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The Past and The Curious
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 Sp...
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Listen to The Past and The Curious, a Kids & family podcast by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids. Stream 144 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Animals: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, Vic the Cat, and Mungo the Squirrel
The Second volume of Important Animals From History, from an upcoming book by Mick Sullivan.
Hidden and Lost
The Amber Room was a feat of artistic ability (and a lot of money) but after WWII it has disappeared entirely. Have you seen it? After that...
Important Animals in History Vol. 1
The first release teasing Mick's upcoming book! This episode features three animals of note: Clara the Rhino, Mozart's Starling, and a whale...
Life Savers
Carolin Hampton needed to pioneer rubber gloves int he operating room after Joseph Lister's big ideas. Richard Etheridge was the first Black...
Peanut Butter and Jelly
You might be surprised to learn the history of the iconic sandwich and all of the ingredients that go into the recipe. First published in 19...
Misers
Two misers for the price of one! Charles Dickens created the world-famous character Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1840s, but he may have been insp...
Art Spies and Underwater Toilets
Two fascinating stories from World War II. One is about Rose Valland, a French woman who worked as a spy in Nazi-occupied Paris. Her bravery...
Moving Water
The Erie Canal and The Chicago River were two of the most impressive engineering feats in history. For the 200th Anniversary of the opening...
Kids Listen Big Emotions
We're a part of Big Emotions this week! We’re feeling all squishy this week, as we dive into two of the strongest emotions of all. Love is p...
Halloween Special: Twain's Ouija Novel
Did a no-longer-living Mark Twain send a novel from the great beyond with a Ouija Board? Find out about the real story with help from our pa...
Very Hairy
Episode 110! Peter the Great, The Hairy Eagle and more! Did I decide on an episode about Peter the Great just so I could say 6-7 a few times...
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. Parke...
Lost Bones
Composer Joseph Haydn is buried with two skulls. You'll never believe why (hint: it has to do with phrenology). Meanwhile Thomas Paine's bon...
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, Juli...
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 Gray,...
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 both...
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 to...
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 Ameri...
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