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Wow in the World

Two-Headed Space Worms (Encore - 1/21/19)

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

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

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

What in the world are Planarian Flatworms? Why in the world did scientists send them on a mission to outer space? And where in the world are their mouths if not on their heads?! Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas for a tale of two worms....in one body. It's the latest who, what, when, where, why, how, and WOW in the world of WORMSTRONAUTS! (Originally aired 8/28/17.) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

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0:06.6

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0:36.6

Hi, I'm in the morning, guys! Are you ready to attack this day with Vim and Vigor? Or yes?

0:56.1

I just had the longest, craziest, most confusing dream.

1:02.3

Uh, did you say, Dream? Yeah, I've got to tell you all about this dream.

1:09.0

Bad connection! Can't hear you talk about your crazy long dream.

1:14.7

That's weird. Everything sounds fine on my end. You know what, Mindy?

1:19.5

I'll just come over and tell you all about my dream in person. It's too long to share over the phone anyway. I'll be right over.

1:25.8

Bad connection! Mindy, open the door! I know you're in there! Good morning, guys! You're looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning.

1:38.1

Okay, now back to my long, crazy dream! This is gonna take all day!

1:43.9

So I was in outer space, but it didn't look like regular outer space. It just stumbled upon the International Space Station.

1:49.7

It only looked like a gas station that was mixed with shooting stars and it was spraying from the pumps and then there was a slug lord that ruled all over the astronauts.

1:57.3

But the astronauts were actually perfect crabs and they were dressed in pink flamingos space suits and there was space jump flying everywhere.

2:05.1

And then a robot spaceworm lost its head and looked like it turned around two heads and rolled back in its place.

2:10.8

Wait, what did you just say?

2:12.7

I went outer space, I saw a worm lose its head, and then I saw that same worm grow two heads back in the same place.

2:21.5

Okay, guys, what if I told you that at least part of your dream came true?

2:27.0

Astronaut Hermit crabs and flamingos space suits?

2:29.5

Oh, going to outer space and coming back with two heads!

2:32.6

Mindy, what are you talking about?

2:34.6

So you've heard of flatworms before, haven't you?

2:37.8

Uh, yeah. Okay, so there's this one type of flatworm called the planarion flatworm.

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