E-mail is great, but nothing beats a nice, old fashioned, hand written letter. But what do you do when your pen pal lives on the International Space Station?! You suit up of course! Spacesuit up! Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas on an out of this world adventure in the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How and Wow in the World of spacesuit technology!
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Apr 2022
WeWow Earth Week Day 5: Happy Earth Day, Earthlings!
Happy Earth Day! Today, we're mapping out our instruction manuals for how to take care of the Earth! What's on yours?! Grownups, send us photos and videos at tinkercast.com/share! Want to listen to more episodes of Flip and Mozi's Guide to How to be an Earthling? Listen now where ... Show More
32m 53s
Sep 2020
Lab 030: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
It’s time to support the USPS, whether it’s buying stamps, or writing more handwritten letters. In this Lab, Titi and Zakiya unpack the benefits of writing by hand, how reading handwriting is different than reading type, and what happens in the brain when you see and process lett ... Show More
38m 6s
Feb 2013
Episode 71 - Peking duck, newlyweds, and a pen for outer space
Today Ron talks about a peeking peking duck, how newlyweds can pretend to be not newlywed, and a special pen that can write in outerspace.
7m 27s
Mar 2021
RE: How to Say "I Love You" & A Swedish Treasure Story
Dear Pennies & Pallers, For our first letter this week, we address the question of when and how to tell someone those 3 magical words. For Letter 2, we hear the tale of a childhood prank in the Sweden of yesteryear. Plus we discuss: oldest friends, merch updates, Rory's new old d ... Show More
52m 5s
Jul 2020
Pen, Parchment, and People - Letters E8
<p>Writing a letter in Paul’s day wasn’t as simple as grabbing a pen and paper and placing the finished letter in a mailbox. In this episode, Tim and Jon explore the world of 1st century letter writing, including “cosenders,” letter drafts, the cost of production, and delivery. L ... Show More
1h 5m
Jul 2022
Storytime: Who Wrote this Letter?
Who used to deliver messages before people got smartphones and emojis? 😀😺🥰🤪 Join Cowy, Lisa, Billy and Elliot as we are traveling back in time to ancient Egypt to learn about letter writing, couriers, papyrus and mail pigeons 🕊️. Link to episode transcript. We have plenty of ... Show More
7m 23s
Jun 2020
✍️ Handwriting (S03E09) + Transcript
How do you handwrite an email? Should people be judged by their handwriting? Can handwriting be "girly"/"manly"? In addition to that, Rory talks about his experience writing his first 3 books by hand, and why he decided to do that, instead of typing it on a computer.
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25m 28s