Welcome to Students Incorporated, a podcast exploring the topics of business, education,
technology and design.
I'm your host, Mr. Jason.
Join me weekly as my team and I produce content that's informative, positive, fun and uplifting.
Episodes include student conversations, interviews with thought leaders and inspirational stories
with an international flavor.
This podcast is created and produced with the help of students from the International
Community School of Bangkok.
In today's episode, we're mixing things up a bit.
I'm joined by a special guest co-host, Mr. Stephen, head of our schools.
Mr. Stephen and I will be hosting our very own podcast season two team, all five of them
for this episode.
And we're going to have some fun.
Before we get into our main segments for this episode, let's hear our quote of the day and
get some headline news.
Mr. Stephen.
Pleasure to be on the show, Jason.
Okay, our quote of the day comes from Linda Barr.
She said, expect the unexpected and whenever possible, be the unexpected.
This quote urges us to embrace uncertainty, live courageously and create our own destiny.
Serves as a reminder that life is full of surprises and by embracing them and being
the unexpected, we can unlock our true potential and leave a lasting impact on the world.
And now onto some headline news related to the topic of game shows.
On to you, Mr. Jason.
Okay, our first game show news piece is about Jeopardy!
You know that game designed for real smart people who answer a question by asking a question?
Anyway, did you know that the previous host, Alex Trebek, hosted around 8,200 episodes?
He was host of Jeopardy! for 37 years before his death in 2020 at the age of 80.
Alex Trebek made it into the Guinness World Record Book for hosting the most episodes
of a single game show.
Mr. Stephen, I'll take the next news story for 200.
Good one, Mr. Jason.
And speaking of breaking records, Wheel of Fortune is another popular game show that
has broken some records.
Wheel of Fortune was created in 1975 by Merv Griffin and has since produced over 7,000
episodes.
Pat Sajak and Vanna White, the famous on-screen duo, have appeared on the nighttime version
of the show since 1983.
In 2018, Pat Sajak became the longest running host of any game show.
And just this year, Sajak announced his plans to retire after the 41st season.
Wheel of Fortune is the longest running syndicated game show in the United States and international
adaptations in 60 countries have helped create a worldwide following.
And now onto our next and final news story.
Mr. Jason, over to you.
Our final game show news comes out of Japan.
Japan is known to produce some of the weirdest and most wild game shows in the world.
For example, one of its weirdest and most popular game shows is called Takashi's Castle.
Players are supposed to storm the castle and take out the count, played by real-life director
Takashi Kitano.
The participants have to navigate daunting challenges and ridiculous obstacles along
the way.
Most participants end up in the muddy water below.
This show inspired other famous game show spinoffs like Wipeout and American Ninja Warrior.
Takashi's Castle was such a hit among international audiences that it was shown on a US television
network under the name MXC.
But because most Americans don't understand Japanese, it was dubbed over with mostly humorous
parody.
And that ends our headline game show news.
Speaking of game shows, Mr. Steven, could you describe what we'll be doing in our first
segment of this episode?
You bet.
For our first segment, we'll be playing a game called What Do You Get When?
Dot, dot, dot.
A unique and engaging game show concept that challenges contestants' knowledge and creativity.
Our contestants for this first segment are three of the five podcast season two team
members.
It's time to turn the tables on them and put them in the host seat.
Now to make it fair, they were informed they would be playing a game, but they don't know
how much past that.
Mr. Steven and I will be asking you ten questions.
You will need to choose the correct answer.
It's like a multiple choice quiz.
You may consult with each other, but you must give us an answer within 20 seconds before
the timer goes off.
Otherwise, you forfeit that question.
As soon as we ask you the question, we'll say go, at which time we'll start the timer.
You need to get at least five correct out of ten in order to get the prize.
Any questions?
We have five.
Okay, Mr. Steven, go ahead and start us with our first question.
Your first question is, what do you get when you add ice to boiling water?
A. Lukewarm water.
B. Ice water.
C. Steam.
D. Cold boiling water.
Ready go.
What's your final answer?
Our final answer is lukewarm.
Oh, that's the time.
Your final answer was incorrect.
Steam is the correct answer.
Alright, question number two is, what do you get when you mix blue paint and yellow paint?
A. Green paint, B. Orange paint, C. Purple paint, or D. Brown paint.
Ready set go.
Green paint.
Is that your final answer?
Yeah, it's A. That is correct.
You get a point for that one.
Good job.
Mr. Steven, you have the next question.
