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Real Cool History for Kids

Angela O'Dell

Real Cool History for Kids is a storytelling podcast that brings history to life for curious kids and families through engaging, true stories told from a Biblical worldview. Would you like to send in an audio-request for a special episode?…

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Episode 192: Benjamin Franklin and the United States Postal Service (a special episode for Taylor) 2026-11-02 · 19m
Grandma Gatewood Takes a Hike (a special episode for Mariah) 2026-10-19 · 20m
The Inspiring Story of Snowflake Bentley (a special story for Cora) 2026-10-05 · 22m
The Story of Charlemagne (a special episode for Ben) 2026-09-21 · 20m
The Story of the Flying Tigers (a special episode for Daniel) 2026-09-07 · 20m
The Faith of Susanna Wesley (a special episode for Susanna) 2026-08-24 · 17m
The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island (a special episode for Adelaide) 2026-08-10 · 18m
Isaac Cline and the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (a special episode for Ava and Myles) 2026-07-27 · 19m
The Story of the Liberty Bell (a special episode for Clara, Ellis, and Cohen) 2026-07-13 · 21m
The Real Story of Winnie-the-Pooh (a special episode for Jacob Barrett) 2026-06-29 · 18m
Mount Rushmore, the Mountain that Became a Monument (a special episode for Denmark Hettinga) 2026-06-12 · 17m
Andre the Seal – The Seal Who Always Came Home (a special episode for Esther and Emilia Lane) 2026-06-01 · 17m
The Boston Tea Party: Tea, Taxes, and Trouble (This episode is for Max Hanna!) 2026-05-18 · 21m
The Story of Louis Zamperini 2026-05-04 · 18m
Building the Panama Canal (a special episode for Emily Murrah) 2026-04-20 · 21m
The Adventures of Davy Crockett (a special episode for Gabriel Zamora) 2026-04-06 · 16m
Magawa, the HeroRat (a special episode for Anna Buckingham) 2026-03-23 · 17m
Sergeant Reckless - Faithful, One Step at a Time (a special episode for Ike Bailey) 2026-03-09 · 21m
Amy Carmichael, the Girl Who Said Yes to God (a special episode for Olivia Rikard) 2026-02-23 · 18m
Christopher Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue (a special episode for Eliza Lipps) 2026-02-09 · 16m
Special Episode: How Do Pigeons Deliver Mail? (Guest: Eryn Lynum from Nat Theo Podcast Show) 2026-02-02 · 24m
The Leeeeeaaaning Tower of Pisa (a special episode for Monty Goeller) 2026-01-26 · 14m
The Story of John Bunyan (a special episode for Ezra Scholtz) 2026-01-12 · 16m
Sunken Ships of Lake Superior (a special episode for Warren Shea) 2025-12-29 · 16m
The Amazing Story of Cher Ami (a special episode for Alexi de Coup-crank) 2025-12-15 · 16m
Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox (a special episode for Cassandra Hayes) 2025-12-01 · 14m
The Great Lipizzaner Horse Rescue (a special episode for Eloise Grattan) 2025-11-17 · 19m
The Great Locomotive Chase (a special episode for Walter Vetterick) 2025-11-03 · 16m
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 (a special episode for Eden and Griffin Tanis) 2025-10-20 · 16m
Charles Schulz and the Peanut Gang (a special episode for Liam Martin) 2025-10-06 · 16m
Charlie Kirk ~ Making Heaven Crowded 2025-09-22 · 22m
The True Story of the von Trapp Family (a special episode for Rosalie Cody) 2025-09-08 · 16m
Winston Churchill's Extraordinary Life (Pearl and Eleanor Spranger) 2025-08-25 · 16m
Karl Marx and his Incredibly Bad Ideas (a special episode for Jude Speer) 2025-08-11 · 16m
