In this very special episode, Harp and Andrew take out their crystal balls and look into the future! Well, not really but they do have a fascinating conversation about what they think the future will hold. Join them as they make predictions about sports, politics, technology, and more!

Expressions from this episode included in the Learning Materials:

* To make someone’s day

* A segue

* A stab in the dark

* A time capsule

* Political stripes

* A no-brainer

* A matter of time

* To go all the way

* To boil down to something

* A tough pill to swallow

* Teleportation

* To boggle someone’s mind

Sample transcript:

Andrew: So, Harp, what’s new with you? How was your day today?

Harp: I had a pretty good day. I got a surprise in the office.

Andrew: A surprise? Harp: Yeah. Andrew: What kind of surprise?

Harp: Well, I had a done a favour for my friend and she sent me flowers today.

Andrew: Flowers. That’s super nice!

Harp: Yeah. I was really surprised. I didn’t think they were for me, so I opened the front door and there was a delivery guy and he had a big bouquet of flowers so I thought it was for someone else in the office and then I saw my name.

Andrew: Right on. It’s always nice when somebody thanks you by giving you a nice little present like that.

Harp: Yup. It was pretty cool and it made my day.

Andrew: Right on.

Harp: All right. So should we get started with today’s episode?

Andrew: I think that’s a great idea. Can you predict what we’re gonna talk about today?

Harp: Nice segue. So today, we’re gonna do a Chatterbox episode, and that’s where we chat and today we’re gonna talk about predictions.

Andrew: Mmhmm. We’re gonna look into the future and try and predict what we think will occur.

Harp: Yes. Why don’t we start with talking about what a prediction is?

Andrew: A prediction is simply a statement of what you think will happen in the future.

Harp: . But a prediction is different than a guess because with a guess you’re not taking into consideration any information and a prediction you take into consideration whatever information you have or some intuition you might feel.

Andrew: Mmhmm. You’re right. So, a guess is just a stab in the dark. You are not using your intuition or you’re not using information to inform your opinion. But a prediction, on the other hand, uses some sort of information to help you make a decision or to form your opinion. So, for example, if we’re making a prediction about the weather, like a weather reporter does, they are not just wildly guessing about how the weather will be. They look at some scientific data to inform their prediction.

Harp: Yup. And if we think about the intuition side, if you think about a fortune teller, they’re gonna make a prediction about the future, but they’re gonna base it on some intuition, how they’re feeling about the person or the situation, and then they’re make a prediction.

Andrew: Yup. So, in this episode, Harp and I are gonna share our predictions about the future with you.

Harp: Hmm. I’m so intrigued.

Andrew: So this will be an interesting episode to listen back on in a couple of years and see if our predictions became true.

Harp: Yes. We’ll see how right we were.

Andrew: So our first prediction is all about the Stanley Cup. And Harp, maybe you could explaigonna n what the Stanley Cup is.

Harp: Yes. The Stanley Cup is basically the championship that the winning team wins in the National Hockey League. First there’s a regular season and they play and then the best teams go into the playoffs. And then they play each other and then the final winner wins the Stanley Cup.