Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
A fairy tale podcast for kids about real life extraordinary women from all over the world. Based on the bestselling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, each episode explores the lives of women from the books, encouraging young listeners to ask questions and explore their interests.
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Get to Know Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell is a singer-songwriter, playwright, and the creator of Hadestown — the Broadway musical that has won eight Tony Awards and is now the 4...
Ani DiFranco: Strumming to the Beat of Her Own Guitar
Musician and activist Ani DiFranco started her own record label at 19, refusing to let others control her art. She built a career on her own terms, cr...
Sophia Wilson is BACK & UCONN amazes
Undefeated seasons and sold out games, welcome to a new week of The Weekly Sports Show! Pepper dives into all of the action from the women’s basketbal...
Get to Know Ani DiFranco
Get to know Ani DiFranco, who narrated the story of Gloria Steinem. Ani is a singer, songwriter and label-owner who has made it her mission to make th...
Gloria Steinem Read By Ani DiFranco
From her solo trips through India to her tireless work for women everywhere, Gloria Steinem is a rebel in the truest way! In this episode the amazing...
Women’s History Month, NWSL Kits & Sinkholes?
What’s up Rebels! Welcome to a new episode of The Weekly Sports Show! Pepper Persley is back with a packed episode to kick off Women’s History Month....
Get to Know Beth Evans
Get to know Frida Kahlo with Beth Evans, Youth and Family Programs Coordinator for the National Portrait Gallery at Smithsonian Institution. Beth tell...
Frida Kahlo Takes a Picture
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who made self-portraits of herself, sometimes with her pet monkey. We are going to visit her in her home, called the...
Arrivederci to the Winter Olympics
In this week’s episode, we say goodbye to the Winter Olympics as Team USA turns the page to the Paralympics and LA28! Pepper Persley chats Hilary Knig...
Get to Know Lindsey "Crazy Aunt Lindsey" Murphy
In this Get to Know we chat with Lindsey Murphy, the creator and host of the hit STEM web series The Fab Lab with Crazy Aunt Lindsey. From DIY project...
Get to Know Lexie Brown
Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball star and WNBA champion Lexie Brown joins Pepper Persley for a powerful Get to Know about earning her first contract,...
Alice Ball: The Master Chemist
Alice Ball had always wanted to help ease pain. In time, she became a brilliant chemist and the first woman and African American to earn a master’s in...
From Podiums to Proposals
Host Pepper Persley is back with another Weekly Sports Show! We talk engagement rings & Olympic rings, Black athlete sisterhood, and get a much needed...
Kristi Leskinen: Creating Space for Women on the Slopes
Kristi is a pioneer in freestyle skiing and a champion for women in sports. Starting when few women were involved, she worked hard to grow the sport g...
Powerful Pairs Story Bundle
Explore four different stories about Rebel Girls who followed their passions. And they did it with their moms! Hear the stories of Beyoncé Knowles and...
Big Opening Ceremony Energy & Alt-girl Fashion
This week on the Weekly Sports Show, Pepper dives into the big Met Gala energy at the Opening Ceremony and Rebel of the Week Alysa Liu’s serious figur...
Get to Know Jay Shalé
Award-winning, self-taught DJ Jay Shalé shares her journey from learning music as a kid in Germany to creating the energy for massive sports crowds in...
Maya Angelou: Maya's First Job
Maya Angelou was a poet who used her words to inspire hope and courage. But before that, she was a young girl who dreamed of being a streetcar conduct...
Introducing the Rebel Girls Weekly Sports Show!
Hey Rebels! Get ready for your new weekly obsession, where sports, fashion, and pop culture meet the group chat. Find out what sea creature Naomi Osak...
Get to Know Mathilde Gremaud
Olympic freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud shares how she learns big tricks, handles pressure, and focuses on what she can control. She talks mindset, c...
Katherine Johnson: The Moonshot Mathematician
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician whose calculations helped send astronauts to the moon. Despite facing racism and sexism, she broke barriers at N...
Get to Know Anna Leigh Waters
World’s No. 1 pickleball player Anna Leigh Waters shares how trusting her own game helped her rise to the top. She talks mindset, training, and what i...
Get to know Laurene Powell Jobs
Get to know Laurene Powell-Jobs who read the story of Tereza Lee. Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and president of Emerson Collective. Emerson’s missio...
Tereza Lee: Dreamers In Action
Often described as the “original DREAMer,” Tereza Lee is an activist and musician who bravely stepped out of the shadows to share her story as a young...
Get to Know DJ Switch Ghana
Meet Erica Tandoh, aka DJ Switch Ghana: a creative force from Ghana, West Africa, who uses music to express herself and speak up for what she believes...
Get to Know Tatiana Calderón
We sat down with pro race car driver Tatiana Calderón to talk speed, discipline, and speaking up when something doesn’t work.
Tatiana is...
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone used her piano playing, brilliant songwriting, and one-of-a-kind voice to inspire audiences, challenge injustice, and create music that be...
Get to know GiaNina Paolantonio
Dancer, singer, and choreographer GiaNina Paolantonio shares what it takes to own the stage—and stay true to yourself. Plus: her best advice for dance...
Sutton Foster Read by GiaNina Paolantonio
With tap shoes on her feet and courage in her heart, Sutton Foster danced from her living room to the stages of Broadway. Using her signature humor an...
Get to Know Refilwe Ledwaba
Meet Refilwe Ledwaba, a helicopter and fixed-wing pilot, a flight instructor, and an advocate for women's rights, who made history by becoming the fir...
SOUNDSCAPE BONUS! Sensational Symphony
Are you ready for a relaxing night of music? The Rebel Girls Symphony Hall holds concerts for everyone. Our talented orchestra plays all kinds of beau...
Madam C.J. Walker Read by Poorna Jagannathan
Once upon a time, there was an inventor and entrepreneur named Madam C.J. Walker. She was the child of slaves, the first in her family to be born free...
Get to Know Celeste Bell
Meet Celeste Bell, a filmmaker and a writer, and who has recently been working on a book and film project about her late mother, Poly Styrene. The boo...
Poly Styrene Read by Celeste Bell
Poly Styrene, otherwise known as Marianne Joan Elliott-Said was a British musician, a poet, singer-songwriter, and a pioneer in punk music. She is the...
Get to Know Tara Kirk Sell
Meet Olympic swimmer and public health researcher Tara Kirk Sell. From breaking the 2004 world record in the 100 meter breaststroke to researching pub...
Katie Ledecky: Breaking Records and Swimming to the Top
Katie Ledecky dove headfirst into swimming at just six years old. Today, she is now the most decorated woman swimmer in Olympic history. From winning...
Get to Know Chef Rachel Gurjar
Chef and food writer Rachel Gurjar shares how she went from Mumbai to culinary school, test kitchens, and Rebel Girls Make Dessert, mixing memory, cre...
SOUNDSCAPE BONUS! Sunny Little Garden
It's time to tend to our garden. We'll plant some flowers, water the plants, and turnover the soil. The birds and bugs are working alongside us to mak...
Margarete Steiff: Made with Love
With a needle, a bit of stuffing and a lot of creativity, inventor Margarete Steiff stitched one of the most beloved toys into existence: the teddy be...
Leah Williamson: Giving it Her Best Shot
Leah Williamson was determined to get to the Championships. But when a referee disqualified Leah’s penalty kick, her dreams came to a screeching halt....