Wow in the World WeWow on the Weekend
Mar 15, 2026
Dennis and Reggie read listener Reviewsies and try out crazy stunts and yo-yo tricks. A playful transition leads to a nut-packed segment where tiny chipmunk versions and GPS-tracking research reveal how squirrels stash food. The show ends with giant imagination games and thankful sign-offs.
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Use Audience Reviews To Fuel Segments
- Dennis reads listener reviews aloud and uses them to interact with the audience and spark segments.
- He answers fan questions, tries stunts like yo-yo tricks and jumping, and encourages submitting reviews on platforms like Apple Podcasts.
Chipmunk Costume Shrinking Escapade
- Mindy and Guy Raz shrink themselves and dress as chipmunks to observe a squirrel organizing nuts.
- They watch a squirrel sort and bury nuts, then accidentally escalate sizes so a squirrel becomes human-sized and raids Guy Raz's garden.
Squirrels Use Chunking To Organize Food
- Researchers found eastern fox squirrels use chunking to organize nuts when nuts come from the same place.
- Squirrels bury similar nut species together and use spatial grouping, revealed by GPS tracking of 45 squirrels' caches.