Who, When, Wow!

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<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>

  • 21 minutes 20 seconds
    Curse of the Bambino

    What happens when the company softball game falls on Friday the 13th? It's a super superstition overload! And it still involves baseball! Cary & Lewis go all the way back to the 1920’s New York to investigate the Curse of the Bambino. There’s baseball, intrigue and even the Babe himself! Originally aired 4/17/24.

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    15 April 2026, 7:01 am
  • 2 minutes 29 seconds
    Carly Q's Super Secret Time Travel Guide: The Aztec Empire

    Spanning half of South America and around 100 years, there's no way one time traveler can explore everything the Aztec Empire has to offer without a certified time-travel guide. Lucky for you, Carly Q and her time elevator have this nifty guide to one of the most consequential time periods in South American history.

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    8 April 2026, 7:01 am
  • 22 minutes 54 seconds
    Alexander’s Tomb

    Carly Q loses her favorite broom (Yes, she has a favorite broom. This is Carly we’re talking about…), and during her search she gets swept up (see what we did there?) in the mysterious disappearance of the tomb of Alexander the Great. Travel back to ancient Egypt with Carly and Lewis as they try to solve a puzzle that has been around for thousands of years! Originally aired 4/3/24.

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    1 April 2026, 7:01 am
  • 2 minutes 36 seconds
    Carly Q's Super Secret Time Travel Guide: The Roaring Twenties

    Tap-a-tap-a-tap-a ... that's the sound of a Jazz Age dancefloor; and it's calling your name! Grab a dancing partner and join Carly Q in the middle of this hip, cool, pivotal period of American History!

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    25 March 2026, 7:01 am
  • 18 minutes 11 seconds
    The Pineapple in the Painting

    New artwork is cropping up all over the office at BUTTHED, And Carly and Lewis become fascinated by one painting in particular. Why does this famous piece of art feature a guy giving a pineapple to a King? Carly explores the mystery by going back in time to England to find out why a pineapple would be a piece of art... and if pineapple is really a suitable pizza topping. Originally aired 5/20/24.

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    18 March 2026, 7:01 am
  • 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
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