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Mar 2025
20m 56s

Take Off with Astronaut Emily Calandrell...

Lingokids
About this episode

🌟Ready for the final episode of the season? What’s it really like to go to space? We got a chance to speak to a REAL Astronaut. In this out-of-this-world episode of the Lingokids podcast, Luis and Maxi are in for a huge surprise—Emily has been invited on a space mission! 🚀✨

Join Luis as he learns all about astronaut training, space travel, and what Earth looks like from above. But before Emily makes her final decision, they take a time-travel adventure to meet… Little Emily! 👧💫 Can her younger self help her decide if she’s ready to make history?

👩‍🚀 Buckle up for an inspiring journey filled with big dreams, zero gravity, and endless possibilities!

Episode Transcript

***** Parents, in the Lingokids app, we have plenty of interactive activities, games, songs, and more that blend educational subjects and modern life skills to help get your kids ready for today's changing world! From math to making friends, reading to resilience, collaboration, creativity, and so much more, spark curiosity, imagination, and success with Lingokids! *****

A Lingokids Original podcast produced by Studio Ochenta
Starring Emily Calandrelli as Herself and Parker James Logie as Luis
Guest: Emily Calandrelli
Executive Producer: Olga Klepova
With additional production support from: 
Head Writers: Maru Lombardo and Luis López
Production Coordinators: Catalina Hoyos
Editor: Luis López 
Theme Song Written by: Fredrika Stahl
Theme Song Composed by: Fredrika Stahl
Music Production: Dimitri Peronno
Theme Song Performed by: The Angel City Youth Chorale directed by Heather Catalena
Recording Engineers: Bill Trousdale at Audiovisions and Jason Schimmel at Bunker Studios
Special thanks to: All our guests, Lingokids Playroom, Herrine Kapend Kady, Dori Kaba, Ivy Lasky, Olga Klepova, Catalina Hoyos, Luis López, Chiara Santella, Maru Lombardo, Lory Martínez, Parker James Logie and Emily Calandrelli

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