Lucy Wow: STEM Stories for Kids Who Love Inventing
493 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 386 ratingsLucy Wow is a brilliant 11-year old tinkerer and maker driven by the question “what if?” as she designs and makes cool mechanical inventions with her sidekick Kapow, a mechanical pigmy goat. Some of Lucy's inventions are epic...others are epic fails! But she never stops trying. Lucy Wow, part of the GoKidGo universe of shows for kids, is written and directed by NY Times bestselling children's author Patrick Carman, starring Michaela Dietz (Steven Universe), Daniel Cohen (Lego City Adventures), and Ian James Corlett (The Loud House, Vampirina, Dragon Ball Z). For ages six and up.
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Episodes
Lucy Wow Presents: The Animal Talent Show
March 23, 2023 12:36 - 20 minutesAfter rescuing Lucy Wow, Kapow, and Lenore from the Haunted House, a now Mellow Mila has motivated Bobby Wonder to consider a new identity. Plus, the Super Fun Fun Fair's day-ending Animal Talent SHow is about to begin!
Lucy Wow Presents: The Zwooples in the Forest
January 30, 2023 14:20 - 16 minutesTune in today as Lucy and Kapow join forces with Bobby Wonder and Grabstack to help Lucy with her next great invention!
Snow Day Adventure: A GoKidGo & BKFK Special!
December 28, 2022 13:18 - 22 minutesIt’s the holiday season and a perfect time for a Snow Day Adventure with Ruby from By Kids, for Kids! Bobby, Grabstack, Lucy, and Kapow are getting ready to enjoy their snow-filled holidays, but Mighty Mila is up to her troublesome ways. Luckily, Ruby from BKFK is here to help!Join us for another special holiday episode, where our intrepid hero foils yet another Mighty Mila plot with some big help from our friends over at the By Kids, For Kids Story Time podcast! Check them out wherever you g...
S1E203 - Kapow's Power of Invention: F18 Super Hornet
December 13, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutesThe F-18 is called a Hornet, but it’s not an actual hornet. It’s not even part bug, okay? Andwhile it can do all sorts of things… one thing it definitely can’t do, is sting you like a bug. So don’t worry. You might see one in a movie or you might see one flying through the skyabove your head, but wherever you see an F/A-18 Hornet, unless it’s parked on an aircraft carrier, or an airbase, it’s gonna be moving fast. After all, this is a machine built for speed! Tune in to hear all about one of ...
Lucy Wow Presents: Floozeville Season 2!
November 30, 2022 13:13 - 20 minutesFloozeville Season 2 is here! Tune in today to check out the first episode of one of the best GoKidGo seasons yet!
Lucy Wow Presents: A Bobby Wonder Teamup!
November 29, 2022 14:00 - 17 minutesTune in today as Lucy and Kapow join forces with Bobby Wonder and Grabstack to test one of Lucy's latest and greatest experiments.
S1E202 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Yvon Chouinard
November 22, 2022 14:06 - 10 minutesYvon was just a kid who loved to play outside, but by using the Power of Invention and Hard Work he was able to turn that love into a company that doesn’t just make money, and cool clothes, but makes the world a better place too! Tune in to hear all about the creation of Patagonia outdoor clothing and gear.
Lucy Wow Presents: National STEM Day
November 08, 2022 14:15 - 21 minutesIn honor of National STEM Day, Lucy Wow teams up with Bobby Wonder for a special time-traveling adventure!If you'd like to learn more about the life of William and Caroline Herschell and their amazing discoveries, be sure to check out one of our favorite podcasts, Bedtime History, and their new episode about the Herschells that released this week. Look for Bedtime History on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
S1E201 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Telescope
October 12, 2022 09:00 - 9 minutesIt isn’t known who invented the first telescope, but in 1608, a Dutch eyeglass maker named Hans was the first person to patent the telescope. He called his telescope a looker, and it was able to magnify an image up to three times!
S1E200 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Imagineers
September 28, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesThe Imagineers are a team of people that use the Power of Imagination to create and build new things that make the world a more awesome place! This super-team of illustrators, architects, engineers, lighting designers, writers and graphic designers work to design and build everything from haunted mansions to fast thrill rides!
S1E199 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The National Park Service
September 22, 2022 15:52 - 11 minutesThe National Parks Service maintains and protects some of the most beautiful places in the world so that everyone can enjoy Mother Earth. Tune in to find out how this incredible organization was invented!
S3E10 - Lucy Wow: Balzar Vs. Florp!
September 05, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutesLucy Wow and the gang help Bobby Wonder and Grabstack defend Florp from the evil Balzarian banana cream pie attack. But will all their effort be enough? And will they ever make it home to Pflugerville?!
S1E198 - Kapow's Power of Invention: GPS
August 31, 2022 10:47 - 9 minutesGPS is everywhere! It’s on everyone’s phone, on airplanes, and even on cars! And thank goodness it is, because it makes our lives easier everyday.
