Juanita offers to turn Tim’s rough day into a joyful one by making up a holiday that celebrates the little joys in life in the “Great Big Little Joys Holiday.” This episode also features the Hidden Sound Game, a visit with Gallant Kid Sanya Pirani of Sanya’s Hope for Children, and a cookie-making duet by Goofus and Gallant™.

Great Big Little Joys Holiday

Highlights Hangout is a monthly podcast that brings Highlights Magazine, an American icon, to life in a whole new way.  This magazine-style show hosted by Tim Kubart and Juanita Andersen offers a unique audio spin on the stories, characters, puzzles, and jokes that millions of kids dive into each month in the pages of Highlights including "Goofus and Gallant", "The Hidden Sound Game" ("Hidden Pictures" with sounds!), and listener submitted jokes, tongue twisters, poems and wow-worthy science questions answered by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz from "Wow in the World"!

Kids & Family

Tim and Juanita put the finishing touches on the Hangout and introduce listeners to a new way to play.  They reveal the Hidden Sound, a new sonic twist on the classic Highlights’ Hidden Picture Game, and invite listeners to listen for, identify, and count up the Hidden Sound throughout the show.  They receive some HangMail for Arizona who answers one of life's big questions in the narrative-driven soundscaped story, Ask Arizona.  After a quick poem from a kid, Tim and Juanita head to an imaginary amusement park to take a ride in the wave pool.  The real fun comes while waiting in line as they play “I Can't Believe this Imaginary Wave Pool Has a Line This Long Game Show!!” where they learn some pretty amazing things about the sport of surfing.  After a quick joke transition, Goofus and Gallant come to visit the hangout with a special song about their adventures at camp.  Next up, a kid sends in a burning science question and Tim and Juanita know just the Guy...and Mindy who have the answer.  They throw to the MySci with Mindy and Guy segment where the hosts from popular science podcast Wow in the World answer this wow-worthy science question.  The episode wraps up with the answer to the Hidden Sound Game plus a riddle to solve by the next episode!

Hang Ten! (Encore)

Juanita has a lot on her mind, and she’s having trouble focusing on her storytelling assignment. Tim shares some tips that help her get her “brain train” back on track. This episode also features the Hidden Sound game, My Sci with Mindy and Guy, and kids’ answers to the Big Question: What superpower do you wish you had?

Lost on a Train of Thought

After a rippling act of kindness turns Juanita’s mishap-filled morning around, Juanita and Tim decide to set off a wave of kindness that wraps around the whole world. This episode also features the Hidden Sound game, Ask Arizona, and kids’ answers to the Big Question: Which person do you look up to?

Worldwide Wave of Kindness

After Goofus and Gallant hear that Juanita lost Tim’s prized banana tree, they offer to renovate and organize the Hangout in “Highlights Hangout Home Makeover Show.” This episode also features the Hidden Sound Game; a visit with Allison Stocks, teen founder of Home Is Where The Art Is; and kids’ answers to the Big Question: What do you do to make the world a better place?

Great Big Little Joys Holiday

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