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Mary Kom Read by Poorna Jagannathan
Season 2 Episode 1
Once upon a time, there was a girl who grew up to be the most successful boxer in India’s history. Her name was Mary Kom. Mary was an energetic child…
2 years ago
Get To Know Ann Makosinski
Season 5 Episode 31
Get to know inventor Ann Makosinki, who brought us the story of movie star Anna May Wong. Ann talks about how she became a young inventor, and how we…
2 years ago
Anna May Wong Read By Ann Makosinski
Season 5 Episode 30
Hailed as the first Asian American movie star, Anna May Wong’s groundbreaking career spanned from the silent film era to 1950s TV, when she starred i…
2 years ago
Marie Curie and Irene Joliot-Curie Read by Eve Rodsky
Season 6 Episode 12
Marie Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie were brave pioneers in science who devoted their lives to helping others. A mother-daughter team with fierce curio…
2 years, 1 month ago
Shane and Shaneyah Redstar: Singing and Having Fun
Season 8 Episode 7
Shaneyah and Shane Redstar are an Indigenous daughter-father duo from the Cree tradition who spread joy and connectivity through music.
This podcast i…
2 years, 1 month ago
Get To Know Andra Day
Season 4 Episode 15
Meet the amazing soul, jazz and R&B singer, songwriter and performer, Andra Day. Andra read us the story of the child musical prodigy who grew up to …
2 years, 1 month ago
Hazel Scott Read By Andra Day
Season 4 Episode 14
Today we meet the incredible jazz and classical pianist, Hazel Scott. Hazel was a musical prodigy as a child and started at The Juilliard School of M…
2 years, 1 month ago
Get To Know Anita Hill
Season 5 Episode 32
Get to know Anita Hill, professor and lawyer. She read us the story of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Anita tells us what Mrs. Parks’ story means to h…
2 years, 1 month ago
Rosa Parks Read By Anita Hill
Season 5 Episode 32
In December 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks made history by standing up to unjust segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, when she refused to give up her seat…
2 years, 1 month ago
Qazi and Ghazal Farooqi: Motorbike Adventures
Season 8 Episode 8
In Pakistan, most women don't ride motorbikes. But with her father Qazi's support, Ghazal Farooqi is changing the way people think about women bikers…
2 years, 1 month ago