The Sad Story of Bonnie and Clyde (a special episode for Judah Leffers) 2025-07-28 · 14m
The Story of Togo & Balto (a special episode for Zack, Owen, and Gabriel) 2025-07-14 · 15m
The Story of the Fourth of July (a special episode for all of my listeners!) 2025-06-30 · 19m
The Lost Colony of Roanoke (a special episode for Brownin Hariel) 2025-06-16 · 15m
The Daring Doolittle Raid (a special episode for Spruce Myers) 2025-06-02 · 15m
Phillis Wheatley Poet (a special episode for Adele Beezhold) 2025-05-19 · 14m
The Story of Pompeii (a special episode for Hannah Joy Wade) 2025-05-05 · 15m
The Story of King Tutankhamun (a special episode for Olivia Giesbrecht) 2025-04-21 · 18m
The Story of Bethany Hamilton (a special episode for Heidi Wambolt) 2025-04-07 · 16m
The Adventures of Kit Carson (a special episode for Thaddeus Cain) 2025-03-24 · 16m
Dolley Madison Saves a Painting (a special episode for Elsie Rabideau) 2025-03-10 · 15m
The Story of the Great Chicago Fire (a special episode for Josiah Dekuiper) 2025-02-24 · 15m
The Story of the Star Spangled Banner (a special episode for Nate & Nick Wright) 2025-02-10 · 15m
Amazing Women of WW 2 (a special episode for Brooke Leffers) 2025-01-27 · 18m
The Dinosaurs of the Bible (a special episode for Luke Sego) 2025-01-13 · 20m
Ida Lewis - the Lighthouse Keeper (a special episode for Emelie Smith) 2024-12-30 · 16m
Yes, Mary Knew! (a Special Christmas Story for Isla and Zeke Sindelar) 2024-12-16 · 18m
The Oregon Trail (a special episode for Anderson Homan) 2024-12-02 · 21m
The Story of Lady Liberty (the Statue of Liberty) (A special episode for the John and Jacob Dorsey) 2024-11-18 · 20m
The Story of Oliver Cromwell (a special episode for the Beach Kids) 2024-11-04 · 16m
The Adventures of Sergeant Stubby (a special episode for Sofia Buentello) 2024-10-21 · 15m
The Great Depression (a Special Episode for Sophie Stevenson) 2024-10-07 · 19m
Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady (a special episode for Maggie Tweeten) 2024-09-23 · 17m
David Livingstone's Inspirational Life (a special episode for Elianna Green) 2024-09-09 · 18m
Brother Andrew, God's Bible Smuggler (a special episode for Seely and Manoah Baerg) 2024-08-26 · 17m
The Story of Johnny Appleseed (A special episode for Josiah Shadel) 2024-08-12 · 16m
Virginia Hall - World War 2 SPY! (a special episode for Lilly Belle Keeton) 2024-07-29 · 15m
The Faith, Hope, and Love of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot (a special episode for Jacob Gerringer) 2024-07-15 · 17m
Wild Horse Annie Saves the Mustangs (a special episode for Kenna Manley) 2024-07-01 · 19m
The Story of the Irish Potato Famine (a special episode for Gabriel Webb) 2024-06-17 · 18m
The Adventures of Marco Polo (a special episode for Mary Bai) 2024-06-03 · 17m
Queen Elizabeth II and her family (a special episode for Abbey Beaza) 2024-05-20 · 20m
The Uncommon Courage of Sergeant Alvin York (a special episode for Mary Frigaard) 2024-05-06 · 15m
Gladys Aylward's Child-like Faith (a special episode for Mila Sharratt) 2024-04-22 · 20m
The Sad Story of the Last Tsar's Family (a special episode for Eliana Claxton) 2024-04-08 · 20m
The Ridiculously Strange Story of King Henry VIII (a special episode for Lennin Burt) 2024-03-25 · 20m
The Story of Bass Reeves - the real Lone Ranger? (a special episode for Clara Kimmel) 2024-03-11 · 15m
The Story of Ruth (a Bible story) (a special episode for Lileigh Boggs) 2024-02-26 · 19m
The Story of Robin Hood (a special episode for Isaiah and Benjamin Falmagne) 2024-02-12 · 15m