Question number three is, what do you get when you combine vinegar and baking soda?
A. Salt, B. A flavorful mixture, C. An erupting foam, or D. A solid mass.
Erupting foam.
You are correct.
Very good.
Alright, on to question number four, Mr. Jason.
That's pretty quick.
Alright, maybe I should reset the timer to 10 seconds.
Alright, feel free to talk out loud so the audience can hear your thinking, okay?
Alright, question number four is, what do you get when you multiply two negative numbers?
A. A positive number, B. A negative number, C. Zero, or D. An imaginary number.
Alright, ready, set, go.
What do you think?
Positive.
Definitely positive.
Positive number, that is correct.
Good job.
These are way too easy.
Wow, we're so good.
Alright, on to question number five, Mr. Steven.
Okay, ready?
What do you get when you put a candle in a freezer?
A. Frozen flame, that's A. B. A melted candle, C. A hardened candle, D. An unlit candle.
Which one?
We have 20 seconds or 10 to discuss.
I think a hardened candle because the question is asking what happens to the candle, right?
So if we put it in the freezer, wouldn't that be?
10 seconds left.
10 seconds.
Wait, if I go, our final answer is C.
You sure?
Yeah.
You are correct.
Yay!
Good job!
You are at the athlete point now, well done.
Alright, question number six is, are you ready?
What do you get when you add a prefix to a word?
A. The same word, B. A misspelled word, C. A new word, or D. A longer word.
Ready, go.
Does the safe ending for you, best?
You're like, oh, free, someday first.
Like, not every word can has fuel.
Is it a new word?
Like, a longer word.
9, 8 seconds left.
I don't know.
D. Okay, D. D is our final answer.
D is incorrect.
Correct answer is a new word.
A new word.
That's close though.
It was close.
Okay, on to our next question, which is our seventh question.
You may want to talk to your English teacher about what a prefix is.
Alright, question seven.
What do you get when you press the play and pause buttons at the same time?
A. A broken device, B. A rewind, C. Nothing happens, or D. Fast forward.
I think nothing happens.
Nothing happens, yeah.
We think nothing happens.
You sure?
Yes.
Nothing happens.
That's C, correct?
You are correct.
Yeah.
Good job.
Five points.
Next question.
Next question you will want a calculator for, so let me pause here and go ahead and grab
a calculator.
Just a simple calculator is fine.
Okay, are you ready?
Get the calculator up there.
Okay.
Alright, question number eight is, what do you get when you subtract the number of hours
in a week from the number of days in a year?
A. 179, B. 197, C. 168, or D. 186.
Ready, go.
So, what's this A?
365 by 168.
197?
And you are correct.
Good job with your math.
Yeah, I know.
Good job, yeah.
I know.
Alright, we're on to question nine.
Alright.
Question number nine.
What do you get when you drop a Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke?
A. A sweet drink, B. A flat soda, C. An erupting geyser, D. A colorful liquid.
We believe.
What do you mean?
Number C.
Number C?
Letter C?
Yeah.
Got it.
An erupting geyser?
Yeah.
You are correct.
Alright, we're on to the tenth question coming up.
This is your tenth and final question.
It is, what do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire?
A. A cold bite, B. Frostbite, C. A snowpire, or D. A vamp man.
Ready, go.
Frostbite.
So, frostbite is your final answer?
That is correct.
Ready, go.
Oh wait, Mr. Steven, it looks like there's a bonus question, and if they get the bonus
question right, they are guaranteed to win either way.
So Mr. Steven, could you read the bonus question?
They don't get this one, right?
What do you get when you cross a computer with a burger?
A. A digital meal, B. A computer with extra fries, C. A big Macintosh, or D. A bite-sized
snack.
Okay, let's go with D. You're saying a bite-sized snack?
Yep.
Okay, that is incorrect.
Alright, the correct answer was C, a big Macintosh.
Okay, a big Mac.
Mac.
Oh man, alright Mr. Jason, what's the score here?
Alright, let me check with my score keepers, just a moment.
Eight out of ten, you guys got eight out of ten?
Alright, so you guys got eight out of ten.
Congratulations, each of you has won a gift card to Simple Coffee, the sponsors of this
segment's game show.
So thank you very much, and we'll be right back after a PSA.
We know that the holiday season is upon us, so here are some upcoming Christmas concerts.
The ICS Advanced Band and the High School Concert Band will perform at 5.30pm on Tuesday,
December 12th.
