S8E2 - Lucy Wow: Fireworks Go Boom!

Pflugerville’s Annual Surfing Competition attracts all sorts of competitors to Pflugerville Beach. Bobby, Grabstack, Lucy, and more want to try their feet at surfing the big kahuna. 

From the crashing waves to shredding snow, Bobby Wonder and Grabstack head up to Pflugerville Peak to watch as Lucy Wow unveils her latest invention: a super snowboard-skiing combination. Will her new gadget make it over the great, Pflugerville Slope? 

How does an industry built on roadside pop-ups make billions of dollars in two weeks of the year? Zachary Crockett gets pyrotechnical.

Safety first, but we're going to blow some stuff up! For this week's episode, we're with the operators of a professional fireworks show in Manhattan Beach. We'll learn that most designers start with the soundtrack or finale first and then work backwards. And we'll hear about h ...

Fireworks dazzle us on special holidays, at flashy concerts and during some big public events (National Mr. Potatohead Day anyone?). But did you know people have been using fireworks to celebrate for centuries?This week Joy and cohost Elliott learn about how firecrackers started ...  Show more

On this episode we debated whether or not it's time to legalise fireworks for sale in the Republic. Will controlling the sale of them make this time of year a bit safer...or is the terror caused by inappropriate use reason enough to keep them illegal.