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Podcasts about: History

the study of the past. These are stories and tales from times gone by to help you learning and understand the time before now. These might feature facts, songs, diaries, letters and stories to learn about the past.

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There are 2652 episodes in the History topic.

These are the latest episodes from the History topic added to soundcarrot, but be careful, many of these are serialised shows so jumping in at episode 10, for example, could confuse matters.

We'd recommend starting with the first episode of your show of choice, and if you like it, listening from there.

The Paleolithic Stone Age: Cavemen and Woolly Mammoths
^{00:09:16 | September 21st, 2020}

Sophie (age 7) and Ellie (age 5) tell of the start of the Stone Age. Neanderthals, Woolly Mammoths and Sabre Tooth tigers roam the world for millions of years. But a new breed of humans, Homo Sapiens, comes out of Africa. Within a few tens of thousands of years they are the only human species left.—-more—-We learn how early humans lived. We discover the Stone Age tools they use. We explore how to craft flint into useful tools like axes and even finer tools. We discover the food that Stone Age people ate. We explain different ways to light a fire. We learn that their diet and lifestyle was surprisingly healthy. We tell of the Stone Age Hunter Gatherer lifestyle and what it meant. We tell of their nomadic ways. We learn of the beautiful cave paintings that were made. We also have a proper look at the way in which early humans interacted with the famous Woolly mammoth.We explore the impact that geography had. Firstly we learn about the Ice Age and its implications. Then we explore how the land masses were different then to now and how this facilitated migration.We put the period in the context. Firstly we learn what makes the Stone Age different to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Then we learn what the relationship is between an Ice Age and the Stone Age. We explain how there are different periods of the Stone Age which sets up next week’s episode on the Mesolithic period.This is the first of three episodes on the Stone Age, The next episode will focus on the Mesolithic period and explore the impact of the end of the Ice Age, how stone age people started to keep dogs and look at Cheddar Man. The final episode will look at the Neolithic period and show how humans settled down in places like Skara Brae and built monuments like Stone Henge.This series of episodes is especially helpful for children studying Key Stage 2 / KS2 in English schools.

The Prickly Duckling – Fun Stories for Kids
^{00:18:42 | Season: 1 | Episode: 6 | September 17th, 2020}

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Why Do Spiders Live on The Ceiling?
^{00:08:36 | Season: 1 | Episode: 7 | September 17th, 2020}

King Lion wants to find out who is the smartest and most clever animal in the animal kingdom. Anansi the spider boasts loudly of his own wisdom but is challenged by a mockingbird because, unlike birds, he cannot fly. Anansi takes up the challenge, builds himself wings and takes off into the sky as the animals watch him go. However, Anansi quickly learns a lesson on boasting when he tries to fly with an eagle and gets too close to the Sun. Story told by Oni Lasana @ https://onilasana.com/

The Vote
^{18:15 | Season: 1 | Episode: 7 | September 16th, 2020}

The Sash delivers Lotty and Isaiah to 1920 and the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Will Florence finally realize her childhood dream of voting for president? And will Lotty and Isaiah make it back to school for their presentation?

Get to know Laurene Powell Jobs
^{September 15th, 2020}

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.

Episode 20: Instant
^{24:30 | Season: 2 | Episode: 20 | September 15th, 2020}

Josie shows the secret tapestry to Alexa and Beni and plans for the three of them to travel to the other store together…but someone tags along.

Animals in History: The Horse
^{00:09:57 | September 14th, 2020}

Sophie (age 7) and Ellie (age 5) tell of the horse in history. We see how horses helped us with farming, transport and warfare. We see how inventions like the harness, saddle and stirrup helped change history.—-more—-We learn about how the Assyrians built a huge empire thanks to the invention of the saddle. We hear how knights came to dominate Europe thanks to the stirrup. We meet famous horses like the ones that Cortez used to conquer the central America. We hear how the Mayans believed that the horse and its rider were one person. We hear the link between the horse and the space shuttle – and why in history you need to ask why, why, why. We see how horses so transformed farming that they allowed the rise of cities. We tell how they so transformed transport that they led to trade, roads and paved the way for the nation state.We learn how horses were replaced by engines – by cars, trains, tractors and tanks. We see how even today concepts like horsepower are used to measure the power of engines. But we also talk about how we still enjoy the pleasure of horses today for riding or ceremonies or racing.If you like this episode then you should also listen to our other similar episode – “Animals in History: Dogs, Cats and Pigeons!”https://www.historystorytime.com/e/animals-in-history-dogs-cats-and-pigeons/NEW PATRONS’ CLUB – EXTRA EPISODESIn this episode we also meet some of our new Patrons’ Club members. There are different tiers of membership. But they all involved more episodes each month and you can get to choose your episode or even be in an episode. We’d love you to become a member. Go to https://www.patreon.com/historystorytime to sign up and to listen to our latest exclusive episode on the Seven Wonders of the World

The Procession
^{13:53 | Season: 1 | Episode: 6 | September 9th, 2020}

Lotty and Isaiah’s journey through time drops them in 1913, at the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. They find a now elderly Florence, still waiting for the day when her right to vote is protected by the constitution. The kids come up with an out-of-this-time idea: What if they take “Granny Flo” with them?

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There are 2652 episodes in the History topic.

The Paleolithic Stone Age: Cavemen and Woolly Mammoths 00:09:16 | September 21st, 2020

The Prickly Duckling – Fun Stories for Kids 00:18:42 | Season: 1 | Episode: 6 | September 17th, 2020

Why Do Spiders Live on The Ceiling? 00:08:36 | Season: 1 | Episode: 7 | September 17th, 2020

The Vote 18:15 | Season: 1 | Episode: 7 | September 16th, 2020

Get to know Laurene Powell Jobs September 15th, 2020

Episode 20: Instant 24:30 | Season: 2 | Episode: 20 | September 15th, 2020

Animals in History: The Horse 00:09:57 | September 14th, 2020

The Procession 13:53 | Season: 1 | Episode: 6 | September 9th, 2020