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

Ep. 20: Bridges - Emily Roebling, Sonny Rollins and more!

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

The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Kids & Family

4.52.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Join us for two tales connected by bridges. First, Emily Roebling winds up as a lead engineer in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first American woman to find herself in such a position. Second, Sonny Rollins, one fo the greatest saxophonists in history isn't happy with his playing, despite the fame he receives. His days on a bridge change his life. Also quiz time, and a new segment with Dr. Awkward, the Palindrome Professor. Featuring Mick Sullivan, Meg Samples, Graeme Gardiner, and Lani Powers.

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0:53.0

Yeah, that's right, half anchovy, half pepperoni, that's right. Yeah, I'll be here about a half hour.

1:07.0

Oh, they're gonna go, I gotta do a thing, kind of a show.

1:10.0

Sorry, lost track of time, guys's dinner time I'm hungry and I love

1:14.3

pizza. Welcome to the past and the curious my name is Mick Sullivan and I am

1:19.6

excited to give you our 20th show. 20 shows and we have even more smaller episodes too so it's really more like 25 26. Who'd have funk it? So so glad you're listening.

1:30.8

This episode the title is Bridges and all of the stories are tied together by a bridge.

1:37.0

The first one is about the Robling family.

1:40.0

I think you're going to like where it goes, It's got elephants and roosters and the bins, you know,

1:46.0

decompression sickness, fun stuff like that. The other story is about one of my favorite musicians named Sunny Rollins and that story is read by my dear dear friend Meg samples

1:58.6

with accompaniment by her own drumming and my other dear friend Graham Gardner so stay tuned for that.

2:06.9

Hopefully this never happens to you but if you find yourself hard at work

2:10.9

building a world changing bridge and you just so happened to get your foot

2:16.0

smushed?

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