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All About MRI’s

The magnetic resonance imaging machine- the magic that allows doctors to see inside our body. OK Let’s Learn about it’s history, what X-rays and CT scans couldn’t do that

All About Rubber

It’s in our tires, waist bands, basketballs, shoes, wiring, plumbing- practically everywhere- yet where does rubber come from and who is responsible for bringing it to th

Diwali- The Festival of Lights

OK Let’s Learn about this Hindu celebration that occurs in October or November each year. We will learn about it’s history, origins and traditions that over a billion peo

White Snakeroot

It’s a plant and it’s flowering right now all over most of our country. It’s The White Snakeroot. It’s pretty but stay away- it’s poisonous if ingested! OK Let’s Learn al

Hinduism

OK Let’s Learn about the 3rd largest religion in the world and the oldest religion today. This is an overview and an introduction to the religion that is followed by over

The Partridge Family

Come on get happy! 🎶 OK Let’s Learn all about the 70’s TV show that conquered the music world for a few short years. David Cassidy and Shirley Jones made the headlines bu

The Ancient Indus River Valley Civilization

It thrived from 2600 -1900 BC and then it disappeared over the course of 500 years. It was lost to history until people in present day Pakistan started digging in the 192

All About Algae

We see it in ponds and sometimes neglected pools, but really -what is algae and how important is it? Is seaweed algae? And how about plankton- is that algae? OK Let’s Lea

The Legend of Casey Jones

The real life and then subsequent legendary story of Casey Jones the train engineer who drove his train on time and perhaps too fast? And what exactly happened on his las

The Legend of John Henry

The American Tall Tale Legend of John Henry. Was he a real person or just another character that someone made up going back to the 1800s? His story started with a song an

Pecos Bill

OK Let’s Learn about the American Tall Tale of this legendary cowboy in US Southwest. Was he really raised by coyotes and did he tame a cyclone? We will learn about the o

All About Green Moss

Walk through the woods and you’ll see it. Walk down the sidewalk and you’ll see it in the cracks. And occasionally you will see it growing on the roofs of people’s homes.

Cinderella

OK Let’s Learn all about this iconic fairy tale. Its origins go back to the 1600’s and maybe even further. We will learn who wrote it, and how it became one of the world’

Paul Bunyan

Here is the American Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan the legendary lumberjack and his faithful companion Babe the Blue Ox. How exactly was the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes

The Schwa Sound

What is the most common vowel sound? What if I told you the answer isn’t even a letter- and most people have been using this sound their entire lives without ever knowing

The History of the Bagel

Making bread goes back more than 14,000 years but who first decided to put a hole in the middle and how did baker’s figure out to how to make dough rise? OK Let’s Learn a

Beauty and the Beast

OK Let’s Learn about the history of this classic fairy tale, its creation, and then it’s cultural transformation into a huge success for new generations with the Walt Dis

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Episode 200! Come celebrate with us as we tell the story of this classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson. We dive into the author’s life, the tale’s cultural impact

The Punic Wars

How did Rome become the undisputed superpower in the ancient world? Well it first had to defeat the first superpower- Carthage! OK Let’s Learn how it defeated Hannibal Ba

The American Black Bear

If you see a bear walking around your neighborhood in most of the United States, you have come across the American Black Bear. Keep your distance, stay away and then come