Episode 35: Polymaths!

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

🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A polymath is a person of wide ranging knowledge or ability, and in this episode we're telling the stories of two unsung polymaths. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de St. Georges, was a world class fencer, composer, conductor and musician who spent time in the royal courts of France and tutored Marie Antoinette. He was also the son of an enslaved woman. Ziryab is a mysterious man from medieval Spain, when Muslim culture dominated the area. He was a musician, scholar, and pioneer of food and fashion. Pretty much a rock star before rock stars were a thing. You'll hear Ms. Lynn from The Good Words Podcast and music from Mick Sullivan and Todd Armstrong. Episode written and produced by Mick Sullivan. Somebody give us a book deal already.

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0:53.0	Congratulations on your acquisition of the past and the curious word of the day recordings.
1:02.0	Today's word is,
1:04.0	Polymath.
1:05.0	A person of wide-ranging knowledge or ability.
1:10.0	She can do anything from astrophysics to tap dance. What a Polymath!
1:17.0	Well, hello there my name is Mick Sullivan and this is the Past and the Curious
1:27.0	and I thank you so very much for joining us once again. This is a fun episode
1:32.3	these are two people from the past who I bet most people are not
1:36.2	familiar with. I had to do a lot of research and a lot of reading to learn more about them.
1:40.5	And in some cases, it's hard to learn much about them because they were both pretty long time ago.
1:45.9	Joining me for this episode is my good friend Miss Lynn from the Good Words podcast.
1:50.9	I met her through kids listen and she creates a really great
1:53.8	podcast built around great words and how to use them and learning new
1:58.9	vocabulary. It's a really great show and I really like words, so it was really great to work with her.
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