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

Episode 37 Sewer Water and Water Water

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

🗓️ 30 November 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

John Wesley Powell is the first American of European descent to conquer the Grand Canyon, and he did it with one arm! Also, Paris was a pretty stinky place until they upgraded the sewers. Learn about poop, nightmen, and a couple of clever civil engineers who eventually got people to dress their best as they toured the stinky sewers in boats. All this and more!

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's a new detective in town.

0:02.0

My name is Pina Mendoza.

0:04.0

I moved to Washington, D.C. with my older sister Gabby

0:08.0

because Papa works in the U.S. capital.

0:10.0

He's a congressman.

0:12.0

Me? I solve mysteries.

0:15.0

Subscribe now to the Phena Mendoza Mysteries

0:19.0

podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, radio, Public, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:40.9

Hello there, Mix Sullivan coming to you from the Past and the Curious Central, where it's kind of stinky today, and also I'm kind kind of late and you'll notice some kind of horse I've been sick for like a month you guys

0:47.2

So I'm glad I got this to you in the month of November by the skin of my teeth

0:52.2

Anyway, this is important.

0:54.0

You like kid podcasts, right?

0:56.0

I mean, you're listening to one right now.

0:58.0

I assume you think this is a kids podcast.

1:00.0

I don't know, some adults like it too.

1:02.0

Well, we need your help.

1:04.0

Kids Listen is a grassroots organization of kids casters just like us.

1:09.0

And we're doing a survey of all of the kids cast fans in the world. It's really important and this includes you.

1:15.8

So please go to kidslisten.org to help out. By sharing your thoughts and ideas you're going to help us

1:21.7

improve your listening experience and make better stuff for your

1:25.0

your listening experience and make better stuff for your family.

1:26.1

It doesn't take long, I promise, but it will make a world of difference

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