Bunion Derby and Route 66
November of 2026 will mark the 100th Anniversary of Route 66, a highway that inspired road trips, neon signs, writers, singers, and even a m...
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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 Sp...
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War and Pigs : Danish Protest Pigs and the Pig War of 1859
It was the best of swine, it was the worst of swine. This is a much requested episode: the great Pig War that almost launched a 3rd violent...
Mary Katharine Goddard, Independence Hall, and The Declaration of Independence
Episode 119 looks at some key moment inside Indepedence Hall (and the time they almost tore it down). Likewise, we'll meet Mary Katharine Go...
Emily the Cow, Geronimo The Beaver, and the Rostocker Pfeilstorch
An escaping cow, Operation Beaver Drop, and a migration mystery solved by a bird with a spear - all on this episode of Important Animals Fro...
Lost Woods and Found Amendments
The story of the Lost 40 - an old growth forest in Minnesota that got lost for nearly a century thanks to a surveying error. We're talking l...
Animals Vol 3: Signalman Jack, Cacareco, and Pickles!
Signalman Jack was a baboon who worked in the railway in South Africa. Cacareco was a Black Rhino elected to political office in Brazil. Pic...
Past Scent (and Other Senses)
How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a...
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...