Today Doctor Apocalypso is waiting for the bus . . . and waiting, and waiting, and WAITING! And worse than that, she’s bored, bored, BORED! She left her phone at home, plus she forgot to bring a book and the bus won’t be here for twenty endless minutes! Fortunately, Conductor Scotty and the Brain Train show up in her imagination just in time. And by using the power of her mind, Doc can do anything! From catching wild bananabeasts to watching stunt shows to just hanging out with old friends, Doc’s imagination is a ticket to ride!Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/), YOU TUBE (https://www.youtube.com/@howwereyoukind)

Hey everybody! It’s me, Count Vacula, bringing you a brand-new No Filter with Count Vacula. Today I get to introduce you to the very creative Kayte Sabicer! Kayte is an artist, and she has one of the greatest jobs I ever heard of—building miniatures for special effects in movies! Miniatures are very little models of very big things like buildings and spaceships. She gets to build and paint and use her imagination every day! She’s worked on movies like Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Dark Knight Rises, and Hugo, and Pirates of the Caribbean, plus tons of TV shows and commercials! I’m really happy I got to meet Kayte, and I think you’ll like her, too!Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/), YOU TUBE (https://www.youtube.com/@howwereyoukind)

Greetings, listeners. Once again it is I, Gruncle Vaxie. Today we will discuss how to tell what your grown-up is feeling. Yes, I know. You are surprised. But it is true—grown-ups have feelings, just like regular people! And just as it is important to practice empathy with regular people, it is also important to practice empathy with your grown-ups.  It can be quite difficult to tell what your grown-up is feeling. They are often very busy and distracted by adult concerns like tax returns, performance reviews, and adequate flossing. But today we will learn some tips for assessing the emotional state of your grown-up and whether they might need a hug.And remember, you can always simply ask your grown-up how they are feeling and if they would like a hug. You may practice with me now. Thank you for asking. Yes, Gruncle Vaxie has many deep feelings. And yes, he would like a hug.That was very kind of you. And although the universe remains a bewildering kaleidoscope of conflicting demands, I feel much better now.Your friend,Gruncle VaxieGet more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/), YOU TUBE (https://www.youtube.com/@howwereyoukind)

The Imagine Neighborhood just turned three this week, so we know how exciting birthdays can be! It reminds us of the time Princess Donnasaurus decided she couldn't wait another whole year for hers, and decreed that EVERY day would be her birthday!It seemed like a good idea at first, but it turns out that partying every day is exhausting, cake and ice cream aren't all that nutritious, and special days aren't so special when they never end. Luckily, Scotty was on hand to help PD learn patience, and that some things are worth waiting for!Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/)

It's our birthday! The Imagine Neighborhood launched on this day in 2020, and now we have 5 seasons, 145 episodes, and over 1.3M downloads, all thanks to YOU!To celebrate we're sharing a brand-new remaster of our first-ever episode, "Count Vacula Feels Afraid." It's the story about the time he babysitter was coming over, and Vac was having some big feelings called separation anxiety. But with a little encouragement, Vac was able to share his feelings with me—and together we learned that talking about the things that matter with the people that matter most can help you feel better about almost anything!Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/)

Adjusting to new things can be challenging. Just ask Princess Donnasaurus—she’s about to become a big sister, and that means lots of change! And although she’s really excited, she’s also feeling uncertain. She’s learning that a new sibling means sharing her toys and her room, and not making too much noise—plus it turns out that you can’t even yeet a baby! Not ever!And although PD has a handbook to help her learn what to do, it feels like the baby dinosaur is growing too fast to keep up with. Even with Scotty’s help, everything’s going wrong! Furniture is smashing, paintings are falling, and there’s Jell-O EVERYwhere.So come join us at the (slightly crowded) castle, where we’ll meet the Neighborhood’s newest royal reptile, get better at adjusting to change, and find out that babies are just like anybody else—what they need most of all is kindness!Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/)

This week on No Filter with Count Vacula, Vac gets to introduce you to a very cool new friend named Jonathan Knowles (https://express.adobe.com/page/pzJJKDlMBlfNF/). He’s an explorer and a scientist who studies animals and the ocean and the climate and outer space and technology and even robots like Vac. But the thing that interests Jonathan the most is helping make everybody’s future the very best it can be! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/)

Here in The Imagine Neighborhood, we love questions! We love to ask them, because that’s how we learn about things, and we love to answer them because that’s how we help other people learn about things. This week, Vac and Scotty are answering questions from listeners like you, and they’re great!  A big thank you to Elyza, Levi, Maggie, Mara, Robin, Rosemary, Theo, and all of Mrs. Darley’s first-grade class for writing in to us—that was very kind of you! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/)

On today’s No Filter with Count Vacula you'll meet YA author Rachel Litfin. Rachel started writing her very first story when she was only 13 years old, and now it’s her grown-up job. How great is that?! She and Vac talked about how stories help us to learn about our own feelings, and how they can also teach us that everybody else has big feelings, too. We really liked getting to know Rachel and we think you’re going to like her too! Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us!TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/) 

When Empress Bawkarella of the planet Cluckatron catches a lift in the Mach Billion, everything goes great—until the gang runs into a field of dangerous EGGsteroids! And with Scotty out doing a squeegee spacewalk to wipe off the windshield, it’s up to Macho and Bawkarella to navigate the ship to safety. But she doesn’t speak English and Macho doesn’t speak Bawkish! If someone doesn’t speak your language, and you don’t speak theirs, can you still find a way to communicate and make friends? That's the big question in today’s episode, "Macho's Eggcellent Adventure"!  Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)Friend and follow us! (https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/)TWITTER (https://twitter.com/HowWereYouKind), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/theimagineneighborhood/), INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/theimagineneighborhood/)