Grownups, this message is for you.

Hey, it's Guy Raz and Mindy here from Wow in the World.

And before we get started, we'd like to take a moment to send a sincere thank you to all of the families who have already contributed to help us power the Wow.

We've been hard at work preparing your thank you shoutouts and videograms, setting up some exciting behind-the-scenes recording sessions, and sending out all of the other thank you gifts for your support.

And for any grown-ups wondering why we're asking our listeners for support?

Well, the answer is simple.

The truth is, in order to keep creating high-quality human-made programs like

wow in the world, we need your help. The media industry has changed a lot since we first

launched this show back in 2017. Traditional funding from partnerships, sponsors, and distributors

are no longer enough to sustain this type of programming alone.

Programming that is created by a team of real humans, real experts. No AI bots.

There's researching, writing, fact-checking, voice acting, editing, musical scoring, sound effects, sound designing.

You get the picture.

There's a lot that goes into making a Tinkercast show.

And each episode takes time and a team of talented people to make it.

A dedicated team who values kids in childhood and work tirelessly to create high-quality content

for families to enjoy, laugh, and learn with together.

So grown-ups, we're asking you to help us keep going by making a financial contribution.

You can visit tinkercast.com slash support and choose from a handful of different thank-you gifts for different levels of giving.

Oh, yeah, we're talking personal shoutouts from your favorite characters,

special audio and video messages for your wowzers,

and the chance to go behind the scenes of an episode recording and more.

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