Clara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield (a special episode for Eva Duer) 2024-01-29 · 16m
Stonewall Jackson and William T. Sherman (a special episode for Lucy Fancis) 2024-01-15 · 15m
Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author and Abolitionist (a special episode for Ben Richmond) 2024-01-01 · 14m
Robert E. Lee, the (real) Man Without a Country (a special episode for Emma Hurley) 2023-12-18 · 14m
Civil War Submarines and Hot Air Balloons (a special episode of ro Joey and Caleb Mueller) 2023-12-04 · 17m
Abraham Lincoln, Leader Extraordinaire (A special episode for Abram Nachtigal) 2023-11-20 · 16m
Our Divided Country - the Beginning of the Civil War (A special episode for Cora Collins) 2023-11-06 · 18m
The story of David and Goliath (a Bible story) (A special episode for Everley & Renaeley Chiveral) 2023-10-23 · 18m
The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family) 2023-10-09 · 17m
Abandoned Places - Amusement Parks (a special episode for Caleb, Jacob, and Isaac Abbott) 2023-09-25 · 16m
The True Story of Blackbeard and Other Pirates (a special episode for Easton Greter) 2023-09-11 · 18m
The Inventive Life of Benjamin Franklin (a special episode for for Armanno, Arrow and Alessio Mancini) 2023-08-28 · 17m
Young George Washington (a special episode for Wallace Kelsay) 2023-08-14 · 15m
The Story of Alexander Hamilton (a special episode for Emerson Kumakura) 2023-07-31 · 16m
Spies of the American Revolution (A special episode for Liberty Clark) 2023-07-17 · 17m
Stopping Hitler's Atomic Dreams (A special episode for Savannah, Katie, Owen, Gabriel, Rachelle, and Rick) 2023-07-03 · 15m
The Story of Ernest Shackleton (a special episode for Evan Knutowski) 2023-06-19 · 18m
The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (a special episode for Layanna Velasquez) 2023-06-05 · 18m
The Story of the Korean War (A special episode for Wyatt Adkisson) 2023-05-22 · 15m
Mount St. Helens Blows Her Top (A special episode for Joanna Stumetz) 2023-05-08 · 15m
Daniel's Courageous Identity (a Bible story) (a special 100th episode for all of my friends!) 2023-04-24 · 18m
Courageous Corrie ten Boom (a special episode for the Wade, Mora, Braddy, Bargerbos, Smith, Osborne, Helkenn, Higgins, Grimme, and Dougherty families 2023-04-10 · 18m
The Story of St. Patrick (a special episode for Montgomery DeVore and Joseph Chastain) 2023-03-27 · 16m
Esther - the Queen Who Saved Her People (a Bible story) (a special episode for Lucy Richardson and Lillian Jones) 2023-03-13 · 16m
Remember the Alamo! (A special episode for the Lega family, Deacon Clark, Juliette Holcomb, and Walter Dawkins) 2023-02-27 · 14m
The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers ( a special episode for Hudson May) 2023-02-13 · 15m
The Story of Pocahontas and Jamestown (a special episode for the Guess Kids) 2023-01-30 · 14m
Bobbie the Wonder Dog (a special episode for Bailee Wilde) 2023-01-16 · 14m
The Story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and other Heroes of the Faith (for Caleb Derrer and the Givan kids) 2023-01-02 · 18m
The King Who won the War (a Bible Story) (a special episode for James Hodges) 2022-12-19 · 16m
The Colorful History of LEGOS! (A special episode for Alex, Mia, Charlotte, and Silas) 2022-12-05 · 16m
The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving 2022-11-21 · 15m
The Incredible Story of Helen Keller (a special episode for Sophia Holewski) 2022-11-07 · 17m
