Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Hey Rebels! Get ready for your new weekly obsession, where sports, fashion, and pop culture meet the group chat. Find out what sea creature Naomi Osaka is cosplaying, who’s the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic’s history, and this year’s youngest Olympian is how old?? All that and more, on our new Weekly Sports Show!

Olympic freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud shares how she learns big tricks, handles pressure, and focuses on what she can control. She talks mindset, competition, and the lessons skiing has taught her on and off the snow.

Katherine Johnson was a mathematician whose calculations helped send astronauts to the moon. Despite facing racism and sexism, she broke barriers at NASA and proved that with determination, you can reach for the stars.

This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This episode was narrated by Nicole Pringle. It was written and produced by Danielle Roth, and edited by Haley Dapkus. Direction by Ashton Carter. Sound design and mixing by Carter Wogahn. Fact checking by Sam Gebauer. Our production coordinator was Natalie Hara. Haley Dapkus was our senior producer. Our executive producers were Anjelika Temple and Jes Wolfe.Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi.A special thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team, who make this podcast possible! Until next time, stay rebel!

World’s No. 1 pickleball player Anna Leigh Waters shares how trusting her own game helped her rise to the top. She talks mindset, training, and what it means to be a Rebel Girl—on the court and beyond.

Get to know Laurene Powell-Jobs who read the story of Tereza Lee. Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and president of Emerson Collective. Emerson’s mission centers on advancing immigration policies, preserving the environment, re-envisioning the future of high school, and ending gun violence in Chicago.

[this episode originally aired in 2020.]