Episode 27 (with special guest: Creator of the Songs and Stories West Virginia podcast; Andrew Benson)

**Lillian** (0:04)
Hey there, Wildcats, you are officially tuned in in the latest episode of Lincoln WildCAST. We've got a wild show lined up for you from laughs and games with our friends and teachers, to lessons learned in the classroom and around the community. We've got something for everyone to enjoy.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:18)
This week, we are also joined by an extremely special guest, creator of the Songs and Stories West Virginia podcast, Andrew Benson.

**Lillian** (0:25)
Turn up the volume, Wildcats, and let's pounce on the headlines.
What really happens in Lincoln Middle School? We've got the wildest theories out there. It's time for Theories at LMS.

**Pearson** (0:39)
Have you ever seen your teacher out in public and thought, why are they out of the school? Well, we're here to tell you with Theories of LMS. I'm Pearson.

**Corbin** (0:47)
And I'm Corbin.

**Pearson** (0:48)
And today we will be talking about all the weird things going on around here.

**Corbin** (0:52)
It's so weird teachers are rarely seen outside of school, but somehow they always have everything they need for the next day.

**Pearson** (0:57)
I know. It's like they have a secret room with a bunch of furniture.

**Corbin** (1:01)
And if they live in the basement, then where is the entrance? It's like they're trying to hide it.

**Pearson** (1:04)
Maybe it's the secret room with a bunch of Bitcoin miners to fund the school.

**Corbin** (1:08)
And the reason they're so fit is because they use the old abandoned pool they sometimes talk about.

**Pearson** (1:12)
And when they order food, the Uber driver uses a slingshot to launch the food up to the second story.

**Corbin** (1:18)
And maybe they use the rollers as transportation around the school.

**Pearson** (1:22)
Anyways, that was all the time we had with Theories of LMS.

**Lillian** (1:25)
Bye. Do you think you have what it takes to outsmart a 6th grader?

**SPEAKER_2** (1:29)
This week we put Mrs. Benson to the test with our 6th grade genius, Cole Blair.

**Lillian** (1:38)
What's up, WildCast? And we're back with Are You Smarter than a 6th grader? I'm Lillian.

**Peyton** (1:42)
I'm Peyton.

**Mark** (1:42)
And I'm Mark.

**Lillian** (1:43)
Let's welcome our contestants, student Cole Blair and teacher Mrs. Benson.

**Mark** (1:48)
All right, let's jump into some English. Question one, what's another word for pavement?

**Peyton** (1:57)
Asphalt.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:59)
I was making it harder than that.

**Mark** (2:03)
Question two, in a sentence, in the sentence, we drove our new car to Florida, identify the proper noun. The answer was Florida.

**Lillian** (2:19)
Impressive. This is a close game with a score of Mrs. Benson with a score of 1 and Cole with a score of Let's see what happens in the next round, math. Question 1 Can you tell me what 57 plus 79 is?
The answer is 136 Question two, what is the median of this data set? Two, eight, three, 10 and five.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:53)
Isn't it five?

**Lillian** (2:55)
Well, if you put the numbers in order, yeah. So that, yeah, we'll give you that one.

**SPEAKER_8** (3:01)
That's what he was doing. He was trying to rearrange the minis mine to get them least degrees, which is the proper technique to do it. Good job Cole.

**Mark** (3:10)
All right, the score isn't bad so far. And it's a tie.
Cole won Mrs. Benson.

**Peyton** (3:17)
Now it's going to get a bit tricky. Okay. Trick questions. I don't know. Question one, what is so fragile that even saying its name, it breaks?
The answer was silence. Question two, which weighs more, 100 pounds of rocks or 100 pounds of feathers? Go Mrs. Benson. They weigh the same. Correct.

**Lillian** (3:42)
Correct. Okay, with the score of Cole, one, and Mrs. Benson, two, our winner is, Mrs. Benson. That's it for today, Wildcats. Thank you for joining us on Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader? We'll see you next time. Bye.
Who is the greatest of all time? We have got our team on The GOAT to break it down and fight it out.

**SPEAKER_10** (4:18)
Hi, welcome back to The GOAT with Breland, Cole and Aiden. Today we'll be debating the MVP of basketball with our guest, Will Ashcraft. Will is going to decide who has the best debate for the MVP. So Cole, who do you think your MVP is?

**Corbin** (4:30)
I think the MVP should be Shay.

**Pearson** (4:31)
I mean, he's him.

**SPEAKER_8** (4:33)
Cole, you have no ball knowledge.

**Pearson** (4:34)
The MVP should obviously be Victor Wimbanyama.

**Lillian** (4:37)
He's averaging a double-double.

**SPEAKER_10** (4:38)
This shouldn't even be a debate. The MVP should obviously be Stephen Curry.

**Mark** (4:43)
I don't know, brother. Stephen Curry hasn't been that good this year.