HootPODS: Smart Stories & Curious Podcasts for Kids

The most powerful man on Earth is sitting in a freezing army tent, and he's writing himself a note that says, be nicer to the annoying people. Not a speech. Not an order. A note to himself, by lamplight, with a hundred and forty thousand soldiers camped outside. A hundred and forty THOUSAND?

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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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Three Union warships. A pitch-black river. Confederate mines hidden underwater. And the person guiding them through? A formerly enslaved woman with a bounty on her head. June 1st, 1863. The Combahee River, South Carolina. And this wasn't a rescue mission that got lucky — it was a military operation, planned for…

Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Nova.

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 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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