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: Inventor's Hour 1
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutesOn a long trip and looking for something to keep you busy? Tune in to this special super-sized Kapow's Power of Invention episode! We've taken some of Kapow's favorite episodes from earlier this season and gathered them here just for you!
Lucy Wow Presents: Super Duper Super Inventions 1
January 23, 2022 11:27 - 19 minutesOn a long trip and looking for something to keep you busy? Tune in to this special super-sized Kapow's Power of Invention episode! We've taken some of Kapow's favorite super invention episodes from earlier this season and gathered them here just for you!
Lucy Wow Presents: All Things Food 1
January 22, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutesOn a long trip and looking for something to keep you busy? Tune in to this special super-sized Kapow's Power of Invention episode! We've taken some of Kapow's favorite episodes from earlier this season and gathered them here just for you!
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January 21, 2022 10:15 - 9 minutesWhich is better, cupcakes or cookies? Can you still be a superhero if there isn't a supervillain in your neighborhood? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Laura and Carol for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E124 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Samuel Morse
January 20, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesTune in to learn about Samuel Morse, the father of a mechanical device that would change the communication technology forever.
S1E123 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Boombox
January 19, 2022 10:13 - 10 minutesMusic is fun to share and listen to together with friends. But for a long time, music pretty much held still. If you wanted to hear a song with a friend, you had to go find a band, a radio, or a jukebox. Tune in to find out just how the boombox changed everything!
S1E122 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Mjolnir
January 18, 2022 10:33 - 9 minutesNow, obviously, Guy Neville is a superhero, but you know what? You can be too! You already have the power of imagination and the power of invention inside you, right now. All you have to do is use it to make the world a better place! In fact, many heroes invented the very tool that made them Champions of Good! Tune in today to learn about Mjolnir, one of the most powerful inventions in the universe!
Lucy Wow Presents: Transportation Inventions
January 17, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutesOn a long trip and looking for something to keep you busy? Tune in to this special super-sized Kapow's Power of Invention episode! We've taken some of Kapow's favorite episodes from earlier this season and gathered them here just for you!
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January 14, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutesKapow and Guy seem to drive each other crazy, so why do they podcast together? Who invented the zip line from Lucy Wow season two? How did Lucy invent Kapow? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Dannika and Leah for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected], or [email protected]!
S1E120 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Snowmen
January 13, 2022 10:00 - 9 minutesThere are records of snowmen that go all the way back to the Middle Ages, but no one knows for sure how long ago the first one was built. Who knows? Cavemen could have built SnowCaveMen! Tune in to today's episode to find out just how they became such important winter icons!
S1E119 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Charles Goodyear
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutesTune in today to hear about Charles Goodyear, the American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber. Without vulcanizing, or Charles Goodyear, you wouldn’t have things like sneakers or tires!
S1E118 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Elevator
January 11, 2022 10:25 - 9 minutesIn the 1850’s the idea of the skyscraper was born. This new, and very tall, idea included a fancy living space, called a penthouse, on the top floor. Now, people wanted to live in these penthouses so they could enjoy the views, but no one wanted to walk up all those stairs. Skyscraper designers thought that elevators could be the answer to the penthouse problem. Tune in to find out just how this came to be!
Lucy Wow Presents: Techno Time!
January 10, 2022 10:17 - 20 minutesOn a long trip and looking for something to keep you busy? Tune in to this special super-sized Kapow's Power of Invention episode! We've taken some of Kapow's favorite episodes from earlier this season and gathered them here just for you!
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January 07, 2022 10:00 - 9 minutesWhat is the best music for building and inventing? What did Guy and Kapow plan for their New Year celebration? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Julia and Robbie for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected], or [email protected]!
S1E116 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Talos
January 06, 2022 12:33 - 9 minutesSuperheroes and Super-Inventions are nothing new. In fact, before the Marvel Universe, or DC, or Star Wars, there was something called Greek Mythology that told the stories of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Ancient Greece. Today's super invention is one of those myths! Tune in today to hear about one of the very first robots in the world!
S1E115 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Libraries
January 05, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutesLibraries are buildings that have huge collections of books, but they are so much more than that. Libraries are a source of culture and knowledge, and without them, civilization wouldn’t be what it is today! Tune in to find out just how they were invented and why they are so amazing!
S1E114 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Earl of Sandwich
January 04, 2022 10:26 - 11 minutesNo invention is plain and simple. You have to imagine up a new idea, experiment with it, perfect it… even when it seems like they just come to you, they’re actually the result of hard work. Tune in to hear how one inventor came up with a new type of food that would revolutionize lunch as we know it!