My Conversation with World War 2 Veteran, Mr. Al Huff 2022-10-24 · 19m
The Ancient Chinese and their Great Wall (a special episode for Andre Nunez) 2022-10-10 · 17m
The Skiing Soldiers - the story of the 10th Mountain Division (a special episode for Adelaide Hollatz) 2022-09-26 · 18m
Cleopatra, the Last Pharaoh (a special episode for Joy Shute) 2022-09-12 · 16m
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (A special episode for McCullar Kids) 2022-08-29 · 16m
Anne's Diary (A special episode for the Hutter Sisters) 2022-08-15 · 16m
The Amazing Life of Will Rogers (A special episode for Oliver and Georgia Sherin) 2022-08-01 · 15m
The Wooden Chess Player (A special episode for Katie) 2022-07-18 · 18m
The Adventures of Lewis & Clark & Sacajawea (A special episode for Sophie Cluetier) 2022-07-04 · 17m
The Winter War (A special episode for Oscar Pena) 2022-06-20 · 15m
The History of Ninjas (A special episode for Silas and Leah Werner) 2022-06-06 · 16m
A Dangerously Sticky Situation (A special episode for Elena Syfrett) 2022-05-23 · 17m
William Wilberforce - Abolitionist Hero (a special episode for Jacques Miller!) 2022-05-09 · 14m
The Flying Scotsman - Eric Liddell (a special episode for Ezra Van Thomme) 2022-04-25 · 14m
Jesus Loves Me, This I know! (a special episode for Ellie and Rosie Werner) 2022-04-11 · 15m
The War to End all Wars (a Special Episode for Jayden Latter) 2022-03-28 · 19m
Courage On the Beaches of Normandy (a special episode for Aaron Billing) 2022-03-14 · 17m
Houston, We Have a Problem! Apollo 13 (A special episode for David Greenham!) 2022-02-28 · 17m
A Visit to an Abandoned Nazi Resort (A special episode for Sophia Carpenter) 2022-02-14 · 17m
Tromping through the Woods with Mr. Boone (A special episode for Liam Morris) 2022-01-31 · 16m
The Unsatisfied Conquerer - Alexander the Great (A special episode for Amos Hardesty) 2022-01-17 · 15m
Take Me Out to the Ballgame! (a special episode for Andrew and Ty Lilly) 2022-01-03 · 16m
No Greater Love than This - Irena Sendler (a special episode for Sienna Wiersma) 2021-12-20 · 16m
The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (a special episode for Hannah McCormick) 2021-12-06 · 20m
Superstitions and Fear: the story of the Salem Witch Trials (a special episode for the Kapple kids) 2021-11-22 · 15m
Oil and Water - Valdez Oil Spill [A special episode for the Wiley kids] 2021-11-08 · 17m
The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen [A special episode for Levi Knight] 2021-10-25 · 19m
Atomic City - the Secret of Oak Ridge [A special episode for Eli Kim] 2021-10-11 · 16m
The Girl Who Saw Visions - Joan of Arc [A special episode for Audrey Kruger] 2021-09-27 · 15m
What's In YOUR Bowl? [A special episode for James McCarthy] 2021-09-13 · 14m
One Cold Night in April - The Story of the Titanic 2021-08-30 · 16m
The Best Friend You Could Ask For - The story of "Be the best you ever." (the Gospel story)[A special episode for Owen, Zack, and Gabriel] 2021-08-16 · 17m
Flying Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease! the history of dirigibles [A special episode for Emma and Ben Rodriguez] 2021-08-02 · 17m
The War in the Jungle - The Vietnam War [A special episode for Dillon Knight] 2021-07-19 · 22m
Yo-yo, What's Up? The history of the yo-yo [A special episode for Esther Trautman] 2021-07-05 · 14m
Mission...MOON! Apollo 11 [A special episode for Ben Friend] 2021-06-21 · 20m
Civil War Outlaws [A special episode for Gabe Pratt] 2021-06-07 · 14m