The Beginning Band, Intermediate Band, and Choir will perform at 5.30pm on Wednesday,
December 13th.
Both concerts should be over by 7.30pm.
If you are in the mood for some Christmas music, please come and support our student
musicians.
See you there.
Oh, by the way, it's almost finals week.
Make sure you are studying and getting enough sleep.
Good luck!
Okay, we are back with our second segment.
In this segment, we are joined by the other two members of our podcast season two team,
Patience and Premi.
For this segment, we will play another game called Would You Rather?
Would You Rather is a game show that presents contestants with intriguing and often difficult
choices.
Mr. Steven and I will ask Premi and Patience ten Would You Rather questions.
There are no right or wrong answers to these questions.
However, if Patience and Premi each choose the same answer for a question, then they
get a point.
And, 5 out of 10 points wins you each a gift card from our sponsor, Simple Coffee.
You each have a paper and pen so you can quickly write down your answer.
Alright, are you guys ready?
Yes, we are!
Alright Mr. Steven, can you start us off with our first question?
Yes, here we go.
Your first question tests your preference for freedom and exploration versus privacy
and stealth.
Your question is, would you rather have the ability to fly or to be invisible?
Show us your answer.
Do you want to share it?
No, I chose fly.
What did you choose?
Fly!
You got it correct.
Very good.
Alright, over to you Mr. Jason.
Alright your next question challenges you to choose between active digital interaction
and passive entertainment mediums.
Your question is, would you rather never use social media again or never watch another
movie or TV show again?
Ready, go, write down your answer.
Premi's taking a little bit longer on this one.
This is hard.
Alright, show us your answers.
What did you choose?
Social media!
Really?
Premi?
TV show.
Oh, no point for that one, no point for that one.
Okay, here's our next question by Mr. Steven.
Oh Premi, you learned a lot of value there.
Okay, question number three.
Your next question contrasts the appeal of literally communicating with nature versus
the ability to connect with every human culture.
Your question is, would you rather be able to talk to animals or speak all foreign languages?
Good question.
Got it?
Yes.
Okay, Premi, what do you got?
Speak all foreign languages?
Yes.
Ah, you got it correct.
Well done guys.
Your next question forces a choice between modern digital connectivity and physical comfort.
Your question is, would you rather live without the internet or live without AC and heating?
Wow, okay.
Write down your answer, let's see.
Live without the internet or live without aircon or heating?
Okay, question.
Can we live somewhere else other than Thailand?
Can we move places?
Sure.
Live without the internet or live without aircon and or heating?
Alright, what's your answers?
Go ahead, patience.
What'd you?
Internet.
What'd you choose Premi?
Without internet.
I would live without internet so I can have AC.
Premi, oh.
And Premi would.
Internet cuts you off.
Alright, they don't get a point for that.
They choose the opposite one.
Alright, on to our next question, Mr. Steven.
You better get the right one.
Alright, your next question challenges you to value your past experiences versus future
potential experiences, right?
Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones?
Oh, this is sad.
Okay, this is a tough question.
Lose all your old memories or never be able to make new ones?
Question.
Sure.
So, if we...
You're trying to find ways to create.
I am.
I'm trying to find the best option here.
Okay, say we lose all new memories.
What about...
No, say we lose all old memories.
Are the people who are in the memories are so...
Can we make new memories with them or are they just gone from our...
With which option?
If you forget the past?
Yeah, yeah.
If I forget.
Yeah, you can still be making...
But then we won't.
No.
That's sad.
So, a choice was again.
Lose your old memories or never make new ones?
Never be able to make new ones?
This is exactly what we're doing in Siderant.
We're learning about memory.
Really?
We're looking at a case study.
Okay.
Oh, you want...
Wow.
You got to talk to Miss Julie about this.
Pose her the question.
This is so tricky.
I'm thinking of the benefits of each one and the present.
Okay.
Which one means more to you, right?
That's what it's all about.
All right, you got your answer?
Yes.
All right, so what do you got, Patience?
I would never make new memories again.
All right, no new ones.
What did you say, Premi?
Forget new...
Yeah, so no new memories.
Oh, no new memories.
Okay, got it.
You got it correct.
All right.
Well done.
How many points do they have?
Three points they got.
All right.
All right, you got three points so far, which is good.
You're tracking well.
Your next question compares the romantic notion of maritime adventure against the allure of
space exploration.
Your question is, would you rather spend a year at sea on a boat or a year in space on
a space station?
Premi wrote hers down.
Just a year, just one year on a boat or one year in a space station.
