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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

How can a Groundhog predict the weather?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Who came up with Groundhog's Day? Why does a shadow mean more winter? Did they always use a Groundhog? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

Transcript

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0:00.0

And now it's time for who smarted.

0:03.0

Pts, hey, Smarty Pants, when it's the beginning of February.

0:07.0

And you just can't wait for winter to end, where's the best place to go?

0:11.0

Okay, I'm hearing warm spots like Florida, Hawaii, the Caribbean.

0:15.0

Ooh, someone said the Canary Islands.

0:17.0

Yep, those are all nice.

0:20.0

But I'm talking about a place where there's a big annual celebration with tens of thousands

0:26.1

of people who wake up early in the morning and gather in the shivering cold to get a weather

0:30.9

report of sorts from a groundhog.

0:34.7

Yep, it's a thing.

0:37.0

Smarty Pants, welcome to Pungsatani, Pennsylvania, home of the world

0:40.5

famous groundhog, Pung Satani Phil. People around these parts say this particular groundhog has a special

0:47.0

magical ability. Do you know what it is? Is it A, Phil can predict the weather. B, Phil can change

0:54.0

colors. Or C, Phil can fly the weather. B, Phil can change colors.

0:54.9

Or C, Phil can fly.

0:57.3

The answer, of course, is A, Phil can predict the weather.

1:00.9

Whoa.

1:02.3

Allegedly.

1:04.1

Now, let's see how well you know the legend.

1:06.9

If Phil comes out of his hole in the ground on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow,

1:11.2

does it mean we should expect more or less winter weather ahead?

1:15.6

The answer is,

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