Little Miss Sure Shot - Annie Oakley [A special episode for Emily Wakefield!] 2021-05-24 · 12m
Where did you go, Amelia? [A special episode for Evelyn Wakefield!] 2021-05-10 · 14m
Pride Really Does Come Before a Fall - Saddam Hussein [Special episode for Elijah Pratt] 2021-04-26 · 13m
The War in the Pacific [Special episode for Miller Stevenson] 2021-04-12 · 14m
Amazing President Stories [A Special Episode for Tacey!] 2021-03-29 · 16m
Roman Gladiators and Soldiers [A special episode for Caleb Frend!] 2021-03-15 · 17m
American Children of the Early 1900s [A special episode for Hannah Kim!] 2021-03-01 · 14m
The Day the Towers Fell [A special episode for Kyle Resa!] 2021-02-15 · 11m
Treasures in the Desert [A special episode for Maylee Haggard!] 2021-02-01 · 14m
Egyptian Pharaohs and their Piles of Rocks [A special episode for Jackie and Kristina Hutter] 2021-01-18 · 14m
A Day that Will Live in Infamy [A special episode for Evan Resa] 2021-01-04 · 14m
Episode 39: The Heroes Who Fought to Save the Art 2020-12-21 · 13m
Episode 38: The Story of the 23rd 2020-12-07 · 19m
The Enlightenment - The Door that Led to Two Paths 2020-11-23 · 19m
Episode 36: The Wild Boar in the Vineyard 2020-11-09 · 15m
Episode 35: Napoleon Goes Marching Out 2020-10-26 · 17m
Episode 34: Napoleon Came Marching In 2020-10-12 · 14m
Episode 33: Fascinating Places from World War 2 (part 2) 2020-09-28 · 11m
Episode 32: Fascinating Places from World War 2 2020-09-14 · 17m
Episode 31: The Mysterious East - Middle Ages 2020-08-31 · 17m
Episode30: Richard the Lionheart and His Little Brother 2020-08-17 · 16m
Episode 29: CRASH! There Goes the Roman Empire 2020-08-03 · 15m
Episode 28: The American Revolution from the World History Point of View 2020-07-20 · 14m
Episode 27: Happy Birthday, America! A special first anniversary episode!. 2020-07-06 · 23m
Episode 26: A Visit to Abandoned Places Part 5 2020-06-22 · 14m
Episode 25: A Visit to Abandoned Places Part 4 2020-06-08 · 14m
Episode 24: We Fought Too! 2020-05-25 · 13m
Episode 23: Do You Hear the Drums? 2020-05-11 · 16m
Episode 22: More Mysterious Ancient People 2020-04-27 · 14m
Episode 21: Mysterious Ancient People 2020-04-11 · 18m
Episode 20: A Visit to Abandoned Places Part 3 2020-03-30 · 13m
Episode 19: A Visit to Abandoned Places Part 2 2020-03-16 · 14m
Episode 18: A Visit to Abandoned Places Part 1 2020-03-02 · 13m
Episode 17: In Honor of Black History Month part 2 2020-02-17 · 20m
Episode 16: In Honor of Black History Month part 1 2020-02-03 · 17m
Episode 15: Powerful Words (Franklin and Jefferson) 2020-01-20 · 17m
Episode 14: The Story of the Acadians 2020-01-06 · 14m
Episode 13: The Song on the Airwaves 2019-12-15 · 15m
Episode 12: John's Amazing Conversion 2019-12-02 · 12m
Episode 11: Thank you, Sarah! (a Thanksgiving Story) 2019-11-18 · 12m
Episode 10: Gustave's Flying Machine 2019-11-04 · 12m
Episode 9: The Boy in the Hole (a Bible story - Joseph) 2019-10-21 · 16m
Episode 8: A Chariot and a Woman Named Moses (Harriet Tubman) 2019-10-07 · 13m
Episode 7: The King's Weird Dream (a Bible Story) 2019-09-23 · 16m
Episode 6: The Great Big Wheel 2019-09-09 · 13m
Episode 5: His Name is Mudd part 2 (a Civil War story) 2019-08-26 · 12m
Episode 4: His Name Is Mudd - part 1 (a Civil War story) 2019-08-12 · 18m
Episode 3: Why the Elephants Crossed the Brooklyn Bridge 2019-07-29 · 14m
Episode 2: Jack's Story (C.S. Lewis) 2019-07-15 · 13m
Real Cool History for Kids Episode 1 2019-07-01 · 11m
Pre-launch Connect! 2019-06-30 · 1m
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