Is it like a really nice boat?
I love that.
It's not a cruise ship.
It's a boat.
Like a ship.
It doesn't have to be that.
You'll survive.
Yeah, you'll survive.
But you're going to spend it on a boat in the middle of the ocean or you're going to
spend it up in space above the earth.
Don't you grow older if you're going to be...
Yeah, yeah, that's...
Premi, did you write yours down?
Okay, Patience, did you write yours down?
This is a...
Okay.
They're very thought provoking.
Okay, so Patience, what's your answer?
Boat.
Premi, what did you put?
Oh, no points.
I have my reasoning.
I am seasick.
So that's just a no.
Okay, that makes sense.
All right, moving on to our next question, Mr. Steven.
Your next question forces a choice between two minor but chronic physical annoyances.
Would you rather always feel like you're about to sneeze or have they hiccups for the rest
of your life?
These are tough decisions, Mr. Jason.
You can't prevent them at all.
You can't make them...
Even if it's a medical condition, you can't go to the hospital for them to stop it or
is it just continuously for the rest of your life?
It's continuous.
You're about to sneeze or have the hiccups.
All right.
Are you ready?
Comfortable in quotes.
You got it, Patience?
Yes.
What do you got?
I would rather sneeze.
Oh my God.
No.
What do you got?
Really?
I said hiccups.
Oh man.
This is great.
I feel like if we sneeze, then you're always trying to say something, but then you can't
say it because you want to sneeze.
But hiccups, then you get interrupted while saying it.
I like the feeling of tickle.
Okay.
I have allergies.
I do not think that...
Well, this is good.
We need discussion here.
We need to get warm.
We still have...
Yeah, we...
You still have more to go.
Don't you worry.
Okay.
All right.
Your next question explores the preferences for different extreme environments.
Here's a question.
Would you rather live in a giant desert or a giant rainforest?
Go.
All right.
Patience, what did you write down?
Rainforest.
We got the same thing.
There we go.
You get one point.
Congratulations.
Good job.
Okay.
Mr. Steven has the next question.
Your next question explores your preference for elements associated with power, passion,
calmness and adaptability.
Would you rather be able to control fire or water?
You've seen a lot of superhero shows, I'm sure.
You guys got it?
Melanie, you got it?
Yes.
Melanie, what do you got?
Water.
Me too.
Yeah.
Free, why would it burn every year?
Water would be more useful, right?
Yeah.
That's good.
You guys are on a roll.
Good job.
Next question.
Your next question tests the appeal of anonymous altruism against recognized malice.
Your question is, would you rather be an unknown superhero or a famous villain?
We're going to kind of see down deep in your heart right now.
All right, Premi, I saw you right first.
Go ahead, Premi.
What do you have?
Unknown superhero.
Patience?
Yeah, me too.
Oh, congratulations.
You have another point.
Good job.
Okay.
On to Mr. Steven for our next question.
Believe this is the last question.
Your next question weighs the ability to undo verbal mistakes against the power to briefly
reverse time.
Would you rather be able to, this is a bonus question, would you rather be able to erase
anything you say from others' memories or rewind time for 10 seconds once a day?
So erase anything you say from others' memories or rewind time for 10 seconds once a day?
This can be from like any time.
It looks like it.
What do you say, patience?
I said I would erase everything I say to tell you because like...
Okay, what do you say, Premi?
I said rewind time by 10 seconds.
Okay.
I feel like so many things or so many bad things can be prevented if we just go back
in time by 10 seconds.
I feel like words, I'll just have to be so much more careful with what I say.
I feel like 10 seconds of rewind can help a lot of people.
Well, does that include just you or is it everything?
The whole world.
With the rewind time?
You can rewind time for 10 seconds once a day.
Oh, so like, oh, would this affect the whole world?
It may.
It sure...
I mean, if you think about the back to the future when you type the continuum...
We're taking this very seriously.
Yes, the flash is...
Good job.
I'm not doing someone wrong, but I think how many points?
You guys just squeaked by.
You got six points.
Good job.
Even with that bonus, even though you missed the bonus one, you did get six points.
All right.
And with that final bonus question, we are out of time.
Thank you to our podcast team for taking the hot seat for this episode.
And thank you to Steven for helping me host another fun and dynamic game show podcast
episode.
You can come on more often.
As we end this episode, I'd like to go back to our quote of the day.
Expect the unexpected and whenever possible, be the unexpected.
This reminds us to embrace uncertainty and live every day courageously.
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