Producers Rosie duPont and Aron Woldeslassie are at the Brains On petting zoo checking out some of the cutest baby animals in the world. It’s there that Rosie realizes that they should play a round of Baby Mystery Sounds! It’s the classic Brains On game Mystery Sound with an adorable twist!
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WOMAN: Now entering Brains On! Headquarters.
ROSE DUPONT: Hey, smarty pal. Producer Rosie DuPont here with my producer pal, Aron Woldeslassie.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Hey, Rosie. We're heading to the Brains On! Petting zoo.
ROSE DUPONT: Yeah, all the animals have babies. So we're going to check out the cutest little animals ever.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Look, there they are.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Aw, so cute.
ROSE DUPONT: Baby goats.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Baby llama.
ROSE DUPONT: Baby python.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Wait. We have a python?
ROSE DUPONT: Yeah. Remember when Mark was in the Amazon and Sanden bet him he couldn't jump over that gorge?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Rosie, that doesn't explain how we got this python.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh, look at this little guy.
[GOAT BLEATS]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Is that a baby goat?
ROSE DUPONT: It sure is. Oh, you know what we should do?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Get all these adorable baby animals away from what is clearly a hungry python and its baby?
ROSE DUPONT: Yeah, sure. That's probably a good idea. But that's not what I was thinking. We should play a round of baby mystery sounds.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What's that?
ROSE DUPONT: It's the--
CHILD: Mystery sound.
ROSE DUPONT: And this time, we're just guessing baby animal sounds. Bonus points if you know what the baby version of that animal is called. So you just heard--
[GOAT BLEATS]
That's a baby goat. But baby goats have a particular name. Do you know what it is?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: A kid?
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. Correct. A baby dog is called a puppy, a baby cow is called a calf. So we need to guess both the animal and what the baby version of that animal is called.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This is going to be so much fun.
ROSE DUPONT: OK, I'll grab a baby, and you keep your eyes closed. And we'll take turns.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I'm so excited.
ROSE DUPONT: OK. Animal sound number one.
[SQUEALING]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Are those piglets? Are those like, baby pigs?
ROSE DUPONT: Very close. But you have to keep guessing. You have to keep guessing. Not quite.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Is it like a delicious animal? Am I seeing it on a farm?
ROSE DUPONT: A delicious animal. Are you suggesting that we would eat these baby animals?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No. No. No. If anything, no, no, no.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh my goodness.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK.
ROSE DUPONT: Look. Yes. This animal is found on a farm.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK.
ROSE DUPONT: But maybe in not the most traditional way.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK.
ROSE DUPONT: They're free range. Free range on a farm.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Free range. They're free range farm animals.
ROSE DUPONT: Yes.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK. Is it mice?
ROSE DUPONT: Are you pretending that you don't know what kind--
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No. I'm not even hearing-- it's such a weird sound.
ROSE DUPONT: I am stunned that--
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This is a really weird sound, dude.
ROSE DUPONT: OK. OK. This-- you know how many memes there are on the internet of this animal? I mean, it is the premier meme animal.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, it's a cat. I mean, no. OK, OK. It's-- it's a kitten.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh my God. You're so good.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my gosh. That was-- is that really what kittens sound like? I haven't-- have not heard a kitten?
ROSE DUPONT: Goodness gracious. Have you never had a cat? I guess you never had a cat. Wow. OK.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: So wait. You hear that, and you're like, that's obviously a kitten?
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. But I grew up with kittens. So I have a lot-- deep experience.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK. All right. Well, time to test your other animal experience because it's my turn. Here is sound number two for you. Baby animal dose.
ROSE DUPONT: All right. Bring it.
[ANIMAL SOUND]
Well, it's definitely a bird. We know that it's a bird. And so I-- gosh. I'm going to say a parrot because I'm not that good when it comes to birds, different types of birds. Is it a parrot?
[CHIRPING]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This is not a parrot. But you're right, it's a bird.
ROSE DUPONT: OK.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Do you want a hint?
ROSE DUPONT: Sure.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This-- I feel like this is going to give it away. But this animal is also free range. And you can find it on a farm.
ROSE DUPONT: A little chick. Oh, it's little chicks.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: You nailed it.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh, they're so cute. I also had baby chicks when I was in kindergarten.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my gosh.
ROSE DUPONT: In my classroom. Did you do that?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No. You're-- you've got so much more animal experience than I do.
ROSE DUPONT: Aw. I was lucky to have that in my kindergarten classroom, for sure. Because chicks are the cutest. OK, my turn. Here comes. Sound number three.