S3E9 - Lucy Wow: Bananas vs. Flarshmarflers
August 29, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutesMighty Mila has arrived with one million bananas! An all out banana cream pie vs flarshmarfler battle is about to begin.
S1E197 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Lawnmower
August 24, 2022 09:33 - 11 minutesIn order for a lawn to work, it had to be maintained and kept all flat and clear. After all, if left to its own devices, nature will grow fast and grow big. Fortunately, there is a simple way to keep the grass short and other plants from getting big. Lawnmowers!
S3E8 - Lucy Wow: Man Your Battle Stations!
August 22, 2022 09:04 - 17 minutesLucy Wow arrives on Florp and reunites with Bobby Wonder and Grabstack, and a conversation about battle plans heats up.
S1E196 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Listener Mailbag 39
August 19, 2022 09:40 - 8 minutesWhy did Lucy Wow build the longest zipline? Tune in to find out the answer to this question, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listener Giovanni for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E195 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Coco Chanel
August 18, 2022 19:24 - 11 minutesStyle and beauty are a personal taste, but when it comes to taste, today’s inventor probably beats everyone who came before or after. Tune in to find out how Coco Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry the world over!
S1E194 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Bubbles
August 17, 2022 16:02 - 9 minutesBubbles are one of the oldest and most popular of children's toys. They’re not just fun, they’re available to everyone. All you need is some soap and a few fingers and you can blow bubbles. Now, how old are they? No one is totally sure, but there are images of people blowing bubbles on ancient, ancient vases.
S3E7 - Lucy Wow: Mission to Florp!
August 15, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutesLucy Wow and her companions blast off for Florp! This is going to be a bumpy ride folks!
S1E193 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Green Goblin
August 12, 2022 12:44 - 11 minutesHard work is part of super-invention, and dedication to your dream is great. But if you stop taking care of yourself, you’re doing more harm than good. Just ask Norman Osborn!
S1E192 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Scotch Tape
August 11, 2022 15:31 - 11 minutes“Encourage experimental doodling. If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.” - William McKnight Thanks to Richard Drew, the inventor of Scotch Tape, experimental doodling is now used all over the world at all kinds of companies! Tune in to find out just how Richard managed to encourage such an incredible change that benefits inventors to this day!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E191 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Elon Musk
August 10, 2022 16:12 - 11 minutesElon Musk is everywhere. Whether he’s bringing internet to parts of Ukraine where it’s needed it most, helping design self-driving cars, or making plans to colonize Mars - Elon is always in the news. Tune in to find out just how this amazing inventor got his start!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S3E6 - Lucy Wow: All Systems Go!
August 08, 2022 09:48 - 16 minutesThe Amazing Flarshmarfler Machine is running full tilt, but a visit from Mighty Mila might spoil the day!
S1E190 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Listener Mailbag 38
August 05, 2022 09:57 - 10 minutesHas Kapow ever thought about being a parent? What is Kapow's favorite song they have played out of their butt? Has Guy Neville ever fought a supervillian? Tune in to find out the answer to this question, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Amos and Mateo for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E189 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Earth Day
August 04, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesEarth Day is NOT the Earth’s birthday, it’s a day in which we give thanks for how magical and wonderful the Earth is, recognize all that it gives to us, and take action to protect it! Tune in to find out just how this incredibly important day was founded!
S1E188 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Weasley & Weasley
August 03, 2022 12:30 - 9 minutesInventions don't always have to be serious. Sometimes something silly that makes people laugh can ALSO be used for heroic heroing! Tune in to hear all about the amazing heroic inventors Fred and George Weasley and their company Weasley and Weasley. Their primary store, known as Weasleys' Wizard Wheeze, is an incredible joke shop located at 93 Diagon Alley!
S3E5 - Lucy Wow: Lucy's Mondo Spaceship!
August 01, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesLucy Wow gets to work building a space ship that will take one million flarshmarflers to the planet Florp, while Kapow and Guy Neville get into a competition of epic proportions.
S1E186 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Listener Mailbag 37
July 29, 2022 09:08 - 7 minutesWhat kind of music does Kapow like? When is Guy Neville going to invent a superhero spy drone? Tune in to find out the answer to this question, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Agastya and John for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E185 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Perfume
July 28, 2022 12:25 - 10 minutesYou know how you pick a piece of music for your ears to listen to? Well, perfume is a way to pick a smell for your nose to smell! Tune in to hear about how this amazing smelling invention came to be!
S3E4 - Lucy Wow: The Amazing Flarshmarfler Machine
July 25, 2022 09:07 - 16 minutesCan Guy Neville escape Robozuki? Will Lucy finish building the amazing flarshmarfler machine? There's a lot going on in Pflugerville, so tune in to find out!
