The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
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The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
A History Podcast for Kids! Parents love us, Teachers love us, and most importantly, kids do too! History can be amazing, inspiring and relevant to anyone. We love to share the stories of Spies, funny foods, George Washington's foibles, early advancements in cartooning and ballooning and much more!...
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Handwritten
Episode 109 tells the story of Lincoln's the speech Lincoln lost before his inauguration in 1861.
Also included is the story of Ely S. P...
Lost Bones
Composer Joseph Haydn is buried with two skulls. You'll never believe why (hint: it has to do with phrenology).
Meanwhile T...
Mountains To Climb
Henriette D'angeville was the first woman to climb Mount Blanc in the Alps, despite everyone advising her not to try it.
Decades later,...
Electric Kids
Philo Farnsworth loved electricity so much he came up with a way to invent television - as a 14 year old!
Centuries beforehand Stephen G...
Good Things to Eat
This episode will make you hungry!
Rufus Estes and Chin Foin both left a big mark on food, both lived in Chicago at the same time, and bo...
One Year, Two Hoaxes
The year 1917 gave us both the birth of the Cottingly Fairies and the silly fake history known as the Bathtub Hoax.
Moving Stuff Around - Hi Jolly and Elisha Otis
A man named Hadji Ali, but known as Hi Jolly, was an important figure with the US Army's short lived Camel Corps, and his legend lives on today.
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Banneker's Clock and Pearse's Plane
Two guys who grew up on farms. Both were tinkerers.
Benjamin Banneker, a free Black American created the first striking clock built in America.<...
Oceans to Cross with Tori Murden-McClure
Episode 101 tells the story of Tori Murden-McClure's solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to her story, hear her speak with Mick on the 25t...
Animal Surprises
Episode 100, y'all! Beautiful Jim Key was born sickly and weak, but became world famous and is remembered as the smartest horse in the world. His trai...
Bone Wars and The Ghost Town Rhyolite
Our 99th Episode!
This episode features the narration talents of musician Will Oldham, also known as Bonnie Prince Billy. Will tells the story o...
A Very Special Desk - an Election Season Special Episode
The Resolute Desk is a fixture in the Oval Office. American Presidents have used it during some of the country's most pivotal moments. But what does t...
Microscopes and Telescopes
Episode 98 goes to the Netherlands. There is something remarkable about the Dutch when it comes to glass lenses and scientific tools. Maybe Hans Lippe...
I Scream for Ice Cream
Episode 97 is all about ice cream. Eat it anytime of year - it's a treat that we might take for granted today. It used to be expensive, impossible, or...
No Chill - Pioneers in Ice
Episode 96 is all about Ice - in preparation for our following episode about Ice Cream.
Boston's Frederic Tudor became the "Ice King" by taking...
International Games: Field of Cloth of Gold and Olympic Marathon
Episode 95 covers two great stories of international competition. First, The Field of Cloth and Gold was a historic summit that brought together Henry...
Park People
Minerva Hoyt was a wealthy socialite who loved to escape to the desert of California and sleep in the sand. Her hard work and dedication in convincing...
Bad Milk
Episode 93: Milk has been a lot of things through the years, but it was often poisonous, spoiled or both. Learn about how far we've come in making mil...
Donuts and Cheese
Did Captain Hanson Gregory invent the donut? Did the Lord Mayor of Nottingham get trucked by a truckle of cheese during the Nottingham Cheese Riots of...
Librarians!
Episode 91 is about Anne Carrol Moore and The Western Library!
Anne Carroll Moore is one of history's most important children's librarians, but...
The Meatshower Part Two (Electric Burgoo)
In The Meatshower Part 2 (Electric Burgoo) the saga continues. Originally we aired a segment in 2019 to coincide with Mick's book "The Meatshower: The...
What Time Is It?
Episode 89 looks into the origin of time zones in America and Daylight Saving across the globe. There's bugs, sunburns, train crashes, dropping timeba...
Forten and Frank
Episode 88 features two incredible Black Americans who were friends born in the 18th Century. James Forten (1766-1842) was a Revolutionary War Veteran...
Potatoes and Rocks
Episode 87: Potatoes and Rocks
It’s our annual end-of-year episode dedicated to toys and we have some fun with Mr. Potato Head and Pet Rocks. Fr...
Walt and Dr. Mary
Walt Whitman was inspired after hearing Ralph Waldo Emerson speak, and self-published a book of poems he would continue updating for his entire life....
Listen Now: ‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show
Cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel, he’s your new favorite snarky talk show host. Join The Grinch (and his faithful dog Max) each week as he ra...
In A Cave
Stephen Bishop was an enslaved man who became one of the most famous tour guides in the world. His unusual grave stands near Mammoth Cave National Par...
Walkin' (Part Two)
Episode 84 is more tales of walking. Meet competitive and record setting pedestrians like Robert Barclay Allardice, Ada Anderson, Edward Payson Weston...
Walkin' (Part One)
Episode 83 features the stories of two unusual men who walked a lot. One was a mysterious man in Northeastern America who spoke to nearly no one for y...
Rail Tales
Episode 82 features the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, including the famous Golden Spike. Also in this episode is the story of Joseph Kekuku,...
Obelisks: Tall and Sometimes Stinky
Episode 81: The Washington Monument is just one of many Obelisks in the world. Somehow several originals from Egypt have wound up all over the globe....
The Power of Plants
Episode 80: Fabian Garcia, changed agriculture (and people's taste) with his ground breaking New Mexico No. 9 Chile, which is the genetic ancestor of...
Stars Fell
Maria Mitchell was the first American to discover a new comet, which brought her great fame, but her career in the 1800s as a professor at Vassar Coll...
Imperfect Pitch
Melly Victor of Stoopkid Stories joins us for the story of Ella Fitzgerald's first performance at the famous Apollo Theatre. Also, we talk about the h...
Strange Place for a Steamboat
The Virginia became a major attraction when it got stuck in a cornfield, which is a place a boat does not belong. Also, The Meachums escaped slavery,...
Wright Brothers and Sister and a Smithsonian Spat
The Wright Brothers became the first to fly a controlled powered aircraft with a pilot onboard, but just a few days before, Smithsonian Secretary Jame...
Underwear Roundup with Benedict Arnold, Abram Spanel and the Playtex Space Suit
Here's two more underwear stories that aren't in the the book I See Lincoln's Underpants (which is now available!) First Benedict Arnold betrays the A...
Underwear Chronicles Fourteen: Al Capone
The last installment of The Underwear Chronicles - to celebrate the release of I See Lincoln's Underpants now available from booksellers!
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Eggs!
In the 2000s an anonymous American man found an egg worth millions. It was a Faberge Imperial Egg and it's story is fascinating. This episode traces t...
Video Games!
Episode 73: Ralph Baer fled Nazi Germany and settled in America where he eventually created the first home video game console, known as the Magnavox O...