[BLEATING]
Whoa. This is a hard one.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK, so I'm going to ignore the birds in the background. And it's like, it's baaing. I think that's a-- is that a baby lamb? It's like, baa, baa.
ROSE DUPONT: OK, I'm going to give you-- I'm going to give you some significant hints, Aron, because I think you're not going to get this one. It's not-- doesn't live in the United States, this animal. And it lives-- and it lives in a country-- actually maybe not the country, but the continent that is farthest from the United States in the world.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my gosh. Oh, Australia.
ROSE DUPONT: Yes.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I'm suddenly hyper aware of like the incredible biodiversity of Australia. It-- OK. Forget it. A deer. No, a kangaroo. That's like their deers, right? It's like their--
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Wait. What is a baby kangaroo called?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my God. Are you kidding?
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. No, you got it.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: It's a Joey. It's a Joey. It's a baby kangaroo. That's so--
ROSE DUPONT: Oh my gosh, Aron. Nice job.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I can't believe I did that. That's so-- thank you so much, Australia, for--
ROSE DUPONT: My-- yeah. Well, I was going to say, my pleasure. But also I'm sure Australia says, you're very, very welcome. They have gifted the world with so many amazing creatures.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Now, it's my turn. And this will be the last one. Are you ready?
ROSE DUPONT: OK. I am ready.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Here is sound number four.
[BLEATING]
ROSE DUPONT: Aw, it's a little lamb.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Yeah, it's absolutely a lamb. It's got to be a lamb.
ROSE DUPONT: I'm so-- thank you for giving me a lamb so much.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What an adorable game of mystery sounds.
ROSE DUPONT: Wasn't that fun? I know. And look. That egg is about to hatch. We're about to have one new baby for the petting zoo.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Rosie. That's another python.
ROSE DUPONT: Wow. Another one? That makes 11 total.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What? 11? That's too many pythons, Rosie. This isn't OK. The other baby animals are in danger.
ROSE DUPONT: How?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Pythons eat tiny animals.
ROSE DUPONT: What? I thought they ate pies. Pie. Python? It's right there in the name. OK, yeah. I mean, I see the problem now.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: We have to save the baby animals. Grab as many as you can.
ROSE DUPONT: I'll save you, little cuties.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
WOMAN: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was made by Aron Woldeslassie and Anna Goldfield. Our executive producer is Beth Perlman. And the executives in charge of APM Studios are Chandra Kavati, Joanne Griffith, and Alex Schaffert. Brains On! Is a non-profit Public Radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends. We appreciate you.
ROSE DUPONT: Hey, smarty pal. Producer Rosie DuPont here with my producer pal, Aron Woldeslassie.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Hey, Rosie. We're heading to the Brains On! Petting zoo.
ROSE DUPONT: Yeah, all the animals have babies. So we're going to check out the cutest little animals ever.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Look, there they are.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Aw, so cute.
ROSE DUPONT: Baby goats.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Baby llama.
ROSE DUPONT: Baby python.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Wait. We have a python?
ROSE DUPONT: Yeah. Remember when Mark was in the Amazon and Sanden bet him he couldn't jump over that gorge?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Rosie, that doesn't explain how we got this python.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh, look at this little guy.
[GOAT BLEATS]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Is that a baby goat?
ROSE DUPONT: It sure is. Oh, you know what we should do?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Get all these adorable baby animals away from what is clearly a hungry python and its baby?
ROSE DUPONT: Yeah, sure. That's probably a good idea. But that's not what I was thinking. We should play a round of baby mystery sounds.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What's that?
ROSE DUPONT: It's the--
CHILD: Mystery sound.
ROSE DUPONT: And this time, we're just guessing baby animal sounds. Bonus points if you know what the baby version of that animal is called. So you just heard--
[GOAT BLEATS]
That's a baby goat. But baby goats have a particular name. Do you know what it is?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: A kid?
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. Correct. A baby dog is called a puppy, a baby cow is called a calf. So we need to guess both the animal and what the baby version of that animal is called.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This is going to be so much fun.
ROSE DUPONT: OK, I'll grab a baby, and you keep your eyes closed. And we'll take turns.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I'm so excited.
ROSE DUPONT: OK. Animal sound number one.
[SQUEALING]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Are those piglets? Are those like, baby pigs?
ROSE DUPONT: Very close. But you have to keep guessing. You have to keep guessing. Not quite.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Is it like a delicious animal? Am I seeing it on a farm?
ROSE DUPONT: A delicious animal. Are you suggesting that we would eat these baby animals?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No. No. No. If anything, no, no, no.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh my goodness.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK.
ROSE DUPONT: Look. Yes. This animal is found on a farm.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK.
ROSE DUPONT: But maybe in not the most traditional way.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK.
