Episode 57: On Horseback!

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

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This episode tells the stories of Sibyl Ludington and Charley Willis. Sybil's well-known story is amazing, yet it lacks a lot of primary sources, and we use that as a way to introduce thinking about the past with a critical eye. No matter what Sibyl's story has inspired millions. Charley Willis was a cowboy, once enslaved in Texas, and who was impacted by the events of June 19th, or Juneteenth. After a lifetime on the trail, he left the world with one of the most well-known cowboy songs of all.

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0:00.0	Before we start, a quick word from one of my favorite podcasters.
0:04.5	From the creator of Nudelove, another popular podcast for kids and an absolute favorite
0:09.4	in my household comes a new book, Families Can, a board book that celebrates the diverse
0:15.4	ways a family can look.
0:17.5	The book is written in a fun-to-read rhythmic rhyme and the illustrations by Brooks Mart
0:22.2	are just gorgeous.
0:24.0	This is a book for all families, about all kinds of families because, after all, it is
0:28.4	our differences that make us unique, but our love that connects us together.
0:33.8	So if you're interested, go to Nudelove.com forward slash past B-A-S-T to pick up your
0:40.0	copy.
0:41.0	Buying through that link also helps support this, my show.
0:45.0	So everybody wins!
0:46.8	I'm Mick Sullivan and I endorse this message.
0:49.0	Hey, it's Mick Sullivan, which means this is the past and the
0:58.1	curious, which means this is episode 57, which means, well, I'm not sure what else
1:02.8	it means.
1:03.8	But you're here and that's great.
1:05.8	I'm glad you are.
1:07.1	July 4th is right around the corner, and Juneteenth was just a few weeks ago, so I drew
1:11.4	some inspiration for these stories in this episode from each of those holidays.
1:15.9	Both people, in each of these stories, were impacted by one of those days.
1:20.2	And as it so happens, each one of those people made an impact riding a horse.
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