Lucy Wow Presents: Totally Toys!
January 03, 2022 10:31 - 20 minutesOn a long trip and looking for something to keep you busy? Tune in to this special super-sized Kapow's Power of Invention episode! We've taken some of Kapow's favorite episodes from earlier this season and gathered them here just for you!
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December 31, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutesHow does Kapow eat so much and not get full? What new inventions are Guy and Kapow working on? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Serafina and Fortune for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E112 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Making the Bed
December 30, 2021 10:17 - 10 minutesPeople have been sleeping since the dawn of time. Goats too. Everyone sleeps. But there weren’t always beds. At first, people just slept on the ground. If you were lucky, it was grass. If you were unlucky, it was hot lava. Tune in to find out how beds, and bed making, were invented!
S1E111 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Forge
December 29, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesToday's super inventor has a superpower that allows him to invent intuitively, or in another way of saying it, by feeling, rather than understanding. So, for example, he could build a plane without knowing the science of aerodynamics and could just feel what to build. No experiments or studying, just invention from instinct! Tune in to find out how amazing he really is!
S1E110 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Knock-Knock Joke
December 28, 2021 10:57 - 10 minutesThe Knock-Knock joke has been the king, or queen, of American humor since the early 20th century. That’s almost a hundred years that Knock-Knock jokes have been making people, and goats, of all ages all ages laugh out loud! And no matter how much people roll their eyes and sigh, the Knock-Knock joke keeps going, and evolving! Tune in today to find out how it was invented.
S2E10 - Lucy Wow: The Crystal Thief Revealed!
December 27, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutesLucy Wow and her team are finally able to confront the crystal thief. Who is it, and why did they try to steal the crystal? Tune in to the finale of Lucy Wow Season 2 to find out!
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December 24, 2021 10:06 - 8 minutesWhat’s the hardest part about co-hosting? Did Lucy Wow start building with LEGOs? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Layla and Luke for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E108 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Alexander Graham Bell
December 23, 2021 10:50 - 11 minutesWhether you’re using it for a pre-dinner snack, to call a friend, or to listen to a podcast, the phone is probably a huge part of your life; But, back in 1847 when Alexander G. Bell was born, the only way to hear the voice of someone who wasn’t in the room, was if they yelled real loud! Tune in today to find out how an incredible invention, the telephone, was created!
S1E107 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Lego
December 22, 2021 10:39 - 8 minutesLego is a toy that you can use to build anything you can imagine. Who knows, with enough of them, you might even be able to build Lego Kapow! That would be awesome! But, before we try and figure out how to capture the beauty of Kapow with plastic bricks, let’s take a look at how Lego itself was created.
S1E106 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Mandalorian Armor
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutesYou can change the world with nothing more than a simple idea and a suit of armor. And today, Kapow is excited to talk about one of Guy Neville’s favorite super suits - Mandalorian Armor.
S2E9 - Lucy Wow: Reverse Magnetic Awesome
December 20, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutesLucy Wow and friends continue tracking the crystal thief. Who could it possibly be? Tune in to find out!
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December 17, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutesDoes Kapow know that they are the coolest mechanical goat ever? If Guy Neville could have a superpower he doesn't have yet, which would he choose? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Serafina, Elliot, and Brian for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]!
S1E104 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Tin Cans
December 16, 2021 10:08 - 9 minutesDid you know that tin cans can be used for something other than Kapow's lunch? Well, they CAN. Get it? Can? Well, anyway, the fact is, tin cans have played a very big role in the history of mankind. Tune in to find out how!
S1E103 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Peter Tsai
December 15, 2021 10:41 - 9 minutesToday’s inventor, Peter Tsai, invented something called the N95 Respirator Mask that lets Kapow breath when the barn is full of dust, rust, and pizza crust!
S1E102 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Boba
December 14, 2021 10:37 - 10 minutesFor the first time ever, Kapow has a co-host! Pflugerville’s own - Guy Neville! Join the two friends to discover how boba, or bubble tea, became one of the most popular drinks in the world!
S2E8 - Lucy Wow: The Crystal Thief
December 13, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutesSomeone used the world's longest zip line to take a giant crystal from the mountain! Lucy Wow won't stop until she finds the culprit.
S1E101 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Flip Flops
December 10, 2021 10:47 - 9 minutesToday we’re taking a food tour through the ages. That’s right, we’re going to journey 6000 years into the past, to when one of the most delicious foods the world has ever known was first invented. Then we’re going to follow this food’s evolution through the centuries, as humankind innovates it, tinkers with it, and perfects it, so that today we can all sit-down and enjoy the deliciousness that is… a Flip Flop.
