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Oct 2020
20m 27s

The Island of Explained: Escape from Bor...

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
About this episode
After hearing from kids around the world who are grappling with serious boredom, Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton venture deep into the belly of a whale to learn how to have fun in quarantine. Go to vox.com/todayexplainedkids for some laugh out loud activities that will help you say goodbye to boredom. 
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