HootPODS: Smart Stories & Curious Podcasts for Kids

A 23-year-old man stole a Confederate warship. In the middle of the night. Sailed it past five forts. And handed it to the enemy. And the people who controlled that ship called him property. he did THAT while being considered property? Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're talking about how hundreds of thousands of…

Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Rex.

HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com.

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A 23-year-old stole a Confederate warship, sailed it past five military forts, and handed it to the enemy — and the Confederates didn't notice until it was gone. May 13, 1862. Charleston Harbor. And the man at the helm was enslaved. he was ENSLAVED? Welcome back to HootPODS. His name was Robert Smalls, and what he…

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HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com.

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A free Black man, in 1791, sent a letter to a slaveholder — and used that slaveholder's own words to call him a hypocrite. And the slaveholder was Thomas Jefferson. Author of the Declaration of Independence. Secretary of State. he wrote BACK?! He wrote back. Welcome to HootPODS — today we're talking about Benjamin…

Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Pip.

HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com.

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In 1503, the Spanish invited eighty Taíno chiefs to what they called "peace talks" — and then set the building on fire. The boy who survived that day grew up to make the entire Spanish Empire negotiate with him. hold up. Welcome back to HootPODS. His name was Guarocuya — and the Spanish would come to know him as…

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HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com.

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There's a temple in India carved out of a single mountain, and the most amazing thing about it is everything that ISN'T there anymore. We're talking about the Kailasa Temple at Ellora — one hundred feet tall, the largest single-rock structure on earth. And the internet has quietly decided humans couldn't possibly have…

Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Rex.

HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com.

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