Mama, let’s research wind and find out where it comes from! bestie approved became a science podcast this week and we healed from the trauma of wind being one of the things we simply don’t understand. Travis is hanging out with his podcast friend and science bestie, Dr. Jeff Zurek, to help us finally get to the bottom of this mystery.

Then we said mama, let’s research some more and unpacked how wind is related to climate change and how important it is for us to do something about that!

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Travis FINALLY learns about wind with a literal scientist. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

References

• “Bill Nye The Science Guy on Wind.” 2009. YouTube. https://youtu.be/uBqohRu2RRk?si=wz0hRU4Ihv486kvw.
• Oxford University Press. 1926. “wind, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more.” Oxford English Dictionary. https://www.oed.com/dictionary/wind_n1.