Curious World History
Join Albert and Colleen as they find and share some of the fascinating stories from history. Curious World History is a podcast for kids and parents -- by a kid and his parent! Our goal is to make thought-provoking content for car rides and other times with family. Ditch the screens and get into an audio experience that creates conversations.
Episodes
Albert and Colleen share their recent experience on a visit to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. In Part 1, they go into the history of the battles in the Pacific Theater, and how shrimp boats, M&Ms, Julia Child, and a secret in a soldier's journal all factor into the war.
To learn about or visit the museum, go to https://www.nationalww2museum.org/.
Thank you to our listeners -- who now represent 40 coun...
Albert and Colleen share the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest ship on the Great Lakes until its sinking in a terrible storm in November of 1975. All 29 souls on board were lost. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", a song written and performed by Gordon Lightfoot, made this deadly event even more famous.
Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, we could not play the song on our podcast. You can listen to it here.
We want t...
Did you know that there were only enough lifeboats for half of the people on the Titanic? Have you heard that some newspapers printed mistaken stories about all of the passengers surviving? Albert and Colleen learn a lot about the Titanic -- the boat, the captain, the collision with the iceberg and more. And, they do a segment on Myth vs Fact!
Within this episode, you will hear snippets of songs that we found on the Library of Cong...
Have you ever wondered how the Statue of Liberty was built or what it symbolizes? Did you know that she is clad in 31 tons of copper? Or that there are broken chains at her feet?
Join Albert and Colleen as they dig into the history of the Mother of Exiles, herself, along with the poem emblazoned on the statue.
Here are several images to show you more about the statue -- all from the Library of Congress. Also from the LOC, we featur...
In this episode, Albert and Colleen talk about the terrifying Dixon Bridge collapse over the Rock River in Dixon, Illinois. This deadly disaster took place in 1873 and wasn’t the only bridge by L. E. Truesdell that caused deaths.
Below is one picture from Lee County Historical & Genealogical Society and the Loveland Community House (public domain) and the other from the Associated Press story l...
Join Albert and Colleen as they discuss the curious life of Alfred Nobel. You might know his name from the Nobel Peace Prize. But, peace is not what he was known for during his lifetime.
In this episode, Albert and Colleen look at the harrowing invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France on what is called D-Day. They even hear from war hero, Charles Norman Shay, a medic who saved many soldiers. You can hear more from Mr. Shay on the Library of Congress website, where we found his interviews.
There is now a Curious World History merch store! Browse our shirts, bags, and water bottles.
This is our first mini episode. In episode 7, Albert and Colleen talk a little about how the podcast started and how they record and distribute it.
If you are interested in making a podcast, here are the tools we use:
- RODE mini wireless mics from Sweetwater
- Riverside.fm recording and editing software
- Podbean.com distribution software and website
- Printful is our merch shop
- Chat GPT for part of the research
- And if you are curiou...
In this episode, Albert and Colleen learn a lot of surprising facts about American hero and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. Born Araminta Ross in 1822 in rural Maryland, Tubman would go on to become one of the bravest Americans ever.
This episode features the song, "Go Down Moses" by the Tuskegee Institute Singers, recorded in 1914: Inclusion of the recording in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Musi...
Albert and Colleen explore the 5,000 year history of chocolate -- from the cacao trees of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations to the magic of Dubai chocolate. Thank you to Taza Chocolate for a fun tour and to A Chocolate Dream for the Dubai chocolate!
This week Albert and Colleen explore the history of the milkman. This is a job that was very prevalent around the world until the mid-to-late 20th century.
This episode is the first in a series that we will come back to from time to time, where we talk about jobs that no longer exist like they once did.
Below are some links to the media and providers we discussed:
Cloverlan...
Albert and Colleen explore a brief history of the Hindenburg, the terrible crash, and how it changed the world.
You can watch original newsreel footage and Herb Morrison's emotional broadcast, which were combined here by the National Archives:
Albert and Colleen explore the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and learn about President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Albert and Colleen explore one of Boston's tragedies, The Molasses Flood of 1919.
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