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Oct 2020
20m 27s

The Island of Explained: Escape from Bor...

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
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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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