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Wow in the World

Where Did We Come From?

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

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

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Where in in the world did we come from? How in the world did we get here? Who in the world were our ancient ancestors? Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas as they travel back in time to discover the history of our big Homo sapien family! Also, how in the world can we help our human family affected by Hurricane Harvey? What in the world is a hurricane, and how does it form? It's the latest in Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World! 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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0:06.7

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0:36.7

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0:43.6

Mindy, have you heard about the floods in Texas?

0:46.6

Oh, yeah, and there's been so much rain because of that hurricane that began earlier this week.

0:52.4

And in the city of Houston, so much water all over the city has damaged homes,

0:58.6

and schools, and hospitals, and it's affected almost all of the people who live there.

1:04.0

And Mindy, they need our help.

1:06.3

Yeah, I was just saying the same thing, GuyRaz, and it's so super important that when times are tough like this,

1:13.0

that we all pull together and help our human family out wherever they are.

1:17.2

And there are a few simple but important ways we can all do our part.

1:22.4

Yeah, like maybe starting by making a contribution to the American Red Cross.

1:26.8

That's what I did.

1:27.8

Mindy, the Red Cross has thousands of volunteers in Texas already,

1:32.4

and they're working to provide safe places for people to stay while the city dries out.

1:37.6

And I saw that some companies like Airbnb are asking people who have room in their homes to sign up

1:44.0

and offer up space in their homes for someone affected by the flooding in the rain.

1:48.5

And Mindy, we've posted a list of ways we can all help out our friends in Texas,

1:53.6

at our website, wowintheworld.com.

1:56.3

Ah, hey, Garraz.

1:57.7

Yeah?

1:58.3

Maybe this is a good time to explain how hurricane starts.

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