S1E100 - Kapow's Power of Invention: LIstener Mailbag Special Edition!
December 09, 2021 10:17 - 8 minutesOur listener mailbag comes a day early this week as we round the corner on 100 episodes of Kapow's Power of Invention!What’s Kapow's favorite show or movie? Do they ever get frustrated and want to quit creating, building, and inventing? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Arthur and Parker for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an em...
S1E99 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Temple Grandin
December 08, 2021 10:58 - 9 minutesThose things that make you different, well sometimes they turn out to be the very things that make you successful. Which brings us to today’s inventor, Temple Grandin. Temple is living proof that what makes you different, is often what makes you great!
S1E98 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The Star Trek Transporter
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutesGuy Neville takes over for a day of super invention! Guy Neville helps protect Pflugerville, Batman protects Gotham, and Spiderman protects New York! But what about space? As humankind spends more and more time in the cosmos, the need for cosmic heroics grows. That's where today's super invention comes in!
S2E7 - Lucy Wow: The Zippity Zip Zipper
December 06, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutesLucy Wow and Guy Neville are on their way back to the highest peak in Pflugerville to finish the world's longest zip line. What could possibly go wrong?
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December 03, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutesWhat is the best thing Kapow has ever eaten? Who would win in a wrestling match between Alphalpha Rubyfunkle and Zogzilla? How old was Lucy Wow when she started inventing? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Isa and Amanya for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected]!
S1E96 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Christmas Stockings
December 02, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutesInventions come in all forms. You can invent a mechanical pygmy goat, you can invent a tin can sandwich, you can even invent a tradition! Like today’s invention - the Christmas Stocking.
S1E95 - Kapow's Power of Invention: LaMarcus Thompson
December 01, 2021 10:38 - 10 minutesYou’re gonna be happy you tuned in today, because today’s inventor was a master of fun. He didn’t just change the world; he made the world put its hands in the air and scream! That’s right, today’s inventor, LaMarcus Thompson, is the man who brought the world rollercoasters. So, step right up and strap on in to this episode of Kapow’s Power of Invention!
S1E94 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Pumpkin Spice Latte
November 30, 2021 11:41 - 9 minutesThe Pumpkin Spice Latte is a drink made with a mix of autumn spice flavors that is only served in the fall. People all over the world wait 3/4’s of the year for it to show up. For these people, the Pumpkin Spice Latte, has become part of their autumn season tradition. But why? How did this flavor become the “Flavor of the Autumn?” Tune in to today's episode to find out!
S2E6 - Lucy Wow: Roboyeti!
November 29, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutesLucy Wow needs someone to guard the world's longest zip line as she makes a few final adjustments to it. Roboyeti happens to be just the robot for the job!
S1E93 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Karen Plankton
November 26, 2021 10:55 - 9 minutesA super-invention is an invention that turns you into a superhero… or supervillain. And today’s invention has been on both sides - good and evil. I’m talking about Bikini Bottom’s own super-computer, Karen Plankton!
S1E92 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Macy's Day Parade Balloons
November 25, 2021 10:45 - 10 minutesOne of the fun parts about inventing is that your creations go on to have a life of their own. They grow and change - becoming podcast hosts like Kapow, or the star of a parade, like today’s invention… the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Balloons!
S1E91 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Milton Hershey
November 24, 2021 10:09 - 10 minutesJoin Kapow, Lucy Wow's sidekick and world champion eater of socks, as he explores some of the world's most amazing inventions! With a spark of inspiration and the will to never give up, anyone can create something that will change the world. Just like today’s inventor - Milton Snavely Hershey.
S1E90 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The International Space Station
November 23, 2021 10:38 - 9 minutesDid you know there is a lab that floats in space, 250 miles above the Earth, where scientists from all over the world live and work? Well tune in to today's episode to find out all about it!
S2E5 - Lucy Wow: Yarn-O-Matic
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutesLucy Wow continues her work on the world's longest zipline.
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November 19, 2021 10:19 - 8 minutesDoes Kapow ever think about doing a different podcast? What podcasts do they listen to? If Kapow could re-build themself into another animal, would they? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listeners Jared, Julia, and Jillian for the great questions!If you have a question you'd like answered, send an email to [email protected]
S1E88 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Iron Man's Hulkbuster Suit
November 18, 2021 10:26 - 8 minutesGuy Neville takes over for a day of super invention! Today’s super-invention was invented to stop the unstoppable. To beat the unbeatable. To out incredible the incredible… the Incredible Hulk that is. That’s right, today’s invention is Iron Man’s special Hulkbuster Suit!