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Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Here’s what we covered today:
Today is national ... day
Miniature Masterpieces
Fruitarian Frogs May Be Doing Flowers a Favor
Performing acts of kindness fights depression
Sargassum is being used to make bricks!
Here are some Jokes about frogs
Here are some frog facts that we used for today’s trivia.
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
This week the Sirens read In Deep and they got to interview the author, Sharon Ward! They talk about why she chose Grand Cayman for the setting, how she landed writing a scuba diving thriller series, and more.
You can find the entire Fin Fleming scuba diving adventure series here:
https://www.amazon.com/series/dp/B09CN4TXY6
And Sharon Ward can be found here: http://www.sharonward.com
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Here are the articles we covered today:
Tree growing non-profit in Madagascar
Device pulls dozens of liters of water out of the air - being installed in Jordanian homes
Sargassum makes a new name for itself as a compostable plastic wrap
New coral reef discovered in the Galapagos
Scientists in the Caribbean are making stronger coral reefs in record time
It’s not too late to celebrate Earth Day! 11 Things you can do to celebrate Earth Day
Some laughs for you: Coral Reef Jokes
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
This week the Sirens get to interview Adeena Mignongna about her book, Crazy Foolish Robots, and all things STEM! You can find Adeena and all the books in the Robot Galaxy series on her website: https://adeenamignogna.com
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Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Marky Mark told me (Siren Mur) that my audio cut out a few times, so I apologize in advance for all of that.
Here are the links to the stories we covered this morning:
Thinking Positively about aging improves memory loss
Fifth Grader from VA discovers a mistake in a textbook
3 Teenagers start a go fund me for their school's 80 year old janitor
Cincinnati barber gives free haircuts to differently abled children
56 year old Jim Fullan goes back to school and gets to finally play college baseball
National wear your pajamas to work day
It’s almost tax day! Here’s some accounting jokes to help you cope!
And some tax facts for ya.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Send us your questions, challenges, and breakthroughs at SirenSoapbox@gmail.com, we would love to help cheer you on!
Buy us a (virtual) coffee and help keep the adventure train running!
Join our Patreon and get exclusive content
Join the Eco-Challenge with us! Password: Explore2023!
Join us for Movie Club April 25th, 2023 at 7pm EST
Free 30 day Audible Trail!
What type of Explorer are you? Take the quiz here!
April 21st- Crazy Foolish Robots
Challenge: Read the first of The Robot Galaxy Series, “Crazy Foolish Robots” and research STEM. Check out the links to find a bunch of STEM activities - do one or more of them with your kids, partner, co-workers, yourself…we’ll talk about the activities we completed and how it got us out of our comfort zones when we record.
11 Engaging STEM Activities for Kids
100 STEM Activities
Join The Big Sci-Fi Podcast facebook group (and listen)
Website: https://adeenamignogna.com
Order Book: Amazon
April 28th- Too Deep
Challenge: Read the first of the Fin Fleming series, “In Deep” and do some exploring in the water. Memes that week- underwater photographs
Website: https://sharonward.com
Order Book: Amazon
May 5th- Eco-Challenge
Challenge Reminder: participating in EARTH MONTH ECOCHALLENGE 2023: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, and would like you to join my team — Siren Soapbox! Presented by Ecochallenge.org, Earth Month Ecochallenge 2023: Sustainable Development Goals is a 30-day challenge to take action for a better shared future. Fun actions encourage new habits. Small steps lead to big change. Together, we build a sustainable world and a healthy planet.The challenge runs from Saturday, April 01 to Sunday, April 30. Let's make a difference!
Earth Month Website- Siren Soapbox Team
Password: Explore2023!
May 12th- Reverse Scavenger Hunt
Challenge: We will decide on a theme for each day and each submit a picture that represents that theme. Our listeners will open a Google form where they find the pictures for each day and they will get to tell us what they think the theme of the day is. The explorer with the most correct answers will win a fun Siren Soapbox prize package.
Go to our social media pages to get links to the forms!
7 pictures - day 1 will be posted on April 24 - day 7 on April 30. Voting ends May 5.
May 19th or 24th- This Book Belongs Too…
Challenge: Read “This Book Belongs Too…” and then head to a second hand store, find a book with handwritten notes in it and then follow their lead for an adventure! If after X hours, whatever that looks like to you, and you can’t find anything. You have to plant a siren soapbox sticker or something in a book and then pick a date out the Adventure Book (plan B for having a spontaneous adventure)
Website: https://www.nicklevyauthor.com
Order Book: Amazon
June 2nd- Wild Flowers
Challenge: Read “Wild Flowers” and then talk to your family or dig into family relics to find handwritten notes from your ancestors. If you can’t find anything, go to an antique store and try to find some old letters from your area, bonus points for historical information
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Loveland513/
Order Book: Amazon
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Here’s what we covered:
News Stories:
Happy Feet
Artist Turns Trash into Treasure
World’s Youngest Female Opera Singer
Oldest Person to cross the Grand Canyon
Flushing, Michigan Easter Egg Hunt
Trivia, Jokes, & More!
Hoppy Easter and National Unicorn Day and National Name Yourself Day! What would you name yourself?
Cadbury Tryouts- Crash the 2023 Winner!
Easter Trivia
Easter Jokes
Join the Eco-Challenge with us! Password: Explore2023!
Free 30 day Audible Trail!
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Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
This week the Siren get to chat with the founder of Eat 2 Explore about her journey and this amazing box that helps you explore the entire world through food. Check them out at www.eat2explore.com and use code EE20 for 20% of an Eat 2 Explore box.
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Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Here are the stories we covered today
A young woman in Maryland turned her tragedy into a way to give back to others
Global Happiness remains resilient
Two U.S. high school student prove the Pythagorean Theorem
Two year old child receives life saving surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Koch Institute Image Awards
Some corny jokes for you!
Earth Day Trivia
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Here’s what the Sirens have coming up:
Eat 2 Explore
Release date: 4.7.2023
Buy a box for yourself! https://eat2explore.com
Earth Month Eco Challenge 2023: Sustainable development goals
Release date: 5.12.2023
Join the Siren Soapbox team by clicking here!
*Password: Explore2023!
Community Board Flyers
Release date: sometime in July
Listeners can explore along with the Sirens by visiting their local Community Boards and support a local store or service near them!
Living Journals
Release date: 7.28.2023
Follow Ariel on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arieljournals
Crochet Along- Mystery at Rosewood
Release date: 8.11.2023
Sign up for this Crochet along here
Vegging in Plain Sight- Bill Challenge
Release date: 9.15.2023
Plant some vegetable seedlings in public spaces.
Support the Sirens:
*Buy us a (virtual) coffee and help keep the adventure train running! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sirens
*Join our Patreon and get exclusive content: Siren Soapbox on Patreon
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