Ep. 11 Hittin' the Road: Niagara

The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2017

⏱️ 21 minutes

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It's time for the July Kids Listen Sweep! This episode features the story of Annie Edson Taylor, who was the first person to successfully survive Niagara Falls in a barrel. Also, how'd they even start building the first suspension bridge over Niagara? You might be surprised. And if Cole Porter's song "Don't Fence Me In" doesn't make you feel like "Hittin' The Road," what will? Voices: Victoria Reibel and Mick Sullivan. All Music and Instruments: Mick Sullivan. Bad Ideas: Mick Sullivan Good Ideas: also, Mick Sullivan

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0:22.4	Portland neighborhood.
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0:47.0	Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney, Hiney,
0:51.8	Hiney, Hiney, Heiney, Heiney, Heiney.
0:54.0	Holy cow, I told you to check out kids listen last month
0:58.0	and I'm doubling down today.
1:00.0	The best and most creative free time to imagine, Imagine, learn, and use your ears.
1:12.6	Well, they're all available now on the Kids Listen app
1:15.4	at kids listen.org.
1:17.6	The mobile app, which parents will certainly come to love,
1:21.7	probably as much, probably just a little bit less than their own children.
1:25.6	Well that's going to be showing up soon too, so get hip. And it's also kids listen sweet month.
1:33.2	More information about that in just one second.
1:36.0	Welcome to the Past and the Curious.
1:42.3	I'm Nick Sullivan, the guy whose idea it was to make this whole mess.
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