What is a New Year?

Hey Wildings, welcome to the New Year! If you're wondering what all the fuss is about, you've tuned into the right frequency! We have our very own supernatural elder, none other than Bobby the Bigfoot, join us in the studio for a very extensive, expansive, and enlightening look at the tradition of marking another trip around the Sun, aka the birthday of The Year?! We talk other new beginnings, like resolutions (got any, wildings?) and what it's like to move. Evan's got a real feisty Cryptid this time - don't call it a Marmot! And, we're graced by the cosmic presence of astronomer Wendy Freedman, who chats Dark Matter, Dark Energy, the EXPANDING UNIVERSE, and, oh ya, the new project she's working on called the Giant Magellan Telescope that will be able to see the very first starlight. Yeah, we're starting the year off right, Wildings - so grab a snack, tell a friend, stay curious and, as always, keep it WILD!!!

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Timestamps for this episode are available below.

00:00 - Episode 18 Intro
01:19 - Reelin' in the (New) Years with Bobby the Bigfoot
12:42 - Favorite Sound
13:31 - Call for Submissions
13:58 - The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman  
23:51 - Riddle Clue
24:19 - New Year's Resolutions
26:19 - Joke Time!
27:07 - Cryptid Corner: The Barbegazi
29:25 - Unpacking the Big Move
33:08 - Grandparent Stories: Naomi and Levi's Grandmother Nonna
40:07 - Riddle Answer
40:40 - Preview of Episode 19
41:32 - Credits, Call for Reviews, and Word of Mouth
42:05 - Bloopers

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