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Back to SearchThe Transcontinental Railroad
Episode 86
While the United States of America battled through the Civil War, it built a railroad from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California, a feat that no …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
March’s Top 20 Moments
Episode 85
Join us as we countdown the Top 20 Moments in the history of March. From birthdays of people that changed the world to events that influenced generat…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Multiple Digit Addition Strategies
Episode 84
Join me as we dive into all the different ways we can add two or three digit numbers. Young or old, it’s never too late to learn how to count on pape…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Pony Express
Episode 83
From April 1860 to October of 1861 mail was delivered from Missouri to California by young teenagers racing on horses over 10 days. They withstood th…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Dewitt Clinton and The Erie Canal
Episode 82
On July 4th 1817, the construction began on the Erie Canal, a man made waterway that stretched 363 miles from the Hudson River in Albany NY to Lake E…
5 months ago
Robert Fulton and The Steamboat
Episode 81
As people started moving west, traveling upstream on a river was very difficult. Then Robert Fulton met Robert Livingston in Paris and almost overnig…
5 months ago
The Oregon Trail
Episode 80
It was 1846 and western expansion was in full swing in the United States. The country was coming out of the Era of Good Feelings with James Monroe as…
5 months ago
The New York Mets
Episode 79
The history of the New York Mets from the beginning in 1962 to 2025. Come join me as we detail the ups and downs- mostly downs -of this amazing baseb…
5 months, 1 week ago
All About Light
Episode 78
Light as we see it from the sun is just a tiny fraction of light. Light is the electromagnetic spectrum and we use light not just to see what’s in fr…
5 months, 1 week ago
Because of the Rabbit, Book 6 Episode 2
Episode 77
Book 6, Episode 2. Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord. Come along as we read this book together and I offer commentary. This episode covers pages …
5 months, 2 weeks ago