Who, When, Wow!

Tinkercast | Wondery

<p>Carly Q (host Carly Ciarrocchi), an aspiring time travel detective, has made it her personal mission to secretly explore the mysteries of history. As a junior analyst at The Bureau of Universal Time Travel and Historical Exploration Department (aka B.U.T.T.H.E.D), Carly travels through time to investigate mysterious historical events, like the Loch Ness Monster. Carly Q is following the facts to questions that may have no answers… and she is taking you with her. New episodes of Who, When, Wow: Mystery Edition air twice a month on Wednesdays. Prime Members listen early and ad-free on Amazon music. Download the Amazon Music app today. Or you can listen early and ad-free with Wondery Plus Kids in Apple Podcasts.</p><p>New episodes come out every other Wednesday for free. Listen 1-week early and to all episodes ad-free with Wondery+, Wondery+ Kids on Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.</p>

  • 3 minutes 41 seconds
    Mini Mysteries: Pi(e) Day Special!

    Carly Q, host of Who When Wow: Mystery Edition, travels to San Francisco to introduce us to some real-live mystery makers who have some incredible (and sometimes hilarious) adventures to share. It's all part of a special Emerson Collective event where young people got the chance to make "the world’s shortest mystery podcast", and explore the WHOs, the WHENs and WOWs of their world! Originally aired 3/14/25.

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    14 March 2026, 7:01 am
  • 2 minutes 17 seconds
    Carly Q's Super Secret Time Travel Guide: The Ming Dynasty

    Ni-hao! Welcome to Ancient China, Carly Q is firing up the time elevator and taking it to the far east to explore everything the middle kingdom has to offer. 

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    11 March 2026, 7:01 am
  • 19 minutes 32 seconds
    The Poe Toaster

    Every year on Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, someone sneaks into a Baltimore graveyard and mysteriously places a bottle of cognac on his grave. It's been going on for more than 40 years, and no one knows who it is or why they do it. Carly and Lewis visit a graveyard at midnight to solve the mystery. Originally aired 3/6/24.

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    4 March 2026, 8:01 am
  • 2 minutes 55 seconds
    Carly Q's Super Secret Time Travel Guide: Ancient Greece

    Grab a bedsheet and toss it over your shoulder. Carly Q is heading to Ancient Greece to explore everything from togas to ancient soothsayers! 

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    25 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 21 minutes 57 seconds
    Where Did D.B. Cooper Go?

    It is still one of the greatest unsolved heists in American history. Carly and Company travel back to the Pacific Northwest in the late 80s to investigate how one man could make off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, hijack an airplane and then just vanish! But first Carly has to make it through a BUTTHED “performance review.” Originally aired 2/21/24.

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    18 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 2 minutes 51 seconds
    Carly Q's Super Secret Time Travel Guide: Victorian England

    Plug your nose and say PRUNES! Carly Q takes the time elevator back to Victorian England to show you everything that this smelly time period has to offer!

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    11 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 19 minutes 44 seconds
    Are We There Yeti? (Featuring Wow in the World)

    Lewis and Carly cross paths with two other VERY familiar science explorers/podcast hosts while investigating the Arctic mystery of the legendary Yeti! Originally aired 9/18/24.

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    4 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 1 minute 28 seconds
    An Important Message from Tinkercast

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    2 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 18 minutes 37 seconds
    Total Eclipse of the Heart Emoji

    Everyone is excited about the solar eclipse! The whole Bureau is in full celebration mode, but Carly takes it to another level by traveling back in time to Anatolia to learn about one of the most famous solar events in History! Originally aired 2/7/24.

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    21 January 2026, 8:01 am
  • 22 minutes 57 seconds
    Unclear About Shakespeare

    Did William Shakespeare really write his plays? was there even a William Shakespeare at all? This question has come up in History a few different times, and today it winds up on Carly’s desk. Lewis and Nibbles join Carly (and her not-so authentic British accent) on a trip back to London to put the rumors to rest. Originally aired 1/24/24.

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    7 January 2026, 8:01 am
  • 22 minutes 1 second
    Dinosaurs

    What exactly DID happen to the dinosaurs? How and why did they go extinct? Nibbles, Carly and Lewis go WAY back in time to tackle this one, and they see it all: Volcanos, meteors, and a new “friend” named “Rex”... Originally aired 1/10/24.

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    24 December 2025, 8:01 am
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