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Highlights Hangout

Highlights Hangout is a monthly podcast that brings Highlights Magazine, an American icon, to life in a whole new way. This magazine-style show hosted by Tim Kubart and Juanita Andersen offers a unique audio spin on the stories, characters, puzzles, and jokes that millions of kids dive into each month in the pages of Highlights including “Goofus and Gallant”, “The Hidden Sound Game” (“Hidden Pictures” with sounds!), and listener submitted jokes, tongue twisters, poems and wow-worthy science questions answered by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz from “Wow in the World”!

This Week's Episode:

Lost on a Train of Thought

Juanita has a lot on her mind, and she’s having trouble focusing on her storytelling assignment. Tim shares some tips that help her get her “brain train” back on track. This episode also features the Hidden Sound game, My Sci with Mindy and Guy, and kids’ answers to the Big Question: What superpower do you wish you had?

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Worldwide Wave of Kindness

After a rippling act of kindness turns Juanita’s mishap-filled morning around, Juanita and Tim decide to set off a wave of kindness that wraps around the whole world. This episode also features the Hidden Sound game, Ask Arizona, and kids’ answers to the Big Question: Which person do you look up to?