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Today, Explained

The Island of Explained: Listen up!

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Kiarra and Izii are having an argument when they are unexpectedly transported to the Island of Explained. There, they meet an Engin-Ear and a magical unicorn who teach them how hearing works and why actively listening with empathy is key to resolving arguments between friends.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Another weekend, another episode of today explained to kids which typically would have me saying something like adults time to break out the earmuffs, but honestly, I

0:11.0

think you adults could stand to learn a thing or two from this one. I'm gonna hand it off to Izzy and Kiara on today explained to kids.

0:21.0

Whoa whoa whoa let's try something a little different.

0:52.0

Hey Kiara! Hi Izzy how's it going? It's going great. I'm actually just finishing up putting together the plan for the next episode of today explained to kids.

1:02.0

Um I think you're mistaken. It's my turn to plan the next episode. I have an amazing idea for a show about my friend Zip the hummingbird.

1:11.0

He has such good eyes. He can see all these extra colors that are invisible to humans. Since it's a podcast, Zip's gonna just talk about all the colors we can't see.

1:23.0

Um actually Kiara I think you're mistaken. It's my turn to plan an episode and it's going to be about the physics of spaghetti. Like why it's so hard to break it into just two pieces, how it will curl when it's boiled and how to get it perfectly

1:38.0

I'll dente every time. The world has been waiting for a podcast about spaghetti science and this will be my masterpiece.

1:46.0

If you want to know if your pasta is cooked, you can just taste it. Nobody cares about the physics of spaghetti.

1:53.0

Oh and people want to hear about colors they can't even see on a podcast. Well if you would just hear me out.

2:00.0

And if you would just open your mind a little you'd understand that spaghetti science is fascinating and everyone loves spaghetti.

2:09.0

Everyone loves colors. But it's my turn. No it's not. Yes it is. No it's not. Yes it.

2:17.0

What just happened. I don't know. I think we just portal to the island of explain but it's weird. I've never portaled into a boring building before.

2:32.0

But why are we here? I don't know Kiara. You think I wanted to portal here? You think this is my phone? All I know is I didn't portal us here.

2:41.0

I just wanted to spend the day working on my new episode and now instead I'm here with you in this cold grey hallway. And why is this lighting so bad?

2:52.0

More importantly where's the portal? I don't even see a portal anywhere. But there's always a portal. This is so weird. How are we going to get back? And are we even on the island of explained?

3:06.0

Hey look out this window. It seems like we definitely are on the island of explained. Yeah that's what I said. Let's just go outside and find another portal. This hallway to the left looks like the way out.

3:19.0

No I think we should take the hallway on the right. Look it's gotta be on the left. I'm going left. Well I'm going right. You're impossible.

3:30.0

Whoa. What? I went right and you went left and now we're both in the same place again. How did we end up here? This place is the worst. Is this hallway just one big circle?

3:46.0

Nope not a circle. It's more like a labyrinth. Amaze. Isn't it cool? It is definitely not cool. What is this place? And how do we get out of here?

3:58.0

We need to find a portal back home. Sure. We'll get you back home right after your appointment. But we don't have an appointment.

4:09.0

Are you? Is he in Chiara? Yeah. Then you have an appointment with me. I'm the engine ear. My specialty is ears. And this is the here and now clinic. Come in. Come in.

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