Today with tonies

Have you heard that butterflies really enjoy buttering fries? Well, at least, that’s the case in another tricky challenge of Tongue Twisters where Sam & Tim well and truly give their tongue a mega workout. The pair rest their tongues and tag in their ears for the second challenge Make It Count - how many referee whistles do you hear?Joke: Why did the melon love swimming?Answer: It was a watermelon!We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

Pens? Check! Paper? Check! In that case, you’re ready to play Beat The Clock with Sam & Tim as today’s category includes things like melons and Norwich City F.C. Afterwards, as we continue to approach the end of October, Sam & Tim work together to pair all the right groups in a Halloween-themed game of Collective Nouns. Now, before Sam dives into the bucket, why is she painted orange…?Fact: Do you know what happens around 100,000 times in a single day?Answer: Your heart beats.We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

Sam & Tim are treated to a rocking and rolling ditty in Cooking Up Tunes where they must identify all the different instruments that are creating the lively music. Then, be prepared to keep a face of stone as Sam & Tim battle it out in the hilarious challenge Don’t Make Me Laugh. If funny voices make you chuckle, this challenge might be extra tricky today!Joke: How do zookeepers wake the animals in the morning?Answer: They use their allama clocks!We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

Tim’s knowledge about all things botanical is put to the test when Sam presents him with three curious facts about plants - but one of them is actually bogus in True Or False. Later in the show, Sam & Tim learn a fantastic new word in Brain Train, but to kick-off the show, let’s talk about dancing cows…Fact: Why is it hard to sing along to the Spanish national anthem?Answer: It doesn’t have any lyricsWe hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

Sam’s wonderfully twirly whirly dive into the bucket today is rewarded with a super silly game of Wrong Answers Only where Tim is convinced the best filling for a pie is a microwave. Afterwards, Sam & Tim must focus on an interesting piece of music and work out if it’s either a jazzy jingle, a classy chorus or an African anthem in Name That Tune.Joke: What do you call a pig that does karate?Answer: A pork chop!We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

Tim and Sam are welcomed with “plinks" and “plonks" in another melodic game of Cooking Up Tunes where the duo must figure out which instruments are being played in a cheery piece of music. The investigations don’t stop there though! In Do Elephants Miaow?, Sam is tasked to work out which animal lives in Australia and loves dry warm places (clue: it’s not a penguin). Joke: What do you get when you cross an elephant and a fish?Answer: Swimming trunks!We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

ZIP! SNAP! BOOM! There are plenty more rowdy words like this as Tim and Sam learn the meaning of the word ‘onomatopoeia’ in another fascinating challenge of Brain Train. Afterwards, there are hoots and cowboy boots in What’s That Racket? But first, to help her find today’s cheeky challenges, Sam has invited a rather precious pooch…Fact: Why are there 100 folds in a chef's tall white hat?Answer: Each fold represents a different way to cook an egg.We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

What do the music genres nu metal, polka and bubblegum pop have in common? That’s right; they’re the types of music that Tim and Sam must compare as they identify today’s ditty in Name That Tune. After the pair’s musical musings, a mysterious location is in desperate need of being recognised in another game of Where in the World? Your first clue? A palace!Joke: What do you call a sleeping male cow?Answer: A bulldozer!We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast

Tim visits the bucket today with the help of his special toboggan - or, ‘TIM-oggan’ as he says. Welcoming Tim in the bucket are challenges like Wrong Answers Only where Sam is convinced the most scrumptious ingredient in a salad is a peppered aeroplane. Seasoned transport aside, Tim reads a story riddled with numbers in Even Odder where Sam must shout ‘ODDY ODDY ODDY’ each time she spots an odd number.Fact: Which household task do some people do while rock climbing and surfing?Answer: Extreme ironing.We hope your little one is enjoying these weekly tasters from the Today with tonies podcast. To get access to the latest, daily episodes, go to tonies.com/podcast