ROSE DUPONT: They're free range. Free range on a farm.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Free range. They're free range farm animals.
ROSE DUPONT: Yes.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK. Is it mice?
ROSE DUPONT: Are you pretending that you don't know what kind--
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No. I'm not even hearing-- it's such a weird sound.
ROSE DUPONT: I am stunned that--
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This is a really weird sound, dude.
ROSE DUPONT: OK. OK. This-- you know how many memes there are on the internet of this animal? I mean, it is the premier meme animal.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, it's a cat. I mean, no. OK, OK. It's-- it's a kitten.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh my God. You're so good.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my gosh. That was-- is that really what kittens sound like? I haven't-- have not heard a kitten?
ROSE DUPONT: Goodness gracious. Have you never had a cat? I guess you never had a cat. Wow. OK.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: So wait. You hear that, and you're like, that's obviously a kitten?
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. But I grew up with kittens. So I have a lot-- deep experience.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK. All right. Well, time to test your other animal experience because it's my turn. Here is sound number two for you. Baby animal dose.
ROSE DUPONT: All right. Bring it.
[ANIMAL SOUND]
Well, it's definitely a bird. We know that it's a bird. And so I-- gosh. I'm going to say a parrot because I'm not that good when it comes to birds, different types of birds. Is it a parrot?
[CHIRPING]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This is not a parrot. But you're right, it's a bird.
ROSE DUPONT: OK.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Do you want a hint?
ROSE DUPONT: Sure.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: This-- I feel like this is going to give it away. But this animal is also free range. And you can find it on a farm.
ROSE DUPONT: A little chick. Oh, it's little chicks.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: You nailed it.
ROSE DUPONT: Oh, they're so cute. I also had baby chicks when I was in kindergarten.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my gosh.
ROSE DUPONT: In my classroom. Did you do that?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No. You're-- you've got so much more animal experience than I do.
ROSE DUPONT: Aw. I was lucky to have that in my kindergarten classroom, for sure. Because chicks are the cutest. OK, my turn. Here comes. Sound number three.
[BLEATING]
Whoa. This is a hard one.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: OK, so I'm going to ignore the birds in the background. And it's like, it's baaing. I think that's a-- is that a baby lamb? It's like, baa, baa.
ROSE DUPONT: OK, I'm going to give you-- I'm going to give you some significant hints, Aron, because I think you're not going to get this one. It's not-- doesn't live in the United States, this animal. And it lives-- and it lives in a country-- actually maybe not the country, but the continent that is farthest from the United States in the world.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my gosh. Oh, Australia.
ROSE DUPONT: Yes.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I'm suddenly hyper aware of like the incredible biodiversity of Australia. It-- OK. Forget it. A deer. No, a kangaroo. That's like their deers, right? It's like their--
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Wait. What is a baby kangaroo called?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh my God. Are you kidding?
ROSE DUPONT: Yes. No, you got it.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: It's a Joey. It's a Joey. It's a baby kangaroo. That's so--
ROSE DUPONT: Oh my gosh, Aron. Nice job.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I can't believe I did that. That's so-- thank you so much, Australia, for--
ROSE DUPONT: My-- yeah. Well, I was going to say, my pleasure. But also I'm sure Australia says, you're very, very welcome. They have gifted the world with so many amazing creatures.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Now, it's my turn. And this will be the last one. Are you ready?
ROSE DUPONT: OK. I am ready.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Here is sound number four.
[BLEATING]
ROSE DUPONT: Aw, it's a little lamb.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Yeah, it's absolutely a lamb. It's got to be a lamb.
ROSE DUPONT: I'm so-- thank you for giving me a lamb so much.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What an adorable game of mystery sounds.
ROSE DUPONT: Wasn't that fun? I know. And look. That egg is about to hatch. We're about to have one new baby for the petting zoo.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Rosie. That's another python.
ROSE DUPONT: Wow. Another one? That makes 11 total.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What? 11? That's too many pythons, Rosie. This isn't OK. The other baby animals are in danger.
ROSE DUPONT: How?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Pythons eat tiny animals.
ROSE DUPONT: What? I thought they ate pies. Pie. Python? It's right there in the name. OK, yeah. I mean, I see the problem now.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: We have to save the baby animals. Grab as many as you can.
ROSE DUPONT: I'll save you, little cuties.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
WOMAN: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was made by Aron Woldeslassie and Anna Goldfield. Our executive producer is Beth Perlman. And the executives in charge of APM Studios are Chandra Kavati, Joanne Griffith, and Alex Schaffert. Brains On! Is a non-profit Public Radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends. We appreciate you.
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