S1E184 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Listener Mailbag 36
July 22, 2022 16:56 - 9 minutesDoes Lucy live in the big red barn? What is Lucy Wow's latest creation? Tune in to find out the answer to this question, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Miao Li and John for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E183 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Wikipedia
July 21, 2022 13:40 - 11 minutesThe idea of gathering all of the world's knowledge into a single location dates back thousands of years, to the ancient Library of Alexandria! Tune in to today's episode to hear about how this ancient concept was transformed into the amazing Wikipedia!
S1E182 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Vasoline
July 20, 2022 16:37 - 11 minutesTune in to today's show to learn about Robert Cheesebrough, one of the smoothest, shiniest inventors of all time. And as you know, Kapow loves a good shiny smoothness!
S3E3 - Lucy Wow: Yarn and Flasrhmarflers and Balzarian Radios!
July 18, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBLucy Wow goes to work on the Amazing Flarshmarfler Machine while Kapow struggles with yarn and Guy Neville continues his Mighty Mila stakeout.
S3E3 - Lucy Wow: Yarn and Flarshmarflers and Balzarian Radios!
July 18, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutesLucy Wow goes to work on the Amazing Flarshmarfler Machine while Kapow struggles with yarn and Guy Neville continues his Mighty Mila stakeout.
S1E181 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Rocket Raccoon
July 15, 2022 12:58 - 10 minutesCan a super invention also be a super inventor? Tune in to this super-hero inspired episode to find out!
S1E180 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Baseball
July 13, 2022 12:11 - 10 minutesKnown as America’s Pastime, baseball’s popularity goes far beyond the borders of the US. Every spring, from Latin America to Japan, people of all races, religions, and cultures step out on the baseball diamond and try and hit a little white ball with a big stick. Tune in to find out how this incredible sport was invented!
S3E2 - Lucy Wow: Too Many Tasks!
July 11, 2022 09:01 - 18 minutesThere's too much to do in the barn! Can Lucy Wow handle the pressure of saving Florp from a banana cream pie attack?
S1E179 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Jonas Salk
July 08, 2022 11:14 - 10 minutesIn the 1950's everyone wanted a way to protect themselves from Polio. And the guy who every thought could do it best, was our friend Jonas. And so, Jonas was assigned the task of finding a vaccine for Polio. Tune in to find out just how he did it!
S1E178 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Soccer
July 07, 2022 10:35 - 9 minutesSoccer, football, or whatever you call it, has been around for a long time. At least 3,000 years! Tune in to find out how it became the game the world loves today!
S1E177 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Emmet the Master Builder
July 06, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesThe Master Builders of the Lego World are special people who have the ability to build anything out of bricks, WITHOUT using any instructions. These Master Builders could build anything - from Spaceships, to Batwings, to their own Cloud Cuckoo Lands! Tune in to find out how a normal guy named Emmet became one of the most amazing Master Builders ever!
S3E1 - Lucy Wow: Mini Guyomatic
July 04, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutesJoin us for a brand new season of Lucy Wow! Guy Neville gets a sidekick just as the Lucy Wow team gets a mysterious message from Bobby Wonder, who has left Pflugerville for the planet Florp.
S1E176 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Easter Egg Hunt
July 01, 2022 09:39 - 9 minutesEvery Spring, all over the world, people dye eggs and hide them - it's an Easter tradition - but not many people actually know the history behind the tradition. Tune in to learn all about it!
S1E175 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Henry Ford
June 30, 2022 11:02 - 10 minutesAccording to Henry Ford, f you believe in yourself, you’ll achieve your dreams, but if you don’t you won’t! And Henry knew what he was talking about! After all, he invented the Ford Motor Company!
Lucy Wow Presents: Inventing in Pflugerville 10
June 27, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutesAre you working on an amazing new invention that will change the world and need some inspiration? Tune in to this mega episode of Lucy Wow as we revisit the last two adventures from Season 2!
Lucy Wow Season 3 Trailer
June 27, 2022 05:00 - 1 minuteGet ready for another exciting season of Lucy Wow! New sidekicks, new adventures, and new inventions are coming your way July 5th!
S1E174 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Listener Mailbag 35
June 24, 2022 09:00 - 9 minutesWho is Lucy Wow's favorite inventor? Tune in to find out the answer to this question, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listener Zoey for the great question!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E173 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Food Trucks
June 23, 2022 10:41 - 10 minutesTypes of moving kitchens have existed for generations. After all, people can’t always make it home for lunch, BUT, the first real “food truck” dates back to those rooting tooting days of cowboys and cowgirls - the Wild West. Now, of course, they didn’t have cars back then, or trucks, so these “Mobile Kitchens” were called Chuckwagons. Tune in to find out all about them!
S1E172 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Potterverse Wands
June 22, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesIn the world of Harry Potter there are all sorts of Magical Sticks, called Wands. If you want to be a powerful witch or wizard, you have to have one. Tune in today to find out how these amazing inventions were created!