you can listen to episodes right here in our Wow in the World podcast feed. |
| 0:48.7 | Or... |
| 0:50.0 | And this is a big or. |
| 0:56.5 | Yeah, you're right, Reg. That doesn't have the same ring to it. |
| 0:58.0 | Okay, now where was I? |
| 1:04.1 | Oh, yeah. As always, you can listen to new episodes in your favorite podcast player, |
| 1:10.5 | or you can watch these episodes with your eyeballs on YouTube. |
| 1:13.9 | I know, I should comb my hair or something. |
| 1:19.2 | We are so excited for you to listen and watch our new season of Two What's in a Wow People Who Wow edition starting this Friday. |
| 1:22.9 | So make sure you're subscribed to our podcast feed and our WowTube channel on YouTube so you don't |
| 1:29.2 | miss out. That's two What's in a Wow People Who Wow edition coming this Friday. But in the |
| 1:34.5 | meantime, let's get back to the show. |
| 1:41.3 | Hey grownups, Mindy here, and do I have a wow for you? |
| 1:45.4 | What if I told you that the best kids math program is actually inspired by comic books? |
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