S1E145 - Kapow's Power of Invention: Ballet

Dr. Honeydew is the resident scientist and inventor on The Muppet Show. His official title is C.S.I.C.O.E. (Chief Scientist in Charge of Everything). What kind of amazing inventions has he come up with? Tune in to find out! 

What superpowers does Guy-O-Matic have? Are there any supervillains in Pflugerville? Tune in to find out the answer to this question, and maybe a couple more, with Lucy Wow's sidekick (and world champion eater of socks) Kapow! Thanks to listener Thwin for the great questions!If y ...  Show more

Lorena Feijoo is a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. Lorena was born into the world of ballet in her native Havana. Her mother was a dancer with Cuba's National Ballet and she remembers being looked after by the costume managers whilst her mum was performing. Her si ...  Show more

Why do people dance? Where did ballet come from? How do you make pointe shoes for ballet? How does practice make you better at things? But Why visited Dance Theatre of Harlem to get answers to t ...

Maria Tallchief was a member of the Osage nation who happened to become the first major American ballet dancer. Her story is read by Ashley Thursby, a dancer with The Louisville Ballet. The Dancing Plague of 1518 began when Frau Troffea stepped out of her home and started dancing ...  Show more

This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. Claire loves to dance. She dances every chance she gets. She dances in the car, the supermarket, and around the house when she should be doing her chores. Even though Claire loves to danc ...